Thursday, January 12, 2006

Do You Know Where Your Gun Is?

The ten ring informs us of the latest ludicrous proposal from those demanding a monopoly of power: Mandatory GPS installed on guns.

It'll just be a matter of time before they mandate electronic shut-off switches.

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Let the Controlled Burns Begin

Cryptic Subterranean makes a compelling case for deforestation.

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Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions

"Senator, I'm not being reviewed for a position as an editorialist; I'm being reviewed for a position as a Supreme Court Justice. How complicated is it for you to understand that my personal opinions have NO BEARING on how I would rule on a question of law?

If Machine Gun Sammy would listen to coaching from Curtis Stone, I'd watch the damned hearings on pay-per-view.

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"Our Constitutional Right to Bear Arms..."

Fine words coming from a Maryland sheriff, albeit one passing out pitchfork murderer-enabling gadgets.

I wonder if he understands what an unalienable right is, and more specifically, the meaning of "shall not be infringed"?

Their website (sorry, they use frames so I can't drill you in to a specific page) offers us some clues.

Under "Community Services," we see a "Firearm Safety Certification Course," where we're informed:
Anyone who wants to purchase a handgun in Maryland must attend this course. The course consists of classroom instruction only. NO HANDGUNS ARE PEMITTED [sic].

So in order to exercise a Constitutional right, you need their prior "pemission". And, when in their presence, or apparently wherever else they deem not "pemitted", you may not exercise your Constitutional right.

I'm glad we cleared that up.

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Guilty of What?

North Shore prosecutors' efforts to crack down on individuals, especially gang members, who use illegal firearms coincides with the opening of two Boston gun court sessions..."Introducing a gun as evidence goes a long way to getting a defendant to plead guilty," Suffolk District Attorney's spokesman David Procopio said.
Note the lead paragraph said "individuals, especially gang members..."

That means not just hardened criminals could be caught in the "gun court" trap.

So we ought to be asking ourselves "Guilty of what?"

A crime of violence?

Or possession of something we're supposed to have the unifringed right to keep and bear?

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If It Ain't Broke, Fix It

The Swiss government on Wednesday recommended to parliament that all gun owners must obtain a permit...As soon as the accord comes into effect, unauthorized possession will be considered an infringement of the law.
This is a sad development. While many areas of firearms possession won't be affected (yet), the precedent has been set for further encroachment. And note how the concern is for infringement of laws, not infringement of rights.

The European Union eroding their sovereignty is just about the biggest sell-out the Swiss people could have allowed their politicians to do to them, and a complete betrayal of their history and traditions. Once alliances are formed, the neutrality that has kept them out of the horrible conflicts of the last century will begin to dissolve.

It's suicidal, and it's a damned shame.

UPDATE: Just went over to KABA, and many of the comments are along the lines of "If it ain't broke..." Great minds think alike and all that...

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