The time of the Troops, who now Garrison Fort Montgomery will expire the first of March, They must therefore be relieved by some of the Militia in the Pay of the Continent. [More]
Monday, February 16, 2009
This Day in History: February 16
Sunday, February 15, 2009
We're the Only Ones Retired Enough
Cadigan retired in 1991 as a lieutenant, after being disciplined for calling sex lines and allegedly drinking at a Weymouth bar while on duty. [More]Sure are a lot of comments indignant over this being included in the eulogy...
What did Mr. Marley say? "I wear the chain I forged in life..."
Sorry if I appear callous. I don't wish harm on anyone. I'm just tired of what the whole concept of "Only Ones" is doing to Liberty.
[Via Ed M]
We're the Only Ones Flowery Enough
Police in South Carolina gave away roses on Valentine's Day. All you had to do to get one for your sweetie was turn in a gun. [More]I wonder how many "Only Ones" lauding this surrender turned in theirs?
What? None?
Why? Don't the love their "sweeties"?
[Via Mama Liberty, Bruce Mills and Steven K]
A Good Mayor
We talked about A Crossville Gun Ban the other day.
The mayor has weighed in.
Click here to download a Word document with his position.
Let him know.
The mayor has weighed in.
Click here to download a Word document with his position.
I am in agreement with those who feel that the interpretation of this ordinance infringes on the 2nd Amendment of the United States Constitution which guarantees our right to bear arms. I will not support the third and final reading of this ordinance if and when it comes before council.Good man.
Let him know.
The Turning of Kirsten Gillibrand
My reports on the "evolution" of "pro-gun" Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's public position on guns have struck a nerve in some quarters of the gun rights community. Accusations have included I forget this is New York we're talking about, that I am damning her with quotes of others, that, as usual, I don't know what I'm talking about, and my favorite--and this one is from an officer with a state gun rights group--that I engage in...uh...something I can't repeat here with my "fan boys" while watching "Red Dawn."Hey, if I wanted to be popular, I'd be writing about Miley Cyrus.
Whew. Tough crowd.
Well, there's more. [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner column also links to a special download from Robert K. Brown about fraudulent BATFU pay claims. He asks us to share it far and wide.
Also, make sure you click on the link to "Armed and Safe" at the bottom of my GRE column.
Austin: Senator Boxer’s half-truths to promote ‘sensible gun control’ (Part 3) Charlotte: Phony gun groups, Part 3: 'American Hunters and Shooters Association' DC: DC taxpayers will pay for City Council’s gun ban redux Denver: Granny, get your gun Los Angeles: Saturday Special: L.A. City Council composes more ineffective law, more targeting. Milwaukee: Time to change our attitude about guns Minneapolis: The folly across the river St. Louis: Are churchgoers' lives less worth defending?
This Day in History: February 15
John Hancock, President of the Continental Congress signed Andrew Eppele's appointment as paymaster in the 11th Pennsylvania Regiment Philadelphia, PA - February 15, 1777 [More]
Saturday, February 14, 2009
We're the Only Ones Dealing with the Drug Problem Enough
According to evidence presented at trial, Sease conspired with other Memphis drug dealers to arrange drug deals so that he could rob the other dealers when they arrived. On one occasion, evidence showed that Sease had a co-conspirator resell cocaine that Sease had stolen from one drug dealer to another drug dealer. Sease then pulled the buyer’s car over, stole the cocaine again and resold it. Sease and his co-conspirators kidnapped several drug dealers in an effort to get them to set up additional drug deals for Sease to rob.This "Only One" brought to you courtesy of the War on Drugs...
Sease was a Memphis police officer from 2001 through 2005. He was discharged in 2005 for misconduct relating to one of the robberies. After he was fired, one of Sease’s co-conspirators, Andrew Hunt, became a Memphis reserve police officer and the two continued to rob drug dealers while pretending to be police officers, according to evidence presented at trial. [More]
Which, as we all know (or should by now), establishes optimum conditions for the War on Guns.
A Rose by Any Other Name...
Blackwater Worldwide is abandoning its tarnished brand name as it tries to shake a reputation battered by oft-criticised work in Iraq, renaming its family of two dozen businesses under the name Xe. The parent company's new name is pronounced like the letter z. [More]So I wonder if Vanderboegh will have to change the name of Brightfire to eX...?
Oh, wait, I forget--it's fiction. Any similarity is coincidental...
There's a Place for Us...
There's been a stalking arrest at a mall. Guess what the mall doesn't "allow"?S: Security...
DC: Yeah...uh...I'm on your website and can't find some information. I don't see a weapons policy for people with concealed carry permits*...
S: No, we don't allow that...[More]
Here's today's Gun Rights Examiner column. I'd appreciate the help of the regulars here to share the link.
Also see: Caveat emptor, particularly if unarmed
Check out the latest from other Gun Rights Examiners: Austin: Senator Boxer’s half-truths to promote ‘sensible gun control’ (Part 3) Charlotte: Phony gun groups, Part 3: 'American Hunters and Shooters Association' DC: DC taxpayers will pay for City Council’s gun ban redux Denver: Granny, get your gun Los Angeles: An open invitation to L. A. Times writer Dana Parsons. Milwaukee: Time to change our attitude about guns Minneapolis: The folly across the river St. Louis: Are churchgoers' lives less worth defending?
This Day in History: February 14
We have certain intelligence, that they have drawn the greatest part of their Troops from Rhode Island, and are told, that part of them have landed on Staten Island and at Amboy, with a view of augmenting their force at Brunswick. [More]
Friday, February 13, 2009
A Crossville Gun Ban
I've been given permission to post the following, about a proposed municipal gun ban in Tennessee. It is presented unedited except for deleting email addresses and boilerplate, the thread running from newest to oldest. There is also a file attachment from the Crossville City Manager that you can download from here.
re: Crossville Proposal to Ban Concealed Carry
Wed 2/11/09 11:46 PM
Councilman Kerley,
Thank you for the reply, and for your efforts to stand against this bill.
I find it curious that members of government always seem to be for restrictions of rights for members of the public, most often 2d Amendment rights, even when FBI reports and many other research projects prove, repeatedly, that gun control laws do not work and have never worked. In America, anyway; I confess that such laws worked well for Lenin, Stalin, Hitler and the Nazi Party, Krushchev, and the like.
Ask the council if they are aware of how many have been killed as a result of government-mandated gun control ( http://www.jpfo.org/filegen-a-m/deathgc.htm#chart ) and ask the council if they are assuming liability for the personal safety of each and every citizen when the police are not available (http://www.jpfo.org/filegen-a-m/dial911anddie.htm ). Ask them if they are capable of providing individual bodyguards for me at no cost if and when I visit the area, and if not, ask who the hell they think they are to place the value of their lives above mine and my family. Ask them just how much liability insurance they are willing to carry, both business and personal. And then, ask them what they are so afraid of.
I wonder about their reasons; it always seems that government wants to restrict our 2A right in government - owned by the public - areas, and one might speculate as to why they feel it necessary to disarm the public – perhaps they have some nefarious plans in mind?
As you requested, I am passing this on to several prominent forums, church leaders, multiple business contacts, potential visitors from elsewhere, and to many other residents, including a large group of former, active, and retired service personnel. If the ordnance passes, Crossville will lose my money, and will suffer the impact of whatever bad advertising I can generate. I for one am determined that any encroachment on my rights will result in a lessened cash flow for Crossville’s economy and a negative effect on the city’s reputation, if these invidious assaults on my / our rights continue.
Thank you again!
William Shires
From: jesse kerley RE: Crossville Proposal to Ban Concealed Carry
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 6:22 PM
thanks for your email. i made a motion last night in the City Council meeting to abolish the ordinance and it did not receive a second. you need to inform every that JH Graham, Carl Duer, and Earl Dean are for passing a gun ordinance.
Subject: Crossville Proposal to Ban Concealed Carry
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 22:29:54 -0600
Mayor Graham
Crossville, Tennessee
February 09, 2009
Sir:
I’m writing to voice my concerns over Crossville’s proposed ban on concealed carry on city-owned property.
My first question is “Where does this stop?” After all, the streets and sidewalks are “city-owned”, are they not?
On average, I visit Crossville twice a month for one reason or another, sometimes more often, and while there, I spend money. I’ve been doing this for 15 years. During all that time, I’ve carried a concealed weapon for protection, and to date, not once have I yielded to justified anger at government any of the many violations of my inalienable rights, nor have I gone berserk and attempted to rob, threaten, or otherwise forcibly mandate what other people should do. Sad to say, but that is exactly what your city government is attempting to do; forcibly, at uniformed gunpoint, strip law-abiding citizens of their rights.
I am of the generation where kids carried rifles back and forth to school on bikes, and as they grew older, in cars and trucks. You know, that generation where kids grew up understanding firearms, and where we did not have school shootings? I’ve been using firearms since I was 8 years old, and have been carrying a personal weapon for nigh on 40 years. In all that time, I recall few cases of law-abiding citizens using firearms inappropriately, yet I am aware of many cases where law enforcement officers have and continue to do just that. You probably aren’t aware of this salient trait, which is why I bring it to your attention. I don’t mean to imply that the Crossville Police Department is less than professional, but historical records show that one never knows. Yet you wish to abrogate my rights?
If your staff advises you that my assertions are incorrect, may I suggest you review The Only Ones files? After the first 10 or so pages, you may see my point.
Please remember that I have a choice as to where I invest and spend money. If I can not visit Crossville without fear of harassment or arrest for exercising my inalienable rights, then I won’t. Visit or invest / spend money.
You may have seen the quotes I’ve included below. Perhaps not. I find in many cases that advice given by staff is only what they think you want to ( or should ) hear.
You propose to ban concealed carry? You are aware that state law does not mandate concealed carry? The so-called license ( see 4 below ) not only allows for open carry, but specifically prohibits any requirement of concealment. So a ban would probably have the opposite of its’ intended effect. And, keep in mind that subordinate governments can not supersede state law.
By the way, since Crossville’s web site does not provide emails for Dr. Duer, Mr. Dean, and Mr. Wyatt, please make copies available to them for their perusal.
Thank you for your consideration.
William Shires
US Army (Ret.)
Cookeville
--------------------------
1. Most citizens just assume the police will protect them. That assumption is false. The police cannot protect everyone -- in fact the police usually have no legal duty to protect anyone. Dial 911 and Die, the book available now, proves this fact. For nearly every American state and territory, this book shows how the police owe no legal duty to protect individuals from crime. The police in most places do not even have to come when you call.
Jews For The Preservation of Firearms Ownership
2. Police Officers carry a sidearm for the protection of themselves and others. You should have a firearm for the same reason. That is what this right is all about. No one I know of has a police officer right with them all the time. I can tell you right now that when you need that officer, chances are he or she will not be able to get to you in time to help.
Sheriff Michael E. Cook, Texas, November 2002
3. It is elementary law that every statute is to be read in the light of the constitution. However broad and general its language, it cannot be interpreted as extending beyond those matters which it was within the constitutional power of the legislature to reach.
McCullough v.Virginia, 172 U.S. 102 (1898)
4. A state may not impose a charge for the enjoyment of a right granted by the federal constitution. The power to impose a license tax on the exercise of these freedoms is indeed as potent as the power of censorship which this Court has repeatedly struck down. Aa person cannot be compelled to purchase, through a license fee or a license tax, the privilege freely granted by the Constitution.
Murdock v. Pennsylvania 319 US 105 (1942)
5. It is undoubtedly true that all citizens capable of bearing arms constitute the reserved military force or reserve militia of the United States as well as the states, and, in view of this prerogative of the general government, as well as of its general powers, the states cannot, even laying the constitutional provision in question out of view, prohibit the people from keeping and bearing arms, so as to deprive the United States of their rightful resource for maintaining the public security, and disable the people from performing their duty to the general government.
Presser v. Illinois (1886)
6. When a judge acts where he or she does not have jurisdiction to act, the judge is engaged in an act or acts of treason.
US v Will, 449 US 200,216, 101 S Ct, 471, 66 LEd2nd 392, 406 (1980)
Cohens V Virginia, 19 US (6 Wheat) 264, 404, 5LEd 257 (1821)
/end/
re: Crossville Proposal to Ban Concealed Carry
Wed 2/11/09 11:46 PM
Councilman Kerley,
Thank you for the reply, and for your efforts to stand against this bill.
I find it curious that members of government always seem to be for restrictions of rights for members of the public, most often 2d Amendment rights, even when FBI reports and many other research projects prove, repeatedly, that gun control laws do not work and have never worked. In America, anyway; I confess that such laws worked well for Lenin, Stalin, Hitler and the Nazi Party, Krushchev, and the like.
Ask the council if they are aware of how many have been killed as a result of government-mandated gun control ( http://www.jpfo.org/filegen-a-m/deathgc.htm#chart ) and ask the council if they are assuming liability for the personal safety of each and every citizen when the police are not available (http://www.jpfo.org/filegen-a-m/dial911anddie.htm ). Ask them if they are capable of providing individual bodyguards for me at no cost if and when I visit the area, and if not, ask who the hell they think they are to place the value of their lives above mine and my family. Ask them just how much liability insurance they are willing to carry, both business and personal. And then, ask them what they are so afraid of.
I wonder about their reasons; it always seems that government wants to restrict our 2A right in government - owned by the public - areas, and one might speculate as to why they feel it necessary to disarm the public – perhaps they have some nefarious plans in mind?
As you requested, I am passing this on to several prominent forums, church leaders, multiple business contacts, potential visitors from elsewhere, and to many other residents, including a large group of former, active, and retired service personnel. If the ordnance passes, Crossville will lose my money, and will suffer the impact of whatever bad advertising I can generate. I for one am determined that any encroachment on my rights will result in a lessened cash flow for Crossville’s economy and a negative effect on the city’s reputation, if these invidious assaults on my / our rights continue.
Thank you again!
William Shires
From: jesse kerley RE: Crossville Proposal to Ban Concealed Carry
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 6:22 PM
thanks for your email. i made a motion last night in the City Council meeting to abolish the ordinance and it did not receive a second. you need to inform every that JH Graham, Carl Duer, and Earl Dean are for passing a gun ordinance.
Subject: Crossville Proposal to Ban Concealed Carry
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 22:29:54 -0600
Mayor Graham
Crossville, Tennessee
February 09, 2009
Sir:
I’m writing to voice my concerns over Crossville’s proposed ban on concealed carry on city-owned property.
My first question is “Where does this stop?” After all, the streets and sidewalks are “city-owned”, are they not?
On average, I visit Crossville twice a month for one reason or another, sometimes more often, and while there, I spend money. I’ve been doing this for 15 years. During all that time, I’ve carried a concealed weapon for protection, and to date, not once have I yielded to justified anger at government any of the many violations of my inalienable rights, nor have I gone berserk and attempted to rob, threaten, or otherwise forcibly mandate what other people should do. Sad to say, but that is exactly what your city government is attempting to do; forcibly, at uniformed gunpoint, strip law-abiding citizens of their rights.
I am of the generation where kids carried rifles back and forth to school on bikes, and as they grew older, in cars and trucks. You know, that generation where kids grew up understanding firearms, and where we did not have school shootings? I’ve been using firearms since I was 8 years old, and have been carrying a personal weapon for nigh on 40 years. In all that time, I recall few cases of law-abiding citizens using firearms inappropriately, yet I am aware of many cases where law enforcement officers have and continue to do just that. You probably aren’t aware of this salient trait, which is why I bring it to your attention. I don’t mean to imply that the Crossville Police Department is less than professional, but historical records show that one never knows. Yet you wish to abrogate my rights?
If your staff advises you that my assertions are incorrect, may I suggest you review The Only Ones files? After the first 10 or so pages, you may see my point.
Please remember that I have a choice as to where I invest and spend money. If I can not visit Crossville without fear of harassment or arrest for exercising my inalienable rights, then I won’t. Visit or invest / spend money.
You may have seen the quotes I’ve included below. Perhaps not. I find in many cases that advice given by staff is only what they think you want to ( or should ) hear.
You propose to ban concealed carry? You are aware that state law does not mandate concealed carry? The so-called license ( see 4 below ) not only allows for open carry, but specifically prohibits any requirement of concealment. So a ban would probably have the opposite of its’ intended effect. And, keep in mind that subordinate governments can not supersede state law.
By the way, since Crossville’s web site does not provide emails for Dr. Duer, Mr. Dean, and Mr. Wyatt, please make copies available to them for their perusal.
Thank you for your consideration.
William Shires
US Army (Ret.)
Cookeville
--------------------------
1. Most citizens just assume the police will protect them. That assumption is false. The police cannot protect everyone -- in fact the police usually have no legal duty to protect anyone. Dial 911 and Die, the book available now, proves this fact. For nearly every American state and territory, this book shows how the police owe no legal duty to protect individuals from crime. The police in most places do not even have to come when you call.
Jews For The Preservation of Firearms Ownership
2. Police Officers carry a sidearm for the protection of themselves and others. You should have a firearm for the same reason. That is what this right is all about. No one I know of has a police officer right with them all the time. I can tell you right now that when you need that officer, chances are he or she will not be able to get to you in time to help.
Sheriff Michael E. Cook, Texas, November 2002
3. It is elementary law that every statute is to be read in the light of the constitution. However broad and general its language, it cannot be interpreted as extending beyond those matters which it was within the constitutional power of the legislature to reach.
McCullough v.Virginia, 172 U.S. 102 (1898)
4. A state may not impose a charge for the enjoyment of a right granted by the federal constitution. The power to impose a license tax on the exercise of these freedoms is indeed as potent as the power of censorship which this Court has repeatedly struck down. Aa person cannot be compelled to purchase, through a license fee or a license tax, the privilege freely granted by the Constitution.
Murdock v. Pennsylvania 319 US 105 (1942)
5. It is undoubtedly true that all citizens capable of bearing arms constitute the reserved military force or reserve militia of the United States as well as the states, and, in view of this prerogative of the general government, as well as of its general powers, the states cannot, even laying the constitutional provision in question out of view, prohibit the people from keeping and bearing arms, so as to deprive the United States of their rightful resource for maintaining the public security, and disable the people from performing their duty to the general government.
Presser v. Illinois (1886)
6. When a judge acts where he or she does not have jurisdiction to act, the judge is engaged in an act or acts of treason.
US v Will, 449 US 200,216, 101 S Ct, 471, 66 LEd2nd 392, 406 (1980)
Cohens V Virginia, 19 US (6 Wheat) 264, 404, 5LEd 257 (1821)
/end/
We're the Only Ones Youth-Oriented Enough
A 27-year-old Chicago police officer has been charged with possessing child pornography...[More]Some "Only Ones" are always kidding around...
[Via The Bitter Clinger]
Houses of the Holy
I always figured going to church was voluntary, and my attendance there was between me and God.Some Arkansas lawmakers are trying to change the state's gun laws to expand the places where concealed-carry permit holders can take their handguns.
One proposal, to allow concealed guns in churches and other places of worship, is headed to the House Judiciary Committee this week. [More]
Kurt talked about this in his Examiner column today.
[Via Ed M]
We're the Only Ones Beat Generation Enough
Psychos for Pstripping Psitizens of Psidearms
Kazmierczak, a former NIU student, was going to graduate school at the University of Illinois in Champaign at the time of the killings. During his time at NIU, he wrote a paper called "No Crazies With Guns," in which he used the April 2007 massacre at Virginia Tech to analyze whether mentally ill people should have access to guns. [More]He's not the first mass killer to advocate disarming the victim pool.
Hey, they may be nuts, but they're not crazy...
[Via RuffRidr]
We're the Only Ones "Keep the Tip" Enough
A federal judge has sentenced a former North Providence police officer to five months in prison for warning a drug dealer he was being investigated. [More]Say, I've got a swell idea: let's ensure the drug trade is so lucrative that even the "Only Ones" hired to combat it can be lured into its rewards...
[Via Ed M]
Wisconsin Cheesy
It's less than a week until the Constitution gets another court hearing. To recap what happened, in August 2008 Brad Krause was arrested at gunpoint in West Allis, Wisconsin while planting trees in his yard. The reason: he lawfully possessed a holstered weapon. [More]Note the idiot neighbor.
Yeah, only "Only Ones" should be able to carry a gun in WI.
[Via Jeffersonian]
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