Another Thursday, time for more Squirrel Report!
I think the big topic for tonight will be the butthurt of the anti-gun types.
Of course there were some darker events this week, but let’s stick with the more fun topic!
Tune in 9pm EST and remember to call in to THE SQUIRREL REPORT!!111!
One more victory lap with the tears of the anti-rights fans:
All they offer to their supporters are misery. We offer freedom, self-reliance, safety, and the joys of the shooting sports.
The choice is obvious!
This is another great example of why we have no need for further legislation on background checks:
U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Paul Davis, 48, of Rochester pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to conspiracy to unlawfully engage in the business of firearms dealing without a license, including interstate transportation of firearms, sale of firearm to a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The charges carries a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison, a fine of $750,000 or both. As part of the plea agreement, the defendant agreed to forfeit 10 firearms along with various rounds of ammunition seized at his business and residence in Rochester, N.Y….Liddon Young was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with multiple gun charges in February 2013.
All of those charges, and yet still a crime happened. Does anybody believe one more law would have changed this situation?
Also note that Attorney General Eric Holder still hasn’t been charged with his involvement is the ATF gun trafficking operation to Mexico “Operation Fast and Furious”.
We need to enforce existing laws.
I must say there is a unique feel to how anti-rights lobby for their cause:
But with the families of Sandy Hook students in the Senate gallery and a flurry of gun rights phone calls flooding Senate offices, it was hard to imagine how much more emotion could be brought to bear. Aides to senators supporting the bill said that only outside circumstances, like another mass shooting, might cause those who voted “no” to reconsider their positions.
“It’s almost like you can see the finish line, but you just can’t get there,” said Andrew Goddard, whose son, Colin, was hurt but survived the shooting at Virginia Tech. “It’s more annoying to be able to see it and not get to it.”
Last night’s vote on the background check bill closes the recent chapter in anti-gun forces pushing bills, vs the old norm of them simply being on the defensive attempting to defeat pro-gun bills. The only reason for this brief shift was the shooting at Sandy Hook.
You see they can’t actually argue the MERITS of their bills, they need to have fresh blood to push bans, and sadly people like Mr. Goddard and his son Colin, as well as the other forces in the Brady Campaign, the VPC, and the MAIG are hoping for another mass killing, because they are dead in the water without it.
H/t Mrs. Weer’d
Czech police suspect that a man who died in a powerful gas blast that killed four others deliberately set off the explosion.
The blast destroyed a three-story apartment building Sunday in the town of Frenstat pod Radhostem. Three children were among the dead, while 11 people were wounded.
Police gave few details about the suspect, but local media reported he had been in debt and that his flat in the building had been sold in an auction. The Czech reports cited an organization of executors who handle such cases.
The Czech Republic has some of the most liberal gun laws in Europe, but still this wasn’t a “Gun Death”, and certainly not a “Mass Killing” as far as the anti-freedom goons are concerned.
Wow, beyond my skill, but amazing to watch!
H/T Roadkill
“>The anti-gun bills are dead!
And the antis are all in a tizzy over yet another crushing loss.
PEG has asked supporters to use a long stupid hastag. Too bad they don’t have supporters!
Not a single one! LOL!
Albert Brooks is showing he’s a prime example of “Shut up and Sing”. He’s a brilliant actor, writer, and director, but when it comes to reality he doesn’t have much hope:
Sorry Albert, but yelling “Fire” is 100% legal already. Now falsely raising a panic that can cause severe injury or risk is a crime…much like committing a criminal act with a gun is. Oh, but I guess we aren’t having a logical discussion here. You ARE against guns.
Also nice to know a person demanding that modern firearms that have been ruled as protected by the 2nd Amendment by the highest court in the land, as well as anybody who can read the text of the Bill of Rights is bitching about it on an internet media source read by millions. I R O N Y!
Patricia Maisch, a hero of the Tucson shooting that left six dead and another 13 wounded, including former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), was escorted by police out of the Capitol Wednesday for telling senators that they should be ashamed of themselves for blocking a provision requiring background checks for gun sales….Outside the Senate chamber Wednesday, Maisch was surrounded by reporters. “When I was told it was done, I decided that I could not stay still any longer, that they need to be ashamed of themselves,” she said. “They have no souls. They have no compassion for the experiences that people have lived through … [having] a child or loved one murdered by a gun. They say that it’s not the gun, it’s the man. I’m here to tell you … The man and the gun become intimate and they cannot do the act without each other. So the gun is part of the problem.”
She used her free speech to break the rules she agreed to by entering the senate chamber. Also I love how people have “no Souls” for not passing laws that would have done NOTHING to stop the event she was involved with. The jerk who shot up the Tucson mall passed a background check, and thanks to a “Progressive” system was passed over multiple times for criminal charges….you know because that insane murderer was such a “GOOD BOY” who was “Turning His Life Around”.
Last up is President Obama’s petulant tears at his press conference:
I was picking up dinner at a local pizza place and this was on TV. We were all watching, as as I was watching I noticed what was likely the bulge of an IWB holster in the man in front of me.
Obama, you not only lost America, but you lost Massachusetts. GAME OVER!
I don’t carry a single action because its the damn 21st Century!
OK I kid! I mean who am I to talk, I’m carrying a 1911 right now! I carry a 1911 because its a gun platform I’ve shot a lot and I’m very comfortable with it. For those who feel the same way I do about my .45 Auto as they feel about their .45 Wheelie this is a great video.
Be safe out there!
Airport officials detained a traveler who mentioned an explosive device at JFK — only to discover he was actually talking about food referred to as The Bomb, TSA sources said.
Jason Michael Cruz, 29, was on an escalator in Terminal 7 Thursday when a TSA officer overheard him tell a friend he “had the wrong kind of bomb” just after 1 p.m….Officials ushered Cruz and his friend, Matthew Okumoto, to a holding area, where they learned the pair was talking about a sandwich called The Bomb, airport officials said.
Cruz told officers he was chatting about wanting to bring food on the airplane, sources said.
I wonder if any airports (maybe Philly?) sell steak bombs to passengers? OH THE HORROR!!!
This would be a minor gaffe if the TSA had any success stories. Given that they don’t, its another reason why the TSA should be disband YESTERDAY!
Ban on Saggy Pants in Louisiana:
Opposed opinions on underpants etiquette are butting up against each other in the ongoing saga of sagging.
A Louisiana town wants to prohibit people from sagging, or wearing pants below the waist and exposing their underwear.
The ban would set a high price on low pants, slapping violators with a series of fines: $50 for the first offense, $100 for the second and $100 and 16 hours of public service for each subsequent offence.
The Terrebonne Parish Town Council voted 8 -1 to pass the ordinance, which the parish’s president is expected to sign into law, reported WWL-TV.
“Appearing in public view while exposing one’s skin or undergarments below the waist is contrary to safety, health, peace and good order of the parish and the general welfare,” the ordinance reads.
Before the vote, Jerome Boykin, president of the local chapter of the NAACP, argued in favor of the sagging ban.
“There is nothing positive about people wearing saggy pants,” he said. “This is not a black issue, this is not a white issue, this is a people issue.”
No its Nannies addressing a symptom while ignoring a problem. Low pants are a fashion for gangs, but in itself harms nobody, and is just as harmful for plumbers as it is to “Urban Youth”.
If you’re worried about gangs, send police after the gangs. If this is a public nudity thing, then use that law, otherwise quit piling dumb laws onto dumb laws.
h/t Mrs. Weer’d
