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Hoplophobe Extraordinaire

"People behave better in our society when they know somebody is watching," he said.

That there quote is from Bill Jenkins. "Not your classic gun control lobbyist". No ... he's also a professional victim. Really. Mr. Jenkins lost his teenage son to a homicidal thug. As a father, I can only imagine the pain of that loss.

Bill Jenkins

However, the fact is Mr. Jenkins has focused on the least important component in that equation.
He feels all warm 'n fuzzy with Mayor Emmanual's proposal regarding registration of privately owned handguns.

So again;

"People behave better in our society when they know somebody is watching," he said.

Ummm, Bill? No.

Some people will behave differently under observation. Some, however, just don't seem to give a rodents sphincter. As proof, I present every "Stop 'n Rob" security cam vid on YouTube. Or, take every bank robbery security cam photo that the police release. See? The moment that the balloon goes up, the moment that a criminal decides to act, the written word holds no sway. They know they're doing wrong. They know they're being recorded. They may be caught. They may be punished. They don't care.

Get it Bill? When it really counts, the law is useless. If the criminal gets caught, then maybe.

Read more: http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/illinois/chicago/reaction-mixed-to-mayor-s-proposal-to-license-guns/article_9e73a0b2-fc3f-5429-bb87-d46268252741.html#ixzz1mxAmVZFP

Also fed up with Bill; Days of our Trailers

Suicide Booth; It's Time has Come

h/t Tam; She who Snarks Supreme;
We need to accommodate those for whom this need is difficult to accomplish privately.

Affordable, Private and Convenient

It's time for the suicide booth. In every town. If you have the choice between Quick and Painless or Slow and Horrible, choose Slow and Horrible.

Good Choice!

Unarmed? Never!

h/t Northwest Gun Magazine

Illinois citizens/subjects (take yer pick) are offered few legal tools for self defense.
Fortunately, the most powerful weapon available to anyone, anywhere, is still legal.
Not that you're encouraged to use it. For most folks it's carried (concealed) betwixt the ears.

Got brains?

NWGun explores some options when going forth in a condition that's nominally viewed "unarmed".

what you see depends on your mindset

Use your brains. Or not. Your choice.
Some folks might get differing mileage ... depending.

Nothing personal but I had a plan to kill you from the first time I laid eyes on you.

Anon

 or

Nothing personal but I had a plan to ignore you since I never laid eyes on you.

Condition White version

 or

Nothing personal but I had a plan to fear you from the first time I laid eyes on you.

DHS version

 or

Nothing personal but I had a plan to rule you from the first time I laid eyes on you.

Politicians version

or

Nothing personal but I had a plan to love you from the first time I laid eyes on you.

Christian version

Bullsh#t on Gun Control

Thanks with a h/t to LAD

I'm sure this has been around awhile and Circa '08; viewed by many ...
it may be new to those without deluxe cable.
A classic.
Part 1 of 3




Always worth a replay.

Tune in ... Turn on ... Drop out.

The title was a mantra of the hippies. Where have all the hippies gone?

Finally tuned into Mr. Codrea's new "radio" show. Hooked up to the link for Monday Show (heart you internetz!). Lead in sounded excellent. The show has high production values. Yay. Nothin' worse than trying to listen to something that sounds like it's being broadcast from the bottom of a garbage can. No ... this sounds good.

Dave starts with introductions of the topics at hand, and it all sounds good.
I'm a lissenin' ... thinking this is gonna be soooo cool.

Dave gets to the end of his first segment. His final tease is; "Coming up later in the show, Stewart Rhodes of Oathkeepers, is going to tell us why disobeying orders can be the patriotic thing to do." This is The War on Guns, notes from the resistance, join the resistance..."

As God is my witness ... The very first commercial, after the musical bumper of Johnny Cash singing "No, I won't back down ..."

No ... HE won't back down

"Attention Parents ... if your son is 11 to 17 years old, and exhibits oppositional or defiant behavior patterns,  we will offer you our best selling child behavior program, "The Total Transformation" for free! As part of a national market research project. By sending in your results, you'll get our $300 program for free! Call Now! Repeat 800 number 3x for effect!

Total Transformation ... Totalitarian ... In a good way!

My subconcious, it tripped. I mean there it was just chugging along, then one foot tangled with t'other, and BLAM! Face-plant on the cee-ment.

I had to stop the feed and rewind (heart you internetz!).
The juxtaposition! It's delicious!

My subconcious makes excuses for it's clumsiness. How can programming thoroughly espousing resistance, carry advertizing for "programs" freely promoting  to wipe resistance out in your progeny?!

I dunno. Mebbe, like the "age of consent" 11-17 years olds haven't reached the legal age of bellicosity.

Still like the show.
Subconcious last seen stumblin' around the ratsnest, somewhere around here.

Chicago Trib covers "Fast and Furious" story ...

Oh wait. Not that Fast and Furious.

This one.

The JackAss-ification of the Nation continues apace.

IL Politics

I apologise for the constant interruption of politics in this space.
However as a shooter living in the shadow of Mordor on the Lake, the stench intrudes into my daily life.
I promise a range run report later this week.

© Oleg Volk

First ... to answer Oleg's question, Why do IL legislators side with criminals?
Cuz "birds of a feather flock together" is the short answer. Plus ya can't be a Savior without a VICTIM to save. Politicians want you to believe that they can solve your problems. In other words, they lie.

Kurt at the St. Louis Examiner writes an interesting article titled Illinois stands alone in banning armed self-defense. In it he quotes the Mighty Quinn espousing the need to keep our streets safe from hidden handguns (concealed carry) “We must ensure the safety of our neighborhoods, and allowing concealed carry does not advance that goal,”
There's a few things our esteemed (appointed via succession/Blago impeachment) governor fails to admit;

• Illinois is full of concealed carry. Criminal Concealed Carry. What we lack is legal CCW
• Government can never ensure safe neighborhoods. That is determined by the daily actions of you and your neighbors.

Legislators can do only one thing. Write laws. Thats it. Nothing more. They can't ensure your safety. They can't promote your well being.  When your only tool is writing law, every solution to societal problems becomes one of just writing the correct mix of laws. Herein lies the problem. The natural Law of Unintended Consequences trumps man-made legislation ever' single time.

Illinois statehood was ratified in 1818. We've had almost 200 years of the political class legislating our general welfare, commerce and all other aspects of daily life. The system as practiced in Illinois appears to be corrupt and rotten to the core.

New tougher seatbelt law! Feel safer yet?

I'll end with a quote from an really smart, old dead guy, "The more laws, the less justice"
Folks round here even named a town after him.
Irony seems to be the one resource that Illinois has no shortage of.

How'd YOU become a Gunnie?

Well, Jennifer, thanks for asking.
Not sure. Partly just by being born American I s'pose.

Dad had a 12 gauge. He went pheasant hunting a couple times a season. I got to tramp along at his side.
His pistols were "never touch" little pocket semi's. Never did shoot those.

In the early 60's, especially before the GCA of '68, guns weren't demonized.
Aisles of Toys r Us looked like plasticized gun shops.

Dolls for boys!?

TV had a plethora of Westerns, Bonanza, Have Gun Will Travel (Paladin), Death Valley Days, The Rifleman (my fave!), Rawhide, Wanted Dead or Alive.
Oddly enough, despite all this cultural ingraining, I've never owned a traditional SA Cowboy gun.
Uncle Terry somehow sent me a LAWS rocket tube from 'Nam.

I ruled the block when it was time to play army.

First gun: Crosman BB rifle, modeled after a M1 Carbine.

Best Christmas Gift  EVAH!

 I was about 12. Santa left it under the tree for Christmas morning. Not sure I even opened any other presents.
First subscription of my own at 13 years old; Outdoor Life.
Jack O'Conner, sparked an interest in rifles. Years of exposure in popular culture, reading years of "outdoors" magazines built up a powerful, unfulfilled hoplomania. Living in the 'burbs of Chicago, left little room for my disease to progress.

Enter Army. Shoot an honest-to-God M16 in basic. Think over the course of several days training, we got to shoot maybe, maybe 100 rounds max. Only qualified as "marksman". Earned "sharpshooter" with grenade tossing though!
Somewhere in there, got my F.O.I.D., Illinois's solution to keeping guns out of the wrong hands.

Discharge pay from Army was $400 and change. In '79, that was just enough to purchase a brand new 4" Colt Python.

 Sold to me by a high school buddy working the counter at Chucks Guns Shop.

Anyways, thats how it started. We don't have time now to talk about the years of American Handgunner subscriptions, or traveling across state lines in the family mini-van, rear seats removed to hold guns 'n gear, to try and put half-inch holes in paper from far, far away.
My name is Art. I am a shooter

I hate when that happens ...

Humor App; 404

Started the day with my usual free ice cream.
Found out that my humor app was all FAIL on my startup boot.

Obviously needed more java.