ICE in Phoenix Arrest Illegal Immigrants Accused of Beating NYPD Cops [More]
So… how soon until they’re out and flipping the bird again?
[Via Michael G]
Notes from the Resistance

That leaves a potential conflict, as duly enacted existing law, which mandates “The commissioner shall establish a program for training individuals in the safe handling of firearms,” does not add a proviso saying “except for firearms that Democrats don’t like.” And the truth about that is all of them, as the Fudds will find out when they’re no longer needed. [More]
Who knew “commonsense gun safety” meant no training? My Freedom of Access Act Request attempts to find out who’d behind that bit of idiocy.
And I just sent it out this morning:

Virginia legislative committees approve bills allowing even serial killers to seek release [More]
So much for the law when the inmates run the asylum.
What kind of “ocracy” is run by psychopaths?
[Via Michael G]
ATF official: Federal prosecutors turning a blind eye to straw purchasers, again – Events reminiscent of ATF’s “Operation Fast & Furious” scandal. [More]
Hey, if you want to blood dance, you first need blood.
Which invites two questions, one about the open border and the other about the imposition of prior restraints because people who have proven they can’t be trusted with a gun aren’t kept away from the rest of us.
I’ve established a dialog with Mr. Forcelli, have read his book, and will be releasing an interview and a review over the next few weeks.
[Via CP]
75-year-old Vermont homeowner opens fire with muzzleloader after he says 3 armed men tried breaking in [More]
In other words, he used a “weapon of war.”
That bit about looking for his 40-year-old son makes me think there’s more to this to come.
[Via bondmen]
Warning Issued After Researchers Link Energy Drinks To Suicidal Thoughts In Children [More]
At least you can’t accuse them of false labeling…
Besides, we have something else to blame that has a lot more support.
And far be it from me to suggest parents exercise authority over what their dependent children regularly consume.
[Via bondmen]
“Because of what I now know, I have no further desire to be associated with the New Haven Police Department in any capacity.” [More]
A Groucho Marx line comes to mind.
[Via bondmen]
Gun control was once ‘electoral kryptonite.’ Now Colorado Democrats are emboldened — and prepared to act [More]
Yes, they do show their true colors when they’re convinced they have the numbers to forcwe things down yout throat and gloat about it.
The question here is, what does “prepared to act” really mean?
[Via bondmen]
Guns, in other words, are not just threats to public health; they are threats, as historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat writes, to the “strong civic culture and a public sphere conducive to social trust and altruism” that healthy democracies require. [More]
He starts with a faulty premise and goes downhill from there.
Aaron Zelman had a term for such as Metzl and Ben-Ghiat.
[Via Jess]
Most of us who are “truth tellers,” have experienced persons who refuse to see what is coming, regardless of the evidence. [More]
Who else knows the feeling?
The Kali Key completely changes the classification from Semi to Non Regulated Bolt Action. [Watch]
Or as an old friend of mine once said:
I sometimes wonder whether the socialists will issue an edict requiring all firearms to have a pink ribbon tied to the barrel, just to get a belly laugh as the panicked descendants of once-proud American patriots scurry to comply.
[Via Jess]

2024 BFA-PAC Grades and Endorsements for the Ohio Primary [More]
One thing I haven’t done is vet candidates for proof of commitment, so use this as a guide but do your own due diligence. I might be able to affect the U.S. Senate race, but I’ve pretty much been redistricted out of having a say in the rest of it.
And yeah, Dolan’s a douche.