Monday, November 30, 2009

Another Way of Dealing With This

This week, HeraldTimesOnline.com will launch its new gun permit database. You’ll be able to search gun permit records by county, city or town and street on HTO. [More]
Unfortunately--or perhaps fortunately--you need to subscribe to this rag to read it, so I had to link you to a forum instead of the actual newspaper website.

Some are suggesting polite and courteous emails to the editor and publisher as being the appropriate way to deal with this.

I disagree.

I think the only way to deal with this with any chance of getting results would be to target their major advertisers--set up protests with signs in front of the big car dealership, etc. Let them know what you are doing and why, and that you'll stop when they stop advertising. Then move on to the next target.

Of course, that would require having committed activists in the area willing to expend more energy than sending a polite and courteous email, so my suggestion is almost certainly impractical. Eh. My guess is only a handful will even send an email.

Until gun owners get it in their heads that there is a war on guns in this country, and it actually requires them to do something, apathy and laziness will continue being our greatest impediment. By not making this a priority while things are easy, they're increasing the odds that things will get hard.

In the mean time, there will always be those whose names don't show up on any permission lists.

Message from Mike

Just spoke with Mike, who wanted you all to know that he will be offline for an indeterminate period of time, as he was headed at that time to Trinity Medical Center in Birmingham for an evaluation of his heart. [More]
Naturally, I'll be keeping an eye on this. Those inclined to offer prayers, now seems a good time.

UPDATE: Just spoke with him. For now he's resting comfortably. Should have more info. tomorrow.

Meanwhile, Over in Tim-Tom* Paradise...


9 Slain In Bloody Holiday Weekend [More]
Forget it Jake, it's Chi-Town.

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The People Speak

I've been noticing ads for this upcoming "special" on The History Channel.

I haven't seen such a cast of celebrity leftists assembled since the Obama campaign.

My question is, do ALL the people get to speak? Or just the ones who will still be living in mansions after ruin is brought down on the rest of us?

Click to enlarge.

And why am I suddenly thinking about Skip Coolzip?

We're the Only Ones Non-Preventive Enough

Evans said police showed her photos of Cobbs and that she identified him as her attacker. Then Cobbs, 24, walked past them on the sidewalk and implied he was going to get a gun, Evans said. But the officers didn't arrest Cobbs. Instead, she said, they told her to go to her apartment, and the officers left. [More]
Could the "Only Ones" have prevented it? Well, thanks to citizen disarmament, it's pretty damn obvious no "law-abiding citizen" could have.

Forget it Jake, it's Chi-Town.

[Via The Bitter Clinger]

A History Lesson

The state was unable to financially support enough legionary troops (especially with the loss of Spain and North Africa), and unable to convert its unarmed populace for self-defense in a timely manner. [More]
What is it that's necessary to the security of a free state again...?

And why it it that some would have us believe eviscerating that is "reasonable"?

This link is a few years old, but it contains a lesson that is timeless.

[Via cycjec]

We're the Only Ones Gathering Our Own Feedback Enough

Police Chief Robert Annese came under fire last week when it was revealed resident Ray Simond has asked the state attorney general to investigate whether Annese misused his authority trying to learn who had rented a post office box used to gather feedback on the Police Department. Simond has acknowledged renting the postal box. [More]
Reputation management, "Only Ones"-style? Besides, what's the need? If you want to find out anything about them, they have an official newsletter.

[Via Harvey]

We're the Only Ones Certified Enough

A former Pocahontas County sheriff's deputy who resigned after firing his gun at his girlfriend's house is now a police officer in Ronceverte in Greenbrier County...

"The reason we hired him is we are a small police department and at the time, he was the only certified officer that applied," said Ronceverte Chief Michael L. Smith. [
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Is that "certified" or "certifiable"?

With "Only Ones," does the distinction matter?

[Via KABA Newslinks]

IIA March

Western Rifle Shooters Association has the details. [More]

The leader in the effort is this guy, who you can meet in "Not Without a Fight."

The Immunity Syndrome

The doctrine holds that judges with bad intentions, as well as those with good intentions, are immune from suit. [More]
Mind you, that doesn't guarantee them immunity from justice. It simply means that can't be obtained within the scope of protected means of redress.

[Via The Agitator]

Why Do SEIU Enforcers Oppose You Having Guns?

What's also clear by their signing the Brady brief, the IBPO is endorsing edicts forbidding the keeping and bearing of arms by any but the "Only Ones" as "reasonable." I'm sure by now those of you who have visited their site will have noticed they are part of a greater Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and may be wondering if the recent beating of a state worker at an SEIU meeting because he "wanted to expose alleged corruption within the union," and the earlier "smashing a black man on the cement and calling him n*****" at a town hall meeting may help explain why they promote citizen disarmament. [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner column reminds the help who the boss is supposed to be.

This is part three in a series. If you missed the posts this weekend, you can read parts one and two here:
Also find out how to help a friend, meet some Connecticut gun owners, and get the latest from my fellow GREs.

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This Day in History: November 30

Resolved. That General Washington be directed to publish in General orders, that Congress will speedily take into consideration the merits of such officers as have distinguished themselves by their intrepidity and their attention to the health and discipline of their men; and adopt such regulations as shall tend to introduce order and good discipline into the army, and to render the situation of the officers and soldiery, with respect to cloathing and other necessaries, more eligible than it has hitherto been. [More]