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Resurrected Johnson gun bill extends far beyond airport premises

If passed and signed into law, his bill would effectively negate the ability of concealed carry permit holders, or gun owners in states that recognize “Constitutional carry,” to lawfully carry their firearm when dropping off or picking passengers up, rendering them defenseless for the duration of the trip to and from an airport. And importantly, it “would take precedence over any city or state laws that allow weapons in any airports nationwide.” [More] 

Today’s Gun Rights Examiner report notes “progressives” are busy finding new ways to make the airport experience even more painful for everyone who obeys the rules, while making things easier for those who would prey on them.

Be Aware

Be very aware... [More]

Walk with confidence and purpose, and make a point of looking around. Listen to your gut. If it tells you avoid or wait or retreat, avoid or wait or retreat. And be prepared. I always just shake my head when I see people in public plugged into their electronics and oblivious to their surroundings. 

Oh look! I love a happy ending!

We're the Only Ones Uncharged Enough

Farmer was Sierra’s third shooting in six months, yet the officer remained on the job. The video showed Farmer lying on the ground bleeding as Sierra shot three bullets into his back. An autopsy later determined those three shots in his back were the fatal wounds. [More]

Plus he'd been drinking and the cops delayed the breath test and ... forget it Jake, it's Chi-Town.

Huh, a spate...

What's that, "Think Progress"?  You still demand a monopoly of violence where government enforcers are the "Only Ones" trusted with guns? 

So why all the outrage?

Everybody Who Thinks This Is About Safety Raise Your Right Hand

No, hold your arm at more of an angle, and keep that elbow straight. [More]

And just guess who the "Only Ones" who are exempt enough will be?

[Via Florida Guy]

Piling on in Oregon

Oath Keepers are warning about the dangers of the National Defense Appropriations Act. [More]

Another Hurdle Cleared

...and it's heading to the floor. [More]

Uh-oh, FOP lobbyist Mike Weinman doesn't like it. And I so wanted him to personally approve all of my rights...

I'll have to go back through the petition and see if his is one of the real names on it...

We're the Only Ones Collecting Enough

What, you want us to spit on you? And you'll be happy to make us bleed? [More]

What's this "100 percent voluntary"?  What right did you have to pull people over and detain them in the first damn place?

And if someone doesn't pull over, or indignantly asks you that if he does, will you use that as "probable cause" to escalate the "continuum of force," up to and including murdering him for resisting being taken hostage, and chalking it all up to "established department protocols" because you wanted to "make it home at the end of your shift" -- as if everybody else doesn't, too?

[Via Ron W]

Update: The Captain's Journal says the governor needs to be made accountable for stopping this.

This Should End Well

Just remember to blame the guns and the NRA when they shoot up a "gun free zone."  [More]

I don't suppose "universal background checks" and "mental health evaluations" for foreigners allowed into the country would fly?

What Do You Mean I Have to Pay for It?

You promised me somebody else would have to... [More]

You mean I'm not entitled to the fruits of someone else's labor?  What a gyp!

This Day in History: November 20

The prospect of America is truly glorious. She rises triumphant in one of the most honourable & important contests that ever any people were engaged in... [More]

Honduran gun report fails to recognize truth in own facts and numbers

Reagan guns aside, there's apparently one other key impediment to the tranquility that everyone who's ever lived in a monopoly of violence-enforced gun free zone has accepted as the natural order of things: The government just doesn’t have enough power. [More]

Today’s Gun Rights Examiner report notes an admission that more guns = less crime followed with a wish for fewer guns. Probably because fewer guns = more tyranny. “Progressives” – they’re so predictable.

For a Good Cause

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If you know any Connecticut gun owners, tell them.

If you are a Connecticut gun owner, support this.

This is the type of event that can be very useful with people who have the potential to become allies with a bit of persuasion, especially when they see other people who look like their relatives, friends and neighbors having a good time and learning.

Can Do

Pretty neat and useful... [Watch]

About Last Night...

The Council ultimately approved two of the resolutions — a safe firearm storage requirement and a ban on guns in establishments with liquor licenses — with amendments. Council members sent a third resolution, which would allow police seizure of guns in cases of suspected domestic abuse, back to the committee level for more fine-tuning. [More]

If you haven't been following this story, you can find out more here.

UPDATE: I just received the following statement from VTFSC:

The Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs opposes Burlington's politicized attack on the Vermont Sportsmen's Bill of Rights. This law went into effect in 1988 and has served this state well in providing a set of uniform laws regulating firearms and avoiding a confusing patchwork of conflicting ordinances.

Vermont's laws serve our state well, which is why this state is constantly one of the very safest states in this nation, as proven by our firearm related accident and crime rates. The Burlington City Council seeks to enact a politicized solution in search of a problem.

The state legislature passed this law correctly believing Vermonters are vastly law abiding, safe and peaceful, and willing to comply with the state's laws. The Burlington City Council's proposed ordinances would only defeat the state-wide legal uniformity provided by the Vermont Sportsmen's Bill of Rights, a law promoting effective citizen voluntary compliance.

It's Time to Have the Talk: Five-Minute Activism

And it's time to pit the left against each other and sit back and watch the fun.

Just look at this scene of barbaric "holiday" cruelty and carnage being promulgated by the Obama administration:

Send this link to PETA via their contact form. 

Express your outrage that a progressive administration would callously use a piece of mutilated dead animal corpse as a centerpiece prop, and that this sends the message to all Americans that it is acceptable for greedy corporations to murder and selfish conservatives to devour fellow beings with mothers and faces.

If they're going to be consistent with their message, they'll howl with indignation.  If they don't, well, that will just further demonstrate they're not about principal -- it's all just a show for the useful idiots they sucker donations out of.

Oh, hell, you might as well contact these guys and object, too.

Smart Man

Bugarcic quickly turned away when we went to see him.  "I'm not talking," he said. [More]

James Duane's advice goes double for "real reporters."

Meet John Doe

The probe began in the office of Milwaukee County Assistant District Attorney Bruce Landgraf, though no one will publicly claim credit for appointing Mr. Schmitz, the special prosecutor. The investigation is taking place under Wisconsin's John Doe law, which bars a subpoena's targets from disclosing its contents to anyone but his attorneys. John Doe probes work much like a grand jury, allowing prosecutors to issue subpoenas and conduct searches, while the gag orders leave the targets facing the resources of the state with no way to publicly defend themselves. [More]

And here I thought "progressives" were all about transparency in government...

This Day in History: November 19

Maj. William “Bloody Bill” Cunningham and a large force of Loyalist militia attacked a group of Patriot militia that were resting in the home of their commander, Col. Joseph Hayes. The Patriots surrendered when the home was set on fire. Bloody Bill then lived up to his name by personally killing every prisoner in cold blood. [More]

‘Constructive conversation’ on guns precluded by ‘progressive’ goals and tactics

“We don’t want to infringe anybody’s personal liberties,” Board of Selectmen Chair Jill G. Sullivan added to the discussion, right before exposing her big “but.” [More]

Today’s Gun Rights Examiner report notes honest dialog is only possible between sincere people, meaning worm-tongued gungrabbers with a veiled agenda automatically disqualify themselves.