Soldier of Fortune

“The Israelis know that if the Iraqi or the Iranian army came across the Jordan River, I would personally grab a rifle, get in a ditch, and fight and die,” Clinton told the crowd at a fund-raising event for a Toronto Jewish charity Monday.

This creature of opportunity really does have no shame.

We're the Only Ones Solicitous Enough

A Fulton County Sheriff’s Deputy charged with a weekend murder makes his first court appearance on Monday morning. He’s accused of shooting and killing the boyfriend of an alleged prostitute...Investigators say a gun battle started after the deputy tried to solicit sex from the prostitute.

When TJ Hooker meets BJ hooker...

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A Fair Response

But even if you have a permit to carry a concealed weapon, you must leave your gun at home or lock it in your car for the July 23-29 Clermont County fair in Owensville, according to William Scharber, president of the Clermont County Agricultural Society, which organizes the event.

The fairgrounds is owned by the agricultural society, so it's private property, making the Clermont fair exempt from the Ohio law, Scharber said. "People have got to realize they're in a lot of trouble" if they try to bring a gun into the fair, said Scharber, who's also a sergeant with the county sheriff's office.

I say give him his wish--leave your gun at home. Leave yourself and your dollars, too, and get the word out to other Ohio gun owners planning to attend.

Live and Let Cry

Former JAMES BOND star SIR ROGER MOORE almost never got to play the suave superspy because he's terrified of guns.

He's also terrified of you having them.

Meet the New Bond. Same as the old Bond.

Dog Day Afternoon

A man in Leesburg who heard screams for help from his neighbor during an attack by two pit bulls grabbed his shotgun and opened fire, possibly saving the man's life, according to WKMG-TV.

What do you suppose a Million Mom March supporter would have done in this situation?

Sustainable Freedom

To sum: Free men of character establish secure, prosperous, just societies. Those societies in turn breed generations who scorn the very notion of character or self-responsibility. Unthinking people hand their loyalties to alpha men and alpha institutions. They turn their eyes away from the ugly realities of power, prefering to see starry skies and waving flags. The alphas buy their continued loyalties by falsely promising protection and "free" benefits.

Claire Wolfe has some interesting observations. I can't wait to read her proposed solutions.

We're the Only Ones Who Think Women Are Too Incompetent to Use a Gun for Defense

This is what the Illinois State Police think women should do if they are "confronted":

Fighting back may take away your other options. Besides, your attacker(s) might only want to humilate you, and since we do that to citizens on a Daley basis, we don't see what the big deal is.

We give you an unsubstantiated anecdote about "a would-be-victim" [sic] who played the pregnancy card for sympathy, knowing what a cherished and central role fatherhood and unborn life plays in the priorities of urban male thugs. We then tell you about "some case were women" where the line between plural and singular is obscured, but still, it's nice to know whichever one of us wrote this is also an aging and fertility authority.

Hey, here's an idea! Tell your rapist you have an STD!

That's OK, baby--so do I.

Here's a SUPER defense tip: Vomit! Do something disgusting involving bodily expulsions!

Use your imagination and you can think of others!

For instance, you could BLEED! Just know that resistance--especially if you are up against multiple assailants, "would probably be futile."

But here's the most important tip:

Use of a firearm to protect yourself or property is not recommended.

Oh, Heavens, no.

Guns stolen from residences are a primary way of getting guns into the hands of criminals.

Boy, we sure got that right.

Half of all the women that fire a gun trying to protect themselves shoot someone they do not want to, i.e. friend, neighbors, relatives, etc.

Truly. When did you ever hear of a female competent enough to handle a complex and manly firearm without endangering everyone around her? Where do the dear little things get such foolish notions in their dingy, scatter-brained little girlie-heads?

Unless, of course, they're "Only One-ettes," and then the badge magically transforms them into State Official Warriorettes (you figure out the acronym).

Be aware of those times and places where there is a potential for attack and be prepared to defend yourself.

How?

Easy. Use a:

* nail file
* rat tail comb
* teasing brush
* pens and pencils
* keys
* anything rigid

Right. A gun will just endanger you and everyone else, but there's nothing quite as persuasive as poking an enraged, crack-fueled psycho possessing twice your upper body strength with a teasing brush to reestablish control of a situation. And don't worry if you can't find "anything rigid"--we're sure your attacker will be happy to come up with something for you.

Remember that screaming may be just as important to your defense as any weapon.

Yes, by all means, scream.* Better that than carry and use a gun. Howl in animal madness as everything human is stripped from you, and the only perceptions you experience are agony and terror.

Hey, if you survive, come back and visit our website any time. Be sure and check out our "Vision and Values," and remember:

We will strive for excellence in all we do...

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[Thanks to HZ]

* Citizens of America has disbanded, so disregard the plea for financial support at the end of the ad.

We're the Only Ones In the Mood for Love Enough

A 17-year veteran cop was arrested and charged Friday in a number of rapes that he helped investigate as the sergeant in charge.

I wonder how "The Only Ones" would have taken it had one of the victims shot her assailant?

We're the Only Ones Judgmental Enough

The New York state Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics has ruled that it is permissible for judges to pack a pistol beneath their robes while on the bench.

But, of course, it is impermissible and unethical for a mere citizen to do the same. I mean, who doesn't know that officers of the court are better qualified and trained, safer, more temperate, wiser, smarter, more capable, morally superior to, and generally just better human beings than we rabble?

That's because we're not "The Only Ones."

Not MY Mama!

According to Los Angeles police Sgt. Peter Casey, three men stopped the woman outside her home and one put a gun to her head. She called for help and her 28-year-old son shot the one holding the gun to her head.

All three suspects fled on foot, with the wounded one leaving a trail of blood that led to where the trio got into a vehicle and drove away.

Predators have survival instincts? Who'da thunk?

I met a "pro gun" cop--one with a lot of "street" experience--at a dinner a few years back, and someone asked him what to do if threatened by a gang where you don't have enough ammunition to take on all of them. His answer:

Just empty you magazine into the nearest one--the rest of them will scatter and run like hell.

I guess that's a debatable tactic and will probably prompt some objections, but intuitively it makes sense. The vermin in this story certainly seemed more interested in self-preservation than retaliation.

Doing the Numbers in DC

There have been 14 homicides this month: Three on the 1st. Two on the 2nd. One each on the 4th and 5th. Two on the 7th. And one each day from July 8 through Wednesday.

Since the antis would have us assume guns are the cause of this, let's do some basic math.

There are approximately 550,000 people who live in DC. There are approximately 4 million NRA members.

Let's see, 550 thou goes into 4 mil about 7.27 times, so multiply that by 14...

So there should have been roughly 102 homicides committed by the Association's membership in the past two weeks...

Actually, that's not a fair comparison, since only a fraction of DC residents, those who ignore the law and agents of the state [insert sarcasm here], are armed, whereas pretty much 100% of NRA members are armed to the teeth. So the NRA death toll ought to be a lot higher...

I don't get it. Something's not adding up.

We're the Only Ones With Youthful Ardor Enough

A Miami-Dade County detective who lives in Southwest Ranches has been arrested for allegedly posting videos of child pornography on the Internet.

There must be some misunderstanding--maybe he's a member of the North American Marlon Brando Look-Alikes...

[Thanks to Jason M]

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Gun Accidentally Fires in Only Ones' Evidence Bin

All by its own self, no doubt.

I wonder if Custodiette Shari was anywhere nearby?

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Trooper Saved By Armed Citizen

Tourist kills man who pointed gun at trooper...

Care to comment, Ms. Brady?

Tired of Your Dead-End Job? Become a Professional Gun Snitch and Earn Big Money!

But Lee says both he and Sheriff John Rutherford know these people won't turn in their friends for free.

These fools are going to get someone killed.

We're the Only Ones Hauling It In Enough

Vernon RCMP received 60 firearms and hundreds and hundreds of ammunition rounds during the province-wide gun amnesty in June.

"Hundreds and hundreds"? My God, who could possibly need that kind of firepower?

Note Custodiette Shari displaying the cardinal rules of safe gun handling--always point your gun in a safe direction, and never point it at a person unless you intend to shoot him. Good job, Shari--it certainly is a relief to know all those guns are off the street and in your capable hands.

We anticipate a starring role for you in a future "Only Ones" episode.

Help KT Ordnance

Gary Marbut of the Montana Shooting Sports Association has begun a fundraising effort to help Richard Celata of KT Ordnance.

Claire Wolfe announces an eBay auction of JPFO materials to further the effort.

It's nice to see people come together to offer help in times of need. The question now is how many will answer the call? Or will this be another moment of gun owner inaction?

My check is in the mail.

Considering the Source

Every once in a while I like to browse around the Internet to see whether or not all this effort is at least getting dispersed, and every once in a while I learn something about that dispersal I didn't know.

I was aware that many of my GUNS Magazine articles are for sale at Amazon.com, even though it looks like no one is buying them--that's no surprise as I link to past columns at the magazine's site each month here for free.

Anyway, I just had a first. My name and work turned up in a place I had no idea they had wandered into: Larry Elder cited me in Showdown: Confronting Bias, Lies, and the Special Interests that Divide America. More specifically, he cited my KABA expose on actor Mark Wahlberg (be sure to visit the Pokey Poke Picture Gallery at the end).

"Yawn," you might say, but I've never been cited as a book source before, so to get endnoted by a nationally syndicated radio host, columnist and New York Times bestselling author is a big deal for me. Naturally, I had to run right out and buy a copy. (Writing isn't supposed to work this way. It's not supposed to cost me money.)

Still, I haven't felt this famous since some musically retarded college buddies and I appeared on Houlihan and Big Chuck's "New Talent Time" a lifetime ago...

We're the Only Ones' LA Trifecta

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The 3-year-old son of a Los Angeles police officer got hold of his father's service handgun Tuesday and shot him as they sat in the family's pickup at a traffic light near their home in Anaheim, police said...

...Chavez is the third Los Angeles area police officer to be shot by a relative with his or her service weapon in recent weeks.

On Monday, Pasadena police said Officer Karen White, contrary to initial reports, did not attempt suicide in Compton last month when she was shot in the face but was wounded when she tried to wrestle her gun from her suicidal 18-year-old son...

On July 2, LAPD Officer Ronald Cade was shot and wounded off duty with his service weapon by Yolanda Cade, his wife of two weeks.

And these are the people who will arrest you and me for bearing arms. That's 'cause they're "The Only Ones."

[Incidentally, the Chavez incident is what I was referring to here when I said I did not blog on a story.]

Philly "Gun Violence" Escalates

The shooting Wednesday continues to mark a dramatic increase in gun violence in Philadelphia, and the number of shooting victims is up more than 15 percent compared to a year ago.

But...but...but...