Una Pregunta Relevante

Especially considering this:

A Mexican army officer assigned to guard President Felipe Calderon leaked military intelligence to drug cartels, trained hit men and supplied military weapons to Los Zetas, according to a U.S. Embassy cable recently released by Wikileaks.

I have no sourced information to document otherwise, but I find it very difficult to believe based on circumstance and agenda that he was really in the dark about Gunwalker.   But the bottom line is, this  cheap tyrant has tried the very measures he would impose on us, and the results are out of control murders using guns, decapitations, people hanging from bridges, and a corruptocracy that depends on and feeds off it.

Radio Free America

I'll be on two national programs today, with a lot to talk about, from the UN Arms Trade Treaty, to the Colorado shootings, to the latest Fast and Furious developments.

• I'll be on Tom Gresham's "Gun Talk Radio" at 3:00 pm Eastern (the program runs from 2:00 to 5:00, and you can find a station or listen via live streaming).  Also on today's show: Alan Gottlieb, Dave Workman and Ted Nugent.
• I'll be rejoining Mark Walters on "Armed American Radio" tonight at 8:30 pm Eastern and again in the 10:00 "Roundtable" discussion (the program runs from 8:00 to 11:00, and you can find a station or listen live). Also on today's show in the second hour: Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, who will bring absolutely needed expert perspective* to the Aurora massacre, Tim Schmidt, and possibly Suzanna Hupp.

* See:  ‘Bulletproof Mind’ empowers gun owners to prepare for, respond to violence

Inexcusable

This saddens me, particularly because it's not beyond our control.

Mike gets many thousands of returning readers each day. They all know what he's been through and how tough things are.  They also know how to help if they don't or won't use Paypal:

The thing is, I shouldn't have to remind anyone.  The other things is, I know the same dozen or so people will respond in a meaningful way and everyone else will want to eat the bread without helping plant the seed or harvest the wheat or...

UPDATE: Some have reported back the Paypal button only takes them to the main page, not to a Mike-specific account.  Yeah--you have to have an account there yourself first.  There's that little blue "Sign Up" button in the top right of the banner.  And donations go to georgemason1776@aol.com. If you don't want to do that, send him a check. If you don't want to do that, hide some bills inside a folded piece of paper.

Il Watergate delle armi di Obama?

Alla fine del 2010 nessuno in Usa sa del gunwalking, una tattica del dipartimento di Giustizia americano che comporta la vendita di fucili e pistole ai contrabbandieri per poi tracciarne i movimenti e catturare i boss del narcotraffico. Ma l’operazione "Fast and Furious" – com’è stata soprannominata – si trasformerà nel più grande scandalo dell’amministrazione Obama. A scoprirlo saranno due oscuri blogger dell’America profonda esperti di armi: Mike Vanderboegh di Pinson, in Alabama, e David Codrea di Hudson, in Ohio. [Read]

Mike and I get written up in the Italian press.

Here's the Google Translate version.

Menino Chick-fil-A stance shows guns aren’t only freedom ‘progressives’ threaten

If Menino, a partner in New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Mayors Against Illegal Guns, can block a business based on political issues they support, what is to stop him from doing so based on a company’s championing of the Second Amendment, or a host of other issues that defy the so-called “progressive” agenda of government control and dominance over every aspect of citizens’ lives? Can business interest that support right to life or voter ID, or other “conservative causes” be far behind? Is it the place of government that is supposed to represent all of the people to discriminate against disapproved minorities and bestow a competitive advantage, not to mention special privileges and immunities, only to concerns that promote the agenda of the political bosses? [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner offering notes it's unseemly and offensive for Mumbles to be choking the chicken in public.

Was CO Theater a "No Guns" Zone?

A lot of people weighing in on forums and elsewhere are saying "yes," and pointing to anecdotal evidence that the Cinemark chain has a policy against concealed carry.

What we haven't determined yet--and with all the gun owners in that part of CO, it should be easy to confirm with a photo (after the crime scene is cleared): Was that particular theater posted?

And here's the thing--even if it was, there's the matter of state law.

Per HandgunLaw:

“No Firearm” signs in Colorado have no force of law unless they are posted on property that is specifically mentioned in State Law as being off limits to those with a Permit/License to Carry. If you are in a place not specifically mentioned in the law that is posted and they ask you to leave, you must leave. If you refuse to leave then you are breaking the law and can be charged.

Per USA Carry:

Places off-limits when carrying:
1. Any place prohibited by federal law (e.g. federal offices or courthouse)
2. Any property of public school grades kindergarten through 12, unless the firearm remains inside a container in a locked vehicle
3. Any public building that prohibits ALL weapons which posts guards and permanent metal detectors at all entrances and requires all entrants to surrender handguns to security personnel before entry

The Obvious Solution

AMC Bans Masks, Fake Weapons In Theaters [More] 

Thank goodness. 

Sound the "All clear."

See, the Problem was Lax Laws

Oh, hamburgers. This is more apologia for additional gun control. ATF made no attempt to track the weapons. And as for his final comment on gun bloggers seeing a conspiracy, it was an agent who came up with "padding statistics," not the other way around. [Read]

The Final Word on the Matter

Just in case you were hungry for an informed opinion...

There's a Lesson in Here Somewhere

The hypocrisy of these Mandarins, who live in bodyguard envelopes whenever they venture out of their designated Green Zones, knows no bounds. [More]

 Vanderboegh notes some insincere empathy.

Also, as an addendum to today's GRE, did you know there's a Brian Ross who's a registered sex offender?

'Tea Partier' Jim Holmes calls ABC tie-in on Batman shooting ‘blatantly lazy’

[W]hy they chose to run with such a statement before properly vetting it has some wondering if media bias played a part, particularly noting the exchange took place with Democrat operative-turned-"newsman" George Stephanopoulos. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column notes those rushing to dance in blood are apt to slip in it and fall. 

Honorable Mention

Hopefully, there will be an update on this soon. [Read]

This Week on Gun Talk Radio

This Sunday, Alan Gottlieb of the Second Amendment Foundation (http:www.saf.org), Rick Patterson of the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute, National Gun Rights Examiner writer David Codrea (www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-national/david-codrea), Seattle Gun Rights Examiner writer Dave Workman (www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-seattle/dave-workman) and rocker and activist Ted Nugent (www.tednugent.com) drop by Gun Talk to discuss the U.N. Arms Treaty, stories you need to be paying attention to, and more. [More] 

I'm scheduled for the start of the 3:00 pm (Eastern) segment.

UPDATE: Tom Gresham just posted this podcast on the Colorado shootings.

'Too Many Pictures and Not Enough Eyeballs'

A fascinating subject we would all do well to be aware of... [Read]

[Via Chris Manning]

Dark Night

 The important element:

She immediately expressed concern that her son may have been involved.

"You have the right person," she said

What the blood-dancers and opportunists will focus on:

The gunman never had to reload. Shots just kept going, kept going, kept going," one witness told ABC News.

[Via j.galt]

UPDATE: See?

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We're the Only Ones Standing Off Enough

Another  public servant previously deemed more trustworthy than you and me when he wore the magic costume...but I guess I shouldn't judge until I've wriggled a mile in his straitjacket.  [Read]

Does somebody want to tell "Authorized Journalist" and self-styled "Star Reporter" Bill McCleery that it's been a few years since IMPD issued "service revolvers"?

What is it About Kenyans...

...and "gun control"? [Read]

I will admit that green coating is kind of tough to defend.

The Eyes Have It

There are some things you don't cut corners with. [Read]

This poor fellow didn't listen.

This Day in History: July 20

Capt. William Richardson Davie in command of his Patriots attacked and captured a British supply column a few miles from the fort. Davie carried off as much of the supplies he could and burned the rest. [More]