http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=canWdPwubA4
Sam Stone— a country song about a drug-addicted Vietnam vet who returns to a life without hope or meaning—is the most brutal piece of music I’ve ever heard. I was thinking about the song while reading the Daily Mail. “The ex-girlfriend of fugitive former cop Christopher Dorner came forward on Thursday to say the man she used to date had trouble acclimating to his life after his military career.” As we hurtle towards gunageddon—armed confrontation between Americans exercising their Constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms and law enforcement officers (LEOs) seeking to deprive them of that right—I wonder how many veterans will get caught-up in the melee. Meanwhile, here’s some news about what has . . .
Just what we don’t need: a former ATF director as the U.S. Senator from Massachusetts. Michael Sullivan, Sean Bielat eye Senate bostonherald.com
MAIG Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s pension fund proxy (not Hizzoner himself, apparently) reckons the firearms industry is a safe bet. NYC mayor dissented from vote to sell gun stocks sfgate.com
Steven Colbert disses Steven Seagal [via washingtonpost.com]
Filling our schools with gun-toting guys who have nowhere to be during work hours might give some parents pause but rest assured, mom and dad, these volunteer posses are getting top-notch training… The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a gun is an even worse actor. We know Hollywood violence is the real problem. Therefore it is also the solution. It’s just like fighting fire with fire. If your house is on fire, call an arsonist. He’ll know what to do.
TTAG’s flagged this false flag gun guy before. And now Adam Winkler declares that The Second Amendment Is All for Gun Control dailybeast.com
Or not. Lexington library, health department remove signs banning firearms kentucky.com
Oh and she was arrested, too. UIC: Staffer on leave after bringing handgun to campus chicagotribune.com
Sticks and stones . . . “He was very skilled and crafty as far as making makeshift edged weapons inside the prison. That was in the forethoughts of the officers. He was able to almost kill an officer with some eyeglasses.” Texas police fatally shoot fugitive Fla. prisoner seattlepi.com
Whether she died via negligent discharge or murder, Reeva Steenkamp RIP.
One bad apple? “On Tuesday, law enforcement officials arrested Everett Basham, 45, a Silicon Valley engineer who once worked with Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak.” Yee calls death threat over gun measures explicit and chilling latimes.com
Funny how no one seems to mention that Dorner was pro-gun control . . .
Didn’t his manifesto brag about how easy it was for him to use a trust to get his NFA goodies?(edit: yes) He used quicken wills to make a trust and payed $10 for a notary to get his SBRs and silencers. I thought him having silencers was old news.
It makes the optimist in me feel like there is hope for New Yorkers. Sheriffs are elected and are responsible to the citizens, while police chiefs are appointed and responsible to their overlords. IMO, there is a huge difference in attitude between smaller town and county LEOs and the thugs with badges in the cities.
Once again a non veteran passes judgement on something he has no experience of. I will only speak for myself. I do not look forward to bringing that guy, my other military self back out to play. If I spend the rest of my life doing no harm to others I will be a happy man. But, if it’s a choice between bringing him out again or selling my children and grandkids and country out. then he gets the nod.
Hopefully the courts will knock most of this crap down before it gets to the point were it’s units, both for and against, taking the field on mainstreet America.
At that point you will be glad to have those vets with you.
And from where does Jim Barret source this fact?
The Connecticut State Police have yet to release their report on the Newtown shootings. Any public information about how Nancy Lanza stored her weapons is uninformed speculation.
It’s not like NY was tolerable before the “SAFE” act. Where were they in 1993? Where are they on may-issue?
Wow. I wonder what will happen when told they
have to start enforcing this “law”?
Until the last opinion issued by Jerry Brown as Attorney General, it was generally believed that officres who purchased weapons when they were workng could keep them when they retired, which included M4s and other fully automatic rifles. LEOs are generally exempted from the limitiations imposed on mere civilians. It is a commonly offered crumb to garner police support of gun rights limitations. Brown determined that when a leo resigns or retires, he isn’t a LEO any longer and hmust turn in such items. I am sure there are thousands of noncompliant firearms in the state.
I applaud Midwya for taking this stance. For what it is worth also, this act avoids the inevitable paperwork error where a person of dubious integrity utilizes false documents to get their hands on LEO (designated by what? county, city, state, parrish) exemption documents or something that look like them. GOOD CYA!!
Excellent response! I don’t understand why I should weep. I don’t know how any politician that was apart of passing that turd could read this and not feel stupid.
I have an MBA and help run a business and all I can say is CTD has behaved very unethical. I will never do business with them because of their actions. Also, that $100k that was donated to SAF is just windfall from the markup lately and if they were willing to give up that much, just imagine how much they actually made from screwing people.
The way the lead perp reacts to the sight of an AR-15 says it all.
Be afraid, be VERY Afraid
I know some gun owning MORONS that scoff at the very idea of gun confiscation, they are in absolute denial at the level of Evil that has engulfed this nation in the previous 5 years
im a convicted fellon from missouri i have 2 class c fellonies for burglary no wepons were used or stolen and nobody was hurt i was convicted in 2005 for both did my time and got off parole in 2005 i have had only 3 minor traffic tickets in that time and cant even petition the govoner to get my hunting rights bak because missouri dont want fellons armed our constitution says that when u have served your time for crimes commited they CAN NOT be held aginst u from that point on also i do believe that violent crimes need x amount of years to get rights bak but for nonviolent crimes like theft and childsupport or dwi should get rights back even if they have to wait seven years my family of me my wife and three kids live off 340 dollars a month and i cant even hunt to feed them let alone proect em if someone comes into our house with a gun thats not right hell we cant even own a bow or black powder without worring about going to jail cause anything that shoots a projectile is banned so this even includes a sling shot come on ppl wtf is wrong with seciety today guns dont kill ppl stupid ppl with guns kill ppl i cant even teach my boys how to handle and respect a firearm this is wrong i wish the government would show a little trust to some of us we all make mistakes i mean hell our government has more crooks and criminals in it than most prison systems and they tote guns every day all i want to do is hunt to feed my family and the only way i can do that i by buying elegal guns off the street which is breaking the law nd hunt elegaly which once again is breaking the law when did providing and feeding your family become a fellony in this country? anyone no?
i got offole in parole in 2009
I used to do business with CTD for many years, but after their cowardly response to Sandy Hook and their current price gouging on magazines and ammo they will never receive another dime of my money. Sorry but they showed their true colors and are now paying the price for it. 100k for the 2A foundation will not buy their way back into my good graces.
This retired sailor concurs…the term is “former marine” according to my friends in the USMC. This fool was no marine.
The majority of the population of UK are legally “British citizens”, and explicitly not “British subjects”. The latter is a very narrow legal term these days, and applies to very few people – and even fewer citizens.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_subject#After_1983
Thanks for that. I learned something today.
I can see counties opting out, just like cities in California decided to become “amnesty” cities for people residing in the country illegally. If the governor decides to use the state police to enforce this law in rural areas, things could get dicey.
Imagine a civil war, not state by state, but county by county. Maybe Texas would mobilize to free the “oppressed” people of New York. 😉
Thank you for removing it.
It astounds & sends a chill down my spine me that Barack Hussein Obama garners any credibility or support (much less his ever having been elected to begin with!) given his enormous contempt & hostility towards the Constitutional principles & laws our Republic was founded upon! That’s not even mentioning the subsequent litany of betrayals & treasonous acts he has committed & flagrantly gotten away with that would have seen any ‘white’ Republican or Independent indicted & prosecuted!
http://dcclothesline.wordpress.com/2013/02/16/ft-hood-massacre-survivors-betrayed-by-obama-too-in-his-litany-of-treacheries-that-just-goes-on-on/#more-4061
Forgive, but don’t forget. We’ve all made decisions that we later regretted, and it’s a learning process. As for the poor souls in Kalif, sorry, but that’s the price and problem with living there, and the reason I no longer live there. CTD and the other mfgrs are doing the right thing, and need to stick to their guns. The good citizens, and most importantly, the law enforcement officers in the affected states, need to raise a hue and cry and show that their and our rights per the 2nd amendment are not to be affected and changed by the actions of a few mental patients on the streets and a large group of them in DC!
“and no, idiot..”
And that’s when he lost the argument.
Was he talking about a firearm or a senator?
100K to Gun Rights — well, that just means they sold 1000 of the basic AR mags they are selling for $99.95 each!! I am finished with them!!
This is right in SAF’s backyard. Can someone from WA contact SAF and see if they are already on the case so to speak.
I agree that people should have kept that quiet… and yet here we are re-republishing it…?
They’ve been jumping up and down about the Mini 14 in Canada ever since Marc Lepine shot all those girls. “We won’t go after hunting rifles!” but the Mini 14 is a hunting rifle…
Bravo. Our Sheriffs seem to be waking up. Here’s a similar, recent letter written by the Montana Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association:
Montana Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association Position on Gun Legislation
Adopted February 7, 2013 by the Board of Directors
http://mspoa.org/
The Montana Sheriffs & Peace Officers Association (MSPOA) is
committed to public safety, and each of our members has taken an oath
to uphold and protect the Constitution of the State of Montana and
the United States Constitution, including the Second Amendment.
The MSPOA believes in the Second Amendment of the United States
Constitution, which guarantees the right of the people to keep and
bear arms and that this right shall not be infringed. It is important
to note that no legislation affecting this right has been introduced.
As our state and country continue to discuss and debate gun control
legislation, the position of our association remains steadfast: the
MSPOA will not waver in our defense of the Constitution and will
stand to preserve our constituents’ right to possess firearms and the
protections insured by the other nine amendments contained in the
Bill of Rights.
The MSPOA feels that any legislation that takes away constitutional
protections, including gun rights, from law-abiding citizens will not
alleviate or eliminate the threat from violent or mentally ill
individuals. In fact, it would expose our law-abiding neighbors to
violence with fewer resources to counter them with.
America has endured violent assaults of children and adults at the
hands of criminals who have used firearms as well as other weapons.
The MSPOA does not believe that it is the fault of the weapon, but
that of the often mentally disturbed individual who wields it. The
MSPOA has long supported the efforts of the mental health community
and will continue to do so.
As professional peace officers, elected and sworn to uphold both the
State and U.S. Constitutions, we additionally believe in the
importance of the division of power and roles of each of the three
branches of government, at both the state and federal level. MSPOA
feels that now is the time to discuss violence in its totality, not
simply as an issue of “gun” violence. Violence is a result of a
breakdown on many fronts: family, gangs, drugs, lack of proper mental
health treatment, and the proliferation of violence in media, just to
name a few. The discussion must include stakeholders from all
disciplines who are dedicated to and willing to address the myriad
and complex issues related to the safety of our communities and our country.
The MSPOA remains committed to the safety of the citizens of the
State of Montana. We will dedicate our efforts toward active
participation in the legislative process and the protection of the
rights of the people of our state. We welcome and encourage our
neighbors’ active participation in this process as well. As Congress
and the Montana legislature debate issues surrounding violence, the Second Amendment, and gun rights, the MSPOA will insure that our voices will be heard.
Nice gesture, but what % of sales is LEo for this company?