Wednesday, March 30, 2011

If At First You Don't Succeed...

Since its inception in March 2001, a total 311,859 shell casings have been cataloged. At an estimated cost of $4 million dollars per year, $40 million dollars has been spent on CoBIS over the past decade.

What have taxpayers received for this? Absolutely nothing. Not a single crime has been solved because of it. [More]
So naturally, we need to up the ante with microstamping.

What's the definition of insanity again?

[Via William T]

Someone Has to Say It

I agree. [Read]

How Big?

Patterico pontificates. [Read]

Safer Streets/Liberty News

John Longenecker asks "what would happen if America saw the repeal of all gun laws?" [More]

We're the Only Ones Justifiable Enough

Besides, drugs are bad for your health. [Read]

Unless we provide them.

[Via Dave Licht]

‘Pro-gun Democrats’ AWOL from ‘Project Gunwalker’

So then where the hell are the supposedly “pro-gun Democrats”?

Why has not one stepped forward and demanded full and open investigative hearings in both the House and Senate? [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner commentary challenges NRA to expend some political capital to do what is necessary.

Regular readers: Take it from one of the guys who made this whole Project Gunwalker story happen--your support in this is absolutely critical. Please contact NRA and please share the link.  Right now.

I hope you don't think either Mike or I have sufficient influence without your being a force multiplier, and if we can't force the Democrat-dominated Senate Judiciary Committee's hand, Chuck Grassley, for all his fine efforts to date, will remain a caged  cat.

This Day in History: March 30

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

GRE Round Up for March 29

Here are the latest offerings from my fellow GREs:

Dave Workman/Seattle:
Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
Also check out these other Liberty-oriented Examiners:

ATF to grant ‘Project Gunwalker’ FOIA inquiry ‘in part’

This will have been vetted with intense scrutiny by a Department of Justice that has proven itself artful at withholding information and stonewalling. [More]
This afternoon's Gun Rights Examiner report wonders which parts won't be granted.

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Run, Run, Run as Fast as You Can...


...You can't catch me, I'm the Gunwalker Man! [Read]

Safer Streets/Liberty News

Longenecker's latest...[Read]

Lunch with the Girls

Just got my invitation!
Because Lynne and Liz Cheney are such noted Second Amendment authorities.

I guess there's no better use that the kind of dough they're asking for could be put to...

I wonder if they'll be keeping the riff-raff out of the Blog Bash again this year...?

Resistance is Futile!

I always thought that this argument was hogwash. [More]
As opposed to arguments that are unimaginative and cowardly? Or those of a subversive who knows what he's doing?

The ignorance-based arrogance, if that's what it is, is a two-edged sword.

On the one hand, it's to our advantage in a basic Sun-Tzu kind'a way--that is, if he truly doesn't know those he would make his enemy.

On the other hand, if that fear he ridicules and disparages ever loses its restraining power, that will make things a whole lot more dangerous for everyone, because people who don't fear an "or else" take risks they otherwise would not.

An Ounce of Prevention

The plan I am supporting is, in my view, common sense. And it respects the constitutional rights we all share. [More]
No it's not. It's ridiculous.

And no it does not either.

Anything else you care to be wrong about?

Obviously We Need Stronger Gun Laws

The mother told investigators she did not want to press charges against Hachero, because she had recently been accepted to several Ivy League colleges. [More]
Yep. It's not like there's anything else at play here.

I mean, it's not like weakling mothers producing, enabling and virtually guaranteeing amoral entitled little sociopath monsters has anything to do with anything.

Interesting, where the gun is said to have come from...

A Second Amendment Leader

Ross to Lead Second Amendment Task Force
Says Group Will Fight to Protect Second Amendment in Congress [More]
Cool.

How ya doin' on leading the demand for "Project Gunwalker" investigations, Congressman?

Congressman...?

Some leadership here...?

Anti-gun campus cop displays 'Only Ones' elitism

If we’re to follow Sgt. Stucky’s “logic” to its inevitable conclusion, and if we accept that the place for guns is not the classroom, we must also accept that there is no place for guns in any public setting—at least by non-“Only Ones." Because any danger “unofficial” armed adults would pose on campus premises would apply to wherever they are. [More]
This morning's Gun Rights Examiner report  looks at someone who considers himself just plain better than the rest of us when it comes to keeping and bearing arms.


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This Day in History: March 29

A letter, of 25, from Baron Steuben was read, accompanied with a system of regulations for the infantry of the United States; also, a letter from the Board of War, representing that Baron Steuben, inspector general, has formed a system of exercise and discipline for the infantry of the United States; that the same has been submitted to the inspection of the Commander in Chief, and his remarks thereon and amendments incorporated in the work: that it has been examined with attention by the Board, and is highly approved, as being calculated to produce important advantages to the states; and therefore praying "that it may receive the sanction of Congress, and be committed to the press..." [More]

Monday, March 28, 2011

GRE Round Up for March 28

Here are the latest offerings from my fellow GREs:

Mike Stollenwerk/DC:
Yih-Chau Chang/Oakland:
Dave Workman/Seattle:
Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
Also check out these other Liberty-oriented Examiners:

Time for International War Crimes Trials?

The real question is: "Just following whose orders?" [Read]