Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Pre-Mugged Liberals

The first round of Toledo police layoffs, in which 75 officers were let go, may already be having an affect on gun ownership. [More]
I guess it's better late than never.

Still, I don't get the mentality that says the more police there are the less you need a gun.

More German "Gun Control"

146 Waffen, davon 67 Kriegswaffen, sind ihr seit dem Jahr 2000 abhanden gekommen. [More]
From "Hamburger," who provided the information used in yesterday's Gun Rights Examiner column:
A member of the FDP "liberal party" asked the government, how many weapons the German federal institutions (army, federal police, etc) are losing every year. The result is: The German federal government lost 146 firearms since the year 2000, 67 of them being full auto assault weapons. This does not include firearms that were lost by the majority of the police forces which are under regional/local just like in the U.S.

The exact same government wants to tighten gun laws on private gun owners, who are already securing their guns with gun vaults.

Note: The German liberal party is not "liberal" like the American Democrats. It is not a leftist party. This party is the only German party that opposes stricter gun laws.
Here is the Google translation of the linked document--certainly not precise, but you'll catch the drift.
BERLIN. The weapons for competent legal expert of the inner FDPBundestagsfraktion Hartfrid Wolff has a parliamentary question the federal government lost weapons addressed. To Response of the federal government declared Hartfrid WOLFF:

The same government that the arms will tighten right to arms from Private property is not in wrong hands to let himself significant problems with the safe storage of their own weapons the security organs of the federal government. 146 weapons, including 67 military weapons, are her since 2000, lost. The approximate ranges to equip an entire company. In this figure are not yet Weapons from the inventory of the country's police forces and authorities contained.

Obviously, not the rules for dealing with weapons is a problem, but - especially for the security organs of the Federal Republic -- the enforcement thereof. This shows the absurdity of the approach of Federal Government, the right weapons to tighten before an approach to Compliance with existing rules has been developed.

I have to tell you, one of the most rewarding things about communicating with people on the gun issue is finding people from around the world who get it. It really does give me hope.

We're the Only Ones Bordering on the Illegal Enough

What can I say? They're "Only Ones" and you're not. [More]

Besides, without them, who is going to threaten citizens who ask about their rights, or beat up and tase preachers?

Hey, it's either that or focus on these guys.

[Via Mama Liberty]

A Sick Fantasy

The fantasy of killing others may turn into intention, leading the person to track victims and obtain weapons, Ash said. [More]
News flash: Some people may become violent. The field of "mental health" is unable to predict who they may be until they act out.

So why are "laws" endorsed that presume otherwise is established science?

[Via Ed M]

There Will Be Blood Part Two

I just wanted to make a follow-up statement to yesterday's post.

I'm going in on June 1 to donate blood. I have the type they give to newborns. I do this regularly. I have for decades.

I freely and happily give it. As I do with other contributions I make to other efforts and causes that are important to me. Just nobody make the mistake of presuming you can take it, that it can be done not only without my consent but against my will.

Isn't it amazing that we even have to fight these battles? Honest to God, everyone I call friend is a salt of the earth person who would give you the shirt off his back. It just does not seem that difficult to be that way.

What the hell is wrong with the type that needs to control and take from others? Why do they act as if everything--our property, our rights, our very life's blood is theirs to take?

Is Sotomayor Obama's 'Declaration of War' on Gun Owners?

Who is Obama likely to nominate who will be "better"? [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner column outlines the political options. I don't see many.

Also get a link to the Andy Caldwell show, where I'll be a guest tonight at 4:00 pm PST, find out how to hear John Longenecker on this afternoon's Lou Dobbs radio sprogram, and get the latest from my fellow GREs.

Please share this with like-minded friends.

This Day in History: May 27

Our greatest difficulty is the want of Clothing; those Troops who marchd without it, and were told that they would be supplied at Pecks Kill are disopointed. The men there, are almost naked, and many of them Lousey and not a second Shirt to their Backs, some have been told that large Quantities were sent to the Northward, and Officers have been as far as Albany in Quest of it, and have finally returned here, with their mouths filled with Complaints. Vast Quantities of Cloathing has gone forward but to where I know not; The Agents tell me that they are obliged to send it on to the Cloather General; but had it been sent on, on the Mens Backs the heavy expence of transportation would have been saved The Colonels have applied till they are discouraged as your Excellency will observe by an enclosed Line from Colo. Putnam,I have sent! I have spoke! I have wrote to the Agents repeatedly; two of their written Answers I take the liberty to enclose,I do not charge them with any Neglect: But your Excellency will see that I have done all in my power unless I had taken the Cloathing by Force. [More]

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

We're the Only Ones Surprising Enough

So the Calgary Crown prosecutors office decided to stay the prosecution of Cst. Aubrey Zalaski for Tasering a jaywalker.

What a surprise.

One of the biggest obstacles in the mission to ensure that police are held accountable when they commit criminal assaults on citizens is often the Crown Prosecutors Office. [More]
Unaccountable "Only Ones."

"What a surprise," indeed.

David Hamel tells me the letter writer is the attorney:
whose intervention resulted in the Prosecution mysteriously and without explanation, dropping ALL the charges against me, after Tom began asking hard questions and seeking disclosure relating to my surveillance by the police.

Three Out of Four "Gun Criminals" Agree...

Sarah Brady Paradise is the place to be. [More]

Not that I'm complaining...

[Via Featherless Biped]

An Ohio Politican

Good grief. [More]

Nothing to Fear

"We've seen an increase of some 40% of arrests since we've been using this technology.

"I'm very confident that we're using it properly and responsibly, and that innocent people have nothing to fear from the way we use it." [More]
In other words, everyone you snare is guilty, Chief Constable?

"Nothing to fear."

See, that's the problem.

And I mean that in a "V" kind of way.

We're the Only Ones Having Our Way with You Enough

A former Florida Highway Patrol trooper accused of coercing a woman into sex is scheduled to be released after posting bond, a Palm Beach County Jail spokeswoman said. [More]
I think we've already established your body is here for the use of the "Only Ones." Why would one not think she was his to do with as he saw fit?

There Will Be Blood

A word of caution before you head out for the long Memorial Day weekend: It's also No-Refusal Weekend. Which means? Well, if Dallas police pull suspect you're drinking and driving, you'll be stuck with a butterfly needle attached to a vacuum-packed container, and two vials' worth of your blood will taken and tested. And, no, you can't refuse the test; hence the name...[More]
What they are telling you is it is NOT your body your choice. They can and will penetrate you and transfer bodily fluids. Make no mistake--just because it's a needle in your arm vs. something else in your something else doesn't make it any less an act of rape, which we're told is about dominance, power and control, not about sex.

They are telling you they can mount you and take you any time they want.

Y'know what, Chief Kunkle? Keep it up.

At some point, someone will figure out they can refuse the test, and that vampires can be destroyed.

Squeeze.

When Leftists Collide

Suicide Net Must Blend in With Golden Gate's Design [More]
Y'know, that channel the bridge spans is a navigable waterway and thus subject to federal controls.

Forget appearances. I wonder if anyone has done an environmental impact study?

But it is nice to know California is so flush with money these days they can afford stuff like this...

Setting the Stage

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is proposing to completely eliminate the state’s welfare program for families, medical insurance for low-income children and Cal Grants cash assistance to college and university students. [More]
Arnhole may just be there for Judgment Day.

[Via Chris Horton]

Terror Plot Averted!

Without the assistance of the agent who entrapped them, they would never have dreamed of committing political violence, nor would they have had the slightest idea about where to acquire plastic explosives or a Stinger missile. That didn't stop prosecutors from acting as if they'd captured Osama bin Laden himself. [More]
What this tells us is they're on the prowl to set people up and they're hungry for headlines.

Let's be careful out there.

No Regrets?

He also recalls the angry voices of people who gathered outside the pharmacy Tuesday night, shouting that he was a racist who unnecessarily took a life of the Seeworth Academy charter school student, Antwun Parker. [More]
Right, young Antwun brought none of this on himself (nice characterization, by the way, "Authorized Journalists"--calling hims a "charter school student" sounds so much nicer than what his actions defined him as).

Now as for the "no regrets" part--that has yet to be established, Mr. Ersland.

The police are not your friends. The prosecutors are not your friends. The media are not your friends. People need to learn to just zip it and not say a word that hasn't been vetted through their attorney.

How to Win Friends and Influence People

Become a judge or prosecutor...[More]

Gosh, I wonder why this is happening?

Of course, I also wonder how they define "harassing communications"?

But when the U.S. Marshal's Service gets involved, nothing surprises me.

I see Vanderboegh has more.

Dare We Close the DC Assassin Loophole?

D.C. Attorney General Peter Nickles said presidential and other motorcades will be exposed to high-powered arms fire if the District’s gun laws are stripped out by Congress. [More]
Because apparently the Heller decision made shooting politicians legal or something. And the only thing that's held the snipers back so far has been the DC gun ban.

Besides, who would be presumptuous enough to think protecting your life is anywhere near as important as protecting the masters' lives?

[Via Jeffersonian]

Speaking of Government Tax and Spend Cheats

Watson paid pittance for taxes on 'nonexistent' Detroit house [More]
Right--she just didn't know and never thought to ask. Hey, at least she's in touch with what a struggle it is for her constituents to make ends meet, because she's been feeling their pain all this time, right?

We have no shortage of domestic parasites. I don't want anyone to think I'm unfairly singling out the Brits.