Over at Borderland Beat Chivis Martinez reports that the drug cartels’ supression of Mexico’s press continues under the country’s new President. While the corruption [on both sides of the border] is beyond dispute, it’s also true that journalists are literally defenseless against the cartels’ reign of terror. The lesson for America is the same as it ever was: the Second Amendment protects the First.
“On December of 2012, the reporter and general director of the digital newspaper www.ojinaganoticias.com.mx felt optimistic about 2013. “Well people, I feel happy and cheerful because I think that this year comes strong in my goals that I’ve been wanting to achieve and with all the effort in the world, I have achieved them, thanks to all the people that read the digital newspaper”. Jaime Gonzales Dominguez officially launched the newest Ojinafa news website on February 18th. Two weeks later, on March 3rd, Jaime Gonzalez Dominguez, 38, became the first journalist killed during the presidency of Enrique Peña Nieto . . .
“Jaime was executed around 6:30 pm at the intersection of Trasviña and Retes Street, downtown of Ojinaga, Chihuahua. According to witnesses the sicarios took the reporters camera with them when they left. Carlos Gonzalez, spokesman of the General Prosecutor of the State (FGE), reported investigators discovered at the scene 17 shell casings of caliber 5.77 x 28 known as ‘cop killers,’ for the ability to penetrate bullet proof vest protectors.
[Note: the gun that fired the bullets was an FN FiveseveN. The ammo which gave the gun it’s reputation for vest penetration is restricted to law enforcement sales.]
“Identifying the motive behind the execution is difficult. Especially since the reporting by Jaime was seemingly that of commerce and city events. However, one can reach a logical conclusion that perhaps Jaime was providing information to a party that his executioners wanted stopped. The fact that the sicarios absconded with the camera strongly supports such a theory.
“The Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights condemned the crime. ‘The Rapporteur expresses its concern and calls Mexican authorities to act with expediency to identify the motives behind the crime and use all the judicial instruments at its disposal to identify and sanction the material and intellectual authors,’ the Rapporteur said in a press release.
“The Knights Center states that Mexico continues to be among the most dangerous countries in the continent for journalists. According to a recent interactive map from the organization Article 19, Chihuahua has been one of the most violent states for journalists in the last twelve years
“The website founded by Jaime Gonzales Dominguez announced that this will most likely be the last issue.”
Except for the occasional idiot walking around Walmart with a SIGMA 9 dangling from an uncle Mikes holster and not even remotely secured to their front pocket…..no, other then that I can’t tell.
I really need to get some rifle training so this isn’t so very applicable for me. Noobies of the gun world… UNITE! …with all muzzles pointed down range.
Thanks for the tip.
” “I am over-managed and I am under-respected as a citizen and a human being.’ I think the right has a point there. We need to stop fearing capable, empowered, independent-thinking individuals.”
And that is the key to understanding the leftist politicians, from Obama on down to the mayor of NYC – they do NOT WANT an America full of “capable, empowered, independent-thinking individuals.” They want a bunch of dependent, incapable, jello-brained victims who rely on the state for everything. That enhances the powers of the rulers.
A bat stops a highway project and all the major news outlets go crazy, but the MSM is completely silent about Mexico — awesome!
*facepalm+tear
Shame on you Ms Feinstien, you might as well say the same thing about police, firefighters, doctors, nursers, well you get the idea.
Do tell how one would go about getting their FFL03 and the process it incurs.
What all of these government people are failing to realize with this is that it isn’t just the MILITARY who has PTSD. PTSD can occur to ANYONE who has had a traumatic experience, from abuse, rape, car accidents, robberies, etc. So there is no way that the government should ever be allowed to declare that just because a military veteran or personnel should not be allowed to own personal weapons is pure crap and just something to push towards the stupid ignorant people of this nation who follow the government gun grabbers.
How on earth is PTST a “new phenomenon” when it has been well documented throughout the history of warfare… I stopped reading this nonsense after that part.
tdiinva: Bingo. You’re right on the money with that one.
Dyspeptic Gunsmith: I don’t have any doubts that there are police officers who enjoy senseless killing. One ex-cop who lived next to a barn where I (briefly) kept my horse apparently liked to shoot horses with his rifle on occasion. Because the police couldn’t find the bullets (apparently they went clear through the horses’ heads), the guy was never prosecuted or arrested. So yeah, there are some assholes in uniforms.
I said nothing about hating dogs in my post. If the dogs are threatening the officers, then the officers have a legal right to shoot, provided that the officers have a warrant to be in the house.
I am not saying that it isn’t wrong when SWAT teams bust in through the wrong door with automatic rifles and tear gas, then shoot the family dog, or worse, the terrified homeowner. I am, however, saying that the police community as a whole shouldn’t be vilified for actions of the dumb asses in the group.
It’s no different than trying to vilify the gun community every time a psychopath kills a kid with a gun. Or every time a guy has an ND and shoots himself in the leg. Or every time somebody cleans his (or her) gun and forgets to unload it. Sure, go after those responsible, but it’s idiotic to hate the entire group of people.
Now, I’m from the West Coast, and I’ve heard about a few… less than positive experiences with LEOs on the East Coast, from West Coast cops, none the less. So, perhaps there is a different police culture over there. I can’t say that I know from experience.
But the mindless “All cops are bastards” mentality doesn’t get anybody anywhere positive, especially when folks actively look for reasons to hate police officers. As I’m sure you know from your vast experience, anecdotal evidence does not tend to generalize well. If you can find evidence that shows that majority (even a simple majority) of LEOs have behavioral issues resulting in sociopathic tendencies that manifests itself in cruelty to animals and anti-social activity, I’d love to see it.
Otherwise, when I hear “Every cop is awful and I don’t like them” I can’t help but translate it to, “I’m generally a jackass to every cop I meet, and I don’t understand why these guys get upset when I don’t treat them like humans. With that in mind, I’ll look to any fault in their ranks and generalize it to everybody.”
Your middle age angst would be better directed at corrupt law makers and politicians who try to take away your rights.
I suppose it counts for nothing to banners that it’s clearly holding its fire.
“…training-up and coordinating armed parents, teachers or administrators. The sooner we face this fact the safer our children will be.”
This demands personal responsibility, fortitude, and the willingness to take action as individuals and a community rather than wait to be spoonfed by the inept and corrupt government. Does that sound like modern America to you?
Pretty much every SRO I’ve ever known couldn’t hit anything with a service weapon if they tried anyway…not surprised there was no injury.
Seriously, WTF is a gun doing out of the holster inside the building anyway, unless there is an active shooter in the hallway with them?
John Hinderaker over at PowerLine said that, based on looking at the data in the study, the headline for the study should have been:
“New Study Finds Firearms Laws Do Nothing to Prevent Homicides”
One part of his analysis: “But what jumps out at you when you read Fleegler’s article is that the decrease in fatalities that he documents relates almost exclusively to suicides.”
Full article here: http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2013/03/new-study-finds-firearms-laws-do-nothing-to-prevent-homicides.php
Here‘s an excellent article discussing how a large numbers of “degrees of freedom” in study methodology makes it possible to show a statistically significant correlation for anything you wish, even if it doesn’t really exist.
You might have noticed, this study is shot through with such degrees of freedom. The construction of their scoring function alone must have dozens of them. Then there’s the choice of statistical test, the decision to compare by quartile rather than by quintile, or individually, the decision whether or not to include suicides, etc.
While SRO’s do present a partial solution, I can’t help but keep believing that encouraging teachers to get their CCW and carry in the classroom is still the best deterrent. It costs next to nothing, puts the protection in the classroom with the kids, where it should be, and provides for not just one, but possibly over a dozen armed defenders.
Arm teachers and I guarantee that these school shootings will be stopped.
I called Feinsteins office to find out their position on this, they are in the process of trying to excuse the statements because of the flood of negative calls in response to her lame statement. IMHO the Senator should be charged under Federal laws for practicing medicine without a license, since she is trying to make the case that people she has never met have PTSD. As a veteran who has served honorably Aug 1976 to May 1998), and I have never been diagnosed with PTSD, I have passed several psychological screenings, required for specialized military duties such as duty as being a Drill Sergeant, , the Senator is obviously making highly questionable statements in order to do nothing but push a political agenda.
The article states
“The problem with expanding this is that, you know, with the advent of PTSD, which I think is a new phenomenon as a product of the Iraq War, it’s not clear how the seller or transfer of a firearm covered by this bill would verify that an individual was a member or veteran and there was no impairment of that individual with respect to having a weapon like this.”
Apparently the Senator is so deficient in her investigation of this issue that she never heard of “shell Shock”, “Soldiers Heart” or “Battle Fatigue” all of which date back to at least, WW1.
Perhaps the people of California should try to elect a Senator who is willing to actually study the issue before going on a political rampage to push her vendetta against those who honorably served the nation with their lives?
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