Recall Grover Norquist?

Fine by me. [More]

That said, those behind this effort totally ignore the primary danger his influence poses, and focus instead on a diversion from that.

I note they conclude with:

There is no desire for any media attention whatsoever.

Why not?

I also note the people behind the petition have registered their site through a proxy -- I'd feel better knowing who they are and that all motives are on the table.

The Time Has Come for Someone to Put His Foot Down. And That Foot is Me.

“I said at my State of the University address that there is zero tolerance on this campus for sexual assault and sexual harassment,” Old Dominion University President John R. Broderick wrote in a Facebook post. “This incident will be reviewed immediately by those on campus empowered to do so. Any student found to have violated the code of conduct will be subject to disciplinary action.” [More]

Kind of a tight-ass there, aren't you, Dean Wormer?

"Progressive" universities -- is it any wonder they've become enclaves of hive insect repression and intolerance?

This Was Just a Friendly Reminder

Constance Hester with the ATF said this is a good time to meet the community on a lighter note. [More]

Armed government workers telling citizens where they can't have guns and what they'll do if they catch them...

Sickening.

Inverting the Ratio

We used to count black Americans as 3/5 of a person. For reparations, give them 5/3 of a vote. [More]

A Marxist monopoly of violence. What could go wrong?

There's "progress" for ya.

Then there's this:

I wrote that mentioning the word reparations shuts down convos about race;I was wrong. It's worse. Silence is preferrable to hate it elicits.

No, you mean the hate you elicit by advocating tyranny.

No need to ask how a twisted, self-entitled meathead such as this gets a megaphone to spew his subversive crap -- the people rewarding him for doing so benefit from the divisiveness their tool helps create.

Lady Gag

Is this really necessary? [More]

Taking Stock of the Situation

Uh-oh... time for some manipulation along with redirection.

Hey, look everybody: Celebrities being outrageous!

How Dare You Question Me?

Don't you know who I am? [More]

"Progressive" Neutrality

British artist Carl McCrow is asking the world's most successful filmmakers to make an unambiguous pledge: For every gun that appears in their movies, he wants them to destroy a real one ... This call-to-disarm is part of McCrow's "Gun Neutral" campaign... [More]

Yeah, that sure sounds neutral to me.  If you're in to Opposite Day...

As for high-profile supporter Martin Scorsese, what else would you expect from someone who "makes violence an art"?

New York, New York

It's a wonderful town! [More]

Then there's this observation:

Nobody stepped in to break up the street fight, with spectators instead intently watching it or milling around once it ended.

I'm sure the reporters and the New York Daily News editorial board could have shown us all how it's done.

As long as we're there, let's take in all the sights:

• Queens man, 62, busted for masturbating on train
• Man knocks out 52-year-old woman's teeth, threatens to shoot before raping her
• Woman suffers severe chemical burns after stranger throws caustic liquid in her face

I could go on in this direction, but there's another side trip we need to take, just to validate those Sullivan Laws Emperor Bloomberg fantasizes about imposing on the rest of us under force of state arms:

• We're the Only Ones Insuring Enough
• We're the Only Ones In the Bag Enough
• We're the Only Ones Recruiting Enough

Actually, the lyrics in "On the Town" were changed from "Helluva" to "Wonderful," to make things acceptable to Production Code sensitivities of the time. Sounds to me like they had it right the first time.

You know what would fix everything?

Banning horses.

Not the Way to Do It

There's a right way and there's a wrong way. [More]

Guess which way this was.

One Time Too Many

Detroit resident Darrell Standberry doesn't navigate streets of the Motor City without his licensed handgun, and it already has saved his life once. [More]

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg, with the finest armed bodyguards money can buy, wishes it hadn't.

Death Wish

Even though I consider Mike a brother, I have pretty much stayed out of the ongoing virtual battles with  Kerodin for the same reason I let men settle their own fights. But, as I will in real life, I do get involved when someone else jumps in, at which point, friends enter the fray.

That's why I was not going to give a link to the latest on SSI, that is, until this comment showed up:

Y'know, Sparky, what we all intuitively know has been pretty well corroborated: internet trolls are sadists and psychopaths. Further documentation shows many are infiltrators and disruptors serving the agenda of enemies. Look at you, hoping a person struggling with cancer goes terminal.  What a demented and despicable loser you are -- that and a coward, for doing it anonymously.

As we're known by the company we keep, it certainly does not reflect well for those on the side of the argument you purport to ally yourself with. Were I part of that faction, I would repudiate and condemn you, and if I knew, let everyone else know who you are and publicly disassociate myself from you.

The only positive out of this is that no one so twisted in hatred can possibly be happy and whole, and have love in his life. Which means you know that you're a contemptible loser, and have to live with it and seethe in it. No wonder you rage so against those who do not share your self-imposed defects.

When Mike dies, as we all will, good men will mourn his passing and continue to benefit from his legacy. When you go, of the few who are even aware of it, the prevailing sentiment will no doubt be "Who cares? The guy was a real asshole."

Dismissal of Post-1986 Machine Gun Ban Challenge Appealed

A Notice of Appeal was filed Tuesday in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, by plaintiff Jay Aubrey Isaac Hollis in his complaint against Attorney General Loretta Lynch and ATF Acting Director Thomas E. Brandon. The original Hollis v. Holder/Jones lawsuit, since renamed to reflect top level personnel changes, sought relief against the de facto ban on the transfer or possession of a machine gun manufactured after May 19, 1986. The appeal is necessary to keep the case going forward after the court issued an August 7 opinion and order siding with the government and dismissing the case. [More]

What? He followed the documented rules as articulated by ATF? Well that was his first mistake...

We're the Only Ones Extorting Enough

'Buy these or I take your car': Secret video shows officer pressuring driver during traffic stop to support police fundraiser [More]

Are there moral or legal reasons why a highwayman should not be instantly repelled using the necessary escalation of force, up to and including lethal?

We Must Lock Up Guns!

For the children!

What?

Teenager protects twin brothers with father's rifle after break-in attempt

Yes, Shannon? You had something more to say?

[Via Jefferson S]

It Takes One to Know One

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s defense attorney is firing back after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called the soldier a “dirty, rotten traitor.” [More]

Says the mouthpiece with the King George III avatar...

When Assault Ducks Are Outlawed

Animal rights activist beaten with duck in Spain [More]

Talk about a feel-good headline!

You know what would go good with that?

Some assault sauerkraut.

Easy Defiance

U.S. Embassy in Moscow Defies Anti-Gay Law With 'I Am Michael' Screening [More]

You know what would be a REALLY bold move?

Doing it here and here.

Which means they won't, because, well, just look at who's running things.

On the plus side, I guess that means somebody's going to pay to see the film -- albeit with tax plunder.

The Go-To Guys

Indiana enlists NRA to train Guard on firearms [More]  

Gee, how come they didn't ask one of those "commonsense gun safety" groups instead?

Stop the Threat

Walking to his car at night, a man is approached by a robber demanding cash. When the victim says he has none, the robber demands that they drive to the local bank ATM to withdraw cash. The man complies and waits for an opportunity. [More]

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