Why we could subdue an entire continent with Winchester '73s and the like, but can't even subdue Afghanistan with autoimatic M16s and other assorted military weapons?
The level of tribal warfare is about the same...
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
Byrd Dead (D'ed-o)
The Deomcrat's Merry Klansman, Robert Byrd passed today.
Like Ted Kennedy's passing, this is truly a terrible tragedy.
They both died in their sleep like honest men, instead of at the hands of an angry mob.
Like Ted Kennedy's passing, this is truly a terrible tragedy.
They both died in their sleep like honest men, instead of at the hands of an angry mob.
VICTORY - AGAIN
The Supreme Court held Monday that the Constitution's Second Amendment restrains government's ability to significantly limit "the right to keep and bear arms," advancing a recent trend by the John Roberts-led bench to embrace gun rights.
By a narrow, 5-4 vote, the justices also signaled, however, that some limitations on the right could survive legal challenges.
Writing for the court in a case involving restrictive laws in Chicago and one of its suburbs, Justice Samuel Alito said that the Second Amendment right "applies equally to the federal government and the states."
The court was split along familiar ideological lines, with five conservative-moderate justices in favor of gun rights and four liberals opposed. Chief Justice Roberts voted with the majority.
Two years ago, the court declared that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to possess guns, at least for purposes of self-defense in the home.
That ruling applied only to federal laws. It struck down a ban on handguns and a trigger lock requirement for other guns in the District of Columbia, a federal city with a unique legal standing. At the same time, the court was careful not to cast doubt on other regulations of firearms here.
Gun rights proponents almost immediately filed a federal lawsuit challenging gun control laws in Chicago and its suburb of Oak Park, Ill, where handguns have been banned for nearly 30 years. The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence says those laws appear to be the last two remaining outright bans.
Lower federal courts upheld the two laws, noting that judges on those benches were bound by Supreme Court precedent and that it would be up to the high court justices to ultimately rule on the true reach of the Second Amendment.
The Supreme Court already has said that most of the guarantees in the Bill of Rights serve as a check on state and local, as well as federal, laws.
Monday's decision did not explicitly strike down the Chicago area laws, ordering a federal appeals court to reconsider its ruling. But it left little doubt that they would eventually fall.
Still, Alito noted that the declaration that the Second Amendment is fully binding on states and cities "limits (but by no means eliminates) their ability to devise solutions to social problems that suit local needs and values."
By a narrow, 5-4 vote, the justices also signaled, however, that some limitations on the right could survive legal challenges.
Writing for the court in a case involving restrictive laws in Chicago and one of its suburbs, Justice Samuel Alito said that the Second Amendment right "applies equally to the federal government and the states."
The court was split along familiar ideological lines, with five conservative-moderate justices in favor of gun rights and four liberals opposed. Chief Justice Roberts voted with the majority.
Two years ago, the court declared that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to possess guns, at least for purposes of self-defense in the home.
That ruling applied only to federal laws. It struck down a ban on handguns and a trigger lock requirement for other guns in the District of Columbia, a federal city with a unique legal standing. At the same time, the court was careful not to cast doubt on other regulations of firearms here.
Gun rights proponents almost immediately filed a federal lawsuit challenging gun control laws in Chicago and its suburb of Oak Park, Ill, where handguns have been banned for nearly 30 years. The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence says those laws appear to be the last two remaining outright bans.
Lower federal courts upheld the two laws, noting that judges on those benches were bound by Supreme Court precedent and that it would be up to the high court justices to ultimately rule on the true reach of the Second Amendment.
The Supreme Court already has said that most of the guarantees in the Bill of Rights serve as a check on state and local, as well as federal, laws.
Monday's decision did not explicitly strike down the Chicago area laws, ordering a federal appeals court to reconsider its ruling. But it left little doubt that they would eventually fall.
Still, Alito noted that the declaration that the Second Amendment is fully binding on states and cities "limits (but by no means eliminates) their ability to devise solutions to social problems that suit local needs and values."
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
The All Around Perfect Rifle
http://www.icollector.com/images/1159/14769/14769_0305_1_lg.jpg
Its powerful. Enough. Good for everything except the largest game. If you don't need lots of power, get it in a pistol caliber.
Its accurate. Enough. Good to 300 yards (don't let anyone fool you on this). Need more range? Get a battle rifle. Where are the majority of shots taken? Yeah. Pistol calibers still apply.
The cyclic rate approaches a semi-auto rifle. If you're good. And smooth.
It's light.
It's comfy.
It's cheap.
It's friendly. Thanks to years of westerns, it will be the last weapon ever banned. Probably.
It's gorgeous.
It was good enough for thousands of settlers in the west - it subdued an entire continent.
Its powerful. Enough. Good for everything except the largest game. If you don't need lots of power, get it in a pistol caliber.
Its accurate. Enough. Good to 300 yards (don't let anyone fool you on this). Need more range? Get a battle rifle. Where are the majority of shots taken? Yeah. Pistol calibers still apply.
The cyclic rate approaches a semi-auto rifle. If you're good. And smooth.
It's light.
It's comfy.
It's cheap.
It's friendly. Thanks to years of westerns, it will be the last weapon ever banned. Probably.
It's gorgeous.
It was good enough for thousands of settlers in the west - it subdued an entire continent.
The Battle for Control of the Military
The commander-in-chief has summoned General Stanley McChrystal to the White House for a spanking. The Genreal made some remarks in an interview in Rolling Stone magazine - basically calling ignoratnt fools, well, ignorant fools.
Obama has demanded to see McChrystal in person. He will probably fire the General rather than actually wise up to his failed international/foreign policy/military ideas. Why learn? Or win? Just fire the undesirable.
Shouldn't the proper term be whiny-little-bastard-in-chief?
We are proceeding at an ever-increasing pace to third world junta status.
Obama has demanded to see McChrystal in person. He will probably fire the General rather than actually wise up to his failed international/foreign policy/military ideas. Why learn? Or win? Just fire the undesirable.
Shouldn't the proper term be whiny-little-bastard-in-chief?
We are proceeding at an ever-increasing pace to third world junta status.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Liberals say...
That I am wrong in my disdain of FDR, because he "saved us from the depression".
BS. Cow Cookies. Horse Hockey. Pure, Grade-A Manure.
FDR was too busy not letting a "serious crisis go to waste". Check it out: Thomas Sowell shows us one page that can change minds.
FDR - America's second totalitarian communist.
Who was first? Wilson.
BS. Cow Cookies. Horse Hockey. Pure, Grade-A Manure.
FDR was too busy not letting a "serious crisis go to waste". Check it out: Thomas Sowell shows us one page that can change minds.
FDR - America's second totalitarian communist.
Who was first? Wilson.
Borders, Language, Culture
Now the Feral Government confirms that they will file suit against Arizona to prevent them from enforcing existing Federal law.
Figures. He will not represent you. He will not protect you. He will not hesitate to sacrifice you and yours to his leftist gods. Just ask Louisiana.
The law of averages would imply that, if he were a well-meaning benign leftist just trying to help everybody out, that he owould occasionally get something right - something that would actually benefit some of us. When every consequence is bad, and every act worsens the situation, and every problem or delay is met with a demand to "speed up and do it more!" it can only come from nefarious intent.
This odd man-child is unutterably evil.
Figures. He will not represent you. He will not protect you. He will not hesitate to sacrifice you and yours to his leftist gods. Just ask Louisiana.
The law of averages would imply that, if he were a well-meaning benign leftist just trying to help everybody out, that he owould occasionally get something right - something that would actually benefit some of us. When every consequence is bad, and every act worsens the situation, and every problem or delay is met with a demand to "speed up and do it more!" it can only come from nefarious intent.
This odd man-child is unutterably evil.
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