Category: rope-selling capitalists

And Leave the Driving to Us!

San Francisco power outage puts 130,000 in the dark, as self-driving car service stops vehicles in the street [More]

I don’t suppose you have control over the neighborhood where that could happen, do you?

Good thing Waymo says in no uncertain terms, “Do not bring weapons into the car.” Wouldn’t want any passersby taking advantage of unarmed customer!

I mean, it’s not like seeing one of your cars once word gets out will give predators added incentive…

The Man Who Would Be Savior…

Musk predicts AI will create ‘universal high income’ and make saving money unnecessary [More]

To each according to his wants, from each unearned demands?

Kids in candy stores will eat themselves sick. And look at all the miserable celebrities. With the judgment and intelligence exhibited by most, expect deaths from surfeit to skyrocket.

This seems like a purposeless existence where nothing is earned and everything is considered an entitlement. And since when is being a welfare parasite elevating for either the individual or the populace?

Who owns the means of production in this Utopia, and what do they expect in return?

Who will rule?

Sounds like somebody’s been influenced by too much Trekonomics.

Concealed Carry Killers Redux

Legally armed civilians, we’re told, pose a major danger. They shoot innocent bystanders, justifiably kill others whenever they personally believe “force is reasonably necessary,” and rely on racist self-defense laws. [More]

One question: Why do they refer to violence monopoly propaganda apparatchik Mark Maremont as a “reporter”?

And as per the playbook of resurrecting old scare tactics that didn’t work the first time, such bleating isn’t even original.

I just got a subscription solicitation in the mail from WSJ. They get the same reply FOP did.

[Via bondmen]

No Citizens Need Apply

But believing in the “Great Replacement” (along with the “pernicious” lie that “there is an ‘invasion’ at the U.S.-Mexico border of immigrants who are poised to change the demographic nature of the country”) is racist?

Good thing this has nothing to do with that “single issue“!

[Via Michael G]

EXCLUSIVE: Gun Industry Uses Standard Sales Techniques for Legal Products!!!

The tactics he described are familiar in the world of online commerce, from food orders to clothes. But the presentation betrayed no consideration of the consequences that may arise if the tactics are applied in a widespread way to the selling of firearms and ammunition. [More]

Oh no! Rolling Stone and The Trace don’t like us!

Like they don’t both use advanced marketing tactics to spread their poison.

[Via WiscoDave]

Flash in the Pan

They have removed their post but they’re still getting knocked around on X and this will follow them around forever.

No doubt some legal risk management type thought they’d better get ahead of potential product lawsuits with a disclaimer, kinda like Glock distancing itself from add-on switches.

It won’t work, of course, because lawfare in the name of public safety is just a cynical tactic being employed toward a greater strategic goal.

Related UPDATE

Looks like they were coerced into this by Alvin Bragg.

So… how’s the investigation into his corruption going, and will we ever see his well-larded carcass removed from positions where he can hurt people?

[Via CP]

When Seconds Count

“If it gives us one to three, four minutes that we’ve got someone with a weapon walking across that parking lot… ” [More]

And all someone needs to do to get even more of a jump on the system is not pull his gun until he’s ready to shoot…?

The reality deniers will happily spend your money on all kinds of useless distractions as long as it lets them avoid mentioning the one thing that would actually make a difference.

Me, I’m waiting for one of those AI “hallucinations” we hear about to get an innocent blown away by panicky “first responders”…

[Via bondmen]

Tangentially-Related UPDATES

Speaking of hallucinations…

[Via Michael G]

And I recently had to post a correction for trusting AI.

Banking on Disarmament

Major digital currency’s terms of use: No firearm, ammunition purchases [More]

I thought crypto was meant to facilitate freedom, not become a controlling trap.

No way to ensure it’s “legal tender for all debts public and private”…?

And in a tangentially-related development, I’m trying to determine the truth and the timing of this:

[Via WiscoDave]

We’re the Only Ones in the Chips Enough

“I guess just the way you guys were eating chips… It picked it up as a gun,” a police officer told the students in the video. “AI’s not the best.” [More]

Hey, it wasn’t the AI that attacked the kid. Are you guys sure you know how to use it?

Still, the rope-selling capitalists don’t have qualified immunity. And it looks like people are starting to recognize that.

We’re the Only Ones Ringing Enough

Law enforcement agencies will soon have easier access to footage captured by Amazon’s Ring smart cameras. In a partnership announced this week, Amazon will allow approximately 5,000 local law enforcement agencies to request access to Ring camera footage via surveillance platforms from Flock Safety. Ring’s cooperation with law enforcement and the reported use of Flock technologies by federal agencies, including US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has resurfaced privacy concerns that have followed the devices for years. [More]

Hey, if you have nothing to hide and haven’t done anything wrong, what’s the problem?

[Via Michael G]

Playing Both Ends Against the Middle

Dimon did not denigrate President Donald Trump. Dimon was not complimentary of President Donald Trump. The JP Morgan CEO believes the U.S. Federal Reserve was doing a good job. In the past, Dimon has skirted questions about JP Morgan Chase Bank’s stance on gun control. It appears he has tried to avoid the issue while pleasing and provoking both Second Amendment supporters and those who want a disarmed population. [More]

I’m an “Apologize, repent, and make things right first” kinda guy.

Glock-Blocking

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law banning sales of one of the most popular types of handgun in the U.S… It covers handguns manufactured by Glock, as well as similarly designed pistols, that use a “cruciform trigger bar,” which lawmakers said makes them easily convertible to fully automatic fire. [More]

So that’s what being “a trusted partner of law enforcement” gets you…

That and “compromising” to save your skin…

The “cool” thing is the “Only Ones” exemption is still there! That might actually be what keeps the PLCAA in play, although I’m sure there are Democrat activist federal judges eager to impose nationwide injunctions.

And I’m sure there’ll be no shortage of gun companies eager to keep the enforcers armed and ready to confiscate.

[Via Jess]

Trust But Verify?

These are very serious allegations that could destroy these guys’ business, so remember how we all worked ourselves into a lather over Donald Trump saying “Take the guns first, due process later.” It’s innocent until proven guilty, and it will be interesting to see how/if they respond.

I just submitted this:

[Via WiscoDave]

The Plot That Keeps on Thickening

Our story so far:

Equivocation and avoidance is a funny way of proving you’re “True North Strong,” eh?

[Via Nicholas]

Know Your Enemy

The businesses listed below have Anti-Gun policies and many work actively to subvert your personal safety and civil rights. [More]

I didn’t see any there that couldn’t easily be boycotted or substituted for.

Unfortunately, don’t expect most gun owners to care enough to do anything about it, including expanding the list when new anti-gun businesses are found, notifying fellow gun owners, or doing something so simple as challenging businesses publicly on their social media feeds with this:

Yeah, I know, they “won’t do social media.” Or view it as advocacy media, another tool in the kit, another chair in the bar fight…

Or do much of anything else…

Who’s “our” real enemy, again?

[Via Edmund M]

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