Wednesday, September 04, 2019

Unintended Consequences

“The family of Bill Landske knew that he was dangerous, they knew he was demented and untethered, and they knew he was prone to outbursts of rage-filled profanity,” attorney Ken Allen said. [More]
So the default choice will be to become a desperate snitch at the first hint of liability? Tell all those manipulated Americans who say they support "red flag laws" that it will be their turn in the barrel once precedent is set.

[Via MM]

He Could Always Start with Himself

A white psychology professor at Western Connecticut State University penned a new op-ed that wished for the “demise” of the white race in favor of “people who would be better stewards of the earth.” [More]
Blinded by his whiteness, eh?

I'll let Jeremiah handle this one.

[Via Wirecutter]

No One Ever Asked Me


Consider yourself asked. [More]

Of course, the problem is, by the time this finds its way to people who aren't regulars, the survey window is closing.

[Via DeplorableMeTex]

We're the Only Ones Falsely Positive Enough

A specially trained drug-sniffing dog was alerted to the presence of a controlled dangerous substance, and a preliminary test done by the police officers further tested positive for a controlled dangerous substance.  [More]
Does that mean the dog responded to a hand signal and the JBTs figured they'd rather see the lie through than admit they ... uh...screwed something other than the pooch?

[Via Bill C]

Deedle Dardle Doodle Deedle Dum

Garza can spend the money however she wants. She uses $150 of it to pay for her cellphone and another $100 or so to pay off her dog’s veterinarian bills. She spends the rest on her two grandsons now that she can afford to buy them birthday presents online and let them get the big bag of chips at the 7-Eleven. [More]
It's not just a question of subsidizing the parasites at a subsistence level.  While this "experimental" program is being funded by a nonprofit, "universal basic income" is already a reality with government-provided "entitlements," where the productive are forced at gunpoint to provide the immoral and lazy with a life of ease and plenty. The story says Garza is unemployed -- where's she getting the rest of her "income" from?

I could just sing:


“I think poverty is immoral, I think it is antiquated and I think it shouldn’t exist,” said Michael Tubbs, the city’s 29-year-old Democratic mayor.
He would say that. He's the political beneficiary of headlines like "This California city’s 27-year-old mayor will give residents $500 free cash per month," like it's his to give. In fact, he's a generational career trough-feeder himself.

Poverty is not immoral. But those with demands on the property of others who claim the mantle of "poor" sure are.

Besides, Garza is hardly an example of poverty.  A lifetime of wrong choices, yes. But truly poor people don't have cellphone and vet bills. And compare the price for a five-Lb.bag of rice compared to the same amount of 7-Eleven potato large chips. Such people don't know how to be poor.

And then such people vote to claim more of what is not theirs. No nation can endure and sustain such a burden forever.

And that's the plan.


We're the Only Ones Privileged Enough

"I told Officer Sanchez not to shoot twice, I even said please," Paola French said. "I was pleading for our son and our lives. I was still shot in the back. What threat did I pose to him?" [More]
Hey, rank hath its privileges:

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Costco -- Where the Only Thing Lower Than Our Prices is Your Safety!

[H/T Wirecutter]

Placing the Blame Where It Belongs

60% of illegal firearms recovered in Chicago come from outside IL—mostly from states dominated by coward Republicans like you who refuse to enact commonsense gun legislation. [More]
Forget it, Jake...

Bragging About the Size of Dick's


I was reading comments at The Hill 's story on NRA's statement about Walmart's changes on guns and ammo, and saw a persistent defender of the profitability of Dick's Sporting Goods' anti-gun stance:


The guy's got up-votes.  Out of everyone who reads his comments, how many do you think will just let them register and move on, as opposed to checking things out over the last five years?


"Thriving"? 

Yeah,  2019 first-quarter earnings did better than expected, but ultimately, the value of a company lies in its stock and in investor confidence, and the past five years tell a story of their own.

My bottom line: If you're a gun owner and you still shop at Dick's, you're rewarding rope-selling capitalists offering you to the mob.

Tuesday, September 03, 2019

The Ducey Show


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Not that we expected anything different from the giant ducey.

[Via @pamnsc]

Honor the Request

Walmart ends all handgun ammunition sales and asks customers not to carry guns into stores ... [More]
Don't worry, I won't.

That's actually a misleading headline, though. It's open carry being discouraged ("asked") and they're also discontinuing "ammunition commonly used in assault-style weapons." They also won't sell handguns in Alaska.

Concealed carry is still being "allowed," since there's no practical way to enforce it without TSA rules. That and the Fudds will still be able to get deals during wabbit season for their shotguns, and sniper assassins will still be able to feed their powerful, scoped "deer" rifles...

[Via W3]

Break with Extradition?

That Hapgood chose to return even once to Anguilla after his experience there — let alone multiple times for various legal proceedings — defies logic. [More]
Does he have a choice?

[Via Michael G]

Pearls Before Swine


Or technically, a sow. [More]

[Via Michael G]

A Token 'Republican'

MSNBC 'Republican': Play 'Dirty Pool' with NRA Board Members, 'Go After Their Businesses' ... the only way to get congressmen to come around on gun control will be when a "critical mass" has been personally affected by mass shootings. She noted that, so far, "we have seen [only] one congressman get there." [More]
This evil fool had better hope we never reach critical mass.

[Via Michael G]


Opinion: Guns are America’s Dumbest Problem


Observable: The Daily Iowan Opinions Editor Elijah Helton is a moron. [More]

[Via Michael G]

The Scourge of Kristol Meth


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Now everyone settle down and let's approach this in the spirit of compromise. If "endowed by our Creator" bothers you, there's a secular "inherent to the condition of being human" alternative you can use. And as for an AR-15, yeah, a fair reading would say that's a bit limited for intended purposes and a minimum of "in common use at the time" M4s should be encouraged, at least until upgrades in capability are available.

[Via Michael G]

Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Piers Morgan Paradise


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At least Sadiq is focusing on priorities.

[Via Michael G]

We're the Only Ones Approximate Enough

The vehicle he’d shot into was not a gray Colorado, but a white Silverado. [More]
Eh? An avocado...?

At least it wasn't delivering newspapers.

[Via Chris M]

The Things People Believe

"If performed properly, it would have prevented Dylann Roof from purchasing the gun he used to kill these very innocent people in a church.” [More]
What about a different gun?

Tell me this isn't all symptomatic of the clusterf***ocracy we're living under.

[Via Mack H]

Time and Space Ruled Irrelevant

Drejka Case Analysis: When the ‘Tueller Drill’ 21-Foot Defense is Defined Out of Existence [More]
A jury needs an "expert" to tell them a beating can be deadly?

[Via Michael G]

About Those 'Universal Background Checks'

E-Verify is intended to detect workers without legal status. How do immigrants get around it? [More]
Who thinks NICS is invulnerable?

Not that a workaround is really needed...

[Via DDS]