Gun Grabbers
What? Police officers in New Mexico can take guns away from drivers who pose no threat. The state supreme court ruled on May 20 that “officer safety” is more important than any constitutional rights a...
View ArticleThe Trayvon Amendment
The good news is that this is going precisely nowhere. So the only use it has is to give us something to point and laugh at. House Democrats said Tuesday they will offer an amendment to push to...
View ArticleThe 71 Year Old Gunslinger
The Second Amendment strikes again: Details at the link. Basically, two men walked into an internet cafe to rob … wait a minute … internet cafe? Well, actually, the internet cafe is an internet cafe...
View ArticlePoint Gun Away From Face
I find this mildly amusing: Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) is the chief co-sponsor, with Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.), of the High Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act, which would ban the sale or...
View ArticleA Gun-Grabbing Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Congress is slowly moving toward resolution of the gun control proposal. It’s fairly watered down, with the biggest thing being an expansion of the background checks. However, that in and of itself may...
View ArticleShot Down
Several major provisions of the Toomey-Manchin bill went down in flames today. This was predictable. Even if it had passed the Senate, it was unlikely to pass the House. The media and the President, of...
View ArticleAbout time they reversed that stupid Clinton era law preventing military...
Bill Clinton, whom told us he loathed the military, and whose administration treated the military like they were valet parking monkeys, pushed for and got a law that disarmed everyone on U.S. military...
View ArticleSorry. They *Are* Coming For Our Guns
Whenever conservatives oppose a gun control law, we are mocked in the media for our delusions that “they’re cummin’ for yer guns!” Mother Jones included this in their list of ten gun control myths...
View ArticleUber and Guns
Remember, kids: according to Mother Jones, this was not a mass shooting prevented by someone with a gun: Authorities say no charges will be filed against an Uber driver who shot and wounded a gunman...
View ArticleGuns on Campus
I’m neutral on the question of whether guns should be on college campuses. I’m not comfortable with the combination of young people, alcohol and firearms although I’m open to debate about it. But I see...
View ArticleCarson, Weapons and Jews
Ben Carson in talking about gun control, claimed that Hitler disarmed the Jews and that this made their extermination easier. The Left promptly lost its shit. The Anti-Defamation League, usually a bit...
View ArticleClearing out the Tabs
A few things I don’t have time for a full post on: Talking Turkey Query: am I the only person in American who doesn’t have shouting political discussions at Thanksgiving? Passover, sure. When I was a...
View ArticleSCOTUS Second Amendment Smackdown
One of the more ridiculous argument used by anti-Second-Amendment types goeth thusly: “OK, the second amendment gives you the right to bear arms … as defined in 1789. So you can have a musket.” The...
View ArticleThe Anti-Gun Arguments Get Stupider
I’ve been pro-second amendment as long as I can remember. My dad owned guns. Most of the people I knew growing up either owned a gun or hunted. I try to engage the anti-gun arguments but I know I come...
View ArticleGun Grabbing Fails
The Democrats filibustered the Senate until they got a vote on four gun control measures yesterday. All four failed: Senators couldn’t muster enough bipartisan support to pass a series of gun control...
View ArticleAn Apotheosis of Garbage
In the wake of two horrifying mass shootings, Nicholas Kristoff has published a supposed guide to reduce shootings. He says it is the result of tons of research and represents a new strategy. But what...
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