From your lips, Katie, to God's ear. [Read]
This could be the biggest development to date in terms of giving incentive to roll. If so, what a scoop!
SAF: I hope you haven't engraved the next "Journalist of the Year" plaque yet.
Friday, November 30, 2012
We're the Only Ones Rear-Ended Enough
Bring It On, You Moron
Can you imagine being stupid or racist enough to vote for this addled...thing? [Read]
Has Guam tipped over yet?
Has Guam tipped over yet?
In a Crossbow-Free Zone?
Earlier, Casper College spokesman Rich Fujita said the incident involved a crossbow or another similar weapon, Fujita said. [More]And now they may be changing it to a "sharp-edged weapon"...?
But what about the rules...?
City attorney’s comments spotlight how California gun laws endanger citizens
Here you have a municipal legal official admitting murders are on the rise, criminals are running rampant, a dwindling police force is powerless to prevent it, and the same city and county authorities who have only approved 2,800 people out of over 2 million residents in an area of over 20,000 square miles won’t give their permission to carry the means of defense unless you can satisfy them that your “cause” is “good.” [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report looks at a place that's morally, as well as fiscally bankrupt.
Innocent Until Proven Guilty
DEFENSIVE USE OF FIREARMS: Revised and Updated
From Stephen P. Wenger:
If you have been waiting to purchase autographed copies of my book – for yourself or as gifts – a new shipment arrived yesterday and I'm ready to ship again. Fairly detailed instructions for either purchase with a mailed check or online are posted at the link below. Particularly if the copies are to be use as gifts, don't forget to include the name(s) for the inscription. Feel free to add any appropriate comments, such as “from your friend...” and/or a date other than the one of the actual purchase. If you make your purchase online, you should find ample room for that in the box for the name. Just make sure, if purchasing more than one copy, that it is clear what is to be inscribed in each one. Again, thanks for your support – the small revenue from purchases directly from me helps support both the website and these mailings. (If you are unfamiliar with the book, scroll upward on the linked page.)That would be this linked page...
Not Our Job
Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Sarah Brady Paradise...
Lord Justice Leveson has condemned decades of "outrageous" behaviour by newspapers as he urged the Government to set up a new media watchdog underpinned by legislation. [More]
You know, "Authorized Journalists." Or over there I think they spell it with an "s" instead of a "z."
We're the Only Ones First-Responding Enough
A 43-year-old state trooper has been charged with larceny, accused of stealing jewelry and cash from the victim of a fatal motorcycle crash on Route 15 in Fairfield ... [More]I was wondering where the third leg of that spate I'd talked about the other day went...
The Cattle are Lowing
Meat-eaters "easily cheat, lie, forget promises and commit sex crimes," an Indian school textbook for 11 and 12-year-olds writes. [More]I guess an herbivore would tend to think unkindly, if you can call cud regurgitation thinking.
Me, I agree with A no. 1: "You can be a meat eater, kid."
And speaking of A1, tonight's steak night. I need to go get some good mushrooms for that.
Day of Rage
'Author Korwin disavows e-mail scare under his byline'
Veteran Arizona gun rights advocate Alan Korwin, author of several gun law books and a prolific writer, is scrambling to distance himself from what appears to be a rather cleverly concocted fraud that takes something he wrote almost four years ago and makes it look like some brand new sinister scheme he has uncovered. [More]I got an email from Alan the other day about this and was going to write something about it, but Dave Workman beat me to it.
Those of us who keep abreast of such things had our spider senses tingling when the old gun list with the fake front end first appeared, and resisted weighing in until we could verify things--a good rule of thumb I've repeated time and again: Unless an email comes with a link to a credible source, treat it as suspect, particularly if the sender doesn't seem to know what "BCC" is and the last line urges you to "SEND THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!"
Which hasn't kept those who don't keep abreast of such things from rendering snotty, ignorant judgments. I've been relatively silent about the "prags" in recent years, because the flame wars are a distraction, and I figure I'll do my thing and they can do theirs. But this comment demands an apology, and an honorable man would give it, meaning don't expect one anytime soon:
countertop Says:He's more credible than you. And a better man.
November 28th, 2012 at 8:15 am
As credible as the lists author. Or the first “gun rights” group he lists at the end.
I have no problem with bloggers who wish to remain anonymous due to political repercussions to their real lives--some of them can make valuable contributions, and it's not exactly like it isn't a time-honored American tradition. But when they use that anonymity to disparage and insult people who work under their own name, that's just plain cowardly, despicable, and revealing of character, or lack thereof.
Speaking of characters, last time I crossed paths with this Fairfax über alles pole-smoker, the "fairly well-connected lobbyist [and] former trial attorney" recommended that I be sued (which shows how incompetent he is, how he has no understanding of the Bill of Rights and is indicative of why we're in the mess we are with boobs like him having access to politicians) and ended up promising to issue a rebuttal--which he never delivered on.
If you want to reply, "Countertop," you worm, you don't get anonymity here. You lost that privilege when you sniped at a good man from the shadows like the ... what did Vanderboegh call you? ... like the "swinging cod" that you are. Post under your real name and I'll be happy to publicly slap you around like you deserve.
My bet is, if you choose to reply at all, you'll only do it from a safe haven and prove my point.
Direct Links
A gun smuggling operation run by former Columbus town officials had a direct link to targets of the bungled “Fast and Furious” operation run by federal officials in Arizona, according to reports obtained by the Journal. [More]And there's another direct link to DOJ in that case as well.
What's to "negotiate"?
The Thinking Machine
This is a bit before my time, but I did work with similar technology--I recall filling out engineering parts lists on 80-column forms that would then go to the keypunch department to create cards to feed the tape drive mainframe, and then receiving the resulting (massive) tractor feed-printed indentured bills of material/exploded product structure tab runs...that and everybody smoking cigarettes in the office... [Watch]
Damn the Principles, Full Speed Ahead
While I have concerns about the "Sportsmen's Act" and he supports it, John Richardson's endorsement of holding fast to principles is exactly right. [Read]
It's amazing, the hostility that inflames some ostensibly on "our side" who are so quick to abandon them in order to score a perceived benefit. Nothing comes without a cost.
It's amazing, the hostility that inflames some ostensibly on "our side" who are so quick to abandon them in order to score a perceived benefit. Nothing comes without a cost.
Sounds of Silence
Proponents say there's no reason to ban the devices that screw onto the muzzle of a firearm to catch the blast and muffle the sound of a shot. Not only do they prevent hearing damage, supporters say, they also reduce noise pollution. [More]So why just for Fudds? And why the damn tax?
This Day in History: November 30
Although appearances are not very flattering at present, I hope they will in time become more so. Patience, prudence, and perseverance sometimes effect much. It is in my opinion very important that no dissatisfaction be expressed in America at the conduct of Spain. Complaint and disgust can answer no good purpose, but may be productive of many disagreeable consequences. A cautious silence is the more necessary, as I am confident that there are persons in America who would make a merit of collecting and transmitting the sentiments of Congress, or members of Congress, on subjects interesting to the views and objects of persons in power here. [More]
Thursday, November 29, 2012
‘Long overdue’ Whistleblower Protection Act signed into law
“What effects will that have on information being suppressed so the public never finds out about it? What would have happened had this been in effect for the Fast and Furious guys? And what is the likely impact on future Clean Up ATF dialogue?" the source was asked. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report looks a gift bill in the mouth. I hope it's supporters are right to view this as something to celebrate.
They're Making a List and Checking it Twice
CSGV's "Traitor's List," that is...
We already know my boss Mike is on it.
So are Kurt and I:
I have a ready-made signed confession list for them from a bunch of extremists -- aging white males, at that -- who signed onto the insurrectionist language "That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends,
it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it ... when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the
same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism,
it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and
to provide new Guards for their future security."
And then, of course, there's "progressive icon" John F. Kennedy...
And "progressive icon" Hubert H. Humphrey...
But that was than and this is now. If you believe the right of the people to keep and bear arms has a last resort purpose of keeping enemies foreign and domestic in check, and of resisting tyranny no matter from where it comes, then you, too are on their enemy's list.
Meaning they would like to see you arrested, tried, convicted and executed. But first you need to surrender your guns.
We already know my boss Mike is on it.
So are Kurt and I:
And then, of course, there's "progressive icon" John F. Kennedy...
And "progressive icon" Hubert H. Humphrey...
But that was than and this is now. If you believe the right of the people to keep and bear arms has a last resort purpose of keeping enemies foreign and domestic in check, and of resisting tyranny no matter from where it comes, then you, too are on their enemy's list.
Meaning they would like to see you arrested, tried, convicted and executed. But first you need to surrender your guns.
Yep, I Don't Even Have to Read It First
Die, Traitors, Die!
Kurt notes those who would eviscerate the Second Amendment have no use for the First, either. [Read]
What a surprise--they brook no dissent. Yeah, I'll be surrendering my guns to these hive insects real quick.
I actually look at Ladd & Josh as our men in the gun ban camp, and would like to see more "gun control" supporters contribute to, that is, squander their money on CSGV -- they're such obvious barking loons and so utterly inept at making anything but childish noise, they act as a drain on limited resources that might otherwise be applied against us by a more competent threat.
Of course, my track record of backing such groups is about as good as my success at picking presidents...
Remember the last one I endorsed, "Handgun-Free America"?
Neither does anyone else.
What a surprise--they brook no dissent. Yeah, I'll be surrendering my guns to these hive insects real quick.
I actually look at Ladd & Josh as our men in the gun ban camp, and would like to see more "gun control" supporters contribute to, that is, squander their money on CSGV -- they're such obvious barking loons and so utterly inept at making anything but childish noise, they act as a drain on limited resources that might otherwise be applied against us by a more competent threat.
Of course, my track record of backing such groups is about as good as my success at picking presidents...
Remember the last one I endorsed, "Handgun-Free America"?
Neither does anyone else.
Occam's Razor
So the simplest explanation is they have to do something with their money? Really? [Read]
I guess that makes more sense than wondering if they're preparing a haven for after an expected major conflict...?
I guess that makes more sense than wondering if they're preparing a haven for after an expected major conflict...?
Revisionist History
Federal Court of Appeals Misstates Georgia History to Subvert Second Amendment [More]These guys have a dishonest agenda? Say it ain't so!
Ed Stone adds an important dimension to the recent bit of judicial activist right-to-carry subversion.
A Public/Private Partnership
That'll teach 'em to be compliant inmates! [Read]
Let's see, you compel them to be there and then you compel them to surrender all rights while you set your indoctrinators loose on them. I'm actually surprised more don't snap.
[Via Plug Nickel Times]
Let's see, you compel them to be there and then you compel them to surrender all rights while you set your indoctrinators loose on them. I'm actually surprised more don't snap.
[Via Plug Nickel Times]
A Departed Son, Father, Husband and Great Patriot
Alrighty, then, we can just forget that little "3 a.m. home invader" thingie... [Read]
A River in Egypt
Imagine that -- the guy who helped jump the tracks praising the engineer... these stupid ******* have learned nothing -- except how to walk away from the twisted wreck with the contents of the mail car safe. [Read]
The Latest Fad
Apparently there is no correlation between single motherhood and homicide. [Read]
"Scapegoated"? Gee, no agenda there.
And progressive "Authorized Journalists" are happy to jump on the bandwagon.
See?
Well hell, some sociology professor said it, I believe it, that settles it.
Except the graph seems to assume a specific demographic enjoys co-equal credit for a trend, no? On the flip side, the same ideologues like to point out America is the most "violent industrialized nation" or some other line of bilge as if there aren't millions and millions of peaceable gun owners who get along just fine, thank you, with lower crime rates than those in "gun-free" Japan, and that it's from some concentrated populations where the majority of the problems emanate from.
What I don't see is the percentage of people convicted of violent crimes correlated with those who come from either broken homes or homes that were never whole in the first place. And it also seems extremely simplistic to draw any conclusions from such a narrow data set that--and one that does not account for changing conditions and effects years down the road.
Before drawing any, I'd like to see someone do a serious correlation of high violent crime areas and low ones, and factor in, among other things (like government subsidization), the single female head of household demographic. Not that I'm representing myself as a competent statistician or the following example as the final word, but I would like to see someone who is address this on a larger scale: Take a low violent crime rate city and a high violent crime rate city. Now look at the percentage of single female parent households.
Case in point, I did a post some years back using the 2000 census to compare that metric in relativley low-crime Seattle to relatively high-crime Milwaukee, and observed:
Sure, there are plenty of other factors, including income, education, relative population ages, race, etc., and no one is saying just having "a man" around is the answer--unless he is a good and caring man. But all of these considerations are why you need someone who knows how to identify and crunch all the right numbers to come up with models that can best approximate the reality.
And that's why everybody jumping on this latest bandwagon is not only wrong, but those doing it know it is, and they're manipulating opinion to advance an agenda. Because, ultimately, what they really want to do is keep us from looking at the impact of policies they espouse on populations most directly affected by and responsive to a continuing history of destructive government policies.
That way, they can keep on keepin' on the road to collectivism, and growing the dependency vote.
I'd like to see somebody like John Lott take this topic on.
"Scapegoated"? Gee, no agenda there.
And progressive "Authorized Journalists" are happy to jump on the bandwagon.
See?
Well hell, some sociology professor said it, I believe it, that settles it.
Except the graph seems to assume a specific demographic enjoys co-equal credit for a trend, no? On the flip side, the same ideologues like to point out America is the most "violent industrialized nation" or some other line of bilge as if there aren't millions and millions of peaceable gun owners who get along just fine, thank you, with lower crime rates than those in "gun-free" Japan, and that it's from some concentrated populations where the majority of the problems emanate from.
What I don't see is the percentage of people convicted of violent crimes correlated with those who come from either broken homes or homes that were never whole in the first place. And it also seems extremely simplistic to draw any conclusions from such a narrow data set that--and one that does not account for changing conditions and effects years down the road.
Before drawing any, I'd like to see someone do a serious correlation of high violent crime areas and low ones, and factor in, among other things (like government subsidization), the single female head of household demographic. Not that I'm representing myself as a competent statistician or the following example as the final word, but I would like to see someone who is address this on a larger scale: Take a low violent crime rate city and a high violent crime rate city. Now look at the percentage of single female parent households.
Case in point, I did a post some years back using the 2000 census to compare that metric in relativley low-crime Seattle to relatively high-crime Milwaukee, and observed:
Just look at the comparison between "female householders, no husband present" (8.09% vs. 21.07%).Lather, rinse, repeat. Does anyone really think there's no correlation?
Sure, there are plenty of other factors, including income, education, relative population ages, race, etc., and no one is saying just having "a man" around is the answer--unless he is a good and caring man. But all of these considerations are why you need someone who knows how to identify and crunch all the right numbers to come up with models that can best approximate the reality.
And that's why everybody jumping on this latest bandwagon is not only wrong, but those doing it know it is, and they're manipulating opinion to advance an agenda. Because, ultimately, what they really want to do is keep us from looking at the impact of policies they espouse on populations most directly affected by and responsive to a continuing history of destructive government policies.
That way, they can keep on keepin' on the road to collectivism, and growing the dependency vote.
I'd like to see somebody like John Lott take this topic on.
This Day in History: November 29
After the winter of Valley Forge, Black slaves and free men were welcomed into the American Army. [More]
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Anti-gun federal panel torpedoes right to carry in New York
That this particular panel would arrive at the conclusion they did should hardly surprise anyone who understands who they are and that expecting fair and unbiased judicial review from establishment-approved jurists with an agenda is a myth perpetuated to give such courts the appearance of authoritative legitimacy. In fact, all three of these characters have pasts and documented sympathies that would have made any other ruling improbable, to put it kindly. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report looks at a serious bit of judicial activist subversion--a huge legal setback for the Second Amendment that could pave the way for more if you and I allow it.
Hipshot
Without immersing myself in the argument--and I do think it's useful to show how the antis lie to conflate semiautos with machine guns--I do want to make one quick point about how "military-style assault weapons" have the added feature of letting one fire from the hip:
Congratulations, No Hard Feelings, How Can I Help?
Great to see them getting along, ain't it, Prof. Quigley? I understand the administration needs a new ambassador to Libya... [Read]
[Via bondmen]
[Via bondmen]
Endnotes
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Huh. Well, that's cool. I always find out about these things by surprise.
Those are pleasant, welcome surprises. Others, not so much.
Imagine my surprise finding this guy feeling free to use one of my works in his publication without even asking, let alone paying.
Some years back I had to send a cease and desist to a place that sells college papers and that changed the title and a few words to one of my GUNS & AMMO magazine articles...oh, look, someone else is selling it now.
I Wonder if Any of Them Used That Shoulder Thing That Goes Up?
Armed American Radio Revisited
- 11-25-2012 Hour 1: News and commentary by host Mark Walters and producer Sean C. "Seanto" Young.
- 11-25-2012 Hour 2: News and commentary -- I join in at the halfway mark.
- 11-25-2012 Hour 3: Roundtable -- George "Mad Ogre" Hill joins in.
We're the Only Ones Offering You a Moving Experience Enough
We're the Only Ones Rapping Enough
A lieutenant in the Dallas Police Department who goes by the name “Lucille Baller” when she promotes herself as a recording artist promises to shoot anyone who messes with her in a rap song that was posted on her website. [More]I listened to the track and could only take about 30 seconds of her "talent." Good grief, that's some irritating **** right there.
[Via Neil W]
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Public interest law firm files brief on Holder case as GOP ‘negotiates'
What is certain, although beyond the ken of those who think such things can be swept under a rug, is that ultimately, if justice is to be served, the “end” cannot be “quiet.” Very real crimes have been committed and very real people have been killed. Any final “settlement” that does not take that into account, and provide for a reckoning with legal consequences, will not be accepted by a core of citizen activists, whistleblowers and survivors demanding nothing less. [More]Today's final Gun Rights Examiner offering (assuming nothing else of urgent import comes over the transom) asks our ostensible representatives what benefits any backroom deal they're trying to cut has for the victims, for those who put their careers on the line, and for us.
Holder, Malloy announce ‘Project Longevity’ aimed at Conn. gang violence
As for today’s presser in New Haven, don’t expect to see any real and lasting impact on crimes of violence, as true root causes are rarely eliminated by throwing good money after bad. Today’s event was about sharing in the spoils of the administration’s political victory, about Eric Holder advancing his agenda incrementally while feeling totally safe presenting himself to a supportive press, and about creating the illusion that those in charge really are, and that they have solutions to justify charging their positions of personal privilege to the productive sector. [More]This afternoon's follow-up to today's earlier Gun Rights Examiner article notes the droppings were the main event at a government horse and pony show.
29th Western Trail Classic & 18th Annual NFAA Marked 3D Champs
The Western Trail Classic is the second largest 3D competition in the world with participants traveling from all across the country to compete. Over 1400 archers attended this match, including women, juniors, peewees, families and some of the worlds finest.
Watch with interviews by ATSN TV Field Correspondent and Smith & Wesson shooter, Molly Smith, as she navigates us through the targets, including the 16-foot-tall monster Big Foot.
Professional archer, Chuck Cooley, describes the event, equipment and some of the various technology employed. Sit back and enjoy this exciting 3-D target National Championship.
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About Those UN Treaties
Not about guns this time, but about that posterity our Constitution tasks the federal government to secure the blessings of Liberty for...
The Family Research Council advises:
The Family Research Council advises:
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Monday that he plans to begin floor consideration of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on Tuesday.
The United Nations' Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) would pose serious problems for the United States if it were ratified today. Though it is touted as the progeny and logical follow-up to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1991, it is in fact more of a power grab than humanitarian action.
U.S. sovereignty is at issue on a number of fronts, including that the CRPD presumes the establishment of rights contained in treaties that the United States has not ratified, including the International Covenant on Social, Economic, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). These rights are not recognized by the United States Constitution, nor are provided by existing U.S. laws - however U.S. courts could use the ratification of the CRPD to force Americans to comply with other UN treaties which are against American interests.
The original ADA equally protects the rights of all parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children, regardless of the disability status of parent or child. The CRPD would take away this right, obligating our government to ensure that "in all actions concerning children with disabilities, the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration." The phrase "best interests of the child" is an international law "term of art," its meaning firmly established through consistent application by other bodies, including the Committee on the Rights of the Child. As one international legal scholar explains, "Best interests provides decision and policy makers with the authority to substitute their own decisions for either the child's or the parents' provided it is based on consideration of the best interests of the child." In ratifying the CRPD, the government would apply this standard only to parents of disabled children - a position antithetical to the protection for parents provided by the ADA.
I urge you to contact your senators today, and let them know that parents of disabled children deserve the same rights as all parents.While I still can't seem to find the clause authorizing any branch of the federal government to be involved in this whole topic in the first place, particularly the way it's been applied in many ways essentially as a wealth transfer mechanism, there's no sense letting the UN in on the action and making it even harder to roll back abuses.
We're the Only Ones Shredded Enough
Speculation will soon be over on asking Holder about Fast and Furious at presser
The press conference is occurring in real time as this column is being typed and posted. It’s results will be known soon enough. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report presents a never-ending story.
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