Here's the conversation I had yesterday with Tom Gresham...[More]I was feeling under the weather and was wondering if I'd come across totally muddle-headed...Fortunately, he had a full lineup, so my segment was only half-an-hour, and I think I managed to avoid losing it completely on-air, but you'll be the judge of that...I have my Examiner.com col...

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THE NSW Police Force will spend about $2 million on a virtual reality shooting range as senior officers blame a lack of training for recruits being frightened of firearms. [More]Just the "Only Ones" needed to protect society from the big, bad, scary criminals...Good grief.[Via Mike H]...

Hamas police keep a close eye on the activities of those operating the tunnels to prevent the entry of drugs or arms, the latter being brought in through special underground routes managed by armed Palestinian groups. [More]That Middle East gun control works almost as good as it does in Chi-Town. We ought to have peace in no time, now...I guess the...

600,000 new government jobs...[More]Why am I'm reminded of "the fighting Uruk-hai"?We are the servants of Saruman the Wise, the White Hand: the Hand that gives us man's-flesh to eat.[Via Ron W]...

This was the topic for my Gun Rights Examiner piece today, and I'll be following it up tomorrow and possibly Wednesday.For right now, here is some essential reading from The Firearms Coalition:Block Holder--Act TodayBlock HolderCoalition Against Holder GrowingJoin us....

Some business owners in this crime-plagued city say recent enforcement of a decades-old ordinance prohibiting some types of barbed wire and razor wire is making Newark more attractive — to thieves. [More]'ere now, we can't 'ave these blokes 'urtin' themselves, can we?Just leave the shed door open and 'ave a spot o' tea.There's a good chap.[Via Za...

Is that a gun in your trousers or are you just glad to be here...? [More]Touched by an "Only One"...His face must be blurred because it's red...?[Via Luke O]...

More and more Americans are becoming increasingly aware of the storm that is brewing on the horizon, a storm driven by the possibility of a complete economic collapse. [More]This is too scary. It makes me too uncomfortable even acknowledging such things, let alone contemplating them...So I think I'll feel better if I just ignore it.Say, what time d...

The sheriff of Ohio's largest county has given pay raises to his niece, his son's best friend and one of his own friends after laying off 21 employees from their jobs.Not just "Only Ones"...Connected "Only Ones"...[T]he raises were given based on merit and on the advice of his top subordinates.Right, boss. Great choices, as always! Say, are you lo...

Blogonomicon has put together a very cool pictorial summary of a 1936 short film about Patrick Henry's famous speech, starring John Litel. [More]We've talked about this before...Related Reading: "The Historical Works of John Litel"...

Daniel White has taken over the column for Cleveland. You can bookmark his main page here.He introduces himself in his debut column.Today, he looks at Ohio's senseless ban on carrying in restaurants that serve alcohol.I hope you join me in congratulating Daniel, and in making his column a regular place to visit.Tell a friend?...

I have the honor to inform you, that since the date of my last from Trenton I have remov'd with the Army under my Command to this place. The difficulty of crossing the Delaware on Acct. of the Ice made our passage over it tedeous, and gave the Enemy an oppertunity of drawing in their Several Cantonments, and assembling their whole...

Michael Steele is currently leading in the poll.Let we who have had enough of anti-gun RINOs change that.I put in for Ken Blackwell.I understand Saul Anuzis gave a GOA interview, but I haven't listened to it yet--I've just been too busy to look, so feel free to educate me.Ditto for all the other candidates. Anybody gets any dope on 'em, chime in.F...

I want an unequivocal statement from each candidate on the right to keep and bear arms. I should note that Mr. Blackwell looks good*, and Mr. Steele's bizarre advocacy that "society should draw line" about the right to own semiautos** makes him about as acceptable to gun owners as Barack Obama.And to think it almost didn't get posted due to objecti...

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North Dakota experienced only two murders in 2008. Both were stabbings. [More] Which probably explains why the Bradys consider ND gun laws such a grave threat to public safety...Compare that, to say, the most anti-gun city in the Brady's Number One state...What's amazing is how such stark reality has no effect on fanatics....

Does carrying a gun illegally make you a danger to the public? Bristol District Attorney Samuel Sutter thinks it does... [More] Thing is, Samuel Sutter wasn't there--with "a person" I know very well--who lived in LA, where "ordinary" citizens can't get "permits"--but who defied the law and saved his family from multiple assailants--simply by produ...

Lancaster, PA - February 7-8This two-day (16 hour) course of instruction will prepare the motivated outdoorsman to treat life-threatening and function-threatening medical conditions in the wilderness without access to classical EMS and medical resources. [More]Good stuff to know when there are no other options......

Felice Anno Nuovo! [More]And I'm sure you were wondering...[Via Fimvit]...

During the American Revolution, the Queens Bridge was used by both the American and British forces. At this spot in what is now known as Boundbrook on January 4, 1777, General Washington made the decision to abandon any intention to attach New Brunswick. Instead he moved his troops to Morristown for the winter, thus ending the victorious Trenton-Pr...

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Should Burris appear in Washington without that certification, armed police officers stand ready to bar him from the Senate floor, said a Democratic official briefed on Senate leaders' plans.George Wallace was a democrat when he barred blacks from entering a public building too, wasn't he?As much as I don't like Burris, I'd urge him to defy them....

Anatoli Isaikin, the Director General of the state arms exporter Rosoboronexport, met recently with the creator of the Kalashnikov rifles, the head of the Izhmash Company, Mikhail Kalashnikov. The meeting’s objective was to look into developing a new generation of AK-100 series rifles. [More]Meanwhile......

Britain is becoming a nation of worriers... [More]There, there.You know what you blokes need?Collars.If you just obey, everything will be fine.We promise.[Via Avg Joe]...

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The type of person who can't even keep track of the number of times the letter "N" appears in a two-syllable word is not the type of person who is going to offer great insight into complex issues. [More]I'm professional and you're not. And you can't even pronounce "pundit."So there.My, aren't we sophisticated and superior?That must be why I've comp...

A sheriff from northeastern Tennessee faces managed to bag a deer and a citation for hunting without a license in one trip into the woods. [More]Be vewy, vewy quiet.I'm being an Onwy One.Heh-heh-heh-heh-heh...[Via Carl S]...

Burris sought death for innocent man [More]And naturally:A grand jury later indicted four sheriff's deputies and three former county prosecutors for their roles in the Cruz case. They were eventually acquitted.Such as these deem themselves our rulers. Such as these don't want us to be armed.[Via Luke O]...

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General Washington followed his success at Trenton with another on January 3, 1777, when, again crossing the Delaware, he outmarched General Charles Cornwallis, and approaching from the rear defeated three British regiments and three companies of light cavalry at Princeton, New Jersey...[More]...

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Tom Gresham asked me to join him on his nationally-syndicated radio show this Sunday to discuss "doing the 'crystal ball' look at 2009." I'll be on at 1:00 pm Central, so figure it out for your time zone and tune in by clicking on "Listen" on his site.For those of you who didn't hear it, here's the podcast link for the last time I was on (scroll do...

So what does this mean for us as gun owners? Is it all doom and gloom? [More]"Hope and Change" is my latest Rights Watch column for GUNS Magazine....

The debate will be live streamed from www.RNCdebate.org. ATR is hosting the debate and the questions will be those submitted from activists across the nation on the RNCdebate.org website. [More]I note this appeal is targeted to the "center right."Let's not let it pass without being heard.Spread the word on this, OK?...

Police Say Officers Shoot 3 Over New Year Gunfire [More]Stopping it the "Only Ones" way...I know, I know, morons like this need to be stopped. Still, the headline struck me as funny......

Covina arrests mystify a neighborhoodAfter two Mexican federal agents and two others were arrested in July on drug-related charges, little has emerged about the case and residents are puzzled. [More]Gee, nice digs Los Uniqos are living in. I wonder who does their gardening and housekeeping?I'm not sure why the silence and mystery, except it probab...

U.S. Army War College report warns an economic crisis in the United States could lead to massive civil unrest and the need to call on the military to restore order. [More] We're seeing more and more of these stories, aren't we? If I were paranoid, I'd start wondering about floating trial balloons and self-fulfilling prophecies...In light of these ...

Police: Deputy rubbed genitals on customers [More]Well, that certainly took b*lls.Cocky little "Only One," isn't he?I wonder if he'll get sacked?And I do apologize, but good grief...[Via CTone and Tony F]...

For "Spider Hole" Greg. [More]Over salt.Per Mack H, who asks:Hey David, you think he would also "reverse one of the city’s most controversial policies" -- the city hall gun ban? After all, "I’m in charge of the city’s response!"...

Do you need any more evidence that celebrities have become an unofficial American aristocracy? How about the conscription of an innocent bystander to double for paparazzi bait so that the real deal can slip out of an airport unnoticed by the press? [More]J.D. Tuccille recounts a story that I'd call unbelievable if I didn't have a long history of be...

Cornwallis marched toward Trenton to attack Washington with 6,000 men. Washington's troops were in great danger, backed up against the Delaware River. Their saving grace was Cornwallis' decision to wait until the next day to finish the battle. [More]...

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Understanding the mechanics of adrenalin greatly lessens its impetus. The shock factor of adrenalin can be scarifying if you do not understand or expect it, rendering many frozen in the face of an ensuing attack. [More]Read this. Bookmark it if you can't read it now. I've only had time to scan it, but I'm going back to give it the attention it appe...

A San Jose police officer was arrested Tuesday afternoon on charges that he sexually touched an 18-year-old woman while he was on duty. [More]There's a difference between being Touched by an Angel and Touched by an Only One...?[Via Jason R]...

Paul Helmke added, "We should not be making it easier for dangerous people to carry concealed firearms in our parks." [More]I guess he means you and me. Because he knows damn well the change does nothing to enable those who have been adjudicated dangerous, which I guess makes him a...uh...liar.Head on over there and consider educating that crowd in...

This is over half-a-year old, but the message is timeless. [More]What messed up priorities the globalensozialistische* (Glozis?) have.Now might not be a bad time to do something to support JPFO...[Via Avg Joe]* Is that how you'd say it?...

Duncan has a pretty extensive history of using his position as head of the CPS to push for ever more draconian forcible citizen disarmament laws. [More]Armed and Safe tells us about the kind of change The Lightworker is hoping to bring to American schools....

A retired state trooper assigned to the Thruway shot and killed his estranged wife early Wednesday morning and then took his own life, State Police said. [More]What--not one of those better-than-us retired "Only Ones" qualifying for nationwide concealed carry?Cotto had been arrested on misdemeanor charges for unlawful imprisonment in the second deg...

They said they found the loaded automatic handgun in the car... [More]Say, how about that accompanying photograph of the S&W revolver...?Another thing the WKTV News "Authorized Journalists" didn't tell us is if the arrested people committed any offense aside from not being "Only Ones."...