2A Saturday

Free Constitution does a recap of past Saturdays--and reminds of of next week's carnival.

The "No Guns in Mexico" sign could well be a warning of things to come in this country.

Word, G

A quarrel over a rap performance between the rivaling “Hit Squad” and “Southside Mafia” led up to the park gunfight about a week later that killed 4-year-old Travon Wilson...

See? SEE?

This is why we need "gun control"!

This is why we need to disarm you and me!

That's basically the Brady argument, you know.

"New Cell Phone Guns"

Law enforcement and authorities at government buildings are being warned to be on the lookout for guns disguised as cell phones that are difficult to spot in metal detectors, according to a Local 6 News report. [More]

Thanks to Local6 News for their heads-up reporting on this emerging menace.

What?

The "new cellphone gun" story was reported six years ago?

Well, hey, at least Local 6 reveals to us for the first time that "police officers will become increasingly suspicious."

What do you mean that's not news either?

United 93 Brought Down by Gun Control Laws

At the point when the passengers realized they were on a suicide mission, they quietly asked the flight attendants for help in scrounging knives, hammers, screwdrivers, weapons of any kind, from the galley. Only a true gun rights patriot will recognize this series of fatal events. Thus we all owe it to our families and friends to make them aware of these outcomes. I have not read any mention of this element by any movie reviewer. It completely went by them.

This is the reason why I decided I wasn't going to see this movie. I read reports of theater-goers weeping, and being moved, etc., blah, blah, baaaa.

Good Lord. There would have been no 9/11 if this country wasn't insane with dependency.

It's criminal that the memorable slogan of the day wasn't "Let's rack" instead of "Let's roll".

This Day in History: May 20

On this day in 1778, British forces from Philadelphia attempt to trap 2,200 Continentals defending Valley Forge led by Marquis de Lafayette. Lafayette, through skillful maneuvering, avoids the entrapment and the destruction of his forces. The encounter takes place at Barren Hill, now known as Lafayette Hill, just northwest of Philadelphia.

I'm sure those who sacrificed their all for Liberty would be proud, damned proud, of their beneficiaries.

No?

We're the Only Ones...Hey, Would You Turn That Mike Down? I Can't Hear the Game...

Forrest was wearing a hidden transmitter, but FBI agents posted at a nearby gas station didn't hear the gunshot that struck Forrest in the head, an FBI spokesman said.

Dang. Now we're gonna have to fill out a report...

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We're the Only Ones Snowed Out Enough

A New York City police officer has been indicted on charges that she conspired to steal cocaine from drug stash houses in Manhattan.

Another one of Bloomberg's finest. Just don't lift a finger against her unless you want your "life on the line"...or in this case, "lines".

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Hyenas Killing People in Africa

Marauding hyenas have mauled to death four people and wounded three in the latest attack by the animals roaming the Somali enclave of Somaliland...So brazen have the predators become that local men are sleeping with guns to protect their families...

Sounds like they need "small arms control" courtesy of the hyenas of IANSA...

Oops, She Did it Again...

Immediately after the incident an agitated Spears said, "This is why I need a gun," seemingly referring to having to battle her way through the crowd.

You want to shoot your fans, Britney, the people who made you rich and famous? No wonder you're a vocal public advocate for disarming them.

From "A Judgment Call" (GUNS Magazine, March 2005):

Gun control advocate Britney Spears annulled her quickie Vegas marriage within hours on the grounds that she "lacked understanding of her actions to the extent that she was incapable of agreeing to marriage." Nine months later her understanding had evidently ripened, because, oops, she did it again, marrying a backup dancer who had fathered a two-year-old and a newborn with another woman.

Based on her support of an "Open Letter to the NRA," it is Britney's opinion that a host of additional gun restrictions should be enacted. After all, you may not have the mature judgment to safely possess guns.

Open Inquiry to BATFU: The Bloomberg Conspiracy

Investigators in New York City made illegal gun purchases in five states as part of an undercover investigation...

And again I ask: What is the authority of private individuals from New York to conspire to break, and then actually violate, federal gun purchase laws and the laws of other states?

Where is the investigation? Where are the indictments? Or are only private individuals in Bloomberg's conspiracy shielded from prosecution, whereas "ordinary" private individuals would have their lives destroyed if caught making "illegal gun purchases"?

Are laws actually being broken, or is this just [more] media hyperbole? If they are, how come you're letting them get away with it? And what do you call a system where criminals rule?

Belgians to License Rights

MPs in the Belgian Parliament voted almost unanimously in favour on Thursday night of new tighter gun control laws...

The law will change existing regulations in which any adult with identification can buy a gun over the counter without a permit.

But in future, anyone who wants to buy a weapon will be subject to police screening and will need to obtain a gun licence first.

Passage of the legislation through parliament was accelerated after a double murder in Antwerp last week...

One animal goes nuts and the "solution" is to harass all who controlled themselves.

This Day in History: May 19

On this day in 1795, Josiah Bartlett, a New Hampshire Patriot and signatory of the Declaration of Independence who also served as the state’s governor and Supreme Court chief justice, dies. Over 200 years later, writer Aaron Sorkin resurrected the name Josiah Bartlet [sic] as a former New Hampshire governor and current Democratic president of the United States, played by Martin Sheen, in an award-winning television series, The West Wing.

And we all know how aligned with founding principles Martin Sheen, Aaron Sorkin and The Left Wing are...

We're the Only Ones and You're Not

An Allentown police officer has been suspended with pay after he shot another police officer in the arm with a pellet gun inside the police station Saturday, according to a statement released Wednesday by police Chief Roger MacLean...

Police withheld the names of the officers involved pending the outcome of an internal investigation and would not release the incident report...

Suspended with pay, name and report kept confidential...Yeah, you and me could expect the same treatment if we shot a cop with a pellet gun.

No doubt about it.

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Alligator Problem? Call Tom Lyons

I mean, heck, the gator was barely 3 feet long, if that.

Though Frey is disabled and uses a cane to get around, she wouldn't expect to lose a fight to the death with a gator that small.

All it needs to do is sever an artery and she could have bled to death, Tom. Why on earth would a human choose to "fight to the death" with an animal, when we have tools that can give us instant mastery of the situation?

And you know what, Tom? Golden retrievers aren't small dogs. They instinctively know how to hunt, and this one was reluctant to attack. What did a dog know that you apparently don't, sitting in witless, smug judgment in your cubicle?

As for calling instead of defending herself, three women have been killed by alligators in the past week, and the hotline is "swamped." But you're one of those "Dial 911" types, aren't you, Tom? So I'm sure you won't mind pointing out to your readers the Florida law that makes state wildlife officers liable if they fail to protect a citizen's life?

What, you can't? They have no legal duty to do this, with consequences should they fail?

And what about if she had run away to call and the reptile had snatched a toddler?

Some of us won't cede our birthright to animals, Tom, including the 2-legged kind.

Tell you what, you self-impressed snot: Let's see you go after a 3-foot aggressive gator barehanded. Or better yet, a 2-foot possum, or a 1-foot rat.

I mean, heck, working at a major newspaper, you shouldn't have any problem finding large rats...

Canadians OK With Scrapping Gun Registry?

Many adults in Canada think the federal government should do away with a highly controversial program, according to a poll by Ipsos-Reid released by CanWest Global. 54 per cent of respondents say the gun registry is badly organized, is not working properly, and should be scrapped.

Now hold the phone just a damned minute here. I posted on this a few days ago, and the results being touted by the National Post quoted the Ispos-Reid VP stating:

The concept of a gun registry has taken root across the country. There's a majority, 67 per cent, that's not a small majority, who believe that Stephen Harper shouldn't be doing away with all gun registries.

I think the most salient observation on this came from Jay in the "Comments" section, who noted:

If memory serves, a majority of Canadians said "screw you" at the ballot box to ex-Prime Minister Paul Martin and the Liberal Party. To me, that is a much more convincing opinion poll.

Agreed.

This Day in History: May 18

On this day in 1783, the first United Empire Loyalists, known to American Patriots as Tories, arrive in Canada to take refuge under the British crown in Parrtown, Saint John, Nova Scotia (now New Brunswick), Canada. The town was located on the Bay of Fundy just north of the border with what is now the state of Maine.

Which may explain some of the differences in national psyches...

I also forgot to post yesterday's May 17 entry. Workin' 7 days a week here, with hours in double-digits. I'm bound to forget something...

Gun Not Good Enough for "Only Ones"

When a bullet exploded through her living room's bay window less than 10 feet from her, the initial response of a startled Elise Nakhnihian was to find the projectile.

Her husband, Steven Gittelson, had another idea: Stay out of sight and call the cops...

The couple couldn't have imagined that it was a Princeton Borough police officer's bullet that rocketed into their stately Governors Lane condominium...The shooting was the result of an allegedly malfunctioning rifle that discharged the bullet at the police firearms training range on River Road in the township without the officer who was holding the weapon even pulling the trigger, borough and township police said yesterday.

Just as I suspected. It's the gun's fault.

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The "Only Ones" Loophole

A small number of the gun cases dropped in the state court involved city officers who themselves got in trouble with the law.

Well, du-uh. That's why they're "the only ones."

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Justice Triumphs!

Young Jeezy escaped two gun charges due to insufficient evidence, stemming back to a March shooting incident in Miami.

Thank goodness!

Why the very thought of such a nice young man being in trouble is just too incredible to believe. And this was particularly hard to cope with, as Young Jeezy has been a personal hero of mine for some time.

We're the Only Ones, Eh?

A gun-crazy Canada Customs officer has been fired for posing as Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry with automatic weapons on the Internet...

Airport sources said the photos show the fired officer with a machine-gun. In one photograph the firearm was held to a smirking co-worker's head...

Do you feel lucky? Well do you, hoser?

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