Don't Think of It as "Tone Deaf"

Think of it as "Morality Challenged." [Read]

Mr. Lennon?  Matter of fact, why not open this link in a separate tab and have it playing in the background while you read the above post?

Resistance Radio: Join the Resistance!

Speaking of guns and racism, my special guest today will be Rev. Kenn Blanchard, the “Black Man with a Gun.” Tune in to The War on Guns: Notes from the Resistance, this morning at 7:00 Pacific/10:00 Eastern and all points around and in between on NBC 1260/96.1, Scottsdale, or just go to NBC1260.com and click "Listen Live."

And for weekend listeners, check out tomorrow’s schedule for encores. Plus, they are now posting program MP3s to download every night by 6:00 pm Pacific/10:00 pm Eastern. Click on the WarOnGuns logo at the above link.

Top Chi-Town cop invokes Orwellian definition of racism to disarm citizenry

“I want you to connect one more dot on that chain of African-American history in this country, and tell me if I’m crazy,” McCarthy continued, “Federal gun laws that facilitate the flow of illegal firearms into our urban centers, across this country, that are killing black and brown children.” [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner commentary connects those dots and concludes yeah, he is. Either that or...

This Day in History: June 24

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GRE Round Up for June 23

Yih-Chau Chang/Oakland:

• Restaurant Security Glad That Customer Needed A Handgun To Buy A Cheeseburger

Dave Workman/Seattle:

• Issa heading to Mexico as more F&F guns linked to bloodshed

Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:

• Latest attack on Issa reeks of desperation to deflect 'Gunwalker' culpability

Breaking: ATF heeds Issa's 'no retaliation' warning by...retaliating

This appears to be in direct contradiction of assurances Darrell Issa received from ATF which he reminded Deputy Director William Hoover of in his June 21 letter. This, along with the stonewalling Issa's Committee has received demonstrates that the Administration's Justice Department is determined to continue to defy, resist and obstruct the Congress in performing its lawful oversight responsibilities. [More]

Of course you realize this means war.

Resistance Radio: Join the Resistance!

On today’s The War on Guns: Notes from the Resistance radio show:

• Issa to ATF: Don’t retaliate against whistleblowers!
• Gun violence in Bloomberg Paradise
• “The Daily Show” does Gunwalker
• Illinois holds out on concealed carry
• Oppose the Cover-up Protection Act
• The Only Ones meet Authorized Journalists!
• Puppies not guns? Don’t ASK
• Al Capone’s gun
• Inteview with John Longenecker, on a virtual book tour
• VA BB guns and my boyhood in Iran
• Bond, James Bond:  Shaken, not stirred by guns

Join us tomorrow on NBC 1260, at 7:00 AM Pacific/10:00 AM Eastern when my special guest will be “Black Man with a Gun” Rev. Kenn Blanchard. You can Listen Live or access archived shows at your convenience, and also listen to encore presentations on Saturday.

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‘A Tale of Two Pharmacies’ shows danger of giving attackers what they want

I wonder if corporate risk management departments ever factor in a liability for the results of policies prohibiting armed defense? [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at two different outcomes...no wait, make that three...

Also: Watch Trigger Sports Recorded, view Gunwalker Cartoons and Join the Resistance!

This Day in History: June 23

John Adams added some clarification in his Diary on June 23, 1779 when he revealed that the Virginia Declaration of Rights "made by Mr. Mason" had been published in Philadelphia before he, Franklin and Jefferson prepared the Declaration of Independence, and that Pennsylvania copied it "almost verbatim." [More]

Issa to ATF's Hoover: There will be no retaliation against whistleblowers

"The Committee relies on whistleblowers to conduct unvarnished and thorough oversight," Issa explained. "During a meeting on May 5, 2011, you assured my staff that ATF leadership would see to it that witnesses would not suffer for choosing to have communications with our staff. "[More]

This afternoon's Gun Rights Examiner report looks at a letter no one should have to send.  That Issa felt compelled to should tell us all we need to know.

The Safer Streets Newsletter and Commentary

Guess who's coming to  Resistance Radio tomorrow? [Read]

Resistance Radio for June 22

My special guest today will be Dr. John Lott, economist, scholar and author of “More Guns, Less Crime.” Also find out how to “friend” the Taliban, find out why Democrats are not at all pleased with Obama, and watch some piranhas devour each other while Mike Vanderboegh pushes a lapdog into the feeding frenzy.

Join me this morning at 7:00 AM Pacific/10:00 AM Eastern and all points around and in between on “The War on Guns: Notes from the Resistance” NBC1260 Scottsdale, or from your computer at NBC1260.com, where you can also click on the WoG graphic to download previous shows (updated each day at 6:00 PM Pacific).

Also note: I’ve posted the Saturday “encore” schedule here.

UPDATE: Those of you who noticed Mike V. did not appear as announced, no worries--he was stuck in a traffic jam in a lousy cell reception area.  I had to ad-lib and hope my substitute baton-twirling act worked. It was either that or the dancing poodles.

‘Paper of record’ should recognize hypocrisy better than most

It’s not liberal bias? And the mighty “Authorized Journalists” at The New York Times can find nothing new to report, but a couple of mere “bloggers” can come up with fresh finds on an almost-daily basis? But they somehow have the resources to jump on the gun control bandwagon—even though it’s not a scoop and every regressive rag and network out there is parroting the talking points from the Brady Campaign and the new Feinstein/Schumer/Whitehouse report?

Another damn lie. This is my shocked face. Talk about hypocrisy locked and loaded. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner commentary notes there are lies, damned lies, and The New York Times.

Help correct the [paper of] record by sharing the link?

This Day in History: June 22

The act of the General Assembly passed on June 22, 1779, which established the Virginia Land Office, also provided for the awarding of bounty lands for specified Revolutionary War military service. The purpose of the bounty land system was to encourage longer military service. In order to qualify for bounty land, a soldier or sailor had to serve at least three (3) years continuously in the State or Continental Line or State Navy. Militia service did not count. The process of obtaining bounty lands was lengthy, and, in many cases, land speculators acquired the right to the land from the veteran or his heirs. [More]

GRE Round Up for June 21

Dave Workman/Seattle:

• Speculation ramps up that ATF's Melson is headed toward the door

• ‘Melson should go’ says Issa as pressure builds

• Obama defender blames NRA for ‘Fast & Furious’

Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:

• What 'Project Gunwalker' says about extent of gun trafficking to Mexico

• 'Leaderless ATF' meme apparently preferred gun prohibitionist lobby gambit

We're the Only Ones Electrifying Enough

That'll teach him to...uh, what exactly did he do that merited death? [Read]

Here's another account. And another.

I love all the lies. Of course they did nothing wrong, this was standard protocol.

You got a problem with that?

Resistance Radio Debuts Encore and Archived 'War on Guns' Programs

This just in—here’s the encore schedule:

• SAT-6AM-MONDAY SHOW (the only encore in the morning—the others are evening programs)
• SAT-7PM-TUESDAY SHOW
• SAT-9PM-WED SHOW
• SAT-10 PM-THURSDAY SHOW
• SAT-11PM-FRIDAY SHOW

You can hear them at 160 AM/96.1 FM if you're in the Scottsdale area, or from the NBC1260.com website by clicking "Listen Live."

Plus, they are starting to post program MP3s to download every night by 6:00 pm Pacific/10:00 pm Eastern. Click on the WarOnGuns logo under my picture.  I see yesterday’s show is up.

We're the Only Ones "Everybody's Doing It" Enough

Sgt. Marrier stated that it was common practice and that ‘everyone' does it... [More]

The more than marrier? (Sorry) 

I haven't heard an excuse this lame since I used "Billy's Mom let's him do it!" on my Mom.  Who thinks that worked?

No, everyone doesn't do it. Just the "Only Ones."

Although to be fair, I'm sure they would arrange for anyone they caught doing it to get free meals in lockup.

[Via  Brian F]

Bad Day at BlackRock?

Whose Paranoid wonders what PR software has to do with things... [More]

Today's GRE

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