The warrant issued for the recent search — we’re not supposed to use the r-word — at Mar-a-Lago authorized agents to take ‘all physical documents and records constituting evidence, contraband, fruits of crime, or other items illegally possessed’ that violate the U.S. Code.
Ian Underwood
Alec Baldwin Proved Innocent By FBI
Apparently, the FBI has concluded, after testing the gun that killed Halyna Hutchins, that it could not be fired except with the hammer fully cocked, and only then by pulling the trigger.
Letter to the Times
This is in response to the article about Croydon’s budget battle, which appeared on the front page of the New York Times a couple of weeks ago. I don’t think they’ll be printing it, though. So I thought I’d reproduce it here.
The Constitution: Bait and Switch
I recently had an email conversation with a woman from Connecticut who contacted me after reading Dan Barry’s article about Croydon in the New York Times.
Reading Alito’s Opinion? Read This First.
If you’ve already started reading today’s majority opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, you’ll notice that it relies heavily on the Court’s previous interpretation of the 14th Amendment, making frequent references to ‘substantive due process, and the ‘concept of ordered liberty.’
Even George Takei Finds an Acorn Sometimes
If you haven’t already heard, anti-gun activist George Takei recently tweeted, “Crazy thought, but those 20 million AR-15s now in this country could sure arm a lot of Ukrainians.”
The Third Second Amendment
Some in the media are starting to openly admit that repealing or altering the Second Amendment is a necessary first step towards allowing the government to exert more control over who can keep and bear what arms in which venues. But note that there are currently two Second Amendments. The First Second Amendment is from … Read more
A Cooling-Off Period for Laws
In some states, you still have to wait several days to pick up a firearm after you’ve bought it from a dealer. The idea is that you might need a ‘cooling-off period’, if you were considering using the firearm in some illegal way — to commit a robbery, to confront an ex-spouse, and so on. … Read more
Putting the Amish in Charge of the DMV
I just can’t get it out of my head, the sound of President* Biden saying A 22 caliber bullet will lodge in a lung, and we can probably get it out, may be able to get it, and save a life. A 9mm bullet blows the lung out of the body. And the reason I … Read more
Purple Flag Laws
Discussions of possible federal ‘red flag’ laws are being raised again.
The basic idea is that if someone is accused of posing a danger to himself, or others, you take away his guns until you can judge whether the danger is real and if it’s not, he can try to get his guns back.
Even Michael Moore Finds an Acorn Now and Then
Michael Moore is calling for the repeal of the Second Amendment: “Who will say on this network or any other network in the next few days, ‘It’s time to repeal the Second Amendment’?” Michael Moore asked MSNBC host Chris Hayes today. Whatever else you may think about Mr. Moore, at least he recognizes that in order to pass even ‘common … Read more
Cover the World in Leather? Or Wear Shoes?
The so-called Parental Bill of Rights (HB 1431) just went down to a narrow defeat (171-176) in the House, after passing the Senate (14-10). RebuildNH’s recommendation? Run for office. Get politically active. Try again next session. Keep trying to put one over on the other side, while they keep trying to put one over on … Read more
Consequences Are Not Problems
Sadly, there has been another school shooting, this time in Texas. Also sadly, there are people who have been waiting around to use something like this as an excuse for dragging out every anti-gun measure that they haven’t been able to enact in the past.
The Tough Sh!t Act
Not too long ago I was sitting in a regular meeting of a regional Republican committee, listening to (mostly older) people talk about how schools have changed over the years — since they were in school, and since their kids were in school. One guy said that when his kids wanted to play baseball or football, he had to pay for their uniforms, help pay for travel, and so on. Someone asked him:
Why We Can’t Have Substantive Public Discussions
At the most recent meeting of the Croydon school board, I was talking to a well-educated journalist — at least, given who she works for, I assume she’s well-educated — who seemed to be unable to grasp the difference between taking something from someone and not giving something to someone.
Possibly Dumbest Thing I’ve Heard Someone Say, Ever
At Wednesday’s school board meeting in Croydon, a former school board member and current math teacher — the latter detail turns out to be important — stood up to say that he is ‘happy to help pay to educate other people’s children.’
The (Sour) Grapes of Wrath. Guida and Gunstock. WHY????
With regards to the recent Sen. Bob Guida-driven amendment to HB 1397 affecting the Gunstock Area Commission, several things need to be understood.
Your House is My ATM
An interesting thing happened in Croydon on Saturday. At a special school district meeting, 377 people decided that the voters who attended the annual meeting in March hadn’t offered enough charity ($800,000) to parents of school-aged children, so they gathered to extort more (an extra $900,000) through the threat of force (give us the money, or we’ll take your house).
Super-Duper Majorities
It’s rare to read a story about the recent Croydon budget adjustment that doesn’t mention how small the number of voters was, as if it was some kind of anomaly.