Tonight’s event is the NRA-ILA Mix and Mingle for the blog bash atendees. This should be a fun event, and it looks like we have a few NRA board members coming. I ran into Chris Cox earlier and he said he would try to make it out. Emphasis on try. When Annual Meeting is on, these guys schedules can get nuttier than rush hour on the Tokyo subway, but I’m happy he’s going to try to make an effort to say hi to us.
Year: 2008
We’re Here!
Bitter and I have arrived in Louisville. I can see the Brady Campaign is already making some hay out of McCain’s appearance. I mean, with both Democratic candidates running away from their issue like roaches from the kitchen light, you’d think they wouldn’t be surprised to find John McCain moving away from it too.
The fact of the matter is, Brady Campaign, McCain needs us to win. He knows that. So we’re only happy to let him come here, and try to mend some fences. Obama and Hillary like to say they are for the second amendment, but at the least McCain is willing to come into the lions den and try to make peace with the gun vote. Will it work? We’ll see in November, but looking at either Hillary or Obama’s record on gun rights gives him a pretty hefty head start.
Off to Louisville!
Hope to see many of you there. Just have to run home real quick to check on some things for my house sitter. Posting will be nonexistent until we arrive.
More PSH From Philly Media
Now they are freaking out about the National Park Rule Change.
Since the rule wouldn’t apply to every national park, the provision could also create confusion among the well-armed vacationing public.
Besides, what’s the point?
Federal parks already are some of the most crime-free settings in the nation. Introducing gun-slinging tourists into the mix isn’t going to improve safety.
I don’t even have the energy to refute this crap anymore.
Banning Fun
Apparently politicians in Chicago are worried that people might be having entirely too much unregulated fun. Clearly something must be done about this!
Whew!
Well, that was my first national radio apperance. Hopefully I did OK! Anyway, for those of you looking for the post that was alluded to on the show, you can click here. Tonight Bitter and I will be preparing to head to Louisville, and tomorrow we head out. Posting might be light tomorrow.
UPDATE: Apparently John Popp got his Sebastians confused.
Total Low Flush Destruction
These pictures probably please me every bit as much as Dave Barry.
Celebration of American Values
I’m hearing from the NRA that the Celebration of American Values event at the Annual Meeting on Friday, featuring John McCain, will not be allowing firearms. This is a directive from the Secret Service, not from NRA or McCain’s campaign. There will be a security checkpoint at the entrances to Hall A of the Kentucky Exposition Center, where the event will be held. If you plan to attend this event, just be advised you will have to clear a security checkpoint.
Failure to Show ID
The case SayUncle links to here rules that police can’t ask you for identification without a reasonable suspicion that a crime has been committed. I have a feeling this case, currently in the eighth circuit, might end up being useful in a case that’s developing here in Pennsylvania. Hopefully I’ll be able to post more about that later.
More Philadelphia Media Nonsense
This time from Annette John-Hall.
As expected, the NRA continues to cling to the age-old argument that guns are the least of the problem.
“It’s the same song-and-dance out of Ramsey, focusing on the firearm and not at the root of the problem,” NRA spokesman John Hohenwarter said. “The problem is the revolving door of the courtroom and the lack of intervention for these kids who grow up to be criminals.”
But none of those things killed Liczbinski. A criminal armed with a body-armor-penetrating weapon did.
Ms. John-Hall, if you can read this post here, and tell me that one more gun law is going to matter, you’re either a fool, or worse. Let’s stop pretending here. The city isn’t even enforcing the laws we already have. So why do we have them? You should be making the city politicians answer for this, not the NRA.