Obama Rewrites Second Amendment?

From the official White House website [More]:

The Second Amendment gives citizens the right to bear arms.

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I suppose just posting the Bill of Rights without agenda-driven editorial interpretations would be too complicated?

What presumptuous frauds these scoundrels are. Tell me there isn't intent here.

What the government giveth, the government taketh away? Not while I breathe.

And yes--I've checked to see if this is carryover language. So far, it looks like it's new.

Technical Difficulties

If you try to access Gun Rights Examiner this morning, you will probably get an error message.

Try it.

This began becoming a problem yesterday. Now it looks like I and some others can't access the site at all. I'll announce today's column as soon as it becomes accessible. In the mean time, you might want to try back on this link in a bit.

This Day in History: March 23

I wrote to you the 13th, directing you to order eight of the Regiments of your State, to march, with the greatest expedition, to Peeks Kill; I then gave you my Reasons for this alteration of my former orders. Altho' I called upon you in the most pressing manner, to hurry the Troops on, I cannot help again repeating my distress for the want of Men. [More]

Vigilantes?

Alleged purse-snatcher, tackled by supermarket vigilantes, pleads innocent [More]

"Vigilantes"?

What the hell is wrong with The Patriot-Ledger?

Oh, yeah.

"Authorized Journalists."

We're the Only Ones Towed Enough

Yesterday the Secret Service vehicle used for Jenna Bush’s protection and surveillance was towed from Bush’s Federal Hill neighborhood for numerous unpaid parking tickets. [More]

There's so much one can infer about "Only Ones" from just this brief sentence, isn't there?

Gun Control in Action

Jordan said Mixon had an "extensive criminal history" and was wanted on a no-bail warrant.

"(Mixon) was on parole and he had a warrant out for his arrest for violating that parole. And he was on parole for assault with a deadly weapon," said Oakland police Deputy Chief Jeffery Israel.[More]

So wasn't it illegal for him to have guns? And carry them? And have an "assault weapon"? And kill?

Looks like it's time to disarm you and me some more.

But here's the real thing to keep our eye on:

About 20 bystanders taunted police.

There is an undercurrent of seething hatred. It's a powder keg out there. The citizen militia may yet need to discover itself when things explode.

Howard Nemerov has more.

[Via Mama Liberty]

The Definitive Fudd

Just unload them and lock them up. [More]

No one is saying locks and safes don't have a place in overall options. But to recommend locking up your safety under all conditions is foolish and dangerous. It can enable terrible unintended consequences like pitchfork murders and dead grandmothers.

I don't see this Zumb...uh...Zimo guy acknowledging that, which makes him an unqualified "authority" to heed.

[Via Avg Joe]

We're the Only Ones Getting Less from More Enough

More US police using gunfire detection system...

But former Boston police lieutenant Thomas Nolan questions whether the money spent on the technology could better be used to hire more police.

"The cops I talk to on the street think ShotSpotter is a joke," said Nolan, associate criminal justice professor at Boston University. [More]

But a sick and dangerous joke nonetheless, considering the overarching "Only One" surveillance society it "normalizes."

By the way, you know the relationship between Shotspotter and "The Black Arrow," don't you? You've read it, right?

[Via Ed M]

We're the Only Ones Scaring You So Bad You Wet Yourself Enough

Shopkeepers say plainclothes cops barged in, looted stores & stole cash [More]

Big, brave men, protecting us all from tiny Zip-Lock bags.

What's the difference between Philadelphia "Only Ones" and sadistic, violent street thugs again?

It does kind of explain why they want "home rule" to override state firearms preemption, doesn't it?

[Via T. Paine]

Reflecting Poorly

The judge made a great ruling. Guns should be restricted when ever and where ever possible.

Bringing a concealed gun into a national park is simply ridiculous. I do not want some trigger happy yahoo packing a gun into a park where me and my family might be spending time.

The fact that commentators on this site are all for breaking the law reflects poorly on the gun rights movement, and only confirms the suspicion that restrictions on gun ownership is a positive for society. [More]

This is a comment to yesterday's Gun Rights Examiner post from the "Portland Enureti...uh...Progressive Examiner." Talk about a poor reflection. Hey, I don't get to choose who they let say what.

I thought you might want a chance to get your two cents in. I see Straightarrow has gone straight to the heart of the matter, as per his usual inimitable style...:)

Coming Thursday: 'Black Man with a Gun' Interview

I'm going to devote this column on Thursday to a very special interview--one where you will be able to directly participate. [More]

Kenn Blanchard will be my guest.

You will be able to ask him questions.

Please spread the word.

Also read the latest from my fellow GREs.

This Day in History: March 22

The little Folk are all happy I hope. May they continue so, to a good old Age. May they enjoy many happy, usefull and honourable Days. [More]

Do you think maybe parents not concerned with such things for themselves, let alone their offspring, might be the major part of our problem today...?

Take This Poll

Does the news make you more likely to get a gun? [More]

They asked. Tell 'em.

[Via Ed M]

We're the Only Ones "A Few Bad Apples" Enough

Schenectady's Corporation Counsel John Van Norden said, "If you abolish the police department you still have a need - not an obligation - but a need to police the community. You would need something in transition. Declaring martial law would be one way to bridge the gap." [More]

Got that?

The whole damn department is so damn corrupt they can't field a police force. So much for the "few bad apples" theory.

Then they admit they have no obligation to protect you.

So do you think they'll let you protect yourself?

Hah! Not when the option of establishing complete tyrannical control is still on the table.

Last night when I read this story, I laughed. This morning, reading it again, I don't find it funny at all.

[Via Andre]

What They're Teaching in Schools These Days

How to be a good, controlled inmate, naturally. [More]

I guess "right to choose" doesn't apply toward any decisions the state doesn't want you making...

[Via Ed M]

Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Sarah Brady Paradise

Well-meaning 'snoops' are being recruited by the Government to nag their colleagues, family and neighbours into living healthier lives. [More]

This is just the first phase, understand. Once they're used to it we can start making things compulsory, with attendant reporting requirements and punishments for noncompliance.

Live healthy or we'll kill you.

Has a real government solutions ring to it, doesn't it?

[Via Fimvit]

We're the Only Ones Not Commenting Enough

Monterey Police Chief Tim Murphy told the Herald-Citizen, "I have only this to say: no comment." He also said the other two officers would not be allowed to comment at this point. [More]

Read about another outrage committed against an American citizen under force of arms by a government that has the sole purpose of securing the Blessings of Liberty.

And since when does the despicable statist snitch who started this ball rolling get a pass on having his identity revealed? The paper tells us who the innocent guy is--why not the damned rat who wet his pants, stuck his nose in someone else's business and called in the goons?

Chief "Only One" Tim has no comment to give. I wouldn't mind giving him one, except it doesn't look like he has a website we could submit them to.

[Via Carl S]

Do You Know Who I Am?

Sheriff revokes the gun permit for GOP heavyhitter [More]

Well, maybe it took his ox getting gored, but at least he's gotten involved.

Maybe the sheriff was afraid he'd be suicidal...

We're the Only Ones "To be or Not to be" Enough

Suicide rates among police officers in Los Angeles and San Diego are higher than their counterparts in other big cities cited in a report considered Tuesday by the Los angeles Police Commission. [More]

I wonder how they compare with rates for the CHP and national LEOs?

There's only one thing to do. Disarm them now.

If it saves on "Only One," it's worth it.

We're the Only Ones Not Rushing to Judgment Enough

The San Diego County district attorney is asking for patience as officials investigate a shooting by an off-duty police officer that injured a woman and her 8-year-old son. [More]

Because we all know how patient they'd be had an "Only One's" kid been shot in a traffic dispute.