Trouble brewing ...

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... in the NFA arena:

The bill would also increase the transfer tax on all weapons (except antique guns) covered under the National Firearms Act (which excludes most common guns) from $200 to $500 and index to inflation and  increase the transfer tax for any other weapon from $5 to $100.

I know that a lot of folks don't even know about the NFA mostly because suppressors and machine guns aren't in 'common use' these days (though suppressors are making inroads), and so there will probably be some support in general for this provision. It's therefore our responsibility to contact our legislators to make sure that this bill never gets off the ground.

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These are bad signs ...

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... for vibrancy in America:

This is the worst video of black mob violence you will see today. Maybe ever: Four black children beat and taunt a three-year old white girl. Then the cameraman posted it on Facebook over the weekend with the heading, “When white people piss black people off.”

This, combined with the racial grievance industry noting that black-on-white crime is "frowned upon", is going to lead to the lynching coming back as a means of controlling feral 'vibrancy'.

This is serious, folks. If politicians and law enforcement will not do anything to stop racial crimes for fear of being called racists, the public will start taking matters into their own hands ... and that is going to be very, very bad for this country.

And I'm not the only one to notice:

It increasingly appears as if the two choices facing America are peaceful segregation or ethnic violence and civil war.  Contra the expectations of the multicultis and the anti-racists, the vibrant community is becoming less civilized as they become more numerous.  The civil rights vision has failed and appeasement clearly works no better with vibrants than it did with Nazis.

 I hope against hope that we don't go there, but if it happens, I'll be ready to defend me and mine.

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Will no one rid me ...

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..,. of this intolerable man?

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell called the verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida man who shot and killed Trayvon Martin, “questionable” Sunday.

 His statements are a bit hard to pin down as to what he really means; leave it to the media to NOT ask the questions which would clarify.

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More evidence ...

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... that will be promptly ignored:

Once again, a study from an organization that you would never accuse of being “gun-loving” or “right-wing” seems to disprove the myth that the availability of handguns increases murder rates.  In fact, it doesn’t.

But you knew that already, didn't you?!

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I'm back!

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I'm back from vacation, and let me tell you ... even if it's a shitty day at the beach, it's still A Day at the Beach!

St George Island was as beautiful (and uncrowded) as ever, even though the weather didn't cooperate. The surf was mostly in Yellow Flag conditions, so neither I, my wife or my daughter got in much at all. We did find that the St Joe Bay in Cape San Blas (at the state park there) was very calm and my daughter found that very appealing.

Anyhoo, I'll try to start back in earnest, trying madly to give you the commentary that you look for as a last resort!

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I apologize ...

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... for my absence.

I've not had a lot to say, nor seen much I want to comment on. Politically, the Left continues its' assault on America and the Right continues to let them and nothing ever changes.

I'm going on vacation tomorrow and maybe I can recharge my batteries a bit. Until then, be safe and keep your powder dry!

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I'm thinking ...

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... maybe the time has come:

The move could spark a backlash from some Republicans and some in the business community, who have said Mr. Griffin defiantly remained on the board after courts deemed his appointment unconstitutional.

Andrew Jackson famously said about SCOTUS Justice John Marshall's decision in Worcester v Georgia, "now let him enforce it." Apparently, Obama and his minions learned that lesson as well.

So, if a government official is nominated in an unconstitutional move, is found by the courts to have been nominated in an unconstitutional move and stays anyway, who's in charge of removing him? Congress? John Boehner? Mitch McConnell?

Anyone?

I'm afraid that we are doomed to fight another war for the restoration of the republic because we have for too long ignored Thomas Jeffersons advice.

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... of good news:

A federal judge in Richmond, Va., has refused to dismiss from a lawsuit several FBI and Secret Service agents as well as local police officers who arrested a military veteran based on an opinion from a counselor who had never met him that he might be a danger.

About time these jack-boots had to start explaining themselves.

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Radley Balko ...

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... has a long ... long look at prosecutors:

NEW ORLEANS -- Some questions seem particularly prone to set John Thompson off. Here's one he gets a lot: Have the prosecutors who sent him to death row ever apologized?

Man convicted of two crimes he didn't commit (through prosecutorial misconduct), is exonerated, retried and acquitted and yet the men who put him on death row face no consequences.

I've long been a proponent of the death penalty, but as it's currently applied I cannot support it, especially when it could kill an innocent man or woman. Men and women running for office who can't admit mistakes I look at with great suspicion (Rick Perry).

And though it didn't involve the death penalty, even in small-town USA there are instances where prosecutors seem to go for broke because of the nature of the charges.

I understand that Claire Wolfe thinks we're still in the awkward stage, but damn it seems like we're going to have to start shooting ... and soon!

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Book review: The Law of Self Defense

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A book written by Andrew F Branca.

Andrew Branca is an attorney in MA, as well as a CCW permit-holder, life NRA member, NRA instructor and has studied with Massad Ayoob. As such, he is pretty qualified to speak on self-defense issues.

What brought me to Branca was his coverage on Legal Insurrection of the George Zimmerman trial, along with his insightful commentary and daily wrap-ups. It was also very interesting to read the ongoing comments during the trial. Branca was actively engaged in the discussion and I gathered he knew what it was that he was talking about. So I took advantage of one of his manyt discount offers during th3e Zimmerman trial and bought the book.

Never having read a book about self-defense I wasn't sure what to expect, but I quickly got into Branca's writing, It was clear and easy to understand, devoid of legal jargon and humorous at times.

Branca's method is to describe the legal process, as far as the things that will cause a prosecutor to look favorably on your situation, meaning a case in which he might have to work. He then takes you through the relevant issues that will be involved and tells you what the law (and prudence) expects.

What is very helpful is that, as he discusses the issues Branca provides information from all 50 states on what the law is regarding those issues (SYG, defense-of-property, etc).

All in all I would recommend this book. Andrew also maintains a blog at lawofselfdefense.com where he answers specific questions posted to him. He also gives seminars which are a live version of his book. Check his web site for specific information.

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Even if you're law-abiding ...

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... you should probably pay attention:

Speaking on the incident Fort Worth police Cpl. Tracey Knight said, “Officers felt threatened by the man with the handgun and he was shot.”

Yep, they were at the wrong house and killed a 72 yr old grandfather who was checking on his neighbor after he heard the burglar alarm.

But don't worry, the officers were sobbing uncontrollably so you know they felt bad.

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New shooter ...

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... after-action report.

So, my nephew was visiting my dad and his wife the last two weeks, and I went up a day early to collect my daughter and took the extra day to take Garrett shooting. Garrett lives outsiede of Chicago and as such has limited opportunity to shoot real firearms. He told me that he'd shot every other kind of gun ... BB gun, pellet gun, airsoft gun even a nail gun ... but no real guns.

So I packed up some firearms and we went to a public range to do some familiarization fire (fam fire to those in the military!).

The subjects were a Savage MkII bolt action and Ruger GP100 w/ 6" barrel I borrowed from my son (the GP100 was his 21st birthday present) and I brought a Ruger 22/45, my carry gun - a Ruger SR1911 and my FN-FAL (Entriprise built on an Imbel receiver).

Now Garrett has obviously played quite a few shooter video games and was able to identify the FAL and SR1911 by sight. After I showed him all of the firearms and explained the differences, we loaded up the 22/45 and started shooting!

Despite none of the weapons being sighted-in adequately he did surprisingly well, accuracy-wise. We had a  pack of shoot n' see targets, as well as a few I printed out, as well as a couple of over-ripe cantelopes which provided much enjoyment.

All together he put about 150 rds downrange and apparently enjoyed himself. I hope his experience encourages him to keep up with it and prod his dad into taking him out sometime, maybe to an Appleseed. We'll see!