Steven Green was one of the first bloggers I started reading back before blogging was cool, and he pretty much echoes my views on Romney, not because Romney will save us, but because he’ll buy us time. There’s been some speculation as to whether time really buys anything, but I think it does. I am not certain whether we can avoid hitting the iceberg looming ahead, but I am pretty sure if we keep moving at this speed, we will definitely hit it. I’m happy to give someone a chance to slam the rudder hard to starboard and at least try to miss it.
Author: Sebastian
A Curator Needed
Tam takes a visit to the Indiana World War Memorial and finds a few… err… problems. Part I, Part II, and Part III. Problems such as this:
The bottom piece is labeled as a “US Remington 1917 Rifle”. While it certainly was built by Remington in the United States in 1917, it is a Russian M1891 Mosin-Nagant, intended for the Czar’s armies fighting the Boche. Several technical problems interfered with delivery, however, such as Russia not paying, then chickening out of the war, then falling to fighting amongst themselves in November of that year. Pretty much the only Remington-built Mosins to ever see Mother Russia arrived there postwar in the hands of US doughboys who used them to shoot at Bolsheviks (which is a fine and good thing to do with a rifle.)
Read the whole thing, as they say.
A Safety App
The Firearm Blog Acquired
Steve discussed the deal. Looks like they will get a makeover, but the content will stay the same. Steve has been proving that you can become a successful and popular commercial venture as a blog without being a dick about it, and for that, and also for his excellent content, we appreciate The Firearm Blog and wish them well with their new owners.
Mitt Gets the Coveted ‘Stache Endorsement
Will Mitt Debate Barry on Gun Control?
The media is in a tizzy. I’m not sure either of them want the subject to come up. Mitt isn’t going to want to revisit his ridiculous and incorrect signing statement to the Massachusetts bill he signed that was never an assault weapons ban, and Barry certainly doesn’t want to have to answer questions about gun control. I think it will tend to play in our favor, however, if the issue comes up. So why are the Bradys getting behind it?
Abandoning All Pretense of Moderation
The Brady Campaign is outraged that the Daily Caller would dare raffle off a gun, and now they are demanding criminal charges be filed against NRA and Daily Caller by the New York and California Attorneys General. This is just an act of desperation, folks. A lame and naked attempt to be relevant, and to drum up buzz on the idea that NRA is evil and shady. First, I’m not sure why New York or California law would be at issue here, since there is no raffle that is occurring in either of those two states. The raffle is presumably happening in either Virginia or the District of Columbia, both of which have provisions for charitable gaming.
We should be glad to see the Brady Campaign and CSGV resorting to thug tactics. It means that’s all they have left.
MAIG Not Above Playing Up Victimhood
They are recruiting a survivor of the Aurora mass shooting in order to push MAIG’s agenda, none of which would have done a damned thing to stop the Aurora shooting:
Barton said he hopes moderator Jim Lehrer asks the candidates about gun control, and specifically presses them on universal background checks, mental health services and bans on extended magazines and assault weapons.
“The bottom line is neither of [the candidates], in the wake of Aurora and Oak Creek, has shown any leadership on this issue in any specific way,†he said.
He would have passed any background check, because he simply did not have any contact with the mental health system that would have showed up in a background check. There is no law that is going to stop someone from buying a gun if they slip through the justice system or mental health system, and never get a record in NICS. No amount of gun control can make up for the fact that the mental health system is broken. When these mass killers consistently pass background checks, why is it that the victims are consistently signed up to push for proposals that just extend what already failed? Clearly doubling down on failure is smart public policy.
“My god! They think and do math!”
Maintaining the Echo Chamber
I have to wonder if having to ensure that only one side of the debate is heard has any effect at all on the morale of our opponents. If I knew the only way I could win was to continue to shape the issue was through strict suppression of debate, alongside a campaign of disinformation and demonization when it comes to guns and gun ownership, I’d start to look for another cause. I’d find that state of affairs very dissatisfying even on a basal emotional level.