September 2013 – Page 8 – Shall Not Be Questioned

Thursday News

At the risk of chugging down my last bottle of water in the desert, here’s the news:

Press checking your gun affects the overall length. Not a practice I’ve ever engaged in. In a Glock, you can see brass in the chamber from the side. Same with the Ruger LCP. Also, you can fix that problem by not constantly unloading and reloading. I just remove the gun in the holster when I’m done with it.

Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate in Virginia Terry McAuliffe meets with Mike Bloomberg. Bloomberg’s track record in Virginia politics is pretty abysmal. Kiss of death?

The streak had to end sometime. Some evidence that gun sales are slowing.

Bob Barr on Obama’s second term war on the Second Amendment.

Is it just me, or are douchenozzles on the Internet getting more assertive in their douchenozzlry as of late? I’d ignore any threat I got electronically. Beyond that, Popehat has done great work in coordinating attorneys who enjoy putting the smack down on threats like this.

Joshua Prince says the time to think about an NFA trust is now. I’m thinking about getting something, but presumably any further acquisitions will follow the new rules, and all the suburban counties ~~save Delaware~~Â [Apparently they do sign] sign off (and I’m not going back there).

Labour Day Canadian Gun Rights Post. Strange Canadian, putting a ‘u’ in labor!

SAFE effect on Sheriff’s primaries.

And last, but certainly not least… if you’re in the Des Moines area, from David Young:

I will be giving a one hour presentation on the Second Amendment at the Des MoinesÂ Area Community College campus in Ankeny, Iowa, at 11:30AM on Sept. 17, 2013 as part ofÂ DMACC Constitution Day activites.

And now, we wait for more news to roll in, and hopefully have something further to write about today.

Who Are The Bullies Again?

Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) are joining the call to get Starbucks to ban guns. If they cave to these weasels, I’ll never drink their coffee again, and I think a lot of people would join ,me. Nonetheless, Senators control laws, and laws can destroy businesses. A lot of businesses are loathe to piss off lawmakers. But hey, remember that the anti-gunners say we’re the bullies.

Dissent in the Ranks of Doctors?

The Association of American Physicians and SurgeonsÂ Â has come out against the AMA position on gun control. The problem is that this group pretty clearly has a political agenda to support conservative causes, so I don’t think they’ll carry much weight. AMA has an agenda too, but gets to wear the mantle of being the group that represents the medical profession, even though they only represent about 15% of practicing physicians. I think what would be better is a medical association that stayed out of politics not directly related to the practice of medicine. Pretty clearly AMA has been thoroughly co-opted. Why does a medical association need a position on climate change?

Rewriting the Constitution

The National Constitution Center, a false-flag organization that, under the banner of educating the public, is really part of the progressive project to destroy said document.Â They are proposing repealing the Second Amendment. The Inquirer is taking a poll. Feel free to vote.

Utah Files Brief on Behalf of 2A Rights for 18-20 Year Olds

They join 22 other states. One of those is not Pennsylvania. These are the wages of electing an anti-gun extremist, Kathleen Kane, as Attorney General. You can expect Pennsylvania to be out of any Supreme Court fights over the Second Amendment as long as she’s in office. Corbett was willing to sign on to these briefs when he was Attorney General.

Kathy Kane is the best money Bloomberg ever spent, and reinforces my view that Pennsylvania could easily have New York’s gun laws in a decade or so if people don’t start paying attention.

Free and Clear to Carry at Bloomsburg Fair

I’m a bit late to this story, where Bloomsburg, PA had banned firearms from its fairgrounds, but it seems they have reversed their policy.

“Proper permits with a firearm will be allowed on the fairgrounds – even though I’m going againstÂ the recs from homeland security,” said Bill Barrett, the Bloomsburg Security director.

DHS can shove their recommendations where the sun don’t shine. Is it any surprise the Obama Administration is peddling anti-gun advice under the banner of Homeland Security? Either way, the people who run the fair are wise to act quickly, before the preference cascade kicks in. That’s the big mistake that the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show made.

Can There Be Any Doubt Where They’d Stop?

Miguel points out Mom’s Demand Action ~~To End Gun Ownership~~ is in full freak-out mode about a North Carolina elementary school raising money by auctioning off an inline muzzle loader. All that rhetoric about the Second Amendment only applying to the firearm technology that existed in 1776? Yeah, I didn’t believe they were OK with that either. How can total prohibition not be their end goal? It’s apparent as the sun coming up in the morning. See the reaction on Facebook of their followers. Any hunter want to talk about how their guns are safe, and all these people want are some “common sense” restrictions? Are you blind?

UPDATE: I’m noting that the local media is picking up on this story. Very good. We want the message to get out to all the hunters who may be sitting on their butts or somewhat sympathetic to some gun controls to know what these people’s end game is. Their hunting guns are not safe. This is one of those cases of don’t interrupt your enemy when they are in the middle of making a mistake… except they’ve already made it. Apparently the raffle is doing quite well.

Emily Miller on Obama’s Gun Control Push

Emily Miller reveals:

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid never seemed to believe the legislation could pass, but he was pressured by the White House to bring it up for a vote. Sources familiar with the machinations behind the failed anti-gun bills in April 2013 believe Mr. Obama, Vice President Joseph Biden, and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg were in a rush to push the issue before the memory of Sandy Hook faded.

Read the whole thing. A big message is this isn’t over by far. I think the biggest risk is that our people demobilize and fall back asleep before 2014. National Democrats are already pouring money into Colorado. Does our side have the juice to send a message? The recall elections are coming up on September 10th.

I Like How the Good Professor Thinks

Glenn Reynolds on the Chicago Police Chief saying his cops will kill licensed gun carriers:

Well, that should make the â€œimproper trainingâ€ Section 1983 suits easy. . . .

For those who don’t know, Section 1983 is part of the Civil Rights Act of 1871’s provision for “civil action for deprivation of rights,” which is what you would generally sue under if such an incident were to occur. Additionally, the Civil Rights Acts allow you to sue all the way up the chain of command, and in their personal capacities as well as their official capacities (though you have to overcome qualified immunity to sue in their personal capacity).

Dave Hardy on the NFATCA Petition

He notes:

It results from a petition by the NFA Trade and Collectors Association … why they petitioned, I cannot explain. Perhaps they counted upon the agency to be reasonable, which is never a good idea. Even if the agency is reasonable, the regs must clear the Office of Management and Budget, which is the President’s right arm in regulatory matters.

I’d really like to see the original petition. Trying to reason with bureaucrats is never a good idea. At best, they were hoodwinked by people who know how to play this game better than they do. There’s a lot of accusations floating around that they were complicit in a set up.