'The guys with the guns make the rules'; anti-gun groups know it, prefer it

Still more recently than that, we observed that merely advocating acquiring the knowledge to construct "Constitutional pyrotechnics," as a militia ordnance engineer, is enough for CSGV to advocate sending the FBI (armed, of course) to imprison the offending author, with the understanding that if he resists robustly enough, he will be killed.

The guys with the guns do indeed make the rules, and the "gun control" groups would not change that even if they could. What they would change is the fact that it is We the People who have hundreds of millions of the guns. [More]

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Multiple long gun purchase reporting requirement was 'first step'

If one argues that merely reporting multiple handgun sales is not enough to interdict trafficking, and that what is needed is a multiple handgun sale ban, how can one argue that a multiple rifle sale reporting requirement will be enough to stop the trafficking?

The gun ban groups, and their ideological allies in both the mass media and the government, will not try to make that argument. They are simply waiting for the right time to say that the reporting requirement was a "good first step," but more is needed. [More]

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Take over the 'conversation': Show Brady Campaign real grassroots in action

In Illinois, carrying effective means of self-defense makes one a "criminal" #wearebetterthanthis

Along the southwest border, buying 2 rifles in a week makes one a suspect for international arms trafficking #wearebetterthanthis

Obama admin complicit in killing US law officers & 100s of Mexicans in #fastandfurious to justify more "gun control" #wearebetterthanthis

DoJ says requiring ID for voting is "racist," but requires that PLUS INTRUSIVE BACKGROUND CHECK for exercise of #RKBA #wearebetterthanthis

Even in most states that "allow" armed self-defense, one must ask (and pay) for "permission" to do so legally #wearebetterthanthis

Readers can undoubtedly come up with many more of their own, but feel free to copy the above examples as well.

We are better than a society that allows a "government monopoly on force"--or at least we had better be. If not, we will have only ourselves to blame for the outcome. [More]

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More on Bannerman's ('Laci the Dog's') 'plan' to get me arrested (or at least fired)

Today's St. Louis Gun Rights Examiner column talked about the laughable campaign that the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence started yesterday to pressure Examiner.com into dropping me as a writer, and maybe even (get this) get me arrested for "Advocating Overthrow of Government".

The "strategist" behind this, especially the get-me-arrested part, is Michael Bannerman (aka "Laci the Dog"), whom we most recently discussed here. Laci the Bannerman . . . oops, I mean Michael the Dog . . . hell--something like that--is an apparently severely mentally handicapped attorney.

Interestingly (well, "hilariously" is more accurate), Bannerman, who enthusiastically parrots CSGV's charges against me of "treason," and of being a "traitor," has himself publicly expressed his great admiration for Benedict Arnold.

Unfortunately, by the time I wrote today's column, Bannerman had, for whatever reason (and that is an interesting question), made his plans for my demise, as outlined on CSGV's Facebook page, unavailable for viewing, by the rather extreme method of closing his Facebook account altogether. But then again . . .

. . . The internet never forgets, and Google Cache comes to the rescue. Don't know how long that will be up, so I of course took screen captures (click to enlarge):

Update: Oops--apparently, Bannerman's Facebook account is still active after all--just blocked from my eyes. Going to his comments in a browser in which I am not logged into Facebook, I see them just fine. Sorry for the confusion.

Most of the details (such as they are) appear in the second one. Here are some "highlights":

report Hofmann here https://tips.fbi.gov

FBI — Tips
tips.fbi.gov
The information I've provided on this form is correct to the best of my knowledge. I understand that providing false information could subject me to fine, imprisonment, or both. (Title 18, U.S. Code, Section 1001).

And . . .

BTW, this violates the examiner's ToS: 6. Prohibited Content and Activities You agree that you will not post to the Site, or use the Site to transmit or make available any Content that: violates any laws or regulations, contains any threats, is abusive, tortious, harassing, vulgar, obscene, indecent, violates any person's rights of privacy or publicity, is defamatory, libelous, hateful, contains any disparaging statements or opinions regarding racial, gender or ethnic background, or is otherwise objectionable;

And . . .

I think if enough complaints are made to the examiner at: legal@examiner.com--don't forget to cite 18 USC CHAPTER 115, Specifically, 18 U.S.C. § 2385, which violates the ToS. And the FBI, they'll begin to get the message.

Oh--CSGV was quite interested in pursuing this:

Michael, please email us your reading of that case law at csgv@csgv.org

Perhaps the most interesting of Bannerman's comments, though, was the last one:

Michael Bannerman I am posting this at the Brady Discussion group. Additionally, I would also suggest that other also fille [sic] a complaint to the FBI using the above link. Dennis v. US says this is treason, and anyone who lived through the 60s knows that the left was persecuted by this statute.

What I find interesting about this is not that Bannerman is whining about the supposed "double standard" of prosecuting a commie in the Dennis v. U.S. case--that's too predictable to be interesting. No, the interesting part is that he complains that "the left was 'persecuted' [not 'prosecuted']." In other words, he seems to be basically admitting that what he wants for me is not prosecution for some notional crime that I obviously never committed, but persecution, for daring to say things that offended his delicate sensibilities.

That would piss me off, if it weren't so hysterically hilarious that he apparently thought (and perhaps still does) that this has some chance of actually working. No hard feelings here--I'll just continue to laugh at his dumb ass.

By the way, am supremely grateful for the support of several of my favorite bloggers:
Why Does CSGV Feel So Threatened By A Blogger In A Wheelchair?
Friday CSGV Nuttery Dump.
The Hofmann Menace
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When thwarted in efforts to trample 2nd Amendment, CSGV goes after the 1st

The Second Amendment to the Constitution is the firewall which secures all the other amendments in the Bill of Rights, but to some extent, the First Amendment protects the others, including the Second, as well. If the gun ban lobby can win a "monopoly on authority to define the Second Amendment," they can render that portion of the Bill of Rights irrelevant, thus coming closer to realizing their dream of a "government monopoly on force."

CSGV's push for forcible citizen disarmament is merely the means to an end, that end being a docile, obedient, subservient (and "progressive") society that does not dare--and cannot even imagine--questioning, let alone resisting, the government, no matter its excesses. It should therefore come as no surprise that they see the First Amendment as much an obstacle to overcome as is the Second. [More]

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CSGV demonizes militias, endorses government extortion

CSGV's Twitter feed repeatedly excoriates the county's residents for not agreeing to a tax increase, thus "refus[ing] to give law enforcement the resources they need" (more on that theme here and here). Kinda sounds like a protection racket, doesn't it? "You got a real nice county here. Hate to see anything happen to it." Just give the government more money, and you won't need the means to defend yourself, your family and your community. [More]

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Wisconsin spa victims were not killed by 'loophole' in private gun sale laws

Two things could have prevented this atrocity: the killer's imprisonment before it ever happened, or the ability of his intended victims to effectively resist. The police chose not to make the first happen, and would have enforced the prohibition against the second.

And somehow, this is the NRA's fault. [More]

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'Gun control' not top priority even for gun ban lobby's newest hero

In other words, according to "another great column" (so says CSGV), this "undecided voter" (despite apparently also being a registered Democrat) would vote not for the candidate who has vowed to seek to renew the "assault weapons ban," but for the one who has vowed (credibly or not) to oppose it, if the latter can convince her that he would be better for the economy.

An army of gun rights advocates would be willing to die to prevent the forcible disarmament of America--and a willingness to die for a cause implies a willingness to kill for it, as well. How many "gun control" advocates are willing to die for an "assault weapons" ban? Whatever the number, we have enough ammo for all of them. [More]

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CSGV director worries more about political ideology than about machine guns

In other words, the government is to be empowered to demand respect, and failure to comply "borders on" the capital crime of treason.

With every word, CSGV more clearly reveals that the group wants our guns taken, but only as a means to an end. The desired end is a docile, obedient nation of herbivores that relies on the government so completely that the mere thought of resistance against that government, for any reason, is impossible.

A citizenry that allows that end to be realized can only blame itself for whatever happens to it. [More]

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St. Louis mayor hopes to combat 'gun crime' with baseball

Still, a mayor who disparages the idea of citizens protecting themselves from violent crime, but instead asks them to rely on the Cardinals to provide their security is a mayor who could be said to have a rather tenuous grasp on reality. At least one former Cardinal would probably agree.

Could be worse, though--at least he is apparently not counting on a Rams playoff run to save the city. [More]

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Obama's condemnation of 'cheap handguns' reeks of self-defense 'poll tax'

With the Supreme Court, after all, having ruled that the right to keep and bear arms is a fundamental right of the people, and if the nominal cost of photo ID is an illegal imposition on the right to vote, how can banning "cheap handguns" be anything but an imposition on the Constitutionally guaranteed, fundamental human right of the individual to keep and bear arms?

Still, racial issues aside, a president with a well known, long established proclivity for "gun control," who now seems willing to impose such control by making firearms too expensive to own, could be said to have an incentive to govern in such a way as to foster a moribund economy that renders vast numbers of Americans of all races too poor to defend themselves. [More]

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In debate, Obama abandons 'under the radar' path to forcible citizen disamament

Obama once supposedly assured Sarah Brady that he was working "under the radar" on forcible citizen disarmament. He has apparently now decided that the time for stealth has ended.

The gloves are coming off--ours must as well. [More]

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Former Supreme Court Justice cites flawed interpretation of flawed decision

The forcible citizen disarmament lobby's reliance on the (badly, and probably deliberately, misinterpreted) Miller decision is notable for another reason. Has so much weight ever been accorded to any other Supreme Court decision in which there was no oral argument given--nor even a written brief filed--for the defense?

That, one could argue, is just what one might expect from the Second Amendment deniers. Like a government bent on tyranny (or a thug bent on rape, or a lunatic bent on mass murder), they greatly prefer that their objective be undefended, and their agenda unopposed. [More]

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Ryan punts on 'Project Gunwalker' as debate issue, but it could have been worse

Eventually, of course, the Brady staffer's tenuous connection to reality solidified enough to force the realization that this Facebook post made the group a laughingstock, so the post was taken down and replaced (how much more embarrassing can a post be, than for one's only hope to salvage a tiny shred of dignity is to replace it with a whining plea for attention?).

Yes, last night was a disappointment, but at least no one came out of it looking like the Brady Campaign. [More]

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VPC finds high rate of 'gun deaths' in jurisdictions with very strict gun laws

In other words, if, as VPC seems to claim, shooting deaths in the "DMV" (District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia) are remarkably high relative to the rest of the country, the logical conclusion would seem to be that restrictive gun laws are not an effective deterrent to "gun violence." That comes as no surprise to those of us who have honestly followed the gun rights vs. "gun control" debate for any length of time (some, in fact, convincingly argue exactly the opposite), but not a conclusion one would expect the VPC to lead us to. [More]

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CSGV backs government 'right' to political violence against citizens

Never mind that CSGV had never before placed that particular qualifier on their "monopoly" advocacy. The point is to remember that the discussion here was about the "government monopoly on force," so if that monopoly is about the use of "political violence," then what they're advocating is not only rendering the people's effective resistance to a tyrannical government impossible, but also that governments do have a right to use violence against citizens for political purposes. President Obama is presumably grateful. [More]

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Illinois Democrats seek new punitive taxes on ammunition

Meanwhile, there are also proposals for new ammunition taxes at the state level. Illinois HB 1274 and HB 5167 do not look likely to go anywhere, but they do serve well as further demonstrations (if such demonstrations were necessary) of Illinois Democrats' desire to punish peaceable gun owners for the crimes of violent thugs.

If we are to have a "violence tax," then we should impose it directly on the criminals committing the violence, and make it payable in blood. [More]

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Government will push back against home manufactured guns

In other words, one should not expect even widespread availability of the means to easily make effective firearms at home to win the war on "gun control" by itself. In the end, it will still require decent people willing to fight and die--or, preferably, kill--for their liberty. The government's problem is our hands--they're not cold and dead yet. [More]

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CSGV becoming increasingly frantic over 'printable gun'

Andrew Goddard is the father of professional victim Colin "The Alchemist" Goddard, and generally tries to portray himself as passionately opposed to "gun violence"--and here he is wishing the decapitation by firearm of an American citizen. Interestingly, CSGV has tacitly endorsed Goddard's bloody wish by not criticizing the comment or deleting it (CSGV routinely deletes comments it doesn't like, including over half of them on this post--so much for "reasoned discourse"--but Goddard's is still there. In fact, four people gave that comment the "thumbs up" of approval.

CSGV and their fellow travelers are so committed to their sick agenda of a "government monopoly on force" that they wish death on those who would make that monopoly impossible. Such people are exactly the reason the "Wiki Weapon" project is so vital to not only Americans, but to the world. [More]

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Michael Bannerman (AKA 'Laci the Dog') doesn't want arresting people to require any broken laws

Earlier this week, I wrote about the "Wiki Gun" project, headed by a young man named Cody Wilson, to develop a design for a handgun to be made in its entirety by a 3-D printer, and to then make that design available, free of charge, to anyone with internet access. It's an ambitious project, and not all of the difficulties are mechanical in nature (the makers of the high-end 3-D printer revoked the lease without warning when they became aware of the nature of the project).

Yesterday, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence noted this development on their Facebook page. This is not the first time CSGV has been disturbed by this impending death of "gun control"--an earlier article of mine prompted this anguished bleating on CSGV's Facebook page (check out the comments, too--they're hilarious):

The latest in gun nuttery: Insurrectionists threatening to make AK-47s out of printers if new gun laws enacted.

They also mentioned it on Twitter.

The latest comment replying to yesterday's CSGV Facebook post is especially interesting:

Michael Bannerman: He should be arrested for doing this.

If the name "Michael Bannerman" sounds familiar, there is a good reason for that. Bannerman is the real name of the rabidly, virulently, anti-guns, anti-rights, subhuman sack of vileness who more often writes under the name of his hideous, mangy, rodent-like "dog," to whom he refers as "Laci the Dog."

I've talked about this little parasite a couple times before. Nowadays, he doesn't seem to be currently active on any blogs of his own, but often spews his intellectually and morally bankrupt verbal pollution at "Mikeb302000"--just the place for such sewage.

Now he is advocating the arrest of a man against whom there is exactly ZERO evidence of any crimes (oh, and did I mention that Bannerman is a lawyer?). Pretty much par for the course, I suppose.

If people like that ever acquire any power, we're going to have to get our hands very bloody. I'm ready.

Update: CSGV is now worried enough about Cody Wilson (the "Wiki Weapon" visionary) to have hung the dreaded "insurrectionist" label on him (and again, check out the comments--they're precious). In fact, he has even made their silly "Insurrectionism Timeline":

I like this guy better and better all the time.

St. Louis police chief wants federal gun laws to control local crime

Obviously, no matter what the answers to these questions are (and holding one's breath waiting for those answers from Isom is probably a bad idea), we will still not even have touched an explanation of how to reconcile such laws with shall not be infringed, or why every peaceable gun owner in the U.S. should suffer more oppressive gun regulation because of the crimes of St. Louis thugs.

Isom has been an enemy of gun rights his entire tenure in St. Louis, and apparently plans to end that tenure with no change to that status. And now, he will be teaching that anti-rights attitude to criminology students. [More]

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VA Tech professor touts radical new advance in weapons technology

She must know something about some imminent advance in weaponry, because obviously she cannot be contending that weapons themselves are obsolete. As long as the strong continue to prey on the weak, the large on the small, the numerous on the few, weapons, with their ability to make predation even by the strong risky, will be necessary.

On a larger scale, as long as people are organized under governments, people must have the power to destroy those governments and their hired muscle, when those governments seek to abuse their power. In other words, weapons are unlikely ever to become obsolete. [More]

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An arms factory in every home: Gun control fights against its inevitable demise

That, though, is largely beside the point. The Wiki Gun project is more a proof of concept than an attempt to produce practical firearms right now. This is something we have discussed before, and will be the death of "gun control." The "government monopoly on force" so beloved of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence is becoming idle fantasy.

Not a moment too soon. [More]

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Administration's 'Gunwalking' facilitated bloodiest massacres in Mexico

The massacres of young people could be said to have in a way been the point of "Project Gunwalker"--provoking visceral outrage over the appalling waste of innocent life, in order to engender public support for stricter gun regulation. It is well past time for Americans--and Mexicans--to punish those responsible for this abomination--this human sacrifice in service of a political goal (and an evil, unconstitutional, freedom crushing, genocide enabling goal at that). "No blood for 'gun control.'" [More]

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