The Committee on Oversight & Government reform is making their case for a vote to hold Eric Holder in contempt of Congress in the Fast and Furious scandal. Also see this statement from Rep. Trey Gowdy.
Year: 2012
Self-Defense: How Not to Do It
Generally a bad idea to try to shoot shoplifters. It will tend you get you in trouble with the authorities. Is a bottle of liquor really worth someone’s life? Especially given the shot went errant and narrowly missed killing an innocent third party.
It’s also not a good idea to play cop. When cops make mistakes, they get to claim qualified immunity. When you make a mistake, you get to claim top or bottom bunk in the prison. Not exactly fair, but that’s how it goes.
Air Rifle Ban in Scotland
Apparently it’s being pushed by a couple that lost a child to an air rifle. As much as people might feel for them, we ought not, in a free society, remove other people’s freedoms for the sake of a single grieving couple. Grief seldom makes good public policy.
But this does go to show, eventually they will come after anything dangerous. They will turn the world into a huge padded cell, for your own protection. Future generations will never miss freedom they never had.
Constitutional Carry Shot Down in New Hampshire
Apparently a number of legislators thought it was just to dangerous, and there was no need for the Granite State to replicate the bloodshed and carnage that runs rampant next door in Vermont, which has never required any permit, and does not issue them.
More on Robert Bork
A reader pointed out that Robert Bork signed onto an Amicus Brief in Heller in support of Mr. Heller. So it would seem that Robert Bork has had a change of opinion since his earlier days when he embraced the collective rights theory.
Dentist This AM
Actually in the chair right now waiting for the dentist. Posting will come later. Getting a crown impression for the tooth that was root canaled.
Why We Need to Get rid of PICS
See this statement from the PA State Police:
Outages of PICS are common, and far more prevalent than the federal system. This is several days that the people of Pennsylvania will essentially be denied their Second Amendment rights. The State Police has shown they are unable to run a reliable system, that’s respectful to the Constitution rights of its citizens. I think it’s time to end PICS, and switch to using the federal NICS system, which is doesn’t have severe reliability issues.
Rick Scott Refuses to Ban Guns During RNC
USA Today Reports, in what looks like the Mayor of Tampa trying to set up Governor Scott the bomb. I don’t even think Scott has the power to ban firearms unilaterally, does he? Either way, his response is appreciated:
“An absolute ban on possession in an entire neighborhoods and regions would surely violate the 2nd Amendment,” Scott wrote to Buckhorn.
“It is unclear how disarming law-abiding citizens would better protect them from the dangers and threats posed by those who would flout the law. It is at just such times that the constitutional right to self-defense is most precious and must be protected from government overreach,” Scott said in his letter.
Clearly people’s rights are not of concern for the Mayor of Tampa, so much as scoring cheap political points in an attempt to make something that is not a contentious issue a contentious issue.
Loyalty Day: Creepy
Apparently Barack Obama has made May 1st “Loyalty Day.” Does anyone else fine this creepy? The left points out that Eisenhower did it first, and every President has followed suit. As if had Eisenhower eaten a dog, that would make eating dogs OK. I say it’s time to stop Loyalty Day. I get that it was a knee-jerk anti-communist reaction from the McCarthy era, and today we still have morons who celebrate May day with rioting and attempting to blow things up. Also, given that apparently the educational system has fallen into such a state that kids feel they can call themselves “anarchists” while protesting for bigger government, maybe we should rename today “National Don’t Sleep in Civic’s Class Day.” But this would, of course, presume schools still teach civics.
New Mexico Reciprocity
I saw this statement from the New Mexico DPS in regards to reciprocity, via NRA, and wondered what this was all about. Apparently it has to do with lawsuits filed against them for refusing to issue permits to permanent residents. I don’t see how changing around reciprocity is going to moot that issue.