DHS Fast and Furious OIG report fed to Los Angeles Times, not to public
Website: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/
... "'The report � also said that a Homeland Security special agent on the border was collaborating with the ATF in Fast and Furious, but his 'senior leaders' in Arizona never read his updates about fundamental flaws with the failed gun tracking operation,' The Times story continues. 'Had they done so, Homeland Security officials could have tried to close down the operation before one of their Border Patrol agents, Brian Terry, was killed not far from Tucson.'" ...
Even After All This, We�re Still Winning
"As the People of the Gun emerge from the winter of our discontent, it�s time to take a look at the big picture. Only six months ago, I foolishly thought the gun rights war had nearly been won except for a few mopping up actions. Our movement had been on a twenty-year roll. The anti-gun lobby was virtually given up for dead by pundits who lamented the apparent triumph of those crazy Second Amendment supporters. But what a difference one election can make. Emboldened by the re-election of Mr. Obama and the fact that they had two years to work before the 2014 mid-terms, on the heels of Newtown the anti-gun forces launched an attack that can be compared to the Ardennes counter-offensive of December, 1944 . . ." ...
CPR and the armed citizen are all about outcomes.
Submitted by: The Anonymoose
Website: http://cprcorollary.com
..."Gun control is also in the news, with its insistent interference with the right of self-defense as if gun control can somehow be present when and where it is needed most: at the scene of the crime. Like the Good Samaritan who comes to the medical aid of a stranger, the armed citizen brings what gun control can never deliver, and that is that the citizen can and does fight violence where it is fought best; at the scene of the crime. Instead of noodling this one out in debates and anti-gun editorials, why not consult private citizen gun owners instead of bureaucrats consulting other bureaucrats?" ...
Defining the debate: The Second Amendment and the assault weapons ban
"In 1791, after their bloody struggle for independence from the oppressive English crown, our forefathers ratified our foundational document � the Constitution � along with James Madison�s elucidation of the individual citizens� personal and natural God-given rights, the Bill of Rights. It is the latest challenge to the second of these original 10 Amendments � Sen. Dianne Feinstein�s (D-CA) Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 � that we�re addressing today." ...
Gear Review: Taser Axon Flex
"In the increasingly litigious world we live in, simply being of good character and stating the whole truth often isn�t enough. Pictures can be taken out of context, witnesses can lie, and a good lawyer can spin situations to the point where you�re no longer in the right in the eyes of a jury. That�s where the Taser Axon Flex comes into the picture, providing officers (and others) the ability to capture an entire event, not just what happens in front of the cruiser�s dashboard camera . . ." ...
7 Liberal Hypocrites Who Call For Gun Control While Being Protected By Guns
"One of the great ironies of the gun control debate is that everyone who calls for gun control still wants a man with a gun protecting him. Every governor in America has armed security. You have to go through a metal detector guarded by men with guns to get into the Capitol building. Barack Obama has hundreds of Secret Service agents carrying fully automatic weapons who protect his safety. ..." ...
"Unfortunately, there are some people in this country who apparently believe they're so special, so elite, so much better than the rest of the 'riff-raff,' that they should have a right to be protected even if you don't." ...
Another Mayor Against Illegal Guns in criminal trouble
"Marcus Hook, Pa. Mayor James 'Jay' Schiliro�s name has disappeared from the roster of Mayors Against Illegal Guns after being charged in an incident that allegedly involved firing a handgun and false imprisonment."
"Schiliro was one of 600 mayors to sign an open letter to the U.S. Senate earlier this year demanding tougher gun laws."
"It is the latest addition to a string of MAIG members exposed in January by the Bellevue-based Second Amendment Foundation as having criminal problems. Recently former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was indicted on various criminal charges, and he was also a MAIG member according to a 2009 roster. And today, ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was denied leave from jail to see his family ...'" ...
National Gun Fever Shows No Sign of Breaking
"Apparently, there will be no ban on assault weapons."
"Never mind that [name redacted] used a Bushmaster AR-15 assault-type rifle to rip apart the bodies of children at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Forget the fact that [name redacted], the alleged Aurora, Colo., movie theater shooter, fired, among other weapons, an AR-15."
"Nor does it seem to make any difference that [name redacted] -- the man who shot Gabby Giffords and killed six others, including a 9-year-old girl -- used a high-capacity magazine that the Clinton-era assault-weapons ban rendered illegal. A high-capacity magazine also enabled the massacre committed by [name redacted], who killed 32 people at Virginia Tech." ...
Rangel�s Assault Weapons Whopper
Submitted by: D. Smith
"Rep. Charlie Rangel falsely claimed there are 'millions of kids dying, being shot down by assault weapons.' In fact, fewer than 100,000 persons younger than 20 years old died of gun violence, including suicide, over a 30-year period through 2010, government data show. About two-thirds of those deaths � or nearly 65,000 � were homicides."
"That�s for all guns, not just assault weapons. ..." ...
Incendiary Image of the Day: We AR Young
Quote of the Day: Poking the Beehive Edition
"'There was one certain impact of proposing to ban the sale of assault weapons: it was guaranteed to stir gun-rights proponents to action. Ever since Obama was elected, they�ve been claiming that he wanted to ban guns. Gun-control advocates mocked this claim�then proposed to ban a gun. Not only that, the gun they were trying to ban happened to be the most popular rifle in America. ..."
Question of the Day: Were You an Anti-Gun Liberal? (video available)
"A liberal is a conservative who hasn�t been mugged yet. Anyone who�s stared into the cold dead eyes of an aggressor � someone ready, willing and able to mess you up just �cause � may suddenly find their opinion of armed self-defense 'evolving.' justinwoolee�s wife illustrates the point perfectly. Truth be told, both myself and Nick Leghorn made a similar journey. ..."
Molon Labe Industries �Adopts� Two Sniper Teams
"Molon Labe Industries, manufacturers of polymer magazines and accessories for rifle platforms, has launched a new Adopt a Sniper program. The program allows for customers to make a cash donation from as little as one dollar to as much as their heart desires through a donation button featured on Molon Labe Industries website. The fund will be applied toward obtaining much needed gear for the two deployed teams. Each sniper team is comprised of two individuals (a total of four people) who are currently stationed in Arghandab, Kandahar, Afghanistan." ...
VA: Abused Wife in VA Shoots Husband During Attack (video story)
"According to a report by WRIC.com, a woman in VA was forced to defend herself against her own husband when he attacked her."
"Hearing the incident a neighbor called 911."
"The husband was taken to an area hospital where he is in stable condition. He will be charged with two counts of domestic violence." ...
IN: Resident Shoots and Kills 1 of 2 Armed Robbers (video story)
"Officers in IN were responding to reports of a person shot last Sunday."
"According to WISHTV.com, Officers determined that the male resident shot one person who was trying to robe[sic] him. Another armed robber got away." ...
GA: Police Arrest 2 Teen In Ga. Baby Killing
Submitted by: xqqme
... "... West had just been to the post office a few blocks from her apartment Thursday morning and was pushing her son, Antonio, in his stroller ..." ...
"West said a tall, skinny teenager, accompanied by a smaller boy, asked her for money." ...
"'When you have a baby, you spend all your money on babies. They�re expensive. And he kept asking and I just said 'I don�t have it.' And he said, 'Do you want me to kill your baby?' And I said, 'No, don�t kill my baby!'"
"One of the teens fired four shots, grazing West�s ear and striking her in the leg, before he walked around to the stroller and shot the baby in the face." ...
Submitter comment: Which is evil, the firearm or the teenage thug, and would there have been a different result if the mother had been armed and able to defend her infant child?
KABA Note: Easy pickin's when you see someone leaving the Post Office where your victims are required to be defenseless by federal law.
That�s the Sound of Chickens Coming Home to Roost
"Gosh, things are starting to get a little uncomfortable in the Senate these days. The senior harridan from California went to all the trouble to draw up a new, more restrictive 'assault weapons' ban, but can�t manage to round up enough members of her own party to get even close to passage. So Harry Reid ... yanked the AWB from the larger gun control bill so that it won�t kill the chances of the remaining, less off-putting items on the gun-controllers� to-do list ... But while DiFi isn�t happy, her baby is only mostly dead. She�s been promised a vote on adding her common sense gun ban back to the big bill as an amendment once it reaches the Senate floor. Which is exactly what some of her colleagues in the majority fear most . . ." ...
UN holds �final� conference on Arms Trade Treaty
"On March 18, the UN convened the second 'final' round of the UN Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty that is set to last until March 28. Using the draft treaty made available during the final days of the previous 'final' conference in July as a starting point, delegates continue to ignore some of the major issues threatening the rights of civilian gun owners worldwide." ...
Obama Urges Vote on Gun Measures, Including Assault Weapons Ban
"With the Senate set to consider a comprehensive gun package next month, President Obama urged Congress to seriously consider all of the gun measures which passed the Senate Judiciary Committee, including the contentious assault weapons ban."
"'These ideas shouldn�t be controversial � they�re common sense. They�re supported by a majority of the American people. And I urge the Senate and the House to give each of them a vote,' the president said in his weekly address." ...
Lee Proposes Supermajority to Pass Gun Control Bills
"Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, will offer an amendment to the Democrats� fiscal 2014 budget resolution that seeks to require a two-thirds majority for the passage of any gun control legislation in the Senate."
"The amendment by Lee, a member of the Judiciary Committee who has tea party backing, comes ahead of the biggest floor debate on gun control in nearly two decades. Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced Thursday that he would bring a package of gun-related bills to the floor during the week of April 8, when lawmakers return from their two-week spring recess." ...
NRA scores victory as Obama appeals court nominee withdraws
"President Barack Obama�s nominee to fill one of the vacancies on the powerful appeals court in Washington withdrew Friday, two weeks after the Senate blocked her from a getting a confirmation vote."
"The National Rifle Association had opposed New York attorney Caitlin Halligan due to her involvement while Solicitor General for the state of New York in a lawsuit against gun manufacturers. The NRA said she had tried to undermine a federal law which prohibited lawsuits against gun manufacturers in cases involving criminal misuse of firearms." ...
Concealed carry setback reveals dangers of plowing new legal ground
"A disappointing setback for the rights of armed citizens issued Thursday by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reveals the tough legal ground that Second Amendment defenders are plowing, because they are bound to hit rocks, if not boulders, somewhere in the field."
"But, like the determined farmer breaking new ground, these Second Amendment legal pioneers step back, repair and sharpen their plow blades and either work around the obstacles or move them out of the way so their seeded rows may be straight and true." ...
BREAKING: NY on SAFE Act: Judiciary Has No Power Over Legislative, Executive Branches
"Today is the day when the State of New York was due to turn in their documents stating why the 'message of necessity' used to skip the mandated 3-day wait and push the SAFE Act through to a vote (without any debate or the chance to read the legislation) was constitutional under a 'show cause' order from the Appellate Division of the state�s judicial branch. But rather than providing support of their view of the constitutionality of their actions, Governor Cuomo and his cronies argued that the judicial branch has no jurisdiction and cannot interfere with the Legislative and Executive branches (full text here). In short, FOAD. ..." ...
NY: New York: Legal action filed against Gov. Cuomo�and more outrageous behavior by the governor
"This week, the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association�with the full support of the NRA�filed a complaint challenging the New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Act in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York."
"'The National Rifle Association is committed to defending the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding New Yorkers,' said Chris W. Cox, executive director of NRA�s Institute for Legislative Action. 'Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature usurped the legislative and democratic process in passing these extreme anti-gun measures with no committee hearings and no public input. This obvious disrespect for New Yorkers and their Second Amendment rights will not be tolerated.'" ...
DHS Denies Massive Ammunition Purchase
"The Department of Homeland Security responded Friday to questions from Rep. Tim Huelskamp, R-Kan., about why the agency was allegedly planning to buy some 1.6 billion rounds of ammunition over the next five years."
"DHS told Whispers it regularly fills all of its goods and services requirements at one time because it's cheaper for the agency, and that the 1.6 billion number was misleading because the language of DHS's purchase said it would need 'up to' a certain amount."
"One solicitation by the agency�for training centers and law enforcement personnel�was for 'up to' 750 million rounds of training ammunition over the next five years, DHS spokesman Peter Boogaard told Whispers." ...
CA: Update: LAPD Pay-Up for Pickup
"A reader writes:"
"FYI, yesterday�s blog post about the compensation offered to the victims of a mistaken identity LA PD shooting ('Keep your truck and FOAD') was based on an NBC-Los Angeles article from Mar. 13. It wasn�t particularly up-to-date. nbclosangeles.com has a more recent report: 'A $40,000 check was delivered to the office of an attorney for two newspaper delivery women whose pickup was shot up by Los Angeles police.' So the victims took the cash to buy themselves a new truck, finally. Without sacrificing their right to sue for millions, presumably. Also, note this interesting little tidbit, from the same article . . ." ...
GA: Atlanta officer accused of sexting 15-year-old
"An Atlanta police officer has been accused of sending inappropriate text messages to a 15-year-old girl."
"The officer, whose name was not released, has been placed on administrative duty pending the outcome of an internal investigation, according to Sgt. Greg Lyon with Atlanta police." ...
MD: City to pay man $150,000 for false imprisonment
"An innocent man imprisoned for seven months by Baltimore police on the basis of his reputed nickname will be awarded $150,000 to settle his lawsuit."
"The Board of Estimates is set to pay the sum tomorrow to Darren Brown, who charged four police officers with acting 'with deliberate and/or reckless disregard for the truth' while conducting an investigation of an August 2008 shooting ..." ...
"The Brown case is the latest of scores of settlements since 2008 � costing taxpayers an average of $3.5 million a year � paid to citizens who have accused police of misconduct (here and here). Included in these fees are as much as $700,000 a year that the city spends for outside counsel defending officers from lawsuits." ...
WI: Woman raped by officer during 911 response files lawsuit
"A woman raped by a Milwaukee police officer who responded to her 911 call in July 2010 has filed a civil suit against the former officer, the Police Department, Chief Edward Flynn and the city."
"The officer, Ladmarald Cates, has since been fired from the department. In January 2012, a federal jury convicted him of violating the woman's civil rights by engaging in aggravated sexual abuse while acting under color of law. He is serving a 24-year prison term." ...
PA: Grand jury indicts ex-Pittsburgh police Chief Nate Harper
"The attorneys for former Pittsburgh Police Chief Nathan Harper said he plans to plead guilty to the tax and conspiracy crimes he's been charged with."
"Lawyers Robert Leight and Robert Del Greco said Harper has acknowledged misusing nearly $32,000 in police department funds."
"'The lure of the accessibility of an unmonitored account proved to be too much of a temptation,' Del Greco said. 'It really lured him in. It was an irresistible temptation.'" ...
PA: Pittsburgh police officer faces court date over Dormont incident with girlfriend
"A Pittsburgh police officer is scheduled to appear in court next month on a charge that he assaulted his girlfriend."
"Officer Michael Flynn, 35, of Pittsburgh's Westwood neighborhood, was reassigned to the warrant office Monday while the city Office of Municipal Investigations investigates the incident." ...
NY: Sheriff: D.A. trying to influence rape case
"A New York district attorney is trying to use his office to influence a rape investigation focused on his former live-in personal trainer, a county sheriff said Friday."
"Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith said he has formally requested that federal officials investigate whether District Attorney Adam Levy broke any laws by aiding Alexandru Hossu, who was charged Wednesday with two counts of first-degree rape, a felony." ...
A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money. � G. GORDON LIDDY