A Snitch You Can Trust

Terzano was arguing that informants whose testimony will be compensated by money, reduced charges or more lenient sentences for other crimes they've committed should be subjected to a pre-trial reliability hearing in which a judge, outside the purview of the jury, makes an independent determination whether the informant is a reliable source.

I like the idea of determining snitch credibility, especially with such classy characters as Letcher Gray out there. But my distrust of judge credibility is strong enough to make me question why the vetting doesn't take place in front of the jury.

[Via Cris C]

We're the Only Ones Handicapped Enough

A Cook County sheriff's officer who parked his squad car in a disabled parking space was busted Wednesday by a teenage photographer who caught him in the act.

What? Edicts you and I must obey apply to "Only Ones"?

I don't know what the big deal is though. It sounds like he is disabled.

[Via David H]

We're the Only Ones Anchored Enough

A former police sergeant who is married to a television news anchor admitted in court Friday that he used his authority to have sexual contact with a 17-year-old girl.

Hmmm. What does "There was never intercourse" remind me of?

I hope his 17-second unconditional discharge* was worth the one-year conditional one.

I can't help but notice this marriage is the perfect illustration of the "public/private partnership" between "Only Ones" and "Authorized Journalists."

[Via OrangeNeckinNY]

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My Kind of Dealership

I wonder if they're "certified pre-owned"?

You'll note Joe Arpaio's "War on Drugs" tank--Dan S, who sent me this link tells me "that it is actually nonoperational (engine removed at least) and that it is used as a mobile DARE classroom. They just tow this thing around with a mil surplus heavy equipment transport that operates in the gallons per mile range to try and tell kids not to do drugs."

I wouldn't mind having an M109 with all the options, assuming, of course, I had the wherewithal to keep it maintained and running. It seems a bit much for routine drug dealer harassment, but I can think of other deployment scenarios.

As an aside, I didn't watch the debates last night--I don't have much tolerance for beauty pageants, and besides, Kelly's Heroes, featuring some fun tank action with Shermans and Tigers, was on the commercial-free classic movie channel.

So Much for "Home Rule"

Philadelphia officials cannot enact gun laws tougher than Pennsylvania's law, a state appeals court ruled Friday in throwing out city ordinances that included limiting gun purchases to one a month and banning assault weapons.

Good. And just in time for the race war.

But let's not forget that preemption carries its own dangers.

[Via SameNoKami]

Britons Should Be Subjected

Britons should be subjected to random carbon spotchecks and intensive surveillance of their diets, transport and waste disposal habits, says the Government's architecture and design quango in a new report today.

The word "monitoring" occurs 19 times in the 32-page publication by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE). If the proposals in the report What Makes An Eco Town?are implemented few aspects of life will go unrecorded.

I guess the enlightened national socialists need to evaluate the herd so they can--once total control is established--scientifically determine the optimum centrally-planned breeding and culling options. It's not like anyone is equipped to say "No."

The tyranny is almost complete.

I would be inclined to cooperate with the waste reporting requirement--perhaps even volunteer a little extra uh...quantifiable data.

[Via Zachary G]

Respectfully, Michael J. DeLeo

There's nothing respectful about it. It's an act of arrogance and contempt.

A fund has been established to help her fight this outrage.

[Via Mike H]

Gunman at Large

Two men gunned down at in a drive-by attack at a bus stop near the Metro Blue Line Station at Compton Boulevard were identified today as detectives sought their killer...

The gunman responsible for Tuesday night's violence, which also left two women and one man wounded, remained at large...

I can't figure out how this happened. First off, ordinary Comptonians can't get carry permits, and second, there are locked storage requirements for non-permittees in vehicles that require ammo is kept separately from the gun.

Next thing you're going to tell me is the shooter got his gun "illegally" and he's a "prohibited person. "

I guess if "Authoritah" can't stop bad things from happening in advance, if they're not there to protect people during, and if they can't catch the bad guy after, keeping people like us from having any control of the situation at all times is the next best thing. Or something like that.

This Day in History: September 27

Amos Brown of Capt. Wilders Company in Col. Whitcomb's Regiment, tried at a General Court Martial whereof Col. Bridge was Presdt. for "mutinous and abusive language."

The Court are unanimously of opinion the prisoner is not guilty and therefore acquit the prisoner.

The Indirectotron 9000

I keep noticing a strange referral link for today's site visitors:


Here's where it goes:


Here's the post people are being warned about.

I wonder who could be doing that--and why.

BREAKING NEWS: Innocent on All Charges

An emotional Leonard Elliott left his chair, walked across the room and knelt down to embrace his wheelchair-bound father as the court clerk read the jury’s verdict...

The father and son, owners of the former Bacon Creek Gun Shop in Corbin, which closed in 2007, were charged with selling firearms to a person they knew to be a convicted felon and falsifying records required to be maintained by federally licensed firearms dealers.

Here's the email announcement from Leonard Elliott:

Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:14:31 -0400
To: Trial Blog
From: Leonard Elliott
Subject: WE WON!!!!!!!

GREETINGS TO ALL,

First, thanks to everyone for their support and prayers in our apx. 3 year battle with BATF. The trial lasted 3 days. Dad and I were found not guilty on all counts. You should have seen the ATF agent Thomas Chittum!!!!!!. He exited the courtroom immediately and left!!!!!!!! All of us were very emotional, as you can expect. Glory to GOD for his presence and prayers from everyone!!!!!! To those on our blog involved in Gun Rights support, I will mail you copies of the trial from the local newspaper next week. The odds to get a Not Guilty verdict in Federal Court is less than 10%. Our attorneys, David Hoskins of Corbin and Gary Crabtree of London were outstanding!!!!! I hope that this sends BATF a message, but this
industry still has a continous fight with them. Again, Thanks to all for your PRAYERS !!!!!!!

GOD Bless All,

Leonard
BACON CREEK GUN SHOP
CORBIN, KY.

Right on the heels of Jim's Gun Jobbery. Hey BATFU, it looks like the courts are wising up to you.

Tom Chittum, Shelby Slone and Snitch...uh...Letcher Gray: Sucks to be you.

It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a Trademark Violation!

I just sent the following email to DC Comics:

I'm writing to determine if there have been any changes to your Rights and Permission guidelines, or alternately, if your trademark/copyright claims on the Superman "S" symbol have expired.

If so, I'd like to use the famous shield to advance MY political agenda. If not, you should be aware that Rep. Alcee Hastings is using the symbol to promote the "Hastings Heroes" section on his website (scroll about halfway down the left sidebar). Your guidleines specifically exclude: "government, or other political organizations, or requests of a military, governmental or political nature."

I'll be following this on The War on Guns blog, and we'll be checking back on Rep. Hastings' site to report if you continue allowing him to use your property without acknowledgement and for political purposes.

David Codrea

It's all part of my "CUM ULLA SELLA IN PUGNO TABERNA" philosophy. Admittedly, it's a small harassment of that racist mudhead Hastings, but enjoyable, nonetheless to set left upon left and then sit back and watch the fun.

We'll see if DC replies--and if Alcee's website gets a sudden make-over.

Let the Games Begin

The Concord team won three of the seven challenges. They were: "Jungle Trail," where participants run through a winding downhill course through a wooded area and then shoot at targets; "Team Assault," where teams of two run through a short obstacle course and then shoot at targets with a handgun and submachine gun; and "Long Gun," where snipers shoot at targets from 50 yards to 300 yards away.

Interesting, but they could make the competition categories more practical. How about "Wrong House Raid," or "Pooch Blast" or something more real world?

[Via Dave Licht]

Urban Policy

Address Gun Violence in Cities: As president, Barack Obama would repeal the Tiahrt Amendment, which restricts the ability of local law enforcement to access important gun trace information, and give police officers across the nation the tools they need to solve gun crimes and fight the illegal arms trade. Obama and Biden also favor commonsense measures that respect the Second Amendment rights of gun owners, while keeping guns away from children and from criminals who shouldn't have them. They support closing the gun show loophole and making guns in this country childproof. They also support making the expired federal Assault Weapons Ban permanent, as such weapons belong on foreign battlefields and not on our streets.

So much for the lie that he's really gun-friendly and the NRA ad is false.

Also so much for the lie that he wants one set of controls for cities and one for rural areas--as everything mentioned here would be implemented on a national level, regardless of where you live.

[Via M. Terry and M.R. Jarrell]

More Democrats Wanted: Inquire Within

Hoping to boost voter turnout in a historic presidential election year, civil rights groups and other advocacy organizations are trying to get as many ex-felons as possible to cast ballots in November.

How about RKBA, too? I mean, if they're rehabilitated enough to select laws I must obey and men to rule over me, why would I not trust them with a gun?

Criminal democrats. No wonder the party loves citizen disarmament so.

[Via Mack H]

Truth in Advertising

Obama’s lawyer threatens TV stations that run NRA ad

Here's the opening salvo.

Here's the return fire.

One of the favorite projections of the left is that 2A advocates only focus on guns and ignore the rest of the Bill of Rights.

As we can see, except when it advances a subversive agenda, they have about as much respect for the First Amendment as they do the Second.

[Via Daniel M]

We're the Only Ones Revoking Enough

A woman’s concealed-weapons permit was revoked after other parents complained about seeing her carrying a loaded handgun at her 5-year-old daughter’s soccer game...

DeLeo cited a section of state law that bars the issuance of concealed-weapons permits to people who are deemed a danger to public safety based on their character and reputation. Hain showed poor judgment by wearing her gun at the game, he said.

My, aren't the Lebanon sheep well trained?

Understand, of course, if DeLeo wears his gun at a game, neither his judgment, character and reputation nor public safety will be deemed endangered--because DeLeo is a highly trained, morally superior, extra super special "Only One" with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men.

If you like, you can email the sheriff and ask him just what magic he possesses that makes him better than you. Either that or you can tell him what an arrogant punk he is.

This is what happens when you cede authority to another to dispense permissions for your rights.

[Via Jeffersonian]

The Court of Public Opinion Makers

Until and unless journalists improve their performance, far more innocent people will be imprisoned than the criminal justice system seems likely ever to acknowledge. The logical extension of the preceding statement seems obvious, but I’ll say it anyway: Unless journalists get better at covering the justice system, many criminals will continue to go unpunished, free to murder or rape or rob again.

Heavens! Does this mean that gun owners, among others, can be convicted in the media with sensationalism, ignorance and hysteria?

I'm pessimistic that positive change will happen unless a greater portion of the general populace becomes aware and jealous of their rights, creating a competitive market demand for it. Until then, the government/"Authorized Journalist" public/private partnership will continue the fraud.

[Via oldblinddog]

This Day in History: September 26

In Philadelphia, John Hancock writes to Washington on behalf of the Continental Congress asking him to prepare winter quarters for his men. Edward Rutledge of South Carolina makes a motion to have Washington discharge "all the Negroes as well Slaves as Freemen in his Army." The motion fails.

Dealer Motes/BATFU Beams

In a major victory for those of us arguing that the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record (NFRTR) is insufficient for criminal proceedings, Dr. Fritz Scheuren, “the” statistician in the United States (possibly the world), today informed the 10th District Court that the NFRTR is insufficient for criminal proceedings. [More]

Here's a letter from Dr. Scheuren to the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science,and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations about "inaccuracies in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record (NFRTR) data system maintained by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)."

This is an interesting speculation, complete with a workaround:

If the US loses this case, there is some speculation on whether the BATFE will seek to appeal the decision because an appellate ruling that the NFRTR is insufficient would have disastrous consequences for the BATFE and the NFRTR. It is this author’s opinion that the BATFE would likely not appeal so to protect the integrity of the NFRTR in other court proceedings. Nevertheless, in any future cases, a competent attorney will be adding Dr. Scheuren as an expert to invalidate the NFRTR.

And here's more, on how NFRTR violates due process.

BATFU is out there destroying people's livelihoods and lives over arbitrary and mutable applications of "standards" while their own performance--up to and including controlling their assigned weapons--is nothing short of criminally negligent, if you apply their own "willful violation" standard to them--and why wouldn't you, seeing as how they relish using it as a club against others?

[Via Mr. X]