Mess with the best? WELL DONE UNITED STATES NAVY!

April 12, 2009

” Mess with the best die like the rest” is the saying. Guess what? The United States Navy reacted within orders, and nullified a threat. It really is as simple as that. I don’t know if it was Navy Seals, or Masters at Arms, or (This is what I’m thinking.) United States Marines on that fantail, but the issue is done. Pirates are not the romanticized creatures of our movies and collective imaginations.

A Guinness for the Troops that pulled the triggers, and the Officer that had the balls to order them to do their job!

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Sheriff Joe Arpaio for Homeland Security Chief!

April 12, 2009

Anyone that is a regular reader here knows that I am a staunch supporter of Gun Owners of America. The NRA, while good, all to often pussyfoots around or compromises. Something that I for one refuse to do when it comes to our rights. Read and enjoy!

Sheriff Joe Arpaio for Homeland Security Chief!

by Tim Macy, GOA Vice-Chairman

With all the nonsense being uttered by political leaders who are blaming American gun owners for the violence in Mexico, it’s refreshing to hear at least one elected official offer some common sense: Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona.

Sheriff Joe ArpiaoSheriff Arpaio takes his oath of office to protect and defend the U.S. Constitution seriously. He is also fully committed to doing his part to protect our homeland from people who are here illegally. In fact, the Sheriff would make quite an effective Director of Homeland Security.

Employing more than 3,000 people, Arpaio runs the nation’s third largest Sheriff’s office in the fourth most populous county. He has gained fame over the years for tough, no-nonsense law-enforcement tactics.

When faced with a shortage of cells, Arpaio bought army surplus tents and surrounded them with a barbed wire fence. He also upset the soft-on-crime crowd by “outrageous” actions such as banning smoking and pornography and requiring inmates to wear pink underwear. And he actually makes prisoners work on roads and other manual labor. Inmates are in prison, after all, not in day care.

Arpaio is most well known for his strong stance against illegal immigration. In 2005, Arizona made smuggling illegal aliens a state felony. That action empowered officers such as Sheriff Arpaio to enforce immigration law, something at which the federal government has failed miserably.

But perhaps what enrages the anti-gun liberal establishment the most — though it almost never makes the news — is that Sheriff Arpaio actually believes in the Second Amendment and he trusts average citizens with firearms! Arpaio deputized citizen volunteers from every walk of life and income bracket. These citizen-volunteers patrol malls, arrest graffiti violators, dead beat parents, and even illegal aliens. The volunteers furnish their own airplanes, jeeps and horses — and they are armed. [Read more about Sheriff Joe!]

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Reporter And Police Sergeant Get It Right

April 12, 2009

The headline reads, “Mayors say Pittsburgh shootings show need for new gun laws.” In this case, the mayors are “Mayors Against Illegal Guns,” an anti-gun front group founded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Of course, “Pittsburgh shootings” refers to the cold-blooded murder of three Pittsburgh police officers by an apparently delusional individual who, some reports indicated, had been discharged from the armed forces under other than honorable conditions, and had been under a protective order relative to a former girlfriend.

The article, published today in the Allentown, Pa., Morning Call, was written by John L. Micek. Micek reported that in response to the Pittsburgh officers’ murders, the mayors urge swift action on gun control, recklessly characterizing the officers’ murders as evidence “that gun violence in Pennsylvania is a statewide problem.” The mayors previously have supported legislation to limit handgun purchases, and to require gun owners to report lost or stolen firearms, Micek noted. However, he added, “It seems unlikely that either action would have prevented the Pittsburgh shootings. The gunman had a variety of weapons, including handguns, a shotgun and an AK-47 assault rifle. His mother told a 911 operator he had legal weapons in the home, but the operator didn’t pass that information on to dispatchers, a top police official has said.”

Micek included in his report Bethlehem police Sgt. Don Hoffman’s statement that “criminals and outlaws break the law regardless of what the law says,” a good reminder that many police officers–the people who deal with criminals up close and personal on a daily basis–do not believe that restricting good Americans’ rights is the solution to misdeeds by the aberrant few among us.

Micek’s straightforward and refreshingly objective article can be seen at www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/state/all-a6_5mayors.6850510apr10,0,6802065.story.

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Ted Nugent and the French…

April 11, 2009

While surfing around WordPress I found this. It is just to good not to pass on to others! Enjoy!

p.s. I think this is humor, and didn’t really happen.

Ted Nugent on Hunting

11Apr09

Ya Gotta Love Ted

Ted Nugent, rock star and avid bow hunter from Michigan , was being
interviewed by a French journalist, an animal rights activist. The
discussion came around to deer hunting. The journalist asked, ‘ What
do you think is the last thought in the head of a deer before you
shoot him? Is it, ‘ Are you my friend? ‘ or is it ‘ Are you the one
who killed my brother? ‘ Nugent replied, ‘ Deer aren ‘ t capable of
that kind of thinking. All they care about is, what am I going to eat
next, who am I going to screw next, and can I run fast enough to get
away. They are very much like the French. ‘ The interview ended.

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Pelosi made it official to ABC: ‘We want registration.’

April 9, 2009

Register, confiscate, then collect, and oppress. The history of gun control!

Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi dropped a verbal bombshell in the middle of an interview on Good Morning America April 7. Responding to a question from ABC’s Robin Roberts, Pelosi said that while Congress apparently does not want to take anyone’s guns away, “We want them registered.”

Read About It: The Examiner
In recent months, the Supreme Court has ruled in a very- in a direction that gives more opportunity for people to have guns. We never denied that right. We don’t want to take their guns away. We want them registered.

Read About It: NewsBusters

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Some Victories Last Week During The First Budget Skirmish

April 9, 2009 
But the most important battles are still to come

Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert
8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151
Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408
http://www.gunowners.org

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Thank you for your activism last week on the budget resolution,
especially given the short notice.  (Please realize that GOA has no
control over when votes are scheduled, so sometimes we have to alert you
with little time before the vote takes place!)

While the budget resolution for fiscal year 2010 has now passed the
Senate and the House in different forms, we were able to secure some
significant victories in the Senate.

First, with 64 favorable votes, the Senate passed an amendment by Sen.
Roger Wicker (R-MS) to force the federally subsidized Amtrak to allow
passengers to carry  firearms in checked bags.

In addition, the Senate adopted an amendment offered by Senator James
DeMint (R-SC) to prohibit any system of nationalized health care which
would prevent Americans from being able to select their doctors and
insurance companies.

This amendment could make it more difficult to institute either
socialized medicine or a Massachusetts-style insurance that requires
everyone to purchase [government approved?] insurance.

This is good news for gun owners.  A "mandated" insurance 
system could
not only cost you up to $1,000 month, but could also result in your most
sensitive personal information being placed in a medical database --
information that could easily be used to put more names on the gun
prohibition list (NICS).

The budget resolution now goes to conference committee, where
anti-gunners are expected to strip out both of our pro-gun amendments.
But these amendments did pin senators down on important issues early in
the budget war, which was an important strategic objective.

It is unclear when the conference report on the budget resolution will
be sent back to the Senate and the House.  One possibility is that the
resolution will be held in conference until September.

The Democrat leadership has ominously threatened to produce a bill that
would require mandatory health insurance.

They are not talking about this openly, but as a recent editorial in The
Washington Post confessed:  "Though only some of the players [on Capitol
Hill] will say so now, the [health care] plan will ultimately include a
mandate requiring everyone to have insurance." (April 6, 2009)

You see, the power players on Capitol Hill are not admitting this openly
because the American people oppose it. But if they set in motion a
process to help sneak such a "mandate" into law, then gun 
owners will
only have a few weeks to stop it in September.

This is why we need to keep the pressure on liberty-leaning Senators
during the ensuing months.  Please stay tuned.

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Olofson Update

David Olofson continues to languish in prison for a malfunctioning
rifle.  GOA attorneys made oral arguments before the federal appeals
court in Chicago on January 23.  They pointed out that the government
withheld from the jury that the Supreme Court itself, along with a
government training manual, has made it clear that a gun functioning
like Olofson's was not a machine gun but simply a malfunctioning gun.

If this decision is not overturned, any owner of a semi-automatic
firearm could find himself sitting in jail next to David Olofson.

Generous individuals have made monthly commitments of $10 a month (or
more).  This has enabled Candy Olofson to take care of their three kids
and keep her job as a nurse without having to get a second job.  The
Olofson Relief Fund has been making the monthly payments of
approximately $1300 combined for the family car and mortgage.

Understandably, some have had to stop making their monthly
contributions.  Can you step up to the plate and take their place?  If
so, please go to http://gunowners.org/olofson.htm  and use your favorite
credit card to make an automatic monthly donation of $10 (or more).

If you can't commit to a monthly charge, that same page accepts one-time
donations... every little bit helps.

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DOW HOSTING STATEWIDE AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS

April 9, 2009

DENVER, Colo.–The Colorado Division of Wildlife today announced it will host a variety of Aquatic Nuisance Species trainings and workshops throughout Colorado in April and May. The courses are designed to provide the required certification and training for anyone conducting ANS monitoring and sampling, or providing watercraft inspections and decontamination services in Colorado.

“We want to make sure that everyone sampling for aquatic nuisance species or conducting boat inspections is following standardized procedures,” said Elizabeth Brown, Division of Wildlife invasive species coordinator. “It is our priority to ensure our partners have the best information and tools to protect our waters from zebra and quagga mussels, and other aquatic nuisance species.”

State and federal agencies, counties, municipalities, private entities, water managers, conservation groups and boating and angling groups are invited to attend.

All courses are free-of-charge but early registration is required.

ANS Annual Workshops

ANS Workshops provide detailed information on a variety of ANS including zebra/quagga mussels, aquatic weeds and pathogens.  The workshops, co-sponsored by the Colorado Weed Management Association, are open to anyone including fisheries biologists, weed managers, watershed groups and reservoir managers.  Workshops begin at 9 a.m. and adjourn at 4:30 p.m.

April 28, Grand Junction ANS Workshop, Mesa County Fairgrounds in Grand Junction

May 5, Denver ANS Workshop, Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Golden

State ANS Sampling and Monitoring Training School

This training is required for anyone conducting ANS sampling or monitoring, including zebra and quagga mussels, in Colorado.  A permit is required to conduct ANS sampling in Colorado and permits will be awarded following completion of the training. Participants must attend all three days.

April 15-17

Day 1: Boulder Library and Boulder Creek (10 a.m. — 4 p.m.)
Day 2: Chatfield State Park in Littleton (8:30 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.)
Day 3: Federal Center in Lakewood (8:30 a.m.– 4:30 p.m.) 

Watercraft Inspection and Decontamination State Certification Course (Stage II)

This certification course is required for anyone conducting watercraft inspections and decontaminations in Colorado.  Anyone who has received training in the past must also attend one two-day course to be a “state certified” agent.  Continuing education is required due to new regulations and changes in protocols from last year.  Participants must attend both days to receive their certification. The tentative schedule for day one begins at 9 a.m. and concludes at 4 p.m.  Day two begins at 9 a.m. and concludes at 2 p.m.

April 9-10, Northeast Colorado Training, Larimer County Visitors Center (located just north of Carter Lake)

April 13-14, Denver Metro Training, Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Golden

April 29-30, Grand Junction Training, Mesa County Fairgrounds, Grand Junction

May 6-7, Blue Mesa Training, Blue Mesa Reservoir

May 12-13, Grand County Training, USFS Facility “The Village” in between Granby and Grand Lake

For more information, contact Elizabeth Brown at elizabeth.brown@state.co.us, or call (303)291-7362

To register for trainings, contact Suzan Schafer at suzan.schafer@state.co.us, or call (303)291-7355.

For more information about Division of Wildlife go to: http://wildlife.state.co.us.

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Someone forgot to tell killers that murder is against the law

April 8, 2009

More good writing from an Examiner author!

Credit all of the state legislatures around the country that made it a crime to murder people. This has been the situation in this country even before we were a country, so the laws against murder are not new, and could not possibly have been overlooked by killers, no matter who they are.

Read About It: The Examiner

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Support for Gun Control Laws at All Time Lows

April 8, 2009

Well imagine that? Why could this be? Perhaps because even many democrats don’t trust the imposter in chief and his administration?

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In Gallup polling conducted prior to last week’s gun massacre at an immigrant center in Binghamton, N.Y., only 29% of Americans said the possession of handguns by private citizens should be banned in the United States. While similar to the 30% recorded in 2007, the latest reading is the smallest percentage favoring a handgun ban since Gallup first polled on this nearly 50 years ago.

Read About It: Gallup Poll

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If He Can Make It Here, He Could Make It Anywhere!

April 8, 2009

Okay folks, I don’t know how on earth this slipped past me, but better late then never I suppose, and yes, the NRA should have proof read this before posting it. SOURCE

Friday, April 03, 2009
For those of you who don’t closely follow local politics in Manhattan, Richard Aborn, former president of then-Handgun Control, Inc. (now Brady Center) is running for Manhattan DA, and he has secured some endorsements for his race based in large part on his support for gun control.

Former New York City Police Department and current Los Angeles police commissioner Bill Bratton blessed Aborn’s race, noting their working relationship on, among other items, the Brady bill. Bratton also cited Aborn’s work with Mayor Bloomberg on “meaningful gun control and regulation.”

Aborn was also endorsed by NY Assemblyman Danny O’Donnell, brother of the well-known, shrill, anti-gun crusader, Rosie O’Donnell. Danny O’Donnell cited the following in issuing his endorsement:

“When it comes to which person will crack down on crime while protecting civil liberties and defending progressive values, there is no one more qualified for Manhattan D.A. than Richard Aborn. Whether it’s taking on the NRA on guns, investigating police misconduct, or ensuring equal access to justice, Richard has shown he never backs down from a fight. He will bring his deep commitment to justice to the office of District Attorney.”

Someone needs to educate Assemblyman O’Donnell that “protecting civil liberties” while whittling away the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Americans are mutually exclusive.

And finally, from Aborn’s own campaign site, he lists these bona fides:

GUN CONTROL LEADER

  • President, Handgun Control, Inc. (now the Brady Campaign), 1992-1996
  • Principal strategist behind passage of the Brady Bill, the national assault weapons ban, and the ban on large volume clips
  • Board member, New Yorkers Against Gun Violence,
    and Harlem Mothers SAVE

Enough said.

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