MP's joy at gun ban in Labour manifesto

You know, I like Tony Blair. It's too bad he's such an idiot. Britain's Labour party MPs have their collective heads so far up their collective arses that I doubt they know if the sun is shining or not.

Mr Blair revealed Labour would launch a consultation on new laws to prohibit the sale and carrying of replica firearms, if it won a third term in office.

Politically, this is actually pretty clever, but it's short-lived. Here's the ploy: divert attention from the ever-increasing gun crime issue in the UK by passing legislation that will deprive children of toy guns. The subjects of the UK feel good about this, and everyone lavishes praise on the government for being "tough on crime."

Meanwhile, they've done absolutely nothing - not one single thing - to address the issue of gun crime in the UK. Why? Because they're depriving law-abiding people the ability to lawfully own guns, while the criminals simply reap the rich harvest that lies before them. What do the criminals know? That nobody can lawfully defend themselves, and they can now act with impunity.

But David Davis, the shadow Home Secretary, said: "Tony Blair promised to be tough on crime and the causes of crime but as a direct consequence of this Government's policies, violent, anti-social behaviour, drug and alcohol related crime have gone up."

In the UK, you have no rights, only privileges. This, my friends, is the primary difference between a citizen and a subject.

Under-18s face knife and replica gun ban

"The sales ban is in Labour's fivepoint 'mini-manifesto' on crime, published today. Mr Blair was set to say it would give Britain the ' toughest anti-gun laws in the world'."

And pundits say there's no "slippery slope?" This is beyond ludicrous.

Next stop: kitchen knives. You think I'm kidding...

ABC News: Autopsy Identifies Ga. Golf Course Remains

More golf news.

Wonder if she died from a stroke?

I'll be here all week.

Possibility of Growing New Teeth

Good news for Arkansans.

These techniques may one day help people whose teeth have decayed from very bad cavities, who have lost teeth in an accident, or whose teeth have worn down from acid or hard brushing, among other conditions, he predicted.

Did you know the tooth brush was invented in Arkansas? If it were invented any where else they would have named it the teeth brush.

2005: 4

He was paid to kill her. He raped and strangled her, then shot her in the head. AMF.

Report by House Democrats Alleges GOP Abuse of Power (washingtonpost.com)

JR - how's about posting the picture of the whining baby with this story??

That would fit the modern day democrat just perfect.

What a bunch of crybabies riding along on the waaaaambulance.

Italy didn't plan safe escape for hostage - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - March 08, 2005

Finally, a bit of logic and reason. It's a tragic end to the Italian security officer, who appears to have screwed the pooch big time. As has been pointed out on other blogs, and we have bandied about internally amongst ourselves at the Tattler, mistakes kill.

It's usually survivable to make one mistake.
It's sometimes survivalbe to make 2.
It's rarely survivable to make 3 or more.

That kills cave divers, parachutists, race car drivers, and apparently secret agents.

1. "The left-leaning Italian newspaper La Repubblica reported yesterday that Mr. Calipari decided not to use available escort protection from the elite commandos who protect Italy's Baghdad embassy."

2. "The soldiers did not know that Miss Sgrena and Italian agents were headed in their direction on the way to the airport for a flight back to Italy."

3. "It seems to me that the Italian secret service considers this a James Bond movie in Baghdad," Mr. Maginnis said. "They're driving around at night picking up a journalist who has been kidnapped and pretending they can get through a phalanx of checkpoints along the deadliest road in all of Iraq without being detected, much less shot up."

4. The vehicle also did not stop for hand signals, flashlights, or warning shots.


About all I can think of that's positive from this sad event is that if Bill Clinton or John Kerry or AlGore were the man in charge, the folks manning the checkpoint would already have been thrown under the bus, into the brig, and out of the service with a dishonorable discharge. The ROE would be changed, and our soldier's and Marine's lives would be put in greater jeopardy to satisfy political correctness.

Golf is a physical sport...

I'm opening this one up for a caption contest...

The New York Times > New York Region > As Clinton Wins G.O.P. Friends, Her Rivals' Task Toughens

Good God man! Let's just have the NYT come out and campaign openly and proudly for the liberals they support, rather than have them hide behind some false mien of objectivity.

Wow - read this article and you'll find out that Mrs. Clinton is not the camera hungry hack that we have all come to know and love. Read this article and you'll find out that Mrs. Clinton is really very bipartisan. Read this article and you'll find out that there are some Republicans who actually support her. And, the funniest part of the article, read it and find out that the Republican party is in deep trouble - hurting even!! ""It's a party that is really hurting," Mr. Miringoff said, referring to Republicans. "And so self-interest and self-preservation are taking over."" How comical.

Hillary in '08! The campaign has started months ago, if not sooner - buckle your seatbelts boys and girls, it's going to be a long strange trip indeed.

The New York Times > Washington > Rule Change Lets C.I.A. Freely Send Suspects Abroad to Jails

Look - more *objective* reporting fromt the New York Times!!

I seem to recall that during the 9/11 commission hearings, the liberals in Congress (and I also seem to recall the NYT) were whining that the CIA was not given enough power to track down and find the bad guys.

Now we come to find out that the CIA is once again up to its eviel (in my best Obi wan Kenobi style) ways. The CIA is sending suspected terrorists to prisons where they might - *gads* - be beaten to give up the goods.

Let's see - we hear nothing from the media - NYT and CNN included - when Saddam's rape rooms were going full force. We hear nothing from the media when the Taliban is abusing women in Afghanistan. We hear nothing from the media when Islamic fundamentalists in Sudan are butchering everyone else.

BUT!!!! The CIA sends suspected terrorists to prison and we get an investigative report??

And people wonder why the blogosphere and talk radio continue to grow in visitors/listeners and the MSM is fading away into obscurity.

American Jails in Iraq Are Bursting With Detainees

Well golly gee! The New York Times, the Old Gray Lady itself has come out with this brilliant piece of news reporting.

Get this - jails in Iraq are filling up!! Wow!! We're putting bad guys in prison!

Yet this is somehow bad?

So I get this straight - if we kill them, then we're bad. Now, apparently, we're not killing them outright, but we're putting them in prison where I'd be willing to bet they are eating better than they were before they were caught. And that's bad too?

Why, maybe we should just pull out and come running home and then put our heads back in the sand only leaving our wallets exposed so that the third world can pluck our money out easily and all will be well.

Boogie Bass Hack

Those nutty kids at MIT...
Here's the output of an expensive and exclusive education. You too can now hack your Billy Bass to say whatever you want. I'm not too impressed with the fascination with the word "pork" in this article, but the potential for a swearing mounted fish holds a certain appeal to me.

VOA News - Global Flyer Completes Record Nonstop, Round-The-World Flight

How cool is that?

Maximum Pain is Aim of New US Weapon

Well, damned if you do, damned if you don't.

Fine. If you're an unruly mob, let's go back to tear gas, water cannons, and rubber bullets. Your choice.

Why do you suppose that left-wing radical groups just assume that less-than-lethal weapons are designed solely with them in mind? That seems pretty egocentric to me. After all, MY assumption would be that these are military weapons, designed to be used against bad guys.

What's that? You're a bad guy? Sucks to be you.

OpinionEditorials.com - The Gun Ban Du jour - Holmes

This guy is funny. He's taking the current vogue in gun-banning (.50 cal rifles) on, and poking holes in their pretzel logic:

But wait, liberals cry. Just because these guns have never been used to commit a crime or terrorist act doesn't mean we shouldn't ban them.

Taking the next logical step:

Next up for the Illinois General Assembly is a ban on turkey sandwiches for the same reason. Sure, nobody has actually been bludgeoned to death with a turkey sandwich, but that doesn't mean it couldn't happen. They might also want to consider banning the pen I'm using to write this column, because I'm seriously considering gouging my eyes out with it.

Here's what I like most, though: he calls the gun-grabbers out for the frauds they are.

Just like with any other anti-gun bill, safety is not the goal of these liberals. Like always, the only people affected by this bill would be those who attempt to purchase firearms legally.

Which continues to beg the same question: Why are liberals so afraid of law-abiding, heat-packing Americans?

Gun Enthusiasts Continue to 'Open Carry'

This story is from Virginia, and it illuminates the naivete' of most sheeple when it comes to firearms.

As the gaggle of gun enthusiasts with their assorted handguns sitting openly on their hips dined on hamburgers and chicken tenders at the Fuddruckers restaurant in Annandale, Victor Castellon's eyes grew wide with concern.
"I've got to be careful with these guys because they've got guns," he said, sitting at a nearby table with his girlfriend. "It's like the old West."
Castellon was observing members of the Virginia Citizens Defense League, an organization that believes gun owners have the right to carry their guns anywhere — including restaurants like Fuddruckers that serve alcohol.
Under Virginia law, carrying a concealed firearm in a bar or restaurant where alcohol is served is illegal, even if the gun owner has a permit to carry a concealed weapon. But anyone may "open carry" handguns in those establishments, just so long as the gun is visible.

Victor would likely poop and fall back in it if he knew how many others were carrying concealed handguns illegally, every day, everywhere he went.

I'm not sure what gets my interest most about this. It could be that there are enough people who carry open in Virginia to merit media attention. It could be that Virginia has legislators who say things like:

"My constituents don't want to walk into a restaurant that serves alcohol and see people carrying guns," said Sen. Janet Howell (D-32), the bill's sponsor. "I've had dozens of e-mails from people who are both angry and frightened about open carrying."

It could be that Virginia wastes time and effort trying to infringe the rights of law-abiding citizens, instead of worrying about actual criminals.

I know how Virginia can fix the problem: pass a CHL law, then let the sheep go back to grazing.

FOXNews.com - Views - Good Samaritan Gun Use

FOXNews.com - Views - Good Samaritan Gun Use

One of the good guys speak out and Fox News shows some real backbone by actually reporting the whole story, not sound bites, and the truth about a bad situation.

What John Lott forgot about guns and crime, the VPC will never know. He is the best source of real data concerning defensive gun use there is, and he has the hard data to back up what he says. And he points out that Mark Wilson saved lives by the actions he took in Tyler, by forcing the shooter to become defensive. All the other talking heads seem to miss that particular piece of information. But like I said sound bites.

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The latest Google toolbar offers speel chek. Hey, Catfish: hint, hint.

My Great Uncle

My Mother's uncle, my great uncle. Look him up next time you're at Arlington National Cemetary.

Rest well, sir.

Buying an AK

The recent shooting in Tyler prompted me to action. I have for some time now believed that a pistol is a good tool for you to use to get your way back to your carbine, which you never really should have left in the first place. As shown previously, I have a wonderful AR carbine, with an A3 flattop upper, EOTech sight, fore grip, and surefire light mounted on it. She rocks. From time to time I would carry the AR in the car (like when the color code system for terrorism would spike up). The one major thing keeping me from carrying the AR in the car all the time was that if by chance my car were broken in to, I would be out $1400 really quick. And I couldn't replace the weapon promptly.

This past weekend, I decided the answer would be to pick up an AK-47. I went trolling at the Market Hall gun show, and sold off a shotgun that had been sitting in the closet collecting dust, and the upper that JR and I swapped out. I neatly pocketed the $400 and commenced to shopping. There were several pre ban models out that had a muzzle break and bayonet lug, but the cheapest you could find them for was about $370 including TT&L. I found a post ban, which didn't have the bayonet lug or the muzzle break (big stinking deal!) but did have the standard stock set for $299. I think it was $317 with TT&L. I waited on the insta check - all of 5 minutes, and then picked up a couple more 30 round mags and 500 rounds of ammo, and still had money left over from my original $400.

This is the first time in a few years I've purchased a weapon new and had to wait on the insta check. For the record - this is the way the insta check SHOULD work. I give em my pertinent information, Drivers License # etc and they run me through the database and I'm cleared. No muss, no fuss. And more importantly, no wait. I've never been one to worry about leaving paperwork around for the government - if "they" really wanted to get me, then I'm sure "they" wouldn't let the facts get in the way and I'd be hosed no matter what I did or did not have.

Now, as to why I chose an AK:
1. reliabilty
2. durabilty
3. ammo is cheap and plentiful
4. I will practically never have to clean it or take care of it
5. if it gets stolen, I'm out $300 and not $1400