You won’t often see NRA touting something Ed Rendell does, but he signed HB 1845 into law today. State park carry in Pennsylvania is now law, among other things. Previously in Pennsylvania DCNR regulations prohibited guns in parks, much like they prohibit alcohol. If you were caught with a concealed firearm in a state park, they could write you a citation and eject you from the park. Now the only off limits places in Pennsylvania are court houses, and possibly schools (schools are a legal gray area).
Author: Sebastian
Words of Wisdom
Cam Edwards applies some Charlton Heston to the Joe the Plumber controversy. Remember folks, to the Obamatons, being successful and wanting to keep what you earn is controversial.
Quote of the Day
From Rightwingprof in the comments:
I wrote to ACORN and asked if they could register me in the 12th so I could vote for Bill, but I haven’t heard anything from them.
Bill Russel is the candidate running against John Murtha. Rightwingprof votes in Pennsylvania’s 5th district. I heard from a local activist that ACORN is registering people in Philadelphia and instructing them to leave the party affiliation blank, stating “Don’t worry about that. We’ll take care of that.” I don’t think I even have to give you two guesses to figure out which party they are filling in.
CeaseFire Pennsylvania Issues Endorsements
CeaseFire PA has their list of endorsements out for this year. The full list is here. I notice that my State Representative carries a CeaseFire PA endorsement. I will be voting for Frank Farry this election (even though he didn’t get his NRA questionnaire filled out!) due to this development.
If your state representative is on this list, be sure send him or her a message letting them know how unhappy you are with their endorsement by CeaseFire, and that you will be voting for their opponent in this upcoming election (if their opponent is pro-gun. If not, just make sure they know how unhappy you are about this.) We’re going to want these endorsements to cause headaches for the folks endorsed, and our numbers are lot higher than theirs.
Felons for Obama
What better place to look for political support than our nation’s prisons. First with ACORN, and now this, we’re seeing the worst that big-city machine politics has to offer us. I’m glad to see the campaign distancing themselves from this particular outrage, but this is how city politics is played.
Rifle League Update
I have not forgotten about the Gun Blog Rifle League. I am compiling the results now, and hope to have those, in addition to the fall match, up by the end of the weekend. I have been very busy with election stuff in the evenings, so I just haven’t gotten around to it. Since I’m late getting this stuff out, I will extend the fall match until the New Year.
Thanks for everyone who participated. The Fall match will be a Kalashnikov/SKS match, in addition to a small bore match most people will be able to shoot inside. I will be more timely with the fall and winter matches, once the election is over, and my free time returns.
Congratulations in Order
To the Lincoln Nebraska Police Department Pistol Team. They “received more than 40 awards and took first place in several categories” at the NRA’s National Police Shooting Championship in New Mexico. Well done.
Philadelphia Tries Again
They introduce two new gun bills to City Council. One that closes a non-existent loophole in Pennsylvania Law:
Under legislation proposed by Council members Donna Reed Miller and Darrell L. Clarke, anyone reselling a gun would have have to run the sale through a licensed dealer, who would run a background check on the buyer.
A similar state law already exists, but critics say it is too narrow and has no effect on individuals selling guns to other individuals.
“We’re looking at all the avenues and cracks in the system,” Miller said.
There are no private sales of handguns in Pennsylvania. That is apparently a fact lost on City Council. I don’t know what loophole they think exists, but this is a non-starter and pretty clearly a violation of state preemption.
The other bill introduced yesterday would raise the city penalty for carrying a gun illegally from $300 to $1,900 and would allow police to confiscate a car driven by someone illegally carrying a gun – regardless of ownership of the car.
Careful you don’t leave a pistol in the glove box of your car if you lend it to someone. I oppose this law, because I think Civil Asset Forfeiture is wrong on principle. Doesn’t matter if a gun is involved or not. This is also a violation of state preemption.
Does the rule of law mean nothing to Philadelphia City Council? Sadly I think I know the answer already. How can they expect their residents to respect the law when they themselves refuse to?
Guess Who Doesn’t Win Brady Endorsement?
Congressman Patrick Murphy is not among the Brady list of endorsed candidates. Joe Sestak got one. So did Allyson Schwartz. Of course, the NRA rated him a D-. He’ll win no friends on the gun issue this election. This is what we call a poor political calculation.
There’s a lot to be gained by being pro-gun. A lot of the Tom Manion signs and bumper stickers around Bucks County were put up by my volunteers, or were given out by my volunteers. I have people phone banking for NRA endorsed candidates. We’ve been stuffing envelopes for Tom Manion and John McCain. This could all be working for you Pat, but now it’s working against you. Where are your throngs of volunteers, coordinators, and bloggers from CeaseFire PA or the Brady Campaign? Even if you hadn’t pissed them off too, there’s none to be had, because they aren’t a real grass roots movement.
We don’t ask for much Congressman Murphy, just that you vote consistently with the Second Amendment. But you don’t, so our support goes to your opponent. I am an independent, and a single issue activist. I have no special love for the Republican Party. But I definitely don’t have any love for you when you sign on to ban the guns I shoot with competitively.
“We’re a Gun Rights Organization”
That’s what Ray Schoenke is telling people in Minnesota:
“We’re a gun rights organization and we are stating Obama’s not going to take away your guns,†Ray Schoenke, who is founder and president of the AHSA, said in an interview Thursday night.
It’s a growing phenomena. Just look at the crowds this guy draws. Let me tell you, the Second Amendment is in trouble if we don’t counter the AHSA hordes! I wonder if he told them about Barack’s endorsement by the Brady Campaign.