Which Inherent Right DON'T They Oppose

It's pretty much a given that 'Gun Control' advocates aren't real big fans of the Second Amendment. The Chicago Tribune, which patently ignores thousands of marchers in Springfield in lieu of several anti-gun editorials, openly calls for its repeal.

But what isn't normally noticed are their attacks on the other rights enumerated in the Constitution, especially the 1st, 4th and 5th.

1st Amendment: 45 Superman notes how the administration at the Community College of Allegheny County needed to be forced into litigation to allow a student to hand out pro-2A information while the Second Amendment Sisters were told they were likely to be shot as threats during an EMPTY holster protest.

4th Amendment: Support of gun control groups for "Safe Storage" laws. The only way this is enforceable, as has been shown recently in Australia, is through warrantless searches of homes by the authorities. To them, that is 'reasonable'. We also did not hear a peep out of them during the seizures of firearms by authorities during Katrina yet we regularly hear that they do not support bans or confiscations.

5th Amendment: Support of gun control groups for the removal of rights without due process by being put on error-laden and secret "Watchlists".

In an interesting side point to this, we also regularly hear gun control advocates endorse licensing and/or registration of firearms all in the name to reduce crime. What we DON'T hear are their criticisms/condemnations of US v Haynes which ruled that convicted felons can't be prosecuted for failing to register a firearm under the self-incrimination clause of the 5th Amendment yet they come out of the woodwork to condemn Heller v DC which recognized the 2nd as an individual right for non-prohibited persons. So are they more concerned with criminal or legal possession of firearms?

Obviously this opposition to numerous rights by gun control advocates is only as it regards to firearm owners. If it were to come down to their personal interests, I'm sure they would fight tooth and nail to maintain them.

This might make you cry.

I'm not exactly a metrosexual, but for anyone who has a pet in their family or has adopted a stray, this may break you down.

And since I can't remember how to do a hyper link right now, I'll do it old school...


The Story of Tank

Admin Edit: Fixed it for you.

Classic Trailer

Don't feel the muse today so here's some "Best Of" posts:

Erasing the Second Amendment

Silly Assault Weapon Definitions

Minor Wording Details

Australia has no 4th Amendment

And if gun control advocates have their way, neither will we:

NORTHERN Beaches Police will be turning up on the doorstep of every licensed gun owner in the area over the next four years to check their firearms are stored correctly...

“Licensing police will be attending the home of every licensed firearm owner in the northern beaches over the next four years to inspect every weapon and check the gun safe.

“Officers will be examining all gun safes to ensure they comply with the legislative requirements, particularly in relation to the standard and security of safes.”

Supt Cruickshank reminded all legitimate owners that under the Firearms Act they must take all reasonable precautions to ensure the safe-keeping of their firearms...

And if you don't comply, you go to jail. Note that the only ones effected by this are 'legitimate owners'. Criminals aren't inconvenienced in the slightest.

This is the same thing as "Safe Storage" laws that are endorsed by groups like the Brady Campaign and the various Joyce Foundation funded groups. The only way they are enforceable is by warrantless searches of homes as determined through licensing/registration lists, another thing demanded by the gun control groups.

Many of these US groups are part of IANSA, the international, Soros funded organization that pushed for these laws in Australia, the UK, Brazil and elsewhere. They got it there, they want it here.

CA Ammo Registration Bill Update

According to Cheaper Than Dirt, the ban on mail order goes well beyond ammo:

(2) For purposes of this subdivision, "ammunition" shall include, but not be limited to, any bullet, cartridge, magazine, clip, speed loader, autoloader, or... projectile capable of being fired from a firearm with a deadly consequence. "

So pretty much any "Gun Paraphernalia" associated in any way with ammunition you won't be able to get except through whatever is locally available.

But there's no slippery-slope in the world of gun control. No, none at all. "Reasonable, Common-Sense" gun control at work.

Update: Here's what I'm pretty sure was the passed bill. From what I can figure from the legalese, it 'could' be read to prohibit mail order magazines etc.

Empty Holster = "Threat" to DHS officer

During a protest in DC by the Second Amendment Sisters, they are told that if they don't put the empty holsters away, they may be shot.

Finally he conceded that he could not make me remove my holster but warned me that if I persisted that I *would* be detained and possibly arrested or shot, that not every LEO was “pro-gun” like he was!

God, save me from my 'friends'....

We all know what the next step is...

Schwarzenegger signs one, vetoes two

Just prior to the deadline occurring at midnight Oct. 11, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law legislation that will require all firearms dealers to register all buyers of handgun ammo and ban internet and mail-order ammo sales in the state. He vetoed a bill requiring additional paperwork for firearms transfers and one that would have prohibited gun shows at the Cow Palace expo center near San Francisco.

They already have anti-gun activists going through their firearm registration lists to determine who is no longer reliable eligible.

How long will it be until this registration is used to ban or restrict ammo even further?

Unpossible in Australia

"A frightening array of guns have been seized in the past month, including a .357 Magnum handgun and a .22 shortened rifle with silencer.

In one raid on September 9, police officers managed to seize five Colt M16 assault rifles, three Colt AR15 assault rifles, three 9mm assault rifles, a tactical assault rifle and seven 9mm handguns at Rosebery."

Obviously the Telegraph is incorrect on this as all these have been illegal Down Under for years. There is no way these could be present in an island nation w/ strict, IANSA approved, gun laws.

H/T to Clayton Cramer.

Why the Four Rules are Important..

Took the AR out for the first time tonight to run it through its paces. I apparently missed something sticky when I cleaned it as the hammer locked back after charging and wouldn't go forward. I fiddled w/ it for a bit to try and get it do dislodge. After a bit of this and continuously jiggling the trigger, the hammer dislodged and it discharged the round. It stuck a few more times after that, becoming easier to dislodge each time.

At all times, the barrel was kept pointing towards the back berm.

Always follow the four rules.

Nobel Peace Prize to be Renamed

It will now be known as the Nobel "Anyone But Bush" Prize.

I wish I could say I was surprised but knowing the past history of winners, I'm not.

Joyce Foundation on Chicago Teen Beating

"We should ask our elected officials why military-style weapons and ammunition are legally available to civilians."

Ellen S. Alberding is president of The Joyce Foundation

These lowlifes take a tragic murder of a teen who got caught and beaten to death in a gang riot and use it for their crusade of banning anything even remotely associated with firearms.

To top it off, a couple of the comments are from Joyce Foundation employees through the FSA.

There's is nothing people like this won't do. They readily admit to lying to push their agenda. They spend millions of dollars to publish 'studies' that can be shredded by even the most junior Grad student, and start dozens of organizations w/ memberships in the single digits to proclaim 'grassroots support'.

They are scum and nothing else but.

Via IllinoisCarry.

Turns out Paul Helmke of the Brady Campaign can't help but dance in the blood of the victim either.

I hope all their members and supporters are proud.

Another Victory in Illinois

Via IllinoisCarry, Armed and Safe, and Chicago GRE:

Ill. court OKs storing guns in car consoles

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- The Illinois Supreme Court says gun owners can carry weapons in the ordinary storage boxes built into their cars.

The question was whether a compartment for items like CDs and sunglasses also meets the legal definition of a "case" for carrying guns. Illinois law lets people carry guns in their cars so long as they are stored in a case or other container.

The court ruled Thursday that a car's storage box is good enough.

The ruling was prompted by a Peoria case in which a man had been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for carrying two pistols in his car's storage compartment.

It may be a small victory, but even a 'small' victory is major in Illinois.

The full decision.

Quote of the Day

From CowboyBlob who also stole it:

I've HAD IT with people comparing Obama to Hitler! Hitler got the Olympics, after all.

Best Recruiting Ad Evar..

From the USAF 2000:

Bloomberg Breaking the Law: Round II

So first he hires PI's to go out of state to try and entrap gun stores into breaking the law. The result? A bunch of civil lawsuits forcing shops to close, a letter of reprimand to him by the BATFE, a new law specifically targeting Bloomberg's actions, and not a single criminal charge pressed against any of the shops.

Bloomie apparently considered that a victory as he has now done the same thing at out of state gun shows, hiring PI's to go to various states and try to buy guns from "unlicensed firearm dealers" and exploit the 'Gun Show Loophole', nevermind the fact that these same transactions can occur outside of any show. And all of this right before the upcoming election.

I'm going to guess that again there will be no criminal charges against the alleged sellers.

More at SIH.

You're Just a Big Dumb Poopie Head

That's the response from the only MAIG Mayor in Texas, Ricard Ward of Hurst, to blogger Texas Fred's usual eloquence. :)

This is followed by the usual "I'm a Gun Owner But...." and "They're not an anti-gun group, really" talking points.

Nevermind the fact that they're still parroting the 450 number even though it's now well below 400.

All Your Gun Lobby Belong To Us

In a comment thread regarding how to increase the percentage of firearm owners belonging to various firearm rights organizations, this comment was made:

That is because those organizations idealogy deal more than about guns, when that stops, I know a lof of people, including myself, that would consider.

Note it wasn't just the NRA that was mentioned but the SAF, etc.

I asked for a clarification on just what non-gun 'ideologies' were being dealt with.

Several days later, on a different thread discussing McDonald and Sotomayer, this same individual replied:

you asked about idealogy and the NRA, read the above comments...when talking about gun rights we should stick to gun rights.

Now note how the goalposts got moved to mentioning ONLY the NRA and claiming that the comments from a few individuals, some of whom were members, represented the 'ideology' of the entire organization.

We see this mentality fairly often. Anything even remotely associated with firearms is under the guise and control of the NRA. Laura Washington and her 'wheelbarrows full of cash' meme was a prime example. Back in June we had Snuffy protesting the NRA at an event that the NRA wasn't even present at nor affiliated with.

So are these alleged people just completely unaware of the dozens of other national and state groups that are also available to gun owners or are the arguments against gun ownership so weak that the only thing they can do is lump all of the groups together into one big ad hominem boogeyman? A little of both? Neither? What?

How can we inform the general gun owning public of their choices and encourage them to become members of (at least) the organization that fits their personal firearm ideology whether it be NRA or GOA?

Selective Correlations

According to Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL5), the ban on handguns and semi-auto's in Chicago is not enough. He correlates the expiration of the AWB w/ a rise in youth homicides. Of course he doesn't show that these youth were actually murdered w/ "Assault Weapons", only a spurious correlation. He also throws out plenty of stats on how many CPS students were shot and killed the last two years in the same city that bans most firearms and registers the rest (unless you're an Alderman named Mell that is).

Let's look at some correlations that he ignores and are more directly associated:

Chicago Public HS drop out rate: 50%

% of murders directly gang related: 50%

% murders w/ prior criminal history: 91.4%

% victims w/ prior criminal history: 72.5%

5x the murder rate of the rest of the state where firearms are common.

Murder Capitol of the US numerous times since the Handgun Ban passed.

Chicago homicide only started dropping when the national rate did in 1993.

% Murders by types of weapons used, 2008:

Nationally: 66.9 , Chicago: 80.8

Hmmm. Perhaps it has something to do with other things besides firearm ownership?

My usual statement for Chicago:

"Sure, I'll support more gun laws for you, as soon as you have your constituents write the names of every family member and neighbor that belongs to a gang and has a gun hidden on a sheet of paper. Let me know when you're done and we'll hold a joint press conference to name names and start to really bring the cycle of violence to an end."

Joyce Foundation (Puppet) on Chicago Case

From the Legal Community Against Violence Gun Ownership:

"We believe that state and local governments should be free to address gun violence as they see fit. Even if the Court concludes, however, that the Second Amendment does apply to the states, Heller made clear that the Amendment is consistent with a broad variety of reasonable gun violence prevention regulations"

LCAV will support Chicago and Oak Park in the Supreme Court litigation and will continue to provide assistance to state and local governments facing Second Amendment challenges to firearms laws. ..

Which means they're going to continue to push for every ban, restriction, and regulation that comes across no matter how ridiculous or ineffective. For gun control groups, everything up to and including defacto or dejure bans are 'reasonable'.

No Olympics for Chicago

Perhaps the video of Chicago teenagers being beaten to death during gang riots had more of an impact than the celebrities Daley sent there.

Or perhaps the group Chicago2016 should have spent the $2m they donated to Obama on more bribes to the IOC.

Being Prepared

Univ. of Florida adds plan for zombie attack response.

Will they designate the local SCCC chapter as first responders?

Deer Season in Illinois

Via State Sen. Dan Rutherford:

“Recent changes in Illinois laws are intended to lengthen the deer hunting season for sportsmen,” Rutherford said. “These changes are more hunter-friendly and will provide an opportunity for more deer to be harvested.”

The fall deer season began on October 1, with archery hunters taking the first crack at the herd.

• Archery – October 1 – January 17
• Youth – October 10 – 11
• Firearm season - November 20-22 and December 3-6
• Muzzleloader only – December 11-13
• Late Winter – December 31 – January 3 and January 15-17

Deer permits that remain after the daily drawing period will be available for over-the-counter sales on October 20. Hunters will be able to purchase these licenses through the Department of Natural Resources and approved retailers.

Beautiful Sight.

What we're being told by the media is this:

Shooting ranges, gun dealers and bullet manufacturers say they have never seen such shortages.

Firearm owners noted this months ago and the shortage is already ending. This is the ammo shelves at the Rural King in Champaign, Il.


Like I said. Beautiful sight.

The Million Dollar Question

Which organizations and/or Gov't officials are going to file briefs opposing the incorporation of an enumerated right?

Brady Campaign in Denial

""The Chicago case is unlikely to have much practical impact on most gun laws regardless of how the Court rules. "

He said the same thing over the Heller ruling even though it laid the foundation for this case and the dissolution of several gun bans across the nation.

No, none of those are 'practical impacts' to someone whose organization has suffered so many defeats in the last few years they can't even be considered 'National' anymore as they only have enough resources/support to focus on small areas in a few select states.

Cert. Granted in 2A Incorporation

Court to rule on gun rights, terrorism law

Taking on a major new constitutional dispute over gun rights, the Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to decide whether to apply the Second Amendment to state, county and city government laws...

The Court had three cases from which to choose on the Second Amendment issue — two cases involving a Chicago gun ban, and one case on a New York ban on a martial-arts weapon. It chose one of the Chicago cases — McDonald v. Chicago (08-1521) — a case brought to it by Alan Gura, the Alexandria, VA. lawyer who won the 2008 decision for the first time recognizing a constitutional right to have a gun for personal use, at least in self-defense in the home (District of Columbia v. Heller). A second appeal on the Chicago dispute had been filed by the National Rifle Association (NRA v. Chicago, 08-1497). Presumably, the Court will hold onto that case until it decides McDonald; the same is likely for the New York case, Maloney v. Rice (08-1592) — a case in which Justice Sonia Sotomayor had participated when she was a judge on the Second Circuit Court.

So the first half of next year should provide some good blog-fodder followed by the reactions to it by both sides and the mid-term elections.

Kellerman 'Research' Striking Again?

From a 'study' on DGU's:

on average, guns did not protect those who possessed them from being shot in an assault. The study estimated that people with a gun were 4.5 times more likely to be shot in an assault than those not possessing a gun.

they randomly selected 677 cases of Philadelphia residents who were shot in an assault from 2003 to 2006. Six percent of these cases were in possession of a gun (such as in a holster, pocket, waistband, or vehicle) when they were shot.

So 40 people had guns on them. Nowhere in the article does it say they 'legally' had it on them. Most crimes occur by criminals against prior criminals. What's the percentage of Philly residents who have CCW permits? Are permit holders that much more likely to be involved in a crime?

As reader Carl in Chicago noted, the PA school of Medicine has received hundreds of thousands of dollars in Joyce Foundation grants to endorse gun control.

I suspect the fisking of the report when the full version is released will be fairly simple.

Update: Here's the full article. SIH says that the methodology is completely rigged to achieve the standard Joyce line. From what I'm reading, they did include illegal possession by adults involved in criminal activities just like Kellerman did.

"Left-Wing" Terrorists

ELF claims credit for toppling radio towers

SNOHOMISH, Wash. -- A piece of heavy equipment was used to topple two towers for Everett radio station KRKO, and the national Earth Liberation Front says their members are responsible...

But Jerry Anderson added, "I was glad this happened. It made me think of the Boston Tea Party."

Yet no broad brush reports from the ADL, SPLC, or DHS condemning anyone even remotely associated w/ supporting 'Green' causes.

Horse Tradin'*

*or "A New Mouth To Feed"

Well the Thompson has gone to a new home. Traded it for a 'Pre-Ban' Colt AR-15 SP-1.

Now the joy of finding ammo to feed it.

Your Moment of Zen

Weekend Gun Show Roundup

Conventional rifles and shotguns for traditional hunting and sporting purposes (pages 4-20, 4-21) are always available, but that is never where the crowds gather. The buzz surrounds assault weapons and their accessories.

-Gary Wintemute. 2009 Gun Show 'study'

Really? Never? His word. Never.



All the interest and sales at this (admittedly small) show centered around "Conventional rifles and shotguns for traditional hunting and sporting purpose". Only a few people even looked at the "Assault Weapons" (mostly AR's and CETME's) that were available. None to my knowledge were purchased.

I guess the good Dr. was using the Humpty Dumpty definition of 'never'.

Actions Have Consequences.

Drunk guy decides burning a flag belonging to the VFW is a good idea. VFW tracks him down and gives him several options. Man decides being duct-taped to a pole w/ a sign is much better than (what I would guess) getting his @ss beat and/or arrested for destruction of property/vandalism.

Saturday Funny

No, but it's still funny.

Off to the Show

Going to sell off my pallets of Turner Diaries, Nazi Paraphernalia, and John Wayne memorabilia to all the Right Wing Extremists. According to "Professor" Wintemute, that should take about 5 minutes but I'll be there all weekend.

SATURDAY SEP 26th 9-4
SUNDAY SEP 27th 9-3
RT-45 & W. Main St. Arcola IL
Arcola community center
admission $ 3.00
under 12 free with adult
food served
f.o.i.d.s processed with picture

Illinois Terrorists

Lost in the shuffle of the NY arrests comes this:

Michael Finton, also known as Talib Islam, was arrested in Springfield, Illinois, and charged with attempted murder of federal officers or employees and trying to use a weapon of mass destruction, charges that carry a life sentence.

Finton was arrested on Wednesday in Springfield as he used a cell phone to try to detonate the bomb he believed was inside a van he had just parked outside the federal building.

So he wasn't just 'planning', he thought he had it all set up.

It's going to be interesting how this turns out in court since it seems the authorities were really pushing the line on entrapment.

In early 2009, "it appeared that Finton was on the verge of taking action, so it was decided to proactively provide him with an opportunity for action that we controlled, rather than merely hoping to be able to find out and stop him," according to a government affidavit.

There was also an arrest in Dallas of a suspect in even another alleged plot.

How Long Would You Survive?

There's lots of silly quizzes on Facebook, MySpace, etc. that determine how long you would survive a nuclear war, zombie apocalypse, invasion by smurfs, what have you but let's be serious:

How long would you be able to survive if something happened?

How prepared are you for the most likely situations in your area?

Would you be able to keep you and your family safe/fed or successfully evacuate them if something were to occur or is your idea of 'preparation' a case of Ramen Noodles and 10,000 rounds for each of your guns?

There are a lot of blogs out there that specialize in survivalism and living off the grid, some of which I have linked on the side, so repeating that information would be redundant and unneccessary. I'm just going to ask some questions for various scenarious that most people don't think about but need to.

Do you have a SHTF/'Bug Out' bag for you and your family? Kim Du Toit published a basic list that he put together for his family some time ago. The DHS has pages upon pages of recomendations. Everyone knows the basics. Food. Water. 1st Aid kit. Toiletries.

What about your pets? Do you have enough food/water for them? Carriers? Enough room in your vehicle for them? If not, do you have a backup plan for their care or do you dump them?

The same goes for livestock. Do you have a plan for their care or a way for them to escape if needed or are they on their own?

Where are you going to go and how are you going to get there? Can everything fit in the vehicle you're planning on using? Are you going to use more than one? If so, how will you remain in communication w/ the other driver? CB, Cellphone, Walkie-Talkie?

What route(s) are you going to use? What if that one's blocked? Then that one? Do you have a backup for your planned safe-spot?

Those are some things to think about for a quick getaway but what about long term staying power if that isn't an option? There's a big difference between what one would need in an urban environment compared to a rural one.

How reliant is your residence on the grid? Is there a way for you to maintain a tolerable environment (whether heating or cooling) without utility provided gas/electricity? For how long?

Do you have a reliable source for potable water? A place to store it for dry times?

Where are you going to get food from after your surplus runs out? Scavenging, farming/gardening, hunting/trapping? Do you have the tools/skills to do it enough to feed you and your family? How are you going to prepare it?

What are you going to do w/ your waste products/trash?

I don't think everyone should relive Y2K, spending their kid's college funds to buy years worth of freeze-dried foods, generators, 2-ply toilet paper and grandfather clocks. I think we're going to pull out of latest fiasco but, as an acquaitance of mine astutely stated, "The day AFTER the power goes out is not the time to start to start making plans".

So what have you done?

Registration /= Confiscation

Really. It doesn't.

They used to be legal firearms, but now they're either unregistered or outright banned, and they're wanted by police before there's a chance burglars put them in Toronto's underground and underworld markets. Since March 1, Project Safe City swept 400 unregistered weapons 150 of them handguns from homes throughout the city. No charges were filed. Police are reviewing thousands of gun ownership files to determine which weapons have lapsed registrations and which are now banned.

Attack of the Talking Points

"Bowling for Columbine" + gaggle of college professors = Excedrin headache.

Seriously. This is something I would expect from a freshmen level speech class.



H/T to GunRightsRadio

VPC now advocating against marriage?

According to Sugarmann:

In cases where the victim to offender relationship could be identified, 91 percent of female victims (1,587 out of 1,743) were murdered by someone they knew. Of these, 62 percent (990 out of 1,587) were wives or intimate acquaintances of their killers. More than 10 times as many females were murdered by a male they knew than were killed by male strangers.

By his own numbers, marriage correlates more to murder than firearm ownership.

Where weapon use could be determined, firearms were the most common weapon used by males to murder females (847 of 1,657 homicides or 51 percent)

So does Josh hate men? Does he think women would be safer if they didn't marry or get into relationships with them?

Cause that's what his numbers are really saying.

Chicago: That Gun Free Brady Paradise

% Murders by types of weapons used, 2008:

Nationally: 66.9

Illinois: 79.4*

Chicago: 80.8



*As stated earlier, Illinois is still non-compliant w/ FBI UCR requirements. There were a total of 790 murders in Illinois in 2008, 510 of which in Chicago. Info was only obtained for 530 of them.

Another Honor Student Killed....

Ill. homeowner kills armed robbers

Police say an eastern Illinois man shot two people to death after they forced their way into his home and tried to rob him.

Vermilion County Sheriff Pat Hartshorn says the two masked men held the homeowner on the floor at gunpoint Monday night and choked him while demanding money. The sheriff says the alleged robbers were 22 and 17 but didn't identify them or the homeowner.

Hartshorn says the men let the homeowner go when his wife said she had expensive jewelry upstairs. While the men focused on a jewelry box, the homeowner grabbed a handgun and shot them.

He was probably on his way to buy milk for his momma and had never done anything like this before. Obviously we should blame the homeowner for taking the law into his own hands.

VA Tech Panel announcement

The VCDL has put out an announcement that a VA anti-gun group have put together another rigged 'panel discussion' loaded w/ anti-gun advocates following a screening of the nonsense 20/20 CCW video.

You remember the one where a kid was given about 20 min of instruction and cumbersome clothing against a cop who knew where and who he was?

Attendees: Josh Horowitz, Andrew Goddard,
Lori Haas, and Omar Samaha.

Event info:
Thursday, Sept 24th 7-9pm (please arrive 30-60 min early to ensure
good seating)
Haymarket Theatre, in Squires Student Center on Virginia Tech campus

Security Blanket

IL legislators pass a law making it easier to get a restraining order against a stalker and increasing penalties if it's violated.

To bad the Supreme Court says the police have no obligation to enforce it.

Now everyone can 'feel' safe in their blanket.

Weekend Wildlife

Some good shots this week. First one is of a nice sized buck and what I'm pretty sure is a possum.


The local herd is getting used to the camera. They're not bolting from the flashes. This is a good sized group w/ quite a few does and a couple of young bucks.

I would have loved to have had a video after the flash went off on this one.


It wasn't all just deer, though. An hour later:


And he wasn't traveling alone.

Saturday Funny

The economy is so bad that I got a pre-declined credit card in the mail.

It’s so bad, I ordered a burger at McDonalds and the kid behind the counter asked, “Can you afford fries with that?”

The economy is so bad that CEO’s are now playing miniature golf.

The economy is so bad if the bank returns your check marked “Insufficient Funds,” you call them and ask if they meant you or them.

The economy is so bad Hot Wheels and Matchbox stocks are trading higher than GM.

The economy is so bad McDonalds is selling the 1/4 ouncer.

The economy is so bad parents in Beverly Hills fired their nannies and learned their children’s names.

The economy is so bad a truckload of Americans was caught sneaking into Mexico .

The economy is so bad Dick Cheney took his stockbroker hunting..

The economy is so bad Motel 6 won’t leave the light on anymore.

The economy is so bad the Mafia is laying off judges.

The economy is so bad Exxon-Mobil laid off 25 Congressmen


Thanks to Texas Fred for the forward.

"Only Ones" Breaking and Entering Enough

CHICAGO — Four former members of a now-disbanded Chicago police unit have admitted they used to barge into people's homes and steal money.

Three of the four pleaded guilty Friday in Cook County court to felony theft and one pleaded guilty to felony official misconduct. All four were sentenced to six months in jail and promised to cooperate in an ongoing investigation.

Good thing the people of Chicago are under such good protection.

Down the Memory Hole: MAIG edition

SIH reports on alleged MAIG mayors denying membership specifically Portales, NM mayor Ortega. He's no longer listed on the MAIG site but here are two screencaps from Jan 2008 via the wayback machine showing him as a member.



Buckeye Firearms has info on some more mayors who seem to have been added w/o permission.

"We also Support Child Prostitution for Illinois"

House Votes to Strip ACORN of Federal Funding
The House voted 345-75 to strike ACORN funding from a student aid bill with two voting present.

And four of those votes were from Illinois Reps.

Bobby Rush 202-225-4372
Jesse Jackson Jr. 202-225-0773
Danny Davis 202-225-5006
Janice Schakowsky 202-225-2111

I'm sure their constituents are proud.

The full rollcall

"I Support Underage Prostitution for Illinois"

Sen. Roland Burris on supporting funding for ACORN even after they've been caught supporting criminal activity.

Not so bad news for Manhatten

Richard Aborn, former Brady president, gun control fanatic and candidate for Manhattan DA, has lost the primary which was essentially the election since there's no (R) candidate.

Poor baby.

And another MAIG Mayor has lost their seat in the state. Wonder how long it will be before her name is removed from the site.

Double Standard

On the ACORN videos.

Could you imaging the media response had this been in a NRA office and an employee was advising an admitted criminal how to dodge firearm laws?

Double Godwin

In their gasps of desperation, gun banners have been reduced to the tired tactic of comparing the NRA and the ebil 'gun lobby' to Nazi's.

Josh "Licensed Firearm Dealer" Sugarmann paints a broad brush of the firearm industry due to Glock's founder allegedly being friends w/ a 'nazi sympathizer'.

Dennis "I forgot the People" Henigan compares Obama to Chamberlain.

Peter Hamm (don't call him 'Petey' or he'll shoot you) takes a stab at playing word games. Oregon is tied for #14 even though it only gets 18 out of 100 Brady points.

WOLVERINES!!

One of the original guerrillas, Patrick Swayze, just died of cancer at 57. Hopefully he went towards the light instead of being grabbed by those shadow things.

ACORN's Nuts Getting Cracked

After several offices were recorded helping undercover reporters try and start up a brothel staffed by underage illegal immigrants, several individuals were fired even though now ACORN is claiming that the videos were dubbed w/ fake conversations. Yesterday several ACORN staffers were chased away from the 9/12 DC protest, the Census Bureau has allegedly cut off ties w/ ACORN, they're under investigation is over a dozen states, and now the Senate voted to cut their housing funds.

They're not having a good week.

Here are the sole "No" votes:

Burris (D-IL)
Casey (D-PA)
Durbin (D-IL)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Leahy (D-VT)
Sanders (I-VT)
Whitehouse (D-RI)

US/IL Crime 2008

Apparently all those guns we're shipping to Mexico is having an effect on US criminals as the numbers and rates of violent crimes/murders/ and most other crime designations have dropped again for the second year. That gives us lower rates than we've seen in over 30 years.

Since Illinois remains in non-compliance w/ the FBI on crime reporting, the only comparable stat. is murder.

Nationally, the murder numbers/rate dropped from 16928/5.6 to 16272/5.4 from '07 to '08.

Illinois INCREASED from 752/5.9 to 790/6.1 . All due to the Brady Paradise of Chicago.

Chicago increased from 445/15.7 to 510 murders w/ a rate of 18/100k.

Dumping Chicago, Illinois would have seen a drop from 307/3.04 to 280 murders w/ a rate of 2.77.

Thanks Chicago. We're so glad to have you with us.

And so it begins....

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (WXYZ) - Michigan's movie bonanza continues. The remake of "Red Dawn" began shooting Friday night in one area neighborhood, creating lots of buzz and excitement.

Welcome to Spokane, Washington, where enemy soldiers have taken over. At least that's what will happen in the remake of "Red Dawn," the movie being shot in metro Detroit. Actually, the Spokane neighborhood is really Kendrick Street in Mount Clemens, which is now a huge movie set.

I'm not 100% sure what to think but I'm leaning towards expecting it to suck.

Weekend Wildlife Poll

So I've done this twice and have gotten some pretty neat shots of critters that frequent around where I live.

So should I continue posting these or just do it for my own amusement?

Take the poll.

Illinois Mayors against Guns II

As an update from the original post, Palatine, IL has been removed from the MAIG website however Waukegan and Evanston are still listed but w/ the former mayors. Requests for information have not been returned.

Here is the current info for Evanston:

MAYOR Elizabeth B. Tisdahl
2100 Ridge Ave., Rm 2500
Evanston, IL 60201
etisdahl@cityofevanston.org
847.866.2979 fax: 847.866.2978

As of this writing, the official Waukegan, Il site appears to be down but there is a possible contact for the current mayor here.

As always, be polite.

Info for IN and PA mayors available.

Weekend Wildlife

Church of The Duke and other fables.

Did you know there are shrines dedicated to John Wayne erected at gun shows across the US?

That is the claim of anecdotalist Gary Wintemute in his latest 'study'.

John Wayne is venerated at gun shows.(5-3)He seems to be considered a hero, not so much displayed as invoked (5-14).

They're right next to the pallets of copies of "Turner Diaries" that are sold out within minutes at 'many' shows.

That's right. "Many". Regularly, often, fixture, believed, presumably, suggests, primarily, generally, prominent, frequently and other such 'hard numbers' make this the definitive report on gun shows.

So if you 'regularly' attend gun shows, you're a racist, misogynist, red-neck, sheet-wearing Nazi. Nevermind the fact that most of the materials Wintemute calls into question can be found at gas stations, mall kiosks, flea markets and internet sites across America. That includes that bastion of right-wing fanaticism Amazon.com.

Another good one-liner:

Adolf Hitler's manifesto Mein Kampf is sold at gun shows in Arizona-always next to books by John Lott (6-19)

Think someone has a personal grudge? Check it out and add others that you find.




This post NOT bought and paid for by the Joyce Foundation (unlike the report).

The Internet is an Open Sore

Information needs to be filtered and vetted through 'Authorized Journalists' before it is released. Just as Dan Rather.

Quote of the Day

From a friend of mine of Middle Eastern descent, born and raised in the US:

"I'm not on a no Fly List, but I am "randomly selected" to have my carry-on bag searched for every flight I take. One day I think I'm just going to fill my bag with creamed corn just to see the look on their faces."

We Don't Need CCW in Nat'l Parks

They are Completely Safe.

Darwin Award Nominee

A 15-year-old Brooklyn boy shot himself in the penis Sunday after fumbling with a gun that had slid from his waistband, authorities said yesterday.

Obviously NY needs to strengthen its gun laws.

What I Did On My Labor Day Weekend

My friend who picked up his S&W last weekend came over for a day of putting lead downrange


While this wasn't his first time shooting, it was the first time he got to really have fun and experience various types of firearms.
He's hooked. Of course I wasn't going to be left out.
.The kids got a chance to practice w/ their Daisy Rifles, we grilled, and spent most of the day BS'ing about guns, politics. and life in general. I keep forgetting how much fun it is to turn expired cans/cups/jars of food into targets. Jello cups explode nicely when hit w/ a .22.

It was a good day.

Tomorrow back to the grind.

Labor Day Weekend in the Brady Paradise of Chicago

SUV fatally strikes fellow gang member during fight: police

11-year-old girl grazed in head by gunshot in Roseland

Four shot at South Side party

Man shot attending West Side bbq

Man found beaten to death behind South Side building

Baseball Player Shoots Coach At South Side Park

Man gunned down, killed in Grand Crossing

Little Village man stabbed to death in home

Man accused of stabbing 2 during card game

Man stabbed fatally on Southwest Side

Teen shot critically after altercation on Southwest Side

Not so Funny Funnies

Mike Peters, creater of the Mother Goose and Grimm comic, has apparently decided to inject some politics into the story line. All last week were hit pieces on the recent bill allowing CCW in some national parks. It's to bad that talented individuals like this can't keep different aspects of their life separate.

Since I don't feel like dealing w/ lawyers, the comics are here, starting at 8/31/09.

Crack in the Dam

Van Jones, one of Obama's (admitted) resident communist, truther, and racist, has resigned and the Obamabots are in a tizzy.

It couldn't be that Jones actually was a raving lunatic in his political beliefs, no, no, it's because anyone opposing Obama want to destroy the Earth with chemicals and can't stand the thought of a black man in office.

These are the same people who were digging through "Joe the Plumber's" trash and hacking into Palin's E-mail in order to find anything at all to discredit them. Now they're unhappy when the 'extremists' on the other side use the same tactics.

Magick Number 50

Remember how IANSA pushed a bill to only allow civilians to purchase 50 rnds/year in Brazil? It seems the legislators in California really liked that number with their own plan to restrict ammo.

Via NRA-ILA:

Sponsored by Assembly Member Kevin De Leon (D-45), AB962 would make it a crime to privately transfer more than 50 rounds of ammunition per month, even between family and friends, unless you are registered as a “handgun ammunition vendor” in the Department of Justice’s database. Ammunition retailers would have to be licensed and store ammunition in such a manner that it would be inaccessible to purchasers. The bill would also require that purchasers submit to fingerprinting, which would be kept in dealers' records and subject to inspection by the Department of Justice. Lastly, mail order ammunition sales would be prohibited.

Restrictions, licensing, registration, fingerprinting. None of which will stop a single crime by actual criminals.



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Why the Confusion on Assault Weapons II?

Because even those enforcing the law have no clue what they're talking about...


- Bushmaster AK-47, model XM15E2S, .223 caliber;
- Olympic Arms AR-15, .223 caliber;
- Llama, model 38 super, 38 caliber;
- Misa, model AD-47, .762 x 39 caliber; and
- Smith & Wesson, model .445 Super Mag, .45 caliber.

No surprise coming from the state that banned 'CM-55' and 'H-93' Assault Weapons.


Via Arms and the Law


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I'm sorry

For all those who read my previous post, it was all a big joke.

My post and my reaction to any comments were for my own entertainment. Everything is false. Everything is wrong.

Fact is, I don't know of any failed marriages and everything is unicorn farts and marshmallow rainbows.

Those who score above the retard level in any IQ test can relate to my confession.

I was wrong and I was wrong and I was wrong to even post this fabrication to begin with.

Please forvive me, I was simply trying to do the right thing and got a bit side-tracked.

On a totally unrelated note, people who work in Human Resources have no sense of humor and have, what I can surmise, a large pool of bile where their brains should be.

If I see you in the unemplyment line, a simple head nod will suffice.

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Suck on it FBI/ATF, you can't properly translate a ground swell against you.

Like TommyGuns?

Kahr Arms/Auto Ordinance have a new forum.

Jumping on the Bandwagon

In an expansion of his 'study' on gun shows which uses the same methodology as "Up-skirt" photographers, anti-gun advocate Wintemute has decided to jump on the "Right Wing Extremist" bandwagon in order to try and get someone to pay attention to him.

How many arrests and/or convictions came from his last report on 'undocumented illegal gun transactions'?

How many will come from this one?

How many lawsuits is Wintemute now open to for potential libel and unauthorized use of people's images?

More from Tam and Uncle.

They're not after your guns. Really.

Why, the Brady Campaign says they only want 'reasonable, common-sense' gun regulations. Why even Rebecca Peters of IANSA states they're not a 'gun ban organization':

" Gun control, we’re not talking about banning all guns. We know that guns are not going to be banned outright, but “moderate gun control” means people who own guns should have to have a license. Guns should be registered. It means ensuring that certain categories of guns are not available to private citizens or to people who haven’t had particular training and who are not subject to military or official discipline.

and

"We recognise that hunting, for example, plays an important role in many cultures.

We recognise that target shooting is also a sport in many countries."

That's comforting. They're not after our guns. But wait. Rebecca also said this about target shooters and hunters in England:

“I’m sad for you. I suppose if you miss your sport, take up another sport. Take up a sport that does not require a weapon invented for the sole and specific purpose of killing another human being.”

We also all know what she said about what kind of 'hunting rifles' should be allowed.

Well those statements are pretty contradictory, aren't they? Maybe she just was confused. Let's take a look at the IANSA website to see what kind of 'common-sense' regulations' the do support.

Brazilian gun referendum approaches: a historic opportunity to make people safer from gun violence

Oh, well that's OK. We all want to make people safer. Let's read some more...

On 23 October 2005, Brazilians will be able to vote in a radical referendum that is without precedent in the world: to choose if civilians should be allowed to buy guns.

Wait a minute here. IANSA organized and supported a campaign to BAN ALL CIVILIAN SALES OF FIREARMS.

But that's not really a 'ban' right? You can still keep the ones you have (for now). You can just never sell, transfer, or effectively use it and it will be destroyed when you die or decide to get rid of it.

LEt's look at a few of the other measures that went along w/ the bill besides the referendum.

Obigatory National Firearms database
universal registration w/ renewals at least every three years
Demonstrated 'need' for a firearms.
Psychological tests.
'Competency' tests.
Ammo Serialization
Ammo limitations to 50 rnds/yr.
Ban on toy guns
Gun 'Buybacks'

Why those are the same kinds of laws the Brady Campaign wants passed here in the US.

But they're two distinct and separate organizations, right?

Right?

New UM Signal Corp Patches

The latest patch design in the series.


Ordering instructions and pricing here. There is also a full color design potentially in the works.