Lame Duck

So far nothing untoward has happened in the IL legislature. It was a no net loss or gain for us in relation to firearm rights.

So just to keep things interesting and since I'm busy as hell, here's some 'Best of DOOT':

Hoplophobe Hoops Circa 1970

For Hunters who don't believe they're on the 'list'

Our Community

SAF Membership Specials this weekend.

Via the SAF FB page.

$15 for an annual.

150 for a life membership.

Really folks, take advantage of this. The SAF (along w/ the ISRA) are the ones who brought you McDonald et al. v Chicago.

"The above offers are valid until Midnight, November 14th, 2010. "

The Next Generation of Gun Banners

Colin Goddard, VT survivor, has decided to take his victimization to the next level. Instead of just allowing himself to be defenseless, he is now Asst. Director of Legislation for the Brady Campaign. Dedicated to ensuring as many others are as defenseless against psychopaths as he was.

No mention in the article of course that said psycho jumped through all the proposed hoops, multiple background checks, waiting periods, etc.

Never let a good tragedy go unexploited for cheap political gain, right?

Since few people remember (or care) who Jim Brady is, are they going to rename their group (known long ago as Handgun Control Inc.) to the Goddard Campaign?

Note: Kaveman reminded me he expected something like this.

Taking Responsibility

East St. Louis is the rotten crotch of Illinois.

Their gov't is incompetent, their police has been gutted to a skeleton force and those that are left either incapable or unwilling to deal w/ the rampant crime making the city one of the worst places in the state to live outside of certain neighborhoods in Chicago (who face the exact same problems).

John R. and Kurt H. have both written posts showing that the people have had enough and are taking measures into their own hands.

Were they to listen to the Mayor (and others like him) however as well as Josh Sugarmann of the VPC, they would be told they would be better off relying on the police since they might hurt themselves if they pick up a gun.

We've Seen This Pattern Before

Japete, AKA BC/Joyce Boardmember Joan Peterson, seems to be following in the footsteps of the old BC blog and Robyn Ringler.

Step 1) Start blog to push gun control.
Step 2) Get surprised by the fact pro-rights individuals outnumber PuSH'ers.
Step 3) Start randomly 'moderating' comments.
Step 4) Complain about threats and harassment.
Step 5) 'Reasoned Discourse'.

Now all we need to do is set up the pool to see how long it takes.

UPDATE: She's being 'advised' to delete some of her previous statements and to not engage us.

Won't be long now folks.

More Anti-Gun Math: More Equals Less

As much as she states she's not writing as an official spokesthing for the Brady Bunch or Joyce Foundation, Joan Peterson is still a board member of both organizations.

A recent pearl of 'wisdom':

This is why we need a national law to require background checks on all gun sales at gun shows so that a state with looser laws doesn't end up providing the guns to people in a state with stronger laws. Indiana, for example, or Missouri, do not have nearly the strict laws as Illinois.

OK. Let's take a look at the BATFE numbers for 2009. Remember that Illinois has closed the 'gun show loophole' and has full firearm licensing.

Illinois recoveries: 3,555
Indiana recoveries: 1020
Missouri recoveries: 136

Hmm. Indiana actually scored HIGHER on the Brady Ranking than Missouri as does Wisconsin which accounted for 236 recoveries.

It sure looks like vicinity to Chicago correlates more to crime recoveries than 'strong' firearm laws.

So just like they lie when trying to pass stricter laws in Illinois, they'll lie about Illinois when trying to pass national laws.

46% = a 'Strong Mandate'?

Il Gov. Quinn, who won the election by less than 1/2 of a percent and less than half the voting population, considers his win a 'strong mandate' to screw us on tax increases.

Seriously, what world is this man living in?

You know what? I hope he gets his tax hike.

Why?

Because then everyone who voted for him to 'save the children' can watch that money be squandered just like the rest of the money the state gouges from the people as they drive us deeper into debt.

And yeah, I'll say "I told you so".

Just Remember Gov. Quinn

Even though Brady's conceded, I hope you 'recall' (hint hint) that 53.4% of the voting public did NOT want you as the head of our state.

Yeah. He's Done.

It's looking like Quinn will remain the Gov of Illinois. W/ 100% reporting, Brady is down about 20k. I don't think they'll find enough disenfranchised military to cover that.

So what we can expect, outside of firearms, is higher taxes, budget cuts and the continuing of our collapsing state economy as businesses flee.

Inside of firearms, it's very dark and oily. Like our prospects for CCW anytime soon.

I've heard anecdotal reports of individuals not bothering to vote because Brady was going to win hands down. I wonder what they're thinking (or what excuses they're making) now.

Say It Sulu!!!

The Dead Have Voted in Chicago

Now it's time for the recounts.

Kirk(R) took the Senate. Even though he's a putz it will give Durbin (D) headaches so that's a plus.

The Governor's race, however, is going to be an issue. There's less than 10,000 votes difference w/ Quinn(D) leading Brady (R) and 99% reporting. We could be waiting a while since thousands of military votes were illegally mailed out late in about 25 IL counties (still wondering where the MSM was on that story) along w/ scrutiny since there's already been reports of instances of ballots disappearing and machines breaking down.

Enter the lawyers.

Update: From the GOP Gov. candidate campaign. That Brady:

Our campaign continues to wait for the results from local election officials....

...In addition to the ballots cast in the precincts, absentee and military ballots remain to be counted.

This is going to be awhile.