Empire State/NYPD Shooting Video

Watch the cop on the left (their right).

It certainly appears he started out aiming in the opposite direction of the shooter who does look like he drew on the officers. No wonder so many people got hit by bullets and fragments.

John R. has the NYPD police chiefs statement.

More Unicorn Farts and Gumdrop Turds

Just more evidence anti-gun advocates live in nothing resembling reality:

The real freedom we need is the freedom to be able to walk around without the fear of our fellow citizens shooting us by design or accident. 

and how is skippy planning on that?  Why MORE LAWS of course:

Nobody likes or wants more laws than are strictly necessary to run a peaceful and fair country, but in the absence of people reining in their irresponsible worship of guns, the government will have no choice but to apply more regulation to this arena.

Just like the Empire States shooting was in a place w/ little to no 'regulation'.  He didn't illegally possess, carry or use that gun, right?  So obviously the other millions of people who DIDN'T go out shooting their co-workers need to be punished. But here's the core of his beliefs, ignorance and fear.

1) Ignorance:

If guns are indeed nothing special, then why are they symbols of anything except good engineering, and in that case, why are they so important to the integrity of our nation in the first place?

Can we say Lexington and Concord boys and girls? Ever heard of the 'Minuteman'?  He's not carrying a cellphone to call the cops, he's carrying a rifle. This individual who goes on about American Freedoms and he has no clue about the very foundations of our country.

2) Fear:

Americans across generations have not only used guns for hunting and self-defense but to experience a sense of control and power that only a firearm can impart. Having been shooting at a gun range myself, I can attest to that feeling.

Yep, Skippy went to the range, got a stiffy while shooting and it scared him. It started breaking down that that mental block of "I'm not the NRA" he had built up to maintain his feelings of self-worth so he doubles down w/ the bigotry.  Look at some of the ways he attempts to disparage firearm owners: Cowboy, anarchist ,Gary Cooper or John Wayne,outlaws, imagined fears and a desperate need for control, free-wheeling aggression, most twisted interpretation, violates common sense, psychotic and trigger-happy....

To him, owning and enjoying a firearm is a mental disease so when he actually enjoyed himself while shooting, it scared him silly because then he would have to face the reality that his core beliefs might be *gasp* WRONG. That he is not the pinnacle of reasonable-ness and common-sense he believes himself to be.  He is afraid to look at any other views other than the ones he has already established and he is afraid that if he enjoys firearms, he may turn into an 'anarchist cowboy'.

The author really needs to stick to banking.

Chicago and New York. 'Nuff Said

2 dead, 8 wounded in New York City.  'Some' of the bystanders were allegedly hit by police crossfire according to early reports.

19 shot in Chicago since last night including victims of a drive by.

Licensing, registration, bans...  All in place.

So obviously MORE gun control is the answer.

Seriously. How mentally disturbed do you have to be to continue to believe that?


 

Reasoned Discourse Strikes Again

A blog that TBFKASIH mentioned a few weeks back has banned me. Asking questions he can't answer (or ignores), pointing out all the double standards of gun control , using his ignorance and his own words against him makes me an '@sshole' apparently.  

Funny that one who uses such harsh language as he blogs anonymously has such thin skin for debate.

NG(V)AC: Disarm the Police

Their guns serve no purpose.

 That seems to be the message from Elliot Fineman, head of the Chicago based 14 million member NG(V)AC in his latest screed against guns. I really don't think that's what he was trying to get across but when he's ranting about how you can't defend yourself against a criminal by carrying a gun and the three examples he uses are all police related, what other answer is there?

Of course this is also the same guy who believes going 5 over the speed limit is morally equivalent to serial killing.  I'm guessing this 'new strategy' is going to be just as effective as the Starbucks boycott.

Brady Campaign: Kung Fu Masters

Brady PAC Illinois are certified experts on self defense. Just ask them.

  Indviduals with proper self-defense training can put down attackers no matter the size difference, with little to no damage done to the victim. Ask any defensive trainer, or a student of such a trainer, and you'll get the proof you regularly state on this page that this page lacks.

So if one can't do it outside of a nice, safe dojo w/ a cooperating 'attacker', then I guess you weren't doing it 'properly'.  It's a little different when the teacher hands you his/her arm and tells you to throw them in comparison to a gang banger who's actively trying to rape/rob/kill you. Oh sure, some might be able to manage it but I'm not willing to bet my (or anyone's) life on it. 

But the Bradys are. Because they know better than you.

Mental Health 'Threats'

Getting into mental health reporting and rights is a tricky subject, especially when it is so arbitrary and reliant on that oh so effective beaurocracy that is our gov't.  Let's take a look at three different current events stories related to it. 

The shooting in Aurora, CO.  The guy had no official record, had not been involuntarily committed, etc.  However he was seeing a psychiatrist and that psychiatrist had reported him to the authorities as a danger.  Apparently the authorities did nothing about the report and the shooter went on his spree.

Jesse Jackson Jr.  is currently seeking treatment for bipolar disorder.  We've covered that here. By IL law, he should have his FOID card revoked but we all know that's not going to happen because he's a connected politician.

In the news now is a story about Marine vet Brandon Raub who made comments on FB that are being considered 'threats' by unnamed sources.  He was taken from his home and has been incarcerated based on the recommendation of also unnamed 'mental health professional' and a judge ordering him to be detained for another month, the excuse being...well, that noone did anything in CO.

So now actual threats are being ignored while anonymous tips are causing people to be committed. IOW, totally and completely arbitrary with some knee jerk reaction-ism and political favoritism thrown in for good measure. If you look back at some of the other shootings such as VT and the Giffords shooting, one had a diagnosed violent behavior that just wasn't put into the system and another that was protected by family members until he finally went off and did something.

This is the reality of mental health screening in the US. If we attach rights to it, it becomes a method that , historically, will be used to deny more and more people who DON'T have serious issues their rights, hence causing them to NOT get any help until it becomes severe. Those who DO have serious issues will continue to be ignored/protected/slip through the cracks just like they have been.

The Carnage Continues in Chicago

W/ a spate of nice weather comes the goblins. Saturday I made a post about the number of people shot overnight in the city of brotherly hate. Chicago, the city w/ the nations strictest gun control laws. The city that has spent hundreds of thousands, if not millions by now, defending these laws in the courts and legislatures. Since then, here are some of the headlines from this pleasant weekend:


Two men killed, 14-year-old wounded in overnight shootings
Three found dead after shootings, stabbing 

Close to a dozen killed. Over three dozen others wounded.  Again, all in the city that bans most semi-auto firearms and requires all the background checks, licensing, training, registration, etc. that the PuSH'ers demand and that they insist will lower crime.

Since it's been proven over and over it does no such thing, who do they then blame?  Not Jimmy Gang-Banger who does the shooting.  Instead they blame the hundreds of thousands of law-abiding firearm owners across the state and nation.  You see, it's their/our fault for merely owning firearms that Chicago has these kinds of problems....Gangs, drugs, poverty, etc.  Makes perfect sense, right?

I'm going to make a couple of predictions:

1) None of the shooters had a Chicago Firearm License.
2) None of the shooters had a FOID.
3) None of the shooters obtained their firearm legally either through and FFL, gun show or legitimate private transfer.
4) None of the shooters' families/friends/neighbors will report their actions or their illegal firearm possession to the authorities. 

So obviously we need ANOTHER 'reasonable, common-sense' law to reduce these kinds of crimes. Still makes perfect sense, right?

Welcome to the mentality of a gun control advocate.

Livin' La Vida Dorka

So I am vicariously living through a friend's experiences at GenCon. Since I wasn't able to go (although I will be attending Worldcon '12 in a few weeks w/ media credentials I might add), I'm satiating myself w/ reading Dork Tower , digging through old game books, having a Star Wars marathon, and arranging mini's.

Up first is the OGRE Mk V that my friend painted for me basing it loosely off of an Afrika Corps pattern from WWII:
 
 It will go well against the PanEuropean Armor Battalion.

Later I was digging through some old boxes of games and came across this:


That's right, The Keep on the Borderlands using D&D Basic from 1981.  The FIRST RPG module I ever played. A human fighter iirc.  I'm highly tempted to rewrite it using a different system and rerun it. Just for fun.

Mass Shooting in Chicago

2 dead, 18 wounded.

The difference?

Just another Friday night in the gun control capitol of the US and it's going to get worse as the weather stays nice. Now we hear about all the laws the PuSH'ers want in place to prevent 'gun violence' especially after the latest spate of media/gun control enabled shootings.  'Assault Weapon Bans', 'High Capacity Assault Clip Bans', Registration, Licensing, Training, Close the 'Gun Show Loophole'...All of these are in place in Chicago and/or Cook County and the city still has 5x the homicide rate of the rest of the state.

Since almost every one of these crimes are gang related either directly or indirectly, who are the ones that are being effected by these bureaucratic attempts at crime control?  Certainly not the criminals. It's the tens of thousands of people who own firearms who aren't hanging out in the streets at 1am flashing gang symbols and doing drugs.  It's also those same tens of thousands that the incompetent so-called 'leaders' of Chicago are blaming for their inability to maintain order.

So yeah, just another Friday night in Chi-town and what we can look forward to nationwide if 'gun control' has its way.

And Jesse Jackson convinces local Sikh leaders to march against 'Assault Weapons' even though none were used in the Temple attack and they are banned in Chicago. Yeah, that makes sense.


h/t to TexasFred

Unintended consequences, Part 1

The interweb tubes are pretty cool, granted; but sometimes I just gotta kick it old school.

Ring…ring…ring…..

Hello, this is Senator Lautenberg’s office.
Me: I’d like to speak to Franky-poo.
One moment please, I’ll see if he’s awake.
Me: Thanks sweet-cheeks.

Frank: Huh…Huh…Hello? Where am I? Why are my legs wet?
Me: Good afternoon Sparky, my name is Boca LeDouche and I had a few questions about your gun control legislative efforts for your razor sharp mind and keen intellect.
Frank: Are your from the Brady Campaign?
Me: Well, let’s just say I’ve been there longer than most of their past employees.
Frank: Wow, it’s always an honor to speak to the survivors.

Me: So I understand your position to be that ammunition magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds should be banned, is that correct?
Frank: Absolutely, there’s no justifiable reason for civilians to own objects which serve only one purpose,,,mass murder
Me: I totally agree, but where will the money come from to pay for confiscating and destroying all the tens of millions already in circulation?
Frank: Wha?…No no no, even if my legislation passes, there won’t be any confiscations.
Me: So you believe that people who already own them can keep them?
Frank: Yes.
Me: For the sole purpose of mass murder?
Frank: Uh, no.
Me: OK, now I’m confused………….What I’m hearing you say is that the criteria for owning an object specifically designed for one reason and one reason only, that being mass murder, is the date on which it is purchased? That sound about right, Senator?
Frank: We have to do something.
Me: I agree, but your legislative effort, regardless of whether or not it’s passed into law, is to encourage people to go buy as many “Hi-cap” mags as their budget will allow as soon as possible. Not to mention encourage the gun manufactures to jack up the prices and send a chunk of their profits to the NRA. Is that what you intended?
Frank: My intention is to help save lives.
Me: Do you believe sending magazine manufactures into overdrive and telling consumers to buy those products in bulk will accomplish that?
Frank: We have to start somewhere. You’re not really with the Brady Campaign are you?

Me: Like I said Senator, razor sharp mind and keen intellect.

Shovel ready project

Writer’s block sucks donkey balls.

But few people appreciate the situation of having too much to say without the crystallization needed to make it worth reading. If I had a USB port in my head and could simply jam a cable in my ear to download my thoughts, I’d have new content more often then I farted after Cinco De Mayo.  I’ve never been an impulsive person prone to rash decisions and that feeds my reluctance to post about things that sound fantastic at first but lose something in translation. I know myself well enough that my raw thoughts can be easily misunderstood.

In short, I’m a sarcastic smart-ass because sarcasm, which is rooted in irony, is the back door to simple ultimate truth. If you head for the main entrance of any debate, be it gun control or any other controversial issue, you’re met with brain dead guards who are “just following orders” and will not let you pass. There’s always multiple side doors available which allow you slip in under the radar and feast on the cheese tray while doing some serious smack-down with your free hand…

We often see it as “I’m a gun owner, but…” or “I support the 2A, but…” or “it’s just common sense” or “we should compromise” and a whole gaggle of other BS ya’ll are well aware of.

I spend most of my time on Huffington Post which provides me with endless entertainment, I think, but I get tired of the cycle.

1. New guy
2. Debate begins
3. Any historical facts, SCOTUS precedent or basic logic is met with ad hom attacks, strawmen. non sequitors and the obligatory dick jokes.
4. The race card is also prominent at any debate regarding the 2A.

We need to encourage this.

They dig their own hole; lets hand them a bigger shovel.