Safer Streets

Here's John Longenecker's latest Newsletter and Commentary. [Read]

'Four star model of sensible gun laws’ does nothing to protect lives on campus

Here’s one other reality: The Brady Campaign, which would apparently rather see adults who can be trusted with a firearm elsewhere in society dead instead of armed on college properties, disparages Utah in a most intolerant way for allowing campus carry and enacting other "pro-gun" measures. [More]

This morning's [Last Thursday's] Gun Rights Examiner commentary notes four stars from the Brady Campaign have very little practical or "sensible" effect in a Gun Free Zone active shooter situation.

[Note: This is one of the posts from May 12 that vanished with the Blogger crash. It looks like they are gradually restoring them to our unpublished list for reposting. I'm sorry, but any comments made before the crash have vanished.]

Pod People...

...but the good kind...[Read]

[Note: This is one of the posts from May 12 that vanished with the Blogger crash. It looks like they are gradually restoring them to our unpublished list for reposting. I'm sorry, but any comments made before the crash have vanished.]

Will judge’s anti-concealed carry ruling lead to Catch-22 for CA gun owners?

In other words, “may issue” has been upheld, despite the clear proscription, applicable to the states, that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. And despite the documented cronyism and discrimination rife in California’s permit system. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner report looks at yet another worthless "Republican" appointee who just did as much damage as any Democrat with a ruling that soon may mean all doors are closed to those who wish to bear arms (legally) in the Golden State.

Also tune in to two "Project Guntalker" interviews.

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This Day in History: May 17

The Resolution of the States General, to convoy their Trade and fit out 32 ships of War for that Purpose, has an Appearance of Decision, and I hope will...have some Tendency to bring the English to Reason. They have given one Symptom of some remaining Justice and Humanity in the late Exchange of Prisoners, which is the only Instance of any Appearance of Candor or sincerity; that I can recollect in their Conduct, since the Repeal of the Stamp Act. [More]

Project Gunboater?

The navy said the gunmen opened fire first when the marines discovered the camp, which the gang is believed to have used as a launching point for smuggling marijuana into Texas by speedboat. Marines seized more than 20 guns after the shootout, including several assault rifles.[More]

Via Facebook correspondent Marc P, who "wonder[s] how many were Gunwalker?"

That's a legitimate question, and brings up another--has ATF issued a law enforcement bulletin with all known "walked" gun serial numbers so that firearms turning up at crime scenes can be matched and accounted for?  Or does the "jeopardize ongoing investigations" card trump all--particularly when the ongoing investigation is of them?

[Note: This is one of the posts from May 12 that vanished with the Blogger crash. It looks like they are gradually restoring them to our unpublished list for reposting. I'm sorry, but any comments made before the crash have vanished.]

UPDATE: This was the genesis for yesterday's GRE.

What's in a Name?

Now that's funny.

[Note: This is one of the posts from May 12 that vanished with the Blogger crash. It looks like they are gradually restoring them to our unpublished list for reposting. I'm sorry, but any comments made before the crash have vanished.]

GRE Round Up for May 16

Here are the latest offerings from my fellow Gun Rights Examiners:

Yih-Chau Chang/Oakland:

• Author John Longenecker Explains How Gun Rights Make For Safer Streets (Part I)

Dave Workman/Seattle:

• UPDATE: Have SAF, NRA lawsuits pushed IL solons to reconsider concealed carry? 
• FLASH: WA delegation nearly absent from Nat’l CCW Reciprocity bill

Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:

• Concealed carry 'compromise' considered in Illinois actually abject surrender

The Best Defense

They're bound and determined to prove the adage true. [Read]

In the Can

Connecticut Citizens Defense League (CCDL) is now collecting canned goods at all of their meetings and events. [More]

Good idea.

When I was still living in LA, a friend at our NRA Members Council organized blood drives. Or you could adopt a highway, or do a women's shelter Christmas gift collection, or...

There are all kinds of simple ways to show people who we really are.

Thing Along with Mitch

I was under the weather this weekend and did not post--many of you sent me the story about the idiot subversive judge who said you cannot resist unlawful entry by police, and my first reaction was to see who was primarily responsible for elevating that wretched fraud to a position of power.

Turns out it was Mitch Daniels who foisted this judicial thing on us, and who offered this as his reason why: 

The governor said that from Judge David, he heard “the clearest expression of commitment to proper restraint in jurisprudence and deep respect for the boundaries of judicial decision-making. He will be a judge who interprets, rather than invents our laws.”

I'd hate to see who came in second.

Daniels has been OK on some RKBA stuff, but he's one of those "enforce existing gun laws" types rather than someone who actually understands the issue.

Vox Day has more, including:

And Daniels has thus far remained silent on the issue, when anything short of an abject apology for David's appointment combined with a demand for David's immediate resignation, and the resignation of the other two judges who sided with David, is absolutely necessary for him to remain a credible governor, let alone a president.

How can law enforcement tell if crime scene guns were ‘walked’?

"Are you telling me, Mr. Melson, that ATF has no records of the serial numbers and descriptions of the Project Gunrunner firearms that would enable any other law enforcement agency, domestic or foreign, to identify them in its own data bases as crime guns?" [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner report  shows how Congress--and importantly, state attorneys general--may be able to crack open a jar of slippery electric eels.

Why not send the link to your federal and state representatives--and ask them what they intend to do to ensure that information is not being deliberately withheld from those investigating violent crimes...?

Swimsuit Competition

Lucky Gunner is having a beauty contest of sorts, and it looks like I'm in the running. You can vote here for all the various categories.

Thanks and all.  If I did this to be popular, I'd be writing about Justin Bieber. But what the heck, a nod is as good as a link, and they give both.

I'm not sure who I'm going to vote for. I'm leaning toward John Richardson, because he does a good job of bridging the oft-contentious divide between Threepers and Prags and getting needed information into both camps.  Yeah, what the hell. Done.

By the way, years back, I actually did buy a can of Olde Frothingslosh, "the pale stale ale with the foam on the bottom."

This Day in History: May 16

The present situation of public affairs demands your most serious attention, and particularly the great and increasing depreciation of your currency requires the immediate, strenuous and united efforts of all true friends to their country, for preventing an extension of the mischiefs that have already flowed from that source. . . .[More]

Onward

Blogger status indicates they have restored most of the dumped posts, but not for WarOnGuns (or Sipsey Street of Armed and Safe or...)

Perhaps I simply need to learn patience, but at this point I'm cynical that I will see it again.

Here's hoping I am proven demonstrably wrong.

And Today...

Until they get this Blogger mess fixed for good, I just can't see putting any more work into this site.

If you have not yet read today's GRE, here it is. Journey with us now to the mysterious Congo, a perilous trip made all the more dangerous by a Brady Four-Star rating.

As always, your sharing that link with millions will help keep the meager bowls of gruel for feral sons Uday and Qusay filled to the brim.

Yesterday...

...all my blog posts seem so far away...

Looks like the Blogger system catastrophe wiped out all of Thursday's efforts--a tech notice previously indicated this was temporary and they were going to restore things, so hopefully a day's labors have not been completely wasted...

Baywatch Theme

Don't you worry

It's gonna be alright

Cause I'm always ready

I won't let you out of my sight.

Not if you're paying me this kind of money I won't.


Remember this when we're told California is too big to fail--and because they're about to go under, they need us to rescue them.

An Accelerated Learning Program

Laura Dennis’ son Graham had a pen knife and a Leatherman that school authorities found while they searched a team bus before it headed to a game. He now faces jail time and damage to his permanent record. [More]

And if he doesn't want to go, oath-breaking armed state enforcers will threaten him with up-to-lethal force.

My favorite line:

Doug Edsall’s son Casey had a lighter he also used to fix his lacrosse stick.  The school classified it as an explosive device.

How "progressive" of them.

Education, domestic enemy-style...let us hope these kids learn from it, and never forget.

We're the Only Ones Who Can't Think Enough

NC sheriff defends drug arrest for tortilla dough...Duncan and his spokesman Lt. Randy Sorrells said they couldn't think of anything deputies should have done differently...[More]

And doesn't that just tell us everything we need to know about these dough-brained "Only Ones"?

[Via William T]