On the Las Vegas shooting

I don't care if every other gun owner played Cops & Robbers, North Hollywood Shootout edition last night with the local constabulary, I didn't.  So anti gunners can go wank right off.

On the UCSB shooting last Friday

I don't care if every other peaceably armed citizen executed a proper Mozambique Drill on some trashy shitbag last Friday, I didn't. So that Martinez father needs to knock the sand off his genitalia and realize some whiny, privileged half asian kid murdered his son.

Gun grabbing tabled......for now

The Senate voted this week and amendments to the base bill were voted down, including the infamous Manchin-Toomey amendment. 

I'm gonna gloat a wee little bit and do my happy dance.  There's still lots of work to be done. I read Delaware is passing a bill for universal background checks.  And that brings me to this quote from the movie Serenity,

'Cause as sure as I know anything I know this: They will try again. Maybe on another world, maybe on this very ground, swept clean. A year from now, ten, they'll swing back to the belief that they can make people... better. And I do not hold to that. So no more running. I aim to misbehave.

Right now they're trying again, and will continue to do so.  It's time for us to misbehave.  Call your politicians and let them know you'll "misbehave" at the polls.   Let them know there are political consequences to their actions. 

I can hear the howling already

Everyone is upset ( or is going to be) when they see this.  However, Do you want Chuck Schumer writing this? Or MAIG?  Maybe Eric Holder, hmmm? 

Nope, I want the guy who works with Alan Gura, to write bills that can be defeated. Also,  rights will be expanded if this bill becomes law.  Granted, it's not "SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED! MOLON LABE!" but, something is going to get passed. Our Congress, even the staunchest of liberty's defenders are spineless jellyfish. As Alan Gottlieb says, there are consequences if the system is abused.  Now the problem I foresee with that is that some vast number of prohibited persons filling out and/or falsifying a 4473, don't get prosecuted.  But I trust SAF a far sight more than the NRA who has been known to sell out for their own self interest. 

Also, I can't remember where, but there is something about if this were to be defunded, it would be permanently shut down. 

Missouri Highway Patrol sells the people it's sworn to protect down the river

Two times now, the MHP has asked for, received and shared with the federal government, exactly who in Missouri has obtained a Concealed Carry Weapons Permit.

The full story is here.

While not a gun registry per se, it is a registry of who has applied for and received a permit to conceal a weapon on their person legally.  Missouri law does not allow this.  It is up to MO AG Chris Koster to investigate and prosecute this. 

Edit: Please forgive me, law enforcement is not sworn to protect people, they are sworn to uphold and enforce the law. 

Sebastian and Bitter ofShall Not be Quesitoned point out the hypocrisy of MAIG

So, with two responses back from the Missouri contigent of MAIG,  both of them have said they either a. My position focuses specifically on gun violence, not the broad right to keep and bear arms. 

or b. I feel efforts to removeillegal guns from the streets are appropriate.  

But Sebastian of Shall Not be Questioned   has pictures & a video of a MAIG rally in Pennsylvania. 

Their end game is confiscation.   If you're not calling out these people every chance you get on their belief, then you should be.  Otherwise, we might find ourselves staring down the barrel of our rifles with a neighbor in our sights. 








 

University City Mayor responds to my letter

I've received the second of what is hopefully six replies, this time from Mayor Shelley Welsch, mayor of University City. 

Mr. Top of the Chain,

Thank you for your note. I appreciate your input.

I will not be renouncing my membership in the Mayors Against Illegal Guns organization. My first responsibility is to protect the safety of our residents.  I feel efforts to remove illegal guns from the streets are appropriate. 

I am not sure where the quote of Michael Bloomberg originated – during his work on this issue or his work on large sodas.  I will say, though, that I don’t believe any recommendations of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns organization infringe in any way on the rights of U.S. citizens.  Details of our proposals can be found at http://www.mayorsagainstillegalguns.org/html/federal/federal.shtml.

Thanks.

Shelley Welsch

Mayor

A common pattern seems to be emerging here, that these mayors want "illegal" guns off the streets.   Yet, when asked they cannot answer definitively, what exactly an "illegal" gun is.  Mayor Welsch asserts MAIG will not infringe upon the rights of U.S. Citizens.  But when Magpul, while fighting the Colorado bill, kept running into lobbyists from MAIG, it seems clear that the mayor is either uninformed about the organization she won't resign from, or a willing and active participant.   

Mayor Welsch is wrong, and shame on her for siding with bigots.   

The peaceful tolerant left

And we're the nuts with guns? 

Kansas City MO mayor responds to my letter

I must say, I wasn't expecting much from Mayor James.   I don't live in his city and his contact form indicated that his office wouldn't respond to inquiries outside of those who work or reside in the KCMO area.  So, thank you Mayor James for responding quite promptly. 

I never held hope a large city mayor would renounce his membership in this organization.  And his response is pretty much what I expected.

Thank you very much for expressing your concerns on this issue. Even though we do not agree on this issue, I appreciate the time you took to share your thoughts with me. 

My position focuses specifically on gun violence, not the broad right to keep and bear arms.  I want to prevent illegal weapons from hitting our streets because these types of weapons are being used to kill the citizens of this City.  In addition, I will continue advocating for municipalities’ rights to access, use, and share data related to best practices in enforcement and for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) to have full authority to effectively enforce laws on illegal guns.

 

So the mayor wants to prevent illegal weapons from hitting our streets.  What exactly is an illegal weapon? Also the phrase;  These types of weapons?   Again, what types of weapons?

Finally why does a municipality need access to firearms trace data?  It is not the municipality's business to know.  Rather, it would be a law enforcement issue.

And mayor, the BATFE, through the Fast & Furious program, failed miserably at enforcing the laws on the books.  In fact, at least one border agent died, and countless Mexican Nationals also.  All of this stems from the ATF losing track of firearms they were tasked with tracing and not allowing to cross the border.  

Again, Mayor James, I call on you to resign your membership in MAIG. 

A letter sent to the Missouri member's of MAIG

I recently sent this letter to the Missouri members of Mayors Against Illegal Guns in the hope of them renouncing their membership in an organization whose members routinely violate the law.

The mayors are,

Mayor Linda Goldstein Clayton, MO

 Mayor Sylvester "Sly" James Jr.
Kansas City, MO

Mayor Randall L. Rhoads
Lee's Summit, MO

Mayor Daniel Diplacido Rock Hill, MO

Mayor Francis Slay St. Louis, MO

Mayor Shelley Welsch University City, MO

I would urge my readers to contact these mayors if you live in Missouri or your own if you reside in another state and demand to know why they would associate such an organization.

Mayor,

I am writing you to ask you why you are a member of the Michael Bloomberg led Mayors Against Illegal Guns?  

As a peacefully armed citizen, I find that when good law abiding citizens are armed, bad things that happen to them tend to go their way.  Yet MAIG is working to disarm me and millions of fellow gun owners. 

Perhaps you don't know some of your fellow MAIG members.  Let me introduce you to them and the hijnks they're involved in.  Recently we have Gainesville FL mayor Craig Lowe, arrested on drunk driving charges.

The full story can be found here. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/gainesville-fla-mayor-found-asleep-crashed-car-charged-dui-article-1.1295715

Also, Marcus Hook PA mayor James Schiliro had a police officer drive a 20 year old to his and allegedly offered sexual favors to the young man while intoxicated and waving a gun around. 

http://www.myfoxphilly.com/story/21756962/mayor-of-marcus-hook-arrested

There are numerous other Mayors who have been less than lawful in their personal and professional lives.  Should you so desire, more information can be found here.

http://www.stopillegalmayors.com/

I certainly wouldn't be a part of an organization where my fellow members cannot hold themselves to the same standard they took an oath to defend, an oath you took as well.  Why would you?

Recently Michael Bloomberg said, "I do think there are certain times we should infringe on your freedom."

No, no he doesn't get to infringe upon my freedom any more than I get to infringe upon his, or yours,  with a free pass.  If you believe that what Michael Bloomberg said is ok, then we have a problem.  The constitution is a check on the power of the government, not a permission slip for you to do as you see fit. 

Sometime, have you probably asked why someone needs an AR-15, or needs a standard capacity thirty round magazine?  Those are inappropriate questions.  The correct question you should be asking is this: What justification does the government have for infringing upon my right to keep and bear arms?

My sincerest hope is that you would help defend those you've been elected to serve from encroachment and erosion of their natural rights, not assist an organization seeking to curtail those rights. Would you please renounce your membership in Mayors Against Illegal Guns? Thank you for taking the time to read this. I look forward to your reply.


We shall see what kind of response I get.   I will not hold my breath, but at least they know that we are watching them.

Me neither sir, me neither

In Oak Harbor WA, a wounded veteran was asked to leave a council meeting after attending a meeting armed. 

An unidentified man though made the most thought provoking statement:

Another citizen addressed the council and stated that his mother was a Jew and that his parents had died in Hitler's gas chambers. "I will not go into the night quietly while these two ask me to board the train," he said.


The man was carrying an M-1 rifle on his shoulder.

I'd stand shoulder to shoulder with this man any day.  And yet, not a single shot was fired, nor a weapon raised and aimed at someone in anger.    No, this was done peacefully, yet forcefully.   We should all hope that this soapbox never reaches the ammo box. 

Piers Morgan broadcasts from Katy TX gun range that advocated for a ban on online ammo sales

That stalward supporter of gun control has found himself at least neutral ground in his agenda for gun control. 

Tactical Firearms in Katy TX (sorry no linky love for them) google it, is hosting Piers Morgan's show Monday night (tonight)

Not satisfied with turning quisling and trying to take out his online competition, the owner Jeremy Alcede has allowed a known anti gun person in Piers Morgan to come into his place of business to broadcast from.

Jeremey Alcede, you've made your bed sir, go sleep in it with your quisling buddies.

Molon Labe!!!!!!!!!!  

Depends on what your definition of average is

So Chuck the Schmuck has claimed that the NRA is a "Fringe Group" and doesn't represent the average American Gun Owner. 

So in looking up the word "average" I found the following;

Adjective

Constituting the result obtained by adding together several quantities and then dividing this total by the number of quantities.

I guess if you only represent the James Yeagers, Alex Jones' and their nut huggers, then yeah, 'average' isn't.

But when the NRA adds 250,000 new members, really how many of those folks are what Chuck the Schmuck considers average?  

Gun Appreciation Day

Jan 19 of this year is gun appreciation day.   A broad coalition of PACs & gun rights organizations are aiming to show a united front for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.

A petition is available to sign to show support for the endeavor. 

http://gunappreciationday.com/index

So when is the right time to lay claim to standing your ground?

And this is what we fight:

The parents of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin say Floridians who initiate confrontations should not be allowed to invoke the state’s “stand-your-ground law,” which permits using deadly force against those who pose a risk of killing or seriously injuring someone.

Pray tell, why? exactly should we not be allowed to invoke it?  Who initiated this confrontation?   It is not known, as far as I can tell.   That is why George Zimmerman sits in a jail cell in Florida awaiting trial.  

Hell & No

Environmental wackos these days, watcha gonna do with them?  It seems that six groups feel the need to pester peaceably armed citizens about the lead they fill their hands with, when it comes time to harvest Bambi. 

Tam, back in 2010 had something to say about this previously.

* There is anecdotal evidence that the banning of traditional ammunition would have an adverse impact on government bureaucrat populations.

It would also have an adverse impact on environmentalist and junk scientist populations.

QOTD - Elie Mystal

And please, never own a gun. It’s exactly the kind of people who don’t know how to take care of themselves without a weapon who think that owning a firearm will somehow make it all better — and then end up shooting their way out of a situation that simply required some common sense.

QOTD found here.

I was reminded of Robb's post about driving to work  the other day when I read the above quote.  Of course instead of whipping out his gat and gunning down the offender, he thought discretion was in order and simply walked away.  A gun doesn't make it all better, but better to be armed and able to respond with equal or superior force than to cower when someone who lacked restraint visits violence upon you. 

Whatcha doin? Imma fixin to call me out some cracka gun shop owners.

So Jesse Jackson is gonna march on gun shops?  Part of an industry that had a 30.6 percent job growth between 2008 and 2011, he's going to attack a growing part of our economy where jobs to be created.  How fun is it going to be watching this foul piece of humanity leave loafer prints on his genitalia. 

When the HuffPo offers you chocolate. sniff it first

Because it might be a load of bullshit instead.

This treaty is the wet dream of every despotic tyrant on the face of the earth.  

Not even firearms are immune to the call of free gubmint cheese

Corporate welfare? For the gun industry? In this era, where gun sales are going through the roof?  

Up is down, left is right, and New York of all places is where this is happening.