Now, that the table have turned I do hope NRA recalls Chuck Schumer’s little message to gun owners:
We’re here to tell the NRA their nightmare is true!. We’re going to hammer guns on the anvil of relentless legislative strategy! We’re going to beat guns into submission!
Link from this other bit by Joe, which notes: What made the difference was the gun grabbers getting their asses handed to them in elections.
NJ is staying busy: McIndoe was charged with five counts of aggravated assault on a police officer; aggravated assault with an automobile; several charges of unlawful possession of a handgun and hollow-point ammunition; and numerous motor vehicle violations, Giaquinto said.
Unlawful possession is, err, unlawful. And hollow point ammo is banned for carry in NJ.
Josh Sugarman (sic) obtained his FFL about 15 years ago. Sugarman’s (sic) group, the Violence Policy Center, is an anti-gun group that advocates for stricter gun regulations. Sugarman (sic) tells WTOP, he got the license as part of a research project, and despite numerous phone calls, he will not sell guns.
“The bloggers put my phone number out there, and people have been calling to ask how much I’ll charge to transfer guns,” Sugarman (sic) says.
I wonder who he could be talking about? And in case you were wondering:
There are only six Federal Firearms Licensees in the District. WTOP contacted all six, and found only one is considering facilitating the transfers of handguns once the law changes.
The FFLs are held by Arena Stage, The Shakespeare Theater Company, Josh Sugarman of the Violence Policy Center, The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, K S Supply and Cs Exchange Ltd.
Rusty wonders why Sugarmann renewed his permit this year if it was for a ‘research project’.
Update: Original post here. NK reminds us, as mentioned in the original post, I believe that a requirement of an FFL is that you do sell guns? FFLs, what say you? Yes, it is.
Police officer deaths plunged to their lowest midyear total in 43 years after an unusually deadly year for law enforcement officers, says a report released today by a national police advocacy group.
The review reflects declines in all major categories of officer fatalities, including traffic accidents and shootings, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund found.
Overall deaths declined from 100 to 59 in the first six months of 2007 compared to the same period this year. The number of overall deaths is the lowest since 1965, when 55 officers were killed.
Midyear shooting deaths fell from 38 in 2007 to 21 this year, the lowest number since 1960, when 18 officers were killed by gunfire.
Must be all those gun control victories. Oh, they haven’t had any? Then I’m stumped.
Tam brings the funny: I’d imagine the [Iranian] women’s swimming events are slow as molasses from the high-drag swimwear.
Oh, those weapons of mass destruction:
The last major remnant of Saddam Hussein’s nuclear program — a huge stockpile of concentrated natural uranium — reached a Canadian port Saturday to complete a secret U.S. operation that included a two-week airlift from Baghdad and a ship voyage crossing two oceans.
The removal of 550 metric tons of “yellowcake” — the seed material for higher-grade nuclear enrichment — was a significant step toward closing the books on Saddam’s nuclear legacy.
A robbery with a gun in New Jersey:
Bloods member Grant Fleming, 21, was shot in the chest three times after he sneaked up behind a man walking into his Jersey Street apartment with a bag of groceries.
The targeted victim grabbed Fleming’s gun and opened fire.
Update: Unpossibler: In the bag, police found a TEC-9 semiautomatic handgun with 19 rounds in the magazine, Traina said. The weapon holds about 30 rounds, he added.
Tec-9s are banned in Jersey!
So, did he lie or not? Simple question, really.
Amazing how much we minimize that depending on which letter comes after their last name.
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Ownership says of law abiding gun owners: A permit holder is just someone who hasn’t committed a crime, YET
Ouch.
David Kopel is looking to create a consolidated list of all judicial decisions which adopted the “collective rights” theory
A bit back, I linked to this post at Lagniappes which was rightfully critical of some of the GOA shenanigans regarding the Olofson case. It was a good read, I thought. Anyway, Sailorcurt left a few comments that showed the inconsistencies in ATF’s actions. But those comments never showed up. Curt cross-posted one of the comments here. Curt inquired about his comment only to be told that Lagniappe did not allow comments that discussed Lagniappe and yammered on about conspiracy theories. I read Curt’s comment when he cross-posted it. It noted inconsistencies in ATF agents’ testimonies and affidavits. Questions that should be answered.
Lagniappe apparently thinks those inconsistencies aren’t worth addressing as they don’t quite jive with his point about paranoid gun nuts. So, he doesn’t allow them. And then lies about the content and conspiracy theories. I kinda liked the way he was dealing with the GOA’s selective mentioning of facts. It’s a pity he’s doing the exact same thing.
For the record, I’m one of the folks who think Olofson is not squeaky clean.
Ya know, when some state bureaucrat jerks me around due to circumstances beyond my control, I’m generally shit out of luck. But if I were a politico, I’d just have the laws changed when they inconvenience me. Case 1:
After the board denied her request, Ford, who was elected to the state Senate two years ago, vowed to change the law.
A Pennsylvania State Senator retaliates against the Game Commission after his kid has a run in with a game officer.
Case 3: The Chicago Alderman Loophole.
Details of another wrong house raid by police. Once again, police too willing to believe bad tips then not confirm them.
The Nevada ACLU respects the individual’s right to bear arms subject to constitutionally permissible regulations. The ACLU of Nevada will defend this right as it defends other constitutional rights.
Since the supreme court affirmed Heller!
Update: BTW, that bit is based on an already debunked study.
And heh: Yeah, because prior to Heller, criminals were too busy thinking “Sorry guys, it’s a collective right. We’ll have to wait until it’s individual before we go commit armed robberies.”
Apparently, because it’s still a county-by-county thing, getting a handgun carry permit when you move is a pain. Technically, Alabama is still ‘may-issue’ but in practice it is ‘shall-issue’, generally.
Tick Tock: Department of Interior is stalling in hopes that an Obama administration won’t force them to change their rules on National Park Carry. The deadline for comment has been extended to August 8th, so be sure to get your comments in!
Are you kidding: Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who would like very much to reimpose the old, so-called, “Fairness Doctrine” that once censored conservative opinion on television and radio broadcasting, is scheming to impose rules barring any member of Congress from posting opinions on any internet site without first obtaining prior approval from the Democratic leadership of Congress. No blogs, twitter, online forums – nothing.
SPEAKER NAIFEH LIED ABOUT HAVING GUN PERMIT
Public records show that Tennessee House Speaker Jimmy Naifeh lied in order to give himself political cover for his attack gun rights legislation during the last legislative session.
On April 11, nine days after he used parliamentary tricks to kill two pieces of legislation designed to enhance Tennesseans’ gun rights and the privacy of gun permit records, Naifeh claimed he was a friend of gun owners, and stated he was one of more than 190,000 Tennesseans who had a “concealed-weapons permit.” But public records show that Naifeh did not even apply for a handgun carry permit until three weeks later.
Actually, what really happened was:
After the maneuver, Naifeh displayed to a reporter a certificate showing he has completed the gun safety course necessary to obtain a handgun carry permit for himself. Naifeh said he has a 9 millimeter Smith and Wesson semi-automatic pistol that he plans to carry after obtaining a permit.
I ain’t a fan of Naifeh and would actually like to see that douchebag out of office for repeatedly using shenanigans to kill pro-gun bills. But completing the course is not getting a permit. Just part of the process. And it usually takes 90 days to get one. So, assuming he applied shortly after that, he still may not have received it yet. However, he did say after he had received the permit.
But, then, TN GOP knows we gun owners don’t like Naifeh. Too bad TN GOP is not credible since seven of their guys voted Naifeh as speaker. Not one dime from me, guys.
Update: Somehow I missed that Naifeh in fact did state shortly after this a few weeks ago I became one of the over 190,000 to earn a concealed weapons permit. Oops. Sorry about that. They are correct.
Update 2: AC has more.
Update 3: And that does explain why they requested the records.
Update 4: And since Naifeh seems intent on keeping your records public, here’s his application.
Video of Pretty Pistolera shooting some steel plates. As for advice: sight alignment and trigger squeeze.
Update: Dad calls (what you can’t use comments?) and says:
With my trip to train with Todd Jarrett and some ParaUSA goodies, I was planning my travel. This is the first time I can recall where it will actually be cheaper to fly than to drive.
Global Warming is now a mental illness.
Really.
PSYCHIATRISTS have detected the first case of “climate change delusion” – and they haven’t even yet got to Kevin Rudd and his global warming guru.
Writing in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, Joshua Wolf and Robert Salo of our Royal Children’s Hospital say this delusion was a “previously unreported phenomenon”.
“A 17-year-old man was referred to the inpatient psychiatric unit at Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne with an eight-month history of depressed mood . . . He also . . . had visions of apocalyptic events.”
Summing it up: If the ACLU supported an individual 2A right then they would lose their funding from the Joyce Foundation and other anti-2A organizations.
We know that ATF holds a pistol with a forward vertical grip is classified as an any other weapon and it is subject to the NFA process. And we know that at least two courts have told ATF that does not pass the smell test yet ATF still holds that position. But ATF often disregards congress so what are a couple of courts?
Anyway, the question arises then, what about a bipod or a bipod with a grip? After all, Ruger’s new Charger comes with a bipod.
You could send them a letter asking. But it wouldn’t do any good because they’d later change their mind and come arrest you.
Remember, I do this to entertain me, not you.
Uncle Pays the Bills
 |
|
Find Local
|
