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California Legislature Passes an Anti-Gun Bill That’s Too Extreme Even for Gavin Newsom
The left coast is where gun rights go to die — at least until they can be challenged and overturned in the courts — and California is its epicenter. It’s the Mordor of civilian disarmament.
It isn’t widely known, but the California capitol building doesn’t have a dome over it like most state capitols. Instead, it has a tower with an all-seeing eye that scan’s the landscape, tirelessly searching for new and more innovative ways to infringe on citizens’ Second Amendment rights.
Calling Forth the Militia: Armed Americans Need to Make Ready to Defend Themselves
By Lee Williams
The enemy is at the gate. One need only look at the Iranian-backed genocide in Israel to see what they have in store for this country if their plans succeed.
Clearly, Joe Biden helped get us into this dire situation.
Biden allowed millions of military-age males to enter this country illegally, including hundreds on the terror watch list. You could see them rallying yesterday in major cities across the United States, celebrating the terrorist atrocities in Israel.
The Israeli Terrorist Attack Should End the Gun Control Debate in the US…But It Won’t
This really should be the end of the gun control debate in the United States.
— Randy Barnett (@RandyEBarnett) October 8, 2023
Over the weekend, Georgetown Professor Law Professor Randy Barnett reacted to the reports of terrorist attacks and slaughter in Israel with the tweet above regarding the never-ending debate over gun control in America. After hundreds of defenseless citizens died and thousands were injured, Israel relaxed its regulations on civilian gun ownership.
Horse, Barn Door – Israel’s Minister of National Security Announces Relaxed Rules for Civilian Gun Ownership
In our post this morning, we predicted that following the atrocities committed by Hamas terrorists across southern Israel this weekend, the government, which has kept a relatively tight hold on gun ownership by Israeli citizens, would relax that policy. Huddling in safe rooms, waiting for hours for help from police and the military while murderous Palestinians go house to house cutting down men, women, and children tends to drive home the benefits of an armed populace.
What Do You Do With an M60 Machine Gun? Vince Gilligan Finally Figured it Out
With all those moving parts, what cracked open the ending [to Breaking Bad]? And when did it become apparent that Gretchen and Elliott Schwartz would play a key role in the final two episodes?
The biggest single fear we had was what to do with that damn machine gun. At the beginning of the final run of 16 episodes, we had Walt buy a machine gun in the trunk of a Cadillac.
Gun Control Can’t Take the Place of a Healthy, Cohesive Civil Society…And It Never Will
Here’s a blistering hot take: gun control isn’t even close to a sufficient substitute for a healthy moral and civil society, and it never will be. Limiting individuals’ civil liberties erodes their rights for no defensible purpose or lasting societal gain.
People like to talk about Europe a lot for comparisons to the US where gun crime is concerned, but several European countries which are the most respectful of gun rights also have lower homicide rates than their far more restrictive neighbors.
Full California: City of Ojai Recognizes the ‘Personhood’ and Legal Rights of Elephants
The Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) finally got their way. A local city council has voted 4-1 to adopt a resolution to declare that elephants aren’t just animals and instead deserve “the legal rights of a nonhuman animal.”
This has been a long-term effort by NhRP, one during which they’ve been smacked down by courts several times. They’ve been on the receiving end of irritated and annoyed judges who were forced to listen to their arguments.
Gun Meme of the Day: Fanny Pack Edition
Function over form. Well…I suppose there are limits. I ain’t gonna wear this tactical chest purse for men.
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Alabama Woman Opens Fire, Repels Home Invader Before He Torched Her Home
Much is being made of the US v. Rahimi the Supreme Court case that’s set for oral arguments on November 7. If you listen to the media and the gun control industry, you’d think the case is about making America safe for domestic abusers and subjugating women. Or something.
What the case is actually about is due process and determining if and when it’s constitutional to deprive an American of their civil rights — any of them — without their being convicted of a crime.
Gun Meme of the Day: STD Edition
LOLOLOL. Today’s gun meme is a first! This is a REAL product that the company has launched as a meme to poke fun at the industry. The Atibal Optics STD (Same Tactical Dot) is making fun of the fact that a bunch of different manufacturers seem to have “caught” this optic and are all selling the exact same product just with their own logo on it. While most are selling it for over $300, Atibal priced it at an also-humorous $123.45 and they’re donating a portion of the proceeds to charity.
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Carjacked Congressman is a Perfect Illustration of Why More Americans are Becoming Gun Owners
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) briefly recounted his experience being carjacked in Washington, DC’s Navy Yard neighborhood. He said there were three assailants with guns who stole his car, and he said the incident was proof there should be better support for law enforcement. pic.twitter.com/ZXLYpyAh3Z
— CSPAN (@cspan) October 3, 2023
In a popular up-and-coming area of Washinton, D.C. – just a few blocks from the nation’s Capitol building – a U.S.
Zero Tolerance Follies: The Pathetic Hoplophobia of Punishing Kids (and Adults) for Finger Guns
Finger guns, the lethal weapons of choice of absolutely no one, are in the news again.
Every so often we write about over-the-top reactions to harmless things or actions with some nebulous but apparently nefarious gun-related nexus, like the by-now notorious case of the seven-year-old second-grader suspended for chewing a breakfast pastry into the shape of a gun.
A school official admitted that while a student “used food to make inappropriate gestures that disrupted the class,” there were no “physical threats” made and no one was harmed.
Armed Employee Engages Former Employee Who Opened Fire at Dallas Car Dealership
Last week a former employee who had recently been fired by Vandergriff Honda in suburban Dallas walked into the car dealership with a “long-style rifle.” Employees say Abbas Al-Mutairy had a “blank, very calm” look on his face…right up until the time he shot out a window.
Fortunately, one of the dealership’s employees was armed. From nbcdfw.com . . .
“One of the service advisors has a gun, tries to defend himself, shoots back at him because he was walking toward the service area, then they get into an exchange.
Did Someone Try to Set Up Guns Save Life With a Gun-Running Sting?
Guns Save Life has developed something of a reputation for repeatedly stinging government gun buyback events (see here, here, and here). We collect and trade junk guns — some of them utterly trashed — for perfectly good cash that we then use to support youth shooting programs across the state. Oh yeah, we also use some of the money to buy guns to give away to the kids.
Eleven years ago, we popped Chicago for about $6,500 while turning in almost 70 guns at one of their gun buybacks.
Brown and Gillison: We Need to Stop Conflating Mental Illness and ‘Gun Violence’
Following [mass shootings], the national conversation quickly shifts to discuss mental illness as the culprit. Policymakers discuss the need for more mental health services and programs that keep “dangerous people with mental illness” off the streets. But these talking points perpetuate a false narrative and play on the fears and anxiety of the public. The data tells a much different story. People with mental illness are more likely to be victims of violence, not perpetrators, and severe mental illness can only be attributed to 3 to 5 percent of violent acts in communities.
Gun Meme of the Day: Deer Go Moo Edition
It’s a real thing here in Texas, with quite a big portion of hunting land also being actively ranched. Don’t shoot the big deer that kinda make a “moooo” noise, okay?
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California’s New Senator Laphonza Butler Will Carry On Dianne Feinstein’s Anti-Gun Legacy
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is ensuring that his gun control agenda is in safe hands with the appointment of Laphonza Butler to serve in the U.S. Senate following the passing of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.). Sen. Butler was sworn in this week, a Democrat who until the announcement was residing in Silver Springs, Md., and has spoken little on gun control issues. However, her progressive track record and history of working for liberal causes assures that she will pick up the gun control mantle.
We Have a Tested, Proven Way to Keep Schools and Students Safe…If We Want To
By Rob Morse
It’s bad enough when another broken, narcissistic idiot with a gun kills innocent victims. It’s worse still when the mainstream media gives the murderer — depending on their politics — a multi-million-dollar publicity campaign.
Until society and the media dynamic change drastically, we’re left with doing what we can to defend our children in schools and our neighbors in churches and synagogues. Along the way, we have to balance some conflicting emotions with some important truths about protecting kids and others in, well, sensitive places.
Why America is Still Great: More People Own Guns and Dogs Than Cats
When something makes you smile.
According to the latest researdch, about 45% of American households have guns. With some fluctuation. that number has been fairly steady for decades. That, of course, dependent on people actually answering honestly when a stranger tries to find out if they own guns (so the actual number is likely more than 50%).
There are about 46 million households with pet cats in the United States, or about 37 percent.