This Day in History: March 3

Your Excellency has been pleased to refer to my determination what boats, besides batteaux & two gun--boats, will be necessary on the Hudson. I shall be happy, nevertheless, to be favoured with your opinion on the arrangements I have had in contemplation relative to this business. [More]

Obama could cut Russian ammo imports as response to Ukraine crisis

“No he won't,” Vanderboegh replied, “he'll take the Clinton way out -- do nothing about the larger issue but he'll cut off our access to Russian ammunition just like Clinton cut off our access to inexpensive Chinese ammo in the 90s, to ‘punish them for human rights violations.’" [More]

Today’s Gun Rights Examiner notes a time-proven technique: Punish gun owners for something they bear no responsibility for.

Today on Talking Guns

I'll be rejoining Kate Krueger on "Talking Guns" today at 3 p.m. Eastern for our monthly hour-long chat.

Also appearing will be Scott Calvin of TrackingPoint and Katie Pavlich of Townhall.com.

The show broadcasts from Noon to 2 p.m. Arizona time. Those who live in the Phoenix area can listen via Independent Talk 1100 KFNX.  Those who don't can listen live via the "Talking Guns" website.

China train station knife attack illustrates helplessness of unarmed victims

Not unexpectedly, even in China, disarmament of those who refuse to comply is a pipe dream. And when terror strikes, the "law-abiding" are left to run, hide, scream, fall, bleed out and die until "authorized" armed responders show up on scene. [More]

Today’s Gun Rights Examiner report notes the gun control train has left the station, leaving piles of dead and injured in its tracks.

UPDATE to NRA Opposing Surgeon General Nominee Story

I just added this update to yesterday's GRE:

UPDATE -- per Emily Miller at The Washington Times:

A spokesman for the NRA told me that the five-million member organization will score the Senate vote, meaning that it counts toward a member’s rating in campaigns.

Why the letter and announcement did not say so, and why NRA's media office did not answer that question when asked and did not call back with an answer is unknown. When and if a reply is received or a clarifying statement is issued, it will be noted here.

Second Update:

UPDATE: NRA sent out a "Grassroots Alert" email this morning about their Murthy opposition, and again say nothing about scoring the vote, including in the complete alert posted on the ILA website.

NRA opposition to Surgeon General nominee lacks credible deterrent

That’s why it’s unfathomable why NRA did not indicate it would score a vote for Murthy against the NRA grade for any Senator helping to confirm him, just as it did against during the nominations of Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan. [More]

This evening’s Gun Rights Examiner report notes bad behavior rarely improves without consequences to discourage it. That’s true with pets, with children, with criminals, and especially with politicians.

GUN BILLS RE-PASSED IN HOUSE

Legislative news from Oregon Firearms Federation... [More]

Illinois mails first 5,000 CCW permits

Workman has the story... [More]

Vanderboegh in the News

• Patriot Activist Makes His Own List: The Home Addresses of CT Legislators Who Just Voted in Favor of Gun Control
• Connecticut Gun Confrontation Brewing Over Registration

I Need a Drink

You have to wonder at the mentality of anyone who would find this informative or likeable. [Watch]

Still, it is impressive how he has Joe trained to heel without a leash.

We're the Only Ones Begging Enough

Funny, how that works... [More]

And of course no one is guilty.

I wonder if there will be any movement to try and establish otherwise...

[Via Eric F]

Oak Tree Responds...

...to questions about an Armatix FFL at their facility.

See today's update at the end of yesterday's GRE. [More]

El Campeón Gris

"At no time did I order anyone to commit violence," he said, after the government said his tweet giving defense advice caused a death. "I was helping unarmed civilians defend themselves….A priest recommends prayer, a doctor recommends medicine, a military man recommends how to defend." [Mas]

And more...

[Via John Comeau]

When May I Shoot a Student?

That decision won't be a problem for you, Greg. [More]

It never is for your type.

Still, as long as we're going for snarky laughs, why not describe what you'd be capable of doing if the situation ever imposed itself on you...?

[Via Kevin Starrett]

MILMs

You know, Moms I'd Like to Mock...

(a.k.a. "Useful Idiettes")

So as Not to Offend

Damned American flag--I can see why it would incite violence! [More]

And the kid who wore one on his shirt, like he had some kind of rights or something? His kind aren't welcome here!

Note to Circuit Judge McKeown and all you other robed subversives: There is nothing "delicate" about the relationship of our rights to your edicts.

[Via Geordan]

Will Dennis Will Answer?

We will see... [More]

[Via Tom Skoch]

Connecticut, Jesus and Totalitarians

Herschel has some thoughts... [More]

Yeah, That's Pretty Much What They're Doing

Making them blink would be a powerful momentum-changer. [More]

Cause and Effect

I'm sure the folks doing all the spiking would be deterred by permitting, just like in DC and Chi-Town. [More]

Dang. If this is true, and if unpermitted guns are the cause, I and practically everybody I know had better evacuate our homes.  We're just lucky tragedy hasn't struck throughout the decades from our foolish reliance on self control and personal responsibility.

Thanks, Barbara Shelley!  Now that I know, I'll go get permission from my Prozi rulers and make things safe again.

Oh, and I would be careful about telling people I troll if I were you...

[Via bondmen]