Warning Contains a TON of spoilers
Again, I rather liked the fact that Prometheus answered a lot of questions with much bigger questions, it makes for a much more expansive movie, and allows you to decide or ponder what was meant. That can be frustrating for some, and I don’t blame them, but I respond well to it.
Some neat little theories in there for sure.
Wow what a story. This was sent to me by both Farmdad and Bubblehead Les. Joan Was talking about this story too!
A West Virginia man who told authorities he was hitchhiking across the country and writing a memoir about kindness was injured in a seemingly random drive-by shooting near Montana’s booming Bakken oil patch.
Ray Dolin, 39, of West Virginia, was shot in the arm as he approached a pickup Saturday evening, thinking the driver was offering him a ride, said Valley County Sheriff Glen Meier….A 52-year-old man from Washington state, Lloyd Christopher Danielson III, was arrested about four hours later near Culbertson. Authorities said Danielson was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. They released no motive in the shooting.
Joan responds:
Did he have a permit for that gun? The opening of the oil fields in North Dakota have led to incidences of men behaving badly. Some communities have seen an increase in violence and general threats to public safety. In addition, the number of gun permits issued in North Dakota has increased dramatically. The oil patch workers have them. Residents of the towns in the oil patch have them. People are coming from all over for the boom in the oil business creating stress on local housing, law enforcement, population of small rural towns and the sense of security of local residents. It’s a vicious circle. People feel insecure because of an increase in crime and a feeling that they are not safe from the workers who live temporarily in their area. The people who work in the fields are there to make money for their families but often come from far away living in trailer towns or wherever they can find a room. There isn’t a lot to do during time off. Some people get involved in over indulgence in alcohol and drugs and criminal activity. Guns do not fit with this scenario.
Well let’s look at the latest story:
A West Virginia man who claimed to be the victim of a drive-by shooting along a rural Montana highway while working on a memoir called “Kindness in America” has confessed to shooting himself, authorities said Friday.
Valley County sheriff’s officials said they believe 39-year-old Ray Dolin shot himself as a desperate act of self-promotion, but they offered no further details….Danielson was jailed on suspicion of felony assault with a weapon and driving under the influence. He did not enter a plea during an initial court appearance Monday, and City Judge Traci Harada set bail for Danielson at $50,000 on the assault charge and $685 for the DUI. He was expected to make another court appearance Tuesday.
The sheriff’s office had identified Danielson as a resident of Olympia, Wash., but he said in court that he was from Tumwater, Wash., Harada said. Danielson has criminal convictions in King County, Wash., for assault, unlawful possession of a firearm, obstruction of law enforcement and exhibiting or carrying a weapon with intent to intimidate. Records show he was sentenced in 2005 to 8 months in jail on the charges.
Very strange case. I wonder what really happened, but again its full of lies.
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She holds her own well against the anti-rights Jackals.
They miss a few glaring points, like that even a perfectly working “Microstamping gun” can fail to leave a readable code, also the code can easily be removed with inexpensive tools and only a few seconds of labor, or the firing pin can be replaced with an aftermarket unit. Further this law does NOTHING to touch the firearms already in the wild. Crime scenes can be cleaned by either policing brass, shooting from inside a car, or using a brass catcher (or simply favoring a revolver), or brass can be gathered at shooting ranges or scrap yards and added to confuse.
Of course the big elephant in the room is that states that have full gun registries, like mine, don’t have any crimes that were solved using that data. Guns are found at the scene of the crime, or in the possession of criminals, or stashed in cashes where gang members check out the gun like a library book when they need one. Yet this data never seems to bring an arrest.
Also they talk about unsolved murders, but I think they watch too much CSI, as most murder convictions are made or broken by eyewitness accounts. When the murder is gang related, there is an understanding in the streets. Cooperate with the police or the courts, and your life, and the life of your family and friends is in danger.
So again, it is more blind throwing money at a problem that won’t be solved.
An American woman staying at a five-star Singapore hotel plunged 60 floors to her death, landing on a parapet above a Starbucks coffee outlet.
The 40-year-old’s fall happened in the early hours of Sunday at Swissotel The Stamford.
Those who talk about “Gun Death” often talk about “Need” when it comes to own guns.
Does an American NEED to travel to the far east? We have everything you could ever need here! I know people who spend most of their time in the same town where they were born. They travel occasionally, but never really NEED to.
Do we NEED five-star high-rise hotels? I’ve spent many a night in crappy single-story Motels. Don’t see anybody NEEDING anything more for a soft place to sleep that keeps the rain off their heads.
What about Starbucks that are so deadly when you crash into them at high speeds? Isn’t there a coffee maker in the five-star room? Or Room Service? Hell what do you NEED coffee for? I mean water will do, right?
Still in the end, all this talk of “NEED” is moot, as it isn’t a “Gun Death”! Further all the talk of people who have saved their lives with firearms is also irrelevant, as “Gun Death” is the most compelling force to somebody who’s life mission is to ban guns.
h/t Bob
Ever since the anti-rights forces have leveled their sights on stand your ground they have been making claims of “License to Murder”, or claims of just saying “I was scared” and you can walk away from all suspicion.
Then George Zimmerman was charged with murder. When questioned, the anti-rights forces have lockstep claimed that it was the mobs of angry racists calling for blood and threatening riots that stirred the justice system to file the charges.
Then came the Rodriguez Case….now Joan is in a corner:
I wrote about this case the other day in this post. The fact that the man came prepared with his gun, his flashlight and a video camera ready to argue with and shoot his neighbors should send shivers up your spine. This man did not deserve to go free. Though he tried, his claim of self defense did not convince a jury. That is because his claim was totally ridiculous and cynical. Thankfully, some of the Stand Your Ground claims are so heinous that the shooter does not get immunity from prosecution and has to face a jury. But Rodriguez fully expected that he could shoot first and ask questions later.
Ok so let’s look where the goal posts are now moved. Stand Your Ground allows you to claim self defense…but if the case doesn’t add up correctly you can still be charged with Murder.
Or, simply put, Stand Your Ground is a self defense claim recognized by the law, just like any other justification under the law.
Or in short, everything the antis told you about Stand Your Ground was a lie, and they KNOW it. Now Joan is telling the truth, and trying to spin in for her political needs.
ooops!
**UPDATE** Sebastian makes some GREAT points on the same issue. He cites that Rodriguez was heard stating bullshit claims that he could get away with murder so long as he said all the right things. Where could he have heard that? Of course the gun blogs and the NRA have been nothing but frank about the laws because they’re good laws, and we stand behind them. Conceal carry classes are VERY limited in what they can say about the law because they can be sued and lose their livelihood over bad teaching.
These lies are 100% from the MSM and the anti-gun lobby groups. The ONLY other places I hear bullshit like this is A) Forums where such nonsense quickly gets stomped by the more mature and intelligent users, and gun shops. The gun shops is a bit of an odd case, Most shops know their stuff and know it cold, or avoid any foolish bravado outright. Still I have heard the old saw of “If you shoot somebody in your home and they stumble out and die on the sidewalk….drag them back in before calling the police!” Or “If you shoot an intruder in your home, stick a kitchen knife in their hand just to be safe.” Of course many people will jump in and call “bullshit”, but sometimes there’s a slow day, and Cletus the Commando might be the only guy watching the register.
Occam’s Razor says Rodriguez heard some anti-rights talking points (probably from a group Joan works for) either directly, or parroted by “Progressive” media types.
Yep, that stuff on your hands, its blood. I doubt they’re shocked, I bet they’re used to it by now.
“Double Action” and “Single Action” can be pretty confusing terms for new shooters. My Wife got confused with the terms for AGES simply because she’s not a gun geek, she’s a shooter. For her cocking the hammer, the firing a revolver was “two actions” leading her to confuse the single-action shot with a “double action”, and she could give a damn about HOW the gun manages to shoot.
“Single Action” and “Double Action” is really just talking about the actions done by the TRIGGER.
And there is a SEA of other actions in between, which really gets geeky, like the fully-charged striker of some Walthers or the Springfield XD, the partially charged striker of M&Ps Glocks, Kahrs and many others. The partially charged hammer like on a Ruger LCR or a SIG DAK trigger.
And I’m sure I’m missing a ton. That being said, while I am amused by the mechanical workings of a gun, when it comes to actually SHOOTING things, I really just judge on feel. Does it feel like a long pull with a bit of tension on it? Does it feel like a short crisp pull? I’ll often simplify those pulls to simply “Double Action” or “Single Action” when maybe that isn’t 100% true.
Not only is it fresher, but its SAFER!
Korean shellfish shipped to the United States may have been exposed to human feces and potentially contaminated with norovirus, the Food and Drug Administration warned distributors, retailers and other food service operators Thursday.
After evaluating Korea’s shellfish sanitation program, the FDA said it found significant deficiencies, including inadequate sanitary controls, ineffective management of land-based pollution sources and the presence of norovirus in shellfish growing areas.
The agency said all fresh, frozen, canned and processed oysters, clams, mussels and whole and roe-on scallops – known as molluscan shellfish – that entered the country from Korea should not be sold.
Nasty! The EPA is one of those bloated federal agencies, but that doesn’t mean all their work is self-serving crap. Because of them, we don’t have to deal with this shit (literally) when we sup into some local Scallops!
Be safe out there! (also as a general rule you should stay away from those canned oysters and mussels…they’re just NASTY!)
Mrs. Weer’d brings us our daily dose of junk science:
Childhood obesity affects math performance in school, along with child’s social skills and well being, according to a new study published in the journal Child Development….Kids who were obese throughout the study period performed worse on math tests in the first through fifth grades than children who were not obese.
GRANT FISHING!!! Let’s look a little more:
In addition to the math performance findings, obese children reportedly felt sadder, lonelier and more anxious than kids of healthier weights. Researchers said this emotional well being also could contribute to their poorer performances in math….While weight may indeed contribute to poor school performance, there are likely several confounding factors that also contribute to an obese child’s overall well-being, experts said.
“Obesity does not prevent kids from doing math, but obesity develops in families where there may be less oversight, less education, fewer resources,” said Dr. David Katz, director of the Yale Prevention Center.
Correlation does NOT mean causation. Really we’re not talking about fat kids at all, we’re talking about a family that fosters fat kids, and social stigma that teases the fat kid. Hey, but when our “Progressive” dictators are pushing to ban foods and drinks “for our own good”, they’re looking for as many crappy studies that will frame the debate EXACTLY how they want it, and are willing to pay for it.
Good job guys!
Wow, this is quite the crazy story.
A neighbourhood dispute over loud music and erratic driving has escalated into a bloody brawl in which a chainsaw partially severed a man’s arm…Another man, Troy Thornton, 26, lost a finger in the dispute. His sister, Nicole Thornton, claimed he was attacked with a samurai sword.
Mr Thornton, a father of two, lives in Queensland but was in Sydney to attend the funeral of his sister’s partner, Peter Reinhardt, who drowned when his boat overturned on the Nepean River in March.
As Ms Thornton kept a waterside vigil with her newborn baby, the couple’s Londonderry home was robbed. Thieves took jewellery, cash and a gun…The Thorntons claim that someone from the Jorgensen household then drove in a dangerous and threatening manner towards them.
Police were called and the two families were told to return to their homes.
But tensions escalated again just before 9.20pm, resulting in the chainsaw being produced.
Ms Thornton claimed members of the Jorgensen household tried to invade their family’s home.
“Basically we ended up all in a brawl,” she said. “The guys from next door. By then there was 20 of them with bats, swords and poles.
“It was me, my mum and my sister taking on guys, so my brother has gone and got the chainsaw.”
So a stolen gun, from a country that mandates “Safe Storage”, a funeral from a boating accident, a dangerous driver, and then bats, swords, and a chainsaw.
And this is Australia! You know what else is in Australia?
Hey, but no “Gun Death”, so the laws WORKED!
h/t Sean
Great video from Jeff
There are ALL sorts of smaller points, like cost, weight, size (both overall, and in what dimensions, such as double-stack vs. Single-Stack, and Size of the grip vs. barrel length)
And of course personal preference, like Revolver vs. Semi-auto, or Glock Vs. M&P.
But I think the big point is how much gun are you willing to lug around ALL THE TIME, and start from there, because a carry gun ain’t shit if you don’t carry it.
Carry your damn guns!
