Gun Free Zone

…does not mean it is.

I have been watching the ongoing police/#BlackLivesMatter/Social Justice strife unfold for the last near year and a half.  Of course on something this big, it would have to become a political issue.  The Democrats have (officially) sided with BLM.  The Republicans, to be contrarian, have sided with police.

Don’t mind the images. Close your eyes and listen.

Ry Cooder

Thijs Van Leer

Two days ago, tragedy visited upon Borepatch’s co-blogger Mark (ASM826):

But it happens all the time.

Yesterday it happened to me.

We had fours sons.

One of them took his own life yesterday.

“There ya are, ya low-down polecat!” he bellowed. The passers-by paused in their tracks. “Ah’m gonna kill ya b’cause of what ya did ta mah sister!” He paused, trying to collect himself. “Mah pore, pore little sister.”The shorter man was frozen in panic. He didn’t react when the redhead pulled out his gun, cocked it, and fired. The shorter man fell to the street, writhed in pain for a moment, then died. The railway passengers sprinted back onto the train, some women fainted and had to be carried to safety as townsfolk wrestled the gun away from the redhead and dragged him off to jail. The dead man was unceremoniously dragged into the nearest saloon while the terrified passengers remained flat against the train’s floor, afraid to move. Thankfully, the train started rolling once again westward.

That is pretty much the new message coming from the Gun Control side regarding the brutal loss in Virginia.

I have no problem having the Opposition voluntarily burying their collective heads in the sand. When the enemy is making a mistake, do not correct them.

Update: Apparently I was wrong. Gun Control had nothing to do with why they lost, hell it was not even in the electoral radar this year.

No words.

And again, I owe a hat tip on this one.

Via Say Uncle:

At 3 lb 9 oz and that price, she is a total Safe Queen but, who cares?

And then…

Just because you can, does not mean you should.

This is a good example:

Knives are cheap and occupy little space in your pockets. Ties while professional-looking and mandatory in some jobs, they can be used against you and could be mortal. I think the manager may have ended up with serious neck damage on this one. A decent one-handed or assisted opening knife would have solved the situation quickly.

I just got this baby recently:

Boker Plus Kalashnikov. Built more like a T-34 than the AK, it is sharp and comes with a glass breaker, seat belt cutter and oxygen tank valve opener. For South Florida and all the bodies of water next to roadways, I think it is a good choice to have in the car. In my case it would be a triple redundancy but I tend to overdo safety things.

A Clayton County woman was sentenced to a year of probation for lying about the gun she purchased for her boyfriend, a convicted felon who used the Glock to kill a Nebraska police officer.

Jalita Jenera Johnson, 26, must also complete 40 hours of community service and serve 180 days of home confinement, U.S. Attorney John Horn’s office said Monday.

Source: Probation for Clayton County woman who supplied gun used to… | www.ajc.com

So she gets to stay at home watching cable for six months and work for a week in some shelter. That will strike fear in the hearts of gun traffickers right there.

But the real problem is the NRA and Gun Owners, right? We are mean because we demand that the laws that are already in the books be enforced and do not support “common sense gun safety” such as banning.

Hat Tip to Jeff A.