Slow Going Ahead

I’m taking this week off. We’re not only once again hosting our regular Independence Day gathering of family and friends, and there are many pursuits of happiness planned, as well as no small amount of other demands on my time.

WarOnGuns posts will be limited to article announcements unless something I can’t ignore comes up. Please hold off on correspondence and news tips until I return the week of the 10th.

Killing the Messenger

Antigun Activists Ambushed Me – The New York Times disparaged my research based on vague criticisms by progressive academics. [More]

Y’oughta see what they say about John Lott!

You’ll have to excuse Jennifer. She’s got Daddy Issues.

[Via David G]

A Diversionary Tactic

Texas Official Lays Blame for Brutal Rape and Murder of 12-Year-Old Jocelyn Nungaray on Trump [More]

At times you gotta wonder if they know they’re maliciously gaslighting or if they really are insane.

Gotta do something to distract from her proven political corruption.

But wait! There’s more!

Lina Hidalgo’s top three staffers were indicted in April 2022 after prosecutors expanded the investigation into an $11 million ‘vaccine outreach contract’ awarded to one of the judge’s political cronies. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton last month joined the investigation into Lina Hidalgo’s $11 million no-bid contract.

Well… there’s a surprise:

[Via bondmen]

Q&A

Mother demands answers after son is among victims in series of shootings in 24 hours in Lancaster [More]

I have questions, too, starting with “Mom, where was your husband in that clip?”

Or are we not allowed to extrapolate from generalities? Because those who say we need more “gun control” sure do.

Is the answer really more police, or is that just a reaction to an effect?

[Via Steve T]

We’re the Only Ones Abandoning Enough

A Uvalde County grand jury indicted fired school district police chief Pete Arredondo and another district police officer more than two years after a mass shooting that left two teachers and 19 students dead. The two ex-cops face charges of abandoning or endangering a child. [More]

Yo, parasites, over here!

[Via Andy M]

Shall Not Be Questioned

Do you have a Second Amendment right to open carry? Well, we’re going to have to talk about this ’cause it’s a little complicated if you want to know the truth. [Watch]

It’s not complicated at all. Of course, you do.

The complication only comes from tolerating swindling tyrants.

[Via Jess]

How Dare You Notice!

Biden Admin Has the Nerve to Accuse Trump of Exploiting Migrant Crime Wave [More]

When your default position on never letting a crisis go to waste is to blood dance, project, and lie, I guess we shouldn’t be surprised.

I’m more interested in why PJ Media is calling invaders “migrants.”

[Via Michael G]

We’re the Only Ones Catching and Releasing Enough

Illegal Alien From Turkey Accused of Raping 15-Year-Old Girl… The border patrol arrested Akkan in the San Diego sector on November 5, 2023… Authorities released Akkan a few days later “on his own recognizance due to a lack of bed space and ordered to appear in a Philadelphia court on Feb. 19, 2025.” [More]

The question is not only “Why do we need such a government?” but “Why shouldn’t we ‘alter or abolish‘ it?”

[Via Michael G]