Friday, November 13, 2009

Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Sarah Brady Paradise...

"I thought it was my duty to hand it in and get it off the streets." [More]
No, your first duty is to be a free man and defy tyranny.

Let this be a lesson to all. Those who would condemn you to the Gulag camp for possessing a gun are your enemies, and the enemies of all decent people who would be free.

[Via many of you-- thanks.]

We're the Only Ones Binding Enough

Authorities said 46-year-old Henry L. Hollins is accused of handcuffing a woman at gunpoint June 30 and taking her in his squad car to a warehouse. He then undressed and raped her while she remained shackled...[More]
If true, perhaps this explains why New Orleans "Only Ones" wanted to disarm everybody...

Why do I hear Eliza Doolittle singing "Just you wait, 'enry 'ollins, just you wait..."?

[Via Matt S]

Furious Mike 'n the Imam

"If we were aware of his full background," an aide said, "it would have been done differently." [More]
Let me get this straight--you can't be armed because genius here thinks it's his job to keep us safe.

This reminds me of a The Three Stooges episode, you know, where they're oblivious to a lion or a gorilla or some such following them until they turn around and see it...

I guess my main man Siraj here doesn't have the courage of his convictions. Be great to see Bloomie & Co. running around screaming "Woobwoobwoobwoobwoobwoob..."

N'yah...ahh...ahhh!

Anybody else sick of all the public assculation displays in the wake of the recent "workplace violence"? Meanwhile, we need to keep demonizing these guys...

Nice Beaver!


Thank you. I just had it stuffed.* [More]

Looks like the rodent shares my opinion of "Authorized Journalists."

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Self-Defense is More than Physical

Through a practice he calls “Practical Emotional Self-Defense (PESD),” Dean discusses how to deal with people from the annoying to the dangerous. Naturally, the right to armed defense factors into the latter. [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner column is actually a book review that has been a pleasant--and surprising--find for me.

Also see what Andrew Napolitano is setting out to explore, learn about judicial subversion in Ohio, and get the latest from my fellow GREs.

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This Day in History: November 13

I mentioned, that it was not our interest to expedite the passage of the prisoners to England. [More]

Thursday, November 12, 2009

AmmoLand.com WarOnGuns Interview

[T]o his surprise, he has become a much followed Gun Rights activist who is changing minds on the War on Guns! [More]
More like astonishment.

My kids don't even listen to me.

AmmoLand has featured me as their "Blogger of the Month."

No, sorry, there is no centerfold.

I think I just scared myself with that last concept...

Will OSHA Nominee Threaten Gun Rights?

Among the observers Unruh cites:
Walter Olson at Overlawyered.com
Bryan Myrick at RedCounty.com
The National Association for Gun Rights
Dave Kopel at the Independence Institute
and yours truly... [More]
I put out a second Gun Rights Examiner column today to send readers to WorldNetDaily's current headline article.

Also read what Canadians think about their long gun registry, see my AmmoLand interview, and get the latest from my fellow GREs.

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Zip It

In a prior post about the new Threeper Nyberg Flag patch, it looks like the zip code was wrong. It wasn't my fault--honest--I made a mistake once back in '56 when I was four and vowed never again.

The correct zip is 48012. I've corrected the earlier announcement.

Please take note if you've ordered one. And if you haven't ordered one, maybe this will prompt you to act now.

Click here for info.

All the Right Moves

Court records show that Moore has a long history of violent crimes dating back to 1999. He was convicted twice on harassment charges, three times for assault and twice for violating protective orders. [More]
Well then it sounds like nothing else could have been done to stop him.

Right?

[Via
Joe T]

We're the Only Ones MADD Enough

A state trooper in northwest Ohio who was once honored for making the most DUI arrests has been charged with drunken driving. [More]
I thought the "40" the "Only Ones" were professional enough to handle was supposed to be a Glock...

Bumper Sticker

Well, they have...[More]

Will Firearms Freedom Acts Fail in Court?

Therefore, although it may claim to be done under Congress's tax power, that claim will fail and the fall-back position of the federal government will be Congress's authority to regulate commerce "among the states." Thus, NFA-asserted tax power would actually fall exactly under the commerce clause power challenge that is the core of the MFFA and its clones around the U.S.

Also, it's helpful to keep in mind that the MFFA and its clones are really a states' rights exercise, a challenge to federal commerce clause power on Tenth Amendment and other grounds. It is more about federal power than firearms. States' rights are the subject; firearms are the object. [
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Today's Gun Rights Examiner column presents a rebuttal to a naysayer.

Also read my new Guns Magazine "Rights Watch" column and get the latest from my fellow GREs.

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This Day in History: November 12

I can easily account for the nine old Virginia Regiments calling more frequently upon you for Clothing than any others, they were the whole winter in the Field and were reduced almost to nakedness. [More]

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Contra Costa Collectible Firearms Closed by CA DOJ

I called their number, (925) 937-3376. I let the phone ring several times. Eventually, a message played, a female voice confirming the closure and seizure of firearms as evidence, and that they are non-returnable until the case is closed. [More]
California news sources aren't covering this, so I guess the guy in Ohio will have to.

If they have your gun, don't hold your breath.

Today's second Gun Rights Examiner column...

We're the Only Ones Not Guilty Enough

A Passaic police officer indicted in September on counts of aggravated assault and official misconduct in connection with a confrontation with a city resident was arraigned in state court in Paterson Monday.

Police Officer Joseph Rios III pleaded not guilty during his appearance before state Superior Court Assignment Judge Donald J. Volkert Jr. [More]
Yep, I've thought since Day One that he's not guilty. Which doesn't mean I'm not thinking a jury won't amend that. Except it won't surpise me to see him emerge an innocent man, with full back pay and compensatory damages.

And as for charges that "he was being given privileges other defendants might not receive," well, hey, if being an "Only One" in New Jersey doesn't count for something, what good is it?

[Via Harvey]

It's the Guns

Unfortunately, America loves Guns. We love guns to a point where that uh we see devastation on a daily basis. You don’t blame a group. [More]
He says while protected by taxpayer-funded armed bodyguards...and using more of that tax money to teach us how to speak Arabic...

I've figured out who this malevolent garden gnome reminds me of...Tim-Tom from The Venture Brothers...

[Via Michael R]

And Fill the Coin Box in the Process

As a result, he expects his annual budget could grow to $6 million this year, considerably more than the $3.6 million that SAF, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, took in last year...[More]
What's your point, Rick Anderson?

It costs money to run an organization, employ people, fund lawsuits...

Do you get paid for what you do? How about your paper--do they make money?

Besides, it's not like Alan Gottlieb gets astroturf foundation grants, like groups who side with you anti-gun Seattle latte-sippers rely on. If gun owners don't like him, they won't support him. It's that simple.

It's not like anyone from the state will force anything on them at gunpoint, you know, what you gungrabbers rely on when people don't approve of you...?

It would seem Seattle Weekly bears a grudge.

The day before it was Nincompoop Nina and now they Rickroll him.

[Via Bruce W. Krafft]

Comply with Our Health Care Rules or We'll Kill You

Congress has rightly set out to both expand insurance coverage and reduce health-care costs for all Americans. But without an effective and enforceable individual mandate that guarantees the participation of everyone, neither goal is attainable. [More]
I don't see anything in there about where the feds get their Constitutional authority to do this--it's certainly not a delegated enumerated power, and the Founders would roll over in their graves and ask us why we haven't horsewhipped any "official" who would dare to suggest the Commerce Clause gives them that power.

This naked usurpation and presumption of new and unprecedented powers into the central government is a lot more unhealthy for citizens than any supposed "reforms," especially when you consider the cost of insurance is a direct result of innumerable government restrictions, and there really is no "free market" with innovative competition.

On top of that, feeling sorry for the "less fortunate" notwithstanding, in so many cases it is really those of us who have made responsible choices and sacrifices paying for those who have not been responsible and made choices to satisfy their impulse of the moment. All enabled by "social policy," which is paid for by the private sector through forced "wealth redistribution."

I would love to find people willing to enter into a contract with me where I had the power to unilaterally change the terms and conditions in my favor. That, in essence, is what happens whenever we allow government to give itself new powers that are outside the scope of what they have lawfully been delegated. That's what's happening here.

To paraphrase Daniel Webster and John Marshall, the power to tax is the power to destroy. Arguing that "fines" are too low presupposes there are not people who don't recognize that truth. Some do, and they are willing to defy. And then the retaliatory measures ratchet up. And resolve either breaks or fortifies the commitment to resistance. Push people who have had it far enough, and all kinds of unintended "health care" consequences could result...

Economic fascism beneficiary-and-thus-cheerleader Janet Trautwein would just be astonished. As will everyone who thinks debates forever remain academic, and that history is not continually being established, and/or something that only happen to other people.

Also see:

Is NBC Chicago Deceptive or Incompetent in Their 'Assault Weapon' Hit Piece?

Pointing out ignorance and manipulation in this story is easy--it's not a question of where to start--it's a question of when to stop. [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner looks at a reporter who appears to be either lying or ignorant. I can't think of a third explanation for her deplorable piece of...journalism.

Also find out about holiday gun owner socials in Ohio, read a new offering from Liberty Belles, and get the latest from my fellow GREs.

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