The end of a mistake

Canada repeals their long gun registry
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Conservatives and enthusiasts cheer the end of the long-gun registry

Postmedia News  Feb 15, 2012 – 1:08 PM ET

By Jeff Davis
OTTAWA — The Conservative government says its MPs will celebrate after a historic vote to end the long-gun registry Wednesday evening, despite vehement opposition to the move in Quebec and much of urban Canada.

Public Safety Minister Vic Toews told reporters Wednesday, hours before the vote, that the government’s actions are long overdue.

“It does nothing to help put an end to gun crimes, nor has it saved one Canadian life,” he said.

“It criminalizes hard-working and law-abiding citizens such as farmers and sport shooters, and it has been a billion-dollar boondoggle left to us by the previous Liberal government.”

Quebec MP Maxime Bernier said MPs and gun-rights advocates will celebrate together Parliament Hill after Wednesday evening’s vote.
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More at the link.

Meanwhile, Osama is promising to do to the Second Amendment what he has been doing to the coal industry, if we'll just give him four more years.

Brilliant!

The "Smartest Negro on Earth (tm)" is presiding over the attempted destruction of one of the only sensible bits of Homeland Security - allowing flight crew on airliners to be armed.

His latest "budget" has language ending the Federal Flight Deck Officer Program. This replaced common sense rules in effect since the Cuban Missile Crisis allowing flight crew to be armed to resist hijackers - a rule put in place by the FAA in the 1960s.

Isn't it interesting that pilots were stripped of that fundamental right two months before 9/11?

For centuries, it has been the right of ship captains to be armed against mutiny and pirates - and hijackers and bombers are just modern pirates. Airplanes are the modern equivalent of seagoing ships, even if mutiny is not a real concern these days.

I don't agree that a RINO would be preferable to four more years of Osama. A RINO will be open to "bipartisanship" and will gleefully sign bills presented by other leftist members of CONgress in the name of "reaching across the aisle". Such a President might even name liberal justices to the Supreme Court to keep the left happy.

It's certain that Osama WILL name liberals to the courts if he gets another chance, though. 

I guess we pray that whoever the Stupid party nominates can get enough votes to beat Osama - and that whoever that is is enough of a conservative to put judges in place who will actually follow the Constitution.

The alternative is to hope that the next bloody revolution doesn't kill too many innocents, and ends with good people in charge - not like a repeat of 1917 in Russia.

A chance to cost the Demonrats some money

You'll get on a mailing list, but they will spend some cash mailing out this nifty collector's item!

 

The email said:

Once you put it in a visible place like the back of your car, in your window, or near your desk, things might start happening.

I'm sure of it. You'll get a ton of idiots clapping you on the back.

Or, you could put it on a shelf, like all the other Demonrat "free" stuff I've collected over the years.

Remember that anti-gun boycott of Starbucks?

Well, it's in process:
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Anti-Gun Group Begins “Brew Not Bullets” Starbucks Boycott

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Cowboy Byte

As promised, an anti-gun group began a boycott of Starbucks on Valentine’s Day over the chain’s gun policy — or rather, its lack of a gun policy.

The CEO of the National Gun Victims Action Council (NGAC) said he tried to avoid the “Brew Not Bullets” boycott, but Starbucks would not budge on its stance.

“The boycott will end only when Starbucks rejects the NRA’s Pro-Gun agenda by 1) banning all guns from their stores and 2) committing to be an Aggressive Corporate Advocate for sane gun laws,” NGAC CEO Elliot Fineman said in a news release.

Starbucks’ gun policy is simply that is abides by local laws, saying “In the end, we determined that following local laws is the best approach for us. Were we to adopt a policy different from local laws allowing open carry, we would be forced to require our partners to ask law abiding customers to leave our stores.”
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More at the link.

I wonder if Starbucks will notice. So far, I've seen no evidence of any protesters, so maybe this is simply a few dozen people who won't got to Starbucks any more - if they ever went in the first place.

Watch out for terrorists!

The FBI has a nice set of flyers warning people with businesses about possible threats - but they don't make them public.

That's our job:
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FBI “Communities Against Terrorism” Suspicious Activity Reporting Flyers

February 1, 2012 in Federal Bureau of Investigation

The following collection of 25 flyers produced by the FBI and the Department

of Justice are distributed to local businesses in a variety of industries to

promote suspicious activity reporting. The flyers are not released publicly,

though several have been published in the past by news media and various

law enforcement agencies around the country.  We have compiled this

collection from a number of online sources.

To view the documents, click on a threat area in the menu to the left

and the PDF will appear on the right side of the page. You can also

download the complete collection of files (ZIP Archive, 6.27 MB).

Threat Areas

• Airport Service Providers
• Beauty/Drug Suppliers
• Bulk Fuel Distributors
• Construction Sites
• Dive/Boat Shops
• Electronics Stores
• Farm Supply Stores
• Financial Institutions
• General Aviation
• General Public
• Hobby Shops
• Home Improvement
• Hotels/Motels
• Internet Cafes
• Shopping Malls
• Martial Arts/Paintball
• Mass Transportation
• Military Surplus
• Peroxide Explosives
• Recognizing Sleepers
• Rental Cars
• Rental Properties
• Rental Trucks
• Storage Facilities
• Tattoo Shops

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At the bottom of the flyer for "Electronics Stores", we find this caveat:

It is important to remember that just because someone’s speech,
actions, beliefs, appearance, or way of life is different; it does not
mean that he or she is suspicious.

Right after this warning:

Unusual comments regarding radical theology, vague/cryptic warnings, or
anti-U.S. sentiments that appear to be out-of-place and provocative

We certainly don't want to profile people.

The "Recognising Sleepers" and 'Tattoo Shops" flyers are particularly entertaining.

Osama coming to Milwaukee today

He's visiting Masterlock to celebrate the return of ONE HUNDRED JOBS from China.

100 jobs. In a country with approximately 20% real unemployment, and exponentially growing debt that he has personally pushed on us.

On hundred jobs he had no part in creating - it just makes more sense for Master Lock to have them here, rather than in China.

Masterlock's website says nothing about these new jobs. I wonder how long it will be before Wisconsin residents can even apply for them?

While America smolders, Osama is out campaigning.

Business as usual.

News from Minitru

Obama campaign sets up 'Truth Team'

By David Jackson, USA TODAY 

 

President Obama's re-election team is seeking help from Internet and on-the-ground backers to spread the word about Obama's record in office, and to bash his Republican critics.

The purpose of the "Truth Team" is to "promote the president's achievements, respond to attacks on his record and hold the eventual Republican nominee accountable," said the announcement from the Obama re-election team.

The overall website -- BarackObama.com/TruthTeam -- includes three specialty websites: KeepingHisWord.com (devoted to Obama's record), KeepingGOPHonest.com (attacking Republicans), and AttackWatch.com (responding to critical GOP ads).

"The sites also contain tools for sharing materials via Facebook, Twitter and e-mail, and empowers supporters to take further action by volunteering, writing letters to the editor, sending postcards to undecided voters with information about the president's record, and more," said the Obama announcement.

Deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter promoted the "Truth Team" in an e-mail to supporters, entitled "sit back or fight back."
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Original Demonrat email at the link.

They actually are claiming that during Osama's reign, the economy has improved.

Free CCW class in Milwaukee

Just got this from Wisconsin Carry:

Greetings in Freedom,

Wisconsin Carry, Inc. is offering another FREE Concealed Carry License Training Course in Milwaukee, WI:

Sunday, March 18th, 2012
1pm to 5pm

American Serb Hall
http://www.americanserbhall.com/

This class is FREE and open to the public.  If you attend this class you will leave with a WCI certificate of "proof of training" that you need to submit to the WI Dept. of Justice along with your application for a concealed carry license.  This class (which other sources offer for $80 to $150) is offered FREE of charge by Wisconsin Carry, Inc. a non-profit corporation dedicated to preserving and advancing the right to carry in Wisconsin.

To attend this class you must register at the following link:

http://www.planetreg.com/E12912124476

Please feel free to share this link with friends or family that would like to obtain their concealed carry license but do not have the state required 'proof of training' certificate.  You do not need to be a gun owner to attend.  Many people attend who would like to, but have not yet purchased a gun.  This class is a good class for those new to carry and gun ownership to take. Each person attending the class must register at the above link.

A new nanny state low

Had the grandkids over for dinner today. My wife had some small Valentine's Day gifts for them. One of the gifts was some small plastic envelopes with a few crayons, 2" wide x 4" long, made out of a heavy plastic. Possibly a newborn's hand could fit inside the pouch, if the baby made a fist.

It had this warning on it:

Two inches wide.

This is an example of how government creates jobs. Someone had to design this warning and tool up to print it on this extremely dangerous item - voila! Jobs created!

In China, unfortunately.

A ray of hope

I knew there were Muslims out there who don't believe in the interpretations of the Koran so prevalent in most Islamic countries and among all too many Muslims here and abroad - that Israel must be destroyed and that all humanity must bow to Mohammad and sharia law or be killed. Proof:
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The other face of the IDF….is Muslim

Posted: February 12, 2012 | Author: barenakedislam

Although unknown to most of the world, there are many Bedouin Muslims who are loyal to the State of Israel and proudly serve in the Israeli Defense Forces.

BBC  In fact, there are thousands of Muslim Bedouin who serve in the IDF, and even bear arms against their fellow Muslims in the West Bank and Gaza. They do so although it is not compulsory for them to serve in the Israeli military, as it is for most Israeli Jews.

Israel’s Bedouin are a Muslim, Arabic-speaking group. Although these formerly nomadic people were once considered part of the Palestinian nation, most of them are now proud to call themselves 
Israelis. Co-operation between Jews and Bedouin began before the establishment of the Israeli state in 1948. In 1946, tribal leader Abu Yusuf al-Heib sent more than 60 of his men to fight alongside Zionist forces against their Arab neighbours in Galilee.
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Now, if this mindset can just pervade most of the Islamic world, we might be able to live in peace with Islam.

An answer to the "no weapons" sign

Found at In Jennifer's Head - a nice sticker for the front door of your home or business:

When I get some $$$, I'm ordering mine!

Why conservatives suck

Bill Whittle does it again:



Seen at From the Barrel of a Gun

Osama's running mate announced!

Biden is out! Meet the new veep to be:



Obama-Volt in 2012

Found at Ace of Spades

So, what else is new?

Big surprise:
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CNN: Pelosi May Have Broken the Law With Fundraising Comment on Capitol Hill

• Posted on February 10, 2012 at 7:18am by Jonathon M. Seidl

Remember when Nancy Pelosi said she she was willing to do anything to get Obamacare passed? Here’s a refresher:

You go through the gate. If the gate’s closed, you go over the fence. If the fence is too high, we’ll pole vault in. If that doesn’t work, we’ll parachute in. But we’re going to get health care reform passed for the American people.

Well, it could be that same approach to fundraising that now has her in hot water. According to CNN, the House Minority Leader may have broken the law when she solicited donations during a speech in the Capitol building.
CNN explains:

At a Capitol Hill press conference Thursday, Pelosi was making the case for campaign finance reform and said Democrats will disclose donors to their political groups, even when the law doesn’t require it.
During her comments, she said “by the way we’re asking people to contribute to us if they want to elect more reformers to Congress so we can do away with super PACs – we can do away with secret contributions.”

So what’s so odd about that statement? Well, the part where she says “we’re asking people to contribute” while standing inside the U.S. Capitol is. That’s because, as CNN notes, “The law prohibits any kind of fundraising on federal grounds.”

A Pelosi spokesman, Drew Hammil, denied any wrongdoing.

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More at the link.

Just what we would expect from our dear Nancy. I hope her perp-walk out of the Capitol is on DVD so I can replay it again and again.


Damn - that was a neat dream - who woke me up?

It's bloody well about time!

Fed Approves First New Nuclear Plant in a Generation

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Conservative Byte

The nation’s first new nuclear power plant in a generation won approval Thursday as federal regulators voted to grant a license for two new reactors in Georgia.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted 4-1 to approve Atlanta-based Southern Co.’s request to build two nuclear reactors at its Vogtle site south of Augusta.
The vote clears the way for officials to issue an operating license for the reactors, which could begin operating as soon as 2016 and 2017.

The NRC last approved construction of a nuclear plant in 1978, a year before a partial meltdown of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania raised fears of a radiation release and brought new reactor orders nearly to a halt.

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More at the link.

Now, we need about one new approval a month for the next ten years, and we might be able to start thinking seriously about shutting down some of those dirty old coal plants...

Truth in reporting

At the New York Times, not so much.

Found at An NC Gun Blog:

Tough love

Was watching this over at A Trainwreck in Maxwell when a pal sent me an email with a link to it.

Again and again and again

they keep on trying to make gun ownership in Illinois expensive and troublesome.

The new attack:
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Emanuel to push for state-wide handgun registry

Alex Keefe | Feb. 09, 2012

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants lawmakers to require that all handguns in Illinois be registered with the state, or gun owners could face felony charges.

A statewide gun registry is key in helping solve Chicago crimes that involve handguns from outside the city, and would also help crack down on gun trafficking, Emanuel announced at a press conference Thursday.

Under Emanuel's proposal, handgun owners would have to pay $65 for a registration certificate from the state, which would function much like the title to a car. Illinois law currently requires that gun owners and shooters have a firearm owners identification card, which works like a drivers license. But the guns themselves are not registered at the state level.

The handgun registration certificate would include information about the owner, the make and model of the gun, as well as where and when the firearm was bought. Registration applicants would also need a valid firearm owners identification card.

Owners and dealers would be required to notify Illinois State Police whenever a handgun changes hands. The registration certificate would last for five years, and cost $25 to renew.

Handgun owners would also have to tell the state if their gun gets lost or stolen, or they could face misdemeanor charges, according to the mayor's proposal. People caught in possession of an unregistered gun would be slapped with a felony.
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More at the link.

Rahm just had to hand over almost $400,000 in a lawsuit settlement with the Second Amendment Foundation. So, of course, he has to punish every gun owner in Illinois with another un-Constitutional and useless law and fee.

Not to mention that now he's got that long-wanted gun registry so his storm-troopers can break down the correct doors come next Kristallnacht.

They just don't get it

People in government are worried about low numbers of college graduates seeking federal jobs:
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Only 2.3% of College Students Plan to Work for Federal Government? Why?

• Posted by Terrence (Terry) Hill on February 6, 2012 at 7:08am

GovLoop Note: Terry's post inspired this week's "Federal Worker Question" - a joint initiative of GovLoop and The Washington Post. Responses may also be submitted on the Post.
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Jolie Lee, with the FederalNewsRadio reported today that, "A survey of more than 35,000 college and university students found only 2.3 percent plan to work in the federal government after leaving school.

The Partnership for Public Service analyzed the results of the 2011 National Association of Colleges and Employers survey.

"The results are both alarming and replete with challenges for federal hiring managers and human resources professionals who are charged with attracting a new generation of skilled employees to our government," according to the Partnership report."

Why is this percentage so low, despite our continued high unemployment rates?  I'm sure that there are many motivations behind this intent, but my opinion is that there is a growing coalition of the disenfranchised that see the Federal government as the problem, not the solution.
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Possibly because more and more young people are waking up to the fact that the Federal governmnet IS a large part of the problems our country is facing today?

Duh.

When we get below 1%, I'll start relaxing just a bit.

Cause for celebration?

Could be.
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L.I. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy’s district on the chopping block

State losing two congressional seats based on Census results

By Kenneth Lovett / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 8:59 PM

Elisa Miller

Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-Nassau County), seen with Mayor Bloomberg at a gun-control rally in March 2011, may be at risk of losing her congressional district due to the state's redistricting.

ALBANY — Democratic Rep. Carolyn McCarthy’s Long Island district is on the chopping block as state leaders begin redrawing congressional boundaries, the Daily News has learned.

State Senate and Assembly negotiators are looking at merging McCarthy’s Nassau County district into a Nassau-Queens district now held by fellow Dem Gary Ackerman, sources close to the planning said.

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Such an attractive person she is. Dancing in the blood of her husband and the other defenseless people on that Long Island RR train, as she attempts to prevent others from being able to respond correctly to the next nut case who ignores all those pretty gun control laws.

I hope she gets retired. Too bad she will collect a CONgressional pension for the rest of her life if that happens.

H/t Alphecca