Category: General Blog

Shaking the Foundation

How can the NRA Foundation, be an “NRA” anything, if the NRA- let’s say Fairfax, VA (NY Chartered), the board of NRA Fairfax, VA, doesn’t control who’s running the Foundation [More]

Beats me. The Bylaws don’t help. Nor is the relationship explained in the NRA Foundation Annual Report.

The Guidestar profile shows it as its own 501(c)(3) entity. After signing in I was able to access the 2023 Form 990, and it’s not only a lot of money being handled:

Net assets or fund balances… 183,320,169

There’s also this:

Look, I can’t pretend to know what’s going on, but it seems those who do aren’t interested in explaining how things work and where they derive their corporate authority to run the Foundation from. For an entity out there performing community theater and essentially saying we’ve learned our lesson, we’ve reformed, you can trust us now, and send money, you’d think management would know that the only way to even try to win disaffected members back would be complete transparency.

Until it does, those running the show will be doing a better job of burning down the h0use than Leitia James and Alvin Bragg ever could.

And I say all this as an outsider, albeit a life member who has a hard time giving a damn about internal organizational politics, looking in. I burned out on that from my Members Council days, when I decided the most satisfying and productive use of my time would be as a free and unaffiliated observer.

Of Course You Realize This Means War

Cynthia Gonzalez, the Los Angeles-area vice mayor under fire for calling on “cholos” to defend their “turf” against Immigration and Customs Enforcement, governs a sanctuary city ravaged by gangs. [More]

Another ungrateful and treasonous child of “immigrants” bent on conquering the land that her parents fled to– so, naturally a Democrat…

And one of her upstanding constituents is a “commonsense gun safety” name I haven’t heard for some time.

[Via CDT]

Speaking of Huddled Masses

You cannot take people from any other civic, commercial, or cultural context, drop them within American borders, and expect that you will get the same results as those who are fully assimilated to our country’s historic way of life. [More]

I apologize to no man for being a culturist. Those who aren’t should apologize to me.

[Via JG]

Fond Farewell

Due to serious, personal health issues, we must shut the Sangre de Cristo Sentinel. This will be our last publication. [More]

This is very sad news that came as a shock. I’ve been telling WarOnGuns readers about this unique venture in truthful local journalism for years, first on the original blog and then here.

Per editor, publisher, and driving force George Gramlich, who set the example and created a template others can follow:

All it takes is effort,dedication and love of country and our Constitution. Think local patriots. Local is doable. Get off the internet and get your neighbors and friends in gear. Engage. Take the offensive. This should serve as an example for patriots everywhere. Start your local efforts now. There is no shame in trying and losing, but there is shame in not trying.

I got an email from George a few days back while on vacation telling me he was hospitalized and would be entering hospice. I called him yesterday and let him know what an inspiration he has been to me.

It’s not the first time I’ve felt compelled to do that, and all you can do is share prayers, honest feelings, respect, and love, and hope that in some small way that brings a measure of comfort. And acknowledge that we’ll all be looking at our own last chapter some day.

Indicative of his spirit and character, our conversation was warm and forward-looking. George told me the people who worked there know how to keep The Sentinel operational and what they need is a new general. While no one can take his place as a unique human being, functions are fillable by those with the right skills and mindsets. I’ll reaching out and seeing what encouragement I can offer from afar, and in the meantime, keeping brother George in my prayers.

Related UPDATE

And, of course, all a classy leftist ankle-biter can do is celebrate.

He’s won nothing. And learned even less.

We’re the Only Ones Reinflicted Enough

St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery has appointed the former mayor’s HR director, who was fired from that post, as his new chief human resources officer. [More]

St. Louis: The connected Democrat city that keeps trusting its fate to inept, corrupt morons who only ever repeat what will never work and then blame guns.

How concerned can they really be?

[Via bondmen]

It’s In Their Nature

Bovard: Waco, Epstein, & Washington’s War On Truth [More]

What’s a scorpion to do?

As the author notes and asks: “Govt. coverups are a conspiracy against self-government. Both Waco and the Epstein scandals exemplify how deceit is the D.C. default. Why is Trump sacrificing his credibility to shroud the worst pedophile scandal in US history?”

[Via bondmen]

Meanwhile, Across the Pond…

Anti-Immigrant Fever Among British Patriots Gains Momentum: ‘Send Them Back’ [More]

Yeah, well, you lot didn’t start hanging enforcers bad those who dispatched them when they took away your guns and your knives, and you let them throw your loved ones in the hole over social media posts, so good luck with your subjecters not making note of who to go after when they can cath them alone.

[Via Michael G]

It’s OK to Have Great Jeans

The Sydney Sweeney ad is not just selling a product; it is signaling a cultural turning point. [More]

Hysterical overreaction by Democrats, particularly by ugly, jealous feminazis, has MAGA claiming her as their own, and the resurfaced shooting range video has evidently sealed the deal with gun owners.

Those enamored by illusion should be careful of being let down. As appealing as her physical attributes are, she is first and foremost a celebrity rewarded for narcissim. Don’t be surprised if future statements expand on her previously expressed reservations about “conservatism” and her virtue signaling for BLM.

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