This Day in History: June 20

On this day in 1782, Congress adopts the Great Seal of the United States after six years of discussion.

Looks like it didn't take them all that long to start acting like politicans...

What Color is That Center Stripe Again?

Even by NRA standards, this is a bad idea -- not just divisive but downright dangerous. Does the gun lobby really want to remake America in the image of Iraq? The proposal was apparently motivated by the lawlessness in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, but if there aren't enough cops to patrol the streets, then hire more cops. When individual citizens, even "law-abiding" ones, decide to go it alone, the result is anarchy.

As The Pistolero told me when he sent me this link: "I thought I had seen it all, until I saw this."

Sending a Message

"Send a message to lawbreakers that citizens are going to protect themselves." I'd add to that ".... and protect each other." Firearms, as shown by a brave 81-year-old man, can tip the out-of-balance scales in a deadly assault. This same 81-year-old man could just have easily protected his neighbor in a similar assault by being armed.

Barry Laws gets ink in the Louisville Courier-Journal.

Perfume Control: Why the Hell Not?

The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) on Tuesday announced that perfume bottles and umbrellas, among other things, will not be allowed inside passengers' carry-on bags...

Y'know, I proposed a perfectly safe and secure way to conduct commercial air travel almost five years ago and am still waiting for the authorities to implement my idea...

Because Only Communists Should Have Guns?

Businesses that sell toy guns have become the target of protestors. Various civil rights groups, seeking a ban on the fake weapons that look real, are taking on the retailers who sell them.

CBS 11 News first reported last month on the efforts of southern Dallas activists. The groups protesting include the Black Panthers, New Black Panthers, and a Hispanic group called the Brown Berets.

Somehow, when I think "civil rights groups," militant race hustlers aren't what come to mind.

But then, I'm not the lapdog media...

We're the Only Ones "Perky" Enough

An internal city audit of firearms in the Dothan Police Department's evidence room showed little care was given to tracking guns, some of which ended up in the hands of officers who considered them as -- quote -- "perks of being an officer." [More]

Hey, why not? After all, they are The Only Ones...

We're the Only Ones and We're a Crack Team

Campbell, who was a deputy with Houston County's narcotic unit at the time, admitted to selling the gun and supplying crack cocaine to Joshua Whigan, an Ashford man authorities say Campbell knew to be a convicted felon.

Gee, do you think during his distinguished career, Deputy Campbell ever arrested anyone on a drug or weapons charge...?

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Top Ten?

Looks more like the bottom to me...

A .357 Smith & Wesson Goes Berserk

This just in: "An Ohio gun went berserk in a crowded shopping mall, shooting six people before reloading and firing three more shots at fleeing shoppers."

Hal Lindsey shoots down the myth of self-animating guns.

AP Wakes Up

Federal agents seized inventory and paperwork in a raid of a gun parts manufacturing company here last week, the company's owner said.

Nice to see the "authorized journalists" finally getting around to noticing this story...

Officer Fires Gun at Charging Vehicle

Perhaps he got too close to its cubs?

Is There a Gun Where Your Child Plays?

You dang betcha.

And they've shot every one they're big enough to handle safely. It seems to educate them a lot better than adopting a policy of avoidance, denial and "adult"-induced phobia.

Any other questions, Dr. Pollack?

Newsflash: Marches Ineffective at Stopping "Gun Violence"

Just as yesterday's Stop the Violence walk was getting underway downtown, a man in his early twenties was shot with a handgun three times in the right arm and once in the upper chest in the Sheppard Ave. E. and Neilson Rd. area.

Well that didn't work...maybe it's time to try a candlelight vigil or a "gun buyback"?

We're the Only Ones--Wanna Fight About It?

Another one of the only ones who gets the kid glove treatment. Where would I be after repeatedly entering bars with a gun and starting fights?

Looks like Blognomicon is starting his own Only Ones archive.

This Day in History: June 19

On this day in 1885, the Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor as a symbol of Franco-American friendship.

Nine years late, the 300-foot statue was a gift from the people of France, who had been the Patriots’ primary foreign ally in the War for Independence, to those of United States as a celebration of the Declaration of Independence’s centenary in 1876.

What Are the Odds?

One in 10 Britons have been affected by gun crime in the past five years, or know someone else who has been, a survey has found.

And the antis use this shameful statistic as justification for disarming the law-abiding even more?

Still, I wouldn't be surprised to find it's one of those fudged statistics, with "Britons" from some demographics experiencing a much higher rate than that, and then averaging things out to demographics that experience almost no violent crime...

Happy Father's Day 2006

Yeah, that's about what it's like...

[Image obtained from Godzilla & Team. Godzilla is a registered trademark of Toho Co. LTD.]

Gun Owner Fights Back

A Baton Rouge man has filed a civil rights lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the Gonzales Police Department, the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office and five Gonzales police officers.

In the lawsuit, Mark Edward Marchiafava claims he was the victim of false arrest, false imprisonment, assault and battery and unlawful seizure of property.

I understand he's been fighting this battle by himself with no help from any of the "gun groups." I guess that's because Mr. Marchiafava believes the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, and has acted on that belief. If more individuals did that, the status quo would be turned on its ear.

Nicki has been blogging about this case, and you there has been some discussion over at KABA about it.

I'll be taking Nicki's lead for updates and any requests for assistance--financial or otherwise.

"Reefer Madness for Guns"

Again, I need to reiterate that this movie is intended to be serious, but its fanatical, shriekingly-obvious anti-gun stance merely makes it ludicrous instead. If you're a fan of Mystery Science Theatre 3000, you'll appreciate just how appallingly bad Bill's Gun Shop is.

Debra at Wolfesblog has written such an entertaining review, I may just break down and rent me some Nazi propaganda.

We're the Only Ones Captivating Enough

A police officer was charged Friday with aggravated kidnapping after being accused of handcuffing a woman and sexually assaulting her.

So...was it good for you?

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[Thanks to The Pistolero]