Thursday, May 09, 2013

Government orders DEFCAD to go dark, remove gun files

“DEFCAD files are being removed from public access at the request of the US Department of Defense Trade Controls,” a banner at the top of the site explains. “Until further notice, the United States government claims control of the information.” [More]
This afternoon's Gun Rights Examiner report notes the horse may be out of the barn, but the stable hands are now in real peril.

We're the Only Ones "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" Enough

If they were close enough to shoot them and try to guide them back over the fence, God forbid they'd have used their flashers and road flares to set up a slow traffic zone to warn motorists while a better solution could be at least looked for. [Read]

Meanwhile, in Furious Mike Paradise...

Postmen are too scared to deliver letters and packages to one of Brooklyn’s most crime-ravaged neighborhoods... [More]
Not Brooklyn!

Why don't they just get Marty Markowitz to walk with them?

[Via anillinoisvoteuss]

"Service Temporarily Unavailable"

See for yourself. [Read]

[Via bondmen, from a Free Republic post]

UPDATES: 
[Via Len Savage]

Ask the Sheriff!

From Oregon Firearms Federation, via email:
Sheriff Dan Staton, who recently testified in favor of Multnomah County’s new restrictions on county gun owners (including punishment for having your firearm stolen and a ban on open loaded carry) will be in Corbett tonight at the Corbett Grange from 6:30 to 8:30 PM.If you are a Multnomah County resident, this will be an opportunity to let the Sheriff know how you feel about his attack on your rights.

Praise Sara from Whom All Blessings Flow


Just remember, what Sara giveth, Sara taketh away. [Read]

Still, it may be fun to test out that bit about "Ask and ye shall receive."

[Via Florida Guy]


We're the Only Ones Taking Our Licks Enough

I don't know why being a badge-licker is considered newsworthy--all we need to do is look at Boston and they're just not that rare... [Read]

[Via William T]

Forget it Jake

It's Chi-Town. [Read]

Gomer?

Funny, I saw it just after I got done posting this...

[Via Florida Guy]

Why?

If "gun violence" is down, why would "gun control" groups demand a course change?

Kurt Hofmann spells it out for us.

So does Dave Workman.

We're the Only Ones Born to Be Wild Enough

When Prescott police started to investigate, they quickly learned it was a law-enforcement club, and that the alleged attackers were off-duty police officers.  [Read]
Lookin' for adventure in whatever comes our way...


[Via DF]

Burke bill to exempt museums on guns highlights Chicago elitism

“But it turns out Burke really didn’t need to obtain all these licenses to be able to carry a weapon … thanks to a law that dates back to 1872 that delegates mayors and aldermen as peace officers,” NBC Chicago reported in a December profile that also reveals how, in a political dispute with then-mayor Harold Washington, “After saying he received threats, Burke was given a four-man bodyguard detail.” [More
Today's Gun Rights Examiner report looks at a savage from a primitive era, suitable only for a museum exhibit reminder of a barbaric past.

This Day in History: May 9

The 1781 treaty was signed because of the constraints imposed by the 1764 Treaty of Niagara posed several problems due to influx of loyalists into British territory around Fort Niagara during and after the American Revolution. [More]