Open carry rally in Texas will feature manufacturing guns on Capitol steps

Sure sound a lot more interesting than a Moms rally, where all they make are stupid noises and trouble for people who just want to be left alone, doesn't it? [More]

New ATF Ruling on Privately Made Guns Defies Constitution, Logic, and English

So now, any gunsmith or machinist who is hired by the "gun" owner to complete the machining is going to be ruled to have "manufactured" a gun, and will thus be held to the same restrictions that apply to all commercial gun manufacturers. [More]

Kurt's latest JPFO Alert notes BATF-You has once again gone full B. Todd.

DODGE CITY! BLOOD IN THE STREETS!

“This dangerous legislation would put Michigan women and communities at risk,” Kristen Moore, a volunteer with the Michigan Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, said in a statement. “The presence of a firearm in a domestic violence situation makes it five times more likely that the woman will be killed.” [More]

Because we all know that permits to carry concealed outside the home are necessary to commit violence inside. And again with the stupid, lying numbers that lump normal people in with a violent and abusive criminal underworld that pollute the stats and wouldn't qualify anyway.

A Bad Bet

How useless this Kapo for Kristallnacht would be in any situation warranting a defensive gun use. [More]

His fan boys are just as ineffectual.

Unless you have credible data to refute it, you can't pretend the methodology or numbers are illegitimate. And aside from deceptive presentation of whole numbers without a relevant breakdown, which is it? Are we bloodthirsty or not?

Chaffetz renews Holder ‘Fast and Furious’ subpoena

The renewal shows the committee is resolved to continue to pursue all legal avenues to compel production of documents. Of equal certainty is that Holder and the Department of Justice will continue to resist further releases beyond a November “document dump,” relying on claims of executive privilege and the slowness of court processes. [More]

This afternoon's Gun Rights Examiner report notes a continuation.  Whether it will make a damn bit of difference is another matter altogether.

Hurry While Supplies Last!

VA Offers ‘Free Gun Locks’ in Exchange for Owners’ Info, Addresses & # of Guns Owned [More]

And if you act now...

[Via Neil W]

The Perks of Being an Authorized Journalist

Thursday, October 23, 2014 FBI warns journalists about ISIS...in America The FBI sent this alert out to news organizations and journalists this afternoon... [More]

I guess one of the perks is a heads-up about maybe getting kidnapped and having your head sawed off on video. I just learned of this today from a colleague who got the memo when it came out. How they determined who qualified receiving it would be a good thing to determine, especially since, in addition to being #justablogger, I'm actually a "real reporter" with a press card issued from a national media organization and everything -- plus, I know for a fact DOJ knows about me.

They know about this guy, too, but truth be known, there are no doubt some who wouldn't lose any sleep over taking him out themselves.

But that's not the point either. Not that I particularly consider myself a target of any note, and I understand I'd probably have a greater chance of winning at Power Ball (party at my place when I do!), but we all deserve to know about this.

So look at what a search for the title returns.

The fact that I needed to go offsite from FBI.gov to find a transcript, as opposed to being able to find a posted copy with press release on site, would seem to indicate somebody made a conscious decision to play what they perceived to be a threat to human life close to the vest.  Who and why?

Maybe it's there-- but it sure isn't easy to find.

As Long as You're Not Abusing the Right...

...and only acting truly defensively, I don't want anyone trying to stop you. [More]

I can't say the racist and communist ideology being spouted gives me much hope of continued restraint, but innocent until proven guilty, I always say...

Still... isn't this interesting:

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[Via Florida Guy]   

Terrorists take advantage of restrictive French gun laws to kill 12

With an administration policy abetting immigration by disparate cultures with incongruous goals, such attacks may be inevitable. If and when one does happen, the probability is that it will occur in an area where private carrying of firearms has not been normalized, and is discouraged or outright prohibited. As for any and all laws in place, the attackers will ignore them, as they always do. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes a place that has every law an idiot Mère could demand. So if you were in an office and animals like this stormed in, how would you like your first line of defense to be a "common sense gun safety" advocate, and what do you think the chances are they'd give those "gun bullies" a piece of their mind -- assuming it wasn't already on the wall...

#braklivesmatter

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If useful idiots want to make a spectacle of themselves, enjoy it. Steal the commies' tools (that's what they are, you know) to use against them.

Are you worried they'll call you a racist? They do that already, to people a lot more "liberal" than us "genocidal white devil extremists."

It's not like the names actually hurt or anything. Plus Opposite Day rules are in overdrive with this crowd of true racist loons.  Time was, back before real leaders took real risks demanding real dignity, that "black space" being demanded was called "segregation," and it was properly condemned as oppressive and evil.

Notice how this only happens in "tamed" urban environments?  I love that, and don't mind seeing lots more.  Who knows? Maybe some indoctrinated knee-jerk "progressives" will wake up.

This Day in History: January 7

I kept patroles constantly in front and scouting parties the whole time, as low as Dobbs Ferry & some lower, made no discoveries of the Enemy out excepting the last scout who came a three of Delances core with their arms & a Waggon carrying in wood, took them & the waggoner & his horses and brought them off, who I have sent to Head Quarters except one who is wounded I left at West Point, One Flagg came to New bridge which I acquainted your Excellency off. [More]

Bloomberg Moms' Foxworthy/Jackson demand unlikely to stop NRA appearances

The problem is, click on the comment poster’s Facebook page and she’s basically a Janis Ian fan. With that thread to pull, it would be interesting to see how many of the MILMs feature either Jackson or Foxworthy on their pages to get a rough gauge of the likely economic toll "progressive" indignation could exact on their careers. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes even a fifth grader knows you don't make threats unless you can back them up, which means being smarter than a Bloomberg chump is child's play.

Debate Settled

Had a discussion going on what constitutes a machine gun over at my post about the guy who rigged cap guns to fire when rotated by a drill.

I was still unconvinced that this would have qualified, so I asked Len Savage.  Here's what he had to say:

In US v. Fleischli held that an electronic on-off switch to be a trigger if it is used to initiate a firing sequence....

Red Jacket Firearms registered their drill powered 12 ga version as a post dealer sample.

Under US v. Staples you have to "knowingly possess"....A clever US Attorney could overcome "Knowingly" since the author claims that real guns would work....

Technically speaking, in Akins the ATF claimed the "spring" because it stored energy to initiate a continuous firing sequence to be a "machinegun"....I don't see how a battery does not "store energy" to initiate a firing sequence....through the use of a switch...

By my calculations it fires 6 rounds per revolution, firing for the first 6 revolutions for a total of 36 rounds....

ATF would call it a machinegun if my company sent it in for evaluation...

Now if you rigged 36 revolvers to fire at once, that's NOT a machinegun (heavily regulated) but a volley gun....Which is regulated like any gun you buy from WalMart....(or regulated under the GCA or Gun Control Act)

Go figure???

Logic? You will not find that definition in the NFA meaning of terms. (where the commenter quoted from).

So having limited tools myself, if I used some guy's carpentry equipment to make what started this conversation off, would ATF's newest ruling apply?

Hoist with Their Own Petard

Obamacare Architects At Harvard Furious After Learning They Are Not Exempt From Obamacare [More]

Gee, that's too bad.

[Via Florida Guy]   

Because You Asked

Seen at Mike's, in comments:

Mike V, is there any chance of flipping the board of the NRA to a board whose first principle is liberty at all cost? And any ideas on how we do it? 

I'm not talking to him now, since it sounds from the rest of his comment like he is involved in grassroots activism.  This is addressed to those who are not. First you need to be a voting member. Are you? Are you even a member? Then you need to know who to vote for. How do you do that? Well here’s one way, but based on results, nobody cares.

And then you need to know how to contact candidates directly, something NRA does not see fit to make convenient.

Per Jeff Knox, only around 7% of those eligible to vote do, and they follow in lock-step with what the Nominating Committee recommends. Having tried to change this for years, and seeing how many are unaware or haven't lifted a finger, makes me inclined to say "No, there is no chance."

It also makes me wonder how gun owners who won't even dominate the NRA Board can make good on all that "Molon Labe!" floating around, but that refusal to get involved while things are easy makes it more likely they're going to get exponentially harder.

Taking a Dum...uh...Stand

Fourth Estate Fifth Columnists sure are a whiny lot. [More]

They continue to do this because their sponsors allow it. Their sponsors continue to allow it because of apathy on the part of those who could change things, which would be gun owners who could let them know there is a cost to giving aid and comfort to the enemy.

Ah Well, I Tried

Did you? [More]

Old Yellowstain will be with us a while longer.

By the way, I went to try and watch this on C-SPAN, and you need to sign in with your cable/satellite provider.

What if you don't have one?

The change is recent.

I realize it's a private corporation that gets revenue from affiliate fees, but they also get exclusive access to the business of the whole people.

I received this comment from an activist who tried mightily to make up for what those with reach did not do:

Too late, but here's the prime call list ...*  Focused congress call lists like this should've been put together, distributed and posted on web sites weeks ago. But guys like Mark Levin were too busy advancing the allegedly perfect structural formula tweaks that are supposed to automatically save America without the need for focused organization and winning elections (as if having term limits since 1990 saved California!). Rush Limbaugh complained as always, but didn't lift a finger to organize an intelligent campaign. His staffers could easily have done it, but he didn't even bother to ask folks to mindlessly "call your representative" (even if your rep is Boehner or Pelosi). None of the conservative groups, Tea Party groups, gun groups or immigration sanity groups lifted a finger to organize and activate. None of the candidates for speaker lifted a finger. None of the 28 who voted against Boehner lifted a finger. And so we lost by four votes.

* NAYLocal Zip  DC phone  Fax  Local phone
Justin AmashRMIGrand Rapids, MI 49503202-225-3831202-225-5144616-451-8383Michele BachmannRMNDidn't run for re-electionJoe BartonRTXEnnis, Texas 75119202-225-2002202-225-5144972-875-8488
Kerry BentivolioRMICommerce, MI 48390202-225-8171202-225-8171248-859-2982
Marsha BlackburnRTNClarksville, TN 37040 202-225-2811202-225-3004931-503-0391David "Dave" BratRVAAlready against Boehner
Jim BridenstineROKAlready against BoehnerMo BrooksRALHuntsville, AL 35805202-225-4801202-225-4392256-551-0190
Paul Broun JrRGAAthens, GA 30606 202-225-4101202-226-0776706-549-9588
Michael BurgessRTXLake Dallas, TX 75065 202-225-7772202-225-2919940-497-5031
Curtis "Curt" ClawsonRFLCape Coral, FL 33990202-225-2536202-226-0439239-573-5837
Michael ConawayRTXOdessa, TX 79761202-225-3605202-225-1783432-331-9667
Tom CottonRARClarksville, AR 72830202-225-3772202-225-3772479-754-2120
Eric "Rick" CrawfordRARCabot, AR 72023202-225-4076202-225-5602 501-843-3043
Ron DeSantisRFLSt. Augustine, FL 32084202-225-2706202-226-6299904-827-1101
Scott DesJarlaisRTNCleveland, TN 37311202-225-6831202-226-5172423-472-7500
Jeff DuncanRSCAnderson, SC 29625202-225-5301202-225-3216864-224-7401
John "Jimmy" Duncan JrRTNKnoxville, TN 37902 202-225-5435202-225-6440865-523-3772
Blake FarentholdRTXCorpus Christi, TX 78401202-225-7742 202-226-1134361-884-2222
John FlemingRLAShreveport, LA  71105202-225-2777202-225-8039318-798-2254
Bill FloresRTXAustin, TX 78728202-225-6105202-225-0350512-373-3378
Trent FranksRAZGlendale, AZ 85308202-225-4576202-225-6328623-776-7911
Scott GarrettRNJGlen Rock, NJ 07452202-225-4465202-225-9048201-444-5454Louie Gohmert JrRTXRunning for speaker
Paul GosarRAZAlready against BoehnerTrey GowdyRSCGreenville, SC 29601202-225-6030 202-226-1177864-241-0175
Morgan GriffithRVAAbingdon, VA 24210202-225-3861202-225-0076276-525-1405
Tim HuelskampRKSDodge City, KS 67801202-225-2715202-225-5124620-225-0172
Robert HurtRVACharlottesville, VA 22901202-225-4711202-225-5681434-973-9631
Sam JohnsonRTXPlano, Texas 75075202-225-4201469-304-0392469-304-0382 Walter Jones JrRNCAlready against BoehnerJim JordanROHLima, OH 45805202-225-2676202-226-0577419-999-6455Steve KingRIAAlready against BoehnerRaul LabradorRIDCoeur, d'Alene, ID 83814202-225-6611202-225-3029208-667-0127
Doug LaMalfaRCARedding, CA 96002202-225-3076530-223-5897 530-223-5898
Doug LambornRCOColorado Sprgs, CO 80920202-225-4422202-226-2638719-520-0055
James LankfordROKOklahoma City, OK 73102202-225-2132202-226-1463405-234-9900
Cynthia LummisRWYCheyenne, WY 82001888-879-3599202-225-3057307-772-2595
Kenny MarchantRTXIrving, TX 75063202-225-6605202-225-0074972-556-0162Thomas MassieRKYAlready against BoehnerVance McAllisterRLAAlexandria, LA 71301202-225-8490202-225-5639318-445-0818
Tom McClintockRCARoseville, CA95661202-225-2511202-225-5444916-786-5560
David McKinleyRWVWheeling, WV 26003202-225-4172202-225-7564304-232-3801
Mark MeadowsRNCLenoir, NC 28645202-225-6401202-226-6422828-426-8701
Jeff MillerRFLPensacola, Florida  32503202-225-4136202-225-3414850-479-1183
Mick MulvaneyRSCSumter, SC 29150202-225-5501202-225-0464803-327-1114
Randy NeugebauerRTXAbilene, TX 79602202-225-4005202-225-9615325-675-9779
Pete OlsonRTXSugar Land, TX 77478202-225-5951202-225-5241281-494-2690
Scott PerryRPAYork, PA 17402202-225-5836202-226-1000717-600-1919
Ted PoeRTXHouston, TX 77024202-225-6565202-225-5547281-446-0242
Mike PompeoRKSWichita, KS 67207202-225-6216202-225-3489316-262-8992
Bill PoseyRFLMelbourne, FL 32940202-225-3671202-225-3516321-632-1776
Tom RiceRSCMyrtle Beach, SC 29577202-225-9895202-225-9690843-445-6459
Mike RogersRALLansing, Michigan 48915202-225-4872517-702-8642517-702-8000
Dana RohrabacherRCAHuntington Bch, CA 92648202-225-2415714-960-6483
Matt SalmonRAZGilbert, AZ 85234202-225-2635202-226-4386480-699-8239
Marshall "Mark" SanfordRSCMount Pleasant, SC 29464202-225-3176843-352-7620843-352-7572
David SchweikertRAZScottsdale, AZ 85260202-225-2190202-225-0096480-946-2411
Austin ScottRGATifton, GA 31794202-225-6531202-225-3013229-396-5175
James Sensenbrenner JrRWIBrookfield, WI 53005202-225-5101202-225-3190262-784-1111
Christopher "Chris" SmithRNJFreehold, N.J. 07728202-225-3765202-225-7768732-780-3035
Lamar SmithRTXSan Antonio, TX 78209202-225-4236202-225-8628210-821-5024Marlin StutzmanRINAlready against BoehnerRandy WeberRTXBeaumont, TX 77701 202-225-2831202-225-0271409-835-0108
Daniel WebsterRFLWinter Garden, FL 34787202-225-2176202-225-0999407-654-5705
Roger WilliamsRTXAustin, TX 78701202-225-9896512-473-8946512-473-8910
Robert WittmanRVAYorktown, VA 23690202-225-4261202-225-4382757-874-6687YEA
Ted Yoho R FL Running for speaker; weasel

We're the Only Ones Seeing Right Through You Enough

The 50s horror movie had nothing on reality. [More]

Besides, if you've got nothing to hide, what's the problem?

[Via Geordan]

There's an App for That

Depressed? [More]

Thanks for letting us know!

No need for you to have guns around at a time like this!

[Via Jess]

Free Surprise Inside!

BOEHNER, MCCARTHY, SCALISE TO ALL REPUBLICANS ON ALL BILLS: PASS THEM TO FIND OUT WHAT’S IN THEM [More]

Where have we heard that before? Oh, yeah:

I've registered my objection.

Have you?