I have received some negative comments (along the lines of: "Geek! Get a GRIP!") in response to my post discussing "Hi, I'm Bubba, give me a Coke and Fries". I would like to respond to them.
I know about "Second Amendment" and "Open Carry" and all the rest. I know you CAN legally walk into the front door of a Burger King (MacDonalds, Wendy's, etc.) with a shotgun or a rifle slung over your shoulder.
But .. should you? What would the people in the restaurant think?
If you do that, is it unreasonable for the citizens to freak out?
I don't think so.
Why would you do that?
(To recap: the original article had some guys walk into a fast-food restaurant with their "rifles and shotguns slung over their shoulders.")
(And ... recent news suggest that this was not a bunch of guy coming home from a day of shooting; instead, it may have been a deliberate "Open Carry" demonstration". Not helping, guys!)
Video here?
Someone posted a comment to the effect of "Would you walk away from a $3,000 rifle sitting unattended in your car?"
Hell no! I would have one of my buddies sit in the car and watch it!
Friday, May 09, 2014
Wednesday, May 07, 2014
"Domestic Abuse Victims" .. are not always wives
Timeline Photos - Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America | Facebook:
There is a funny thing about "Domestic Abuse" charges, which are not always publicized.
Husbands are sometimes the victims of Domestic Abuse, too. But when it comes to trial, the courts are loath to find for the husband instead of for the wife.
This leads ... not all the time, no, but sometimes .. to a miscarriage of justice.
In Family Court, when the testimony of the wife contradicts with the testimony of the husband, the wife is most often believed by the judge. The only exception is if the police have been involved, and their on-the-scene investigation reveals that the usual scenario of spousal abuse has been reversed from what is expected.
No, the abuse is not always physical. In fact, when a woman abuses a man (no matter what their legal relationship may be), the abuse is usually psychological.
Which cannot be covered up by make-up ... by men, or women.
There's a movie, broadcast in 1993, which dramatizes the plight of abused men:
It has rarely been seen, because .. well, Men Don't Tell.
It's embarrassing to admit that your wife abused you. That because you are not a violent man, your "loving spouse" will take advantage of your morals. That she will taunt you to hit her, because she is certain that you will never do so. That you are so confused by her violence, you don't know how to deal with the situation.
The video is a 90+ minute movie. It may not be something you want to watch.
The movie is difficult to watch. And all too often shockingly true.
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America MOMS HAVE THE POWER: American women represent 84% of all female firearm homicides in the developed world, but for years the NRA has fought against legislation that would keep guns out of the hand of domestic abusers. It seems the tide is turning. A recent article in The Economist stated that, “...the NRA’s sudden sympathy for domestic-abuse victims has something to do with the importance of female voters in this election year, and the advocacy of a gun-safety group called Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America": http://econ.st/QaWPV5
There is a funny thing about "Domestic Abuse" charges, which are not always publicized.
Husbands are sometimes the victims of Domestic Abuse, too. But when it comes to trial, the courts are loath to find for the husband instead of for the wife.
This leads ... not all the time, no, but sometimes .. to a miscarriage of justice.
In Family Court, when the testimony of the wife contradicts with the testimony of the husband, the wife is most often believed by the judge. The only exception is if the police have been involved, and their on-the-scene investigation reveals that the usual scenario of spousal abuse has been reversed from what is expected.
No, the abuse is not always physical. In fact, when a woman abuses a man (no matter what their legal relationship may be), the abuse is usually psychological.
Which cannot be covered up by make-up ... by men, or women.
There's a movie, broadcast in 1993, which dramatizes the plight of abused men:
Published on Oct 16, 2012On March 14, 1993, CBS aired "Men Don't Tell", a TV movie about domestic violence starring Peter Strauss and Judith Light. The twist: Strauss's character, construction executive Ed MacAffrey, was abused by his wife Laura, played by Light.
Based on a true story, it dramatizes the story of a loving husband, who is terrorized by the violent behavior of his wife. He had long endured the physical and emotional abuse heaped upon him by his neurotic wife.
"Men Don't Tell" was seen in 18.3 million homes, ranking third among the week's prime time broadcast, behind ABC's "Home Improvement" and CBS's "60 Minutes." Peter Strauss won a Golden Globe Award for his performance.
First telecast by CBS on May 14, 1993, according to a New York Times Story, "Men Don't Tell" was never rebroadcast on over-the-air television, reportedly because it incurred the wrath of several women's groups. Nor was it ever allowed to be released on VHS or DVD. Further, no other movie addressing this subject has ever been made, though 40% of the victims of domestic violence are men.
It has rarely been seen, because .. well, Men Don't Tell.
It's embarrassing to admit that your wife abused you. That because you are not a violent man, your "loving spouse" will take advantage of your morals. That she will taunt you to hit her, because she is certain that you will never do so. That you are so confused by her violence, you don't know how to deal with the situation.
The video is a 90+ minute movie. It may not be something you want to watch.
The movie is difficult to watch. And all too often shockingly true.
"Hi, I'm Bubbah. Gimme a Coke and Fries, or ...."
Gun-rights activists say Fort Worth incident is overblown | Arlington | News from Fort W...:
(Arlington, Texas ... May 07, 2014)
Cheeze and Rice!
If I was working at the Jack In The Box in Fort Worth, and these guys walked into the store? I would have .. over-reacted.
You are armed like Storm Troopers and you walk into a Jaque de Boite expecting to get served like anybody else?
Let's get real.
How would the employees know you weren't intended to rob the place and murder everyone in the joint?
When you are packing shotguns and rifles, and walk into a commercial property, what else do you expect the employees to think?
I don't care who you think you are, or what your rights are; you are armed with shotguns and rifles, and you think the employees "overexaggerated" (sp) the situation"????
You guys, those of you who strutted around with your guns ... you are IDIOTS! Are you so proud of your 2nd Amendment Rights that you forget that you are in a civilized community? NOBODY --- armed to the hilt as you obviously were --- walks into a commercial establishment populated with folks who can't find A Real Job.
No, I take that back: "NOBODY WALKS INTO A PUBLIC PLACE WITH EXPOSED RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS!!!!!" Especially, when you are flashing Major Guns around, you cannot convince anyone that you are doing so in a "non-aggressive fashion".
They will not believe you.
Hell, *_I_* will not believe you!
You couldn't leave them locked in your car? Or stay in the car with the rifles and shotguns, and send in somebody without a rifle or shotgun to put in your order? Or go through the DRIVE-THROUGH, for crying out loud? What did you expect the employees, to do; serve you without comment?
They expect you to shoot the guy who throws popcorn in your face. And rightly so!
IDIOTS!
---
You people have set back the Second Amendment by centuries. You WILL read about how gun-owners are arrogant, insensitive, and abusive of your Second Amendment Rights.
The worst part about is is, at least as far as you YAHOOS are concerned ... they will be right!
Whomever you are, where-ever you live ... I hope you are tried and convicted as felons. I hope you serve time in jail .. not because you broke a law, but because will lose your Second Amendment rights; which you obviously do not appreciate. You will not do your part to protect those rights. by cherishing them and being respectful of folks who don't agree with you. You are the kind of people who just can't understand, or respect, your God-given rights. You don't f*cking DESERVE them!
The people who locked themselves in the cooler did the right thing.
You ... did not.
(Arlington, Texas ... May 07, 2014)
Local gun-rights activists say too much fuss is being made over an incident last week in which some of its demonstrators, carrying shotguns and rifles, walked into a Fort Worth fast-food restaurant to buy soft drinks but were mistaken for robbers.
Last week, employees at the Jack in the Box at Sycamore School Road and the South Freeway told Fort Worth police officers that “they feared for their lives” and locked themselves in a freezer for protection after seeing men they thought were armed with assault rifles enter the restaurant, according to a police report.
Kory Watkins, a spokesman for Open Carry Tarrant County, said Tuesday that the men were carrying their firearms in a “nonaggressive fashion” and that they were at the restaurant only to buy drinks while waiting for a nearby gun-rights demonstration to begin. Within moments, police officers arrived to ask the men why they were there.
“This was blown out of proportion. There was no robbery. The caller must have overexaggerated the situation,” Watkins said.
Cheeze and Rice!
If I was working at the Jack In The Box in Fort Worth, and these guys walked into the store? I would have .. over-reacted.
You are armed like Storm Troopers and you walk into a Jaque de Boite expecting to get served like anybody else?
Let's get real.
How would the employees know you weren't intended to rob the place and murder everyone in the joint?
When you are packing shotguns and rifles, and walk into a commercial property, what else do you expect the employees to think?
I don't care who you think you are, or what your rights are; you are armed with shotguns and rifles, and you think the employees "overexaggerated" (sp) the situation"????
You guys, those of you who strutted around with your guns ... you are IDIOTS! Are you so proud of your 2nd Amendment Rights that you forget that you are in a civilized community? NOBODY --- armed to the hilt as you obviously were --- walks into a commercial establishment populated with folks who can't find A Real Job.
No, I take that back: "NOBODY WALKS INTO A PUBLIC PLACE WITH EXPOSED RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS!!!!!" Especially, when you are flashing Major Guns around, you cannot convince anyone that you are doing so in a "non-aggressive fashion".
They will not believe you.
Hell, *_I_* will not believe you!
You couldn't leave them locked in your car? Or stay in the car with the rifles and shotguns, and send in somebody without a rifle or shotgun to put in your order? Or go through the DRIVE-THROUGH, for crying out loud? What did you expect the employees, to do; serve you without comment?
They expect you to shoot the guy who throws popcorn in your face. And rightly so!
IDIOTS!
---
You people have set back the Second Amendment by centuries. You WILL read about how gun-owners are arrogant, insensitive, and abusive of your Second Amendment Rights.
The worst part about is is, at least as far as you YAHOOS are concerned ... they will be right!
Whomever you are, where-ever you live ... I hope you are tried and convicted as felons. I hope you serve time in jail .. not because you broke a law, but because will lose your Second Amendment rights; which you obviously do not appreciate. You will not do your part to protect those rights. by cherishing them and being respectful of folks who don't agree with you. You are the kind of people who just can't understand, or respect, your God-given rights. You don't f*cking DESERVE them!
The people who locked themselves in the cooler did the right thing.
You ... did not.
Hillary says 'gun laws need to be "reined in"
Hillary Clinton: 'Fully Licensed, Fully Validated' Gun Owners Can't Be Trusted:
(May 07, 2014)
It's difficult to believe that a politician would be so up-front about their anti-Second Amendment stance.
... oh, she's a Democrat. Never mind.
THIS is the only reason why Conservatives have been willing to stomach the egregious Obama administration; it could have been worse, it could have been Hillary with a phone and a pen.
It appears that the Democratic Party has no better candidate for the 2016 elections than Hillary. She is 'electable', and she definitely toes the party line. In fact, she defines it.
So, buy your 5" plastic tubing, dig some holes in the garden in your back yard. Bury your guns before HillaryCare II drops on your head like a ton of bricks.
It will happen during the next Presidential Campaign that you WILL hear about the retired Police Captain who capped Popcorn Guy in a movie theater. NOBODY who supports the 2nd Amendment accepted his irrationality, but he will be the Poster Boy for dumb-shit gun owners.
Who will the Republicans run against her?
Nobody.
Oh, sure, there will be a candidate .. but he will be a Candy Ass who is trying to segue the powerful Democratic Machine. It won't happen. Democrats can point at a few oddballs who were Over The Hill, and their talking points were be more powerful.
What can Republicans point at? Bengazi? Obamacare? It doesn't matter.
America has reached that point in history where the electorate can vote for the party who will give them the most free benefits. They are the party of entitlements; they can .. and will .. buy the election.
Who will pay for those benefits?
You will.
Oh .. when you bury your guns? Be sure to bury as much cash as you can accumulate between now and then.
Your neighbors will want to take it from you, if it's still in the bank.
Just saying.
(May 07, 2014)
On May 6th, Hillary Clinton gave a speech at a National Council for Behavioral Health conference in which she suggested that "fully licensed" and "fully validated" gun owners cannot be trusted to make sound decisions regarding gun usage.
According to Politico, Clinton's said:
"At the rate we're going, we're going to have so many people with guns everywhere, fully licensed, fully validated, in settings where [one] could be in a movie theater, and they don't like someone chewing gum loudly or talking on their cell phone and decide they have the perfect right to defend themselves against the gun chewer or cell phone user by shooting.
As Breitbart News reported, Clinton also criticized lenient gun laws in her May 6th speech. Saying the idea "that almost anyone can have a gun anywhere at any time" has "become almost an article of faith." She suggested that this is not beneficial and that gun laws need to be "reined in."Rank this right up there with "Hillary-Care".
It's difficult to believe that a politician would be so up-front about their anti-Second Amendment stance.
... oh, she's a Democrat. Never mind.
THIS is the only reason why Conservatives have been willing to stomach the egregious Obama administration; it could have been worse, it could have been Hillary with a phone and a pen.
It appears that the Democratic Party has no better candidate for the 2016 elections than Hillary. She is 'electable', and she definitely toes the party line. In fact, she defines it.
So, buy your 5" plastic tubing, dig some holes in the garden in your back yard. Bury your guns before HillaryCare II drops on your head like a ton of bricks.
It will happen during the next Presidential Campaign that you WILL hear about the retired Police Captain who capped Popcorn Guy in a movie theater. NOBODY who supports the 2nd Amendment accepted his irrationality, but he will be the Poster Boy for dumb-shit gun owners.
Who will the Republicans run against her?
Nobody.
Oh, sure, there will be a candidate .. but he will be a Candy Ass who is trying to segue the powerful Democratic Machine. It won't happen. Democrats can point at a few oddballs who were Over The Hill, and their talking points were be more powerful.
What can Republicans point at? Bengazi? Obamacare? It doesn't matter.
America has reached that point in history where the electorate can vote for the party who will give them the most free benefits. They are the party of entitlements; they can .. and will .. buy the election.
Who will pay for those benefits?
You will.
Oh .. when you bury your guns? Be sure to bury as much cash as you can accumulate between now and then.
Your neighbors will want to take it from you, if it's still in the bank.
Just saying.
Economic Pressure on 2nd Amendment: "Lost Boys"
Powerful Anti-Violence Film Wants You to Unload Gun Companies From Your 401(k) | Adweek:
(May 06, 2014)
Unfortunately ... these outraged people are setting their sights on the wrong people. Firearms Manufacturers are not the source of Gun Violence; the criminals and the madmen who think it's a good idea to go kill a bunch of innocent people are the source.
And it's not "gun violence". It's "Violence". Witness the recent outbreak of murder in China, Canada and the United States of America where knives were the sole instrument of murder.
The sad fact is, madness will occur no matter what instruments are available.
These well-intentioned people are driven by passion and emotion .. hysteria. They see their fellow citizens, and their children, being cut down and they choose the only 'villain' with big pockets; the people who make the guns.
They could attack.. oh, say "Buck Knives" (as a random sample) as easily. But they don't.
It's not the manufacturer who is responsible. It's not the dealers. It's often not even the end-user ... the people who bought the guns.
It's the sad, mad or bad man who wants to get his name in the papers and go out with a BANG! who is directly responsible for the murder and mayhem.
Who is responsible for the murders?
Oh, it's the people who are railing against firearms manufacturers. It's the people who are up in arms (figuratively) against the people who are up in arms (literally). These protestors are JUST like the legislators whom they elect. They have found that it is easier to blame the gun, and the people who make the gun, than to accept that the problem of "Gun Violence" is not about guns; it's about Violence.
It's not a Legislative problem. It's a Societal problem.
We have Lost Boys out there, who know no better way to express their rage than to commit violence against their fellow citizens than explosively. They may have been taught better, but they were too far gone to respond to the best efforts of their family, their psychoanalysts, their religious leaders, or their legislators.
Because .. until we address the societal ills which make a boy a murderer, we won't stop the killings.
But that's too hard. Let's just blame the gun makers. It doesn't actually help, but it allows us to express our OWN rage without actually ... you know ... killing anybody?
So far.
(May 06, 2014)
Unload Your 401(k), a powerful three-minute film from Grey New York, takes aim at a new target in the debate over guns in America: the pocketbooks of firearms companies.
The video supports UnloadYour401K.com, a site where consumers can find out if their retirement portfolios include gun manufacturers. A coalition of 20 organizations, led by Campaign to Unload and States United to Prevent Gun Violence, is behind the initiative.
The film doesn't waste time trying to persuade gun rights advocates. Instead it makes its appeal to those already passionately opposed to gun violence, and perhaps those on the fence, imploring them to take action. The case for divestment, a tactic that played a role in ending South African Apartheid and changing U.S. tobacco policy, is mainly made by the parents, relatives and teachers of young people killed and maimed at by gun violence.
"They're making money off the backs of dead people," says Lori Haas, whose daughter was shot at Virginia Tech. "I just can't tolerate it. And I won't let my money support it."
"This industry is not going to respond to moral sentiments, that's clear," says Eric Milgram, the father of two Sandy Hook survivors. "They will respond to economic pain."
Unfortunately ... these outraged people are setting their sights on the wrong people. Firearms Manufacturers are not the source of Gun Violence; the criminals and the madmen who think it's a good idea to go kill a bunch of innocent people are the source.
And it's not "gun violence". It's "Violence". Witness the recent outbreak of murder in China, Canada and the United States of America where knives were the sole instrument of murder.
The sad fact is, madness will occur no matter what instruments are available.
These well-intentioned people are driven by passion and emotion .. hysteria. They see their fellow citizens, and their children, being cut down and they choose the only 'villain' with big pockets; the people who make the guns.
They could attack.. oh, say "Buck Knives" (as a random sample) as easily. But they don't.
It's not the manufacturer who is responsible. It's not the dealers. It's often not even the end-user ... the people who bought the guns.
It's the sad, mad or bad man who wants to get his name in the papers and go out with a BANG! who is directly responsible for the murder and mayhem.
Who is responsible for the murders?
Oh, it's the people who are railing against firearms manufacturers. It's the people who are up in arms (figuratively) against the people who are up in arms (literally). These protestors are JUST like the legislators whom they elect. They have found that it is easier to blame the gun, and the people who make the gun, than to accept that the problem of "Gun Violence" is not about guns; it's about Violence.
It's not a Legislative problem. It's a Societal problem.
We have Lost Boys out there, who know no better way to express their rage than to commit violence against their fellow citizens than explosively. They may have been taught better, but they were too far gone to respond to the best efforts of their family, their psychoanalysts, their religious leaders, or their legislators.
Because .. until we address the societal ills which make a boy a murderer, we won't stop the killings.
But that's too hard. Let's just blame the gun makers. It doesn't actually help, but it allows us to express our OWN rage without actually ... you know ... killing anybody?
So far.
CA Microstamping vs NSSF
Shooting Wire:
(May 07, 2014)
We have repeatedly spoken out against Microstamping since 2007, and for exactly the reasons why the NSSF is not protesting enactment of the law in California (and in New York).
All states which have imposed this illegitimate restriction on firearms are aware that the technology is unworkable. They don't care. Their justification is that it will 'help solve crimes'.
Bullshit.
They imposed this unreasonable restriction of firearms specifically because it would make it more difficult for legitimate and legal firearms purchasers to buy guns.
Gun makers don't want to be held accountable for the efficacy (or lack of) of the technology if they attempt to apply it to their production process. They are aware that:
(Just one more reason why I'm glad I moved back to Oregon from California in 1976!_
(May 07, 2014)
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Oral arguments, originally scheduled to be heard Wednesday in Fresno Superior Court, have been postponed until May 14 in the lawsuit brought by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute (SAAMI) on behalf of their members against the State of California to prevent enforcement of the state's microstamping statute.
The state statute being challenged was enacted in 2007, but not made effective until May 2013, requires that all semiautomatic handguns sold in the state not already on the California approved handgun roster incorporate unproven and unreliable microstamping technology.
Under this law, firearms manufacturers would have to micro laser-engrave a gun's make, model and serial number on two distinct parts of each handgun, including the firing pin so that, in theory, this information would be imprinted on the cartridge casing when the pistol is fired.
"There is no existing microstamping technology that meets the requirement of this ill-considered law. It is not technologically possible to microstamp two locations in the gun so that required information imprints onto the cartridge casing. It is not even possible to consistently and legibly imprint on the cartridge primer the required identifying information from the tip of the firing pin, the only conceivable location for such micro-laser engraving, said Lawrence G. Keane, NSSF senior vice president and general counsel.
We have repeatedly spoken out against Microstamping since 2007, and for exactly the reasons why the NSSF is not protesting enactment of the law in California (and in New York).
All states which have imposed this illegitimate restriction on firearms are aware that the technology is unworkable. They don't care. Their justification is that it will 'help solve crimes'.
Bullshit.
They imposed this unreasonable restriction of firearms specifically because it would make it more difficult for legitimate and legal firearms purchasers to buy guns.
Gun makers don't want to be held accountable for the efficacy (or lack of) of the technology if they attempt to apply it to their production process. They are aware that:
- the process will not necessarily be accurate in tracing the firearm which last fired a cartridge
- if the cartridge imprint is illegible, it will be deemed the fault of the manufacturer ... not the fault of the technology; manufacturers face legal consequences
- the accountability process may not necessarily lead to the current possessor of the subject firearm
- any unproven technology is chancy at best, misleading in general, and subject to interpretation at worst
This is just one more arrow in the quiver of anti-gun state legislatures to compromise the Second Amendment Rights of their citizens. They sit smug in their homes tonight in the sure and certain knowledge that they have stuck it to the "purveyors of instruments of distruction" ... the people who make and sell guns.
Sneaky, underhanded charlatans that they are, they profess to know better than their constituents that what is to be done for their own good.
It makes them look good to their gun-hating constituents, and they don't care about the "shall not be abridged" thingie.
(Just one more reason why I'm glad I moved back to Oregon from California in 1976!_
"End Run" on Registration?
ATF quietly laying groundwork to expand multiple rifle sales reporting - National gun rights | Examiner.com:
(May 6, 2014)
David Codrea of The Examiner goes on to quote:
This text suggests that ANY time ANY dealer sells 2 or more rifles during 5 business days, a report must be filed.
Subsequent text suggests that reports must be filed only when 2 or more rifles to a single buyer ... which sounds more likely.
Two?
TWO?
If you don't understand the logic of this rule, you're not alone; if you do understand it, perhaps you can explain it to me.
All sales by a dealer are already reported, under current gun laws. So the ATF doesn't get this information from the reporting agency, right? The only purpose of current reporting regulations is to insure that firearms are not sold to 'illegal' buyers (eg: convicted felons, crazy people, terrorists). And then details of the sales records are deleted from federal databases within a few days. Although, of course, the dealer is required to maintain sales records.
It sounds to me as if there are no 'perishability' requirements in this regulation. Note that this is not a FEDERAL LAW, it's an administrative regulation. The difference is, there is no congressional oversight. The upshot of which, there is no requirement for ATF to delete the records because, presumably, the purchases were entirely legal.
Now, however, if (for example) I go buy a lever-action in .38 caliber and one in .44-40 from the same dealer in the same week, the ATF will have a permanent record of my guns. Which is, to all effects and purchases .... registration.
Can you say "None Of Your Business", children?
I knew you could.
(May 6, 2014)
A little noticed and virtually unreported April 15 notice posted in the Federal Register suggests the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives intends expanding the multiple rifle sale requirement currently imposed on four border states (Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas) to all states.David Codrea of The Examiner goes on to quote:
“The purpose of this information collection is to require Federal Firearms Licensees to report multiple sales or other dispositions whenever the licensee sells or otherwise disposes of two or more rifles within any five consecutive business days with the following characteristics: (a) Semi automatic; (b) a caliber greater than .22; and (c) the ability to accept a detachable magazine.["]
David Codrea of The Examiner goes on to quote:
This text suggests that ANY time ANY dealer sells 2 or more rifles during 5 business days, a report must be filed.
Subsequent text suggests that reports must be filed only when 2 or more rifles to a single buyer ... which sounds more likely.
Two?
TWO?
If you don't understand the logic of this rule, you're not alone; if you do understand it, perhaps you can explain it to me.
All sales by a dealer are already reported, under current gun laws. So the ATF doesn't get this information from the reporting agency, right? The only purpose of current reporting regulations is to insure that firearms are not sold to 'illegal' buyers (eg: convicted felons, crazy people, terrorists). And then details of the sales records are deleted from federal databases within a few days. Although, of course, the dealer is required to maintain sales records.
It sounds to me as if there are no 'perishability' requirements in this regulation. Note that this is not a FEDERAL LAW, it's an administrative regulation. The difference is, there is no congressional oversight. The upshot of which, there is no requirement for ATF to delete the records because, presumably, the purchases were entirely legal.
Now, however, if (for example) I go buy a lever-action in .38 caliber and one in .44-40 from the same dealer in the same week, the ATF will have a permanent record of my guns. Which is, to all effects and purchases .... registration.
Can you say "None Of Your Business", children?
I knew you could.
Tuesday, May 06, 2014
Chicago Weekend Shootings: 29
29 More People Were Shot In Chicago This Weekend, and the Media Barely Covered It - PolicyMic:
The only thing that changes is the values of "XX" and "YY" ... but you know these variables are always going to be gruesome.
Why? To quote the article: "WHAT'S GOING ON?"
Gang Violence.
No, no no no. That's not answer. That's not the problem.
That's the symptom.
Here's what's going on:
(1) young people growing up in single-mother homes. There is no paternal role-model to teach them "how to be". The so-called "adults" who sired and gave birth to these children never accepted their responsibilities to actually "parent" their children.
(2) The fathers were the same way; they never knew how to be A Man, and did not accept their responsibility for their progeny. They came, they saw, they conquered ... then they left. They probably received the same lack of guidance from their paternity. (I am NOT going to call them "Fathers"; fathers have too much self-respect to abandon their progeny.)
(3) The mothers may or may not have tried to do the best they could for their children .. but establishing the best moral values for their children may have not been their first priority. They were probably doing as well as they could by finding governmental services to support themselves and their children. What is better? To work and support your children, or to stay home and raise them?
(4) What do the children learn? Unfortunately, they find themselves in a culture of violence. They have few, and little example of responsible action to guide them. What they see in their neighborhood is that the people who commit violence without conscience seem to prosper. Respect for the law is a laughable concept; only fools respect a set of laws which invalidates the only livelihood which gives them a liveable wage ... selling drugs and stealing.
(5) The mothers may work hard to earn a living; set an example for her children; try to instill moral values. But the children see the drug dealers on the corner; there's a fancy car, women, money ... compare that to the financial and moral poverty. What course would you embrace?
The answer isn't Government Assisted Living. It isn't Child and Family Services. It isn't, in fact, the Government at all.
It's the Fathers, who have learned no values from their fathers.
It's their mothers, who take what affection they can find; and need it, because they are on their own unless they can find a man to be a "father" ... or a "husband" ... if only for a short time. It's a basic need; we can't put the blame on them.
The news: That "Chiraq" moniker is going to stick around for a while longer. After a particularly deadly April, Chicago is keeping up its disturbing streak of gun violence: At least three people died and 26 were wounded in the first weekend of May alone, followed by several shootings in the city on Monday and Tuesday as well.I've been reporting Chicago shooting "weekend" shooting statistics for .. what .. a month now? It has come to the point where I cringe to check Chicago-land news, because I know what the headlines will say:
Twenty-nine people shot might not sound like much in a city of 2.7 million, but considering that gun violence roughly kills 32 people and wounds 140 everyday across all of America, that's a startling statistic, and one that's barely been reported by most mainstream media outlets.
Chicago's gun violence is turning into a regular event each weekend. But just because this seems like a familiar story doesn't mean it's any less worthy of media attention.
What is going on?
Chicago's problem with gang violence is nothing new, but there's been a worrying spike in the past several months. According to the Chicago Tribune, there have already been close to 600 shootings since the beginning of 2014 alone. That's a slightly better figure than the 2,185 shootings that took place in Chicago last year, but if you look at the month-to-month analysis, April was particularly brutal.
XX PEOPLE SHOT IN CHICAGO OVER THE WEEKEND: YY DIED!
The only thing that changes is the values of "XX" and "YY" ... but you know these variables are always going to be gruesome.
Why? To quote the article: "WHAT'S GOING ON?"
Gang Violence.
No, no no no. That's not answer. That's not the problem.
That's the symptom.
Here's what's going on:
(1) young people growing up in single-mother homes. There is no paternal role-model to teach them "how to be". The so-called "adults" who sired and gave birth to these children never accepted their responsibilities to actually "parent" their children.
(2) The fathers were the same way; they never knew how to be A Man, and did not accept their responsibility for their progeny. They came, they saw, they conquered ... then they left. They probably received the same lack of guidance from their paternity. (I am NOT going to call them "Fathers"; fathers have too much self-respect to abandon their progeny.)
(3) The mothers may or may not have tried to do the best they could for their children .. but establishing the best moral values for their children may have not been their first priority. They were probably doing as well as they could by finding governmental services to support themselves and their children. What is better? To work and support your children, or to stay home and raise them?
(4) What do the children learn? Unfortunately, they find themselves in a culture of violence. They have few, and little example of responsible action to guide them. What they see in their neighborhood is that the people who commit violence without conscience seem to prosper. Respect for the law is a laughable concept; only fools respect a set of laws which invalidates the only livelihood which gives them a liveable wage ... selling drugs and stealing.
(5) The mothers may work hard to earn a living; set an example for her children; try to instill moral values. But the children see the drug dealers on the corner; there's a fancy car, women, money ... compare that to the financial and moral poverty. What course would you embrace?
The answer isn't Government Assisted Living. It isn't Child and Family Services. It isn't, in fact, the Government at all.
It's the Fathers, who have learned no values from their fathers.
It's their mothers, who take what affection they can find; and need it, because they are on their own unless they can find a man to be a "father" ... or a "husband" ... if only for a short time. It's a basic need; we can't put the blame on them.
St. Jo Cops get MRAP
Officers say public safety is main reason for armored vehicle - St. Joseph News-Press and FOX 26 KNPN: Local News:
[MRAP = "
And people wonder why anyone would need a gun that holds more than X-number of rounds?
We approve!
[MRAP = "
After local law enforcement unveiled a donated 36,000-pound armored vehicle, the St. Joseph/Buchanan County Special Response Team believed the expanded armored fleet is needed for the safety of Buchanan County.
Last week, the Sheriff’s Department received a $700,000 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle, or MRAP, through a military surplus program. The large, demilitarized vehicle was decommissioned and became a part of a U.S. Department of Defense program that designates vehicles available to local law enforcement across the country.---
And people wonder why anyone would need a gun that holds more than X-number of rounds?
"Anything that is moral for a group to do is moral for one person to do."(Robert A. Heinlein: "Podkayne of Mars".
" If you use sportsmanship on a known scamp, you put yourselrf at a terrible disadvantage."(Robert A. Heinlein: "Red Planet")
We approve!
Open Letter to Margaret Carlson, Liar
Carlson: Will NRA ever get the message? | The Columbian:
(May 04, 2014)
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[Apparently, The Columbian requires a FaceBook ID to comment. I don't use FaceBook; I don't care for "Social Media". So I've responded here.]
Dear Ms Carlson,
I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
That's why we have a Second Amendment; to defend all the other amendments ... including your right to say hateful things about good people.
(Oh, you don't think they're "good people"? Well, I do. I'm offended by your speech. But it is your constitutional right under the First Amendment of the Constitution to demean "my people".)
I object to your use of the term: "Second Amendment absolutists". The term implies intransigence, arrogance and a lack of social awareness. That does not accurately describe the community of people who enjoy the shooting sports, and who value their RIGHT (not whim) to defend themselves, their homes, and their "way of life". You have a "way of life", too, and it's not that far from mine. It's just that I don't like soccer.
You feel free to denigrate one of the spokesmen for my way of life - the Executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association - and his statements at the 2014 NRA convention. Your attack on our constitutional rights serves as a good example to justify his remarks.
You also denigrate the membership of the NRA. Really, Ms Carlson, I understand that his statements offend you. Don't you think that he might just be justified is saying that MY lifestyle is under assault?
You are writing under the aegis of the First Amendment. You think that is reasonable. I own firearms under the aegis of the Second Amendment. Do you honestly think that one is more reasonable than the other? Why do you think that the 2nd Amendment immediately follows the 1st amendment? Were our founding fathers sane and reasonable the first thing in the morning, and then they morphed into buffoons in the afternoon?
You speak about the NRA gun show as if it was a gathering of trolls. Admittedly, their interests are not yours. Have you ever been to a Car Show, where new (or "classic" models of automobiles are exhibited? Men almost salivate over cars, but that's okay. Never mind that ten times more American citizens are killed by automobiles than by firearms. That does not figure in your world view ... after all, people got to drive, don't they?
However, a driver's license is not protected by the Constitution of the United States of America, since September 17, 1787. The right to Keep and Bear Arms ... is.
Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics:
The most egregious remark is in your 7th Paragraph:
It [“Not Your Grandparents’ NRA.”] traces the gun-rights lobby’s move away from hunting and marksmanship to defending the rights of felons and terrorism suspects to buy firearms and take them everywhere.
No responsible gun owner in this country has ever "championed" the (non-existent) "rights" which you profess! We live here, too. We don't want armed felons ... these are exactly the kind of people who cause us to champion the rights of honest, law-abiding citizens to carry weapons! And when you're shopping at your local mall, and one of these "felons" start shooting at you with one of their illegal guns, you might wish that the "GUN FREE ZONE" announcement on the mall entrances had been ignored by a licensed gun owner. See: Clackamas Mall Shooting.
The NRA spends $20 million a year to scare lawmakers into doing their bidding. For the first time, the other side will be spending more. What a great day it will be when LaPierre has to understand that.
We understand that you are "a Bloomberg View columnist", Ms Carlson. When you are airing all the public financial disclosures of the NRA, with the unspoken insinuation that the legal organization has "big pockets", you should be aware that the same accusation should be levied at you ... personally.
And remember also that the NRA is financed by its member dues at $25 dollars a year per member.
This is not the same as being a hired shill for a billionaire, whose motives are suspect at best.
Margaret Carlson is a Bloomberg View columnist.
I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
Even if you have benefited financially from Michael Bloomberg for being his toady.
(May 04, 2014)
Second Amendment absolutists complain that gun-control advocates are an out-of-touch elite seeking to destroy the way of life of real men who pack heat, pass weapons on to their sons, and are a rampart against government tyranny. It’s dangerous out there.
At the National Rifle Association’s convention in Indianapolis last weekend, Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre warned his members that their lifestyle was under assault. “I have never seen it on edge the way it is now,” he said. “If it’s going to be saved, it’s in our hands. It’s in your hands.”
There’s no better venue than this gathering to experience the pain and joy of gun owners. To those not steeped in guns, the exhibition hall with weapons arrayed as far as the eye can see is a frightening display. It is also a place where the young and female are pursued. Kids are encouraged to fondle semi-automatics and take virtual target practice. Women have their own events, including one that features the latest fashions for heat-packing ladies. You don’t want your Glock to add 10 pounds.
The NRA’s 4 million members don’t seem to feel an obligation to understand the 90 percent of Americans who say in polls that they would like to see universal background checks for gun buyers.
“It’s a cultural thing,” Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., told me. He said his “A” rating from the NRA helped the background check legislation he introduced last year with Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., get as far as it did.
Manchin is still using that crossover cred to try to find the five Senate allies he needs to get the bill up for a vote again. He can’t explain to me those gun owners who will listen only to Ted Nugent (who gave a speech), or those who cheer stand-your-ground laws (there was a session on how not to have any post-traumatic stress should you shoot someone).
It would be a valuable cross-cultural field trip for LaPierre to take a look outside the hall, where representatives of the 90 percent were gathered. The moms at the gates gladly would have pointed out to him that 82 people die every day because guns fall into the hands of non-law-abiding citizens, curious children, the mentally ill and the suicidal.
These groups just put up a series of gripping ads showing the murderous downside of readily available firearms and have issued a report titled “Not Your Grandparents’ NRA.” It traces the gun-rights lobby’s move away from hunting and marksmanship to defending the rights of felons and terrorism suspects to buy firearms and take them everywhere.
The NRA spends $20 million a year to scare lawmakers into doing their bidding. For the first time, the other side will be spending more. What a great day it will be when LaPierre has to understand that.
Margaret Carlson is a Bloomberg View columnist.
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[Apparently, The Columbian requires a FaceBook ID to comment. I don't use FaceBook; I don't care for "Social Media". So I've responded here.]
Dear Ms Carlson,
I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
That's why we have a Second Amendment; to defend all the other amendments ... including your right to say hateful things about good people.
(Oh, you don't think they're "good people"? Well, I do. I'm offended by your speech. But it is your constitutional right under the First Amendment of the Constitution to demean "my people".)
I object to your use of the term: "Second Amendment absolutists". The term implies intransigence, arrogance and a lack of social awareness. That does not accurately describe the community of people who enjoy the shooting sports, and who value their RIGHT (not whim) to defend themselves, their homes, and their "way of life". You have a "way of life", too, and it's not that far from mine. It's just that I don't like soccer.
You feel free to denigrate one of the spokesmen for my way of life - the Executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association - and his statements at the 2014 NRA convention. Your attack on our constitutional rights serves as a good example to justify his remarks.
You also denigrate the membership of the NRA. Really, Ms Carlson, I understand that his statements offend you. Don't you think that he might just be justified is saying that MY lifestyle is under assault?
You are writing under the aegis of the First Amendment. You think that is reasonable. I own firearms under the aegis of the Second Amendment. Do you honestly think that one is more reasonable than the other? Why do you think that the 2nd Amendment immediately follows the 1st amendment? Were our founding fathers sane and reasonable the first thing in the morning, and then they morphed into buffoons in the afternoon?
You speak about the NRA gun show as if it was a gathering of trolls. Admittedly, their interests are not yours. Have you ever been to a Car Show, where new (or "classic" models of automobiles are exhibited? Men almost salivate over cars, but that's okay. Never mind that ten times more American citizens are killed by automobiles than by firearms. That does not figure in your world view ... after all, people got to drive, don't they?
However, a driver's license is not protected by the Constitution of the United States of America, since September 17, 1787. The right to Keep and Bear Arms ... is.
Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics:
The most egregious remark is in your 7th Paragraph:
It [“Not Your Grandparents’ NRA.”] traces the gun-rights lobby’s move away from hunting and marksmanship to defending the rights of felons and terrorism suspects to buy firearms and take them everywhere.
No responsible gun owner in this country has ever "championed" the (non-existent) "rights" which you profess! We live here, too. We don't want armed felons ... these are exactly the kind of people who cause us to champion the rights of honest, law-abiding citizens to carry weapons! And when you're shopping at your local mall, and one of these "felons" start shooting at you with one of their illegal guns, you might wish that the "GUN FREE ZONE" announcement on the mall entrances had been ignored by a licensed gun owner. See: Clackamas Mall Shooting.
The NRA spends $20 million a year to scare lawmakers into doing their bidding. For the first time, the other side will be spending more. What a great day it will be when LaPierre has to understand that.
We understand that you are "a Bloomberg View columnist", Ms Carlson. When you are airing all the public financial disclosures of the NRA, with the unspoken insinuation that the legal organization has "big pockets", you should be aware that the same accusation should be levied at you ... personally.
And remember also that the NRA is financed by its member dues at $25 dollars a year per member.
This is not the same as being a hired shill for a billionaire, whose motives are suspect at best.
Margaret Carlson is a Bloomberg View columnist.
I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
Even if you have benefited financially from Michael Bloomberg for being his toady.
Monday, May 05, 2014
Ret. Marine Absolutely Owns CNN Anchor On 2nd Amendment - "Unconstitutional Laws Aren't Laws" - YouTube
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Innocence of Muslims Full
RE : Innocence of Muslims Full Movie - Prophet Mohammed Biography - YouTube:
um, this is a PBS-type justification of a religious bias. I watched the whole thing, and it sounds really, really reasonable.
Except for the "Honor Killing" thingie.
Funny that the discussion didn't mention how the original concept didn't mention that you can kill your wife/daughter/girlfriend if you don't think she's acting the way YOU think she should.
You don't see a problem here?
Asshole!
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Innocence of Muslims Full Movie - Prophet Mohammed Biography
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Innocence of Muslims is the Muhammad Movie by Sam Bacile that caused Muslims to kill United States ambassador, J Christopher Stevens. The anti Islam video claims Islam is a lie and Mohammed was a pedophile. Reviews of the Muhammad Film have ranged from "Disgusting" to "the riot laugh of the summer." All rights to Sam Becile or whoever made this film
um, this is a PBS-type justification of a religious bias. I watched the whole thing, and it sounds really, really reasonable.
Except for the "Honor Killing" thingie.
Funny that the discussion didn't mention how the original concept didn't mention that you can kill your wife/daughter/girlfriend if you don't think she's acting the way YOU think she should.
You don't see a problem here?
Asshole!
"Honor Killing:" Not Acceptable in America!
British Muslima: 'Still alive' while boyfriend beheaded her with kitchen knife - Wilmington Conservative | Examiner.com:
I'm reluctant to report this kind of thing here, for obvious reasons. It's gruesome, it's subject to misinterpretation ("Gee, The Geek is inflicting Western values on Eastern cultural values!"), and it probably sounds like I'm saying "This Is Wrong!" when I don't really understand the cultural background.
(Photo courtesy publishers of the original article)
Well, it's not up to the Western Culture to pre-judge the actions of members of the Eastern Culture. They have their ways of dealing with family values ... and we have ours.
But still, he murdered her in the most gruesome imaginably way because ...
HE's A FREAKING RETARD!
What is WITH people who kill the people they supposedly love, because that person doesn't look or act the way their murderers think they should look or act!
April 2, 2014 "She like me but I raped her ..." An 18-year-old woman in the North of England was recently discovered by police decapitated apparently at the hands of her boyfriend, and a jury was just told by prosecutors that she was still alive as her murderer carved her head off with a kitchen knife, as reported by both The Sheffield Star (of Great Britain) and the Brietbart.com news portal on April 2, 2014.
I'm reluctant to report this kind of thing here, for obvious reasons. It's gruesome, it's subject to misinterpretation ("Gee, The Geek is inflicting Western values on Eastern cultural values!"), and it probably sounds like I'm saying "This Is Wrong!" when I don't really understand the cultural background.
(Photo courtesy publishers of the original article)
Well, it's not up to the Western Culture to pre-judge the actions of members of the Eastern Culture. They have their ways of dealing with family values ... and we have ours.
Confessing to "manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility" but denying the more severe murder charge, Aras Hussein, 21, a native of Iraq, was apparently the beau of the murdered girl.Far be it from me to prejudge the boyfriend of this girl ... apparently, he had not proposed marriage or the news story would have identified him as the "affianced" of the girl.
But still, he murdered her in the most gruesome imaginably way because ...
HE's A FREAKING RETARD!
What is WITH people who kill the people they supposedly love, because that person doesn't look or act the way their murderers think they should look or act!
Clooney's Hottie; socially unacceptable chick fliks
George Clooney Engaged to Amal Alamuddin – Fashion Style Magazine:
I'm sure there's some socially redeeming purpose here, but I don't know what it is and I don''t care.
The photo speaks for itself. Or not.
As I said .. I don't care.
Long Hollywood’s most eligible bachelor, George Clooney looks to be settling down at last – a source confirms he is engaged to Amal Alamuddin.
I'm sure there's some socially redeeming purpose here, but I don't know what it is and I don''t care.
The photo speaks for itself. Or not.
As I said .. I don't care.
Sunday, May 04, 2014
Lost
Kerry: US will aid in hunt for kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls | Fox News:
John Kerry To The Rescue!
Our sympathies to the families of the kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls.
If John Kerry is in charge of the efforts toward their rescue, then we can assume that they are lost for all time.
This self-serving political nincompoop couldn't marshal an effort to find his own fanny with both hands, his wife's fortune, and a platoon of Swift Boat commanders to help him. Let alone a multi-national attempt to find and rescue hundreds of African children.
It's bad enough that we must accept his so-called "leadership" as Secretary of State. He is the worst possible choice for that job, even considering his predecessor Hillary Clinton (see: "Bengazi")
It's despicable thatAmerica the American President has chosen him for such an important job. Bad enough that he leads our nation's diplomatic community, but that he is the choice for such a worthwhile effort?
Please, President Obama, quit appointing incompetents to one of the world's most important positions.
Do it for us. Do it for them. Replace Kerry.
If it saves just one child ....
Secretary of State John Kerry vowed the U.S. will help Nigerian officials in their hunt to find hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamic militants last month. “The kidnapping of hundreds of children by Boko Haram is an unconscionable crime,” Kerry said Saturday, according to The Washington Post. “We will do everything possible to support the Nigerian government to return these young women to their homes and hold the perpetrators to justice.”
John Kerry To The Rescue!
Our sympathies to the families of the kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls.
If John Kerry is in charge of the efforts toward their rescue, then we can assume that they are lost for all time.
This self-serving political nincompoop couldn't marshal an effort to find his own fanny with both hands, his wife's fortune, and a platoon of Swift Boat commanders to help him. Let alone a multi-national attempt to find and rescue hundreds of African children.
It's bad enough that we must accept his so-called "leadership" as Secretary of State. He is the worst possible choice for that job, even considering his predecessor Hillary Clinton (see: "Bengazi")
It's despicable that
Please, President Obama, quit appointing incompetents to one of the world's most important positions.
Do it for us. Do it for them. Replace Kerry.
If it saves just one child ....
Friday, May 02, 2014
NJ Whores
New Jersey’s Magazine Ban Law is Set to Move Forward Next Monday:
(H/T: Guns Save Lives)
Slippery Slope:
I know this is third-generation information. If you haven't read this news item elsewhere, though, you need to think about it.
NJ is just one of the MANY states working assiduously to restrict Second Amendment Rights ....
... One Step At A Time.
If YOUR state is unwilling to accept magazine restrictions of 10 rounds, they'll sell you on a 15-round limit.
And then they will turn around and change the law from 15 to 10 rounds, because ... well, you have already shown that you are a whore; what they are doing now is merely dickering about the price.
What's next? Probably, a five or six round ban, which will essentially eliminate all firearms except revolvers .. if that .. and then all guns will be banned by administrative fiat. At that point, you won't get a vote.
For the benefit of those states whose citizens are currently dickering with their legislatures; take note of where this "Road To Perdition" will take you.
The following story is via the NRA-ILA,
On Monday, May 5, the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee is scheduled to hear Senate Bill 993. Sponsored by state Senator Loretta Weinberg (D-37), S.993 seeks to restrict the maximum capacity of ammunition magazines from 15 to 10 rounds and ban many popular firearms.
Under the guise of public safety, anti-gun politicians continue their efforts to erode the Second Amendment rights of New Jersey residents. New Jersey is one of only a few states which already has a magazine restriction, and another arbitrary limit will have no impact on crime or criminals. Instead, this legislation demonstrably favors criminals who prefer to prey on unarmed victims.
(H/T: Guns Save Lives)
Slippery Slope:
I know this is third-generation information. If you haven't read this news item elsewhere, though, you need to think about it.
NJ is just one of the MANY states working assiduously to restrict Second Amendment Rights ....
... One Step At A Time.
If YOUR state is unwilling to accept magazine restrictions of 10 rounds, they'll sell you on a 15-round limit.
And then they will turn around and change the law from 15 to 10 rounds, because ... well, you have already shown that you are a whore; what they are doing now is merely dickering about the price.
What's next? Probably, a five or six round ban, which will essentially eliminate all firearms except revolvers .. if that .. and then all guns will be banned by administrative fiat. At that point, you won't get a vote.
For the benefit of those states whose citizens are currently dickering with their legislatures; take note of where this "Road To Perdition" will take you.
Aliens M41A conversion.
Aliens M41A conversion. Yes it shoots real bullets - The Firearm Blog:
I spend ... not a little time ... reading other gunbloggers. This entry is a good example of why I find it so informative AND entertaining.
You'll have to go to the link to see the video. I could give you the YouTube link, but then you might not go see what else is on The Firearm Blog -- and what's the fun in that?
H/T: Gunbloggers.com
Lage Manufacturing made this one off Aliens M41A Pulse rifle. It is a M-11 in 9mm shoved into the body of a M41A Pulse Rifle. They used a Remington 870 AOW/SBS for the grenade launcher portion of the Pulse Rifle.
I spend ... not a little time ... reading other gunbloggers. This entry is a good example of why I find it so informative AND entertaining.
You'll have to go to the link to see the video. I could give you the YouTube link, but then you might not go see what else is on The Firearm Blog -- and what's the fun in that?
H/T: Gunbloggers.com
XP? Stop using Internet Explorer right now
This is why you should stop using Internet Explorer right now | KDVR.com - Denver, Colorado News, Weather, Sports and more: DENVER —
Personally, I'm only running XP on my laptop ... and that's due to be updated this summer. And I don't use Internet Explorer any more. I was a big fan of Mozilla (FireFox) but that has so much 'overhead' that it uses 80% of available (2GB) memory just to start up. So I've been using Google Chrome lately, and it's much more economical of resources.
Not to mention that it seems to have fewer "holes".
Most of us already know that Explorer has historically been one of the most vulnerable software applications in the world. It's virtue is that you can run ANYTHING on it; the problem is that the same structure which makes it "universally" applicable also seems to allow Junior High School students to hack it.
Just saying; full disclosure - I'm not a software engineer so don't take my word for anything I say about computers.
A warning for Internet users: this is a serious enough security flaw that the Department of Homeland Security is warning you to not use Internet Explorer until a fix is found. The problem could put your personal information at risk, and give hackers access to private things like your email accounts. With so many computer bugs out there, Internet users rely heavily on anti-virus software and patches to keep up with each new virus. This time, that’s not good enough.From Forbes: (April 28, 2014)
A few days ago a new zero day exploit for Internet Explorer made the headlines (for the uninitiated a zero day is a new exploit that is made public before the security or technology community have patched against it). In another blow for Internet security and trust after the recent Heartbleed issues this exploit allows cyber criminals to deploy malicious code to your computer silently, without your permission as you visit any given web page with the nasty code on it.
This exploit is particularly nasty as it impacts 6 different versions of Internet Explorer ranging from 6 to 11 (you can see more details on the impact here if you are interested) and allows fairly reliable distribution of malicious code that could do anything from stealing your data to turning on your webcam. This exploit is perfect for a drive by download where you visit a web page and the nasty code silently loads.(from an unattributed source ...)
A newly discovered security hole in Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer—the default Web browser for many users—could be particularly troubling for those still running Windows XP.
Personally, I'm only running XP on my laptop ... and that's due to be updated this summer. And I don't use Internet Explorer any more. I was a big fan of Mozilla (FireFox) but that has so much 'overhead' that it uses 80% of available (2GB) memory just to start up. So I've been using Google Chrome lately, and it's much more economical of resources.
Not to mention that it seems to have fewer "holes".
Most of us already know that Explorer has historically been one of the most vulnerable software applications in the world. It's virtue is that you can run ANYTHING on it; the problem is that the same structure which makes it "universally" applicable also seems to allow Junior High School students to hack it.
Just saying; full disclosure - I'm not a software engineer so don't take my word for anything I say about computers.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Kennesaw Laws
FedEx Shooting and the Debate Over Gun Ownership Laws - Washington Wire - WSJ:
(April 29, 2014)
That's true. It is always "sad" when a fellow employee "goes postal" and attacks his co-workers. Sad, tragic, disheartening, and ... morbid.
Those adjectives are especially poignant in Kennesaw, where the town passed an ordnance in 1982 "... requiring each head of household to own and maintain a gun".
But as World News Daily reported almost 7 years ago exactly, in an April 19, 2007: article entitled "25 Years Murder Free in GUN TOWN USA", that small Georgia town enjoyed over a quarter of a century of freedom from murder until, as the WSJ article says, "... in 2010 a former employee of a Penske truck rental facility there shot five people, killing three."
Lacking other evidence, that seems to add up to 28 years without firearms violence.
Here in the small Oregon College town of Geekistan, we can't claim such a record. And I wonder, how many other American towns, no matter how small, enjoyed such a lengthy respite from fatal mayhem?
Not many, I would guess.
So ... why now? Why, in a town where each head of household is "...[required] to own and maintain a gun ...", would a successful attack be reported?
First, note that there are no laws requiring anyone to actually carry a gun.
Second, consider the evidence of this photo (taken from the original article):
See the signs? Just forward of the armored walking figure (the picture was obviously taken after the shooting) there are not one, but TWO signs of a pistol in a red circle, with a diagonal slash. This is the universal signal of a Gun Free Zone.
TWO "GFZ" signs? That's fairly emphatic.
If you're crazy enough, or evil enough, to be looking for a place where it's 'safe' to go on a shooting rampage .... this is the insignia of "COME SHOOT ME, I CAN'T FIGHT BACK!"
Kennesaw tried, but couldn't hold back the tide of Political Correctness.
The municipal laws didn't cover self-protection in the workplace .. only in the home.
The poor bastards never had a chance.
That's sad.
(April 29, 2014)
There’s a sad twist to the shooting Tuesday morning at a FedEx facility in Kennesaw, Ga., where an employee injured six co-workers before turning the gun on himself. Kennesaw is one of several U.S. cities and towns that have an ordinance requiring every household to own a gun.
That's true. It is always "sad" when a fellow employee "goes postal" and attacks his co-workers. Sad, tragic, disheartening, and ... morbid.
Those adjectives are especially poignant in Kennesaw, where the town passed an ordnance in 1982 "... requiring each head of household to own and maintain a gun".
But as World News Daily reported almost 7 years ago exactly, in an April 19, 2007: article entitled "25 Years Murder Free in GUN TOWN USA", that small Georgia town enjoyed over a quarter of a century of freedom from murder until, as the WSJ article says, "... in 2010 a former employee of a Penske truck rental facility there shot five people, killing three."
Lacking other evidence, that seems to add up to 28 years without firearms violence.
Here in the small Oregon College town of Geekistan, we can't claim such a record. And I wonder, how many other American towns, no matter how small, enjoyed such a lengthy respite from fatal mayhem?
Not many, I would guess.
So ... why now? Why, in a town where each head of household is "...[required] to own and maintain a gun ...", would a successful attack be reported?
First, note that there are no laws requiring anyone to actually carry a gun.
Second, consider the evidence of this photo (taken from the original article):
See the signs? Just forward of the armored walking figure (the picture was obviously taken after the shooting) there are not one, but TWO signs of a pistol in a red circle, with a diagonal slash. This is the universal signal of a Gun Free Zone.
TWO "GFZ" signs? That's fairly emphatic.
If you're crazy enough, or evil enough, to be looking for a place where it's 'safe' to go on a shooting rampage .... this is the insignia of "COME SHOOT ME, I CAN'T FIGHT BACK!"
Kennesaw tried, but couldn't hold back the tide of Political Correctness.
The municipal laws didn't cover self-protection in the workplace .. only in the home.
The poor bastards never had a chance.
That's sad.
Monday, April 28, 2014
Oh, to NOT be in Chicago in the Springtime
PressTV - Chicago violence: 4 killed, over 30 injured:
Sun Apr 27, 2014 11:29PMGMT
For Christians, it's a time to celebrate the resurrection of Christ.
For Chicagoans of every ilk, it's just another weekend when it's not safe to leave your house.
Other later sources provide updated statistics:
Sun Apr 27, 2014 11:29PMGMT
Four people have lost their lives and more than 30 others have sustained injuries in several shootings in the city of Chicago since Friday night, US police say.Easter seems an appropriate season to talk about death, murder, random acts of violence in the murderous city in the nation.
For Christians, it's a time to celebrate the resurrection of Christ.
For Chicagoans of every ilk, it's just another weekend when it's not safe to leave your house.
Four people have lost their lives and more than 30 others have sustained injuries in several shootings in the city of Chicago since Friday night, US police say.
Other later sources provide updated statistics:
(by Allison Geller; Monday, April 28, 2014)There must be a reason why Chicago is such a violent town. Some people (such as the Chicago press), the finger are beginning to point toward Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Another violent weekend shook Chicago with shootings killing five people and injuring 35 others between Friday and Sunday.
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Microstamping: Not Your Father's Second Amendment
PROLOGUE:
From February through July (with updates into December) 2008, we ran a series of articles on "Microstamping", as exemplified by Todd Lizotte's "Pie In The Sky" scheme to offer this unproven technology to ... well, essentially, to states who wanted to so impede the ability for citizens to purchase firearms at an affordable price. This series includes a Q&A email interview with the progenitor of the 'technology'; Todd Lizotte
(You can read the entire series here; unfortunately it is in reverse order by date, so the last is first.)
Recently, California decided to "Bite the Bullet". (In this case .. to byte the casing, or the primer.) In 2007. the California Assembly passed a law which required that all new firearms purchased in California "microstamp" unique data on the primer (via the firing pin) or on the face of the cartridge case (via the breech block) to identify the gun(s) which fired the bullet.
Never mind that the firing pin may be replaced by a generic model without the 'microstamping', or the slide; or that a casing which has been fired by many similarly 'microstamped' firearms may have overlapping imprints which preclude accurate identification of firearms similarly equipped.
From February through July (with updates into December) 2008, we ran a series of articles on "Microstamping", as exemplified by Todd Lizotte's "Pie In The Sky" scheme to offer this unproven technology to ... well, essentially, to states who wanted to so impede the ability for citizens to purchase firearms at an affordable price. This series includes a Q&A email interview with the progenitor of the 'technology'; Todd Lizotte
(You can read the entire series here; unfortunately it is in reverse order by date, so the last is first.)
Recently, California decided to "Bite the Bullet". (In this case .. to byte the casing, or the primer.) In 2007. the California Assembly passed a law which required that all new firearms purchased in California "microstamp" unique data on the primer (via the firing pin) or on the face of the cartridge case (via the breech block) to identify the gun(s) which fired the bullet.
Never mind that the firing pin may be replaced by a generic model without the 'microstamping', or the slide; or that a casing which has been fired by many similarly 'microstamped' firearms may have overlapping imprints which preclude accurate identification of firearms similarly equipped.
(Note that while the primer is unique in each firing, firing pins which are legally required to carry the unique identifiers are prone to error; the cost of "replacement firing pins" bearing the same legally required identification is absurdly expensive and is prone to being 'avoided' by simple means. Firing pins are "consumables", and cheap without microstampings; they may be readily purchased from outside the restrictive state without microstampings.)
Also, the casing may have been 'picked up' on the range and may thus carry multiple microstampings .. each of which might overstamp each other, rendering the stampings unreadable. Also, a criminal will simply pick up his brass at the scene of a crime. If the firearms is a revolver, the microstamping requirement does not apply.)
Gun Control is Bullshit!
Penn & Teller: Bullshit! - Gun Control - YouTube:
(NSFW!)
[F-bomb ... well, you know, it's Penn Jillette!)
Published on Dec 16, 2012 Penn & Teller Commentary
(NSFW!)
[F-bomb ... well, you know, it's Penn Jillette!)
Friday, April 25, 2014
Tongue-tied; and "Gun Industry Blood Money"
Gun Owners of America | Facebook:
Gun Owners of America GOA's Larry Pratt leaves MSNBC host tongue-tied
(H/T David Codrea and Gun Owners of America)
There are SO many quotable quotes here, I'm not even going to try to cite them here. You must go watch-the-whole-thing. This is perhaps the most productive interview that Larry Pratt has ever given. He was entirely on-point during the too-short episode. Including that:
I'm loving it, when the mild-mannered Pratt brings opponents to their knees.
In the background, if you listen closely, you can hear "the lamentations of their women".
Gun Owners of America GOA's Larry Pratt leaves MSNBC host tongue-tied
(H/T David Codrea and Gun Owners of America)
There are SO many quotable quotes here, I'm not even going to try to cite them here. You must go watch-the-whole-thing. This is perhaps the most productive interview that Larry Pratt has ever given. He was entirely on-point during the too-short episode. Including that:
- ... George Washington understood that citizens must have access to firearms available
- ... matching firearms currently available to the military
- ... and citizens have the right to use firearms to protect themselves from both personal assault
- ... and to protect themselves against their own government
- ... and that the Second Amendment Rights are equivalent to the First Amendment rights!
Any argument about the first two amendments to the Constitution must be taken hand-in-hand.
The First Amendment has been ruled by the Supreme Court to include speech which was not available to Americans in the 18th Century, including email and the Internet in general.
These speech platforms were not available in the 18th Century, but the Supreme Court has held that freedom of speech extends to all currently extent speech platforms.
Since the First and the Second Amendments specifically speak to individual rights, many rulings on the 1st Amendment apply equally to the 2nd Amendment. (The third to the tenth amendments generally apply to impositions of the government upon its citizens.)
When Pratt changed the direction of the dialogue, and began speaking of the First Amendment Rights, the moderator interrupted him: "You mean the Second Amendment."
Pratt replied forcefully: "No, I mean the First Amendment!"
That simple statement, equating the two Amendments, completely changed the dialogue. Neither the Moderator nor the Opponent knew how to respond to the realization that individual rights were equivalent. And so the discussion was terminated before anyone had a chance to respond to the canard about "Gun Industry Blood Money".
I'm loving it, when the mild-mannered Pratt brings opponents to their knees.
In the background, if you listen closely, you can hear "the lamentations of their women".
Suspicions Confirmed
Gun deaths are exaggerated by the media:
I had no idea.
That they are all Democrat Enclaves ... well, most metropolitan areas are Democrat-controlled.
That's where the Welfare Mothers live. That's were the drug gangs live.
In 2012, the U.S. was No. 3 on the world list in gun deaths. Remove the numbers from four Democrat-controlled U.S. cities with draconian anti-gun laws (Chicago, Detroit, New Orleans and Washington, D.C.), and the U.S. falls to fourth from the bottom.I'm not surprised to hear this about Chicago, Detroit and DC; but New Orleans?
I had no idea.
That they are all Democrat Enclaves ... well, most metropolitan areas are Democrat-controlled.
That's where the Welfare Mothers live. That's were the drug gangs live.
Metal Storm
Deadliest weapons ever invented- Metal Storm - YouTube:
Uploaded on Dec 22, 2009 Discovery Channel owns this video Category Science &Technology
Chicago -- 8 wounded in separate city-wide shootings
8 wounded in separate city-wide shootings - chicagotribune.com:
You're tired of hearing about Chicago Shootings, aren't you?. I know I am.
When are we going to read that there were NO shootings in Chicago, for ... like .. a whole week?
Now, that would be a "Man Bites Dog" article which is worth writing about.
In the meantime, Liberal commentators continue to talk about "GUNS ARE THE PROBLEM!", instead of talking about the factors which truly promote violence.
Gun violence isn't about Guns; it's about Violence. When the Libs "get" that, their whole message will change.
I know ... ain't gonna happen. It's not conservative values which promote violence in a fatherless community ... it's liberal values that ignore the core issues of poverty, disenfranchisement, and "what it takes to be A Man".
A 14-year-old boy is the youngest of at least 8 people shot across the city Tuesday afternoon.
Police said the shooting, which stems from an ongoing gang conflict in the Marquette Park neighborhood, happened about 6:40 p.m.
The boy was approached by two others in the 7300 block of South Maplewood Avenue. The two asked him if he had marijuana before firing at him. They shot “multiple times” and hit him once in the arm, police said. The boy was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in good condition. \
The seven others wounded ranged in age from 18 to 56 and were shot as far north as Logan Square and as far south as Roseland.
The latest shooting happened at about 7:31 p.m. on the 1700 block of 71st Street in the West Englewood neighborhood.In that shooting, a 23-year-old man suffered a wound to his leg and was being treated on the scene as of 8:10 p.m., said police.Chicago ... again.
You're tired of hearing about Chicago Shootings, aren't you?. I know I am.
When are we going to read that there were NO shootings in Chicago, for ... like .. a whole week?
Now, that would be a "Man Bites Dog" article which is worth writing about.
In the meantime, Liberal commentators continue to talk about "GUNS ARE THE PROBLEM!", instead of talking about the factors which truly promote violence.
- Families without Fathers
- Drugs
- The Society of Violence
- The "Make Your Bones" imperative in Ghetto Communities
- oh hell, the whole "Ghetto" thing!
Gun violence isn't about Guns; it's about Violence. When the Libs "get" that, their whole message will change.
I know ... ain't gonna happen. It's not conservative values which promote violence in a fatherless community ... it's liberal values that ignore the core issues of poverty, disenfranchisement, and "what it takes to be A Man".
“The Scene Had a Problem, and the Problem Was the Gun.”
Never Yet Melted
“The Scene Had a Problem, and the Problem Was the Gun.”:
24 APR 2014
Isn't it always "The Gun"?
Sometimes ... it's not the fact of the gun, but the dimensions.
(Hat Tip to .. well, you know)
“The Scene Had a Problem, and the Problem Was the Gun.”:
24 APR 2014
Isn't it always "The Gun"?
Sometimes ... it's not the fact of the gun, but the dimensions.
(Hat Tip to .. well, you know)
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Wayne LaPierre To Announce He's Breaking Up The NRA
Wayne LaPierre To Announce He's Breaking Up The NRA - Misfires And Light Strikes:
(April 22, 2014)
(April Fools' Day came late this year)
(April 22, 2014)
Faced with overwhelming and relentless opposition from Michael Bloomberg’s grassroots “Every Town For Gun Safety”, Wayne LaPierre will announce that he’s disbanding the National Rifle Association at the conclusion of this week’s NRA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis.
“Look, everyone”, Wayne said at a press conference today, “We gave it a good run, but it’s over. We just can’t win against the dozens of people who have joined Michael Bloomberg on his new crusade. I mean, have you seen what they’re doing on social media to show how they can get people involved in gun safety and educate people about the realities of firearms? The NRA just can’t compete with that kind of know-how, so it’s time to call it a day and go home.”
[emphasis added]
Michael Bloomberg was busy purchasing the entire state of Rhode Island as a location for his new mansion and was unavailable for comment.
(April Fools' Day came late this year)
Drinkin’ and gunnin’
Oklahoma Gazette Chicken Fried News: Drinkin’ and gunnin’:
Darwinism at it's finest!
"This is where the shooting sport is headed"?
( I most sincerely hope not! )
I am against it. Remind me to not travel to Oklahoma for a match this year.
Next year?
No problem. All the trouble-makers will be dead.
Darwinism at it's finest!
Because some of Oklahoma’s finest contributions to the advancement of human civilization have started with the words, “Hold my beer and watch this,” an Oklahoma City gun range has taken the steps necessary to be the first gun range to serve liquor by the drink.[emphasis added]
According to a report on Fox News, Wilshire Gun has plans to have firearms lanes, archery lanes, classrooms and a VIP lounge, making it the first of its kind in Oklahoma.
According to the same news brief, Jeff Swanson, the owner, has said, “This is where the shooting sport is headed.”
He’ll need to be careful when guests hit the lanes and then the lounge, and not the other way around.
Because that way, Okies, lies madness. And perhaps a Darwin Award
"This is where the shooting sport is headed"?
( I most sincerely hope not! )
I am against it. Remind me to not travel to Oklahoma for a match this year.
Next year?
No problem. All the trouble-makers will be dead.
Heinlein
I was determined to clean out my garage last week, and I was making remarkable progress until I ran across an old printer-paper box on the top shelf, marked "HEINLEIN".
In it, I found 33 paperback novels, all written by Robert A. Heinlein, "The Dean of Science Fiction".
Need I mention that the garage is still a cluttered mess? And so is my bedroom, as there are 33 paperback novels by Heinlein, sitting on the floor ... 25 of them yet to be read.
Oh, the frabjuous joys of Retirement! I can read all I want, and I have. Three books a day, about 200 pages (paperback format) each, means I can read three books a day -- six hours total -- and I only need to worry what to read after the 11 scheduled days I've put aside for 'catching up' on books I haven't read for 30 years.
To my chagrin, I went right to my favorites the first day. "Tunnel in the Sky", "Space Cadet", and "Have Space Suit, Will Travel".
I'm holding off on "Podkayne of Mars" and "Starship Troopers", and "The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress" because ... hey, I'm not some SF Junky! (Besides, they were written ca 1963, and I've decided to sort them into copyright-date order and read them in the sequence they were written. More or less.
Okay, I read "The Star Beast" out of order, too. So sue me. Discovery Day was a long one, reading 4 books.
The first book in the series (I won't bore you with titles from now on) was an anthologies; the first story there was written in 1939. I'm tempted to list all of the 'inventions' that Heinlein predicted decades before their actual denoument, but I'll limit myself to cell phones and Skype ... both described with fair accuracy in 1939.
Heinlein was careful to state that he wasn't making "predictions" ... and those which he DID make he assigned 'reasonable' timelines. For example, in 1941 he predicted that man would walk on the moon by 1978. Very close .. but we beat him by ten years.
On the other hand?
1980 ... rocket ships between solar planets. Boo, I was wanting to be like D.D. Harriman and die on the moon by now!
However, he DID predict that there would be a hiatus in 'rocketry' in the 1980's, due to cultural upheavals. Witness Obama's defunding of NASA last year; who would have predicted that kind of Change?
A lot of the stories that R.A.F. wrote were for Boy's Life Magazine, so these early books are called his 'juveniles'. I suppose it's significant that I enjoy them so much; many, if most of his heroes are teenage boys (see "Tunnel in the Sky") who achieve much during their adolescence. And even his mature male protagonist (Harriman in "The Man Who Sold The Moon") have never been able to allow their childhood dreams to be thwarted by the Adult pastimes of making millions in business.
We won't address "Lazarus Long" here, except to mention the expertise with which Heinlein managed to seque into a Timeline Which Would Not Die.
(If you don't "Grok" the cultural reference, you're probably not interested in this theme anyway. And if you do ... I don't need to explain.)
Finish: I have the books, you don't, and they're in such bad condition that I am NOT going to loan them to you.
But they're still readable, for those who appreciate the joys of a favorite author rediscovered.
In it, I found 33 paperback novels, all written by Robert A. Heinlein, "The Dean of Science Fiction".
Need I mention that the garage is still a cluttered mess? And so is my bedroom, as there are 33 paperback novels by Heinlein, sitting on the floor ... 25 of them yet to be read.
Oh, the frabjuous joys of Retirement! I can read all I want, and I have. Three books a day, about 200 pages (paperback format) each, means I can read three books a day -- six hours total -- and I only need to worry what to read after the 11 scheduled days I've put aside for 'catching up' on books I haven't read for 30 years.
To my chagrin, I went right to my favorites the first day. "Tunnel in the Sky", "Space Cadet", and "Have Space Suit, Will Travel".
I'm holding off on "Podkayne of Mars" and "Starship Troopers", and "The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress" because ... hey, I'm not some SF Junky! (Besides, they were written ca 1963, and I've decided to sort them into copyright-date order and read them in the sequence they were written. More or less.
Okay, I read "The Star Beast" out of order, too. So sue me. Discovery Day was a long one, reading 4 books.
The first book in the series (I won't bore you with titles from now on) was an anthologies; the first story there was written in 1939. I'm tempted to list all of the 'inventions' that Heinlein predicted decades before their actual denoument, but I'll limit myself to cell phones and Skype ... both described with fair accuracy in 1939.
Heinlein was careful to state that he wasn't making "predictions" ... and those which he DID make he assigned 'reasonable' timelines. For example, in 1941 he predicted that man would walk on the moon by 1978. Very close .. but we beat him by ten years.
On the other hand?
1980 ... rocket ships between solar planets. Boo, I was wanting to be like D.D. Harriman and die on the moon by now!
However, he DID predict that there would be a hiatus in 'rocketry' in the 1980's, due to cultural upheavals. Witness Obama's defunding of NASA last year; who would have predicted that kind of Change?
A lot of the stories that R.A.F. wrote were for Boy's Life Magazine, so these early books are called his 'juveniles'. I suppose it's significant that I enjoy them so much; many, if most of his heroes are teenage boys (see "Tunnel in the Sky") who achieve much during their adolescence. And even his mature male protagonist (Harriman in "The Man Who Sold The Moon") have never been able to allow their childhood dreams to be thwarted by the Adult pastimes of making millions in business.
We won't address "Lazarus Long" here, except to mention the expertise with which Heinlein managed to seque into a Timeline Which Would Not Die.
(If you don't "Grok" the cultural reference, you're probably not interested in this theme anyway. And if you do ... I don't need to explain.)
Finish: I have the books, you don't, and they're in such bad condition that I am NOT going to loan them to you.
But they're still readable, for those who appreciate the joys of a favorite author rediscovered.
Crazy Carry
Open Carry, Concealed Carry and Crazy Carry - Bloomberg View:
(April 22, 2014)
A dialogue between a bloombergview.com commentator (By Francis Wilkinson and John Pierce, co-founder of OpenCarry.org)
A surprisingly 'balanced' discussion. Since Wilkerson, the author (and an apparent Bloomberg supporter) seems to have presented both sides of the conversation, I'm pleasantly surprised that he has resisted the temptation to bowdlerize the exchange.
It's not that long. Go, read the whole thing.
(April 22, 2014)
I often focus on the dangers of reckless people with guns, rather than criminals with guns, for two reasons. First, reckless people seem very plentiful. Second, they are invariably ignored in gun-rights rhetoric. The gun-rights movement advances a Manichean vision of criminals and "law-abiding citizens," with the latter always and everywhere in need of heavy firepower to defeat the former.
National Rifle Association Chief Executive Officer Wayne LaPierre's rhetoric about criminals -- "so deranged, so evil, so possessed by voices and driven by demons" -- is basically pornographic at its peaks. But LaPierre is silent about the legion of gun-toting clods, bumblers, stoners, wife-beaters, fools and drunks who kill, or injure, Americans every day. (Once in possession of a gun, you don't need to be actively stupid to produce tragedy; you can be passively stupid.)
A dialogue between a bloombergview.com commentator (By Francis Wilkinson and John Pierce, co-founder of OpenCarry.org)
A surprisingly 'balanced' discussion. Since Wilkerson, the author (and an apparent Bloomberg supporter) seems to have presented both sides of the conversation, I'm pleasantly surprised that he has resisted the temptation to bowdlerize the exchange.
It's not that long. Go, read the whole thing.
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
"Oh, Sorry About That"
US homeowner Byron David Smith heard taunting dying teens in audio of killings | News.com.au:
(April 23, 2014)
Or murder?
(April 23, 2014)
A HOMEOWNER can be heard calmly telling a teenage girl “oh, sorry about that” and calling her “bitch” as he shot her and another unarmed teen dead after they broke into his house.The Castle Doctrine?
Byron David Smith, 64, is on trial for the murder of 18-year-old Haile Kifer and her 17-year-old cousin Nicholas Brady on thanksgiving two years ago.
Smith had fitted his home in Little Falls, Minnesota, with recording devices after repeated break-ins. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune , the devices captured the chilling audio of the teens’ killings.
The paper said the crystal clear recordings were played to the court. On them glass is heard breaking then two shots then a groan from Brady followed by another gunshot and Smith saying, “You’re dead”.
Smith is then heard moving Brady’s body to a workshop, to keep him from staining the basement carpet, as he later told authorities. Some minutes later Kifer can be heard whispering, “Nick”. There are more gunshots and then the sound of Kifer falling. Smith says, “Oh, sorry about that.”
Kifer can be heard screaming, “Oh my god! Oh”. Smith then responds, “You’re dying,” and after more gunshots, “Bitch.”
Or murder?
Proof that Concealed Carry permit holders live in a dream world, - VPC
Proof that Concealed Carry permit holders live in a dream world, Part One - YouTube:
Uploaded on Apr 21, 2010
Part 2:
Uploaded on Apr 21, 2010
The controlled study documented in these videos show that concealed carry permit holders are fooling themselves if they think they will be able to react effectively to armed aggressors. Most CCW holders won't even be able to un-holster their gun. They will more likely be killed themselves or kill innocent bystanders than stop the aggressor. For more details, see "Unintended Consequences: Pro-Handgun Experts Prove That Handguns Are a Dangerous Choice for Self-Defense."
http://www.vpc.org/studies/unincont.htm.
CCW permit holders don't protect innocent people. They kill them.
Category News; Politics
Part 2:
The controlled study documented in these videos show that concealed carry permit holders are fooling themselves if they think they will be able to react effectively to armed aggressors. Most CCW holders won't even be able to un-holster their gun. They will more likely be killed themselves or kill innocent bystanders than stop the aggressor. For more details, see "Unintended Consequences: Pro-Handgun Experts Prove That Handguns Are a Dangerous Choice for Self-Defense."
Bring back Clean Nuclear Energy?
Energy Plant in Oregon Burning Aborted Babies From Canada to Generate Electricity | LifeNews.com:
(April 23, 2014)
This hits too close to home.
[update 5/1/15 - featured in SNOPES]
(April 23, 2014)
An energy plant in Oregon is reportedly burning aborted babies from Canada to generate electricity. UPDATE: Local officials say they will stop the practice while they look into the situation. Following the LifeNews story below that received national attention, the Marion County Board of Commissioners issued the following statement:
Today the Marion County Board of Commissioners learned that the Covanta Waste-to-Energy Facility located in Marion County may be accepting medical waste containing human tissue from outside sources. In response to an April 21 article in The B.C Catholic, the board took immediate action to temporarily halt the acceptance of boxed medical waste at the facility.
This hits too close to home.
[update 5/1/15 - featured in SNOPES]
Monday, April 21, 2014
Drink Out; Dust In
Feds approve the sale of powdered alcohol | Fox News:
Pack it in your pocket, along with your grass. The good news is, there's no distinctive aroma to give you away at the Football Game!
"Better Living Through Chemistry"
Ever tried to transport a bottle of alcohol only to give up because it was too heavy or it broke? Meet your new best beverage friend: powdered booze.
A patent for Palcohol has now been approved by the Treasury Department, reports Lehrman’s Beverage Law.
According to the product website, Palcohol is expected to launch this fall. Six versions are on tap to be released including a Vodka flavor that has been distilled four times, a plain rum powder, and four cocktail powers – Cosmopolitan, Mojito, Powderita (Margarita), and Lemon Drop. All you need is a little water to get the party started.
The product is gluten free and has about... (obscured in the original article.
The site is even touting its potential as a condiment, right up there with salt, pepper, and a little Parmesan cheese. This is from their website, according to Lehrman: ...
Pack it in your pocket, along with your grass. The good news is, there's no distinctive aroma to give you away at the Football Game!
"Better Living Through Chemistry"
Chicago gang shootings go on as Mayor Emanuel boasts crime at 'record low'
Chicago gang shootings go on as Mayor Emanuel boasts crime at 'record low' | World news | theguardian.com:
There are two issues here:
The gap between Gakirah Barnes’s front teeth when she smiled, whether she was celebrating on the basketball court or messing around with friends, made her look even younger than the 17 years she spent in south Chicago before being shot to death last weekend.Gakirah Barnes was shot 9 times while she was chatting on the front stoop with a friend .. who was not injured and obviously not the target.
“At least I don’t have to constantly worry about what’s going to happen to her out on the street no more,” said her mother, Shontell Brown, who wept as she inspected the cemetery plot where Gakirah will be buried on Monday. Her father, who was gunned down on her first Easter Sunday, lies nearby. Her twin brother, who saw his best friend murdered in 2011, will be at the funeral.
Though mourned as a victim by her family and her girlfriend, Gakirah – one of five Chicagoans killed and 36 wounded over the city’s warmest and bloodiest weekend of the year so far – was, according to police and neighbourhood (sic) sources, also part of the problem: a hip-hop-fuelled gang war that is raging even as Mayor Rahm Emanuel boasts that crime is at a record low.
There are two issues here:
- WHY are children still being murdered in Chicago; and
- WHY does Rahm Emanuel insisting that crime is at a "Record Low"?
(Yes, I'm picking on Chicago again. As my Daddy told me: "Always take the easy ones first". And besides, The Brits have done nothing equally as egregious ... lately.)
Flying With Guns: Things are much different today
Editorial: Guns discovered at airport checkpoints on the rise | The Herald-Dispatch:
(Apr. 18, 2014 @ 12:00 AM)
Frankly, I can't understand how you can 'forget' that you have a gun in your baggage. No more can I understand how that isn't the most important thing.
(Apr. 18, 2014 @ 12:00 AM)
Some readers may have been surprised to read that a loaded .32-caliber handgun was confiscated from a woman's carry-on luggage at Tri-State Airport in Ceredo this week. Passenger screening for commercial air travel has been in place since the 1970s, and with the increased airport security since 9/11, Transportation Security Administration officers search through bags for pocket knives or anything remotely resembling a weapon.We've talked about this before.
How do you miss that memo?
But believe it or not, the number of guns detected at checkpoints across the nation is on the rise, the TSA reports. The agency's officers found 1,813 firearms in carry-on bags in 2013, up 16.5 percent from the year before. More than 80 percent were loaded.
Frankly, I can't understand how you can 'forget' that you have a gun in your baggage. No more can I understand how that isn't the most important thing.
It's not the Twin Towers, but ...
New drone strike in Yemen kills 55 Al Qaeda militants | Fox News:
(April 21, 2014)
It's not the Twin Towers, but it's a good start.
I hope THIS was not the same strike!
(April 21, 2014)
A suspected U.S. drone strike in southern Yemen killed 55 militants Monday, in the third deadly attack on an Al Qaeda training camp in the area in several days. Yemen's interior ministry says among those killed in an hours-long campaign of strikes on the camp in the rugged mountains of Mahfad between Abyan, Shabwa and al-Bayda provinces were three senior members of Al Qaeda. The ministry said the identification process for those killed is ongoing.
It's not the Twin Towers, but it's a good start.
I hope THIS was not the same strike!
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