1st Amendment, 2nd Amendment, Chicago Hates Them All.

Sen. Durbin, the IL senior senator that is pushing for a bill that would make the gov't the arbiter of just who is an ' authorized journalist' and hence protected via the 1st Amendment can certainly be trusted to be non-partisan in such decisions.

QUINCY - U.S. Senator Dick Durbin is not happy with a radio ad ... that focuses on the wage gap between men and women working on his Senate staff. So unhappy in fact, that he is threatening legal action against a Quincy, Illinois radio station airing the spot.

And in the city proper, it's business as usual...

22 shot in Chicago over 12 hours
He was found in the front seat of a car, shot in the neck, back and shoulder in an alley..
someone opened fire from inside a passing dark vehicle.
someone in a passing white van opened fire
He was shot in an alley
two men approached and at least one started shooting
someone walked up and shot him
The man in the car got out and started shooting

iow, almost all gang/drug related. 

A Harsh Awakening

Couple in NJ follow the traditional advice of gun control "Give them what they want and they won't hurt you" and end up being beaten/raped anyway before starting to fight back. 

They feel safer in Ohio, they said, adding that their experience drastically changed them and their views on a number of issues, including gun control. Before, both didn’t feel the need to own a gun. Now, they are proud gun owners and keep a handgun in the bedroom.

“I didn’t want a gun. I specifically didn’t want one,” Dittrich said. “I was very much opposed to hav[ing] one, and I guess I got the realization that the police really can’t protect you. They can respond, and they can protect you once they get there. But, you’re on your own.”

This is the reality of gun control. 

CPD & BATFE EIEIO

Holder is sending 7 ATF agents to Chicago to "coordinate efforts with U.S. Attorney Zachary Fardon as well as federal, state and local law enforcement and community partnerships to reduce illegal gun trafficking and gun crime".


So the head (Holder) and agency (BAFTE) responsible for letting hundreds of firearms 'walk' (iow get smuggled) into Mexico resulting in countless Mexican and several American deaths are now going to 'reduce illegal gun trafficking' in Chicago?  What are they going to do?  Arm the gangs w/ even more guns so they can trace them? 

I'm sure I heard a cheer coming from Englewood.

h/t 2cc

Chicago Sun Times: Ban Gun Shops

Yep.  In their latest fishwrap, they call for the expansion of the unconstitutional measure of effectively banning all gun shops in Chicago to the rest of the state then that all the shops should be 'licensed by the state'.

They continue to show they have no clue what they're talking about:

The sale of guns in Illinois now must be reported, but changes in ownership when no money changes hands are not, a loophole that should be closed.

Making stuff up to ban guns.  These are the professional journalists Dick Durbin believe should be allowed to keep their 1st Amend.

Archie Comics Goes Gun Control

Remember when the biggest problems in Riverdale were homework and which beach to go to?  Well apparently the writers at Archie Comics have decided to delve into the world of politics in order to generate some controversy and sales.  Unfortunately their 'solutions' are just as realistic as the rest of the comic and they took their cues straight from anti-gun talking points
 From 'Life w/ Archie #31':

Yep, the intentional confusion of semi-autos and full/select auto firearms w/ 'a real hunter only needs X'/I'm a gun owner butt... argument. They're not out to 'ban guns' except a huge selection of them. As seen a few pages later:

Whoops, 'common-sense'.  Straight from the playbook. Trying to redefine the debate. The next page:

No mention that those 'thousands of individual shootings' are HALF of what they were 20 years ago. but the real bit is in the center,right panel:

Yep, there it is.  'restrictions on automatic weapons and high-capacity clips' being defined as about 80% of the guns out there. 

Sorry Archie comics.  Stick to Archie making two dates at the same time and leave the politics to the grown ups.  What you did is guarantee my kids won't be reading any of your stuff. Sad really because I liked your comics as a kid.

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What The Brady Campaign Left Out

In their dance to exploit the execution of children in Texas:

Last week, the nation watched in horror as six children and two adults were shot to death execution style and another 15-year old was critically wounded in the suburbs of Houston, Texas.
The accused shooter was an enraged ex-husband and serial abuser who had been arrested for assaulting his wife and who TWICE had temporary restraining orders filed against him. Still, our federal laws failed to protect these innocent victims.
Commonsense solutions to keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers and other dangerous people are sitting on desks in Congress. This includes legislation to close dangerous loopholes in domestic violence laws and to expand Brady background checks to online and gun shows sales.

Horrific.  Terrible.  One detail they missed which I mentioned the other day:

Haskell had been jailed in 2008 on charges of assault and domestic violence in Logan, Utah. Those charges were dismissed as part of a plea deal,

So they want to expand and pass more laws when the current ones aren't being enforced?  Trust in the gov't and laws to protect people? Several court cases stating that the authorities have NO obligation to enforce RO's OOP's etc.

 'Commonsense' would be to NOT dismiss charges under plea bargains for violent people. 

Rolling Stone: A Special Kind of Stupid

The 5 Most Dangerous Guns in America 

1) Pistols ( "Popular among handgun-owners" as a matter of fact.)

2) Revolvers ("Some grenade launchers, shotguns, and rifles also have rotating barrels, but the term "revolver" is generally used to describe handguns.")

3) Rifles 

4) Shotguns

5) Derringers

 Sometimes they parody themselves:

IL Gov. Quinn Crime Prevention: "Cops Kill Kids"

Four grand of his 'Crime Prevention' monies went to the "Pricsy's Production Outreach Program".  Here's how at least one of the 'counselors' went about that:

"I told her to tell him that late night is the prime time that you get harassed & killed by police“.to the parent of a 13 yr old boy.

“We talked about speaking w/child about dangers of being out on streets late, such as shootings, Police brutality” to the parent of a 15 yr old boy.

And you wonder why there's problems in Chicago.  

Gov. Quinn Trying To Distract From IL's Collapsing Economy

Time to pull out the old handbag of 'Assault Weapons Killing Our Children'.

Under that proposed act, holders of Firearms Owners Identification Cards who now own assault weapons would be able to keep them. But they wouldn't be allowed to transfer or sell them — except to a family member.

Quinn says war is "being waged on our streets." And he says it's a war fueled in part by the availability of military-style assault weapons.

Shut up you political hack. You and your ilk have overseen the collapse of Illinois' economy and so instead have to try and gear up support from your low information voters.

If you're an Illinois resident and NOT a member of the ISRA or NRA, sign up (below) and stick it to this jack@ss in November.