According to Dave Hardy, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals apparently knows how to read the plain English the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act was written in.
Year: 2008
Sounds About Right
People are often under the mistaken impression that the Philadelphia Zoo is located at 34th and Girard. Those of us who have been to sporting events in the city know that it’s really on South Broad Street, as this visitor from Montreal found out:
My son and I drove from Montreal to catch Monday night’s Flyers-Canadiens playoff game at the Wachovia Center. Your fans have many reasons to be proud of their city and team, but how they treat their guests at a sporting event is not one of them.
As the game progressed, the level of threats and abuse heaped on us grew at an alarming rate. At one point, an unfortunate Habs fan had a glass of beer poured on her head, and her boyfriend thought it best for them to leave the arena. By the end of the game, we and other Habs supporters needed the protection of arena security and police to exit the building.
I can’t imagine what would have happened to us if the Flyers had lost.
Welcome to the jungle. When I attended the Flyers-Capitals game a few weeks ago at the Verizon Center in D.C. (in the VIP booth, w/ free beer and food, sweet!), I was telling Bitter the reputation our fans had. Despite a few beers, I resisted the urge to jump up and start cracking heads when people cheered on the Capitals. I am a poor Philadelphian.
Gun Fatigue
They just don’t get it. Or they wont get it:
But “gun fatigue” has set in, and it’s unlikely any new gun bills will be brought up in Harrisburg this legislative session.
However, this represents a moment that Nutter could use to his advantage: exploit the political goodwill he has been forging in Harrisburg to help change the conversation about guns and find solutions. Face it: If anything substantial is going to change about the city’s ability to make gun laws, it will require a civil sit-down between Nutter and state leaders – something House Speaker Dennis O’Brien, who once kept gun legislation safely tucked away in the Judiciary Committee he once chaired – told this editorial board he’s willing to do.
Nutter was smart enough to build bridges with Harrisburg before he took office. We believe he’s smart enough to spark a more productive conversation with state lawmakers, and get them to see it’s in their interest to help the city grapple with our gun problem.
We are not passing gun control laws because the City of Philadelphia can’t control it’s crime problem. That’s off the table. Put it out of your minds now. It is not that we don’t care about the city’s problems, it’s that we keep telling you that you can’t fix your problem this way, especially when the city is doing little to enforce the laws they already have. Nutter and City Council are throwing this temper tantrum because they lack the political courage to tell their constituents something they don’t want to hear; that until they get off their asses and start taking responsibility for their communities and neighborhoods, and start working with the police to get rid of the criminals, drug dealers, and gangs, nothing is going to change. And most importantly, Philadelphians need to elect judges who are willing to put these individuals away for a very long time when they are convicted.
We have a lot of guns in this state outside Philadelphia, and we do not have a violence problem. The reason we don’t is that we would not tolerate it in our communities, and we’d hold the politicians and judges feet to the fire until they started dealing with it. Really dealing with it, not pretending to deal with it.
Residents of Philadelphia are being sold a bill of goods by their politicians and by the media, that their problems have an easy solution, and it has to start with gun control. As long as Philadelphia residents are willing to buy that line, and keep electing politicians who peddle that instead of doing something, nothing is going to change in that city.
What They Want to Ban
Take a good long look at this list. They want to ban rifles like the Ruger 10/22 and the Anschutz model 525 Deluxe. Granted, this bill is probably not going anywhere, but it’s a useful exercise to see exactly what these people would get away with if they had the chance.
But we’re all just paranoid nuts I guess. They’ll never ban our guns, right?
Ghost of Clinton
Under Bill Clinton’s administration, NICS records were being illegally kept by the FBI. This practice was ended under the Bush administration. Frank Lautenberg, the senator from the state that has pretty much killed lawful gun ownership, wants to let the FBI keep those records for six months. Ten years if you’re on the terrorist watch list.
Declining Gun Culture
New Jersey has, for the most part, pretty effectively extinguished the culture of lawful and responsible gun ownership. Most gun shops there have closed, along with most ranges. Criminal gun ownership is still, of course, quite fashionable in the Garden State. California is now heading down the same slippery slope. Hunters and Shooters who don’t think any of this stuff matters, because they “aren’t coming after my gun” need to realize that the shooting sports are an ecosystem, and without the rest of us to keep it healthy, it dies. They don’t need to come after anyone’s gun if there’s nowhere to buy them and nowhere to shoot.
Boomershoot Roundup
Uncle beat me to it. I will have to go one of these years, before peak oil drives us to start eating the family pets.
I Approve
Apparently there’s a company making my lego alter ego. I think I need to get a helmet that matches that one.
Bucks County Robbery String
This one hits close to home, since I live in this area. Always a good idea to carry where you are legally able to. This is one of the reasons why. Robberies are a tough situation. In most cases, the best course of action is to let it go down, and make sure to get a good description for the police, if the robbers are content to take the cash from the till and go. But robberies can go south quickly, so it’s wise to be prepared. So far the places that have been robbed:
- State Liquor Store
- Subway sandwich shop
- Pizza shop
- Rite Aid pharmacy
- Hair Salon
- Dollar Store
- Auto Zone
This guy seems prone to tying people up. Never a good idea to let the robber control the situation. If he’s not content to get the cash and get out, draw and fire, because that guy is dangerous, and will kill you as soon as look at you. Most of the places on this list are easy targets, but mom and pop pizza joints in this area are generally packing heat. Someone willing to rob family businesses is someone willing to risk taking a bullet, and not someone to give the benefit of doubt.
Temporary Reciprocity
Countertop notes that Virginia residents can now apply for a temporary recipricol permit if they are visiting the US Virgin Islands. Why would you visit the Virgin Islands? This would seem to be a good reason.