Supreme Court Ducks Second Amendment in Domestic Violence Gun Ban Case

The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a case involving domestic violence-related gun prohibitions but will leave unaddressed a key Second Amendment issue it raises. [More]

And they were silent on Highland Park. Musn't upset the status quo...

McAuliffe’s ‘Man Up’ Dismissal of Parker Threat Arrogant and Hypocritical

“WHEN YOU SEE ME AGAIN, YOU BEST WALK THE OTHER WAY LEST I BEAT YOUR LITTLE @$$ WITH MY BARE HANDS.” [More]

I'm sorry Andy Parker is suffering. That doesn't give him a pass for putting the sons and daughters of others at risk, and for giving Terry McAuliffe something to exploit for reasons of cynical political self interest.

Sending in Advisers

I seem to remember another protracted, bloody boondoggle that began this way... [More]

We were -- waist deep in the Big Muddy

And the big fool said to push on.

When that song was originally censored by CBS from The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, "progressive" LBJ was president.

Comity and Cooperation

Democrats like what they hear from Ryan [More]

I'll bet they do.

Let's hear it for "future legislative successes"!

We're the Only Ones Arachnophobic Enough

Police: W. Va. Attorney Pulls Gun, Threatens To Shoot Fake Spiders. [More]

The same one who prosecuted a kid for wearing an NRA T-shirt to school and then refusing to play along with hoplophobic hysteria from all the "adults."

I'd love to have the time to do some research on this Chris White character, including what would happen to you or me if we'd done the same thing.

There's an App for That

Or there was before it got ... pulled down. [More]

You can still get to the download page via the Wayback Machine, but it goes to a different game.  Too bad. I'm going to a party tomorrow and this would be hysterical to play.

Photo Finish

Amish challenge photo i.d. requirement for gun purchases [More]

So, how much tolerance do you think the "our diversity is our strength" crowd is likely to show?

[Via Michael G]

Batman Begins

I have my own plan for protection in my home. I keep a baseball bat by my bed. [More]

That's a really stupid plan, Duane. With all the developments in personal weaponry that have happened over the past several millenia, leave it to a "progressive" to want us all to revert to clubs.

[Via Michael G]

The Big Easy Lie

On October 27 President Obama addressed law enforcement personnel gathered in Chicago and said that “It is easier for a lot of young people in this city and [communities around the country] to buy a gun than it is to buy a book.” [More]

As far as necessities go, that means we're making "progress." Last time he used that line, he claimed it was easier to buy guns than vegetables.

O Come Let Us Adore Him

‘CLOCK BOY’ AHMED NAMED ONE OF TIME’S 30 MOST INFLUENTIAL TEENS OF 2015 [More]

And naturally, he and his father "still have not signed a release waiver to allow the school district to tell their side of the 'clock boy' story."

[Via bondmen]

A Partial Picture

We still don't have the ballistics tests, do we? [Watch]

[Via Florida Guy]   

SALT and Light

Get the evil to agree and we'll talk. And it'll still be "No."

First and foremost, this thing is useless in terms of militia utility. And at the up close and personal level, if I feel compelled to defend my life and the lives of my loved ones, the last thing I'm going to be worrying about is the ultimate well-being of the threat. Typically, I appreciate options that allow for escalation if the situation, the urgency and your training tell you that's appropriate, but I'm having a hard time seeing how someone committing to the SALT gun will have time to recover should Plan A fail.

I can't help but wonder how these two guys would fare against somebody who means business. And how "non-lethal" this thing would truly be against the #1 cause of "gundeaths", noting what can happen using just blanks.

I note this was on Indiegogo for crowdfunding but that link went dead -- I assume it probably ran afoul of their policies?

[Via David H]

Keep Digging, GOP

Most conservatives, however, did in the end vote for Ryan. [More]

No, none did, although plenty of frauds who call themselves that sold out their constituents and the Republic.

We're the Only Ones Putting the Blame Where It Belongs Enough

FBI Director James Comey blames citizens with cameras for increase in violent crime [More]

How do you expect us to do what we do best if we know someone's watching? And we would have gotten away with it too, if it hadn't been for you meddling citizens.

On the other hand, us keeping you under police state protective surveillance, why, that's for your own good.  Besides, what have you got to hide?

[Via Florida Guy]   

We're the Only Ones Disarming Enough

The officer explains for his safety and mine, he needs to disarm me for the stop. [More]

There's a lot of appreciative praise for the attitude of the citizen and the police, and the outcome of this story. Me, I'm puzzling over the one-size-fits-all default, and what other assumptions and options are available.

[Via cydl]

UPDATE: The Captain's Journal has some tactical observations.

For the Record

The Florida Sheriffs Association voted in secret and announced that there are 47 unidentified Sheriffs opposing Open Carry. You deserve to know where your Sheriff stands. [More]

Why would anyone keep servants who steal?

Great Point

Comment left under a recent AmmoLand post:

Of course it’s not enough just to vote. You have to organize, volunteer, donate, sacrifice. But it’s so much easier to blab about how you’ll be there for us, right behind us, “when TSHTF”, when you wouldn’t lift a finger to repel an invasion when there was no risk to yourself.

Why should I believe someone who has done none of that will suddenly change stripes when things get ... uh ... y'know, "really hard" doesn't even come close.

Why Johnny Can't Read Think

Between bloated administrators and union heads, is it any wonder the system is cranking out aspiring rappers and crack whores? [More]

Government creates the problem, government takes credit for the "solution," implanting biases to further solidify control. And the urban failures taint the numbers for the whole, allowing for comparisons to the rest of the world and alarmist demands for more money (so the ones responsible can lather, rinse, repeat)...

It'd be interesting to take the cities on that bar chart and post the salaries of the superintendents and "collective bargaining" thugs. It'd also be interesting to compare performances of quasi-welfare parasite systems, run by those with "liberal arts" degrees, with those run by people with competence in business, math and other (actual) sciences.

But don't worry -- Common Core will save us!  Either that or separation of school and state...

Hey, would the Fightin' Prussians make for a politically acceptable mascot for Gramsci High...?

Obama Assurance on Guns Leaves Open Question of What He IS Out to Do

No more, please.

So how about, just so everyone has a clear picture of the end game, the “gun control” advocates define what it will take to satisfy them,  and what “laws” must pass for them to not only stop pushing for more, but to join in condemning and resisting new infringements? [More]

How much “gun control” will be enough?

Fed Up

Kasich: 'I’ve about had it’ with Carson, Trump [More]

Yeah, well some of us have had it with RINO sellouts on guns and amnesty citizenship.