Happy Thanksgiving to all who support the right to keep and bear arms

Here's my traditional Thanksgiving Day offering for readers of WarOnGuns and this column...[More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column departs from tradition by featuring not one, but two evil butterballs.

Happy Thanksgiving!

GRE Round Up for November 24

Here's the latest from my fellow GREs:

John Longenecker/Los Angeles:

• Safer Streets 2011: Safer airlines 2011, maybe?

Dave Workman/Seattle:

• Why we should be thankful…and other stuff

Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:

• Brady Campaign and VPC not opposed to repealing Hughes Amendment?

Also check out these other Liberty-oriented Examiners:

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

I'd Buy THAT for a Dollar!

Or maybe not. [Read]

An Appropriate Response

Hincker further stated that university officials believe the evidence will show that Tech acted appropriately in response to the shootings. [More]

Yeah, besides, haven't we already established they implemented "a very sound policy"?

[Via Mack H]

We're the Only Ones Stopping Traffic Enough

West Memphis Police Now Using Assault Rifles on Traffic Stops [More]

SPLC spokesman Chief Bob Paudert just upped the ante in his personal War on Bumper Stickers.

[Via Steve T]

We're the Only Ones On the Job Enough

An off-duty cop busted for DWI in the Bronx Monday repeatedly smashed his car into the back of a pickup truck while drunk - then told fellow cops he was "on the job," police said. [More]

Furious Mike's "Only Ones"--what more do you really need to know?

[Via Harvey]

We're the Only Ones Teaching Obedience Enough

Jones said he was training the dog to obey. [More]

And now that he's been reinstated, "Only One" Jones will train you to obey, too.

[Via FFFW]

War Games

Pentagon, Military Actively War Gaming ‘Large Scale Economic Breakdown’ and ‘Civil Unrest’ [More]

Hmmm...seems just yesterday we were speculating on how and when in re SHTF scenarios.

Oh, it was.

Got gas?

[Via Ron W]

We're the Only Ones Sharing Magazines Enough

A federal law enforcement officer mistakenly left a loaded gun magazine that was found Tuesday on a Southwest Airlines plane, officials said. [More]

Don't worry: the "Only One" who did it "will be given remedial training."

And no, you can't know their name or even agency.

And we have ways of dealing with people who object to that.

[Via tons of you]

Hold Your Tongue Instead of the Anchovies

The police are investigating whether the Agatuccis fired shots at Scott. When they conclude the investigation they will forward the information to the state's attorney and leave it to him to decide if any of the Agatuccis will face charges, according to Peoria Public Information Officer Doug Burgess. [More]

Y'know, I wouldn't recommend firing shots in the air to warn people or chasing after someone shooting wildly, but I certainly would recommend keeping the dang mouth shut after the fact in a situation like this...

[Via DeoLexRex]

Meanwhile, Over in Furious Mike Paradise...

Member of Mayor Bloomberg's security detail accused of shooting gal pal's ex-boyfriend [More]

Yep, these guys are the "Only Ones"...

The good thing is, in this case, we wouldn't be able to complain about not also being offered "modified duty" pending the investigation wrapping up.That's because in Furious Mike Paradise, the guy with the knife would have probably made that point moot for us.

[Via Harvey]

Comedy Gold

'I just want to tell these people that I feel disgusted feeling other peoples private parts, but I cannot because I am a professional.' [More]

Now that's funny right there.

Should those who oppose TSA excesses be ‘prohibited persons’ for gun ownership?

Hagmann’s information, if confirmed, presents a new danger in light of the government‘s predilection for blacklists, and the stated goal of the anti-freedom camp to use those lists to prohibit gun purchases. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at yet another potential for discouraging those pesky, presumptuous protesters who dare challenge the lawgivers.

Share the link? That is, if you don't think it will make your name end up on some list?

This Day in History: November 24

November 24, 1778 at Bulltown Swamp, Georgia - On 24 November at Bulltown Swamp the Georgians (200 men) encountered Prévost’s army and fought a delaying action. Colonel Baker was wounded in the action but his army continued to skirmish, waiting for Brigadier General James Screven’s reinforcements to arrive so that they could cut off Major Prévost’s force.

Conclusion: Draw. Casualties: Americans: 1k, 3w [More]

GRE Round Up for November 23

Here's the latest from my fellow GREs:

John Longenecker/Los Angeles:

• Safer Streets 2011: We are not supervised; We do the supervising. Republicans, call your office.

Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:

• St Louis #1 in violent crime--and 'authorities' disparage armed self-defense

Also check out these other Liberty-oriented Examiners:

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

American Traveller Equality Act of 2010

But if Pelosi's flying experience is anything like Boehner's in the future, she still won't have to worry about pat-downs and security lines. [More]

I find it offensive that these self-entitled elitists are automatically deemed more trustworthy than the general public that employs them.

Why not challenge your representative to introduce and/or sponsor a bill along these lines without delay?  Seeing who supports and opposes it should be telling:

A BILL

To ensure that all members of Congress shall be subjected to the same Transportation Security Administration air travel screenings as their constituents.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘American Traveller Equality Act of 2010’.

SEC. 2. NO EXEMPTIONS FOR CERTAIN AIRPORT SCREENING METHODS.

No law of the United States shall be construed to confer any exemption for a Member of Congress from any physical contact, x-rays, or millimeter waves, that are requirements imposed on the general public in an airport or to fly in an aircraft.

END

If nothing else, the creative weasel-worded excuse-making ought to make for interesting reading.

We're the Only Ones Helping Ourselves Enough

Agents confronted Campbell, who was handcuffed and later searched. Bundles of money were found in both of Campbell's front and back pockets and a sweatshirt pocket. Money also fell out of each of his pant legs.[More]

Where do they get these dumb goons?

Oh yeah--BATFU.

The O'Malley Plan

“With law enforcement and community members, we need to make sure nothing like this happens again,’’ O’Malley said. [More]

Jeez, if making a meaningless statement to the press is all it takes to stop the violence, why didn't you say something before this happened?

[Via Ed M]

How Long?

How Long Before TSHTF? [More]

Got this one late Friday--since I don't post much except for GRE columns on weekends, I almost lost track of it.

It's a question worth discussing: How much time do you think we have?

My own answer would have to be you can never tell because we have no idea what the catalyst event will be.

Maybe that's another discussion to have--what do you think will be the likely irrevocable event to set things off?

My guess would be something we don't come up with, but as my kids will attest, I've been wrong before. And how.

I'm Glovin' It!

From Michael G:

WND has an article claiming that TSA personnel performing "Enhanced Pat Downs" do not regularly change their latex gloves between passengers.

This got me speculating, the hard part of bio warfare is not the disease, but spreading it. Aerosol delivery is really pretty inefficient. But imagine a suicide bio bomber infected by a lethal disease spread by skin to skin contact booking an airline flight and refusing to go through the scanners? Then if the TSA personnel that performed the pat down failed to follow proper glove discipline he would spread it to every other passenger he searched until he finally changed his gloves. Possibly himself if he didn't know the proper way to remove gloves.

That and I'd be interested to know who their glove supplier is, whether controls are in place to prevent bio agents being placed in/on them during manufacturing/packaging, and whether distribution chain of custody controls are in place up to the time they are issued to the gropers...

Be something if they're made in China, wouldn't it?