Monday, April 29, 2019

TKO

First Conviction Prosecuted Under SAFE Act Overturned by NYS Supreme Court [More]
I wouldn't be claiming any great 2A victories just yet. The way I read this, it wasn't the state's usurped "authority" that was overruled, it was the way that bitch-slapping punk Schneiderman got the indictment.

[Via Neil W]

They Look Forward to Hearing from You

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Well, since you asked so nicely...

[Via Bear]

A Healthy Sense of Self-Preservation


[More]
Yeah, pretty much:
An armed off-duty Border Patrol agent who was inside the synagogue returned fire at the shooter, who then retreated in a vehicle before calling 911 and surrendering to police without incident, according to police.
I wonder what those who laugh at the "good guy with a gun" meme would have been able to do.

Anybody have a count on how many California "commonsense gun safety laws" were broken? Because I see the blood-dancers are once more loathe to let a crisis go to waste.

UPDATE: Bear is following reports that the gun used to drive away the monster was kept in-house by the rabbi.

The Hatemongers of Record

NY Times publishes clearly anti-Semitic cartoon, deletes only after intense criticism [More]
More proof that Opposite Day "progressives" just recycle old ideas.

[Via Michael G]

Speaking of Separating Children from Their Families...

A Tennessee man beat an infant to death after discovering that he wasn’t the child’s father ... Avila-Agurcia is an alias for Carlos Zuniga-Aviles, a Honduran national who has been deported five times. [More]
So then he's not "a Tennessee man," is he?

[Via Michael G]

Nothing to See Here

Obama deputy Ben Rhodes: Investigating Origins of Russia Probe 'Waste of Time' [More]
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

[H/T WRSA]

All Joking Aside

Joaquin Phoenix Joker Film Collides With Hollywood Disability Uproar [More]
Because homicidal maniacs... uh, the differently moraled have feelings too.

If Word Gets Out

The potential lie that could actually destroy Trump ... If it really is the case ... we have no way of knowing ... if they are right about this and their claims can be proven... [More]
In other words, they got nothin'.

But what the hell, the mission to smear by innuendo was accomplished.

'Near Church' Shooting

The shooting occurred during a cookout on the same block as Perkins Square Baptist Church [More]
Disregard that this was SOP for Baltimore. Gotta build up those category stats the way they do with "school shootings."

Self-Defense is Predation

Right-wing parties are using the issue of immigration to mobilize voters ahead of the next month’s EU election, the European socialists complain. “Political predators preying on migration crisis,” the socialist candidate for the EU’s top job, Frans Timmermans, told French TV network EuroNews. [More]
The commies really do have Orwell mastered.

And "candidate"? So they've finally had enough of the Eurorummy?

[Via Michael G]

Yo-ho, Yo-ho, La Vida de un Pirata para Mí

Witnesses said at least six men armed with guns and knives boarded the rig at 9:30pm and proceeded directly to the third floor to wake up the crew. After locking up workers in the cafeteria, the thieves wandered freely, looting equipment, materials, money and anything of value they could carry. [More]
I don't understand. How'd they get guns in Mexico?

[Via Michael G]

Sunday, April 28, 2019

Returning to Roots Best Chance for NRA to Heal Self-Inflicted Wounds


Those calling for such a return want NRA out of politics and focused on being Fudds.  They really just want to be able to pass disarmament edicts, elect gun-grabbing politicians and appoint anti-gun judges without any significant organized opposition. Curiously, although unintended by those offering such “advice,” returning to its roots is exactly what is needed. [More]
The real roots involved training American citizens to become proficient in keeping and bearing “weapons of war.”

Friday, April 26, 2019

Options

Option 1. A majority of the Board circles the wagons in defense of Wayne LaPierre and his pals and tries to weather the storm. (They’ll fail, and the whole ship will sink.)
or
Option 2. A majority of the Board fires LaPierre and other executives (or accepts their resignations) and nullifies their contracts, suspends all vendor contracts pending thorough review and renegotiation, and purges culpable members of their own body – demonstrating a commitment to safeguarding NRA assets on behalf of the membership. (Plugging the holes and possibly saving the ship.) [More]
While my vote would be for #2, my money would be on #1.

I'd also bet on lawsuits being in the future.

[Via Neil W]

UPDATE- Option 3:
NRA’s Wayne LaPierre Says He Is Being Extorted, Pressured to Resign - Group’s longtime leader says Oliver North, president of the NRA, wants him out
North is a creature of Ack-Mac, so I'm not looking at this as a development where the prime concern is serving the right to keep and bear arms.

UPDATE- Option 1 it is:
Taking the stage later Saturday, LaPierre got two standing ovations from the crowd of more than 1,000 NRA members...
I just hope Patrick didn't hurt his hands.

Trump at NRA Leadership Forum



It's live at this point but you can back it up to where Chris Cox introduces Mike Pence.

It figures they'd introduce "great champion of the Second Amendment" Donald Trump with Lee Greenwood singing about how rights are given...

And whose idea was it to end his speech with "You Can't Always Get What You Want"?

UPDATE: He's withdrawing from the Arms Trade Treaty and some idiot threw a phone onstage.


Out of Balance

“You know what? I didn’t even know what a bump stock was,” said Patrick Callahan, 61, from Wyoming. “I have no problem with a bump stock being banned, to be honest with you. I think there’s always balances.” [More]
Even most NRA members think it's about bump stocks and remain oblivious to the greater danger.

[Via Bear]


Bingo!

The original mission was to train warriors to effectively shoot in a war. [More]
Yes. Exactly. Perfect rebuttal.

Despite what contemptible gunkapos would have the ignorant believe...

No Accident?

If the catastrophic fire at Notre-Dame de Paris was a simple accident, why has the French government forbidden state-employed architects to give any further interviews about the fire? [More]
Next, you're gonna be telling me we haven't been told everything about Las Vegas.

So Much for 'Settled Science'

The universe is expanding faster than we thought, and no one knows why [More]
The first thing that came to mind was the line "'T is clear enough the Elephant Is very like a tree!"

Green New Deal, anyone? At least we know that's been settled. Right?

Stockholm Syndrome

The Supreme Court of Sweden has ruled that a rape conviction is not a sufficient reason to deport a non-Swedish citizen... [More]
I've been working Tommy Lee pretty hard lately.

[Via Michael G]

We're the Only Ones Upholding Tradition Enough

Boone is the 11th South Carolina sheriff indicted or accused of criminal activity in the past decade. The accusations have included using inmates for personal work, running a scheme to create fake police reports to help fix credit problems and protecting drug dealers. [More]
See, that's not the whole barrel...

[Via Roger J]