This Day in History: July 20

Ethan Crandall RING of Melrose is eighty-four years of age and is a son of Eleazar Ring of Chesterfield, who performed service during eight months in 1775, and also in the expedition to Manchester, VT., on July 20, 1777. He also was with Washington's army at Valley Forge. [More]

ATF to Montana: 'You Will Respect Our Authoritah!'

On Friday, we saw the letter ATF sent to FFL dealers in Tennessee telling them the Bureau was overriding the state's Firearms Freedom Act, and would continue to impose federal requirements in disregard of state law.

They've done the same thing to Montanans. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner notes a federal progression to snuff out a movement...

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Check out the latest from other Gun Rights Examiners:

• Atlanta: You bet it's personal!
• Austin: Does civilian gun ownership cause bloodshed?
• Boston: Sotomayor: Unfit to serve
• Charlotte: Sotomayor: Where for art thou, NRA?
• Chicago: Judge Sotomayor thinks gun rights are about hunting?
• Cleveland: Ohio Highway Patrol may get carbines next year
• DC: Sotomayor: latinas, guns, and werewolves
• Denver: Lessons from "bring your guns to church day"
• Los Angeles: On Sotomayor: The Judiciary Committee needs to get it, too.
• Minneapolis: It takes a gun to stop a gunman
• Seattle: NRA takes stand against Sotomayor; committee vote Tuesday
• St. Louis: The Brady Campaign to create 'gun crime'
• Wisconsin: Party like it was 1773
  

This Day in History: July 19

With respect to Food, considering we are in such an extensive and abundant Country, No Army was ever worse supplied than ours with many essential Articles of it. Our Soldiers, the greatest part of the last Campaign, and the whole of this, have scarcely tasted any kind of Vegitables, had but little Salt, and Vinegar, which would have been a tolerable Substitute for Vegitables, they have been in a great measures strangers to. Neither have they been provided with proper drink. Beer or Cyder seldom comes within the verge of the Camp, and Rum in much too small quantities; thus devouring large quantities of animal food, untempered by Vegitables, or Vinegar, or by any kind of Drink, but Water and eating indifferent Bread (but for this last a remedy is providing) is to be ascribed, the many putrid diseases incident to the Army, and the lamentable Mortality that attended us last Campaign. If these evils can be remedied the expence and trouble ought not to be obstacles. Though some kinds of vegetables are not to be had, others are; which, together with Sour Crout and Vinegar might easily be had, if proper persons, acquainted with the business, were employed therein. [More]

Perhaps a moment of reflection and gratitude would be appropriate before setting in to Sunday dinner...

Happy Anniversary, Ted!

You evil coward. [More]

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And I strongly recommend this book, if you really want to get your blood boiling.

Sonofabitch doesn't trust us?

Gun rights 101: How Can You Build an 'Assault Weapon'?

Years ago, some friends in the now-defunct The Lawyer's Second Amendment Society came up with a poster intending to highlight the absurdity of cosmetic gun bans. This parody piece really brings home how ridiculous they are... [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column gives the plans. Examiner.com asked its writers to do a "how to" piece as part of an "Information 191" promotion. Let's see who just looks at the title and freaks.

Also meet the new Chicago Gun Rights Examiner,hear a plea for converts, and I'm going to stop telling you to get the latest from my fellow GREs and just let you get it from here.

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Check out the latest from other Gun Rights Examiners:

• Atlanta: You bet it's personal!
• Austin: Does civilian gun ownership cause bloodshed?
• Boston: Sotomayor: Unfit to serve
• Charlotte: Sotomayor: Where for art thou, NRA?
• Chicago: Judge Sotomayor thinks gun rights are about hunting?
• Cleveland: Ohio Highway Patrol may get carbines next year
• DC: Sotomayor: latinas, guns, and werewolves
• Denver: Lessons from "bring your guns to church day"
• Los Angeles: On Sotomayor: The Judiciary Committee needs to get it, too.
• Minneapolis: It takes a gun to stop a gunman
• Seattle: NRA takes stand against Sotomayor; committee vote Tuesday
• St. Louis: The Brady Campaign to create 'gun crime'
• Wisconsin: Party like it was 1773
  

This Day in History: July 18

The Commander in Chief is pleased to approve the following sentences of a General Court Martial, held the 16th Instant, whereof Col. Shreve was president, and orders that there be no delay in putting them in execution.

John Van Dyck of the 2nd. New Jersey Regt. charged with "desertion, and stealing three hundred dollars" -- found guilty, and sentenced to receive fifty lashes on his bare back... [More]

ATF to Tennessee: We're above your law

From Tennessee Firearms Association:

The ATF - as expected - has issued a letter in which it disregards the 10th Amendment restrictions on federal power (as seems to be the trend since the late 1930) and has notified Tennessee’s federal firearms dealers that the Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act is meaningless. Essentially, ATF is saying to the state of Tennessee that the 10th Amendment no longer exists. [More]

I put out a second Gun Rights Examiner column today that presents both the Tennessee act and the ATF letter telling them they don't recognize it.

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So Much for "Gun Control" in McNair Killing

Federal agents have arrested a convicted murderer for allegedly providing the gun later used to kill ex-NFL quarterback Steve McNair. [More]

But...but...but...

That would mean laws against "prohibited persons" are useless...

And besides, it's so much easier just to blame "the gun culture."

We're the Only Ones "Oh, Crap--Not Again!" Enough

An off-duty Meridian Township police officer who left his handgun in a law school bathroom will remain on active duty while an internal investigation is conducted. [More]

Of course he will.

You don't expect an "Only One" to get the same treatment you or I would if we had done this, do you? Heck, we'd really be in deep sh**.

That's why we make schools "gun free zones," with the exception of LEOs, who are just plain more trustworthy than us ordinary citizens.

Especially when it comes to guns in bathrooms.

[Via Harvey]

The Play's the Thing

Mike H gives us a review about some crazy stuff on stage and in life. [More]

OK?

Health Bill Would OK Forced Vaccinations in Private Homes [More]

OK?

Meaning the proponents think we will have nothing to say about who forces their way into our homes, takes us hostage and injects chemicals into our bodies, and they are not anticipating any unintended consequences...?

Is that what they mean by "OK"?

Y'know, I have a relative who cannot receive many vaccinations because of an egg allergy. I know others who would object on religious grounds due to the use of cells from aborted fetuses used in other vaccines.

I guess we just need to tell such folks it's all OK?

[Via Avg Joe]

Why Did We Have to Go to the Supreme Court to Make this Happen?

Legal guns in D.C. not used one year later
No report of one being fired, stolen, used in crime [More]

So what's the problem...?

I was going to add "aside from the fact that there are apparently only 515 Americans in the nation's capitol," but then, I wouldn't register mine, either...?

[Via retrotruckman]

Let the "Smears" Continue Until Knowledge Improves

The smears have continued with intensity and have created an ongoing panic that Obama is a secret gun prohibitionist. [More]

Wow, Zak, what a shill you are. Ain't no secret about it.

Obama's AG let the cat out of the bag on what they'd like to do with semi-autos.

We've seen Obama's intentions, form his urban policy to his dreams. We've seen for ourselves what he wants to do to private sales.

I could come up with a dozen more links that I've covered alone, all sourced back to Obama, his record, his statements and his team.

Of course leftist liars will try to cloud the issue and try to convince the gullible that defending their rights is an act of "rightwing extremism". It's what they do.

It's not like they have truth on their side.

[Via The Bitter Clinger]

Easy Access to Gun by Child Leads to Shooting!

A ten-year-old boy left home alone with his sister used his mother's gun to shoot an intruder in the face, police said. [More]

No statement from the Brady Campaign? Evidently Paul Helmke would prefer if the children had been raped and strangled...?

[Via retrotruckman]

I Think We're All Bozos On This Bus*

District spokeswoman Karen Ingraham said the district is paying for the work. [More]

No it's not, you Bozoette. Not unless the district went out and earned that $136,000 through the voluntary exchange of goods or services.

Glad to see with Ohio's economy in the toilet the social engineers still have funds to teach the young their function is to be monitored inmates.

It's all part of the indoctrination.

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Jersey City Police Chief Blames Pump-Action Shotguns

"Somebody's gotta wake up and smell the coffee and say 'enough is enough.'"

That would be people like me, chief. We have. Enough IS enough and we will not disarm. Believe it. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner looks at an ignorant authoritarian slob.

Also see what Oregon Firearms Federation has to say about Sonia Sotomayor, and get the latest from my fellow GREs.

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This Day in History: July 17

I have received yours of the 2.d ins.+ on the 15th, have since heard from the Rebel Army of your being in possession of Ticonderoga, which is a great Event carried without loss. [More]

We're the Only Ones Multi-Tasking Enough

In the seconds before a crash that killed two Colllinsville sisters and injured a Fayetteville couple, Illinois State Police trooper Matt Mitchell was traveling at triple-digit speeds, sending and receiving e-mails with another trooper and talking to his girlfriend on his cell phone, according to documents released in a civil suit this week. [More]

See, Illinois "Only Ones" are allowed to carry pistols, but you and I aren't, because they have better judgment and more training than we do.

We're the Only Ones Biting Enough

Terrebone police K-9 dog escapes from cage, bites neighbor [More]

And if she had shot it...?

Or does that only work when the "Only Ones" do it?

[Via retrotruckman]

Shifting the Burden

The new law allows the modified self-defense law to be applied retroactively to Fish's case, as well as to any others filed after April 24, 2006, as long as the defendant did not plead guilty or no contest. [More]

What if the facts of the case apply, and the person pleaded no contest because they couldn't afford the legal fight?

And since when has the burden NOT been on the prosecution to prove a crime...?

[Via Mama Liberty]