Notes from the Resistance...
There was a shot, then Malone, a police officer assigned to Roosevelt Island in New York City, and the doctor who was tending to his grandmother poked their heads out the door of the room...Lupienski was also wounded in the leg when the gun discharged as hospital staffers struggled to subdue him. [More]OK, then.
A Devon yachtsman who kept a sawn-off shotgun for protection against piracy has been jailed for a year. [More]Weren't we just talking about worthy heirs...?
A Liberal Democrat (!) got me to thinking about assassinations and the several reasons for them. [More]Yeah, that's happened to me before, too...
In fact, based on the comments that I (and apparently several others) heard from the bench yesterday, the Justices seemed to express a consensus reinforcing the Court's strong language in Heller that reasonable restrictions on gun ownership are "presumptively lawful." [More]That's what I read from the transcript, too, although unlike Paul, I think that deserves being looked at as a bad thing.
A Kentucky sheriff says a claustrophobic deputy has lost his job after accidentally locking himself in a jail cell and trying to shoot his way out of it. [More]Why do I hear Andy asking "Barney--you OK?"
The Airsoft guns, which according to the complaint had orange tips covering the muzzles, were left on the house’s porch, and Cassell and his friends were inside when police arrived. The lawsuit says the officers forced the unarmed youths to crawl toward police and then arrested them after discovering the Airsoft guns were “toys.” [More]Orange tips notwithstanding, let's hear it for getting these dangerous machine guns off the streets!
Nadler Introduces Legislation to Keep Guns Away from PedophilesSo--are we talking child rapists, toddler-diddlers, trenchcoat playground pervs...?
There's a website calling itself Threepercenter.org that has nothing to do with Mike Vanderboegh, Sipsey Street Irregulars, or the "threeper" movement as envisioned and defined by Mike. I see they're enjoying some coattail benefits, being linked to in various news accounts where the reporters evidently have assumed there was some relationship."First I thought there was another Kifah Mustapha. I could not believe that it could have been the same Kifah Mustapha who was associated with a terrorist organization and who was listed a year just a year and a half ago and was an unindicted co-conspirator in a terrorist case that the government won," said Steve Emerson, Investigative Project on Terrorism. [More]Fortunately, the Illinois State Police have some tips for us should their selection prove ill-advised...
It paints people with negative stereotypes based on groups the author is prejudiced against. You know, it spreads hate. All under the guise of "Teaching Tolerance." That and "Donate Now." [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at the way hate spreads if mass media has its way.
Resolved, That General Washington be impowered, if he thinks it prudent, to employ in the Service of the United States a body of Indians not exceeding four Hundred, & that it be left to him to pursue such measures as he judges best for procuring them, and to employ them, when procured, in such ways as will annoy the Enemy, without suffering them to injure those who are friends to the cause of America. [More]
See, this is the kind of unrealistic expectation that happens when someone unsophisticated and unschooled in the law—like me—intrudes into the mystic arts with quaint, simplistic notions. [More]I figured a picture was worth a few words about a conspicuous absence...so I put out a second Gun Rights Examiner column today.
An Atlanta police recruit was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital Wednesday morning after shooting himself in the leg at the city's police academy. [More]So young, but already able to compete head-to-he..uh...leg-to-leg with a veteran professional like Lee Paige...
As the public debate continues, we are asking all interested parties to refrain from putting Starbucks or our partners into the middle of this divisive issue. [More]I agree.
Which makes it interesting that Ms. Campbell lent her name to the magazine Marie-Claire's anti-gun efforts, when they "asked celebrities...to join us in our campaign for sensible gun laws." [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at the lifestyles of the rich and famous gungrabbers.
it is true I refused the Drover a Guard for the Cattle and the reasons were on Account of the Smallness of my Numbers. four Hundred troops Newly Arived from Cumberland and York Countys but only One Hundred of them at that time had reced any Arms, and near half of them was without Flints. About fifty of Chester County Militia made up my whole force, and the times of those fifty Expired the evening the Application was made and next Morning their Arms were Delivered up. I advised the Drover to take a Course further Back in the Country, where I concluded they might Pass without Danger. In this Condition I was not Abel to furnish the Guards and Patroles Sufficient for the safety of my Camp Nevertheless had I Suspected the Least of Danger from so great a Distan from the Enemy I should have sent what Men I had Equipt with them. [More]
I don't think they dare rule the right is not extended. But look for every possible attempt to obfuscate "shall not be infringed" with "reasonable restrictions." [More]I posted a second Gun Rights Examiner column to provide the first feedback from SCOTUSBLOG and to await the release of the oral argument transcript. I have a link there and will advise when it becomes available.
Lewis deputy accused of welfare fraud...Spicing Things Up Enough
But, according to Rutland District Court documents, Nesshoever was the officer who used a pepperball launcher — a device similar to a paintball gun — on a drunken man who was handcuffed and shackled in a holding cell at the city police department on Jan. 1....Stripping Down to the Bare Essentials Enough
Civil jury awards 2 sisters $123,000 in strip-search case...Record-Setting Enough
Officer conducted act illegally after falsifying drug evidence against women, panelists find
Fort Wayne Police Officer Suspended For The 14th Time...Suffering the Little Children Enough
"It was bruising to the face, shoulder, arm, torso, back legs, and groin area," said Turner...."Doesn't Your Dog Deserve Alpo?" Enough
Investigators suspect Norfolk used a belt.
A Memphis police sergeant is charged with animal cruelty after animal control officers found two starved dogs in her back yard....Getting a Taste of Our Own Medicine Enough
An off-duty Chicago police officer arrested two years ago for allegedly smashing tables at a bar on Madison and assaulting local police officers has filed a federal suit against the village's police department claiming he was brutalized during the arrest....Making Contact Enough
Camden police officer, accused of inappropriate contact with women, to lose job...All Tricked Out Enough
A veteran sheriff's detective was convicted Monday of picking up a prostitute and assaulting her in a Mission Valley parking lot, but he was acquitted of sexually assaulting the woman....Keeping Confidences Enough
It's another black eye for the Altamonte Springs Police Department. WFTV learned a secret list of the police agency's confidential informants has been lost by a police officer who didn't take it off the roof of a patrol car before driving off....King of the Road Enough
...Culling the Herd EnoughThe video, shot by cyclist Matt Todd, shows the driver threatening to strike a bicyclist with his car.
"If you don't move, I'll run you over," he said just a few seconds before putting the car in gear, lightly striking a bicyclist.
The driver dares the cyclists to get his license number as he pulls what appears to be a police badge.
“The Arabian rescue group needs to be slaughtered like livestock.”...Believable Enough
It's gonna be my word against yours and who do you think they're going to believe?...Exclusionary Enough
Effort to keep judge's blood alcohol level out of evidence begins[Via FFFW]
In his first extensive public comments since Bishop allegedly killed three people in a February shooting rampage in Alabama, Brian L. Howe said yesterday that he repeatedly asked Braintree police for their files on the case but never got them. [More]Isn't that what they always do when people won't cooperate in homicide investigations, especially when guns are involved? Shrug, say "Oh, well" and close the case?
Deen said he was not creating a militia.So you disagree with the Founders on that whole necessary for security thing?
"We run from that word," Deen said. "We're just the opposite that word." [More]
Pro-and anti-gunners alike are fixated on the Supreme Court, where oral arguments in McDonald v. Chicago will be getting underway at 10:00 am. [More]That's minutes from now.
At the request of Washington, on March 2, 1778, he accepted the office of quartermaster general (succeeding Thomas Mifflin), and succeeded with it as well as anyone could under the circumstances, meanwhile continuing to command troops in the field. [More]
I don't care what anybody tells me.That's pretty damned obvious.
A misdemeanor charge of domestic battery was filed July 6, 2009...Elias also had been charged in Baxter Springs city court with misdemeanor domestic battery in connection with an incident on May 2, 2009, involving a different family member...Myers entered into diversionary agreements in both cases with Elias......Caught Red-Handed Enough
Deputies said Christopher Michael Boncek, 34, of 231 Star Lane in Hollister, was found at the home with blood on his hands. When they tried to photograph Boncek's hands, deputies said he assaulted one of them....Making It All Better Enough
A local police officer is off the job because of ticket fixing allegations....Not Buckling Under to Pressure Enough
There's an open secret about seat belts at police departments. Many officers killed in line-of-duty car crashes aren't wearing them....Casting a Long Shadow Enough
Ex-Syracuse cop's lie frees drug suspect, casts shadow on other cases[Via FFFW]
Paul Nicholas McDonald, the 18-year-old son of gang squad Officer Audrey Peterson, was charged with two counts of armed attempted robbery after police say he tried to rob Gurrie and a friend in the Grand Central parking garage near Channelside after midnight Feb. 20. [More]Somebody pointing a gun at you and demanding money should never be treated like a joke. And while the perp may have appeared "half-hearted," I can't imagine having the victim's untroubled attitude about this.
A San Antonio police officer sexually assaulted a man while he was on duty, an affidavit stated. [More]I like how the chief is all angry and frustrated and disappointed. How does he think the victim felt?
"Current orders for Nyberg III Flag patches are on hold until we receive our resupply. For whatever reason, the supplier had a lag time between our re-order and actually filling it. We are told the patches should be in our possession (and then shipped to all those who have pending orders) the week of March 8th.Thank you for your patience!
Alcala...was found guilty of carrying out some of the most disturbing killings ever seen in Los Angeles. [More]You know, the place where this self-serving authoritarian and this self-serving authoritarian won't give you their "permission" to carry the means of defense.
It's a shame that gun-rights activists can't see that the best way to protect certain rights is to establish strong guarantees for all of them. [More]Yeah, and it's a shame that you "progressives" consistently spread that lie.
"Texas is just a sensible place to live. It's a sensible place that takes sensible approaches to issues like gun rights," he said. "We treat our citizens like adults in this state. Too bad Washington doesn't take that approach." [More]Why should they when y'all are partnering with them?
We certainly acknowledge and accept that the U.S. Constitution gives law-abiding citizens the right to bear arms. [More]You know NOTHING!
Right off, I see they're telling us to vote for Joaquin Jackson. [More]And they'll continue to pull crap like this unless forced to change.
1778 Georgia’s Whig legislature passed a law declaring 117 royalists as traitors and confiscating their property. [More]
When this story first came to my attention, I thought it must be a satire piece from The Onion and all the news agencies had fallen for it. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column is not a joke. Or it would be if it didn't have such serious consequences.
The Cattle that you collect, should cross the Delaware at Coryell's Ferry and then keep higher up the Country before they strike across. They should fall in with Schuylkill, at Potts Grove and cross the River there. A considerable escort should attend them. We lost a fine drove of 130 Head that were coming from New England, a few days ago. Some of the disaffected in Bucks County, gave information of them and a party of light Horse pushed up twenty miles and carried them off. When you come over with your detachment, you should keep a good look out between you and Philadelphia, for you may depend that they will have information of you, thro' the means of their friends with which the Country abounds. [More]
