Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Howdy
This is going to be long, detailed, and absolutely true.
This is how I adopted the name kaveman(remember how you insinuated that this showed I was a knuckle-dragging Neanderthal, kelli) and how I was introduced to firearms. The name stems from events early in my childhood and made me who I am today, my own defining moments, my age of ascension. I apologize for not providing any links to prove my story, because it somehow flew under the media’s radar. Believe it or not, this is the short version, I’ll stick to the highlights.
First some back history…
My Grandparents on my Mother’s side lost EVERYTHING in the Great Depression. No I don’t mean they took a financial hit and had to start buying ribeyes instead of T-bones, I mean they were broke.
Grandpa loaded up the station wagon with all their worldly possessions(complete with the chicken coop strapped to the roof) and headed out west. He got a deal that if he started a farm and turned a profit within 5 years, he got the land for free. These programs were quite popular and badly needed after so many lost so much. He managed to turn a profit on a potato farm in Idaho(Grandpa was no fool, he went for a sure thing). At the beginning, both my Grandparents hunted for the food on the table. Gardening came into play as well, but hunting AND gathering wild berries and fruit was how they started. This is how they, and my Mother survived.
Fast forward to their retirement…
After working the fields for many years, they took to the hills and went camping. Not the ordinary- let’s sleep outside tonight in the KOA Campground and drive to Denny’s in the morning for their $2.99 breakfast deal kind of camping- but survival mode camping. They camped out, in the tow-behind type campers for 5 months straight. They returned home and stayed for 1 month to pay bills, do upkeep on the house, buy staple supplies and check in with family and friends. Then, back out for another 5 month stretch. Hunting/fishing was the norm to round out the staples, as was making do with what was at hand. For as long as I can remember, this was their routine, ten out of every twelve months, you’d find them in the hills.
I told you that story so I could tell you this one…
Every year, my family joined my Grandparents for 2 weeks out of every summer to enjoy the camping tradition with them, along with my Mother’s brother and his family. Every morning started out the same way, my Grandfather screaming GOOD MORNING at the top of his lungs at day break. The fire was rekindled and breakfast was prepared. Far beyond “normal” breakfast, this was stick-to-your-ribs country style eats: eggs, bacon, sausage(link and patty), hash-browns, pancakes, french toast, cereal, and the best home-made biscuits and gravy this side of the Missisippi. Everything rounded out with your choice of milk, OJ, or cocoa. My Brother and I, along with our cousins would enjoy eating contests to no end. Who could eat the most pancakes was our favorite. The rest of the day was spent exploring and playing kick-the-can with an entire mountain range as our field. Hotdogs, hamburgers, steak, chicken, fish and the obligatory s’mores
were part and parcel for lunch and dinner.
Then something happened…
My cousin Angie was 12
My cousin Mikah was 10
My brother was 9
I was 6
And my cousin Denise was 5
Everything started out the same, everyone around the breakfast table doing some good ‘ol fashioned face-stuffing. I don’t quite remember who it happened to first, but it eventually happened to all of us, one by one.
A soon as any of us would put our fork down on the table and started rubbing our stomachs in a vain attempt to try and find room for just one more biscuit, Grandma told us to gather all of our things and wait for her around the camp fire. One by one, all of us received the same firm but soft-toned speech. We didn’t think too much of it at the time.
That would change very soon…
Grandma finished the dishes and came out of the camper with a large brown paper bag and sat down between us, setting the bag on the ground. She then explained to all of us, in that same soft yet firm Grandma voice, that this camp was for the grown-ups, and that we must now go and find our own.
She opened up the bag and gave us the following:
A large cast iron skillet.
One large bag of corn-meal.
One large jar of honey.
One medium-sized book titled “How to Identify Edible Wild Foods of the Pacific Northwest”.
Grandpa then gave each of us a strong knife from his collection(to keep forever) and two .22 rifles to the two oldest (Angie and Mikah) and 200 cartridges. (we had all been previously trained in safe gun handling and proper use by our parents).
Grandma began to speak again, as we were trying to figure out if this was a joke or not. She said that we must take all our belongings and set up a separate camp at least 1 mile from the adult camp and we were not allowed to return until the following morning. There, we would be fed as much breakfast as we could possibly eat and as soon as our fork hit the table, we were to once again leave until the following morning. She informed us that providing lunch and dinner was no longer her responsibility, it was ours. Hunt it, fish it, gather it. If we went hungry, then we were doing something wrong. This would be the new procedure for our 2-week “vacation”, now and in the future, until we reached the age of 18 and could then stay in the adult camp, if we chose to do so.
By now we had realized that this was not a joke and started hiking up the mountain, carrying everything on our backs along a deer trail. We walked for what we guessed to be a mile and soon found a bunch of lodge-pole pines formed in the shape of a teepee. No animal skin covering, just the trees shaped into a large cone and tied with strong rope at the top. There was no evidence it was currently being used by any two-legged creatures, so we adopted it as our new home. We kinda suspected that Grandpa had made this for us to find, but we never felt the need to ask. After dumping all our gear inside, we took stock of our situation.
We then promptly wasted the rest of that entire day exploring and playing kick-the-can. We didn’t even start to gather firewood until after the sun had set and soon found that gathering wood in the dark- not the 7-11 parking lot at night kinda dark, but more like standing on the side of a mountain 30 miles from the nearest one-horse town kinda dark, was rather difficult. We were tired and we were hungry.
The following morning, our traditional eating contest started as soon as we hiked back to the adult camp and we had decided that maybe we should plan the day out better.
The first few days were pretty rough, we had no real strategy. But you know what? Hunger-pangs have a wonderful ability to focus the mind and feed the soul. It wasn’t too long that we started setting up our static fishing lines in the river right at sun-rise, before we even ate breakfast. Firewood was gathered in abundance and my magnesium/flint kit made short work of the dry kindling. We all had specific jobs, not unlike a very small group of social insects. The two oldest hunted, and brought us along to receive some pointers about to fine art of shooting small animals without wasting any meat. Word to the wise, if you shoot a red-breasted robin ANYWHERE but in the head, I hope you enjoy the taste of wet feathers because that is all you will recover. My brother was in charge of cooking. My job was to build and tend the fire, never letting it go out completely, even during the night. The youngest had the job of gathering and maintaining an ample supply of firewood.
As you can imagine, this story naturally spawned many others. Like the time Mikah went to Grandma one morning and said that he ran out of ammo 10 days into our 2-week adventure and politely asked for more. She refused him flatly. My Grandfather slipped him an extra box of 50 when she had her back turned and then made some hand gestures for which there was only one interpretation: “This is a one-time only deal boy, start working on your shot placement.” For those of you who have read my past comments for long enough, the Idaho hills is where I had that rather unfriendly encounter with a black bear at the age of 14. A lowly little .22 rifle saved my life that day. I didn’t have to shoot the bear, just make enough noise for him to re-think his position. Re-think it he did.
What effect did this experience have on me?
It built teamwork skills as well as self reliance. It instilled in me a moral and ethical code and level of self-esteem which no amount of “lying on the couch” could hope to offer. It taught me to never waste food. It taught to me that people can achieve great things when they band together for a common cause. It taught me a little about how our species survived. Humans don’t have sharp claws, or sharp teeth, or thick armored skin. We don’t fly, can’t swim very well, can’t climb very well, and can’t compete with many animals in a straight sprint. Our eyesight is decent, certainly not the best, and our hearing and sense of smell is quite laughable within the Animal Kingdom.
What are we left with?
A big ol’ noggin carrying a big ‘ol brain. We’re smart. We’re cunning. We’re problem solvers.
We are also sometimes lucky enough to have the opportunity to learn the wisdom of our elders. My Grandparents lost everything and survived. I will survive as well. My friends and family will survive. All that’s required is a sense of community and a little discipline.
And tradition ain’t bad either.
I have my Grandfather’s rifle, the one that saved my life, as well as one of his pistols. I have my Grandmother’s shotgun. More important than the chunks of wood and steel inherited from past generations, I inherited their attitude, their determination, their willingness to fight for what’s right. I can’t ever thank them enough for what they have given me. I can only pass down the wisdom to the next generation. Some people may say that guns are just tools, I disagree; my firearms are testaments to history and they tell one hell of a story.
Kaveman is not just a moniker, it’s who I am.
When we were cold, we built the fire.
When we were hungry, we hunted the game.
When we were thirsty, we fetched the water from the river.
When we got efficient enough to take a break from the tedious nature of our existence, we played kick-the-can.
New Boss, Old Boss, Same Old Routine..
Last month, when 600,000 Americans lost their jobs, the House and Senate allowed themselves a $4,700 cost-of-living raise, bringing their annual salaries to $174,000.But we won't do it next year. Promise.
as the stimulus bill inched forward, Democrats held a two-day issues conference at the Kingsmill Resort & Spa in Williamsburg, Va., a property owned by brewer Anheuser Bush-Inbev NV and whose spa is known for its hops and chamomile massage.But we were working. Honest.
members of the House of Representatives took a break earlier this month from bashing the Democrats' $800 billion stimulus bill and journeyed here to the Homestead Resort, an 18th-century mountain spa, where the diversions include golf, skiing, skeet shooting and falconry.But the taxpayers didn't pay for it, only lobbyists. Really.
Next up for Congress this month, once the stimulus debate is done: an overhaul of financial services regulation; help for homeowners -- and two Senate fund raisers in Florida. Senate Democrats will host their biggest campaign contributors at the Ritz-Carlton in Naples, with a Greg Norman-designed golf course and 51,000 square-foot spa. Republicans chose The Breakers in Palm Beach, a Renaissance-style landmark on 140 oceanfront acres, where the lowest-price room this time of year lists at $600, when available.
The "Change" is all going into their pockets.
Monday, February 16, 2009
We are the Facebook.
The Consumerist is reporting that Facebook has changed its TOS and now can use anything you post to it in perpetuity.
5 yr old + scissors =
Chicago Gun Case Amici
- Law Enforcement Amicus Brief
- Law Professors/Constitutional Accountability Center
- Seventh Circuit Legislators
- Institute for Justice
- Congress of Racial Equality Brief
I'm very pleased to see that my State Rep. signed onto this, unlike my Federal Senators (Durbin, Obama) on the DC case. I have contacted my State Sen. to ask him why his name is not on it.
Zero Intelligence Rescinded
Marie Morrow is heading back to class after the superintendent of the Cherry Creek School District decided that she has paid enough for bringing fake rifles to school.
"I'm just glad to be back in school and have this whole thing over with," said Morrow, a senior at Cherokee Trail High School in Aurora. "I expected to get the minimum sentence, which is what they did."
Some good news at least.
Rumor Mills
So I started talking to people about it. I narrowed it down to one guy who was talking about the stimulus bill passing and HR 45. Apparently the conversations got combined in a classic case of telephone.
As 45Superman remarked, "as if we don't have enough REAL problems--people have to invent stuff."
Update: Uncle pointed me towards a GOA release that may have been a original source.
No Campus Carry in PA
GREENSBURG, Pa. — A Seton Hill University student was fatally shot by police after a standoff at an off-campus apartment early Sunday, authorities said.
No matter that it was off campus or that alcohol was involved. All that will be focused on will be that fact that he was a student.
Support the SCCC.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Why Blagojevich didn't testify..
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Sen. Roland Burris admitted in a document released Saturday that former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's brother asked him for campaign fundraising help before the governor appointed Burris to the Senate.
The disclosure is at odds with Burris' testimony in January when an Illinois House impeachment committee specifically asked if he had ever spoken to Robert Blagojevich or other aides to the now-deposed governor about the Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama.
State Rep. Jim Durkin, the impeachment committee's ranking Republican, told The Associated Press that he and House Republican Leader Tom Cross will ask Sunday for an outside investigation into whether Burris perjured himself.
Gotta love Illinois politics.
Friday, February 13, 2009
A new resident of the Trailer
This Kaveman decided that a lawnchair, a few beers, and a place on the couch were much better circumstances that what he previously had (satellite reception was terrible), so he gathered up his spear and extra furs and went to knock on the door of the Trailer.
When Thirdpower opened the door, Kaveman began to talk.
And the words were good.
Gargle, Spit, Repeat
Legislation in Illinois that would require Brady criminal background checks on all handgun buyers, HB 48, needs the support of your State Representative. Please urge your State Representative to cosponsor HB 48.The problem? There already is one. It's called the FOID card and the Brady's have been caught lying about that previously.
They continue their dishonesty thought:
A background check on all handgun buyers is an important way to ensure that prohibited people, like felons and the adjudicated mentally ill, don’t gain easy access to handguns. Currently, many unlicensed sales of handguns occur without a background check.You need a FOID to legally possess a firearm in IL. It is the requirement of the ISP to revoke the card when an individual becomes a 'prohibited person'.
So the Brady's continue their SOP of blatant dishonesty in order to push their agenda of reducing civilian firearm ownership as much as possible through legislation and lawsuits.
Paying Gig.
I thought he was younger.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Another Wolf in the Fold
1) slippery-slope to nukes
2) waiting periods
3) registration/licensing
4) 'Assault Weapon Bans'
5) Magazine bans
6) Opening up Trace Data
7) Universal checks through FFL dealers
You can hear their president, Mark Roberts, on the 'Rick Smith' show here, starting at about 27:35, where he endorses the Factcheck report. The usual buzzwords (reasonable, sensible), along with Red Herrings, Ad Hominems, False Dicotomies, etc. abound. A word of warning, keep any heavy objects away while listening.
They also openly advocate Joyce Foundation funded organizations as well as the AHSA.
Why is it that these "NRA Alternatives" always have more in common w/ the Brady Campaign or VPC than any other pro-gun group like the SAF, CCRKBA, etc. ?
Oh, right. Nevermind.
Another Commerce Sec. Out
No sh*t sherlock.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Socialized Medicine
LUCKNOW, India — At least 22 elderly people in northern India have lost vision in one or both of their eyes after undergoing free cataract surgery at a state-owned clinic, a government official said Wednesday.
Joey Courts
This is the kind of 'justice' one received following the Russian, Chinese, and Cuban revolutions. Politically indoctrinated youth punishing people for violating their ingrained manifestos.
Welcome to the America that Academia has been grooming for the last few generations.
David Codrea's Examiner column has the details.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
CCW in Illinois Poll
Seems the Anti's did a little mustering of their own. Final tally was 78% Yes 22% No .
Gotta Luv the InterWebs
Remember when they later deleted all former comments on said blog?
Well longtime poster and nemesis of Kelli, Zen21Tao, archived them. They're available here.*
*25Meg Zip file
Monday, February 9, 2009
Miracles can happen
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Guns in Restaurants PSH
You really think some underpaid Virginia waiter is gonna tell an armed smoker to snuff out his butt?Yes, unless they're some sort of scared panty-waist that thinks that someone following the law will start shooting up the joint if they're asked to, you know, follow the law. The kind of person that is afraid of pictures of guns.
-Mike Licht
That's just one of the mental manipulations the author needed to take to pursue his own little version of reality. This is another:
“Last time I looked the number of “righteous” (i.e., legally-defensible) civilian handgun shootings was stunning in its statistical insignificance.”
No, that would be justifiable “homicides”, not shootings. Does a firearm even need to be discharged to be used in self defense? Obviously not. His reply:
Check the FBI stats (my link went bad). Annual civilian legal gun homicides were ca. 160 out of 49,000 adult gun homicides when I last looked, though I saw a figure of 300 recently. do the math.So he switched his own wording and (most likely unintentionally) proved my point for me. Never mind the fact that he DOUBLED the number of total murders from its high over 15 years ago. Then 'Reasoned Discourse' kicked in since he was asked to actually defend his assertions and he shut down comments.
More at WallsoftheCity, Weerbeard, and RobertaX
Everything Old is New Again.
This isn't a new concept however. The Germans in WWII realized that patterns became less effective during seasonal changes so developed several versions of reversible uniform items.* These included smocks (a stopgap measure since it wasn't feasable to re-equip the entire military), helmet covers, softcaps, and shelter halves. One of the more common examples is the "Oak Variants" w/ Summer and Autumn sides:
There were other variations of this as well as Autumn/Winter reversible coats. Later, they developed a pattern called "44 Dot" that one could argue is a primitive "MultiCam" pattern as it was intended to account for seasonal changes. In fact, it does have some pattern similarities. Most notable small sized color combinations on lighter backgrounds:
Since these were patterns used by the SS, after the war, the newly created Bundeswehr and Nationale Volksarmee took different directions in their choices of uniforms.
*Note that this is just a very basic covering of some patterns available.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
O-Day +18: No Due Process for You
"If you're on that "No-Fly List", your access to your right to bear arms is cancelled, because you're not part of the American family, you don't deserve that right. There is no right for you, if you're on that terrorist list."
That's right. If you're put on a list that is so riddled w/ errors that even Senators and Air Marshals are being flagged by it, you're no longer an American. You no longer have rights.
And Obama supporters called Bush a Fascist.
Friday, February 6, 2009
BTW Miss Lawyer Lady
Now you have your little echo chamber. Hope you enjoy it as much as Robyn did.
Delusional Lawyers
"No wonder the NRA is getting its butt kicked in court and in the court of public opinion."
Which is why they just got a nice little sum from San Fran and most IL cities have dropped their handgun bans.
I find it funny that she denigrates the UMPC symbol and then goes on to quote verbatim one of the biggest advocates of false information about firearms available.
Her defense for her reasoned discourse is that it's her opinion but also claims that we're not dealing in facts even though we have linked evidence to support our case from numerous sources not involving the NRA.
But we're the shills.
Still no UN Resolutions
JERUSALEM — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said Friday it has halted all aid shipments into the Gaza Strip due to interference by the ruling Hamas militant group.
Dozens of resolutions condemning Israel for starving those poor Palestinians. But there's silence from the body when the elected Palestinian Gov't does it to their own people.
Shock.
CA Tax Dollars at Work
Total Tab to City for Unsuccessful Defense of Illegal Gun Ban Approaches $800,000

Thursday, February 5, 2009
Oh Look, Another Chicago Democrat Blaming Gun Owners
Because this is in no way another method to try and make firearm ownership to expensive for the avg. person. Naw, couldn't be.
Armed and Safe has more on this Daleycrat moron.
Guns in School PSH
BEAVER DAM, Wis. — A Beaver Dam Middle School teacher is on administrative leave after school officials discovered a photo of her with a gun on Facebook.
Schools superintendent Donald Childs says a concerned staff member brought the photo to the district's attention.
Yep. Some pantywaist gets their knickers in a twist over another teacher having a gun and gets them suspended. Sad.
They're gonna hate me.
Update: The photo in question:

Sorry. That's maybe a "You might want to take that photo down because some panty-waists might get the wrong idea and cause problems". Not a suspension.
UPDATE2: David reports that the WI ACLU is on the case defending her.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
HorseSh*t
drug cartels are armed to the teeth with sophisticated weapons, many of which are smuggled over the border from the United States
Horseshit.
"straw man" buyers, who legally purchase weapons at gun shops and gun shows in the U.S
Horseshit.
Mexican authorities say 90 percent of smuggled weapons come from the United States.
Horseshit.
high-powered American weapons have enabled drug cartels to control whole territories
Horseshit.
" access to military grade weapons like the high powered Five-Seven semi-automatic pistols."
Horseshit.
This is where it's coming from:
"The 5.7 x 28, armor piercing (AP) rounds are not available for sale to the general public and are probably coming from the Mexican military,"
Last week Gen. Ángeles Dahuajare announced that more than 17,000 soldiers had deserted in 2008.
"The Mexican Army is becoming a revolving door for the enforcement arm of the drug cartels; they simply pay better," Stewart said.
But it's all the fault of those damn US gun shows again.
Illinois Police for Concealed Carry
The measure is opposed by the Joyce Foundation puppet Illinois Assoc. of Chiefs of Police. No surprise there.
Armed and Safe has more.
International Cluelessness
And this comes as a surprise to who exactly? Now they can continue to blame the "EBIL JEWWS!" for starving the poor Palestinian people who voted these scum into office. And where are the UN referendums condemning Hamas? Oh, right. Nevermind.
Hoses and floodlights: US seamen are getting more training in fending off pirate attacks
Yeah, I'm sure the pirates are impressed. Two words. Q-ships and Convoys.
U.S. to crack down on gun smuggling, Napolitano says
Because their efforts to crack down on drug smuggling have worked so well. Now, as Customs Agents are looking north for those RPG's, machineguns, and grenades that are so rampant at Texas Gun shows, the MS-13 coyotes can shoot them in the back as they come from the south.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Damn US Gun Shows.
Gunmen have attacked a police station in the Greek capital, Athens, causing some damage but no injuries.
"About 16 9mm shell casings, probably from an MP5 automatic weapon, were found and are being examined at the lab," he said. "The incident is being investigated by the counter-terrorism police."
Obviously the weapons came from unregulated US gun shows. This terror must be stopped.
Going strong in VA
State battles are just as important as the federal ones.
Pocket Battleship Guns & PSH
And more of our elected legislators think assault weapons include "shoulder things that go up". Mostly by either deliberately lying or in ignorance, they are spouting the usual "spray fire from the hip", 10 gazillion rounds per second nonsense on the floor.
I'm sure the Anti's are proud of how honest and informed their supporters are.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Unorganized Militia Gear
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O-Day+13: "Wording Details"
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Monday that "very modest differences" over a massive package to revive the economy should not delay its swift passage,Just like he supported an anti-gun bill that was so vague that it banned single-shot and Dbl Barrel Shotguns w/ the dismissal of it being "minor wording details".
If the 'very modest differences' in the stimulus bill contain the same level of "minor wording details" as the gun bills he wanted 'swift passage' of, the US economy will collapse w/i weeks.
Holder is confirmed.
Gregg is nominated for Commerce Secretary w/ an apparent deal to keep the seat (R).
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Of Patches and Socks
Patches and Socks.
The new UM Marksman and Infantry patches* sold as well as the traditional UMPC patches along w/ several dealers buying them in bulk for resale from their locations. The big surprise item in demand were socks. I had several bags of US Army socks that I bought in bulk a while back and they went fast and furious. Just goes to show you never can tell.
I also had the pleasure of meeting longtime reader and commenter Longhorn Jeff who came by specifically to see me and picked up a few items for himself. My FOID deficient friend along w/ one of my professors also made it a point to stop by.
*These will go on sale on this site along w/ a few surprise items this week.
Only Ones PSH
”The threat to law enforcement would be enormous with that many people out there allowed to carry guns,” said Moline Police Chief Gary Francque. “I am a supporter of a person maintaining a weapon in their home and defending in their homes, but to be out running around with concealed weapons, you’re asking for a huge increase in violence.”No Chief, actually you wouldn't. In the other 48 states that have CCW in some form or another, no such thing has happened.
And then there's the other traditional "it will just be taken away from you" idiocy:
East Moline Police Chief Victor Moreno warned that a concealed carry law, besides creating the possibility that handguns carried for protection could be taken away by criminals, would alter the way police and public interact. He said it would change officers’ approach to an individual because of the potential of them carrying a handgun.So what this really shows is that the police chiefs in the Moline, Il area haven't kept up w/ the news for the last 20 or so years and have only read press releases by the Brady Campaign. Such fine examples of public figures.
There is, though, a glimmer of hope in this sea of ignorance. One point of light is the President of the Illinois Sherriff's Assoc. who supports the measure.
All Illinois residents need to contact not only their State Senators and Representatives, but also their County Police Chief and ask them to support this measure.
Thanks to the Champaign County Rifle Assoc. GSL Daily Blog for the info.
Petey's Powderhorn has more.
Friday, January 30, 2009
San Diego Activism
Sebastian covers this particular case quite well but I'm going to put in my two cents on the big picture. I lived in San Diego for four years while serving in the US Navy. In reality, San Diego is a hotbed of anti-military activism and wingnuttery.
There is a bridge going over the bay for the express purpose of providing a route to the numerous military installations on North Island and in San Diego. Elements of the local citizenry despise that bridge and the morning traffic that leaves them foaming at the mouth when discussed. Their solution is to demand that all traffic be barged across the bay. Really, I'm not kidding. They honestly think that dozens of barges trolling back and forth across the bay all day long is a better solution.
The Marine installations are constantly being harrassed for conducting live fire exercises. It disturbes the locals during their Yoga sessions and TV time. Obviously that's more important than having a military w/ the skills and experience to do their job. They should just pretend to fire their weapons.
Don't even get me started on the sub base. I recall one truly nonsense TV report using lots of inverted color shots and claims of nuclear materials just scattered willy-nilly on tarmacs.
The usual response by the city is just to ignore them. Hopefully they'll do the same w/ this bunch of clueless individuals.
NRA Motion to Intervene.
Well the NRA filed a response and as Joe Huffman and I have noted, the Brady's are having kittens over it.
Good.
Thanks to the NRA-ILA for providing the link.
Risk vs Safety
Some in-state comparisons were done earlier by myself and Bitter.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Sounds about right.
In the court papers filed this week, the NRA says they:
- deny that the Brady Campaign is a grassroots membership organization or that it is involved in fighting to prevent gun violence;
- deny that the Brady Campaign is dedicated to safety;
- deny that the members of the Brady Campaign, if any, will face an increased risk because of the new regulation.
And this is inaccurate how?
Blagojevich Out
Finally the Il legislature does something right.
Now comes the criminal indictment.
Photo of the week.
San Fran Settles
From NRA-ILA
Brady Hypocrisy
"it's wrong for a congressman from Florida or anywhere else to tell people in those states what kind of gun laws they should have."Yet the first two things on the Brady Campaign wishlist are :
-Brady Campaign spokesman Doug Pennington
# We need to require Brady criminal background checks for all gun sales in this country, including at gun shows.
# We need to restrict access to military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines.
Can we say double standard boys and girls? "Home Rule" only applies when it comes to anti-gun bills in the minds of gun grabbers.
Read the rest.
Anatomy of an online gun control advocate
That is until people started questioning him.
At first he replied w/ the standards as set down by CA in their bill mandating biometrics. It was noted that the police/authorities are exempt from the requirements and that simple problems like having dirty hands or wearing gloves are a significant issue.
This was responded to by stating that several police chiefs supported the legislation and that all the rest were just 'red herrings'. When asked who were they mayors of these politically appointed individuals, the reply was "who cares, the police are highly trained individuals. Why should they be held to the same standards as you".
It just sort of devolved from there as the insults and personal attacks became his reply of choice. Such terms as 'unfettered access', 50mm machine guns, "unable to look at the big picture", etc. appeared in his posts. Basically "Why won't you gun nuts just accept this without question?"
But then came the real clincher that the poster was not all he appeared. An unsourced list of 'facts' to show that biometrics would solve global warming and bring peace in the Middle East. Since Google is my friend, it didn't take long to find the source of this cutnpaste. A "Fact Sheet" put out by the Brady Campaign. The footnotes reading like a who's who of Joyce Foundation gun control reports. Hemenway, Cook, Kellerman, et al.
So the poster revealed himself ,not as an advocate of real measures to reduce violence or accidents, but as another just another gun grabber who had problems buttoning his newly bought camo. I wonder if he knows Macca?
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
World War 2 Veterans: Rising Sun
As the flag of Japan spreads across the Pacific, commanders fly personalized flags.
U.S. Intelligence agents work diligently to assemble information on this threat.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Eight Naughty Mayors, Sitting in a Jail...
Hartford, CT Mayor Eddie A. Perez joins seven of his fellow MAIG members in jail.
Passaic, NJ Mayor Samuel Rivera
Frank Melton, of Jackson MS
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick
Birmingham, Al Mayor Larry Langford
Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon
Jeremiah Healey of Jersey City
Racine, WI Mayor Gary Becker.
Monday, January 26, 2009
ISP sitting on FOID applications: Update
So I called the ISP. While going through the prompts I found it interesting that they have a new automated message saying that FOID cards are now taking 56 days to process. Well, I entered the selection saying that it had been more than 56 days and on the voice menu after that it said 30 days. Seems like someone is really behind.
I finally got ahold of someone who very quickly asked me for my info. He stuttered out a few lines about an old applications, something to do with the $10 (it sounded more in general than related to me specifically). I got a few rambled lines about how they're behind and that the system is messed up and that they're taking more time because of it. I mentioned that I had put my app in back in Oct and he said it was entered/processed on Nov 21. By my reckoning its still past 60 days and he fed me a generic "you should get it in 7-10 days" bs line. Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't they say that about the original 30 days? Ugh.
So hopefully I'll have it later this week. I have a feeling that they are letting things get caught up in red tape for a reason.
He was also told that they are into Dec. applications now. So his FOID was processed over two months ago and he still hasn't received it.
Here's the official response from the ISP:
Good Afternoon Jack,
This is the response we recieved from our Legislative Contact within the State Police. As always, if you have additional questions, please don't hesitate to give us a call.
"Unfortunately the ISP has experienced severe backlogs in the processing of FOID cards. This has most definitely not been done as a means to deprive citizens of their rights to own firearms and is directly resulting from staffing and funding deficiencies. Two additional employees were hired 12/16/08 and recent software changes should allow us to recognize a significant decrease in the backlog in the near future. Please let me know if you have further questions. "
Beth C. Goncher
District Director
Representative Tim Schmitz
(630)845-9590
That's the exact same thing they said last time in order to justify getting a cost increase. Think this isn't intentional?
CPD 90210
CHICAGO — A 14-year-old aspiring police officer donned a uniform, walked into a Chicago police station and managed to get an assignment — patroling a squad car for five hours before he was detected, police said Sunday.
OK, that's just sad. He just walked into a station wearing a uniform and nobody questioned who he was.
They can do it to you
The words of impeached Illinois Governor Rod "HotRod" Blagojevich on his claims that he's being railroaded out of office.
Guess what Gov? They've BEEN doing it to us and you've been part of it.
Now it's your turn. How does it feel?
Sunday, January 25, 2009
David E. Young on Blogspot
Go forth and read. This will be a great resource.
Texas Campus Carry
RECOMMENDATIONS
Texas' concealed carry law has been in effect for over a dozen years, and statistics show that Concealed Handgun Licensees have amassed an impressive track record of law-abiding and responsible behavior over that time period. The committee does not believe that eliminating a geographical boundary beyond which they cannot currently go legally armed - in this case, college and university campuses - will suddenly transform them into dangerous and irresponsible individuals. Moreover, we do not believe that campuses will become overwhelmed by a new population of armed students: the minimum age requirements established in law serve to limit the number of adult students who would actually qualify for a license. And again, statistics provided to the committee indicate that individuals who fit into the age group most closely associated with the typical adult college student account for a very small fraction of the CHL population overall...
So CCW on Campus wouldn't cause problems. Shock.
"Weapons of War"
And CNN is doing everything it can to pump up the hysteria and play to the ignorant. Not like that's ever happened before, right?
Saturday, January 24, 2009
ISP sitting on FOID applications
Over the past several weeks, the ISRA has received several dozen phone calls from irate firearm owners who have been waiting a month or more to have their applications for Firearm Owner Identification (FOID) cards processed by the Illinois State Police.Yet anecdotal evidence is showing that many cards seem to be being held until the applicants make a stink about it, receiving them days after making calls. A friend of mine applied in Oct. and still hasn't received his.
After making inquiries into the backlog, ISRA representatives were told by ISP officials that inadequate staffing and funding were to blame for the slowdown in application processing. Those same officials were unable to say when, if ever, the situation would improve.
The application cost was increased last year to $10 to cover the earlier 'funding problems' so that excuse is a flat out lie. They're playing games and are in violation of state law while doing so. I'm sure they'll be held accountable for it.
Armed and Safe has more including an admission that they're breaking the law.
Those Damn US Gun Shows again....
MEXICO CITY – President Felipe Calderon's war on drug trafficking has led to his own doorstep, with the arrest of a dozen high-ranking officials with alleged ties to Mexico's most powerful drug gang, the Sinaloa Cartel.
Operation Clean House comes just as the U.S. is giving Mexico its first installment of $400 million in equipment and technology to fight drugs. Most will go to a beefed-up federal police agency run by the same people whose top aides have been arrested as alleged Sinaloa spies.
The Gulf cartel is led by military-trained hit men so violent that they reportedly planned to attack even U.S. law enforcement agencies.
Obviously this is false. We all know that the cartels are really beating the crap out of the Mexican military because they were able to buy civilian semi-autos at a gun show in Texas.
Even his own lawyer thinks he's nuts
"I never require a client to do what I say but I do require them to at least listen to what I say. ... I wish the governor good luck and godspeed," Genson said in brief remarks to reporters.
Well shock. A person who was arrogant enough to hold press conferences on the steps of the children's hospital he was trying to shake down for more money and who openly tried to sell a federal Senate seat won't listen to his attorney.
It must all be part of that conspiracy against him to raise taxes. For once I agree w/ Chicago Mayor Daley. "Cuckoo"
Friday, January 23, 2009
O-Day +4
So politics as usual on the hill. The 'Change' he promised must have fallen out of his pockets during the inauguration since all we see 'Changing' are his stances whenever they become inconvenient. Kind of like when he promised he would only use public funds if his opponent did (which McCain did) and then 'Changed' his mind.
Disconnect from reality

We are in control and we are the winner," Hamas legislator Mushir al-Masri declared this week, after attending the funeral of four Hamas gunmen.
Returning to the Scene..
WASHINGTON – A Saudi militant who was released from Guantanamo Bay after six years of confinement is now a top figure in the Yemeni branch of al-Qaida, a U.S. counterterrorism official confirmed Friday...
At least 18 former Guantanamo detainees have "returned to the fight" and another 43 are suspected of resuming terrorist activities, Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said on Jan. 13. He declined to provide the identity of the former detainees or what their terrorist activities were.
And is anyone really surprised?
Oh, sure, the argument could be made that it was being imprisoned that turned them to crime. It could be made but it's unlikely. And now we get to decide what to do w/ the others that are still imprisoned.
Blago's got a huge Twinkie
Sorry Blago but you're not going to get support from the public no matter what you do. You've been under investigation for years and you were still stupid enough to pull the nonsense you did. All because you thought you could get away with it.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
GWB Presidential Library
The Library will include:
1. The Hurricane Katrina Room, which is still under construction.
2. The Alberto Gonzales Room, where you won’t be able to remember anything.
3. The Texas Air National Guard Room, where you don’t even have to show up.
Read the rest at TexasFred's.
Good thing they upped security..
BLACKSBURG, Virginia — Virginia Tech Police say a female graduate student from China who was stabbed to death on campus was decapitated.
Yep. Another murder at VT. And the security is so good there now after last years massacre of unarmed students that the killer this time had enough time to cut the head off of his victim before they got there.
I feel safe. 45 Minutes later.
O-Day +2
-- Clinton confirmed
--Obama to sign EO closing Gitmo detention center
-- Holder confirmation delayed
--Fidel loves Obama
--Tax evader gets Panel approval for Treasury Secretary
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
O-Day +1
"Animals should be permitted to bring suit, with human beings as their representatives ... Any animals that are entitled to bring suit would be represented by (human) counsel, who would owe guardian like obligations and make decisions, subject to those obligations, on their clients' behalf."Yep, that's right. Animals should be able to sue.
What's his view on hunting? Well that should be obvious (video about 39 min in):
“We ought to ban hunting, I suggest, if there isn’t a purpose other than sport and fun. That should be against the law. It’s time now.”
Well that sure doesn't seem to be a position that supports hunters and sportsmen now does it?
I'm sure we'll hear criticism coming from the AHSA any day now. Ray?
Armed and Safe has more on this nutball.
--Treasury Secretary Nominee Geithner says he's sorry for not paying his taxes. I'm sure that would work for the rest of us. Right?
--Gitmo trials suspended along w/ any last minute Bush era regulations.
UMPC Stickers

O-day
Here's the roundup of commentary via Liberty Sphere.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Ah Hah!
Weather Underground founder and Barack Obama supporter William Ayers was not permitted to clear customs at a Toronto airport Sunday.
This is one person whose past definitely deserves to come back and haunt him.
And So It Begins
HB 0012 - One gun per month
http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp...ID=76&GA=96
HB 0048 - Background check for private handgun sales
http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp...ID=76&GA=96
HB 0165 - "Assault weapons," .50 cal (and .50 cal ammo), and full capacity magazine ban
http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp...ID=76&GA=96
HB 0179 - "Safe storage" (raises age from 14 to 18; renders firearm unavailable for immediate defense)
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus...ID=76&GA=96
HB 0180 - Handgun dealer licensing
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus...ID=76&GA=96
Licensing, registration, "Safe Storage", the works. I'm sure we'll see plenty more as the weeks drag on. I think the only reason these don't have more sponsors is that the Blago situation has everyone distracted.
There are some good bills but historically they'll never see the light of day.
Thanks to 45Superman via IllinoisCarry.
I Am the SCCC
Hi Roy,
Your application for Campus Leader has been approved. Please take some time to review SCCC's Answers to the Most Common Arguments located at http://www.concealedcampus.org/arguments.htm to familiarize yourself with our response to a variety to claims. You may also find the SCCC Handbook of interest, as it contains a far more detailed look at SCCC's mission, history, and outlook for the future. You can find the handbook here: http://www.concealedcampus.org/sccc_package.pdf (approximately 6MB).
Thanks for your willingness to help and welcome aboard,
My buddy Kurt Hofmann remarked "Tough environment--not only a university campus, but an Illinois university campus. Like swimming against the current, do you?"
A bit ironic coming from a guy that volunteered to jump out of perfectly good airplanes but no, not really. Like him, I just want to do my part. Every Campus Leader, each Gun Rights Examiner column started, even every blog post gets the word out just a little bit more.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
World War 2 Veterans: Das Reich
That seems awful militaristic for a civilian organization. OH NOES!!! The Nazi's are re-arming! All those 'civilian' pilots are joining the Luftwaffe.
I guess we'd better print up a mess-load of these:
So this will succeed:
Go get 'em boys!