Guns Save Life

You should read this.

It’s at American Handgunner.

“Unlikely Allies” is the title.

Here’s an excerpt:

“They told us capitalism was wrong because lots of power could be held by a relatively small group,” Purple-Stripe explained. “But it’s clear they want to replace it with a system where another even smaller group has absolute power, with the brute force of the state to enforce it. Not happening; I’ll die first. That’s why it’s important for them to disarm us. And that’s why we have these guns. The founding fathers warned us.” She shook her curls. “Strange, isn’t it, I had to leave college to get an education?”

They prize self-reliance; they’re vehemently opposed to Nanny-State social programs, mass government surveillance and cyber-snooping. They generally support the police, but not a police state. They work, often at men

Retired after almost 40 years of serving Chicago.

And a pair of depraved thugs broke into his house and shot him in the neck *after* he told them where the safe was.

If a retired Chicago cop isn’t safe in his home in Chicago – the home of the state’s strictest gun control laws, do you think you will be safe?

Do you want to take that chance?

Chicago (Sun-Times) – A retired Chicago police sergeant who was shot in the neck during a home invasion robbery earlier this month has died, his wife said Monday.

“He was a wonderful father and husband,” said Mary Ann Brown of her husband, Elmer Brown. He was 73.

Mr. Brown — a policeman for 38 years who was legally blind and suffered from diabetes — died early Monday at Advocate Christ Medical Center, Mary Ann Brown said.

It’s now completely legal to record your local police officers.

In fact, it may be completely legal to record any conversation now that Illinois Draconian eavesdropping law was struck down last week by the Illinois Supreme Court.

We didn’t think this was all that significant, but our trusted advisers and associates corrected us.

State Supreme Court strikes down eavesdropping law

(Chicago Tribune) – Hours after the Illinois Supreme Court struck down the state’s eavesdropping statute on Thursday, Annabel Melongo reflected on the 20 months she spent locked up in the Cook County Jail under the now-unconstitutional law.

Melongo said she had been ordered held on a six-figure bond typically given repeat or vi

Garry McCarthy: “It’s HIS fault!” he says, pointing at the guy behind him.

Just another Friday and early Saturday in Chicago.

• Man, 61, held on $75K in fatal East Garfield Park stabbing of home health aide
• Police: Man fatally shot in Englewood, 2 others shot
• Shootings leave 1 dead, 5 hurt

Denial.

It isn’t just a river in Egypt.

It would seem as though the first batch of denial letters have gone out from the Illinois State Police.

The letters (of which we’ve now seen two) go like this:

“In reviewing your application for a Concealed Carry License, the Illinois State Police received an objection to your eligibility from a law enforcement agency.  Pursuant to 430 ILCS 15(a), the ojection has been submitted to the Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board.  The Board has notified the Department that it has determined by a preponderance of the evidence that you pose a danger to yourself or others / are a threat to public safety.

Therefore, the Board has affirmed the objection and determined that you are not eligible for a Concealed Carry License.  Your application for a Concealed Carry License is hereby denied.  You may appeal the decision of the Board by petitioning in writing the circuit court in the county of your residence fo

Illinois Gun Owners Rights scored a public relations coup with the revelation of what’s being taught at Grant Middle School in Springfield, IL.

This hits home to me because I lived not too far from this school during the summers while I was in college.

What they are teaching?

The Second Amendment: “This amendment states that people have the right to certain weapons, providing that they register them and they have not been in prison.”

The story has gone national, much to the embarrassment of the local school.

EAG News has the full story:

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A workbook handed out to seventh grade studen

Officer Hector Marquez shot and killed 37-year-old Andy Snider, who was armed with a hammer, after officers responded to an assault call at the 7-Eleven on University and Central, according to police. Police officers chased Snider into an alley before he confronted them with the 10-inch claw hammer. Officers shot the suspect with a bean bag shotgun before shooting him at least once with live ammunition when he was a few feet away. Police have not said exactly how many shots were fired, or how many times the man was hit. Police said a sergeant was supervising the call, but the supervisor was not on scene. The police were called by a 7-Eleven clerk after Snider was arguing with another man. Snider, a convicted felon, was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. (Courtesy APD)

It’s “Hammer Time”…

From

Thanks to the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Hawaii is now shall-issue.

The Ninth Circuit has ruled:

In light of our holding in Peruta, the district court made an error of law when it concluded that the Hawaii statues did not implicate protected Second Amendment activity. Accordingly, we vacate the district court’s decision denying Baker’s motion for a preliminary injunction and remand for further proceedings consistent with Peruta.

Let’s see how long it will be before licenses are issued.

I’m predicting a lot of games just as in California, with application “appointments” scheduled for 2015 and 2016.

It’s incredible news.

For Shannon Watts and her Moms Demanding Sex legion?

By The Times editorial board

March 16, 2014

Californians may be inured to rolling blackouts that cut off their power for hours at a time, but imagine an outage that darkens the entire country — for more than a year. That nightmare scenario could happen if just a handful of crucial, heavy-duty electrical transformers are taken down, according to a confidential federal report disclosed last week by the Wall Street Journal. Federal regulators and the utilities’ trade association were outraged that the report was leaked, but the real outrage is that this vulnerability persists even though policymakers and industry executives have known about it for years.

The transformers at issue raise the voltage of the power generated so it can be transmitted across long distances. The size of overfed dumpsters, they are custom fitted into arrays in utility substations, often industrial or remote area

Chicago (Tribune) – Chicago police Superintendent Garry McCarthy on Wednesday said the number of shootings, particularly gang-related ones, has dropped sharply in the first 2 ½ months of 2014.

At a news conference at a police station in the Englewood neighborhood, one of the city’s most violent over the years, McCarthy downplayed the harsh winter season as a factor, instead crediting crime-fighting strategies he has initiated over the last year and a half.

Emphasis added.

Let’s see what Garry “Streetlight Assassin” McCarthy has to say a month or two after the weather warms up markedly.

It’ll be amusing to watch him make excuse after excuse, stammering and stuttering the whole time.

John

Here’s a rather entertaining video of a young thug trying to commit an armed carjacking in broad daylight.

The driver of the vehicle was also armed, and unlike the punk, he knew how to use his firearm.

It’s interesting to see just how quickly the punk’s body quit working after suffering rapid and promiscuous perforations.

Hip, Hip, HOOORAY!

One of the most despicable people in America died last night. Fred Phelps, the founder of the utterly detestable Westboro Baptist Church, stole his last breath of oxygen.

The question is, will go people picket his funeral with signs that say, “God hates Westboro”?

For the most part, probably not.  Although if they picketed the funeral of one of my loved ones, I’d be there.  “Do unto others as they’ve done unto you…” sort of thing.

May he burn in Hell for all eternity.

TOPEKA, Kan. — According to several media sources, Fred Phelps, founder of Topeka-based Westboro Baptist Church, passed away Wednesday night.

WIBW-TV in Topeka said one of his sons confirmed Phelps died before midnight.

Phelps Sr., whose church is widely known for its anti-gay sentiments and protests at military funerals, was being cared for in a Shawnee County facility, according to Westboro Baptist Church spokesman Steve Drain.

Members o

(Volokh Conspiracy) – So holds Tuesday’s Delaware Supreme Court decision in Doe v. Wilmington Housing Authority) (Del. Mar. 18, 2014). The court applied the Delaware Constitution’s right to bear arms provision — “A person has the right to keep and bear arms for the defense of self, family, home and State, and for hunting and recreational use” — and the court noted that this language may justify broader protection than that given by the Second Amendment. Still, the precedent is likely to prove influential in other states as well, since the case deals with having guns for self-defense, which D.C. v. Heller has held is covered by the Second Amendment. (If the case had dealt with hunting and recreational

Poor Moms Demand Action.

They’ve had a bad few months, getting humiliated and embarrassed at every turn.

Those desperate, demanding moms have had multiple public relations disasters with Staples, including being escorted off the company’s headquarters property when they tried to present a handful of petitions.  (That was easy!)

Those bossy moms falsely claimed that they had convinced a Staples manager in Tennessee to post their store “NO GUNS”.

Their leader (“Take MEE to your LEE-DER!) Shannon Watts was smacked in recent days in front of a legislative committee in Indiana and days before that she was humiliated for posing with a pro-gun writer who was packing heat.  She would have faced less embarrassment if she’d walked out of the restroom with a length of toilet paper hanging out of the back of her pants.

Former Mayor Bloomberg has spent a lot of cash on the Moms and he’s got getting much for his money – except high-profile soci

First, a certified jackwagon from South Carolina that not only posted his establishment, but included a derogatory message to that state’s gun owners:  “If you are such a loser that you feel a need to carry a gun with you when you go out, I do not want your business. Douchebag.”

As you might imagine, he’s certifiably insulted a large segment of the population and they’ve let him know what they think via a host of avenues.

It’s generated such a strong firestorm that it’s made national news:

Clemson, SC (Washington Times) – A firestorm of backlash has been mounting against a South Carolina pub that put a derogatory sign in its store window telling gun owners to keep out.

Backstreets Pub & Deli in Clemson has a one-star rati

The Illinois State Police have decertified a pair of instructors in St. Clair County, IL after an investigation initiated in January found that they were spending as little as two hours of class time teaching Illinois 16-hour concealed carry class.  The two found themselves on the ISP’s radar after students contacted the ISP and reported substandard courses.

According to KTRS, the pair, operating out of Sparky’s Armory in Mascoutah, IL fraudulently certified just shy of one hundred people who have since had their applications denied pending retraining.

Under a deal with authorities, the pair will reimburse all students 100% of their tuition costs and they have agreed to never teach Illinois CCW classes again.

It’s good to see the Illinois State Police following up on instructor complaints.  Sadly, they didn’t nab these two weeks

Got this from a friend.

Dear Front Sight (Dr. Piazza):

I joined up on 07/2012 (I believe in response to an “incredible limited lifetime membership offer” or the like).  Since then, I’ve received over 660 membership enhancement solicitation emails (and a total of 926 emails, give or take any I’ve forgotten to track, as illustrated below).  I used to think the NRA renewal mail was bad!  Not so bad now that I’m a Lifetime Member.  I’m wondering if there’s any way I can ask to quit getting the membership solicitation emails, short of unsubscribing entirely from Front Sight newsletters.  How about if I promise to consider an upgrade if/when I fully retire and move from Illinois to the desert southwest – somewhere remotely close to southern Nevada when I might really GO there?

I’m a retired police officer and firearms instructor who continues to follow and support our joint 2nd Amendment interests.  I share and occasionally write about the same matte

With decisions come consequences:

MADISON (WKOW) — Police arrested six people believed to be involved in what they’re calling one of the most brutal crimes in recent memory.

Madison police say three men planned a home invasion, but broke into the wrong home on Quincy Avenue on the north side around 6 a.m. on February 23. Police say the suspects were aware it was not the intended home, but they proceeded to violently attack the two victims who had been sleeping. The suspects are accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting the woman who was six months pregnant.

“I can tell you that in my 27-plus years of policing here in Madison, this is probably one of the most disturbing and heinous crimes that I’ve ever seen,” says Interi

I voted today.

Did you?

Note:  Turnout is light…  very light.

When you vote today, thanks to the light turnout, it magnifies the significance of your vote.

So, if you haven’t voted yet, do so.

President Barack Hussein Obama has, by executive decree, cut off all Russian arms and ammo imports into the USA.

That cheap Russian “Wolf” ammo that chewed up your AR’s barrel is soon to be as rare as hen’s teeth.  Ditto for Tula ammo and all the rest of it.

And imported guns by Saiga.

Thanks Barack.

He was probably giddy signing that executive order.

Here’s a great video on reading the Russian “spam” cans for those soon to be “kinda rare” ammo tins.