The "R" Doesn't Stand for Republican

No matter your stance on the DISCLOSE Act, Paul Helmke of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Ownership attacks the myth that the NRA is an arm of the Republican Party (or vice-versa):

This is not the first piece of sensible legislation that NRA-backed Democrats have thwarted or jeopardized because of their allegiance to the NRA and the money it pours into their campaigns.

Thanks for that Paul. You're a peach.

You can find that pertinent information amidst all the wailing and gnashing of teeth over the fact that the BC, even w/ the loosening of the 'exemption' requirements, are nowhere near them.

Busy...

Here's some Classic Trailer:

Church of The Duke and Other Fables

We're Not the NRA

Not Just Bigots but Ignorant Bigots

More Effective Chicago Gun Laws

At least 40 people were shot over the weekend in Chicago--seven of them fatally. Police are blaming gangs for most of the widespread incidents.

BELLEVUE, Wash., June 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fifty-two people shot, eight of them fatally in a single Chicago weekend, yet Mayor Richard Daley appears poised to go down screaming in his opposition to the Second Amendment Foundation's lawsuit to overturn his city's handgun ban.

Good thing the city is spending millions of dollars trying to keep the McDonald plaintiffs disarmed.

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And Speaking of Puppets

We have one puppet calling the kettle black:

This common-sense legislation was rejected by Senators acting as puppets of the gun lobby

This is from the organization New Yorkers Against Gun Violence (NYAGV) on Microstamping that was tabled after a large grassroots effort by numerous organizations and individuals.

Let's take a look at the NYAGV, shall we?

Oh look. They're part of the 'States United Against Gun Violence'(merged w/ the Freedom States Alliance', that collection of insignificant and mostly memberless 'grassroots' groups which were created to try and make it look like gun control has more support than it actually does and are grant recipients of the Joyce Foundation.

No wonder all those talking points sounded familiar.

Josh Horwitz has lost it..

Besides comparing the speech by Gingrich at the NRA convention to the Turner Diaries, he continues his narcissistic behaviors with his own personal sockpuppet, GritsJr and has now made the claim that I am a master at HTML and Photoshop, being able to imitate multiple Huffpo images and text perfectly within hours.

His "proof" that I am Horwitz (or Brit Rebecca Peters, or whatever other theory he's floating on a given day) is a magical comment from Horwitz that he somehow captured on here, but which can't be found anywhere on this site independently.

Yeah, Ok. That's much more probable than someone,either Josh or a coworker, accidentally double posting then using blogger credentials to delete them. Those in the know will get a real laugh out of who he proclaims to be a 'gun rights advocate'.

So since I know you're checking the site Josh (or Josh's co-worker). Some simple questions for you.

Are you "GritsJr", Josh Horwitz? Yes or No

If "No", how do you explain the near word for word posts? Or will you stick w/ the 'Photoshop' defense?

Oh, and BTW Josh. Fn + PRTSC = ScreenCapture

Update:

No, I am not Josh Horwitz. Nor am I Rebecca Peters. Or Paul Helmke. Or Barack Obama. Or whatever other fantasy you're having today.

Alrighty. Besides the fact that I never made any mention of 'GritsJr' being Peters, Helmke or Obama that supposedly answers the first question (for those who chose to believe this nut). Now will he explain the 2nd question? How or why the two nearly identical posts appeared w/i minutes and then got pulled? Is 'GritsJr' that much of a sycophant to mimic Josh and both posts just 'happened' to get pulled in order of posting or is 'GritsJr' a sockpuppet used by CSGV employees w/ access to Josh's Huffpo account?

Stay tuned to "Days of Our Trailers" for the exciting (or maybe anti-climactic) resolution.

Damned if you do, Damned if you don't..

The Trib, the same paper that supported the Chicago Handgun Ban from its inception and called for the repealing of the 2A has published a truly balanced poll on future firearm legislation:



Go read the comments at the paper. They're truly telling of the mindset at this future bailout prospect.

Facts? Not So Much

Reading this headline:

New website arms the world with true facts on guns

One would think that the information would be up to date and correct. Yet w/i minutes I found glaring errors.

Regulation of Automatic Assault Weapons
In the United States, private possession of fully automatic assault weapons is prohibited (except those legally owned before 1968)25

Regulation of Semiautomatic Assault Weapons
In the United States, private possession of semi-automatic assault weapons is prohibited (except those legally owned before 1968)25

the '25' is a cite to the 1968 GCA. Not sure which bill they read.

And some good old fashioned VPC style sleight of hand:

Market Cost of an AK-47 Assault Rifle
The asking price for an AK-47 pattern assault weapon in the United States is reported to be US$50018

Of course this whole thing is in support of the UN gun banners. I've e-mailed them. Let's see what the response is.

Update:

Thank you for this. We're only launching this site today at the UN in New York, and it's still a work in progress.

We'll check this out soon, and amend as needed.

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Exemption PSH

As much as I think this whole 'exemption' thing is crap, watching the Brady Bunch, VPC, PEG heads, etc. (including Josh Horwitz/GritsJr) completely and totally mess themselves over it is most amusing.

NRA Selling Out or Strategy?

There's lots of internet chatter about the NRA cutting a deal w/ the DNC over the DISCLOSE act.

Taken on its face, using their muscle to carve out a nice little exemption for themselves in this disaster of a bill may not be a 'sell out' but is definitely short-thinking and unethical and I'll join in in giving them all the flack they deserve.

On the other hand, what if carving out the exemption wasn't the point? There were nearly 150 co-sponsors of this train wreck and the only things I head of it were a few e-mail alerts from the NRA and GOA and a post by SIH.

Now it's all over the net and media. WSJ, Instapundit, etc. The sponsors have shown how hypocritical they are by cutting deals w/ special interest groups and will draw more attention to it along w/ controversy.

What if that was the intent of getting the exemption?

Update: *sigh*