And now Bloomberg has created a collection point.. Propaganda presenting itself as journalism. Kinda like astroturf pretending to be grass roots.
Sunday, June 28, 2015
Recently Read
Resistance: A Dave Hooper Novel by John Birmingham. Birmingham is a good writer and I've heard some compare it favorably to Larry Correia's Monster Hunter books. Larry's better, but these'll do until his next. Actually I wish Birmingham would get back to his Axis of Time universe. Oh, well.
1636: The Cardinal Virtues by Eric Flint and Walter H. Hunt is everything I expect from this series. Want more.
Saturday, June 27, 2015
Friday, June 26, 2015
Thursday, June 25, 2015
No, Mr. President. It's the People's House...
‘No, No, No, No, No…You’re in My House’: Obama Confronts Heckler at White House Reception
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
In [formerly] Great Britain...
British Police Call On Nation To ‘Save a Life, Surrender Your Knife’ As ‘Knife Violence’ ContinuesBUT the prohibitionists tell us there are no slippery slopes.
Ninty-five percent of New York gun owners...
Low assault-weapon registration stats suggest low compliance with Gov. Cuomo’s landmark SAFE Act gun control lawLow...Huh? Nice way to put lipstick on a pig there bud. 95 PERCENT NONCOMPLIANCE! But ya know, failure is not an option with these Statists. It'll be "interesting" to see what's next.
Problem #6 is that the study came out of...
5 Problems with the New Study 'Proving' that More Background Checks Lowered Connecticut's Gun Murder Rate by 40 PercentTo summarize it. They cooked the books. Surprised?
Predestination
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Notice the Difference?
Authorities seek gunman who opened fire at South Carolina church, killing 9
Sheriff: Man kicks in church side door, points shotgunIf you don't want to right click on the links to read the stories here's the gist. In one church a nutjob with a gun comes in and kills unarmed nine people. In the other church armed parishioners stop the armed nutjob before he can hurt anyone. No one dies including the nutjob. You might say that is the exception rather than the rule. Explain these other examples then.
Monday, June 22, 2015
North Carolinians Against Gun Violence...
When I tell you that Bloomie bought a state gun grabber group, you should trust me
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Recently Watched
The Gunman stars Sean Penn and usually I can't stand that ******. I held off watching Eastwood's Mystic River years because that ****** and Tim Robbins were in it. I still can't stand him, but this movie is a decent action flick by the same director as the original Taken. I liked Pierre Morel's work enough to swallow my bile. It's a decent action flick but not a great one. I suggest you wait for it to show up on the boob tube.
Woman in Gold is about a woman's fight to reclaim a painting stolen from her family by the Nazis. It is well done in all respects plus it has Helen Mirren in the lead role. I liked Mirren even before she went full auto in Red. Ryan Reynolds is also in this film and he is good in it. Highly recommended.
Pixar's latest is Inside Out. I have mixed feelings about it that I'm still working on, but those issues will fly right by your kids. They'll like it.
Another Yep.
It is terrible to contemplete how few politicians are hanged. – G. K. Chesterson, The Cleveland Press, 3/1/21
Ummm...the bad guy might have died...
Dem Strategist: ‘I Cannot Imagine the Horror That Could’ve Occurred’ if Churchgoers Were Armed During Charleston Massacre
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Whatever...
Attention Criminals: Uber is now a Gun Free Zone.Before North Carolina legalized concealed carry my philosophy on the matter was if I carry properly no one will ever know and if the SHTF a concealed carry charge would be the least of my worries. I feel much the same in regard to Uber. They'll never know 'til the SHTF and at that point them dropping me from the platform will be the least of my worries. On the other hand, I'm not on the platform and have ever less inclination to use the service now. Uber has no concern for the safety of their drivers or passengers.
It's what they do...
Clinton Operative Has No Problem Lying about guns…but I repeat myself.He can't even cherry pick the data properly.
Friday, June 19, 2015
Not that pesky things like facts...
If CNN and the law enforcement officials are correct in that the murderer purchased the firearm at a gun store, this indicates that a NICS check was performed and he was cleared to purchase the firearm. This is just like the murders at Virginia Tech, Tucson, Santa Barbara, and Aurora where the murderers all cleared a NICS check.No law the Bloombergians have proposed would have made a difference. Not One.
Thursday, June 18, 2015
And the blood dancing begins...
A day after a shooting left nine dead in a historically black church in Charleston, S.C., President Obama mourned the losses and lamented the politics of gun control.Yeah, it does, but that wouldn't fit the narrative would it."At some point, we as a country will have to reckon with the fact that this type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries," Obama said from the White House Briefing Room. "It doesn't happen in other places with this kind of frequency. And it is in our power to do something about it."
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
I'm looking for some payback in 2016.
A Neutered HB 562 Passes The NC HouseSome Republicans in the House chose to bend over for the North Carolina Sheriff's Association and gave a victory to the Demanding Moms when they deleted the repeal of the Pistol Permit program. That was the part of the bill that mattered and they did what establishment Republicans always do. The stabs gun owners in the back. I hope they enjoy the support they from the NCSA and the Demanding Moms come 2016 'cuz they ain't getting any from me.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
HB 562: Now Isn't That Interesting?
Some highlights from the NCSA report with most in sheriffs’ own words:Call or email your Reps.
- “[NICS] reports included 165 or 23.5% of permits being subject to revocation in Camden County and 35,488 or 38% of permits being subject to revocation in Mecklenburg County.”
- “…sheriffs’ offices [submitted] 674,806 permits for review representing 344,338 different permit holders. CJLEADS returned 26,637 permits to sheriffs as subject to revocation due to an event or condition that occurred subsequent to the issuance of the permit that would have disqualified the individual from receiving a pistol purchase permit at application.” [That rate is about 4%, or four times higher than NICS, suggesting that the PPP system is *inferior* to NICS at preventing criminals from getting guns.]
- “Sheriffs have reported revoking 5,255 permits from 2,447 permittees as a result of the background check and review process through April 25, 2014. However, it should be noted that a sheriff has no way of knowing if a permit has been used since issuance.” [Translation: Perhaps only ¼ of 26,637 invalid permits were “revoked,” leaving potentially 22,000+ criminals in possession of permits and able to bypass background checks.]
- “Sheriffs’ offices are staffed to review and process Pistol Purchase Permit applications and not to conduct periodic reviews of active permits…”
- “Conducting an ongoing manual case by case review of 289 permits in Tyrrell County or 93,486 permits in Mecklenburg County is nearly impossible.” [So much for NCSA’s argument that sheriffs “know” who in their counties should have permits. If they can’t manually check them now, how can they do so before issuance?]
- “Several sheriffs’ offices had over 40% of their permits reported subject to revocation in the NICS report.”
- “Sheriffs’ offices cannot account for permits claimed to be ‘lost’…”
- “Gun dealers do not know if a permit has been revoked…”
Monday, June 15, 2015
H.R. 1858, The “Firearms Tracing Act”
Sunday, June 14, 2015
Trying anyway...
Obama's Senior Advisor: Administration Continues to Lay Foundation for Gun Control Legislation...and now he can do it openly.
It ain't the gun.
Accidental shootings by Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies doubles; new gun blamedKeep your finger off the trigger, and this s**t don't happen.
H/T to The Duck.
When you cherry pick your data...
Bloomberg’s School of Public Health Cherry Picked Claim that firearm homicides in Connecticut fell 40% because of a gun licensing lawBloomberg's name on the institution should have been a clue.
Saturday, June 13, 2015
Of course that's what the Democrats need to do with an upcoming election...
Connecticut Gun Permit Law Prompts Federal LegislationSebastian is right. It won't hurt them in Connecticut, but it won't help them nationally.
Friday, June 12, 2015
Thursday, June 11, 2015
In the Senate...
S.551 Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015...or as Stranger calls it, the "Get The AG’s Permission Before You Can Buy A Gun” Act. Read "terrorist" as "law abiding gun owners" and it all makes sense. In a Republican Senate I'd hope it was dead on arrival, but then again, it's our friends in the GOP that keep f*****g us.
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
In the House...
H.R. 2710, which is commonly referred to as the "Lawful Purpose in Self Defense Act," would:Now lets see how it fares in the House. With the Republicans in control one would think it has a good chance of passage. Then again, usually it's our friends in the GOP that usually screw us.
- eliminate ATF's authority to reclassify popular rifle ammunition as "armor piercing ammunition;
- provide for the lawful importation of any non-National Firearms Act firearm or ammunition that may otherwise be lawfully possessed and sold within the United States;
- protect shotguns, shotgun shells, and larger caliber rifles from arbitrary classification as "destructive devices" which under federal law subjects them to onerous registration and taxation provisions and creates a ban on possession of the firearm in some states;
- broaden the temporary interstate transfer provision to allow temporary transfers for all lawful purposes rather than just for "sporting purposes."
FBI: Actually, When We Said Mass Shootings Were Up, We Were Just Talkin’
But late last week, J. Pete Blair and M. Hunter Martaindale, two academics at Texas State University who co-authored the FBI report, acknowledged that “our data is imperfect.” They said that the news media “got it wrong” last year when they “mistakenly reported mass shootings were on the rise.”Which I'm sure was totally unintentional on their part. Well at least they 'fessed up after being called on it.
H/T to Sebastian.
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
The TSA can't find ordinary guns so...
Congressional Democrats are proposing to ban plastic guns following reports of major security lapses at the nation’s airports'Cuz when a government employee can't do his/her job let's ban guns. Knee-jerk Democrat/Progressive/Lefty response.
H/T to Glenn.
Monday, June 8, 2015
DO IT NOW: Public Comment Period for ITAR Gun Owner Silencing Rule
A reader asked about the public comment period for the proposed rule by the State Department to muzzle free speech for gun owners. Here is what the proposal says about public comments:DATES: The Department of State will accept comments on this proposed rule until August 3, 2015.ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit comments within 60 days of the date of publication by one of the following methods:
Email: DDTCPublicComments@state.gov with the subject line, ‘‘ITAR Amendment—Revisions to Definitions; Data Transmission and Storage.’’
Internet: At www.regulations.gov, search for this notice by using this rule’s RIN (1400–AD70).Comments received after that date may be considered, but consideration cannot be assured. Those submitting comments should not include any personally identifying information they do not desire to be made public or information for which a claim of confidentiality is asserted because those comments and/or transmittal emails will be made available for public inspection and copying after the close of the comment period via the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls Web site at www.pmddtc.state.gov. Parties who wish to comment anonymously may do so by submitting their comments via www.regulations.gov, leaving the fields that would identify the commenter blank and including no identifying information in the comment itself. Comments submitted via www.regulations.gov are immediately available for public inspection.
So you have until August to submit a public comment. I encourage everyone to do so. Remember, they are legally required to address serious comments. If they receive even tens of thousands of them, it will seriously interfere with their ability to promulgate this regulation according to the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). If they are going to do this power grab, I see no reason to make it easy for them!
Stop Obama's Planned Gag Order on Firearm-Related Speech
Saturday, June 6, 2015
More on HB562
As previously reported, the North Carolina Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Committee passed a version of House Bill 562 containing an unacceptable delay to the repeal of the outdated Pistol Purchase Permit system. This delay would push the elimination of the Pistol Purchase Permit system back to 2021. Your NRA-ILA has now learned that Representative Allen McNeill (R-78) is intending to offer an amendment to H 562 which would remove the entire provision containing the repeal of the outdated Pistol Purchase Permit system.[emphasis mine]Here's Representative McNeill's phone number and email address.
919-715-4946
Allen.McNeill@ncleg.net
Do what you will with it.
The Stupid is STRONG in these useless bureaucrats.
Lynn man's "Star Wars" stormtrooper costume triggers school lockdown...because he was dresses as a fictional character carrying a fictional weapon. So tell me why is he responsible for the overreaction of the school principal or the police?Cross was arrested on charges of disturbing a school and loitering within 1,000 feet of a school.
Bill Whittle: A Horrible Socialist Movie! The Tomorrowland Lie
The problem with utopias is that over the ridge there are always the camps where the the "deniers" are imprisoned and a bit farther on the unmarked graves.
Friday, June 5, 2015
BUMPED: Here's my problem with this "trade deal" the GOP and Obama...
GOP turns to Tea Party to win trade powers for ObamaUPDATE: AGAIN, I'm wouldn't necessarily be opposed to this trade deal if the details were available for all to peruse. They're NOT, and I'll be damned if I give the Emperor Jones one more smidgen of power to abuse.
Exclusive–Sessions to Obama: Why Are You Keeping Obamatrade’s New Global Governance Secret?
Action Needed on HB562
GRNC Alert 6-5-2015: 'Gang of Three' Nearly Kill HB 562HB 562 made it through committee but that's no guarantee it will pass the House. Some Republican and our Governor seem to think they owe more to the North Carolina Sheriff's Association than they do the state's gun owners. There are links on the other side of the above link that will allow you to contact McCrory and his fellow Republicans by phone or by email and disabuse them of that notion.
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Like I said...
And They Call Themselves Friends Of Gun Owners...
Ted Davis (R-New Hanover)
919-733-5786
ted.davis@ncleg.net
N. Leo Daughtry (R-Johnston)
919-733-5605
leo.daughtry@ncleg.net
John Fraley (R-Iredell)
919-733-5741
john.fraley@ncleg.net
These are the guys that voted against H562 in the Rules Committee. If you live in their counties call them or email them and let them know how you feel.
What a twit.
Geraldo later denied that guns are used by law-abiding citizens to stop crimes. He asked fellow host Eric Bolling, “When was the last time you heard of a civilian stopping a crime with a gun?” And when Bolling said, “It happens thousands of times per day,” Geraldo responded by saying, “That’s a legend. You’re watching too much True Detective.”OK Geraldo, how 'bout this?
Open carrier stops a mass murderAnd that's just one instance out of many.
Ignorance is correctable except when that ignorance is willful.
Geller 3, Jihadis 0
Police: Original target of Boston terror cell was Pamela GellerBut so far they haven't sent their "A" team...do they have an "A" team?
H/T to Glenn.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Huh?
Allow a NICS check when purchasing a pistol from a federally licensed firearm dealer in lieu of a pistol purchase permit or a concealed carry permit.Why keep the permit system intact when your proposed change in the proposed statute allows purchase of a handgun without a permit as long as you undergo a NICS check? It makes no damn sense. Maybe I'm slow. It wouldn't be the first time I missed the point. Somebody please explain it to me. Oh wait...it still applies to private sales? Yeah, right.
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
What I did this morning.
GRNC Alert 06-02-15: Is the NC House Going to Sell Out Gun Owners?Sad to say but our biggest problem as gun owners isn't Democrats and Bloomberg. It's our so called friends in the Republican Party. Call your representatives and let them know your position.GRNC Alert 06-02-15 (2): Your Encouragement Still Needed on H562
Monday, June 1, 2015
HB562, the "Second Amendment Affirmation Act" is scheduled for a full House vote tomorrow.
A Zero Tolerance Moment
11-Year Old Suspended For Bringing A Foam Nerf Dart To SchoolThis kind of stupid should hurt: the school system and its employees financially in a court of law. Zero tolerance is what school administrators do instead of think.
It's what they do...
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy Intends To Push Gun Control As A Health IssueAfter he he testified before Congress, “I do not intend to use the Surgeon General’s office as a bully pulpit for gun control.”
What else can we expect from an Obama appointee?