The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State …
If you’re trying to rebrand yourself, much like AHSA seems to be trying to do, it’s inevitable that you’ll try to spin certain things. But it’s never a good idea to try to spin something where the real facts can be easily looked up by anyone, like denying the fact that Ray Schoenke donated money to the Brady Campaign:
Did they think that maybe people wouldn’t realize HCI renamed itself to the Brady Campaign?
Jennifer is properly revolted by the latest in male fashion trends. Every year male fashion trends seem to get gayer and gayer.
Over at NRA’s Gun’s and Hunting blog, there’s an excellent article on how to adjust the FAL’s gas system for your loading. I like how the article ends with, “This is just the sort of firearm regulation we can live with!” Agreed.
This budget is going to cause some issues for the legislature. This is good for us because it means the New Jersey Legislature will be too busy to want to spend time and resources on one-gun-a-month. The budget has to be in by June, so there’s not much time.
The former opponent of NRA-endorsed Congressmen Charlie Dent has been tapped to help women run for office. Even though we are not volunteers in that district, we did reach out to Dent’s campaign for signs and other materials when we did events on the northern edge of Bucks County since they would regularly draw some of his constituents. When I did a bit of research on the race to see what his competition looked like, it wasn’t hard to make the decision which one would be less of an embarrassment.
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Yes, came from out of no where. Or maybe another planet. We’re not sure yet. (To see the full speech described as a “meltdown,” click here.) It gets better. During the Congressional campaign, she lied about local banks folding, and the media was so concerned that her statements would end up costing shareholders and customers money – in addition to doing harm to two local employers – that they actually censored the debate and covered her mouth when she said the names.
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So in addition to just being weird, her understanding of “business” (something the group tapped her for, according to their statement) could have cost her neighbors their jobs and savings.
There’s not much out there on her, but she seems to run for office and lose. She lost in a district that leans Democratic in both voting history and registered voters in an overwhelmingly Democratic year. So the Women’s Campaign Forum decided she was just the kind of leader they wanted to help them achieve their goals – getting more pro-choice women elected to office. Something doesn’t quite fit here.
Of course, though they claim to be non-partisan, given that their website is managed by Blue State Digital and they donated 97% of their funds in 2008 to Democrats, I guess we should be thankful they are bringing in a leader who doesn’t know how to win a campaign.
The Buckeye Firearms Assocation takes a look at AHSA’s reaction to Holder’s call for a new semi-auto ban and wonders why they seem surprised.
Even the local stations are picking up on the Great Obama Gun Rush. Not only that, but you have all these sources in the media still talking about the issue even months later. But will it continue? Check out this bit from VSSA:
Maybe because while other industries are sliding down a slippery slope of lower demand, the output of U.S. small arms manufacturing is forecast to grow at an annual compounded rate of 2 percent between 2008 and 2013, as seen on the following chart …
It’s change you can believe in.
Robert Schlesinger doesn’t seem to understand how rights work. Let’s take a look at what he says:
Thanks to the Supreme Court, D.C. citizens can keep and bear arms. They simply have to register them, and cannot have any of the semi-automatic variety. Only radical gun rights advocate suggest these are unconstitutional limitations—and if they are unconstitutional, then under-armed D.C. citizens can gain redress through the courts.
What they can’t do is try to gain redress through Congress, where the 600,000 D.C. residents lack a real voice. Which wouldn’t stop Congress from dictating what kind of gun laws D.C.’s 600,000 residents should have.
Let me rephrase this slightly:
Thanks to the Supreme Court, D.C. citizens can subscribe to newspapers. They simply have to limit themselves to newspapers registered with the government, and may not read any radical papers like USA Today. Only radical first amendment advocates suggest these are unconstitutional limitations—and if they are unconstitutional, then under-educated D.C. citizens can gain redress through the courts.
What they can’t do is try to gain redress through Congress, where the 600,000 D.C. residents lack a real voice. Which wouldn’t stop Congress from dictating what kind of censorship laws D.C.’s 600,000 residents should have.
Still consider yourself a Bill of Rights supporter Mr. Schlesingler?
The Supreme Court has denied cert on the appeal of New York City’s suit against gun manufacturers. This lets stand a ruling in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals that ruled the lawsuits could not proceed due to the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act.