The latest from the Gun Rights Examiners:
Anthony Bouchard/Cheyenne:
Yih-Chau Chang/Oakland:
Dave Workman/Seattle:
Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
We're the Only Ones Trained Enough
Jay McDonald, president of the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police, said it is ridiculous to compare a trained police officer to a regular citizen who happens have a concealed carry permit.Can anybody think of one good reason why we should be required to feed this parasite?
"We are required to meet a much higher level of training and re-training for how to properly handle our weapons and we are trained to know in which situations to shoot and not to shoot," McDonald said. "If they want to require the same level of training for CCW holders as I have to meet as a law enforcement officer, then we will drop our opposition."[More]
The Safety Dance
We can dance if we want to...[Watch]
And don't you forget it.
Unbelievable how many authoritah-worshipers think they got what they asked for. On a different continent, in a different time, we'd have called them "good Germans."
[Via Orygunner]
We're the Only Ones Until Death Do Us Part Enough
Police say Franklin Co. deputy kills ex-wife in Roanoke and wounds a state trooper on I-81 [More]Obviously more trustworthy to be armed in public than you or me...
[Via a ton of you]
I Love You, You Love Me...
Brave teacher. [Read]
Criminal that people are forced by their government to be helpless, unable to protect the most vulnerable entrusted to their care...
I wonder if any of the guns being used outside by those who not only laugh at--but count on--such restrictions were "walked"? Or sold to them by the same "officials" who restrict the "law-abiding"?
[Via Zachary G]
Criminal that people are forced by their government to be helpless, unable to protect the most vulnerable entrusted to their care...
I wonder if any of the guns being used outside by those who not only laugh at--but count on--such restrictions were "walked"? Or sold to them by the same "officials" who restrict the "law-abiding"?
[Via Zachary G]
THOR's Hammer
I received the following email from THOR Global Defense Group:
And heard immediately back from them:
Some day. The last time Sweetie came home with a lottery ticket, I told her all she's gotta do is get six lousy numbers and she can't even do that right (Owww...). So I'm counting on this ticket I bought at the NRA Annual Meeting to show her how someone who really knows what he's doing gets things done:
I just added some great new photos of the XM408 rifle to our website, you can view the link here:Please feel free to distribute these as you need in print or on your website; contact me if you have any questions or need more information on the XM rifle
Well, you know me. I'd seen a magazine review that only mentioned "official" use. So I sent the following reply:
Is it available to the civilian market?
And heard immediately back from them:
These are now commercially available, let me know if I can assist you with one!Well, yeah,with the paying part would be nice...
Some day. The last time Sweetie came home with a lottery ticket, I told her all she's gotta do is get six lousy numbers and she can't even do that right (Owww...). So I'm counting on this ticket I bought at the NRA Annual Meeting to show her how someone who really knows what he's doing gets things done:
Memorial Day
Yesterday I stood watching a very young woman and her two very young sons crying and asking “Where is daddy” or “why, why, why” and knowing that in all likelihood these armed state enforcers are home with their families sickened and frightened me. [More]Jesse Mathewson attended that rally we talked about the other day.
Should shaving your beard be cause for federal terrorism scrutiny?
So it should come as no surprise to see real indicators of overt malevolent intent conflated with innocent actions, such as shaving a beard, or paying in cash, or traveling an “illogical” distance to a gun-related event. [More]This morning's Gun Rights Examiner column has a close shave with a known "hatriot" extremist and "homegrown terrorist."
Somebody ought to report him. I know when I tried to I never got a response. Warn others against this radical by sharing the link?
This Day in History: May 31
The expedition you are appointed to command is to be directed against the hostile tribes of the six nations of Indians, with their associates and adherents. The immediate objects are the total distruction and devastation of their settlements and the capture of as many prisoners of every age and sex as possible [More]
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Project Gunwalker updates on Armed American Radio
FYI, I'll be joining Mark Walters on Armed American Radio again this evening at 8:30 pm EST to discuss the latest "Project Gunwalker" developments.
Click here for a radio station in your area, or here to listen live via the internet.
Click here for a radio station in your area, or here to listen live via the internet.
Oath Keepers to muster in memoriam of Marine vet slain by SWAT team
I just got off the phone with Stewart Rhodes, founder and president of Oath Keepers. He and Sheriff Richard Mack will be conducting a Memorial Day muster tomorrow morning in memoriam for Jose Guerena, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran... [More]Please spread the word to friends in the Tucson area.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Seattle Gun Rights Examiner co-authors Chicago Sun Times op-ed
Having an editorial published in the Chicago market by a major newspaper that is traditionally hostile to the right to keep and bear arms is an achievement with untold potential--for many of the readers, it could be the first time they have been exposed to such cogent arguments, plus, as this will undoubtedly provoke pro and con feedback (that is, evidence of readership), it could encourage the paper to continue providing a forum for such viewpoints. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column showcases an ideological foray deep into enemy territory.
Friday, May 27, 2011
June is the Month...
That fits in perfectly with those we can expect to see tossed under the bus...
We're the Only Ones...
Got a few of these today and no time for individual posts:
...Love You Long, Long Time, Whether You Want it or Not Enough
...Shaking Down Enough (Note our prior report)
...Who Just Want to Hold You Enough
...Mechanical Enough
...Choking You Up Enough
...Not a Follower Enough
...A Real Mommy's Boy Enough
[Via Portly Pirate, Ron W, William T, Parrothead Jeff, Smiley Starfish]
...Love You Long, Long Time, Whether You Want it or Not Enough
...Shaking Down Enough (Note our prior report)
...Who Just Want to Hold You Enough
...Mechanical Enough
...Choking You Up Enough
...Not a Follower Enough
...A Real Mommy's Boy Enough
[Via Portly Pirate, Ron W, William T, Parrothead Jeff, Smiley Starfish]
In Response to Today's GRE
Just got this via email in response to today's GRE:
Your latest article was spot on. We got hosed by the Brady's and MAIG because they were using a form emailer to send in comments to the OMB. Apparently the OMB doesn't care about automated emails, they just count the pro and anti tally. That's how the anti-gunners beat us.
John Richardson of the blog No Lawyers Only Guns and Money and I were upset that we got one upped. So we worked together to fight fire with fire. I managed to figure out how to set up an automated email system of our own. It took some work but now we have it up and running on his blog. You simply fill out your name, email, city and state (optional), and there is a pre-filled note stating opposition to the plan. You hit submit, and the website emailmeform.com sends the email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov on your behalf with your name, email, and city and state if you provided it, along with the pre-filled note and any changes or additional comments you want.
The website I used to create the form mailer is http://www.emailmeform.com/ They have all sorts of different forms for websites, if you want to check it out. It is free for up to 5 forms. You create the form and tell the form what to do with the submission, and then it spits out a html code you can copy and paste to any website.
We're trying to spread the word as quick and as wide as we can. If you wouldn't mind posting a link to http://onlygunsandmoney.blogspot.com/2011/05/easy-way-to-comment-on-atfs-power-grab.html or I attached the html code so you can post it yourself on your websites. Either way this is a simple way for our side to drum up support against this plan.
Also, this will work in the future for these comment periods. Since the OMB doesn't care what you say, only that you are pro or anti, we can use this form mailer for other issues or comment periods.
Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Sarah Brady Paradise...
Will gun owner apathy enable ATF’s ‘emergency’ long gun registration scheme?
“Profiles in apathy.” You know, inaction by gun owners that enables “gun control," derails valiant efforts and disheartens those who continually find themselves carrying an inordinate share of the burden? [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner commentary presents the simplest of tasks, and notes how even this is too much for too many.
This Day in History: May 27
Headquarters, Reading, May 27, 1779
“Major General Putnam about to take command of one of the Wings of the Grand Army, before he leaves the troops who have served under him the winter past, thinks it his duty to signify to them his entire approbation of their regular and soldier like conduct, and wishes them a successful and glorious campaign.” [Read]
Thursday, May 26, 2011
A Difference of Opinion
Per Rand Paul:
UPDATE:
Just received this further explanation from NRA-ILA:
Amendment 363 clarifies that the authority to obtain info under the USA PATRIOT Act does not include authority to obtain certain firearm records.Per Chris Cox via NRA-ILA email:
Thank you for asking about the National Rifle Association's position on a motion to table amendment # 363 to the PATRIOT Act.
The NRA takes a back seat to no one when it comes to protecting gun owners' rights against government abuse. Over the past three decades, we've fought successfully to block unnecessary and intrusive compilation of firearms-related records by several federal agencies, and will continue to protect the privacy of our members and all American gun owners.
While well-intentioned, the language of this amendment as currently drafted raises potential problems for gun owners, in that it encourages the government to use provisions in current law that allow access to firearms records without reasonable cause, warrant, or judicial oversight of any kind.
Based on these concerns and the fact that the NRA does not ordinarily take positions on procedural votes, we have no position on a motion to table amendment # 363.
UPDATE:
Just received this further explanation from NRA-ILA:
As often happens with complex issues, NRA's position on Sen. Rand Paul's defeated PATRIOT Act amendment is being mis-reported by those who either don't understand the facts, or prefer their own version of "facts."
This amendment was rejected by 85 Senators, which included many of the strongest Second Amendment supporters in the U.S. Senate. Unfortunately, Senator Paul chose not to approach us on this issue before moving ahead. His amendment, which only received 10 votes, was poorly drafted and could have resulted in more problems for gun owners than it attempted to fix. For this reason, the NRA did not take a position on the amendment.
To be more specific about the amendment and its problems, the amendment would have prohibited use of PATRIOT Act legal authority for any "investigation or procurement of firearms records which is not authorized under [the Gun Control Act]." There have been no reports of the current PATRIOT Act being abused with respect to firearms records, however supporters suggested a far-fetched scenario in which every firearms sales record in the country--tens or hundreds of millions of documents dating back to 1968--could be sought. Again, we nor anyone else is aware of any case in which this authority has been used to abuse gun owners. (In fact, published reports indicate that few of these orders are ever sought for any reason.)
In particular, the amendment appeared to be aimed at so-called "section 215 letters"--orders from the FBI requiring the disclosure of "tangible things" such as records and documents.
Under the current PATRIOT Act, an application for this type of order with respect to firearms sales records has to be approved no lower than the director or deputy director of the FBI, or the Executive Assistant Director for National Security. The application is made to a federal judge based on "a statement of facts showing that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the tangible things sought are relevant to an authorized investigation ... to obtain foreign intelligence information not concerning a United States person or to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities." The judge has the power to modify the order and must direct the use of "minimization procedures" to protect the privacy of Americans.
If the Paul amendment were adopted, the FBI would have used other ways to access whatever firearms records it might need for intelligence or anti-terrorism investigations. This is especially troublesome for gun owners.
This would result in United States Attorneys simply demanding the same records through grand jury subpoenas, which require no judicial approval before issuance. Fighting a subpoena after the fact can be very costly and carries legal risks of its own, including possible charges for obstruction of justice.
Even worse, the government would have used the Gun Control Act's provision that allows the Attorney General to "inspect or examine the inventory and records of [a licensee] without ... reasonable cause or warrant" during a criminal investigation. That means by simply characterizing its activities as a "criminal investigation," it would enter a licensee's premises and demand these records without "reasonable cause or warrant"--in other words, without judicial oversight of any kind, and without any of the procedural limits imposed by the PATRIOT Act.
Therefore, given all of these potential problems for gun owners, the NRA could not support this poorly drafted amendment.
A Publicity Stunt
Cleveland Law Director Robert Triozzi said the case was 'more of a publicity stunt than a legal maneuver' and concluded that none of the city's ordinances conflicted with state law. [More]Yo, Triozzi,
That's some "publicity stunt," isn't it, genius?
Remind me if I ever need a lawyer to retain someone who's, you know...competent.
And not an oath-breaking, Constitution-hating left-wing parasite.
You and Jackson. No wonder Cleve-burg's such a pathetic urban joke, and the kindest thing anyone can say about it is "At least we're not Detroit."
You know what you guys need to do to fix things?
Ban transfats and smoking and drive even more business out!
Uh...I Mean...
Frank...thought Moses would be "great" for the "entry-level position." [More]Yes, it actually says that.
For Law Enforcement/Military Use Only
For a freakin' backpack?
A correspondent contacted me the other day about this:
The lady on the other end told him it was an ATF requirement!
That didn't sound right, so I chased it down with U.S. Cavalry's PR guy, who told me she was mistaken, it was a requirement imposed by CamelBak, whose PR guy elected not to reply.
Funny thing: I noted Botach Tactical had no such requirement yesterday, but someone scrambled and added the caveat.
So I guess the bottom line is, CamelBak doesn't trust you with a backpack. Me, I'd remember that when they offer to trade what they do trust us with for dollars.
Stupid name for one anyway: "Urban Assault Concealment Pack."
Unless they're going to deploy it like Ruth Buzzi.
A correspondent contacted me the other day about this:
That didn't sound right, so I chased it down with U.S. Cavalry's PR guy, who told me she was mistaken, it was a requirement imposed by CamelBak, whose PR guy elected not to reply.
Funny thing: I noted Botach Tactical had no such requirement yesterday, but someone scrambled and added the caveat.
So I guess the bottom line is, CamelBak doesn't trust you with a backpack. Me, I'd remember that when they offer to trade what they do trust us with for dollars.
Stupid name for one anyway: "Urban Assault Concealment Pack."
Unless they're going to deploy it like Ruth Buzzi.
It's the "Patriotic" Thing to Do!
EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!
Here's an old report nobody noticed.
And here's the source.
Drudge has been pretty much useless on Gunwalker, too, as well as the gun issue in general.
We're the Only Ones Running Enough
Four federal agencies are probing an alleged gun-running scheme involving Lake County Sheriff's Department personnel. [More]I guess they don't want any competition...?
[Via HZ]
State-Sponsored Terrorism
School administration came up with a mock scenario of an armed intruder entering the building, and contacted the Stephenson County Sheriff’s Office, which actively participated in the drill. [More]The terrorists responsible for this should be waterboarded to find out who their leaders are--and then a Predator with Hellfires ought to be deployed to take out their command center.
Or at the very least, put them on that "no guns terror watchlist."
[Via Zachary G]
We're the Only One...More for the Road Enough!
An internal affairs investigation after Hamilton's crash "revealed a culture within the SWAT unit, if not the department, that seemingly condones the consumption of alcohol while on-call and/or driving a city of Austin issued vehicle," Frasier wrote. [More]Probably just a few fermented apples.
Hey, they just want to be able to stagger home at the end of their shift...
[Via Lane]
No Longer Applicable
[T]he Constitution is archaic and boring and lots of it no longer applies anymore. [More]Then it's the law of the jungle?
Let us know if it's the position of the political left that there are no longer any constraints.
OK?
[Via Michael G from NewsBusters]
Civil rights group opposes Brady Center on concealed carry
CORE's interest in this case stems from the fact that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for self defense is an important civil right that was denied to African Americans under the antebellum Slave Codes, the Black Codes passed just after the Civil War, and under the Jim Crow regimes that persisted into the twentieth century. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column wonders what size sheets we should buy for Brady Center Klan enablers. Do you think we also need to get them waterproof mattress pads..?
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
GRE Round Up for May 25
Quick links tonight--we had storms, a tornado watch and a power outage, and a good part of the yard is now a pond. Fortunately it appears area damage is minimal and no injuries are being reported on the news.
Kurt Hofmann
Kurt Hofmann
Dave Workman
Tell ATF to Fight Assault Rifle Smuggling to Mexico!
We have been telling them that, you idiot. [Read]
We've even asked you fanatics to put your hatred, mistrust and zealotry aside and join us in this basic matter of truth and justice.
That you won't should tell everyone all they need to know about you, and how serious you are at "fighting gun crime," as opposed to just disarming everyone without a badge for your own collectivist purposes.
"The Brady Campaign to Ignore the Project Gunwalker Scandal" indeed.
[Via Kevin Starrett]
We've even asked you fanatics to put your hatred, mistrust and zealotry aside and join us in this basic matter of truth and justice.
That you won't should tell everyone all they need to know about you, and how serious you are at "fighting gun crime," as opposed to just disarming everyone without a badge for your own collectivist purposes.
"The Brady Campaign to Ignore the Project Gunwalker Scandal" indeed.
[Via Kevin Starrett]
When are 'pro-gun Democrats' going to demand Gunwalker hearings?
Was Brian Terry a Republican or Democrat? Should it matter?This morning's Gun Rights Examiner open letter to Max Baucus and Jon Tester ought to tell us everything we need to know about them if and when they respond.
Why are both of you not vocal about this, leading in the demand for testimony, for production of evidence, for cooperation with investigations, and for determining just what the hell happened and just who the hell authorized it? [More]
Help build the needed pressure to make that happen by sharing the link?
This Day in History: May 25
Just now I have rec authentic Intelligence of the disposition of the Enemy, one of my men who left the Shawanese Towns six days ago, informs me that in Ten days from the day he came away the Wyondots, Shawanese and Mingoes with Some English, with four pieces of Cannon were to march for Fort Lawrens. [More]
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Harm, No Foul
The Justice Department announced today that it will not pursue criminal charges against three Pittsburgh Bureau of Police officers in connection with the events of Jan. 12, 2010, involving former Pittsburgh School for the Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) student Jordan Miles. [More]That'll teach that m..........r not to drink Mountain Dew!
Hey, they just want to go home at the end of their shift.
[Via William T]
Death Squads USA
This is not supposed to happen here. [Read]
They're making it more and more improbable that a homeowner will survive. Regardless. Meaning we have less and less to lose by resisting.
This from the sheriff who thinks it's "the height of insanity" to trust you with semiauto technology.
Meaning he wants them banned. Meaning if they are, he'll have his men kill you if you defy it.
That's evidently the height of sanity, "Only Ones"-style.
[Via Ron W]
They're making it more and more improbable that a homeowner will survive. Regardless. Meaning we have less and less to lose by resisting.
This from the sheriff who thinks it's "the height of insanity" to trust you with semiauto technology.
Meaning he wants them banned. Meaning if they are, he'll have his men kill you if you defy it.
That's evidently the height of sanity, "Only Ones"-style.
[Via Ron W]
Making Us All Look Bad
A terminal Fudd from an unofficial NRA message board on the Philadelphia outrage*:
*
This is an unfortunate case. It is an example of a law abiding, legal gun owner being deliberately confrontational and uncooperative with a police officer who has lost fellow officers to people with guns, and whose responsibility it is to make sure that the unknown person walking down the street with a gun is not some nut job out to cause mayhem. The officer has to do that as safely as possible, and it's not too much to ask an unknown person to willingly submit and cooperate with police while his status is being confirmed. It really doesn't matter whether or not the officer knew the letter of the law. He was trying to protect himself and other citizens around him, and legal details would have come to light as the investigation progressed. All this gun toter has accomplished is to further alienate and pit the Philadelphia police department and district attorney against legal gun owners, and we certainly don't need that.May your chains rest lightly, pal. And may your knees not cramp overmuch. And wipe your chin.
*
The Difference Between "Liberals" and "National Socialists"
I guess there is none.
Wretched domestic enemy (and "Progressive Caucus" member) Maxine Waters explains. [Watch]
Are you sleeping, bourgeoisie?
[Via Skip]
Wretched domestic enemy (and "Progressive Caucus" member) Maxine Waters explains. [Watch]
Are you sleeping, bourgeoisie?
[Via Skip]
Open challenge to new White House propaganda czar: Let’s talk ‘Gunwalker'
Yo, Lee—wanna talk “Gunwalker”? I mean, it’s obvious from this move that the Administration just doesn’t think poor in-over-his-head Scott Thomasson is up to the containment/spin effort needed to keep attention off the very real blood on its hands. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner commentary welcomes the new leadership for the Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propagandaministerium, and asks him to dance.
Sarcasm aside, this shows how serious these people are about controlling public opinion. Our tasks as activists spreading the word on "Project Gunwalker" have become even more crucial.
This Day in History: May 24
The Brigadiers and officers commanding brigades will see that there is a sufficiency of Ammunition with their brigades to issue at a moments warning and that their men's Arms and Accoutrements are in the best possible order. [More]
Monday, May 23, 2011
GRE Round Up for May 23
Here are the latest offerings from my fellow Gun Rights Examiners:
Yih-Chau Chang/Oakland:
Dave Workman/Seattle:
Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
Yih-Chau Chang/Oakland:
Dave Workman/Seattle:
Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:
New York congressman with mob ties proposed national handgun registration bill
A bill, HR 613, introduced by Congressman Anfuso, New York, in the Congress, would require everyone who owns a pistol to register it with the Director of the F.B.I. Every pistol would be registered separately, as to caliber, maker, serial number, number of cartridges held, and from whom the gun was obtained, plus "Such other information as the director may by regulation prescribe." [More]This afternoon's Gun Rights Examiner commentary says "Fuggedaboutit."
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