This Day in History: September 25

After aborting a poorly planned and ill-timed attack on the British-controlled city of Montreal, Continental Army Colonel Ethan Allen is captured by the British on this day in 1775. After being identified as an officer of the Continental Amy, Allen was taken prisoner and sent to England to be executed.

A Political Truism

..."To Serve Man"...it's...it's a COOKBOOK!

4th Amendment Suspension Bill Passes House

[T]he House of Representatives has approved a tough new anti-drug and anti-weapon law that would require local districts to develop search policies – including strip searches – with immunity against prosecution for teachers and staff...

The bill was the brainchild of Rep. Geoff Davis, R-Kentucky...

Congressman, I don't care if you are "A"-rated on guns by GOA. Unless you can point to where you're delegated specific authority to do this in this document, you're a usurper.

And so is every member of the House that supports this expansion of police state tyranny.

Amendment IV

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Reporter Misfires, Leaves Readers Ignorant

He said an m-16 assault rifle, which he kept for protection, discharged accidentally.

The "authorized journalists" evidently don't see a thing wrong with that statement.

Who better to have strong opinions on guns than people who obviously don't know the first thing about them?

And is there any doubt they got their misinformation from "The Only Ones"?

Dawnicia and the Prayer Patrol

Anti-gun campaigners are due to meet in Bristol on Saturday evening to discuss the city's "gun culture"...

The Reverend Dawnicia Palmer and Bristol's Prayer Patrol have organised the event.

I'm sure these mental giants will solve everything.

"No Bargain," Indeed

There's no good reason why Utah taxpayers should subsidize permits for people to carry concealed weapons. That goes double for Utah taxpayers subsidizing Utah permits for non-Utahns.

Who could argue with that?

So stop requiring permits to exercise rights. Problem solved.

Next...?

2nd Amendment Saturday: Classic Clip on Despotism

Stan presents a lesson in despotism, and reminds us he's looking for submissions for next week's Second Amendment Carnival.

Handling the Truth

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio has revealed that the realism that appeared in his character in the film ‘The Departed’ was because of the fear co-star Jack Nicolson had instilled in him by pulling a gun on him...

"So I sat down at the table not knowing what to expect, and he set the table on fire after pouring whisky all over the place and stuck a gun in my face,” he added.

Great method acting, or further out of control antics by a deranged anti-gun hypocrite who deserves to have his punk ass kicked?

This Day in History: September 24

On this day in 1776, the Continental Congress prepares instructions and guidance for the agents appointed to negotiate a treaty between the United States and France. The agents were also instructed to request immediate assistance in securing arms.

The Incredible Shrinking March

Fatigued but undeterred, community activist Bilal Qayyum and six members of Men United for a Better Philadelphia stopped in Reading yesterday en route to Harrisburg for a rally against gun violence.

Six?

Yesterday it was "less then 10."

So what the "authorized journalists" appear to be saying is, all we need to do is get six pro-gunners together and we can get equal time in:

The Reading Eagle (Whoa! They call it "a trio"!)
The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Daily News
The Philadelphia Daily News again--just in case you missed it the first time...
WFMZ-TV --Somehow, showing all those news anchors smiling under the banner "69 News" struck me as kinda funny, but none of the pretty talking heads look bright enough to get the joke...
The Philadelphia Daily News--just in case you missed the first two...
The Philadelphia Daily News--LOOK! OVER HERE! BOY, YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS OUR GROUNDBREAKING SERIES!
CBS 3, "Brandy Bell, Reporting." Hey, what's the deal with reporterettes named "Brandy" covering this scoop? Oh, wait, the first one spelled her name with an "ie" at the end, but still, small world.

Not as small as this "march" receiving blanket coverage from an hysterical lapdog media, though. The thought strikes: there appear to be more news outlets bellowing about this non-event than there are marchers.

Why do you suppose that is?

"Public Safety"--Brady Style

The ATF veterans, including former ATF Directors Stephen Higgins and Rex Davis, wrote that the bill would "protect lawbreakers, at the expense of public safety"...

"Public safety"?

You mean like the kind you provided at Waco, Director Higgins, including saying you were prepared to call off the raid if the element of surprise was lost, carefully not repeating that when called to testify under oath, and resigning 3 days before Lloyd Bentsen was going to axe you and the rest of ATF top management because you got the inside scoop that it was going to happen?

That kind of "public safety"?

By the way, Director Higgins--you wouldn't have happened to have seen a BIG METAL DOOR lying around anywhere...? You know, the kind that couldn't have melted in the fire and could have proven whether shots were fired through it from the outside, but somehow mysteriously disappeared and has never been found? The kind that could cause sworn testimony to be looked at again and raise the specter of perjury and conspiracy...?

Yep, listen to the Brady's and their BATFU allies, everybody. After all, they're promoting "public safety."

Disturbing the Peace of Gun-Free Parks

Our position: Only subservience to the gun lobby could explain the extension of gun rights to state parks.

Truly?

I'm subservient to the gun lobby?

Who'da thunk?

At least I'm not subservient to socialist thralldom--or the concept that unalienable rights can be extended, which presupposes legitimate authority for the thugs du jour to also retract them.

And hey, we all know how undisturbed the peace around Indianapolis is...

What better environment to paint non-criminals as the threat, and demand they be defenseless under force of state arms?

The Drudge 2

Told ya.

This Day in History: September 23

During the American Revolution, the U.S. ship Bonhomme Richard, commanded by John Paul Jones, wins a hard-fought engagement against the British ships of war Serapis and Countess of Scarborough, off the eastern coast of England.

Memorial Tribute to Preston Covey

By Harry Schneider, Chairman
Pennsylvania Sportsmen's Association
(Posted here with permission of author)

It is with the deepest regret that I announce the passing of a friend and patriot: Dr. Preston Covey Jr.

Pres Covey was a brilliant academic who taught applied ethics at Carnegie Mellon University. I recall one year it had fallen to Professor Covey to select the speaker for Carnegie Mellon University's Presidents Distinguished Lecture. It was customary to bring in the likes of Henry Kissinger, but Pres treated the students and faculty of CMU to Massad Ayoob. Dr. Covey told the audience that Ayoob, a practical firearms instructor, teaches the best short course in applied ethics that he had ever seen.

When the Allegheny County Sportsmen's League sued the City of Pittsburgh over their illegal assault weapons ban, Dr. Covey lent his name as plaintiff. A local hoplophobic weekly newspaper ran a cover article attacking Preston for his ethical views . The paper admitted that they really tried to get other academics at CMU to criticize him, but while most disagreed with Preston 's views on gun rights, none could fault the man, except that he swore lot. (no wonder).

Dr. Covey recently testified before the Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee - and laid bare the prevarications and misstatements of Philadelphia officials who demand that the state demonize law abiding gun owners, in effect making scapegoats of them to conceal and avoid addressing the real reasons why Philadelphia has a serious crime problem.

Pres was well aware that his positions were unpopular in academic circles. A man of his extraordinary intellect could have gone much farther in academia if he acquiesced to the hoplophobic biases and prejudices that dominate most universities. Pres had struggled with numerous polio related disabilities his entire life . He understood prejudice and discrimination and would not tolerate either. He knew that accommodating discrimination is not only unethical, but that it leads to greater disability.

Dr. Preston Covey Jr. distinguished himself as a friend and warrior-academic of the finest caliber. His work survives and will give us guidance and intellectual ammunition far into the future.

Pres, rest in peace my brother.

Related:
"CMU Professor Didn't Let Polio Sideline Him"
"Preston Covey, Rest in Peace"
"Philosophy and Firearms"
"Can Gun Control Reduce Violence?"

C'mon, Drudge

No it does not either:
The operative word is "asks." Nothing is required.

I know Matt Drudge is characterized (and sometimes dismissed) by the left for being "right wing," but I've never been impressed with his practically nonexistent coverage of gun rights.

Branding Brandie

The group of less than 10 men making the trip represent two groups: Men United for a Better Philadelphia and Mantua Against Drugs. They have the common goal to replace guns and drugs with opportunity in the form of jobs...

"They say ‘Guns don’t kill people; People kill people.’ However, if people didn’t have access to the guns, it wouldn’t happen," Canada said.

"Less than 10 men" and that's news?

Congratulations, Brandie Kessler, you "authorized journalist," you. Not only did you find and give ink to a non-story that fits the leftist agenda, but you also managed neatly to avoid giving your readers any hint of opposing views.

Brandie, your worldview reflects that of a child. Grow up.

Here--read this if you want to understand the "gun" issues before the PA Senate Judiciary Committee that you so cavalierly and incompetently trivialize. Let's see if you're still capable of learning and redeeming yourself.

It All Depends on the Meaning of the Word "Compartment"

When his case went to court, a judge dismissed the charges, saying the center console fell under a provision in Kentucky law allowing guns to be carried in a glove compartment.

But the Kentucky Supreme Court reinstated both charges yesterday in a split decision issued in Frankfort, saying a center console is not a glove compartment.

"A glove compartment is a small storage cabinet in the dashboard of an automobile," Justice Donald C. Wintersheimer wrote in the opinion.

For their next trick, Judge Wintersheimer and the other three black-robed boobs in the majority will either split hairs or determine exactly how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.

If I were a Kentuckian, I'd be finding out which politicians still in office nominated and confirmed this quartet of dunces and let them know I'd be taking my revenge at the polls.

"Even if it Saves Just One Life"

The most exploitive and ridiculous question of the day was asked by Liberal Lucienne Robillard -- "Why does the minority government not recognize that this registry is valuable, even if it saves just one life?"...

No law will ever prevent the type of tragedy that occurred in Montreal last week. The harping on about the gun registry immediately upon the resumption of Parliament and in less than a week after the Dawson College shootings was nothing more than a disgusting use of the death of Anastasia DeSousa and the serious injuries of several others to score cheap political points.

Right on, Arthur Weinreb!

CMU Professor Didn't Let Polio Sideline Him

Preston K. Covey Jr., of Squirrel Hill, an associate professor of philosophy at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, died of post-polio syndrome Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, at home. He was 64...

"Preston was concerned about the ethics and moral dilemma of using firearms," his wife said.

"He purchased a gun after his house was robbed twice. He taught that under certain circumstances, the use of firearms could be justified," she said. "But he added that they should only be used as a last resort, when you can no longer talk it out with someone aiming to harm you."

More:
"Preston Covey, Rest in Peace"
"Philosophy and Firearms"
"Can Gun Control Reduce Violence?"