The cartoonist, Dixon Diaz, can say more in a few little squares than the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal & the Kansas City RED Star, can combined...
(Take THAT, you Salon-Posting Gun-Gontrol nuts!)
Thursday, April 30, 2015
DIxon Diaz Political Cartoons
(from an email, directly and without apology; H/T Big Dawg)
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
For those who don't enjoy spectator sports
Victory for Baltimore: Orioles beat White Sox in empty Camden Yards | Fox News:
(Loss for Baltimore: nobody got to go to the game.)
One of the few 'team games' I will watch is Baseball ... primarily because if you nod off from boredom, when you wake up you haven't missed much. I haven't watched a baseball game in 20 years, and I haven't missed much.
Other people, though, do like watching ball games.
And that's the truth. BLATTTTT!.
(Loss for Baltimore: nobody got to go to the game.)
As tempers smoldered and the cleanup of riot-ravaged Baltimore continued outside, the city's beloved Orioles beat the White Sox in an eerily empty ballpark Wednesday afternoon. The game at Orioles Park at Camden Yards was played out before 47,000 empty seats amid safety concerns for spectators.
One of the few 'team games' I will watch is Baseball ... primarily because if you nod off from boredom, when you wake up you haven't missed much. I haven't watched a baseball game in 20 years, and I haven't missed much.
Other people, though, do like watching ball games.
- Note to Baltimore: Y'all did this to yourselves.
And that's the truth. BLATTTTT!.
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Curving Bullets! Really? Angelina, I'm here for you Babe!
Activist Post: DARPA Announces Successful Live-Fire Test of EXACTO "Smart" Bullets:
And I'm not really buying into to this:
Angelina, I'm here for you Babe!: "WANTED" (Angelina Jolie):
A rather low-quality video of the 50-caliber round sought to demonstrate the potential for a "state-of-the-art sniper system (that) combines a maneuverable bullet and a real-time guidance system to track and deliver the projectile to the target, allowing the bullet to change path during flight."(SEE LINK FOR VIDEO!)
And I'm not really buying into to this:
Angelina, I'm here for you Babe!: "WANTED" (Angelina Jolie):
Perhaps your role in life is to serve as an example to others
Police: Alabama woman who shot home invader shot by officers after failing to drop her weapon | Fox News:
Learn from this. The cops are just as frightened as you are.
Police in Alabama say officers shot a woman who had shot an intruder during a home invasion after she didn't drop her weapon.
Learn from this. The cops are just as frightened as you are.
Baltimore Mom
"A single mother of six children".
No single mom can keep track of six children. Especially when at least one of those children is a male teenager. This woman has her work cut out for her. At least she's not a "Welfare Mom" ... she's holding down a job, and has a right to expect that her older children help her with the rest of the family.
Uh ... the video includes some earthly language, so rate this NSFW.
Baltimore Mom beats Son on Live TV for Rioting Toya Graham 'Mom Of The Year' Beats Son For Rioting
e:
I'm inclined to have low expectations for the children of this demographic, but this mother knows where to draw the line ... and make it stick! Looking at the last few minutes of the video, son has a decidedly hangdog expression. Good for him; he may learn something from the experience.
That might very well be the only good thing to come out of these troubled days in Baltimore.
--- OR ---
No single mom can keep track of six children. Especially when at least one of those children is a male teenager. This woman has her work cut out for her. At least she's not a "Welfare Mom" ... she's holding down a job, and has a right to expect that her older children help her with the rest of the family.
Uh ... the video includes some earthly language, so rate this NSFW.
Baltimore Mom beats Son on Live TV for Rioting Toya Graham 'Mom Of The Year' Beats Son For Rioting
e:
I'm inclined to have low expectations for the children of this demographic, but this mother knows where to draw the line ... and make it stick! Looking at the last few minutes of the video, son has a decidedly hangdog expression. Good for him; he may learn something from the experience.
That might very well be the only good thing to come out of these troubled days in Baltimore.
--- OR ---
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Who Knew?
"Tolerence" is apparently a One Way Street.
Oh, the irony!
Johns Hopkins Bans Chick-fil-A From Campus: ‘Microaggression’ Against LGBT Students - Breitbart: The Student Government Association (SGA) at Johns Hopkins University has banned Chick-fil-A from its campus, claiming the restaurant chain is a “microaggression” against its students.
Oh, the irony!
Johns Hopkins Bans Chick-fil-A From Campus: ‘Microaggression’ Against LGBT Students - Breitbart: The Student Government Association (SGA) at Johns Hopkins University has banned Chick-fil-A from its campus, claiming the restaurant chain is a “microaggression” against its students.
White House correspondents’ dinner
Complete coverage of the 2015 White House correspondents’ dinner - The Washington Post:
The last 10 minutes? Not so much. When he brought his Alter Ego on ... the guy with the obnoxiously loud "comedy schtick" ... I eventually tuned out. "LOUD" and "FUNNY" aren't the same thing.
I don't mind when the Prez lambasts the Loyal Opposition. That's his job, he's a party guy. Bushes do it, Clintons do it, The humor there is sometimes rueful, but wry and to the point.
Video available at the link at the top of the page.
The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner gets criticized yearly for being a big party where Washington bigwigs, Hollywood stars and journalists rub shoulders and celebrate themselves.I watched the video of President Obama's Gig last night. He was fun to watch for the first 10 minutes ... he had good writers and he is a personable speaker (why he was elected).
The last 10 minutes? Not so much. When he brought his Alter Ego on ... the guy with the obnoxiously loud "comedy schtick" ... I eventually tuned out. "LOUD" and "FUNNY" aren't the same thing.
I don't mind when the Prez lambasts the Loyal Opposition. That's his job, he's a party guy. Bushes do it, Clintons do it, The humor there is sometimes rueful, but wry and to the point.
Video available at the link at the top of the page.
Friday, April 24, 2015
Why Unjust Laws MUST fail: OREGON SB941
Quote by John Adams:
Oregon (Liberal state politicians) are trying to ram a "Universal Registration" law down the collective throats of Oregonians, and they may succeed in getting it passed. But only they (the legistlators) think it will be enforceable.
There's a lot of talk about "unenforceable (or unenforced) laws", but perhaps the legislators are not paying sufficient attention to the idea that when they make unjust laws, they make criminals out of honest men and women, They are actually undermining both the law, and the moral imperative for a nation which is based on the Rule of Law rather than the Rule of Men.
Last week, I wrote to my state representative saying that I was agains the bill to establish a "Universal Background Check" in Oreon (SB941) because (a) it was not enforceable, and (b) because if it were to be enforced, it would make criminals out of honest citizens, and (c) because it would establish a de facto 'gun registry'.
PERSONAL THOUGHTS:
It's nobody's business who I sell a gun to, or who I buy a gun from. So .. thank you very much Oregon Liberal State Senators, but FOAD.. (Pound sand?) IF you enact this law, you will make a criminal of me for doing that which I have been doing responsibly for fifty years: legally buying and selling guns from other responsible gun owners ... which I am.
Apparently, the police (county sheriffs) who are charged with enforcing these laws agree on both these points:
( click on the link for video: H/T to Gateway Pundit and David Codrea)
This is entirely in accordance with the philosophy of our Founding Fathers, especially including John Adams; who was the second POTUS and wo served as VP under GW Washington. you may have heard of them before:
But for liberals, they seem to have taken a page from The Playbook Of William Jefferson Clinton, who might have said:
Who decides whether we or not we are 'innocent'?
Them? Or Us?
Who rules? The administrators we hire (via elections) to enforce OUR rules, or the out-of-control nabobs they often turn out to be?
\
Or do we get to look at the situation, and somehow decide wheter their agendas are the same as ours?
I think they're looking for control. We're just looking for freedom.
“It is more important that innocence be protected than it is that guilt be punished, for guilt and crimes are so frequent in this world that they cannot all be punished. But if innocence itself is brought to the bar and condemned, perhaps to die, then the citizen will say, 'whether I do good or whether I do evil is immaterial, for innocence itself is no protection,' and if such an idea as that were to take hold in the mind of the citizen that would be the end of security whatsoever.”
Oregon (Liberal state politicians) are trying to ram a "Universal Registration" law down the collective throats of Oregonians, and they may succeed in getting it passed. But only they (the legistlators) think it will be enforceable.
There's a lot of talk about "unenforceable (or unenforced) laws", but perhaps the legislators are not paying sufficient attention to the idea that when they make unjust laws, they make criminals out of honest men and women, They are actually undermining both the law, and the moral imperative for a nation which is based on the Rule of Law rather than the Rule of Men.
Last week, I wrote to my state representative saying that I was agains the bill to establish a "Universal Background Check" in Oreon (SB941) because (a) it was not enforceable, and (b) because if it were to be enforced, it would make criminals out of honest citizens, and (c) because it would establish a de facto 'gun registry'.
PERSONAL THOUGHTS:
It's nobody's business who I sell a gun to, or who I buy a gun from. So .. thank you very much Oregon Liberal State Senators, but FOAD.. (Pound sand?) IF you enact this law, you will make a criminal of me for doing that which I have been doing responsibly for fifty years: legally buying and selling guns from other responsible gun owners ... which I am.
Apparently, the police (county sheriffs) who are charged with enforcing these laws agree on both these points:
( click on the link for video: H/T to Gateway Pundit and David Codrea)
This is entirely in accordance with the philosophy of our Founding Fathers, especially including John Adams; who was the second POTUS and wo served as VP under GW Washington. you may have heard of them before:
But for liberals, they seem to have taken a page from The Playbook Of William Jefferson Clinton, who might have said:
'... it depends on the definition of what 'innocent' is ...."
Who decides whether we or not we are 'innocent'?
Them? Or Us?
Who rules? The administrators we hire (via elections) to enforce OUR rules, or the out-of-control nabobs they often turn out to be?
\
Or do we get to look at the situation, and somehow decide wheter their agendas are the same as ours?
I think they're looking for control. We're just looking for freedom.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
STI DVC series
STI Introduces Two New Competition Pistols With The DVC Series | Shooting Illustrated:
(H/T: THEGUNFEED)
Designed around the concept of Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas, the motto of the I.P.S.C (International Practical Shooting Confederation) – meaning Accuracy, Power, Speed, the new STI DVC Limited and Open competition pistols are designed to win matches right out of the box.
(H/T: THEGUNFEED)
Saturday, April 18, 2015
You thought guns were a controversial issue?
Don’t Clean Your Jeans: The Smart Way to Care for Denim - Reviewed.com Laundry:
This 18-month old article sponsored* article about the proper technique to clean your levis has 774 comments .... the last comments were deleted by the site guardians.
The comments include ad hominem attacks, flame wars, political back-biting and a few of the comments were so naughty that they were deleted by the sponsor.
And people call gun owners nuts?
Shooters are polite country mice compared to American Laundresses.
This 18-month old article sponsored* article about the proper technique to clean your levis has 774 comments .... the last comments were deleted by the site guardians.
The comments include ad hominem attacks, flame wars, political back-biting and a few of the comments were so naughty that they were deleted by the sponsor.
And people call gun owners nuts?
Shooters are polite country mice compared to American Laundresses.
Friday, April 17, 2015
"No Sporting Purpose"
"It's a fitting 100-year tribute to the 1911"
No, it's a joke. But the pictures are kewl!
No, it's a joke. But the pictures are kewl!
This is a story about a twin-barrell '1911' pistol made by Arsenal Firearms'; apparently "because we can".
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Who is Grover Norquist?
GOP power player Norquist steps down from NRA amid probe of Islamist ties | Fox News:
Glen Beck?
Who's he? I remember him as being the guy who liked to cry on the radio.
There's no crying in Conservatism.
Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist is reportedly stepping away from NRA board of directors activities amid allegations of ties to radical Muslims.I'm SO out of date .. I recall Groer Norquest as being one of the very conservative comentors on National Review (online)
Glen Beck?
Who's he? I remember him as being the guy who liked to cry on the radio.
There's no crying in Conservatism.
FOAD!
Oregon sheriff says proposed gun background-check law won't be enforced | Fox News:
Not that Sheriff Jackson and I are "Good Buddies" as Maynard Krebbs typified his relationship with Dobie Gillis. The only action I've ever had with the county sheriff is going in to his office every 5 years to renew my CHL. (They need new cameras ... lately, the pictures make me look old and bald!)
But I can't find any statement on the subject from his office, and I think this is important since we had a town meeting on Open Carry last month.
"I have felonies going on daily in Josephine County. That's my priorities."I'm waiting for a statement from Benton County Sheriff Scott Jackson in response to this email:
Sheriff Jackson,
In response to requiring background checks for firearms sales between private citizens, Sheriff Daniel in Josephine County has reportedly said: "I can't enforce that law, so therefore it won't be enforced".
How do you plan to enforce this new law?
Not that Sheriff Jackson and I are "Good Buddies" as Maynard Krebbs typified his relationship with Dobie Gillis. The only action I've ever had with the county sheriff is going in to his office every 5 years to renew my CHL. (They need new cameras ... lately, the pictures make me look old and bald!)
But I can't find any statement on the subject from his office, and I think this is important since we had a town meeting on Open Carry last month.
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Raped in Oregon; I need a Blue Light of Security!
Gun Grab Bill Passes Senate | Oregon Firearms Federation: (April 14, 2015)
I am shocked ... SHOCKED! ... to learn that my elected state representatives voted in a bill which infringes on my constitutional rights.
There are no more private sales of firearms, without the sale being "registered" via a trip to a dealer who will run the transaction through the registration commissars. (As if felons bought their guns when it's cheaper to steal them.)
This is the work of The Usual Suspects. May TCHUBLA THE HORRIBLE infest their groins with the fleas of a thousand camels.
I can't even call their offices and threaten to never vote for them again; I didn't vote for the rascals in the first place. Hell*, they're probably out tonight having a drink to celebrate their diversity or something.
I feel so helpless, so used, so betrayed. On the University Campus, they have 'blue lights' on poles, where someone who feels threatened can push a button and a Campus Security Unit (maybe even both guys at the same time) willimmediately rush eventually mosey to their aid.
I need a blue light in the Senate. Or at least in my home.
* The lines to TCHUBLA THE HORRIBLE seem to be down at the moment, so you may experience a 'broken link'. Comcast has reported a "regional outage" in Hell .. AKA OREGON.
With no surprises, the Oregon Senate today passed SB 941, the universal gun owner registration bill.
I am shocked ... SHOCKED! ... to learn that my elected state representatives voted in a bill which infringes on my constitutional rights.
There are no more private sales of firearms, without the sale being "registered" via a trip to a dealer who will run the transaction through the registration commissars. (As if felons bought their guns when it's cheaper to steal them.)
This is the work of The Usual Suspects. May TCHUBLA THE HORRIBLE infest their groins with the fleas of a thousand camels.
I can't even call their offices and threaten to never vote for them again; I didn't vote for the rascals in the first place. Hell*, they're probably out tonight having a drink to celebrate their diversity or something.
I feel so helpless, so used, so betrayed. On the University Campus, they have 'blue lights' on poles, where someone who feels threatened can push a button and a Campus Security Unit (maybe even both guys at the same time) will
I need a blue light in the Senate. Or at least in my home.
* The lines to TCHUBLA THE HORRIBLE seem to be down at the moment, so you may experience a 'broken link'. Comcast has reported a "regional outage" in Hell .. AKA OREGON.
Monday, April 13, 2015
Death by Taser - or a reasonable facimile there-of
This wasn't the first time, and it probably won't be the last time:
Oklahoma deputy charged in suspect's shooting death | Fox News:
No moralizing about privileged rich guys getting to play cop without proven experience or competence. Everybody else in world will be saying that.
I'm just saying?
When has this happened before?
Oklahoma deputy charged in suspect's shooting death | Fox News:
TULSA, Okla. – (April 14, 2015) Prosecutors charged a reserve sheriff's deputy with manslaughter Monday in the death of a man who was fatally shot as he lay on the ground at the officer's feet — a shooting that was certain to raise questions about the use of volunteer officers to supplement full-time police. The sheriff's office has said Robert Bates, a 73-year-old insurance executive who was volunteering on an undercover operation in Tulsa, mistakenly pulled out his handgun instead of his stun gun and shot the suspect as he struggled with deputies.Tulsa World TV has the incident video released by the police.
No moralizing about privileged rich guys getting to play cop without proven experience or competence. Everybody else in world will be saying that.
I'm just saying?
When has this happened before?
Trash Shooters..
Shooting Wire: (April 13, 2015)
We've talked about this before, when other open areas have been closed to shooters for the same declared reasons.
I don't know anything about this range, or the people who use it. Maybe there are a few Trash Shooters who ruin it for everyone. The best we can do is, when we go to a place where it's currently "permissable" to shoot ... leave it cleaner than you found it.
Maybe that should be the FIRST thing we do. Clean the range, and if you have any energy left then do what you went there to do.
LINCOLN – Target shooting at the Leonard A. Koziol Wildlife Management Area (WMA) has been permanently closed. Target shooting at the WMA in Howard County is now prohibited because of safety concerns, property destruction and excessive littering. Target shooting is permitted on most WMAs. The areas that have target shooting bans are posted with appropriate signs. Call a Nebraska Game and Parks Commission district office in Lincoln (402-471-0641), Norfolk (402-370-3374), North Platte (308-535-8025) or Alliance (308-763-2940) to find out where target shooting is banned in each district.
We've talked about this before, when other open areas have been closed to shooters for the same declared reasons.
I don't know anything about this range, or the people who use it. Maybe there are a few Trash Shooters who ruin it for everyone. The best we can do is, when we go to a place where it's currently "permissable" to shoot ... leave it cleaner than you found it.
Maybe that should be the FIRST thing we do. Clean the range, and if you have any energy left then do what you went there to do.
Sunday, April 12, 2015
.... The Worst Gun I Ever Bought? NOT!
10 Lessons I Learned From The Worst Gun I Ever Bought:
*(this is a quote from the cited article ... this is NOT my opinion!)*
(H/T: The Firearms Blog)
Ouch!
I guess that, in many ways, buying a new gun is something of a crap-shoot, but my one and only experience with a Kimber pistol might have been titled:
It was 1997, I had been shooting IPSC on and off for over a dozen years, and decided it was time I got rid of that sad Smith and Wesson 659 (decidedly not the best gun I ever bought) and got myself a REAL gun!
*(this is a quote from the cited article ... this is NOT my opinion!)*
The day I turned 21 was one of the most memorable days of my life. Not only for the legal drinks at the local Applebee’s, but for the hour-long trek to a not-so-local gun store to make the most exciting, and ultimately worst, purchase of my life—a Kimber Stainless Ultra Carry chambered in .40SW.
(H/T: The Firearms Blog)
Ouch!
I guess that, in many ways, buying a new gun is something of a crap-shoot, but my one and only experience with a Kimber pistol might have been titled:
"The Best Gun I Ever Bought".
Saturday, April 11, 2015
Oregon Gun Control Advocates RULE!
Oregon Background Check Bill Hearing Biased Against Pro-gun Speakers:
Oregon Senate Bill SB941
Senate Bill 941
(H/T: Guns Save Lives)
It's Deja Vu All Over Again,
Politicians only want to hear arguments which support the political positions toward which they are predisposed. Have a complaint? Step to the back of the line!
Nobody wants to hear what you have to say. Go away.
Measure activity
LocalPDX is reporting now that in a recent two-hour hearing on the new expanded background check bill (SB 941)was less than balanced.
The numbers were staggeringly against the bill, many taking time off work to show up. With only about 20% of them allowed to testify, many times being cut off way before getting into anything that resembled actual arguments. On the flip side, 94% of those that showed up to testify in favor of SB 941 were allowed to testify. Legislators were also discouraged from asking questions of the citizens that were there to testify. In all, according to GoLocalPDX 68 people were turned away from speaking with their elected body on a bill that will ultimately directly impact their lives..April 10, 2015
Oregon Senate Bill SB941
2015 SESSION
Senate Bill 941 
RSS FEED FOR THIS BILL
Relating to firearms; declaring an emergency.
Requires private person to complete transfer of firearm by appearing with transferee before gun dealer to request criminal background check or shipping or delivering firearm to gun dealer in certain circumstances.
(H/T: Guns Save Lives)
It's Deja Vu All Over Again,
Politicians only want to hear arguments which support the political positions toward which they are predisposed. Have a complaint? Step to the back of the line!
Nobody wants to hear what you have to say. Go away.
Measure activity 
HOUSE 
SENATE
Thursday, April 09, 2015
The Golden Rule
Fort Hood shooting victim denied benefits, despite Purple Heart decision | Fox News:
Surely, some of those injured were not activly "on duty" at the time; but others were. What's the difference between those who were actively "on duty" (an MP?) and those who were 'on base'?
When I was in the army, when I was in a military base I was always assumed to be "on duty" even if I was not carrying a firearm at the time.
This was obviously a cost-cutting decision, made with no consideration of how the professional service men and women (the person who cut down the murderer was an MP ... but she couldn't be EVERYWHERE!) would react to this patent lack of faith.
The lesson I learned in the military is that loyalty must not only go up the chain of command, but down. I guess Obama has no understanding of the concepts of loyalty, duty, honor and country.
We're not talking about "Stand Your Ground" civilians here; we're talking about people who were targeted specifically because they were members of the military!
The Golden Rule applies here!
The Obama administration has finally acknowledged that those hurt and killed in the 2009 Fort Hood shootings were victims of terrorism -- and not “workplace violence,” as it was previously described. But while formal recognition of that is set for Friday, when victims will receive the Purple Heart, it may only be symbolic.I find it bizarre that a government denies it's military (who defend our nation against all enemies, foreign and domestic) compensation for injuries while serving ... which as a matter of policy refuses to allow servicemen on duty to carry a weapon ... can deny full benefits for victims of wounds and other injuries.
Surely, some of those injured were not activly "on duty" at the time; but others were. What's the difference between those who were actively "on duty" (an MP?) and those who were 'on base'?
When I was in the army, when I was in a military base I was always assumed to be "on duty" even if I was not carrying a firearm at the time.
This was obviously a cost-cutting decision, made with no consideration of how the professional service men and women (the person who cut down the murderer was an MP ... but she couldn't be EVERYWHERE!) would react to this patent lack of faith.
The lesson I learned in the military is that loyalty must not only go up the chain of command, but down. I guess Obama has no understanding of the concepts of loyalty, duty, honor and country.
We're not talking about "Stand Your Ground" civilians here; we're talking about people who were targeted specifically because they were members of the military!
BUT:
The Golden Rule applies here!
Am I as safe handling a pistols as I think I am?
I just read this article from Tim at gunnuts.net, and it made me stop and think:
When do I actually put my finger on the trigger, when I draw at an IPSC match?
I think it's not until my sights come near to aligning on the target I'm engaging, but I don't really know.
I've been competing in IPSC for 30 years now, more or less, and I teach a monthly competition safety at my home range, so I may have become slightly complacent about my draw. Now I think, maybe I haven't been DQ'd for a "premature discharge" at a match, but am I really that good? Or am I just that lucky?
Reginald Maulding said:
oh. No. Never mind. To hell with younger men, let them make their OWN mistakes. I'm going to rest on my laurels and just believe that I've already made enough mistakes, so I'm not going to make this one.
Stilll ......
When do I actually put my finger on the trigger, when I draw at an IPSC match?
I think it's not until my sights come near to aligning on the target I'm engaging, but I don't really know.
I've been competing in IPSC for 30 years now, more or less, and I teach a monthly competition safety at my home range, so I may have become slightly complacent about my draw. Now I think, maybe I haven't been DQ'd for a "premature discharge" at a match, but am I really that good? Or am I just that lucky?
Reginald Maulding said:
There comes a time in every man's life when he must make way for an older man.I'm wondering if there might come a time when I should make way for a younger man?
oh. No. Never mind. To hell with younger men, let them make their OWN mistakes. I'm going to rest on my laurels and just believe that I've already made enough mistakes, so I'm not going to make this one.
Stilll ......
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