The gun control subcommittee of the Major Cities Chiefs Police Association, such a powerful and feared group in the gun control movement, that I’ve never even heard of it. I find it amusing that the example he offers as to why we need a new ban on assault weapons involves two firearms that were illegally possessed and are absolutely illegal in New Jersey already. If it doesn’t work, it means you have to double down.
Month: March 2011
40 Dems Could Care Less About Rule of Law
More than 40 House Democrats are calling on President Obama to approve new rules granting federal regulators more authority to crack down on gun trafficking to Mexico.
The request comes at an unfortunate time for the lawmakers, however, as the Department of Justice (DOJ) has just launched a probe into reports that hundreds of guns were lost amid a federal sting designed to track firearms by letting known smugglers buy them with impunity.
Apparently 40 Democratic lawmakers don’t mind the fact that federal law prohibits what the ATF wants to do. They are perfectly fine with the Obama Administration assuming the powers of Congress, and changing the law as he sees fit.
Fun with 3D Printers
There is currently a more serious project afoot in regards to this technology, which I’ll talk about when it’s better developed. but for now it’s just decorative items, like this one for my desktop:
It looks the shit attached to the case:
Has Alan Gottlieb Bugged My Phone?
It was a few weeks ago, when we heard about Bloomberg taking gun control on the road, I mentioned to Bitter on the way home from work that a gun rights group ought to hire a billboard truck to follow Bloomberg’s around with a counter message. We even went so far as to suggest that SAF would be the ideal group to do this kind of thing.
Well, looks like that’s happening now. It’s an obvious countermeasure, so I’m glad to see them doing it. The second part of the idea was hiring two trucks just in case Bloomberg’s driver is good at losing a tail.
I also think SAF needs its own dirigible to fly over the skies of Manhattan, taunting Mayor Bloomberg. I’m mostly kidding about that one, but our movement could use an air force, don’t you think?
“Veto” the Second Amendment
A Mexican reporter asked Obama why he doesn’t just veto the Second Amendment. What’s surprising is the answer:
“Well, the Second Amendment in this country is part of our Constitution, and the president of the United States is bound by our Constitution. So I believe in the Second Amendment. It does provide for Americans the right to bear arms for their protection, for their safety, for hunting, for a wide range of uses. That does not mean that we cannot constrain gun-runners from shipping guns into Mexico. And so we believe that we can shape an enforcement strategy that slows the flow of guns into Mexico, while at the same time preserving our Constitution.â€
Has anyone trolled Monster.com lately to see if the Brady people have their resume’s out yet? I would if I were them. The writing is on the walls, folks. Not that I believe this issue is going away, but the form it’s going to take heading into the future will not be the Brady model.
Permits Up in Luzerne County
Joe Lasecki, owner of Nimrod Haven in Hanover Township, said he notices more people purchasing guns for protection, often first-time handgun buyers.
Lots of people keep saying it’s because the crime is up. Crime is actually been going down. Â I don’t think crime is the driver here, I think the driver is people believing things are going to get worse. Much worse. I’m not sure they are wrong.
Million Dollar Garage
Marko and Miguel have their picks for what they’d fill a million dollar garage with. I’m boringly practical when it comes to automobiles, so even with a million bucks I’d doubt I’d drive something much different than I have now. Though I’d probably get leather seats. No, if I had a princely sum to spend on transportation, I’d get one of these:
And no doubt many are fans of the Ford Mustang, but I’d rather have a Mustang made by Cessna:
Both of these, of course, are the Priuses (Prii?) of turbojet powered aircraft. Larger business jets will suck down jet-A like it’s going out of style. Regardless, the fuel economy on either aircraft would put your Ford Earthf**ker to shame. If the automobile is f**king the earth, private jets rape and pillages the earth, then murder its family.
Sadly, personal jets don’t quite have the hippy tear inducing effect as the automobile, because plenty of wealthy leftists fly in them, and this has never been about saving the earth. It’s been about saving your average dumb American from himself. Once average dumb Americans, who clearly need to be re-educated by their betters, start buying their own jets, you can bet the hippy tears will start flowing for mother Gaia, and planes will be just as bad as the automobile. I look forward to that day.
Jesse Jackson Jr.’s Constitution
He believes the following should be in the Constitution:
- The right to a home.
- The right to medical care.
- The right to a decent education.
One wonders how that works. If you have a right to this things that means other people are obligated to provide it for you, and if I have an obligation against my will to provide you with something, I would be what you’d call, at least in some part, a slave.