Thursday, April 09, 2015

Key gun rights questions likely to go unasked at NRA meeting

There's a chance to do something significant to alter the most likely outcome now, this weekend in Nashville. Chances are, though, no one of import in the gun community will put it to the members, or even allow it to be brought up. [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes an opportunity that will be intentionally lost. Who wants to bet otherwise, and how much?

Talk about something I'd love to lose my shirt over. You can increase your chances of winning by taking a few seconds max to retweet this.

So It's Not About Safety or Principle

It's about power.  Getting it and then keeping it. [More]

Thanks for reaffirming that, Joe.

[Via cydl]

Calling for a Miracle

Unfortunately, that's what it would take for this to happen. [More]

That such an admission is obvious says much about how the Church has been compromised by "progressive" secularism.  Curious: the same political faction that embraces "gun control" abhors Christianity and holds it in contempt. That seems not to have occurred to the leadership -- either that or an embedded faction has undue insider influence on the leadership.

Unfinished Business

Obama ‘hasn't given up on gun control’ [More]
Enabled by compromised Republicans who control both houses of Congress yet refuse to defund the SOB's executive infringements.

And I'm Proud to Be an American Where at Least I Know I'm Free

FBI would rather prosecutors drop cases than disclose stingray details [More]
I could use a little Lee Greenwood right about now...

Drive-By Democracy

Former DOJ Official: Non-Citizens Registered To Vote Through Motor Voter Registration Forms [More]
Aww g'won.  All the Alinskyite Prozis have been ridiculing that old hysterical "conservative" bugaboo for years.  Next you're going to be telling us the ones who mock that "No one wants to take your guns" are being less than candid.

Besides, what kind of minority-disenfranchising hater would require government IDs?

This Day in History: April 9

Should it please Your Excellency We here humbly present this Petition Sincerely Requesting that it might be conveyed to Congress—The Contents of Our petition is—That We the Above petitioners May be Exempted from the heavy Taxes which will Unavoidably Oppress Us after We are Discharged from the Army, It is well known we have been long Contending for the Rights and Libertys of Our Country, and Fellow Citizens And have been equal sufferers with Our Officers; Which we sincerely Hope May be took into consideration, And by the Influence of Your Excellency in Congress, We flatter ourselves that we shall have this request and Favour granted Us Which will in a Measure Make Us happy... [More]