Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Americans aren't buying 'assault weapons' just to have something to register
Via Don
As discussed before, Senator Dianne Feinstein's (D-CA) proposed legislation to ban so-called "assault weapons" would amount to gun confiscation for many tens of thousands of peaceable, responsible, law abiding Americans. For the rest of the owners of these politically incorrect firearms, Feinstein's (as yet unreleased, but described in some detail) bill would merely mean a requirement for registration with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE).
Saying that the legislation would "merely mean registration" somewhat implies that registration does not lead to confiscation--that ease of confiscation is not, indeed, pretty much the point of registration. That notion is probably a tough sell for anyone who has followed the history of gun politics, both in the U.S. and abroad. Feinstein's home state, in fact, received "extra credit" in the Brady Campaign's ranking of states for anti-gun tyranny, specifically for using the gun registry for the purpose of wholesale confiscations.
As discussed before, Senator Dianne Feinstein's (D-CA) proposed legislation to ban so-called "assault weapons" would amount to gun confiscation for many tens of thousands of peaceable, responsible, law abiding Americans. For the rest of the owners of these politically incorrect firearms, Feinstein's (as yet unreleased, but described in some detail) bill would merely mean a requirement for registration with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE).
Saying that the legislation would "merely mean registration" somewhat implies that registration does not lead to confiscation--that ease of confiscation is not, indeed, pretty much the point of registration. That notion is probably a tough sell for anyone who has followed the history of gun politics, both in the U.S. and abroad. Feinstein's home state, in fact, received "extra credit" in the Brady Campaign's ranking of states for anti-gun tyranny, specifically for using the gun registry for the purpose of wholesale confiscations.
Gun show panic buying - Las Vegas Dec 201Meanwhile, Americans are buying so-called "assault weapons" at a pace never seen before, and gun shows are packed like never before
(see sidebar video), with "assault weapons," and ammo in calibers most
associated with such firearms being by far the most highly sought items.
At Midway USA, a huge online supplier of gun parts, ammunition and
accessories, AR-15 magazines (of any size), upper receivers, and ammunition in .223 Remington or 5.56mm NATO
are simply not to be had (generally not even via backorder)--and the
rest of the gun retail world is in the same boat. One notable
exception, by the way, is manufacturer Daniel Defense (known mostly for
high-quality AR-15 parts), who had prepared for this, and is still serving the buying public--without a price hike.
More @ Examiner
America's Coming Gun War
Via hefferman1
Eight days after the massacre of 20 first-graders at Sandy Hook Elementary, where each child was shot with a Bushmaster .223, The Nation's Gun Show, the biggest east of the Mississippi, opened.
"A line already snaked around the building shortly after the three-day event began at 3 p.m., and the parking lot was jammed" at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, Va., wrote Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post:
"With an AK-47 slung over one shoulder, Marco Hernandez offered one word when asked why he was in the overflow crowd at the gun show."
"Obama," he said. "I wouldn't be here if it weren't for the possible gun ban."
And this is the story across America since Sandy Hook.
The weapon most in demand at Chantilly?
The AR-15 black rifle, a version of which was used to slaughter the innocents in Newtown. At Chantilly, their price doubled in hours to $1,800. Gun stores have sold out their inventory.
Eight days after the massacre of 20 first-graders at Sandy Hook Elementary, where each child was shot with a Bushmaster .223, The Nation's Gun Show, the biggest east of the Mississippi, opened.
"A line already snaked around the building shortly after the three-day event began at 3 p.m., and the parking lot was jammed" at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, Va., wrote Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post:
"With an AK-47 slung over one shoulder, Marco Hernandez offered one word when asked why he was in the overflow crowd at the gun show."
"Obama," he said. "I wouldn't be here if it weren't for the possible gun ban."
And this is the story across America since Sandy Hook.
The weapon most in demand at Chantilly?
The AR-15 black rifle, a version of which was used to slaughter the innocents in Newtown. At Chantilly, their price doubled in hours to $1,800. Gun stores have sold out their inventory.
More @ Townhall
Obama CIA Pick John Brennan in 2010: Jihad a 'Legitimate Tenet of Islam'
The enemy.
In May of 2010, Fox News reported Brennan defended Jihad as a "legitimate tenet of Islam.":
The president's top counterterrorism adviser on Wednesday called jihad a "legitimate tenet of Islam," arguing that the term "jihadists" should not be used to describe America's enemies.
During a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, John Brennan described violent extremists as victims of "political, economic and social forces," but said that those plotting attacks on the United States should not be described in "religious terms."
He repeated the administration argument that the enemy is not "terrorism," because terrorism is a "tactic," and not terror, because terror is a "state of mind" -- though Brennan's title, deputy national security adviser for counterterrorism and homeland security, includes the word "terrorism" in it. But then Brennan said that the word "jihad" should not be applied either.
"Nor do we describe our enemy as 'jihadists' or 'Islamists' because jihad is a holy struggle, a legitimate tenet of Islam, meaning to purify oneself or one's community, and there is nothing holy or legitimate or Islamic about murdering innocent men, women and children," Brennan said.
The Washington Times Opinion Page met with Brennan three months later at an editorial board meeting and asked him about his remarks. Brennan asked for the meeting because he objected to an editorial the opinion page had written previously.
Brennan lost his temper relatively quickly during the question and answer time between him and then-TWT deputy editorial page editor (now with USA Today) David Mastio:
Then TWT Senior Editorial Writer Jim Robbins questioned Brennan about the issue of jihad. Brennan lost his patience at one point and decided to leave the TWT offices without answering any more questions:
More @ Breitbart
Iowa Lawmaker on 'Semi-Automatic' Firearms: 'I Think We Need to Start Taking Them'
Dorkhead.
A Democratic state lawmaker in Iowa told an Iowa newspaper he not only wants semi-automatic weapons banned in his state, he would like to see the weapons confiscated from anyone in Iowa who has already bought them.
“We cannot have big guns out here as far as the big guns that are out here, the semi-automatics and all of them,” Rep. Dan Muhlbauer (D-Manilla) told the Carroll (Iowa) Daily Times-Herald. “We can’t have those running around out here. Those are not hunting weapons. We should ban those in Iowa.”
More @ CNS
Group holds pre-inaugural ‘gun day’
Calling for a “Gun Appreciation Day” two days before President Barack Obama’s Inauguration, gun rights activists are urging gun owners to turn “out en masse at gun stores, ranges and shows from coast to coast” on Jan. 19.
The coalition — including the Second Amendment Foundation, Revolution PAC, Citizens and Country, Conservative Action Alerts, Women Warriors PAC, among others — wants supporters to organize against the president’s “post Sandy Hook assault on gun rights.”
More @ Politico
Obama to Boehner: 'We Don't Have a Spending Problem'
In an interview with Stephen Moore of the Wall Street Journal, newly re-elected House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) opened up about President Obama’s utter unwillingness to cut a single dollar from federal spending. In a stunning admission, Obama reportedly told Boehner, “We don’t have a spending problem.”
Boehner added that President Obama continues to maintain that America’s federal deficit is caused not by governmental overspending but by “a health-care problem.” Said Boehner, “They blame all of the fiscal woes on our health-care system.” Boehner told Obama, “Clearly we have a health-care problem, which is about to get worse with Obamacare. But, Mr. President, we have a very serious spending problem.” Obama eventually replied, “I’m getting tired of hearing you say that.”
Obama may be tired of hearing Boehner talk about a spending problem, particularly when Obama has been re-elected on the basis of ignoring government spending. Nonetheless, America does have a spending problem, which Obama is steadfastly ignoring. “He’s so ideological himself,” Boehner explained, “and he’s unwilling to take on the left of his own party.” That’s why Obama refused to raise the retirement age for Medicare after agreeing to it. “He admitted in meetings that he couldn’t sell things to his own members,” said Boehner. “But he didn’t even want to try … We could never get him to step up.”
More @ Breitbart
Man tied up, wife shot and killed in home invasion
Via Tino
Authorities are investigating a home invasion in south Georgia that claimed the life of a Baxley woman, who was slain while her husband was tied up and allowed to live.
The Florida Times-Union reports (http://bit.ly/13dyMaK) that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is probing the crime in Appling County.
Appling County sheriff's officials say 26-year-old Jonathan Courson told investigators that two men forced their way into the couple's home in the Oak Ridge subdivision home around 4 a.m. Friday.
Courson said the two men tied up him and his wife, 28-year-old Mandy Courson, and later killed her.
Appling County Sheriff Benny DeLoach asked the GBI for assistance and agents were dispatched from three offices.
Appling County is about 200 miles southeast of Atlanta.
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Authorities are investigating a home invasion in south Georgia that claimed the life of a Baxley woman, who was slain while her husband was tied up and allowed to live.
The Florida Times-Union reports (http://bit.ly/13dyMaK) that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is probing the crime in Appling County.
Appling County sheriff's officials say 26-year-old Jonathan Courson told investigators that two men forced their way into the couple's home in the Oak Ridge subdivision home around 4 a.m. Friday.
Courson said the two men tied up him and his wife, 28-year-old Mandy Courson, and later killed her.
Appling County Sheriff Benny DeLoach asked the GBI for assistance and agents were dispatched from three offices.
Appling County is about 200 miles southeast of Atlanta.
1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 Fastback with 2,648 Miles
Built in limited numbers with the purpose of homologating Ford's radical new 429 CI “Semi-Hemi” engine for NASCAR competition, the 1969 Boss 429 was the meanest factory Mustang ever built to that time. The 429 engine had all the juicy pieces needed to conquer NASCAR’s daunting superspeedways: a forged steel crank, four-bolt main bearing caps, forged steel rods, and huge, free-breathing aluminum heads with crescent-shaped combustion chambers. A Ram-Air-fed Holley 735 CFM 4-barrel carburetor, high-rise aluminum intake and a radical cam pushed power well past the 375hp factory rating. Serial number KK1806, this 1969 Boss 429 Fastback coupe is an amazing unrestored example with just 2,648 miles on the odometer. Factory finished in Royal Maroon with a Black Deluxe Décor interior, it is entirely original down to the White-lettered Goodyear Polyglas tires and factory exhaust. It is optioned with a front spoiler, trunk-mounted 85-amp battery, high-back bucket seats, Traction-Lok differential, power steering and front disc brakes, Visibility group, competition suspension, color-keyed racing mirrors and more. It is thoroughly documented with the original build sheet, window sticker, owner’s manuals, state registration and bill of sale from Livingston Ford Sales in Hastings, Minnesota.
- All original car
- Unrestored with 2,648 miles
- Burgundy with Black interior
- Original window sticker
- Original build sheet
- Original registration
- Original tires
- Original exhaust
- Unrestored with 2,648 miles
- Burgundy with Black interior
- Original window sticker
- Original build sheet
- Original registration
- Original tires
- Original exhaust
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