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Memo to those in the Occupy Boston crowd flying the Gadsden flag. “Don’t tread on me” is not the same as “Give me more of that guy’s stuff.”
Yup. I’m with them to an extent on some of the trouble with respect to our country, as a policy, privatizes gains but we all share in the loss.
But, seriously, go occupy a frier and a spatula.
When Associated Press reporter Pete Yost uncritically repeated claims by anonymous Department of Justice officials that the Bush-era Operation Wide Receiver was “the same tactic” used by the Obama Justice Department in Operation Fast and Furious and other operations, I called him out, knowing the claim was incorrect.
Doesn’t fit the narrative.
Rich reconsiders his drug legalization stance. Like most social issues, it’s a complex one. And the one thing I can sure of is I don’t want the government involved in it.
Editorial sticks up for gun rights for medical marijuana users.
Major paper says homicide rates not linked to gun control.
In Green Bay, a victory. I love this: We have people that have gun phobias, that’s all we have here.
NY State Senators on the first amendment: this freedom should be treated not as a right but as a privilege
Sullum: Dueling Tests Yield Conflicting Conclusions About the District of Columbia’s Gun Controls
Nice to see two things in this article. That major websites are picking up on police abuse. And that layout is the coolest Steve Jobs tribute I have seen.
The XO-26. A short AR with no stock and a vertical forward grip and the ATF have said it is neither a Short Barreled Rifle nor an Any Other Weapon. I expect that ATF would change its mind. Apparently, at 27 inches and being designed to be shot with two hands makes it an odd bird with ATF’s arbitrary regulations.
A read on the various complexities here. Act at your peril.
Mentioned that SOCOM bought some suppressors a bit back. I did not know that they were called Muzzle Brake Suppressors.
No secret I don’t care for Apple’s business model. However, Steve Jobs was an innovative guy. He changed how Americans viewed and used the phone, personal computers, and how the world enjoys music.
Godspeed, Sir.
Caught on tape. The dog was wagging its tail and, generally, being passive. While restrained.
Wish I hadn’t watched that.
So, it has voice commands like my Android based phones have had for years? Cutting edge there!
Also, this past weekend, my DroidX did a software upgrade. The thing I noticed most about the upgrade is that they tried to make the software look more iPhony with flashy rotating screens, rounded edges, and how the windows move. Much more iPhone in appearance.
We’ve known for a bit about Operation Wide Receiver, which was a Bush era operation that sent RFID tagged guns to Mexico. Apparently, the latest spin is that, because ATF did it under Bush, that makes it A-OK with everyone:
The federal government under the Bush administration ran an operation that allowed hundreds of guns to be transferred to suspected arms traffickers — the same tactic that congressional Republicans have criticized President Barack Obama’s administration for using, two federal law enforcement officials said Tuesday.
But Issa doesn’t relent:
whether it’s Operation Fast and Furious, Operation Wide Receiver, or both, it’s clear that guns were walked, and people high in the Justice Department knew about it. There’s no excuse for walking guns, and if there are more operations like this, Congress and the American people need to know.
A series about a woman getting a gun in DC:
I want a gun. I don’t feel safe living in Washington, D.C. and want to protect myself. I’m starting today by going down to City Hall to find the gun permit office to tell them, “I want a gun.” This series will follow me as I navigate the city bureaucracy and outdated rules in order to legally buy a firearm.
Bloomberg on why you shouldn’t be allowed to make your own decisions:
There are powers only governments can exercise, policies only governments can mandate and enforce and results only governments can achieve. To halt the worldwide epidemic of non-communicable diseases, governments at all levels must make healthy solutions the default social option. That is ultimately government’s highest duty
You can just fuck right off.
No, not really:
The judge also ruled against a suit brought by the Tucson-based Center for Biological Diversity that claimed the use of lead ammunition by hunters in the two areas is poisoning species like the California condor.
Even with your hand in a cast:
Federal Appeals Court upholds gun control. Is it the most significant loss to date? Potentially but it is something we can recover from. More here.
A bunch of men in skirts had a contest to raise money for prostate cancer awareness. AD tells you who won.
The text of Chris Christie’s announcement has been confirmed. It is:
Will you people leave me alone. Take a hint, ferchrissakes. No means no.
Only better than DC? We know that’s not true since Illinois numbers are skewed by the failure to report in Chicago. I find it interesting that one of the proposed explanations for this is that our police do a better job of reporting crimes.
And this poll is missing the obvious answer: Memphis.
I heard this on the radio last week and it triggered the requisite amount of disgust. Then, I forgot about it but DWH reminded me. Seems a suspect got into a fight with a police officer. The officer was injured with a dislocated shoulder. He was prescribed painkillers. He died from a toxic reaction to those painkillers. Also, Obesity and emphysema were also contributing factors. The suspect has been indicted by a grand jury for murder.
In California, a gun owner’s suicide note after a case against him. No criminal record and he was charged with possessing tracer rounds, which is illegal in Cali.
To help answer the question “What should I practice?”, DR Performance Shooting and Hsoi Enterprises LLC announce the availability of the DR Performance Practice Deck for iOS™. Consisting of 52 basic shooting drills superimposed on a normal deck of playing cards, the deck allows you to have a thorough, fun, and effective practice session, now conveniently available on your Apple iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad.
Not gonna happen, once you mention fully informed or libertarian anything. And the prosecutors and defenders will google you. Convictions are usually determined by people with subscriptions to People magazine, not folks who follow politics.
A half-assed piece from the Daily Show making fun of NRA. Can you spot what’s missing? Hint, you’ve covered it before.
Every once in a while, I go on a tear about how voting doesn’t matter and no point wasting my time arguing over which crap sandwich tastes better. But then someone reminds that it’s about the judges.
Fortunately, I live in a state where my vote doesn’t matter that much so I can be all self righteous.
Stuff happened regarding ATF smuggling guns into Mexico. Here’s some stuff:
The big news is Holder knew before he said he did. He claims he’s a busy guy and can’t possibly read all of his emails and memos and stuff.
Codrea: The man perjured himself in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. That is an impeachable offense and a prosecutable offense.
In addition to babies, amputees, children, grandmothers, and people with colostomy bags, they’ve added a new group to people it’s OK to harass: A cancer patient who recently had a double mastectomy and was in pain.
Way to keep the world safe.
A bunch of people who have no concept of how the world really works are having an event. Their, uhm, manifesto is entertaining reading. While I, in the abstract, wouldn’t mind pepper-spraying hippies, it’s actual application is unacceptable unless they’re being violent. We just joke about that and don’t actually do it.
Now, the local patchouli encrusted crowd is having a solidarity march in Knoxville, instead of doing something useful.
While I like the idea for symbolic and other self-satisfying reasons, others are telling me to be careful what I wish for. Enforcing gun laws is a job and someone has to do it. The laws won’t be going away. So, roll them back into Treasury?
Joe has a lot more, notably: Because they are so weak this might be the time to get rid of them simply because it is politically possible.
NewsAlert: there were 14% fewer murders in Chicago compared to the first six months of last year – back when owning handguns was illegal. It was the largest drop in Chicago’s murder rate since the handgun ban went into effect in 1982.
First, Ford mentions they didn’t take bailout money in an ad. Now, Ameriprise mentions they didn’t take bailout money.
Expecting those in authority to comply with the law is terrifying for the anti-gunners and the press (but I repeat myself).
Dick Williams looks at the Para Wild Bunch.
I interviewed the Para folks about it at NRA. The video is here.
Bombshell: DOJ Considering Elimination of ATF:
Multiple sources, including sources from ATF, DOJ and Congressional offices have said there is a white paper circulating within the Department of Justice, outlining the essential elimination of ATF. According to sources, the paper outlines the firing of at least 450 ATF agents in an effort to conduct damage control as Operation Fast and Furious gets uglier and as election day 2012 gets closer.
Congrats, Mike. I guess you’ve arrived when Media Matters does a hit piece on you. Standard MM, though. Complete with distortions and half truths.
Former GemTech board member pleads to possession of stolen firearms and suppressors:
According to court documents and to statements made in court, Sleeva was a federal firearms licensee and had obtained silencers as a member of Gemtech’s board of directors prior to his removal from the board in 2001.
Gemtech is an Idaho firm that is in the business of designing, testing, manufacturing, servicing, and selling silencers for firearms.
When he was removed from the board, Sleeva failed to return the silencers after Gemtech repeatedly demanded that he do so, according to Fein.
I find mulling my options in most elections to be the equivalent of seeing two turds in a punch bowl and me and someone else arguing over which turd tastes slightly less bad. Then we get consumed in that discussion and totally lose sight of the fact we’re arguing over two pieces of shit and how stupid arguing over that is. So now, I vote my conscious or don’t vote at all. I’ve never felt right since pulling the lever for McCain. I bring that up because of Bobbi’s comment from here:
I’ll still vote LP, ‘cos neither face of the Elephant is any more serious about liberty than the jackasses across the aisle.
Max Motors had a gun giveaway. Buy a car, get an AK47. ATF agents showed and were shown that it was lawful because customers were given a voucher for the gun and not a gun. And he was harassed by his bank and GM. And:
The next day, Muller received a call from the ATF asking him to come in for a meeting with all of his personal guns, which they insisted they had to authority to order, he said. Muller held his ground and refused to submit to the audit without first going through due process.
“The ATF people were just as nice as can be. They were not mean or hateful—and finally I asked the lady on the phone: Don’t you have something better to do?” he said. He then re-explained that there were vouchers for guns and that no guns were being given away.
“She said: ‘Let me tell you how important this is, the White House started their morning with a briefing on you. We got a call from Washington, D.C. this morning. They wanted you checked out,” he said.
The White House doesn’t have anything better to do?
During a staff meeting last week, Miami-Dade Schools Police Chief Charles Hurley pulled out his .40-caliber Glock pistol, unloaded the magazine and placed the bullets on a meeting room table.
He says it was an impromptu demonstration to stress the dangers facing officers and students during a recent spate of shootings. Some in the room, however, say they felt it was a display meant to intimidate.
What you’ve done here, Sparky, is increase the likelihood of a negligent discharge from zero to some number larger than zero. Stop it.
A brief timeline for Gunwalker
Obama evades questions from latino media.
Informants not only used tax payer money to buy guns for cartels, they also bought drugs.
Comes in about where you’d think a politician from NJ would. And here’s his misinformed flyer on the assault weapons ban. His attack ad criticized his opponent for not supporting gun bans.
Via Jacob, who says it’s a non-issue.
Police and FBI pay a visit to a pistol instructor’s house because he bought ammo. You know, an expense for him in the ordinary course of business. Seems who needs that much ammo? warrants a visit. Need has nothing to do with it.
Via Tam, who asks: Where do you draw the line? How far down the slope do you slide before you decide you don’t like the view anymore?
ATF says that medical marijuana users cannot own guns. The logic is sketchy since form 4473 asks if one is an unlawful user. I would say being permitted by the state makes one’s use lawful. ATF disagrees:
The federal government considers all users of medical marijuana unlawful, no matter what state law says.
Generally, the government considers us criminals anyway.
I would answer the question with a no, personally, since someone with their card is not an unlawful user.
Remember, I do this to entertain me, not you.
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