Gun bill veto override action expected on both sides of Mississippi

On both sides of the Mississippi, the governors seem to have forgotten the difference between governors and emperors. It's time they were reminded. [More]

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Racial profiling fine for Bloomberg, indicates murderous intent for Zimmerman

For a person to be judged by the color of his skin, rather than the content of his character, is always unforgivable. One could argue that when such judgment is backed up by the overwhelming coercive power of government, it is even more unforgivable than the same execrable conduct on the part of a private citizen.

Bloomberg, though, will never face life in prison for it, despite all the unarmed black and Hispanic men gun downed by the NYPD, following procedures he approves of. That's a damned shame. [More]

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Anti-gunners don't hate guns--they hate independence

An armed citizen is not only a free and secure citizen--he is one who does not depend on the government to keep him free and secure. That's what "progressives" cannot tolerate. [More]

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IL Governor Quinn rewrites concealed carry bill into 'gun control' monstrosity

If the override votes in both chambers come anywhere close to the numbers of the overwhelming bipartisan majority that passed H.R. 183, the veto will be overridden easily, which seems to be what most observers are expecting. Failing that, the bill needs to be killed outright, allowing unregulated carry. The worst possible outcome of all would be simple majority acceptance of Quinn's latest attempt to protect the "criminals' monopoly on force." [More]

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Bloomberg says NYPD's 'stop-and-frisk' campaign not racist enough

That this policy effectively classifies all young black and Hispanic males as suspects, on the grounds of nothing but race, clearly troubles Bloomberg not at all. And this man is probably the most powerful force in American "gun control" today. Some things never change. [More]

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New 'armor piercing' ammo legislation might outlaw nearly all rifle ammunition

More fundamentally even than that, though, is that even if it were true that only the government's hired guns had access to armor, the entire purpose of the Second Amendment would be defeated by laws that made effective resistance against them impossible.

If oath-breaking cops choose to enforce tyrannical evil, "cop killer" bullets are just what we the people will need. [More]

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If gun rights advocates are going to Hell, we'll liberate the place

And this might explain the sudden focus on destroying the "gun lobby" (nearly universally among its enemies considered synonymous with the NRA, despite that not being remotely the case), even among "progressives" who until now had never specifically concentrated on "gun control." A populace that takes upon itself the responsibility for its safety and liberty, rather than trusting the government to do it, is itself a threat to the "progressive" agenda of the people's absolute dependence on an all-powerful, all-knowing government.

We're going to Hell? Alright--it's past time for a regime change down there anyway, because we're certainly not going to tolerate a "government . . . er, satanic monopoly on force," no matter how many "gun control" advocates are serving the master. [More]

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Carolyn McCarthy, barrel shrouds and 'assault slings'

McCarthy, though, apparently thought a ten year prison sentence for a strap would be appropriate--that it would be both desirable and Constitutionally permissible to mandate that rifles be more difficult to carry and to shoot accurately, on pain of a decade in prison. The intent here is not to claim that gun slings are in danger of being banned, but to illustrate the mindset of fanatics like McCarthy, who has nevertheless managed to be elected to Congress nine times.

McCarthy and her noxious ilk don't care about the specifics of how they attack gun rights--in their twisted minds, any infringement on that which shall not be infringed is a step in the right direction. Come to think of it, if they keep pushing like they are, maybe they would be safer with slings banned, unless they can manage to stay more than 500 yards away from we the people. [More]

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Prosecutors try to gag 8th grader in NRA shirt; reporter threatened with arrest

After all that, the prosecution agreed to drop the gag order request, on the condition that they be allowed to speak to the press, too. This is a decidedly surprising condition for them to impose, given their nearly frantic avoidance of the press so far.

The school administrators, the police department, the prosecuting attorneys and the judge responsible for this outrage are trying to destroy people's lives, for the "crime" of saying things they don't want said. They're out of control, and will undoubtedly continue their petty tyranny until the good people of Logan impose that control. Claire Wolfe's description of America's "awkward stage" might end for these oppressors sooner than they could have guessed. [More]

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NY Times revives 'sue and tax gun industry out of existence' strategy

Guns, of course, are not essential for public health.

Oh? Tell that to any of the hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of people per year who successfully use guns for self-defense--very nearly always without a shot fired. Then, tell that to the 170,000,000 disarmed by their governments in the 20th century, to render them helpless to resist those governments' further, genocidal plans. Keep in mind, though, that you'll need to enlist the services of a medium to hold that conversation. [More]

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'Walking while armored (and black)' apparently grounds for suspicion in New York

In that light, perhaps it should not be considered surprising that by New York City standards, a black man wearing body armor is considered sufficiently "suspicious" to justify forcible groping by Bloomberg's enforcers, Fourth Amendment be damned.

Again, it's not easy to conjure up any sympathy for "King Salim Habazz," or to be very upset about his removal from the streets, but if his making himself more difficult to shoot to death is to be considered grounds for suspicion of a crime worthy of suspending the Bill of Rights, why should any of us consider ourselves immune to the same abuses? [More]

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Embattled gun-hating Colorado senator begs for out-of-state money, condemns it

"Gun control" and hypocrisy are consistently boon companions, but most forcible citizen disarmament advocates are at least smart enough to make some kind of effort to hide it.

Maybe Morse is just making certain that when the recall election occurs, no one will perceive a need to submit his vote from the rooftops. [More]

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GOA steps up to defend 8th grader who faces year in jail for talking

The forcible citizen disarmament jihadists are waging a war of annihilation on the gun culture, and the juiciest targets are the young gun rights advocates. Kids are ill-equipped to fight back against adults in "authority," and gun prohibitionists, like all cowards, prefer targeting those who cannot fight back. Secondly, the gun-haters can afford to be patient, and wait a generation for the end game, and so if they crush the spirit of the next generation of resistance now, their objective--disarmament of the American citizenry--will be within easy reach in a few years.

If we let them get away with it, we deserve to lose. [More]

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Illinois AG seeks to deny forcibly disarmed young woman her day in court

Ms. Horsley's parents assert that at the age of 18--old enough to serve in the military (and indeed to join without her parents' permission), using some of the most powerful weapons in the history of humanity--she is not old enough for the responsibility of possessing a double barrel shotgun to defend her life. At 18, that is no longer their judgment to make.

It is past time to revoke her parents' veto power over her right to self-defense. [More]

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Illinois AG wants yet more time to decide on how to restrict armed self-defense

Madigan's stall tactics are a transparent attempt to inflict the most restrictive, intrusive and unworkable defensive firearm carry law possible on the people of Illinois. At the same time, while she stalls, Illinoisans are being forced to choose between "law abiding" (and thus defenseless against predatory muggers, rapists and murderers), and prepared to defend themselves (and thus "gun criminals," as per a law already ruled to be unconstitutional, but still enforced in 99 of the state's 102 counties). The Supreme Court has no business helping her in that endeavor. [More]

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8th grader who wore NRA shirt faces year in jail--for talking

It seems worth pointing out here that a police officer who can be thwarted from doing his job by a 14-year-old's talking would seem to be an officer from whom it would be wise not to expect much useful work.

More importantly, if one can face a year in jail for talking when an armed agent of the government has ordered one to be quiet, the First Amendment has effectively ceased to exist. There is no free speech when speaking against the government's wishes is a "crime," that can lead to a child spending a year in a cage. [More]

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Santa Monica college shooting may provoke push to regulate '80% receivers'

In the meantime, though, if one without extensive gunsmithing and metalworking skills wants to acquire truly effective firepower that has never been "on the grid" with regard to the government's knowledge of it, starting from an incomplete receiver might be the most sensible way to go about it.

The "gun control" zealots in government may try very hard to change that, but can they? [More]

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Government sues employers for background checks; wants to expand checks for guns

There is, admittedly, one argument one could make for banning excessive reliance on criminal background checks as a condition of employment (except, of course, for employment in a gun store), while simultaneously requiring such checks for gun purchases. One could argue, after all, that the fundamental human right to defend one's life and liberty against criminal assault and government tyranny is not quite as fundamental as the right to work at Dollar General.

It would be a decidedly odd position to take, but that's apparently not much of a deterrent for "gun control" zealots. [More]

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Maryland background check delays: Another danger of universal background checks

There were already plenty of reasons to oppose expanded background checks with everything we have, chief among them being that the entire concept of "prohibited persons" with regard to gun ownership--and thus the entire justification for any background check requirement--is fundamentally flawed. As National Gun Rights Examiner David Codrea says, "anyone who can't be trusted with a gun can't be trusted without a custodian."

The likelihood of an expanded background check system shutting down NICS, and thus strangling all legal gun sales, is just one more reason to fight this proposed infringement on that which shall not be infringed. [More]

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CSGV characterizes oath to obey Constitution as 'treason'

There is no denying that there are subversives in this debate. They're the ones trying to demonize those who have vowed not to obey an unconstitutional order. The only logical reason to object to the Oath Keepers is a desire that such orders be carried out. So who are the "traitors," again? [More]

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St. Louis Gun Rights Examiner humbly accepts CSGV's highest honor

As Patricia Stoneking, President of the Kansas State Rifle Association (and fellow resident of the "Insurrectionism Timeline") says, CSGV had might as well add an amendment to every entry on their "enemies list": "Charges of Patriotism Pending . . . . "

This is indeed a group that bestows honor in direct proportion to the extent that it tries to dispense opprobrium. [More]

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Perhaps 'modest invasion of privacy' should be met with a 'modest regime change'

When, as Thomas Jefferson said, “Tyranny is defined as that which is legal for the government but illegal for the citizenry," why should we tolerate an administration that demands to know about every email sent and received by we the people, when that same administration illegally refuses to comply with a valid subpoena of its own communications, pursuant to a bona fide investigation into yet another atrocity perpetrated by the same administration?

And now, we are asked to tolerate a "modest encroachment on our privacy." Here's a question for you, Mr. President. How would you like the American people to engage in some "modest" application of our "regime change rifles"? [More]

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Comment moderation

Due to a recent problem with the subhuman dregs of dubious sentience known as spammers, I have been compelled to, for the first time, impose comment moderation.

I have resisted that all these years, because it's a pain for both the blogger and readers, but I see no way around it for now.

Hopefully, these vile colo-rectal tumors will soon lose interest, and I can turn moderation back off.

News gets worse for those who fear home gun manufacture, death of 'gun control'

Indeed, these "unqualified gun seekers" may be able to do just that, and we are quickly moving beyond the rather rudimentary "Liberator" pistol, to truly effective firearms that can be acquired without the government's permission, or even knowledge.

With that, the death of the "government monopoly on force" fantasy, so dear to the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence and Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), will be official.

Be afraid, "gun control" advocates. Be very afraid. [More]

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Running low on 'gun violence,' gun-haters now blame NRA for attempted poisonings

The bottom line is that if we are to restrict ourselves to saying only things that we are certain that crazy people will never use to justify doing something, well . . . crazy, we had might as well wear gags at all times, except for meals.

A government bent on tyranny would certainly appreciate it. [More]

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'Firing squad professor' apologizes--that's not going to cut it

More importantly, remember that he is a journalism professor. He is teaching the next generation of "authorized journalists." Does that not seem rather chilling? Can he be trusted to teach his students about the vital need to refrain from abusing the media's power to amplify their voices, to call for the oppression--the government-imposed extinction--of their political enemies?

I, frankly, am not that trusting. [More]

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Journalism professor advocates firing squad for millions of Americans

I'm an old hand at being accused of "treason"--the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence has done that for years, but this is the first time I've noticed anyone advocating lining millions of Americans up against the wall beside me. Well, at least I know where my newly fellow condemned can go to add the finishing touches to their uniforms before our execution.

Swindell's problem (and that of the rest of the collectivists) is that even if their side can slaughter all four or five million NRA members, it won't be enough. You feeling froggy, Professor? Then why don't you get this party started?

If this be treason . . . [More]

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Now it's our turn for a 'good first step' regarding gun laws

This time, though, it's we who are not going to be content with half a loaf. It is we who will come back year, after year, after year, exerting relentless pressure on every public official who is unwilling to acknowledge that we're not here for just a piece of our rights.

Let's adjust the "slippery slope" until we slide into liberty, instead of away from it. [More]

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Vicious dogs and tyrannical governments: Guns are needed for both

They need to be tightly controlled--kept on a short leash, as it were. In the context of the U.S. government, that "short leash" is the Constitution, and the very explicit limits it places on the federal government's power--power, remember, that is borrowed from the We the People. We know the consequences of allowing the government to slip that leash.

And finally, if, despite all our efforts, government does become tyrannical, it must be put down, like a vicious dog. Hence guns, and the Second Amendment. And we must be humane about it--bring enough gun. [More]

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Bowhunters and gun owners: Hanging together so we don't hang separately

Guns, bows and knives are all "arms," as protected by the Second Amendment, and can all be used to defeat would-be tyrants and their hired muscle. For that reason, they are all on the forcible citizen disarmament jihadists' target list, and for the same reason, must all be considered necessary to the security of a free state. [More]

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More than 10,000 80% complete AR-15 receivers already sold

Over 10,000 80% complete receivers sold, by just one of the producers. The efforts to stop effective home-produced guns, whether printed or not, are akin to trying to put toothpaste back in the tube. Millions of Americans, without specialized skills or terribly expensive equipment, can build, one way or another, precisely the firearms the forcible citizen disarmament advocates are most desperate to ban.

Checkmate, collectivists. [More]

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Attacks on gun rights coming from dubiously self-proclaimed 'gun owners'

Whether or not Eisendrath is really a gun owner is hardly relevant--he's a domestic enemy either way. Then again, if he is not, that says something about his integrity, and that of the "gun control" movement. [More]

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'Gun control': The 'gateway tyranny'

Whatever executive orders Obama writes, whatever laws Congress passes, and even whatever alterations are amended into the Constitution, it is We the People--down to the last three percent--who must submit to disarmament--and therefore to complete government control of every aspect of our lives--if the gateway to tyranny is to be crossed.

On this Memorial Day, let us vow not to dishonor the sacrifices of the men and women who fought and died for our freedoms. Let us vow to keep that gateway forever closed. Let us vow to convey an unambiguous message to every government official who wishes to open that gateway:

You shall not pass.

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Is rabid Second Amendment denier Bill Maher a 'gun criminal'?

Since federal law states that anyone who is "an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance" is a "prohibited person" in the context of gun ownership (and it won't matter if Maher's use of marijuana is "medical" in nature, with a California doctor's prescription), his ownership of guns is in violation of federal law.

Now, Maher has also repeatedly expressed his disdain for the idea that private citizens and their small arms can effectively resist government tyranny (care to bet on that, Maher?), so "ain't giving up my gun" or not, if the "authorities" come after his firearms, it's very unlikely that they'll have to pry them out of his cold, dead hands, before he hands them over with his cold, scaly, reptilian, stoned ones. [More]

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D.C. prosecutors give hero a break: 'Only' $1000 fine for saving child's life

By the way, the owner of the three pit bulls is now in his own legal hot water--facing three counts each (one for each dog) of possession of a dangerous dog, having an unleashed dog and having a dog without a collar. The maximum penalty for those nine counts is very likely less than what Mr. Srigley could have faced for his seven victimless "crimes," had the prosecutors decided to aggressively make an example of him. That prosecutors are punishing the owner of the dogs seems the height of hypocrisy--by punishing the man who stopped the attack, they've already shown that they're on the side of killer dogs, rather than the people who stop them.

Here's the thing. A law that has to be broken in order to save the life of a child--to prevent him from being torn apart by vicious dogs--is very likely an evil law. And a "justice" system that punishes a man (even if "only" by fining him) for being a lifesaving hero--is institutionalized evil. Why, as a (theoretically) free citizen, does any American tolerate this? [More]

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Holographic Sight Guide

As David has, I have added the Holographic Sight Guide to my list of "Other Recommended Links" in the sidebar. Check them out, but be careful--that place has already tempted me to spend money I can't afford on a Trijicon RMR.

Immigration reform and 'gun control': an alternative view

Such an immigrant sounds to me to be far less likely to become the kind of voter who has made California the voluntarily disarmed "serfdom state" (willing serfdom, no less) it is now, than he is to become the "American by choice," that legal immigrant and American citizen Henson Ong is, who so magnificently articulated the sacred value of the Constitutionally guaranteed, fundamental human right of the individual to keep and bear arms.

That sounds like someone I would be proud to call a fellow American. [More]

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The 'smart gun' that terrifies the gun-grabbers

The gun prohibitionists want to ban so-called "Saturday Night Specials," because they're too small and cheap. They want to ban .50 caliber rifles, because they're too big and expensive. They want to ban so-called "assault weapons," because they can be "spray-fired from the hip" too quickly and inaccurately. And now, $22,000+ bolt-action "sniper" rifles, because they can be fired too accurately. Is there any gun they don't want to ban? Any gun that the various "Goldilocks" of "gun control" would think is "just right" for private citizens?

Of course not. [More]

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Administration scandals demand fresh mass media look at 'Project Gunwalker'

Fears of a tyrannical government, willing to break any law, and sacrifice any number of lives for its agenda, are no longer the exclusive province of "conspiracy theorists." In light of these scandals, is it really so difficult to believe that the Obama administration would deliberately facilitate mass murder on both sides of the Mexican border, including the killings of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry and ICE Agent Jaime Zapata, in order to advance the "gun control" agenda? Is it not, in fact, more difficult to put such evil past these people?

Most of the press has given the White House a pass on "Project Gunwalker." It's well past time to revoke that pass. [More]

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Jen Lawson's 'Cold Dead Hands' would serve well as gun rights advocates' anthem

I rarely presume to try to tell readers what music to listen to, but "Cold Dead Hands," written by Jen Lawson and Bo Dottley, is worth making an exception. The solo acoustic version here combines the song's powerful lyrics with Lawson's driving guitar and strong voice.

It's a song I would enjoy listening to even if the lyrics were not a clenched fist of defiance thrust in the faces of those who would trample the Constitutionally guaranteed, fundamental human right of the individual to keep and bear arms. That's important, because the wider the audience the song gains by virtue of its musical merits, the more people who are not yet gun rights advocates might listen to those lyrics and realize that what the gun prohibitionists want to take away from us is far too precious to give up without the fight of our lives--the last fight of our lives, if necessary.

The YouTube video is great, but the iTunes version might be the best 99 cents you've ever spent.

P.S. for the lyrics, go to the YouTube video, and click on the "Show More" right below the video. While you're there, be sure to click the thumbs-up "Like" button, too.

Federal 'smart gun' mandate going nowhere unless 'Only Ones' are exempted

The thing is, one does not need to be an "Only One" to have the right to choose not to gamble one's life on delicate, failure prone technology--technology that even if it works as designed, could make firing the gun with an injured hand (or one's non-dominant hand) impossible, or that could conceivably be shut down with a "kill switch," whether used by the government or by some other entity that wants you defenseless. [More]

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If armed resistance to tyrany is 'un-American,' America has died

The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence must love Professor Fish, because they too have no line in the sand--including when the government rounds up members of "undesirable" races, religions, etc., for shipment to the camps. It would seem though, that like CSGV, Fish has a bigger problem than he realizes. It's not just "militant" NRA members who do have a line in the sand--it's 29% of the voting public--and that should be more than enough. [More]

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'Printed' guns, the interstate commerce clause, and the Tenth Amendment

As long as every aspect of citizens' lives is ruled to "affect interstate commerce," there is no legal recourse against Congressional usurpation of powers to which it has no legitimate claim.

Without legal recourse, the only remaining option is far messier. But if it's all that is left to us . . . [More]

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Bad news for CSGV: 1 in 3 voters meet their definition of 'insurrectionist'

That's CSGV's "civics" in a nutshell: the state must never be resisted by force of arms.

If that became more widely known, it's hard to imagine that a great many more Americans would not become "insurrectionists," by CSGV's definition. Given accurate civics lessons, it becomes impossible to imagine. At 29%, though, we already have about 10 times as many as we need. [More]

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CSGV suddenly decides printed firearms are 'hype,' ignores their bigger problem

At the state level, exploiters of murdered children have over the last few months parlayed the Sandy Hook Elementary atrocity into magazine and "assault weapon" bans--in some cases confiscatory bans--and have castigated Congress for not following the same unconstitutional path at the federal level. 3-D printing has already spelled the doom for the effectiveness of such bans, as well as background check requirements and other restrictions on "assault weapon" sales.

CSGV claims not to be worried about this. Methinks they doth protest too much. [More]

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The Empire Strikes Back at 3-D printed guns

The governments of China, Iran, and other tyrannies use internet censorship to maintain their grip on power. Now, the Obama administration appears to want to do the same. Whether it succeeds or fails in that effort, it has certainly succeeded in starkly illustrating what kind of regime has taken power in this country. [More]

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'Gun violence' plummets, and 'gun control' groups demand course change; but why?

If "gun crime" has been falling dramatically for decades, and the "gun control" advocates are still shrieking for fundamental changes in gun laws, what is their objective? It can't be "gun violence prevention," or they would be demanding more of what we have been doing with such favorable results since the mid-'90s: dropping "assault weapon" and "high capacity" magazine bans, more "shall issue" concealed carry (or, indeed, more Constitutional carry), more "stand your ground" laws, etc.

Since they are instead advocating exactly the opposite, whose side are they on? Perhaps the side that benefits from higher "gun crime" numbers? [More]

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Senator Manchin apparently imagines gun owners in a 'cage'

Hmm--"rattling the cage" of gun owners? That's a chilling way to put it. Does Manchin believe that the proper place for gun owners is in a cage? Perhaps a cage in Guantanamo, as Manchin's fellow critic of the NRA wants to put us in? Granted, Manchin's apologists would no doubt point out that he was speaking metaphorically, and that his meaning was only that the NRA had unnecessarily agitated gun owners.

On the other hand, if Manchin-Toomey had become law, one inevitable result would have been a great many more gun owners in prison--cages, if you will, merely for buying and selling guns privately. [More]

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Defense Distributed declares 'government monopoly on force' obsolete

The hysteria is not really at all about "undetectable" firearms. It's about uncontrollable firearms, unstoppable firearm ownership, and a citizenry exercising an unalienable right to keep and bear arms--a right that shall not be infringed.

The CAD files are available for free download now, and even if one does not yet have a 3-D printer, or plans to get one any time soon, it wouldn't be a bad idea to download them for a tyranni . . . excuse me, rainy day. And maybe a bit of support for the great work being done at Defense Distributed is indicated, as well. [More]

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New Jersey hopes to spur development of .499 caliber firearms

As this column has discussed before, when officials try to ban the .50 caliber rifle, it is often their own skin they are most worried about. And as stated then:

This is a good thing. Those who take it upon themselves to write the laws by which the rest of us must live should fear the wrath of the people they seek to govern. For the nation to be truly free, those who seek to exceed the limits on their power imposed by the Constitution must be made to live in mortal terror of the consequences.

Be afraid, gun grabbers. Be very afraid. [More]

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NBC Chicago seems surprised US is a republic, rather than 'democracy'

The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence never tires of referring to the United States as a "democracy," and indeed when confronted on the issue, replied that the distinction "is something only far right wing American gun nuts obsess on" (actually, that would be "far right American gun nuts" and John Adams)--apparently under the wishful thinking that a large enough majority can simply take the rights of the minority.

In the end, CSGV's (and friends') biggest problem will be that they are hellbent on attacking the rights of precisely the wrong minority. [More]

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Hollywood late to realize dangers of 'gun control'

Still, between the noisily anti-gun, and those who enjoy gun rights for themselves, but either consider lobbying for those rights beneath them, or simply cannot bear the thought of being ostracized by their celebrity brethren, Hollywood is a much better friend to those who would disarm us and thus condemn us to serfdom--or worse--than to those of us who do not believe a gun's primary purpose is entertainment.

"The show must go on"? Hell with that--liberty must go on. [More]

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Illinois AG Madigan wants more time to decide how to keep citizens defenseless

Should the Court grant her extension? If, as she still maintains, Illinois' outright carry ban is Constitutional, why has she been so reluctant to appeal already? She has had, after all, months to do so. She is waiting on the legislature, but that body, too, has had months to come up with a law to meet the Seventh Circuit's requirements.

"A right delayed is a right denied," said Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Illinoisans' Constitutionally guaranteed, fundamental human right of the individual to keep and bear arms has already been delayed far too long. People are still being jailed for violating a "law" that the federal courts have found to be unconstitutional.

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