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Hey Dan Ffeiffer, senior adviser to Obama, you are completely wrong!

Dan Ffeiffer, senior adviser to Obama gave his opinion as to where Republican Senators should be looking for answers on how to vote on the Progressive gun control legislation that will be brought up soon for a vote: “If you remember, during the State of the Union, with the families of Newtown in the audience, … Read more

Maggie “The Red” Hassan – MaggieGuns?

History has taught us that those of history desired power and wanted control over others grabbed products, services, and liberties under the rubric of “for the common good” or for your “safety and security”.   Never did you hear “we are taking these things so that you may be free and enjoy enhanced liberty”.  No, those two phrases are the shopworn platitudes of those that believe they have the right to organize life for others instead of others exercising their Rights to do it themselves.   Governor Maggie Hassan has already expressed and acted in this way when a State Senator:

  • First, they came for the speakers – MaggieSpeech (“your political speech will be regulated and taxed fee’d!”)
  • Next, they came for the capitalists – MaggieCare (“all your hospitals are belong to us!”)

If her legislation had passed, she would have ensured that Government would have put political speech into a straight-jacket – opposite of the reason why the First Amendment exists (to protect those that would criticize others, especially those in power and those in Government).  Then with MaggieCare, she would have wrested the power to decide operational details of all of the hospitals and placed it into a Governmental board that would have been populated by bureaucrats; unelected and unaccountable to the voters.  And they would have been self-sustaining  with the ability to tax those they oversaw without legislative oversight.

Back in the 1930s, that was called Fascism – who needed to own the means of production when Government merely controlled its operation and outcomes?  We also know that incremental steps were taken in other areas as well – including taking away the right to self defense.  So when a representative of Citizens for a Strong New Hampshire asked what her intentions concerning HB135, which would repeal the Stand Your Ground legislation passed last session (as well as upping the budget 16%, btw), what was her response?  Shades of Carol Shea-Runaway!  Watch:

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Gun manufacturers leaving Colorado – now Connecticut’s turn to lose jobs and tax money?

Good title – but this might be just as applicable: Is the US stratifying / splitting over culture and values?  Are the gun grabbers making this go faster?

After all, what good is it to stay in a State that has made it illegal to sell, transfer, or effectively transport your wares?  Or that your neighbors down the street couldn’t buy your product?  Hate to keep harping on it, but Progressivism depends on incrementalism – don’t go for the home run (unless you own all branches of Government) but do the singles all the time….one step by another.  Oh sure, you can sell your wares out of state…..today.  Tomorrow?  Some of the Connecticut gun and firearms manufacturers are confronting that now – like Stag Arms that makes AR-15s which can no longer be sold in Connecticut (reformatting, emphasis mine):

As the Connecticut General Assembly is poised to pass what is being called sweeping gun control legislation, the state’s gun manufacturers say the new laws could be crippling.  “I feel like we have one foot being pushed out the door,” Mark Malkowski, the owner of Stag Arms, said.   Stag Arms in New Britain, which makes the AR-15 rifle, received yet another offer on Tuesday to move out of the state. It brings the total to 21 offers.   “They’re really good offers,” Malkowski said. “They are offering tax abatement’s, they’re offering to build you a factory.”

Lots of Red States, more conservative states, are ACHING to have them move out of Connecticut and to their State.  An offer to build you a factory will be hard to resist.

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She Can Speak For Herself

Reading a prepared statement, a 15 year old in Maryland addresses the  problems of more gun control legislation.  Since she is not talking about her right to contraception, abortion, or some other left-wing victim class entree she will be vilified by progressives as a prop, tool, shill, or maybe something even less flattering.

First New Yorkers, and now those in Connecticut

Well, it looks like the Esteemed Leaders in Connecticut have decided that they can no longer trust law-abiding citizens with what are standard capacity magazines for modern sporting rifles (AR-15s):

Connecticut lawmakers announced a deal Monday on what they called some of the toughest gun laws in the country that were proposed after the December mass shooting in the state, including a ban on new high-capacity ammunition magazines like the ones used in the massacre that left 20 children and six educators dead.

The proposal also called for background checks for private gun sales and a new registry for existing magazines that carry 10 or more bullets, something of a compromise for parents of Newtown victims who had wanted an outright ban on them, while legislators had proposed grandfathering them into the law.

The package also creates what lawmakers said is the nation’s first statewide dangerous weapon offender registry, immediate universal background checks for all firearms sales and expansion of Connecticut’s assault weapons ban.

PMagReally, and how many gun owners are going to come in to register their magazines? How is law enforcement supposed to know how many mags someone really has? Are you, Connecticut politicians,  going to be like that Politician in Washington State that would have a Sheriff come and inspect gun owners’ homes unannounced and without warrants to ensure compliance with this infringement (“er, just here to see if you are storing your guns safely – because we don’t trust you to do it right”)?

How far this country has fallen when those that govern us:

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Portsmouth NH Lawyer Says “Let’s Socialize The Gun Industry”

obamadunce -Democrat says nationalize guns
Image credit: Sodahead

Terrie Harman, Democrat, a New Castle resident and  lawyer in Portsmouth, has an opinion letter published at Seacoast online today that is quite a winner.

Let’s nationalize the gun and ammunition industries. Those industries look for bottom-line profits. So, of course, they will advocate for sales of guns to teachers, to janitors, to cafeteria workers, to students, to anyone. A gun sold is a dollar made.

Imagine that.   A Democrat who is a lawyer wanting to socialize the gun industry.

Harman’s reason?  Our children are dead.  So the industry has to be nationalized cuz that’ll fix er.  Really?

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A “be careful for what you legislate” moment…

Sheriff Badge - El Paso…being brought to you by people who hate the idea that there are some in those that actually put the Constitution first.  The first set of folks are those that are trying to put more gun control legislation into place.  The latter set of folks are those that are saying that they will not enforce laws they feel are unConstitutional.  The most vocal of these are County Sherrifs who have made it quite clear that they will defend the Rights of their Citizens (Groksters Rick, Tim, Steve, Tom, Don, and Mike have chipped in on this here, here, here, here, here, here and here).  The Political Class is getting frustrated that more gun controls have not been put into law fast enough.  They are apoplectic that where they have been, as in Colorado and New York, they are getting massive pushback (“c’mon, what’s with the Sheeple!”) – King Obama just can’t issue a proclamation, the Legislative process can’t roll fast enough, formerly friendly poll results are starting to crash, and then there’s that pesky thing called the Constitution and those pesky people that keep reciting it in Congress (i.e., Cruz, Lee, and Paul),  and back to these durned Sheriffs that won’t do as we tell them.   They refuse to follow the law. The White House has said, via Press Flack Jay Carney (and got a response):

“I think as a general proposition we think that people ought to follow the law,” Carney told CNSNews.com. “As an absolute matter of fact in my view, and I think many other constitutional experts, there’s not a single measure in this package of proposals the president has put forward that in anyway violates the Constitution. In fact, they reflect the president’s commitment to our Second Amendment rights.”

(Yeah, this from the guy whose boss’s Administration conducted Fast & Furious (the illegal gun running operation into Mexico) and Obama illegally making appointments that should have gone through Senate approval – simply the EPITOME of legal behavior, eh?).  So, what’s the other shoe to drop?

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I thought I had seen this before….certainly, no astroturf here!

(Image H/T: Big Government) Go to that URL and what shows up is that URL but rebranded as “Organizing for America”.  Part of the text there says: “There’s another simple thing you can do right now to show the overwhelming support for universal background checks. Take the sign and put it somewhere folks will see … Read more

Biden:”If it only saves one life!” Er, and why a robe by the bed saves one’s modesty

You NEVAH know when you might have to charge out of bed to defend one’s own and property and find oneself living one of those weird dreams that percolate up from time to time (“Where’s my clothes!”).  Betcha this guy wishes a robe had been as close as his sidearm (reformatted, emphasis mine):

Eric Martin was in bed at about 4:30 a.m. Thursday when he heard a commotion in his house, according to Sgt. Sam Despain with the St. George Police Department. Martin took his handgun with him to find the source of the noise, and encountered an intruder in his home.  “I’m in bed sleeping, I get up, I retrieve my sidearm, I chase him out the front door. I’ve got him pinned on the ground. It’s 4:55 in the morning and I don’t have a stitch of clothing on,” he said. “I’m basically telling him at this point, ‘Stay on the ground, don’t move, because if you do move, I will shoot you.’ Martin said the man, later found to be St. George resident Clinton Keller, had stockpiled items from the house on the front lawn. He said he chased Keller from his home and out the front door, at which point Keller tripped over the items on the lawn — allowing Martin to catch up to him.

“I said, ‘Do you know what I have pointed at you?’ He said, ‘No,’ and I said, ‘Do you want to know?’ and he of course doesn’t respond to that one, so I tell him, ‘Let me explain, I’ve got a .9mm pointed at you with high-velocity hollow points in the chamber,’ and I explained to him what that will do to him if he moves,” Martin said. “He tried to get up once, and I explained again that this was the last time I was going to have this conversation with him, and he stayed on the ground at that point,” Martin said.

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Easter Tomfoolery With Guns

“I’ve had great success being a total idiot.”  —Jerry Lewis

idiot-nation-stencil_smalltom·fool·er·y  (Noun) Foolish or silly behavior. Synonyms: foolery – silliness – foolishness – buffoonery.

Yesterday, four individuals stopped their vehicle along Interstate 93 North, near the 293/93 fork, parked, unloaded some guns and proceeded to engage in target practice along side the highway, along the area of 1793 Bodwell Road. As Police responded, they discovered the targets had been erected in such a manner that the direction of bullets fired was toward the interstate…where cars…with people were traveling North.

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“Dana Loesch Vs. Piers Morgan and Van Jones on Gun Control” Yes: One Lady Kicked both A***s

I met Dana Loesch about a year ago at a symposium jointly held by the Heritage Foundation and The Franklin Center.  She is all but fearless, knows her stuff, and refuses to take any crap from anybody.  Conservative?  You betcha!  Fearless?  You betcha!  Knows what she’s talking about? Absatively! Making Van Jones speechless?  Rockin’!  Continuing … Read more

Data Point – Polling on gun control

Polling right after Newtown tragedy Overall:                56% want stricter laws Republicans:      not reported Democrats:         78% want stricter laws Current Polling Overall:                47% want stricter laws Republicans:     68% same or less strict laws Democrats:        66% want stricter laws (H/T: CBS News via The Corner)

Mark Kelly’s ‘Assault Weapon’ Purchase Rescinded By Dealer

“A truth that’s told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.”  — William Blake

So Easy to purchase an AR-15? Not for this Astronaut
So Easy to purchase an AR-15? Not for this Astronaut

Fox News Reported today that Diamondback Police Supply determined that it was in the  company’s best interest to terminate this transaction prior to Kelly’s returning to the store to take possession of the rifle.

Fox News says, Store Owner Doug MacKinlay said in a facebook post, “While I support and respect Mark Kelly’s 2nd Amendment rights to purchase, possess, and use firearms in a safe and responsible manner, his recent statements to the media made it clear that his intent in purchasing the Sig Sauer M400

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One Lesson Why Government Should Be Made To Move Slowly…

New York State and it’s governor acted with great haste in the wake of the Newtown tragedy, writing and enacting even tougher gun control laws than they already had. But a state permitted to legislate like a three year old who has just discovered a spider on their arm is destined to make mistakes.  Government should … Read more

Blog Headline of the Day – thank you, President Obama

Obama and Biden Bitterly Clinging to Assault Weapons Ban   Turnabout IS fair play.  Obama ACCUSED us to clinging to our guns and Bibles – as if either is a bad thing.  Now, with Harry Reid at the Senatorial helm, ‘Bam and Biden may be clinging to just a dream. Nice to finally see a … Read more

Magpul Will Be Leaving Colorado… Immediately. [Updated]

Today, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed a number of gun control bills into law.Magpul will be leaving Colorado as fast as they can

Magazine manufacturer Magpul warned the politicians that if they passed these laws they would have to leave and take their jobs and commerce (and taxes oh-my!) with them.  Magpul will be leaving pronto.

We have said all along that based on the legal problems and uncertainties in the bill, as well as general principle, we will have no choice but to leave if the Governor signs this into law. We will start our transition out of the state almost immediately, and we will prioritize moving magazine manufacturing operations first. We expect the first PMAGs to be made outside CO within 30 days of the signing, with the rest to follow in phases. We will likely become a multi-state operation as a result of this move, and not all locations have been selected. We have made some initial contacts and evaluated a list of new potential locations for additional manufacturing and the new company headquarters, and we will begin talks with various state representatives in earnest if the Governor indeed signs this legislation. Although we are agile for a company of our size, it is still a significant footprint, and we will perform this move in a manner that is best for the company and our employees.

The Colorado Democrats stood up for what they believed.  Magpul has done the same.

Hot Air

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Democrats and Racism

Democrats love to call people names. One of their favorites is shouting “racist” at any person or policy they disagree with. Yet one of the main goals for Democrats is racist at its core. You see…

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Biden:”If it only saves one life!” Grandfather saves granddaughter

From Powerline: When a 79-year-old man heard arguing outside his home, he went outside to investigate. In the front yard, the man discovered his 17-year-old granddaughter being beaten by a 19-year-old male. When the grandfather confronted the suspect, he was threatened with a “stun gun.” The suspect approached the elderly man. The grandfather warned him … Read more

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