Thursday, July 01, 2010

NRA to score Kagan vote

What remains to be explained:

How will the vote factor in to candidate evaluations?

How has the earlier Sotomayor vote been factored in? [More]
Today's development warranted a second Gun Rights Examiner column.

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Another Preventable Child Gun Violence Incident

When one of the suspected burglars kicked open a window, the boy grabbed a rifle and fired. Both burglars then fled, officials said. [More]
Shhhh....Don't tell Project ChildSafe...

[Via lots of you]

The Silos of Responsibility

The primary aspects of the plan — identifying impact players and directing social services at them and their families — are similar to antiviolence efforts the city and private organizations, including the Boston Foundation, have launched in the past. [More]
That's just what's lacking in our urban areas: yet more government involvement.

Hey, they say it's "a brilliant idea," so who am I to argue?

But why can't I shake "Gee, Officer Krupke" out of my head?

Anyone who uses terms like "silos of responsibility" has so mastered political weaselspeak, you just have to kind of shake your head in awe. That must be where you store things before the delivery trucks of control arrive. Or something.

[Via Ed M]

Will Delaware anti-carry gun law 'enhance public safety'?

[I]f you decide you'd rather be judged by 12 than carried by six, just keep in mind that you'll no longer be just a criminal, you'll now legally be a violent criminal, subject to a mandatory minimum eight-year jail term. [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at tyrants enhancing punishment against the most basic of human rights and lying about why.

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This Day in History: July 1

Washington sent a report to Congress on July 1, 1778 describing the actions taken during the Battle of Monmouth (in part)

After marching about five Miles, to my great surprise and mortification, I met the whole advanced Corps retreating, and, as I was told, by General Lee’s orders, without having made any opposition, except one fire given by a party under the command of Col. Butler on their being charged by the Enemy’s Cavalry, who were repulsed. [More]

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

GRE Round Up for June 30

Here's the latest from my Gun Rights Examiner colleagues:

Ed Stone/Atlanta:
Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan should be filibustered. We have learned a lot more about Elena Kagan and her...
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Anthony Bouchard/Cheyenne:
The Disclose Act goes against the one thing Wyomingites cherish even more than guns, PRIVACY. Aside from that, letting the political elite decide how...

Mike Stollenwerk/DC:
Last March experts were lauding Starbucks for its best business practice of accepting legal customer gun carry. Subsequently the Brady Campaign...

Sean McClanahan/Des Moines:
As Iowa transitions to a “Shall Issue” system of issuing the Iowa Permit to Carry Weapons, one area of concern is local preemption. In...
Elena Kagan, President Obama's most recent appointee to the United States Supreme Court, is currently testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee...

Dave Workman/Seattle:
Post-McDonald: Anti-gunners clearly will push the limit
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010 · 2 comments
It hasn’t taken long for Chicago Mayor Richard Daley to make clear his intentions to push the limit on how...
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Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:

To BuzzFlash editor Mark Karlin, the reason for the Supreme Court's McDonald decision is simple--racism: If you think the 5-4 partisan hack...
It is now a settled point of Constitutional law that the right to own firearms is one that must be honored by not only the federal government, but by...

Chris Woodard/Tucson:
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
Dear Justice Sotomayor, May I humbly pose a question? Can a Supreme Court Justice be impeached? The...
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The NRA is just one among several gun rights groups that are hailing McDonald as a landmark decision. Lets just...
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We're the Only Ones Going to the Dogs Enough

Kevin Michael Sianez, 53, of Fountain Valley was charged last week in a 63-count criminal complaint that includes three misdemeanor charges of conspiracy to commit a sexual assault of an animal by posting ads on Craigslist to have women engage in bestiality with his dog. [More]
Alrighty then...

But I guess in fairness he's not an "Only One":
Sianez is charged with...five counts of possession of a firearm by a felon due to a 1998 conviction for stalking...and possession of ammunition by a prohibited person.
Just one of those "few bad apples" we occasionally hear about once in a blue moon...

[Via DJK]

Security Questions Raised

There are questions about security at the centerpiece of Indianapolis' convention business after an armed robbery in a restroom. [More]
I've got a question.

Couldn't the perp read?
[Via HZ]

Down in the West Texas Town of El Paso...

It does appear that the rounds may have come from an incident that occurred in Juarez. [More]
If only we would listen to Felipe...

[Via Harvey]

We're the Only Ones Blacked Out Enough

Why do they do this?

Because they can.

When won't they do this?

When they can't.

That's when you'll see the arrogance disappear. But not until then.

An Originalist Perspective

What Thomas has created, however, is a legal defense of the Second Amendment so thoroughly original...[More]
No it's not, Courtland Milloy. How could you not already know this stuff?

This information has been argued for many years, from Clayton Cramer's ground-breaking work to attempts by many, myself included, to get some of you ivory tower ignoramuses to take your knee-jerk prejudiced-against-guns blinders off and look at the damn facts--and it's always met with either silence or self-blinded denial.

I don't suppose you've heard of "No Guns for Negroes," either? Or of "Black Man with a Gun"?

Sheesh, Courtland, where ya been?

How you can call yourself a journalist, especially with the resources at your disposal and being paid good money to investigate and know what you write about is beyond me. Such demonstrable ignorance presuming to inform a substantial readership seems like malpractice at best.

Except I've come to expect nothing more from you "Only Ones"-promoting "Authorized Journalists."

Stark Raving

What a punk. [Read]

NRA's Cox calls RedState report 'a lie'

I see no good reason for NRA not making its objections known before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The "political capital" apologia does not wash--if there was ever a time to take a firm stand, it is now. If only certain authorized individuals can speak on behalf of the Association, why isn't Cox appearing? NRA presents itself as the leader, but the battle has begun and they're absent from the field, telling us their role is to be observers, not combatants. [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at a denial of words against a denial of actions.

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This Day in History: June 30

The Battle of Alligator Bridge took place on June 30, 1778, and was the major engagement in Colonel Elijah Clarke's third and final unsuccessful campaign to conquer East Florida. In a disastrous battle, Clarke's 300 Georgia militiamen went up against a far larger force composed of British regulars, Tories, and Indians. His defeat left the area firmly under British control. [More]

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

GRE Round Up for June 29

Been super busy and have not had time to do one of these for a few days. Here's the latest from my Gun Rights Examiner colleagues:

Howard Nemerov/Austin:
Austin, Texas--Today is a great day in American history! The United States Supreme Court affirmed today what a vast...
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From citizen to ‘smart ass’
Vice President Joe Biden is in Wisconsin to help raise money for Senator Feingold’s reelection bid. Real Politics posted a video of Biden in a...

Paul Valone/Charlotte:
Grass Roots North Carolina joins suit challenging constitutionality of gun restrictions in North Carolina “state of emergency” law....
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The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) today returned its Second Amendment decision in McDonald v. Chicago...
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Dan Bidstrup/Denver:
As innovative as I thought I was with the invention of the Crime Free Zone, I was not the first. Incredible as it may seem, I have found a municipal...

Sean McClanahan/Des Moines:
As most are probably aware by now, the U.S. Supreme Court today released the long-awaited decision in the McDonald vs. Chicago case. As expected, the...
It is reported that the decision that gun rights activists have been waiting for all year will be released on Monday. At that time, the United States...

John Longenecker/Los Angeles:
Once in a while, a Los Angeles Times Editorial surprises me on liberty and second amendment issues. Today's editorial finds the Times agreeing with...
In a 5 to 4 decision handed down this morning, the United States Supreme Court repealed the gun ban in McDonald v....
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Fox News' John Stossel has been a friend of the second amendment from the beginning. John is a great example of...
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John Pierce/Minneapolis:
"To what purpose are powers limited, and to what purpose is that limitation committed to writing, if these limits may, at any time, be passed by...
“I would follow what I believe was the original purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment-to extend to all the people of the nation the complete...

Dave Workman/Seattle:
Kagan should be held to the Palin standard

As questioning continues today on the nomination of Elena Kagan to replace retired Justice John Paul Stevens on the...
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One group says Monday’s Supreme Court ruling in McDonald v. Chicago will result in more homicides and another...
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Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:

In the aftermath of the Supreme Court's McDonald v. Chicago decision, the Wall Street Journal made an interesting observation: The majority...
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It is now a settled point of Constitutional law that the right to own firearms is one that must be honored by not only the federal government, but by...

Chris Woodard/Tucson:
Within the gun community there is great jubilation because of the decision on McDonald. My colleagues David...
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We're the Only Ones "Just the Facts" Enough

Facts
8. On or about Thursday, January 7, 2010, Plaintiff was in his motor vehicle, located near a boat launch ramp at Lake Guntersville, Alabama Highway 227 near .Morrow Street in Guntersville, Marshall County, Alabama.

9. Defendants Kirkwood and Nugent spotted Plaintiffs vehicle and went to check on the vehicle.

10. Plaintiff was occupying his vehicle, seated in the driver's seat The defendant police officers approached his vehicle. Thereafter, Plaintiff was shot multiple times by the individual Defendants. The shots were fired through the driver's door and window, striking the Plaintiff as he was seated in the vehicle.

11. Plaintiff suffered from multiple gunshot wounds and a T9 fracture resulting in paraplegia, along with hemorrhagic shock secondary to multiple gunshot wounds, significant chest trauma, and a left open humerous fracture, among other injuries. [More]
That'll teach him.

[Via Carl S]

The Next Target

Snow jobs. [Read]

It Works!

Catch one nonviolent and evidently not very bright guy and proclaim success! [More]

We can get rid of our guns now--we don't need them anymore now that this will be taking care of all the bad guys!

Gotta love those "Authorized Journalists"...

We're the Only Ones Remaining Free Enough

Federal prosecutors had sought to put Burge on electronic monitoring and to confine him to his Florida home while he's awaiting his Nov. 5 sentencing. [More]
Let's see: "CONVICTED of of lying about the torture of suspects" and that's too harsh.

Meanwhile, these folks haven't been convicted of anything and that's too lenient.

It's good to be an "Only One."

[Via Ed M]

Bucking the System

How is it not awesome that a man risked his entire legal career to shut down political motivated prosecutions designed not just to advance the political career of a Democrat hack, but also designed to undermine the legal permitting and purchasing of firearms?

This should qualify Ken Buck for automatic hero status, not pariah status. [More]
And he's the one the oath-breakers made take ethics classes?

[Via James Simpson]