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There aren't.

Mr. Pynchon warned us about this.

Public policy based on asking misleading questions of people who don't understand the issues is no way to run a Republic.

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Nice of Them to Give Us an 'Out'

Don’t take our word that white supremacists are a problem. [More]

Don't worry, I won't.

As for Cullen being a Trump appointee, yeah, some of us have warned about those time and again. In this case, it was an "art of the deal" political concession to Democrats Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, so it's fundamentally dishonest to raise that point as if it's relevant. Having professional Daddy connections to Mike Pence didn't hurt either.

[Via Mack H]

Everyone Regrets it But Him

McConnell Never Should Have Said Assault Weapons Ban Is ‘Front & Center’ [More]

Yeah, but he did.

And significantly, he hasn't apologized and repudiated it.

So what's the point of telling us he's "a stubborn conservative gatekeeper, ever vigilant and willing to protect the American conservative from an expanding federal government and increasingly more liberal culture even if it means taking the blame on his own shoulders and facing the left’s hate head on"?

Do I have to call Fletcher over here again?

[Via Dave Licht]

A Taxing Proposition

California Lawmakers Call for $25 Gun Tax [More]

I should have known Saul's timing was no coincidence.

And, of course, they've gotta do something with the money.

I wonder if Big Weasel is out yet...

[Via Rough and Ready]

And the 3D Chess Continues

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Would "grab 'em by the p***y be "clean language"?

Better Not Call Saul

Weapons stored at federally licensed firing ranges or hunting lodges might incur no tax. But if you wanted the convenience of having such a weapon at home, you could be taxed for the privilege. [More]

Saul Cornell again, the Slippin' Jimmy of the revisionist history movement...

It's not a "privilege."

And the violent crime this is being presented as the cure-all for will increase.

But thanks for confirming the Founders expected We the People to keep and bear "weapons of war."

[Via Jess]

Brace Yourselves Redux

We briefly looked at this yesterday.

Firearms News also weighed in and included an update:

Firearms News has inquired with multiple sources in Washington, D.C. and elsewhere in order to confirm what some firearm attorneys feel is the next step for pistol braces and to bring more light on this issue. As soon as we receive all answers to our inquires, we will post them on this page so be sure to check back for updates. We will leave the question mark at the end of this article’s title until more information becomes available or until there is confirmation that Trump administration and BATFE are moving forward with the regulation of pistol braces. 

And isn't this interesting?

You Know the Routine

A routine trip to the local Ballard post office turned into a horrifying nightmare for a woman who was attacked in broad daylight by a pitchfork-wielding man who had just been released from jail days earlier for a previous assault, police say. [More]

I guess it's to the advantage of those who rule to ignore the obvious.

What's a Little Cognitive Dissonance Among Friends?

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Click here to hear Stacey tell us "Assault weapons have no place in the hands of civilians."

[Via Michael G]

But Separating Children from Their Virginity is Fine

Two Illegal Aliens in Maryland Accused of Raping 11-Year-Old Girl [More]

But one of her abusers was a friend of her brother, so she must be one of them, meaning Maryland Democrats must be fine with crimes against helpless "immigrant" children...

Funny, isn't it, who's outraged by stuff like this and who wants it swept under the rug because stopping it would threaten their agenda.

[Via Michael G]

White Lies

Just yesterday, “the deplorables” were to be deplored because they were “racist, sexist, homophobic,” clingers to “God and guns,” and Russian dupes to boot. Today, the agility and unanimity with which our politicians and media—heck, the ruling class—have shifted to indicting roughly 72 percent of the population as white supremacists, likely violent, would fill with envy their homologues in China, Cuba, North Korea, and other tyrannical places. By comparison, Joseph Goebbels had sloppy message discipline. Not even the Soviets in their salad days were so “on message!” [More]

So give up your guns and get on the train, you hater.

Hell, it's not like you and yours deserve to live or anything. Can there be anything more racist than a stated intent to "secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity"?

[Via Michael G]

She's Not the Only Only One Authorized Enough

Hennessy wrote the police departments’ testimony was relevant because of Healey’s own admission in filings that “the AG is not the only law enforcement officer” authorized to enforce the state’s assault weapons ban. [More]

No one is.

You gotta wonder at what point someone is going to stop skirting around the edges and go full bore for the militia purpose in their complaint.

[Via Michael G]

The Carpetbaggers

Out-of-State Dems Come to the Rescue in NC Special Election - 'The areas we will canvass are suburban neighborhoods with many transplants from the Northeast' [More]

The hate-fueled retaliation continues.

On top of that, they fouled their nests and now they're bent on fouling yours.

[Via Mack H]

You Can't Fix Something Until You Understand What's Broken

Firearms News Investigates the NRA: Part 2 [More]

Here's Part 1 if you missed it.

And I hope to submit a "Part 2" to my "Riding the Tiger" piece later today.

There are those who are not happy with these efforts and who would prefer we just all quiet down and leave public statements to the inner circle.

Today's Five-Minute Activism

Get Involved - Contact the White House [More]

Why not?

Feel free to share what you decided to tell them.

[Via Dave Licht]

Stacking Bodies Like Cordwood

Judge overseeing key Jeffrey Epstein-related suit dies [More]

Did they check his ears?

I just had a flash of an idea for an Arkancide comedy/horror movie franchise with a pant-suited Hillary as the featured serial killer. You could even have crossovers where she squares off against Michael Myers, Freddie Kruger, Predator...

[Via Dave Licht]

Talk About an Understatement

Facial recognition software mistook 1 in 5 California lawmakers for criminals, says ACLU [More]

Check the coding, because that's way too low.

[Via Steve T] 

Something Doesn't Add Up

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) spent her four minutes on the Trevor Noah show Monday night advocating an assault weapons ban that she says would save "millions of lives." [More]

Evidently, math isn't her strong suit.

I'm wondering what is.

[Via bondmen]

They'll Need More than That

According to court documents, the user posted a threat to assault federal law enforcement officers writing, "...shoot every agent on sight," in a discussion about the Branch Davidian standoff in Waco in 1993. [More]

There's a big difference between an opinion and a threat, and that hardly seems as specific as, say, Madonna telling a mob she wanted to blow up the White House. Unless there's a lot more we're not being told, an honest juror would have plenty of reasonable doubt.

Not to say the kid doesn't merit a closer look and possibly more, but this looks more like picking low-hanging fruit to grab sensational hero headlines and justify a six-month "investigation." It will no doubt be used to pressure DeSwine into earning back his Brady "A" by calling for upping Ohio's handgun possession laws.

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones Childlike Enough

Former Joplin cop pleads guilty in child porn case ...The investigation began in September 2018 when a joint state and federal task force received a tip about a Facebook user uploading a video of the sexual assault of a 4-year-old girl. [More]

Give it a few years and people like him will be honored presenters at library book-reading events.

[Via bondmen]