GRE Round Up for November 22

Here's the latest from my fellow GREs:

Liston Matthews/Knoxville:

• Guns on campus, president mistaken or ?

Dave Workman/Seattle:

• SAF sues in New Jersey; More on gun ‘dealer’ bust

Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:

• College president lying about concealed carry, and media covering for him

Also check out these other Liberty-oriented Examiners:

• Albuquerque Libertarian
• Cochise County Libertarian
• Conservative
• Michigan Firearms

Clearing Up the Confusion

“Our concern is that the public not confuse the people implementing the policies with the people who developed the policies,” said Sharon Pinnock, the union's director of membership and organization. [More]

Yeah. Since when don't we consider "I was just following orders" to be a valid excuse?

Liberty News/Safer Streets

John Longenecker has a new edition of his newsletter.

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No More Mr. Nice Guy

Vanderboegh has more on Traver. [Read]

He also notes the need for light posting ahead. Having some idea of the workload in front of him--and the obstacles he's dealing with--I would suggest the kindest thing his friends could do right now is give him some peace.

That means hold off on nonessential emails and the comments that require his interrupting things to moderate.

The Story of Two Guns that Killed Police Officers

Good grief. They're serious. [More]

It does kind of tell you all you need to know about "Authorized Journalist" Cheryl W. Thompson, though, doesn't it?

WaPo. This is my shocked face.

[Via David R]

It's All a Mistake

TSA chief: Body scan boycott would be mistake [More]

Why, what kind of urine-soaked fool wouldn't want us to irradiate and leer or grope at him--or his kids? McWopski thinks we ought to start calling them "Chesters."

Besides, if you're a statist pervert, you might just like it. Ewww...

Y'know, when I see a line like this, I can't help wondering how long the thin blue line would hold if the detainees decided they wanted to reclaim control over themselves.

That could be expanded to all other areas of government bullying, you know. When you just think about the disparity in numbers involved, the fact that obedience to tyranny is essentially voluntary, and dependent on--or vulnerable to--a critical mass really hits home.

No Wonder

Some Quincy Point residents are wondering just how safe their neighborhood is following a home invasion and shooting on Friday. [More]

If all you can do is wonder, it means you haven't taken your part in things seriously.  I guess some people believe that responsibility is handled by others.


[ Via Ed M]

"A Possible VUFA Violation"

VUFA Violation.

That sounds obscene.  If you think about it, it is. [Read]

We talked briefly about going armed to the End the Fed Rally a while back.

Mark Roote did.

Watch two Men in Black (with freakin' red armbands!!!) employ coercion and intimidation to violate his (and by implication, our) rights.

Watch how one of the official oath breakers refuses to ID himself (@1:43)--so aside from the NAZI armband, how are we to know he's REAL Gestapo? I guess the answer is defy him and find out?

The Cliffs of Insanity has more here and here.

Of Course it Won't Reduce Crime

Stupid, stupid, stupid.

But it should give the "Only Ones" more shielding to hide behind in the event of an active mass shooter...[Read]

[Via Ed M]

Giving a Pass

As opposed to passing? [Read]

We already know the '86 machine gun ban is illegitimate as far as "shall not be infringed" is concerned.

[Via Concerned American and Sipsey Street Irregulars]

Worth a Thousand Words

John Richardson gives us a picture. [Read]

NJ radio station urges Gov. Christie to ‘Free Brian Aitken’

A web page headlined by radio personalities Dennis & Michele on New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio has posted an appeal to Gov. Chris Christie to grant clemency to gun owner Brian Aitken,  who was imprisoned for gun possession while moving between residences—something supposedly legal under both federal and New Jersey  laws. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column updates a story we first discussed a month ago. We also learn Judge Andrew Napolitano will interview Aitken's parents tonight on Freedom Watch.

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This Day in History: November 22

``Sabbath morning, 22nd. Our Party retreated yesterday to the Meeting House, where a recruit of some hundreds joined them with some Artillery, and some of our Party crossed the Swamp, and coming near a thicket where they expected an Ambuscade might probably be, Col. James Screven and one more, went forward to examine, the Colonel, and one Continental officer, and Mr. Judah Lewis, were shot down. The Colonel had three wounds; the other two killed. A flag was sent and brought off the Colonel.'' [More]

ATF ‘cease and desist’ order to parts-maker defies logic and law

This looks like nothing so much as a clumsy attempt at entrapment--if they can get him to acknowledge in writing that what he is doing constitutes manufacturing firearms, they'll be able to use that to obtain a warrant, do a raid and then characterize it to a jury as Celata's "admission/confession." [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at bullies, yet another economic Waco in the making, and dirty fighting.You know, BATFU.

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Sharpton endorses NYPD community gun snitch program to promote 'civil rights'

But don’t expect to see the opportunistic Sharpton turn down media exposure because he cares more about the liberty of his constituency than he does about self-promotion. Or for Commissioner Ray to turn down a chance at promulgating more of the meaningless babble that agenda-driven “authorized journalists” like Debusmann seem to lap up...[More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column notes there are civil rights and then there are unalienable ones...

And no shortage of charlatans who would exploit the one while subverting the other...

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GRE Round Up for November 19

Here's the latest from my fellow GREs:

Dave Workman/Seattle:

• Getting the story straight about Friday’s arrest and the Puyallup gun show

Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:

• Robert J. Spitzer's views on Second Amendment are far from 'distinguished'

Also check out these other Liberty-oriented Examiners:

• Albuquerque Libertarian
• Cochise County Libertarian
• Conservative
• Michigan Firearms

A Self-Correcting Problem?

In my estimate, the TSA workers will no doubt, within one year, be getting signs of radiation poisoning and most likely an increase in cancer by thousands of percentage points due to their work around the radiation. [More]

Hey! Let's get him in front of that flower-scopee and see what inside of him!

We're the Only Ones Incompetent Enough

Collins’ attorney argued Collins was incompetent to stand trial and was being evaluated for a head injury that stemmed from falling down a ravine at work.

At the time of his arrest, Collins was still employed as a police officer...[More]

This evokes nothing so much as NatLamp's "Radio Dinner" Frank Rizzo bit (11:43 on side 2)...

[Via FFFW]

We're the Only Ones "Queen to King's Level One"* Enough

A squad of cops in bulletproof vests swooped into an upper Manhattan park and charged seven men with the "crime" of playing chess in an area off-limits to adults unaccompanied by kids -- even though no youngsters were there. [More]

I guess age discrimination is OK if the government does it?

 

I'm wondering when this heavy-handed stormtrooping actually will turn into "a broken windows thing." And a lot more.

 

[Via William T]

 

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We're the Only Ones "B-Team" Enough

Kind of like a straight-to-DVD version of "The Expendables"...? [Read]

Ferrigno--Look out behind you!

FERRIGNO!

I'll tell you how old I am--I remember Peter Lupus when he billed himself as Rock Stevens in sword and sandal flicks. I thought his having a vaccination scar was the funniest damn thing...

I don't mean to be so contrary, especially as a citizen militia advocate, but I've just never been enamored of "star cops."

And I still think Sheriff Joe's got some 'splainin' to do.

[Via William T]