April 2011 – Page 13 – Shall Not Be Questioned

Hawaiians Arming Themselves in Record Numbers

I am heartened by this news that even in Obama’s home state, there’s been a great Obama gun rush. The really interesting thing is that it seems to have started in 2004. It is unfortunate, that the newspaper was deceived by liars and swindlers at the VPC:

But national surveys indicate that Hawaiiâ€™s registration increase is bucking the national trend, Rand said.

â€œThe gun lobby is out there pushing the story that everybody wants a gun, people are flooding out to get a concealed carry license and the gun industry is booming,â€ she said. â€œBut surveys show a consistent decrease in household and personal gun ownership (nationally).â€

That’s funny, because the actual numbers suggest the trend is indeed national, and it’s not just limited to guns in the home. It’s disappointing that the Honolulu advertiser was taken by these frauds. Even more disappointing they didn’t take the five minutes necessary to fact check them.

Crack Down on Rapid Fire Ammo

I’m not really sure what rapid fire ammo is, but at least one New York newspaper talks about the drive to ban it. Maybe you could make the primers ignite a little slower, maybe. Or use a slow burning powder.

UPDATE: Looks like they’ve changed the headline. I am happy to help out. My editing fee is not steep. Please see the side bar for billing inquiries.

A Lot of Talk

This site suggests Daley is the number one gun control advocate in the country. Daley is all talk, though. I would put Bloomberg at the top of that list. As someone on the other side of the issue, I consider Bloomberg to be a lot more dangerous to our rights.

Daley is a buffoon for the most part, and has largely staked out an untenable position for much of Chicago’s gun ordinances. Bloomberg is a much stronger strategic thinker, and is better about both offense (MAIG) and defense. New York’s gun laws will be challenged, but Bloomberg will be far better about taking them back to a level where they are more defensible. That’s one reason, strategically, I think it’s wise to take on Chicago first.

Chicago Attorney Gets Savaged in Gun Case

Thanks to Dave Hardy for linking this audio of oral arguments in the Ezell v. Chicago preliminary injunction appeal. Ezell is the case that challenges Chicago’s ban on gun ranges, even though it requires live fire training as a condition to obtain a license to own a gun.

If you listen to nothing else this week, listen to this. It’s so sweet it will rot your teeth. The Chicago attorney gets absolutely savaged by at least two out of the three federal judges on the panel. I think he may have even been on the verge of tears at some points. Imagine if there were a couple of gun bloggers on the federal bench, pelting the Chicago attorney with questions. That’s pretty close to what it’s like.

I think Mr. Gura may very well get his injunction. Definitely a job well done.

Bloomberg Gaining Quite a Collection

Here’s yet another illegal mayor. It’s getting to the point I have to check to make sure I’m not getting this latest one confused with someone I’ve already reported on. There are that many. This one is mayor of Tamarac, Florida. Charges are bribery corruption.

One thing is pretty clear. At this point, MAIG has a considerably higher rate of criminality than people who hold concealed carry permits. Think VPC will set up a site about that?

Missing Something

I believe an editor might have missed a key word in this headline:

One of my most common mistakes is leaving out a word by accident. Let’s hope it’s never quite this bad.

Do the Math

The gun control supporters are unbelievable with some of the arguments they make. I’m not talking about the blatantly dishonest arguments, like about magazines holding ten rounds being dandy, while ones holding eleven rounds are baby killers. I’m talking about when they fail to do some basic math on their own assertions:

Regulation efforts have failed as courts hold the 2nd amendment to permit virtually anyone a gun, allowing 25% of the population to threaten the remaining 75%. Unequivocally, people have the right to self-defense, however, just 1.5% of the population has used guns for this purpose while over 23,000 die and 52,000 were maimed in 2010.

Even assuming those statistics are correct, which they are not, the United States, as of the 2010 census, has 308 million people. If 1.5% of them have used a firearm for self-defense, that represents 4.62 million people. Assuming an average life expectancy in the US of 78 years, that would average out to about 59,230 self-defense cases with a gun every year, and that’s without weighing the fact that children are typically not permitted to own or carry guns under most circumstances. That sounds like a great case for private gun ownership, then, if you ask me. This is more evidence the gun banning crowd doesn’t think much about what they are saying.

Insights Training New Media Effort

Looks like Caleb scored a gig with Insights Training Center. They are going to produce a new web series called Down Zero TV, “which each week will feature an ‘InSights Training Tip’, where one of InSights Trainingâ€™s top flight instructors will use their skill and knowledge to make the view not only a better shooter, but safer in their everyday activities.”

Here’s a Headline I Never Thought I’d See

“Medical Marijuana Users Fight For Gun Rights”

You really have to wonder if some mornings Helmke can’t help but cry into his coffee.

Craiglist Killer: Blaming NH’s Gun Laws

I don’t know about you, but it seems to be that just about everything here but New Hampshire’s gun laws were to be blame:

Markoff was able to get an affidavit of residency at the Nashua city clerkâ€™s office, using the driverâ€™s license with another manâ€™s name and photograph, the paper reports. Deputy City Clerk Patricia Piecuch told the Globe the city doesnâ€™t require people to provide evidence to prove their residency – the affidavit is signed under penalty of perjury – but the city has since modified its forms to state that the affidavits should be used as proof of residency only for motor vehicle registrations or driverâ€™s license applications.

And yet the mother of the murder victim in this case still says the gun store was negligent, and has been gathering information for a lawsuit. It should be noted that PLCAA does not specifically preempt negligence suits, though it’s hard for me to see how it would prevail, given the guy was sporting fake identity and a perjured residency affidavit. Sometimes I think there’s hardly anything more dangerous to freedom than other people’s misplaced grief.