Kenosha

 

Seen at Joe's Place.

Not gonna lie, I am happy that the young man survived, and it sounds like the choir boys he took down deserved it and will only be missed by those with twisted taste in friends or causes, but that doesn't mean I am celebrating. 

Joe's got other links, too, including a statement by the lawyer representing the young shooter. 

You know, if even the New York Times admits that the video of events shows that these were legit self-defense shootings, you gotta wonder why he was so heavily charged... well, no, actually, it doesn't. 

Joe has something for that, too. 

Meanwhile, in comments to this post at Old NFO's blog...

...Not to mention some co-workers who should know better...

Not illegal for a 17 year old to "possess" an AR15 in either WI or IL. 

And if his mom drove him to Kenosha, it was for his job as a lifeguard. He stuck around when he got off duty to help clean up graffiti. He only geared up later when things started to get sporty again -- and gave one or two interviews, in which he emphasized his trauma kit over the rifle. 

LawDog also has a few thoughts, here, and shares another video here. 

UPDATE: The original video was banned by YouTube for terms of service violation,

Here's another one:

Juneteenth

This is Juneteenth.

I had long known that on June 19th, 1865 -- Juneteenth -- the Emancipation Proclamation was announced in Texas.

That's the short version, of course, the "I learned it in elementary school" version. (Actually, I think it was in junior high.)

What I did not realize was that the man doing the announcing was General Gordon Granger. General Granger had been my great great grandfather's corps commander at the Battle of Chickamauga.

I'm not claiming any deep personal connection. It's unlikely General Granger had a clue who some random rifleman in Company K of the 22nd Michigan was, and G'G'Grandfather was still convalescing in a hospital in Detroit a year and a half after the battle, so he probably never saw Texas.

I think what impresses me more than the (tenuous) connection is the fact that, this morning, I actually learned something from a Pubic Service Announcement on TV.

Memorial Day, 2018

Or, Remembrance Day, or Decoration Day, depending on where and when you're from.




I don't now if this story is true -- I certainly never heard it before -- but I usually post a recording of "My Buddy"...

Never Forget

Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yom HaShoah, 2018.





Some of the pics I took at the Holocaust Memorial in Miami Beach last October.

GOAL Post 2018-2

Week two. 
There was a rally in Olympia today, only about 150 or so showed up. The weather sucks, and getting to Oly from north of Tacoma has become something of a nightmare. So far as I know, though, there was no Open Cary jackassery, so we have that going for us... 
(Since I am now working Graveyard Shift, any such activity is awkward for me, at best...)

In addition to the efforts on the part of Seattle commies to infringe on the Second Amendment Rights of Washingtonians, they are also said to be considering passing a "sweetened beverage" tax; from the description, they looked at the one Seattle itself recently passed and said "Hold my non-fat half-caff latte and watch this!"
(Milk-based beverages are exempt, but under this proposal, diet and alcoholic beverages will not be...)

This after the first order of business, which was repealing the state law requiring a two thirds majority for any tax bills.

Meanwhile, Hizzoner The Governor really, really, REALLY wants to institute a carbon tax on Washingtonians. 

Like I said last week, batten down the hatches and fasten your seat belts...

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FROM: GOAL WA <goalwa@cox.net> (Joe Waldron)

TO: wa-ccw@yahoogroups.com
SENT: Fri 1/12/2018 3:13 PM

SUBJECT: GOAL Post 2018-2

GOAL Post 2018-2

Legislative Update from Olympia12 January 2018 

• GUN RIGHTS RALLY
• LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR
• NEW GUN BILLS FILED
• PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED

Somewhere between 125-150 gun rights supporters showed up at the rally conducted on the Capitol Campus earlier today.Several legislators spoke to the crowd, including Representatives Matt Shea (R-4), Brian Blake (D-19), Vicki Kraft (R-17), Morgan Irwin (R-31) and Senator Phil Fortunato (R-31). After the formal presentations ended, individual participants visited their legislators’ offices. A big thank you to the legislators who spoke and to all who made the trek to Olympia to show the flag..

The following cut-off dates are proposed for bills under consideration in the 2018 regular legislative session. As a general rule, if a bill fails to pass a hurdle, it is considered dead for the session. Exceptions can be made.

2 February: Bills must pass out of policy committee

5 February: Bills must pass out of chamber fiscal committee (only bills with major fiscal impact)

14 February: Bills must pass out of house of origin (House bills out of House, Senate bills out of Senate)

23 February: Bills must pass out of policy committee in second chamber

26 February: Bills with major fiscal impact must pass out of second chamber fiscal committee

2 March: Bills must pass out of second chamber (House bills out of Senate, Senate bills out of House), except for bills in a conference committee to iron out differences in House/Senate versions,budget bills and initiatives.

8 March: Sine die – close of regular legislative session.

HB 2363, by Rep. Pellicciotti (D-30), makes any attempt to use a drone to deliver a deadly weapon to an incarcerated individual a Class C felony.SB 6146, by Sen. Saldada (D-37), repeals RCW 9.41.290, our state preemption law, that prohibits local government from passing its own gun laws.I believe Washington was first in the nation with this, 35 years ago. 42 states now have preemption laws. If this passes, every county, city and town can pass their own gun control laws, a patchwork quilt of laws that will trip up gun owners traveling across the state.SB 6247, by Sen. Dhingra (D-45), prohibits firearm possession by individuals with a history of violence who are not deemed competent to stand trial.

The Senate Law & Justice Committee will conduct public hearings on SBs 5992 (trigger devices), 6049 (magazine restrictions), 5444 (modern sporting rifle registration), 5463 (safe storage) and 6146 (preemption repeal) on 15 January at 10 a.m. in Senate Hearing Room 4, John A. Cherberg Building.That is the only public hearing on gun bills scheduled this week.A strong turnout would help.

BILL NUMBER/SUBJECT/SPONSOR/STATUS/GOAL POSITION:

The Second Amendment Dichotomy

It seems to me that the tragic events over the weekend in Sutherland, Texas, bring the two sides of the gun control "debate" into stark relief.

The gun controllers would have everyone believe that all gun owners everywhere are just like the murderous scumbag.

Pro-gun folks hold up the likes of Stephen Willeford and Johnnie Langendorff as role models and ideals.

(We'd like to believe they're typical of gun owners, but I prefer to go with "role models and ideals".)

The evidence shows we're closer to the truth than the gun banners.

Go Fund Me for a Fallen Officer

Fundraiser by Tom Vaughn : Fallen Officer Lt. Aaron Allan

In case you didn't hear about it, the officer responded to a traffic accident, crawled inside the car to assist the trapped driver and the trapped driver SHOT AND KILLED HIM.

Lieutenant Allan left behind a wife and children. 

I am told that the Southport, IN, police department is very small, and the majority of officers are reservists, i.e., they serve without pay.

Interview with local gun 'riter in... Forbes?

If 'Democracy Dies In Darkness,' Dave Workman Will Light A Torch With Gunpowder

Much truth here. The author obviously got to know Dave pretty well...

In the 1940's, Central Casting would have called Workman an “atmosphere” character for any newspaper newsroom scene. Today they wouldn’t even let his mustache in the door.

Workman is the type who only trips into a lyrical line out of sheer bluntness. He is after facts, not prose that paints a pretty picture or a witty line that would impress Maureen Dowd. After President Donald Trump’s speech before Congress, Workman wrote that a few Democrat’s “gave [Trump] a ‘thumbs down’ like privileged Romans motioned for the death of a gladiator at the Colosseum.” With Workman, even if you disagree with his conclusions, you always get the feeling he is trying to boil out the perfidy.

 Go RTWT.

So, about that "off-duty police officer"...

You will no doubt have heard that a case of Sudden Jihad Syndrome was stopped by an off-duty police officer yesterday, in St. Cloud MN.

Turns out the "off-duty police officer" is a reserve policeman who owns an indoor range and gun shop, and shoots in USPSA and 3 Gun competitions. (Man Who Shot Crossroads Mall Terrorist Is USPSA Competitor, 3-Gun Shooter – Bearing Arms)

Here's the web site for his busienss: Tactical Advantage, LLC

So, you know, if you're in the Gopher State, look him up.

UPDATE: When Are Liberal Laws Good? When They Relate to Guns | Power Line points out that he is a reserve police officer who is not scheduled to work for at least two months.

Deal Alert! 09/03

I almost forgot to mention, OldNFO's first three books in the Grey Man series are on sale in Kindle format for the weekend. I probably figured the three or four people who read this blog read his, too...

Anyhoo, good stuff, highly recommended, go here and order.

How an armed citizen helped stopped a mass shooter

How Allen Crum Helped Stop UT Tower Sniper Charles Whitman 50 Years Ago

Granted, it was Texas, so to those who would have us believe that armed citizens could never do anything positive, it doesn't count...

Earworm, MAG-40 edition

Still going over my notes, going to start transcribing them in a few days, and will start working on the AAR at that time.

The short version is, if you own a gun for self-defense take MAG-40 if you have to manufacture the chance to do so.

In the meantime...


(The Andy Sanford version is what was played in class, and is preferred for many reasons, but the YouTube recording has so much background noise I went with this one instead.)

I was too busy lernin' to take pichures...

...'cuz I was takin' a class from Mas at FAS. 

But I got a couple.

Me and Mas.
Note to self: Take the hat off. This is after adjusting lighting...

The bandanna came out of the pocket and was applied to the back of my neck after the hot brass issue mentioned in the previous post.
Come to think of it, it's as old as the Colt and Pachmeyr magazines mentioned in the previous post.

Marty Hayes and I.
Marty (in case you didn't know) is the Chief Executive of FAS, and of the
Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network

Earworm, 03/15/2016; TLG, RIP

Ever since I got the word that Todd L. Green had passed away this morning I have had the stanza about The Duke in my head:

Now on the day that John Wayne died
I found myself on the continental divide
Tell me where do I go from here
Think I'll ride into Leadville and have a few beers
I think of "Red River" or "Liberty Valance"
Can't believe the old man's gone

Chorus:
But now he's incommunicado
Leavin' such a hole in a world that believed
That a life with such bravado
Was takin' the right way home

It's strange: I never met or trained with Todd Green, but news of his passing has me all down.

I dunno.

I guess I'll hit the range.

Then I'll hit up Rampage For The Cure!

Update on the Burien "Hatchet Attack" Shooting

I shared this event here: Today's Heart Warming News Item; in case you missed it, a local was making his daily 7-11 stop for coffee (yes, people around here do get their daily java fix somewhere besides Starbucks) when sumdood went amok with a hatchet. He connected once, then Our Hero produced his pistol and stopped the attack.

Yesterday, the Seattle Times had some updates, including ID'ing the attacker.

The hatchet-wielding man fatally shot by a customer at a South King County 7-Eleven store on Sunday morning has been identified as ... a felon who had served time for assault and a drug offense.

(Here I follow a convention I've seen on other blogs by not naming the bad guy. That guy? Screw thta guy.)

Today, Dave Workman has an interview with a relative of the attacker.
Beware the Ides of March; exclusive update on weekend hatchet attack | Examiner.com. The relative, Susan Svensk

said in a telephone conversation that {the attacker's} death, while it came as a shock, did not come as a surprise.
“This has been an on-going problem for many years,” she stated.

She went on to say

“There are people on the street that are mentally ill, addicted to drugs,” she observed. “They’re ordered by state to do something about that but the state doesn’t do anything about it to enforce that.”
She talked about people with similar problems, noting that “any one of those people could be a Poncho.” And Svensk added, “The state doesn’t want us to be able to defend ourselves against people like that.”
Svensk contended that when an incident like this happens, many state and federal authorities “have this knee jerk reaction.” Instead of disarming and punishing offenders, she contended, gun control proponents decide what must be done is to take away everyone’s ability to defend themselves.
“They treat us all like criminals,” Svensk observed.

I don't know what the answer is.

I do know that disarming the law-abiding will not make them safer.

Damn it

Senior U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia found dead at West Texas ranch. http://tiny.iavian.net/8ymq

Mike Rowe Speaks

He does that a lot, of course, because that's what he gets paid for.

Mike Rowe on expanded/universal background checks for firearms purchases.

• #‎When‬There’sAHoleInYourNet, you don’t need a bigger net; you need a smaller hole.
• #WhenYourFoundationIsShaky, you don’t keep building on top of it, you knock it down and start over.

Happy Birthday

Frank Sinatra.

100 years today.



I read somewhere that Frank Sinatra came to hate performing this song, because he felt it made him sound boastful.

Okay, Frank.

Seen on Twitter

So, back in Formerly Great Britain, some adherent of the Religion of Peace went all Sudden Jihad Syndrome and cut someone's throat in the Tube.

A bystander informed him that he was, in fact, "no Muslim", earning said bystander all sorts of plaudits, and a hashtag of his  very own..

Member of European Parliament Daniel Hannan had some observations:

I'm all for the #YouAintNoMuslimBruv guy; but doesn't the chap who physically confronted the knife man deserve rather more plaudits?

— Daniel Hannan (@DanHannanMEP) December 7, 2015

So did I:

In the XXI Century, Hashtag Activism > Courageous Action. https://t.co/7ixmDPi3iP

— Drang (@DWDrang) December 7, 2015

NRA Responds to The Emperor's Speech