While the VPC and Brady Campaign are busy trying run roughshod on our soldiers’ rights (Updated)

Florida Carry is thrilled to see that CS/HB 463, a bill that allows any soldier, regardless of age to be able to obtain a concealed weapons permit in Florida, has now passed two hurdles with unanimous votes. Concealed Weapons or Firearms; Provides that otherwise qualified members & veterans of U.S. Armed Forces be issued concealed weapon or firearm license regardless of age in certain circumstances; provides additional methods for taking of fingerprints from such license applicants;...

posted @ 1/26/2012 10:09:25 AM | Feedback (12)

Ruminations on candle wax and lead

Ask yourself this – Will a thug stop because he thinks his intended victim lit a candle the night before or because his intended victim might be armed with a gun?

posted @ 1/9/2012 8:34:20 AM | Feedback (2)

Not only do they lie about practically everything

They have to go and create lies out of whole cloth to try to get their point across. Short of it all – Someone leaves a comment on the Brady’s FB page that’s not on message. The Brady’s delete it, then leave a comment saying that the author must have deleted his own comment. Filthy cretins. They should be treated with all the respect of a Klansman. Well, I don’t want to insult Klansmen like that. At least with the KKK, they don’t go around trying to tell people they’re actually concerned...

posted @ 12/20/2011 8:44:47 AM | Feedback (2)

Not much use installing an extra set of doors on the barn

When those horses have already run away. Sebastian discusses a question from an anti-gunner on private sales. I respect that a lot of gunnies don’t want their guns to end up in the hands of criminals, but I take exception to the whole “I won’t sell to anyone I don’t know personally” thing because it plays into the anti’s hands for no gain. Look, the problem isn’t selling a gun to a stranger any more than selling a set of knives at a yard sale is. You have no clue that the nice lady...

posted @ 12/2/2011 12:03:08 PM | Feedback (17)

The zombie craze is getting out of hand, folks

Even Bloomberg is getting in on the zombie action In a miracle, Tim Martin’s name appears on this letter to the US Senate on December 10, 2010 – 3 months and 8 days after his death. Magically, Mayor Martin signed this Washington Post advertisement on January 25, 2011 – 4 months and 23 days after he passed. Amazingly, Bloomberg snagged Martin’s signature on this letter to the US Congress on May 11, 2011 – 8 months and 9 days after his last breath. Bringing him back to life again,...

posted @ 11/9/2011 8:56:48 AM | Feedback (3)

It’s not like it wasn’t obvious or anything

Fast & Furious has always been about pushing for gun control. Obama told us he was pushing something ‘under the radar’. Eric Holder is ready to blame you and me for his subordinates breaking the law “Today, I would like to correct some of the inaccurate — and irresponsible — accusations surrounding Fast and Furious,” Holder’s prepared testimony reads. “Some of the overheated rhetoric might lead you to believe that this local, Arizona-based operation was somehow the cause of the epidemic...

posted @ 11/8/2011 8:44:19 AM | Feedback (7)

Laugh of the day

Sean, in regards to Wisconsin going CCW today I felt a great disturbance in the Anti-Gun force, as if 10, maybe 15 voices suddenly cried out in terror and were basically ignored.

posted @ 11/1/2011 3:50:04 PM | Feedback (5)

You know how you know you’re on the losing side of a subject?

When you have to lie about your membership by adding Mayors who actually ask to be removed from your Mayors For Illegal Gun Control group There seems to someone out there who just decided my name should be added to this list. I do not support anything these folks are trying to do. I have asked repeatedly to have my name removed yet they ignore me. If I could ask you for your help by clearly an plainly stating that I DO NOT SUPPORT THIS . I am a gun owner an avid hunter. thanks for your...

posted @ 10/26/2011 1:25:36 PM | Feedback (6)

This is the end game we’ve been warning you about

I’ve been saying all along, Fast & Furious was nothing more than an attempt to implement gun control based on cooked up numbers and manufactured crises. The gun banners and gov’t officials understood that there was no data to support their desire to ban weapons so they made it up out of whole cloth. Where there wasn’t blood in the streets, the government forced gun dealers to sell firearms to people they knew who’d cause a flood. Now, caught in the act, all they can do is try to push...

posted @ 10/18/2011 8:47:32 AM | Feedback (9)

Dead children only matter if they use a gun

Sean had this pathetic email from North Carolinians Against Gun Violence and this part really pisses me off Through Minutes Matter we can do something; we can save our state's youth by preventing firearm suicide attempts. Kid OD’s on prescription drugs? No concern of theirs. A child slits their wrist? Not their problem. Your teenager hangs themselves after being bullied? Shrug. These people are so bigoted they could care less about any statistic that doesn’t push their agenda. They focus...

posted @ 10/4/2011 9:03:38 AM | Feedback (6)

Two-In-One

Gun Shy Tourist has a link to a story about how in Jolly Old England, people defending their lives risk jail time for their act. Despicable isn’t a strong enough word to describe that. And speaking of despicable, the Brady Campaign, who likes to promote themselves as a ‘violence prevention’ group is equally reprehensible as they actively desire that you and your family become victims of violence rather than be able to fight back effectively. When Florida residents were protected by law...

posted @ 9/19/2011 9:33:26 AM | Feedback (13)

When all else fails

Lie, lie, lie, lie, and lie In a September 12, 2011 article for Bloomberg.com, writer John Crewdson has admitted to committing willful perjury in order to obtain a Florida concealed weapon/firearm license, a second degree misdemeanor under Florida statutes. … Before the application could be approved however, Mr. Crewdson had to answer "YES" to question 6, which asks, "Have you received training with a firearm as required by Section 790.06(2)(h), Florida Statutes,...

posted @ 9/13/2011 8:42:30 AM | Feedback (9)

Guns are great and all

But if you really want to kill a lot of people, gasoline and matches are your friend. Of course, the US’s lax gun laws are to blame for the casino burning. That and our insatiable desire for drugs (I get confused, does that make them supply or demand siders?). To a point, Filipe is right – our asinine drug laws have a lot to do with the violence they are seeing. Legalized drugs will be cheap. The need for such cartels will vanish as the danger involved in the manufacture disappears. You don’t...

posted @ 8/29/2011 9:16:17 AM | Feedback (5)

When you’re sure you can’t win

Just take your ball and go home. I will always stand behind the idea that the use of guns should be exceptionally controlled and closely watched. Or better yet, banned. This is not a perfect world, but we can work together to make it better. I would have commented, but the post says Both comments and trackbacks are currently closed. See, in this unicorn dander snorting chick’s view, as long as someone says “Ye shall not have this item”, then people will not have that...

posted @ 8/27/2011 9:16:30 AM | Feedback (13)

Facts be damned

So, a full decade ago, Michigan loosened the laws on concealed carry. The results? Before July 1, 2001, applicants had to prove why they needed to carry a gun for protection. Since then, any nominally sane adult without a felony record qualifies. During the debate, opponents of the change warned of gun-toting, trigger-happy citizens loose on the streets. But violent crimes have been rare among carrying a concealed weapon license holders. Only 2% of license holders have been...

posted @ 8/1/2011 10:08:46 AM | Feedback (7)

Might as well try to use a colander as a coffee mug

A look at the CSGV’s financials. No wonder they failed to renew their domain name. They’re bucking froke!

posted @ 7/12/2011 7:19:05 PM | Feedback (2)

What’s the timeframe before the Brady Campaign claims the Chicago ruling is actually good for them?

I mean, they claimed Heller was a ‘hollow victory’ so the recent spanking in Chicago is probably ‘a key victory in gun control’ for them in their minds.

posted @ 7/8/2011 12:35:10 PM | Feedback (4)

When the ship is sinking

The rats are the first to go. I wish him nothing but failure and misery in his life for all the bigotry he has pushed over the years.

posted @ 6/24/2011 7:01:35 AM | Feedback (11)

A visual representation of ‘tougher gun laws’

For those who think criminals follow the law, this won’t be humorous. For the rest of you though…

posted @ 6/22/2011 5:32:48 PM | Feedback (11)

Of zombies and gun control

A commenter emailed me the other day about a comment I left over at Ace of Spades regarding the Gunwalker saga. Ace, as is his wont, is loathe to believe that anyone could be truly evil in their intentions. From my reading of his comments, he believes that the ATF went into Fast & Furious with the best of intentions even if they were misguided. Ace has a point – most people do not go around with the intent of causing the deaths of others. I seriously doubt that anyone in the ATF truly...

posted @ 6/22/2011 9:20:46 AM | Feedback (13)

Well, it seemed feasible

This story on the turd-wad who’s running to repeal the 2A had something that caught my eye Already his proposals are drawing fire from critics on his blog at mikeb303000.blogspot.com The guy’s name is Mike Barkley. The blog was definitely a typo, and really pointed to another festering bigot we all know as mikeb302000. Could this be the same ass stain? Have we finally shone a bright light on the cockroach? Sadly… no. Stupid ‘journalists’ and their complete inability to do any sort of...

posted @ 6/21/2011 12:31:29 PM | Feedback (6)

Written permission

One thing you can give credit to to the anti-gun forces, they’re persistent A day after Dane County officials introduced a resolution that would ban concealed weapons in county buildings, Mayor Paul Soglin released a statement of his intent to enact an ordinance that would require written permission for gun owners to carry a weapon on private property in Madison. "We will consider ordinances that give the property owners and lease holders a presumption that individuals may not bring...

posted @ 6/20/2011 4:27:58 PM | Feedback (4)

Usually, when I’m planning a surprise attack, I tell everyone about it first

I don’t know how much credit to give to this concept that Obama is really planning on implementing gun control “under the radar”. Really. How do you think you can push something secretly by telling people you’re going to push something secretly? In my opinion, the gun control forces are dumber than a box of thumbtacks and the Obama administration is just playing them for the suckers they are. Nothing like telling a group “Oh, I have your interests at heart and I’m going to do something sneaky...

posted @ 5/31/2011 9:55:36 AM | Feedback (8)

Sherman, set the Wayback machine to “Really, really wrong”

Joe Huffman’s Quote of the Day from 1995 The bottom line is that Florida's concealed-carry law puts guns into the hands of criminals. It is ironic that the gun lobby's 'model' concealed carry law is designed to actually reward criminals who plea bargain, a practice that the gun lobby's rhetoric routinely and vehemently condemns. Under the Florida law, Patrick Purdy, perpetrator of the 1989 Stockton, California schoolyard massacre, and the gun lobby's poster-boy for the evils of plea...

posted @ 5/27/2011 8:45:33 AM | Feedback (0)

The end game, exposed

Continuing my ‘Link to Sean’ theme, something I’ve always believed has had yet more proof thrown on the stack. This is from a book from a ‘big time’ gun controller, Josh Horrowitz Recognize Insurrectionism as a threat to the entire progressive movement. Too many political progressives assume that the gun rights movement can be co-opted or simply ignored. Progressives fail to understand that the Insurrectionist idea is part and parcel of a broader reactionary worldview. Unless...

posted @ 5/19/2011 9:56:05 AM | Feedback (5)

Just in case you need a little help

My name is Robb Allen. Robb is short for Robert, by the way (the extra B comes from when I switched from Robbie). I live in the Tampa area and about .03 seconds worth of searching and you can probably get my address, phone number, etc. I’ve been blogging under my real name since I started, and have owned robballen.com since ‘96 IIRC. So, to the anti-gun bigots out there that are getting their jollies off revealing the names of gun bloggers (most of which have already revealed their names...

posted @ 5/12/2011 9:19:31 AM | Feedback (17)

What if you gave a press conference and nobody showed up.

Well, then you’d know how the Brady Campaign feels then! Feel free to insert a Nelson (from the Simpsons) “HA HA” here.

posted @ 5/5/2011 9:36:51 PM | Feedback (1)

If hiding like a coward under your desk and getting shot makes you an expert on gun violence

What would Colin “Duck and Cover” Goddard consider this guy? George, a former Marine and retired airline pilot, was present in Tucson on that horrible day when one man decided that U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords must die. When the shooting started, heroically, he rushed to shield his wife 0f 50 years, Dot. Unfortunately, she was already gone and he had lost his high school sweetheart. He was also shot. Twice. One bullet went through his back, puncturing one lung and breaking a...

posted @ 5/4/2011 9:06:43 PM | Feedback (2)

A gun ban by any other name

Would stink to high heaven just the same. What you see right there is an attempt at banning guns outright. It’s simple, really – you ‘allow’ guns, so long as they meet an impossible standard – i.e. this 11(b) Requirements.--The Pennsylvania State Police shall 12 promulgate regulations prescribing a handgun safety performance 13 standard. The safety standard shall include the following 14 requirements: 15(1) A handgun shall be personalized so that it can...

posted @ 4/7/2011 9:23:43 AM | Feedback (4)

Wait, is this Peanuts or and illustration of the recent Brady Campaign Softball outing?

(From 3eanuts.tumbler.com, which takes the last panel off of the strips, making them very, very depressing)

posted @ 3/31/2011 3:35:55 PM | Feedback (0)

You know the whole “I’m a gun owner BUT” thing?

This guy relies more on ‘butt’. As in, talking out of A gunsmith's view of gun control Regarding Mayor Adams' proposals for gun control, I must add my perspective. As a former Army officer, gunsmith, member of the NRA and a competitive marksman, I see no reason why citizens, other than law enforcement, should have free access to armor-piercing rounds, military or automatic weapons, extended clips or undocumented purchases at gun shows. Let’s check the bullshit detector and see how...

posted @ 3/25/2011 9:08:33 AM | Feedback (24)

No matter how much frosting you put on that turd

It’s still a turd and not a cake Tina Brown, the newly-minted British ex-patriot Newsweek editor-in-chief, certainly isn’t waisting any time promoting her agenda. By now it’s pretty old news that the anti-gun/anti-Second Amendment crowd (i.e. the political left) has been trying to use the Tucson active shooter situation to get new gun control laws passed, like a high-capacity magazine (not “clip”) ban and a new federal assault weapons ban (AWB). It’s par for the course, really, and to be...

posted @ 3/16/2011 8:53:47 AM | Feedback (4)

The next reality show?

Top Gun Banners? Looks like the anti’s are dredging for any support they can get. Unfortunately for them, they’re going to have to scrape the bottom of the barrel. When the local news crew looked for someone to speak for Open Carry, they found me within minutes. The Brady Campaign had to ‘phone it in’ via Skype from someone half a state away. From her kitchen. Real professional! Poor gun banners, having to work *hard* to counter the positive press the gun community has gained via shows like...

posted @ 3/7/2011 11:58:29 AM | Feedback (1)

And you must type it in ALL CAPS!!!!

MASS MURDER MAGAZINES!!! I guess we should be looking for this warning label then? Now available on a T-Shirt

posted @ 2/15/2011 1:10:39 PM | Feedback (7)

Our enemies’ greatest strength

Is also their greatest weakness. You see, the anti’s rely on people’s ignorance regarding firearms to further their agenda. One of the best examples of this is Josh Sugarmann’s desire to lie through his teeth regarding firearms that look scary as a way to sow the seeds of confusion in order to get gun bans passed "Assault weapons... are a new topic. The weapons' menacing looks, coupled with the public's confusion over fully-automatic machine guns versus semi-automatic assault weapons —...

posted @ 2/11/2011 9:24:04 AM | Feedback (3)

Couldn’t happen to a nicer group of bigots

Poor widdle Bwadys. Did the mean ol man who you blew your collective little wad over leave a bad taste in your mouth? Maybe it’s about time to realize when the one person who, in all regards, should be calling for stringent gun control completely blows you off (but promises to call you later, when no one else is looking) that it’s time to turn off the lights and find another set of rights to crap all over.

posted @ 1/26/2011 11:10:01 AM | Feedback (2)

The myth of the myths

In the comments to another post, commenter RWC pointed out this knee-slapping article at the NYT entitled The Myth of the Hero Gunslinger. Full of so much PSH that, if covered on the evening news, would increase the stock price of Depends undergarments ten fold, this article tries to whitewash years of increased gun ownership without the correlating rise in death by firearm that they want claim should happen. The comments are just full of face-palming moments with people confusing ‘anecdote’...

posted @ 1/25/2011 1:34:19 PM | Feedback (8)

Sure, it’s an alcohol fueled, tin-foil beanie wearing conjecture

But damn if I haven’t thought the same thing many times. I’m kinda struggling with the possibility that the Brady Bunch, the VPC, the CSGV, MAIG and that other group whose anus provides sustenance to Bryan Miller might actually be NRA front groups. It’s so crazy… yet…

posted @ 1/25/2011 8:33:16 AM | Feedback (1)

FCC to ban imported books

As many people know, during the recent American Library Association national convention, the FCC released a statement declaring their intent to ban the import of specific books into the United States. The new ruling is to be similar to bans in the Weimar Republic back in the 1930’s. The law looks to target certain books based on the number of foreign words or pages in them and while not naming Manga comics directly, it has indicated that books that serve no ‘entertainment purposes’ would not be...

posted @ 1/23/2011 9:00:59 PM | Feedback (22)

The Force is strong with this one

Just got a call from a neutron star. It wants it’s title of “Densest Object in the Known Universe” back. Alas, japete has that award sewn up. japete argued that MLK was a complete pacifist and would never have approved of guns. When showed proof of the Deacons of Defense, her response is I am just amazed that you guys are trying to rewrite commonly held American views on what happened during the awful period with the KKK and civil rights. It is disconcerting that you actually believe...

posted @ 1/19/2011 9:02:35 AM | Feedback (14)

Brady Campaign board member glad to have school shootings

And I quote japete It just isn't a school year without a few shootings. So far 2011 has not disappointed in that regard. Lovely. From #Gunblogger_Conspiracy <Xman> Ah, the inspirational and captivating Sacred Blood Dance of the Antis

posted @ 1/7/2011 10:48:52 AM | Feedback (9)

I may draw pretty pictures from time to time

But Linoge’s artwork puts all mine to shame I think that you can boil down the anti-gunner’s argument into one basic word – deodand. They either believe truly or at least try to make others believe that the gun is the cause of the crime and if we could just put the toothpaste back in the tube and rid ourselves of objects, then there would be peace amongst men, the lion would lay with the lamb, and Han wouldn’t have had to shoot first, he’d have talked out his issues with Greedo. Linoge does...

posted @ 12/28/2010 8:39:27 AM | Feedback (1)

Silence is golden

Especially when you’re a gun banner. I think I’m pretty much done with japete. She’s useless and really only gets traffic from us gunnies anyway. Plus, she’s so afraid of alternate points of views, she moderates her comments. She’s banned Sean and one I put up today never made it through as have a few others I’ve left. I don’t moderate here. I can’t. I never wrote moderation code to make it happen. And I let every comment stand that isn’t clearly spam, hasn’t been warned ahead of time, or...

posted @ 12/12/2010 7:44:16 PM | Feedback (18)

I’ve not seen debating skills like this since preschool

When faced with links and logic, the best japete can respond with in her comments are jewels like this You are kidding, right? … Nonsense, Sebastian. I don't believe that for a minute. … To the comment one up, jedge: " The anti-gun groups' biggest problem is that they mistake the NRA's posturing for some sort of actual leadership, and nothing like this is true. The gun rights movement isn't about the NRA, and it's not about protecting the manufacturers. It's about...

posted @ 11/27/2010 1:29:43 PM | Feedback (8)

The futility of gun control expressed in a comic

Here No matter what rules you try to make, those who are determined will find ways around them. Gun laws only affect those who are willing to abide by them, aka those who are not criminals. I guess we should start looking at stricter lamp control laws.

posted @ 11/23/2010 8:47:25 AM | Feedback (1)

It might surprise you

But there are still people out there who wholeheartedly believe that some people are less human than others simply because of the color of their skin. In fact, if you were to poll people and get honest answers out of them, I’d be willing to be it’s more than just a handful of individuals. It doesn’t matter that there is no true indicator that any one ‘race’ is genetically disposed to be worse than any other (cultures, on the other hand, definitely have a strong influence), it doesn’t matter...

posted @ 11/23/2010 8:15:59 AM | Feedback (0)

The fight never ends, folks

As much as we look at Heller & McDonald as well as the trend of more states passing laws that respect the rights of their citizens as a good thing, Obama’s new pick for the ATF reminds us that this simply is a battle that will never end. There is no need for the United States to have the Committee for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice BATFE. To make the constitutionally questionable role the ATF performs worse, Obama is putting a strongly anti-gun person in charge. The...

posted @ 11/17/2010 11:16:28 AM | Feedback (4)

I’ve not fisked anything in a long time

But japete just lobs the softballs. This latest one is a howler Since our elected leaders lack the courage to do the right thing concerning reducing and preventing gun injuries and deaths, we will have to take the lead and show them the way. All 12 of you! Unless the Brady Campaign had to let another staffer go because of lack of funding. It's pretty simple really. Yes, your logical reasoning and thought process really is. I have been writing about measures that can make us...

posted @ 11/8/2010 7:35:02 PM | Feedback (11)

When idiots make rules

One of my major gripes with progressives is their blind faith that politicians and / or our “elites” not only have our best interests at heart, but that by their nature somehow they are possessed of such keen intellect that they can craft laws regarding topics which they have no current knowledge. This happens quite often in my chosen line of work. Developers assume that since they know how to program a computer, they can write any sort of program. This is not always the case. While I could...

posted @ 11/4/2010 9:49:57 AM | Feedback (5)

You lost me at “In addition, Wintermute...”

japete’s - AKA Joanne Peterson, board member of the Brady Campaign and author of such brilliant insights as “it happens, therefore it’s legal!” - sources show a distinct lack of reliability. But thanks for playing. Oh, and I had to add this little gem at the bottom of her latest screed I know it is difficult for some to believe that gun shows can be the source of illegal activity. Wasn’t it Joanne Peterson saying that selling guns to felons is perfectly legal at gun shows? I’ve seen...

posted @ 10/28/2010 2:28:59 PM | Feedback (8)

The distortion force is strong with this one

Japete is at it once again, confusing “things that happen” with “being legal” As I have said over and over and over again- yes sir, it is legal to sell guns to felons in most states that have not passed a law to require background checks on all gun sales at gun shows. Private sellers are more than just people selling occasionally. Some of these private sellers sell hundreds of guns a year at gun shows. That is a fact that cannot be avoided. We have more than enough proof. I'm sorry you...

posted @ 10/26/2010 10:21:08 AM | Feedback (8)

Set distortion field to maximum

Joanne Peterson, board member and mouthpiece for the Brady Campaign, has finally reached a new pinnacle in her life. She has been awarded her very own Sharp as a Marble icon! Joanne Peterson is a joke when it comes to serious discussion of firearms and their role in society. She keeps saying that because something happens - i.e. felons purchasing guns via private sales - that it means it’s legal. She has to distort reality in order to make her points because, like the rest of the Brady...

posted @ 10/24/2010 9:46:04 AM | Feedback (3)

Probably my first and last comment left

I thought I’d try my hand over at Japete’s place. But, as are all anti-gunners, she’s too chickenshit to allow comments to come through without moderation, so I realize my first comment there is wasted. I don’t feel like checking back in every X-units of time to see if my comment made it, and then have to repeat the process to see if anyone responds, and then have to wonder if all comments are coming through or not. She doesn’t bring up any valid points, and is as lost as they get. She...

posted @ 10/18/2010 11:28:28 AM | Feedback (13)

Revoking credit where it's not due

Never mind about my previous post about Brady Campaign board member Joan Peterson. She deserves no credit as the questions were asked, answers were given, and she promptly shoved her head up where the sun rarely shines (I say rarely because there are examples too horrid to link to even on my blog, trust me). Joan's metric for 'public safety' are the number of deaths by guns and how they go down. She doesn't care about increased violence so long as less people are killed with guns. That logic...

posted @ 9/24/2010 8:58:12 AM | Feedback (5)

Credit where credit is due

Sebastian answers some questions from a Brady campaign member. He does so with aplomb, avoiding phrases like "you festering ass-weasel", and answers with some fairly calm, rational responses that do our side good. In the end, however, I believe it is a futile gesture. Anti-gunners start from the mindset that their fellow humans are too stupid to handle dangerous items without the false sense of security licensing provides. Since I'm perfectly ok with placing myself smack dab in the...

posted @ 9/22/2010 9:03:51 AM | Feedback (10)

I'm going to start leaving ammunition under my pillow at night

So the violence fairy will leave me cash! There's not much difference in believing in that than there is in the fairy tale that by limiting firearms that you will somehow lower crime and violence. Especially given that even the historical records from England show that the introduction of firearms lowered the homicide rate. Quoting Sebastian (who gets the Hat Tip) Back then, soldiering was an art form, and those not practiced in it couldn’t stand up to those who were. The firearm changed...

posted @ 8/12/2010 12:06:26 PM | Feedback (8)

We have facts

They have You know, for a guy who says "But I will also say that I don't really care." he sure as hell spends a lot of time talking about it (and dicks. There's lots of dick references) No wonder we're winning. Hat Tip Say Uncle who is compensating for his inability to chuck a rock at 1,200 fps. *FTC rules stipulate that I inform my readers that I really didn't have anything worthwhile to say about this, I just wanted to use my icon

posted @ 7/9/2010 12:44:24 PM | Feedback (9)

Maybe they should change their name

To the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence Lobbying Not a lot of money in bigotry these days. In fact, in 2008, they spent $19 more dollars than they brought in. Hat tip Kaveman at Days of our Trailers

posted @ 7/9/2010 10:16:49 AM | Feedback (2)

Not being charitable

The Brady Campaign to Shit All Over Your Rights apparently doesn't meet the Better Business Bureau's definition of a charity. Then again, neither is the KKK. Just sayin'

posted @ 7/8/2010 10:20:34 AM | Feedback (1)

Let's switch words around a bit, shall we?

Thirdpower lists all the things that Chicagoans will have to go through to 'Keep and Bear Arms'. Unfortunately, to many of the statists, a right isn't infringed as long as eventually you can finish jumping through hoops. Of course, this only applies to the 2nd Amendment. What if Daley were to say this about the first? Under Daley's ordinances, one would need to register all their word processors with the city so police know how many word processors are in each home, and would also be...

posted @ 7/1/2010 3:01:33 PM | Feedback (32)

Answering the question

Of "Is there Felon Grade Stupidity?" As a general rule, it’s a bad idea to post a video of yourself committing a felony on youtube. But this Brady Campaign video shows a Virginia resident buying a handgun out of state at a gun show (ETA: Go to about 2:15). And that is a crime. Also, looks to be a straw purchase. It takes a distinct lack of brain cells to videotape yourself breaking the law, using it to prove the law is broken, and then push for more of the same laws. Well, it...

posted @ 6/29/2010 11:53:27 AM | Feedback (7)

The interweb is fast!

Already, the Wikipedia entry on the Brady Campaign has been modified to reflect the recent McDonald ruling! Click to embiggen

posted @ 6/28/2010 1:27:29 PM | Feedback (10)

In the fraction of life

These guys are the lowest common denominator. Really. We have often wondered what the true membership numbers of the Brady Campaign are. In 2004 they said they had "about half a million". Since they are selling their membership list we now know what are probably close to the true numbers: 50,581 DONORS/MEMBERS (TOTAL FILE) 40,765 DONORS/MEMBERS (24 MOS) 28,417 DONORS/MEMBERS (12 MOS) 9,590 CATHOLIC DONORS/MEMBERS (36 MOS) 5,368 JEWISH...

posted @ 5/28/2010 9:07:43 AM | Feedback (2)

Now, that's not fair

Say Uncle points to this little nugget of info from the NRA Blog City officials estimate the convention drew close to 80,000 attendees over the weekend and brought in about $20 million dollars. To which he quips And what did the anti-gun show bring in? While I'm not a fan of the anti-gunners out there, it's not honest to claim they have no sort of economic impact. For example So, you know. They have that going for them. (Image Courtesy of Alan from Snarky...

posted @ 5/17/2010 10:04:41 AM | Feedback (7)

In the mind of the anti-gunners

So... what do you think motivates people like Paul Helmke, Peter Hamm and Josh Sugarmann? I want to believe they are simply whores who are saying whatever it takes to get a paycheck, but part of me wonders how much of their bilge they truly believe. Are they are incapable of determining truth from falsity as Joe states? There is little doubt in my mind that they are compulsive liars, but to what point do they truly believe what they are selling? I can't really imagine it's a power thing....

posted @ 5/12/2010 2:12:32 PM | Feedback (38)

Making the illegal illegaller

I've had something rattling around in my noggin for a long time and it's something I can't seem to ever get out in words to explain what I'm thinking. Thankfully, Say Uncle has a post that allowed me to be sarcastic in the comments, and I realized that's EXACTLY the point I've been trying to make From his post OK law makes it illegal to fortify home if you have drugs: bill that makes it unlawful for “any person to willfully fortify an access point into any dwelling, structure, building...

posted @ 1/14/2010 10:55:14 AM | Feedback (7)

Had the Brady Campaign been around in the 1300's

They'd have been known as Crossbow Control, Inc. Clayton Cramer provides a fascinating look at bow and arrows and their usage (and control by the ruling class) The Battle of Crecy (1346) and even more so, the Agincourt (1415), demonstrated the foolishness of this approach. Those peasant English archers were quite effective because if you were practiced with it, you could unleash an incredible storm of arrows with an effective range of hundreds of yards from the longbow. But to be...

posted @ 1/6/2010 9:19:03 AM | Feedback (2)

Mayors Against Gun Ownership

Sebastian digs up some scary shit from the MAIG group. It is out in the open now, they can no longer hide that they are a gun banning organization. Not that we didn't know this already, but at least it's in print where they can't deny it. The scariest part is that, like Sebastian says, this group knows the ATF and how to get around that pesky Constitution and avoid anything that has to deal with voters and whatnot. The Brady's and the VPC are as good as useless for anything except soundbites...

posted @ 12/29/2009 9:53:20 AM | Feedback (1)

Advantage, us

At one of the Gun Blogger get-togethers, I joked around about what gun controllers must do for entertainment – hit up the anti-gun range or go to an anti-gun show. We all had a good laugh over that, but it stuck in my head for a while, and I think I've finally got a handle on why that pithy statement meant something to me. Think about it – this past weekend, both Breda and I took a new shooter to the range. In both cases, it was pretty evident we've created new shooters. At the least, we've...

posted @ 12/22/2009 12:56:07 PM | Feedback (7)

One of these things is not like the other

While both are enshrined in the Bill of Rights, one right gets treated a little differently Before engaging in new free speech you must pass an instant background check by a government authorized free speech dealer. Sorry, if your name is like someone else prohibited from speech and religion, it is up to you to prove you’re not that person. (NICS instant background check and Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993) Any speech or work with more than 10 sentences per page...

posted @ 12/9/2009 7:59:11 AM | Feedback (4)

I've always said

If you have to rely on waiting until the Point of Sale to stop the wrong people from obtaining firearms, you're deluded. Apparently, that's the metric Paul Helmke uses to calculate success. Thanks Paul for validating my statement. Notice how "blocked sales" are his metric of choice. Not a reduced crime rate, not lower shootings, but simply the number of times the cash register doesn't go 'ding'. It appears false negatives are also included in that number. You know how to tell that...

posted @ 12/1/2009 11:34:24 AM | Feedback (0)

Not accidental, either

Howard Nemerov points to this interesting statistic Since 1984 there have been over 122,000,000 firearms purchased by civilians, and yet somehow the accidental firearms death rate has plummeted 71.4%. How can that be? The Brady Campaign and their ilk constantly tell us that more firearms means more accidental deaths. They fight at every turn to prevent programs like Eddie Eagle from being taught in schools. Which makes sense in a way. People like Dennis Henigan and Paul Hemlke can't really...

posted @ 10/29/2009 1:37:29 PM | Feedback (13)

When reality decides to hit you

She's not going to do it gently Kevin regales us with tales from across the pond in Gun Free England where they now are having to use military like squads with fully automatic weaponry to patrol certain areas due to the amazingly high gun crime. Unfortunately, even with mounds of proof that disarming the citizenry does nothing to curb crime, the anti-gunners here in the states are still chomping at the bit to push for more useless laws. They are immune to logic, apparently. Of course, we...

posted @ 10/23/2009 8:17:33 AM | Feedback (6)

I might need a new icon

We all know Paul Helmke et al are sad pandas over the recent advances in gun rights. Heller went our way, and now Chicago vs. Nordyke is going before the SCOTUS. Already, the anti-gun forces are spinning their inevitable loss as 'no big deal'. The thing is, I've written off the Brady Campaign as practically irrelevant these days. They've got nothing new, their arguments are tired and pretty much are self-defeating, and even at the gun range, very few people get the reference on my targets....

posted @ 10/1/2009 10:36:17 AM | Feedback (4)

Registration leads to confiscation

Every. Single. Time They used to be legal firearms, but now they're either unregistered or outright banned, and they're wanted by police before there's a chance burglars put them in Toronto's underground and underworld markets. Since March 1, Project Safe City swept 400 unregistered weapons 150 of them handguns from homes throughout the city. No charges were filed. Police are reviewing thousands of gun ownership files to determine which weapons have lapsed registrations and which are now...

posted @ 9/23/2009 10:14:41 AM | Feedback (12)

How effective gun control looks

"We see probably an average of between 10 and 15 people who get shot or stabbed every night," Dr. Dennis said. Want to blame lax gun laws? Good luck with that Ten to fifteen shootings and stabbings every night, at one hospital? Baghdad might be safer than that. This is the city with the most restrictive gun laws in the nation. All guns must be registered--and re-registered annually--with the Chicago Police Department. The vast majority of semi-automatic...

posted @ 6/25/2009 10:53:51 AM | Feedback (1)

Sage advice

Laurel looks for tips on baby-proofing her household. What's the skinny on guns? Get rid of them — they’re not safe around children. Neither are buckets, bathtubs, cleaning supplies under the sink, kitchen knives, matches, pots of boiling water, gravity, animals, or any number of various things, but I don't think they want you to get rid of them. Laurel is going to write them. If she coughs up a link, I shall too. As the father of two lovely girls, I'm insulted by their insinuation that...

posted @ 6/24/2009 6:39:00 PM | Feedback (2)

All this schadenfreude is making me giddy

I already gave Josh Sugar-mama a Sad Panda icon. I already know the VPC isn't much more than a cash hole for the Joyce Foundation. But listening to Howard Nemerov say it again, with more detail, is going to force me to pull a smile muscle.

posted @ 5/19/2009 9:35:08 AM | Feedback (1)

Josh Sugarmann gets one!

This one's for you, Josh my boy! “If you compare the pro-gun activity in the blogosphere versus the pro-gun-control activity, the scales have just tipped tremendously in their favor,” says Josh Sugarmann, founder of the Violence Policy Center in Washington, which advocates for more gun control in the US. “There’s much more engagement, more involvement, and they clearly have more free time than people on our side of the issue do.” You know what, Joshua? Not only do I not get paid to do...

posted @ 5/18/2009 9:28:50 AM | Feedback (11)

Sad Panda Alert!

Poor Paul Helmke. He must be a very sad panda when even he has to crack jokes like this “Nobody listens to you anymore,” Helmke joked during a recent informal question-and-answer session at The News-Sentinel. “So I went to (Washington) D.C., where nobody listens to me anymore.” No Paul, the reason people don't listen to you any more is because your entire premise is based on lies and twisting statistics. I mean, let's examine this statement from the same article “All of our gun...

posted @ 5/11/2009 11:15:48 AM | Feedback (5)

Can you say "owned"?

Josh Sugarmann is a sad clown. He can't get Obama to ban all guns yesterday and so he whines and whines about it. He gets taken to task fairly well in the comments, but one particular anti-rights bigot asks for his lunch on a platter and promptly has it handed to him krechsd If there are 2.5 million crimes stopped by guns , how come it never appears in the news? Excuse me if I doubt your "research" , but what is happening is guns are being used to kill co-workers, fellow...

posted @ 4/30/2009 12:17:59 PM | Feedback (3)

Poor Helmke

The sad panda is not happy with his Obama. Seems poor widdle Paul is realizing, like a large swath of Americans, that Obama's promises on the campaign trail are nothing but lip service.

posted @ 4/29/2009 7:25:56 PM | Feedback (1)

Nobody wants to take away your guns

'Cept when, you know, they actually are saying they want to Ban the sale, use or possession of 50-caliber or larger weapons, and creates a program to recall those currently legally owned (A.3211A/Eddington); Another glaring reason why I won't move to NY.

posted @ 4/29/2009 7:14:14 AM | Feedback (6)

Real science – Hypothesis FAIL!

So, yesterday I did a science experiment. To be a real experiment, I had to develop my hypothesis on what I thought would happen then run it. My experiment was to go overly-armed to a large crowd of people. My hypothesis was that the multiple pistols I was carrying would cause me incur a sudden onset of psychosis and start shooting children in the head at close range. Since guns cause crime and murder, I had to assume that several guns would definitely put me over the edge. Unfortunately,...

posted @ 4/16/2009 12:05:21 PM | Feedback (15)

Another law would have helped

This is why I scoff at gun laws CLEVELAND — The 17-year-old accused of killing James Rubin, 17, will be arraigned Tuesday by Juvenile Court Judge Peter Sikora. The case will then be sent to adult court, when The Plain Dealer will report the teen's name. James R. Rubin, of East 101st Street, was shot in the head about 6:20 p.m. March 17 while walking in the 6700 block of Bayliss Avenue. Witnesses told police that multiple shots were fired from a moving car. One witness said the shooting...

posted @ 3/24/2009 8:39:37 AM | Feedback (0)

Grade-A FAIL!

We should take up a collection to send the Brady Campaign to Remain Completely Irrelevant a case of cheap tequila. Seriously, 65 Democrats signed up against a new AWB. The Brady's last hope of having their wettest dream come true has gone up in smoke. That's gotta hurt.

posted @ 3/19/2009 7:28:56 AM | Feedback (2)

Am I wrong

For imagining in my head, Paul Helmke jumping up and down, screaming "YES!!!!" when he sees a news story about a shooting?

posted @ 3/11/2009 5:19:47 PM | Feedback (8)

Playing catch-up

So, for the past week I've barely been able to read any blogs, much less post on my own. However, it does appear that Obama's AG – Eric Holder – blew their collective, gun grabbing load. Response has been less than stellar for Obama's gaffe machine in overdrive administration. Even Nancy Wrinkles Pelosi ran away from it faster than Obama could run away from Rev. Wright at a press conference. This administration is literally tripping over itself to push every last, wet dream, legislation that...

posted @ 3/1/2009 12:37:41 PM | Feedback (1)

I won't do it

From Jeff, we get a little insight on the "Ammunition Accountability Act" from Alan Scholl Reloading (re-using cartridge cases multiple times) would be abolished. There would be no way to correspond serial numbers on cartridge cases, and different sets and quantities of bullets. Sorry, won't do it. I'll continue to manufacture my own ammunition, even if some group declares it a no-no. Even if it means learning the difficult process to manufacture smokeless powder. In a way, I'm hoping they...

posted @ 1/23/2009 8:05:12 AM | Feedback (5)

Time to become an iPhone developer

I keep reading PSH over the iPhone BulletFlight 1.0 app. If something that simple is going to cause embolisms in the gun fearing wussies, I need to get into that action. Read this panty-waist's freak-out So as an aspiring iPhone developer, what's a good way to cash in on all this hoopla? Of course -- it's to release your uber-realistic sniper app on the day of Obama's inauguration. Poor taste, indeed. This app is not a game -- it's a fully functional app that a real sniper could attach to...

posted @ 1/21/2009 2:02:05 PM | Feedback (13)

Up next on the gun banners' list - Bambi Zappers

Hunters who think nothing of selling out other's rights simply because they don't feel that certain classes of weapons are good enough for their sport are about to get a wake up call. Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan dismissed the notion hunting rifles and shotguns are not the type of weapons authorities need to be worried about, noting they can cause harm if poorly safeguarded or stolen by burglars. "Taking these off the streets is as important as the taking the handguns off the...

posted @ 12/17/2008 11:05:29 AM | Feedback (10)

Straight from the PSH Handbook

Same chapter, same verse Seems Lloyd Garver isn't too happy about law abiding citizens having the ability to protect themselves in National Parks Which do you think is going to happen first, or more often: A law-abiding citizen with a permit to carry a concealed weapon will use his gun to protect himself or his property? Or, there will be a tragic accident involving a drunk and a gun, an animal and a gun, or a little kid and a gun? Well Lloyd, considering accidents with guns are extremely...

posted @ 12/11/2008 8:24:56 PM | Feedback (9)

Banning toothpicks

Let's say there was a spate of toothpick stabbings at local nursing homes. Out of 23,319 nursing home patients in one city, the spate actually only involves 5 stabbings (and really only 2 people doing the stabbing), but apparently a spate doesn't require that many instances to be considered an epidemic. Anyway, the local meeting of miniature despots council members meet and decide that the best way to keep toothpicks out of criminals' hands is to force registration of said timber based dental...

posted @ 12/5/2008 12:50:07 PM | Feedback (7)

Brady Campaign to announce even bigger waste of their limited dollars

They plan on holding legislators accountable for voting No on their unconstitutional plans. Poor Petey Hamm - even the biggest gun banning group is for the most part, irrelevant. That and he has to share the limelight with Paul Helmke. I love this part Brian Malte of the Brady Campaign was joined by Chicago 2nd Ward Alderman Bob Fioretti, 33rd Ward Alderman Richard F. Mell, gun violence survivor Willie Williams and Cook County State's Attorney Richard A. Devine at Crane High School in Chicago...

posted @ 10/14/2008 1:00:15 PM | Feedback (4)

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