A recent DHS memo warns churches that violence towards churches in response to the leaked supreme court Roe v. Wade decision is likely.
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Sunday, May 8, 2022
And Justice For ALL….
OK, I have to make the observation - for all the good it will do.
On April 4, 2022, an unarmed black man is pulled over in Grand Rapids, MI, because his tags don’t match the vehicle. During an ensuing struggle the officer shoots him in the back of the head while laying on the man’s back. The incident makes the news, the victim’s name is released immediately, and it’s still in the news.
On April 28, 2022, a white 19-year-old kills his dad (discovered during a welfare check) in Kentwood, MI, a suburb of Grand Rapids. He has a loaded firearm in the front seat of his vehicle in violation of Michigan law, shoots an officer in the hand while resisting arrest, but is safely taken into custody and is now awaiting trial. There have been zero updates about this case since that time, and the name of the young man has yet to be released.
I get it - different law enforcement agencies, different policies, different cultures. That may factor in to some small degree, but nationally this is a reality that is beyond disturbing: white suspects, even obviously dangerous ones, are apprehended safely while black suspects, even unarmed, are assumed to be a threat to life and limb and injured or killed outright. I wish I could say that such disparate outcomes are rare, but they aren’t, and I am tired and angry that they continue. I back the Blue; I also expect the Blue to do better - to police THEMSELVES for problem officers.
End the war on crime.
Return to Serve and Protect.
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Instituting “May Issue” A Little At A Time….
Once more, using an emergency - actual or contrived - to infringe on a Constitutionally protected (both state and US Constitutions) right.
First, an emergency that results in diminished law enforcement services, as has been the case during the pandemic, DEMANDS that citizens have INCREASED ability to protect themselves.
Second, setting aside the Constitutional considerations, the decision of county clerks to refuse to process cpl applications is a violation of Michigan law, MCL 123.1102, “A local unit of government shall not impose special taxation on, enact or enforce any ordinance or regulation pertaining to, or regulate in any other manner the ownership, registration, purchase, sale, transfer, transportation, or possession of pistols, other firearms, or pneumatic guns, ammunition for pistols or other firearms, or components of pistols or other firearms, except as otherwise provided by federal law or a law of this state.” A clerk may not unilaterally set aside state firearms laws, regardless of their motivation for doing so.
Third, Whitmer’s argument that cpl applications somehow require in-person interactions that endanger clerks and their staffs is disingenuous. The entire process can be accomplished online, research can be conducted remotely. Anyone with a computer or a smartphone, including the so-called “Obama phones”, can complete the application process without ever darkening the door of a clerk’s office; the cpl is mailed to the applicant upon completion.
Whitmer’s veto is without any basis in fact. It represents an effort to enact a de facto “may issue” standard using an emergency as pretext.
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
He Is Certifiable….
Unreal.
Trump actually suggests that we could send “peace keeping forces” into Mexico to deal with the border situation, a la Putin, calls Putin’s strategy “genius”. An absolute madman.
"This is genius," he said of Putin's decision on Monday to officially recognize the breakaway provinces and authorize the use of Russian military personnel to assist them. "So Putin is now saying it’s independent — a large section of Ukraine. I said, how smart is that? And he’s gonna go in and be a peacekeeper. We could use that on our southern border. That’s the strongest peace force I’ve ever seen. There were more army tanks than I’ve ever seen. They’re gonna keep peace, all right."
If these remarks don’t convince people that Trump is a madman and a dictator in the making, I don’t know what will.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-praises-putins-genius-incursion-into-ukraine-234001858.html
The Kyle Rittenhouse Road To Wealth….
I guess it’s a good thing I’m not a celebrity, politician, or athlete.
I said it PUBLICLY, I believe it, I stand by it: Rittenhouse is a murderer. He should be facing federal firearms charges. His “trial” was a sham, a show trial, a kangaroo court that the judge and prosecution did everything in their power to prejudice and throw. It was a blatant miscarriage of justice. I don’t care that a “jury of his peers”, a jury HE CHOSE in a move by the judge that, as far as I know, is unprecedented in US jurisprudence, found him “not guilty”.
Now Rittenhouse wishes to profit from his notoriety. Why work if you can sue your way to wealth?
The Ukraine….
“War is the ultimate criminal act, an armed robbery writ large. And it’s always about greed. It’s always a nation that wants something another nation has. And you defeat that nation by recognizing what it wants and denying it to them.”
— Tom Clancy
The Ukraine is a treasure trove of natural resources after which Putin lusts. The Ukraine was the ONE republic over which Russia hoped to maintain control with the breakup of the soviet union. And now he wants it back to help address Russia’s financial and tech crises.
Monday, February 14, 2022
Meijer, Inc., Abandons Its Previous Stance Regarding Lawful Defensive Firearms Carry….
In 2019, Meijer, Inc. issues the following statement:
The safety of our customers and team members is our top priority, so we respectfully request that our customers do not open carry firearms at Meijer. We’ve made this decision because open carry can create an environment that makes our customers and team members feel unsafe.
While I support the right to lawfully carry a firearm openly, which is legal in Michigan, I also understand the thinking behind the request.
Over this weekend (2/13/22), however, that changed.
Meijer has now adopted a prohibition against ALL lawful carry.
As a result, I am taking my business elsewhere, and I am urging all Meijer customers who lawfully carry their personal firearms to:
- Contact Meijer to voice your opposition to their new policy (616) 453-6711)
- Boycott Meijer until they PUBLICLY reinstate their previous policy.
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Trump: My Opinion…
This will be brief.
Donald “The Donald” Trump is a malignant narcissist with antisocial tendencies who has no business being FREE, let alone being president of the US.
While campaigning the first time, he promised to pay the legal fees of anyone who roughed up his detractors.
He incited the January 6 debacle.
He is running on blatant racism this time.
He is once again inciting insurrection, this time to protect himself from prosecution.
He is running PRIMARILY to keep himself out of jail.
He is blatantly pandering to his base, promising pardons for the January 6 rioters who have been convicted.
He belongs in jail, not the Oval Office.
Permitless (AKA: Constitutional) Firearms Carry….
Permitless firearms carry. That term sends shivers through many, who assume that every criminal and gangbanger who wants to carry a firearm will be able to do so without any checks of any kind.
Nothing is further from the truth.
First, those people are ALREADY obtaining and carrying firearms without any checks. It may come as a surprise to many that criminals/gangbangers don’t obey ANY of the laws we have in place. They DON’T get background checks. They DON’T observe waiting periods in those states that have them. For some inexplicable reason, they just don’t care about any of the restrictions that are already in place. So these laws have ZERO EFFECT on them. As a practical consideration, firearms charges are prosecuted in fewer than 5% of cases nationally, anyway, in exchange for pleas to lesser charges.
Permitless carry of firearms doesn’t make it easier for the lawless to obtain/carry firearms. There are a number of states that have already implemented permitless (Constitutional) carry. People STILL need to be able to pass a background check in order to obtain their firearms. The question is, why should the law abiding be required to pass MULTIPLE background checks in order to exercise their Second Amendment rights? With few exceptions, they passed a background check in order to purchase their firearm (especially if it was a handgun) in the first place; with only a few exceptions in which a concealed pistol license is accepted in lieu of a federal background check, they are background checked for EVERY FIREARM they purchase. Then, under existing permit schemes, they passed ANOTHER background check in order to get their carry permit. In some jurisdictions, they are further background checked in order to buy firearm magazines or ammo.
Exactly how many background checks do we have to endure in order to exercise our rights under the Second Amendment? This is the ONLY Constitutional right that is so encumbered.
Permitless carry isn’t the unregulated exercise so many represent it to be.
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
To The City Council of San Jose….
Ladies and gentlemen,
There is a reason that annual fees have not been imposed on firearms owners in other cities: such fees have already been declared unConstitutional.
Murdock v. Pennsylvania, 319 U.S. 105 (1943) ruled that municipal ordinances and state laws that burden a Constitutional right are unConstitutional on their face. While the case specifically address First Amendment issues, the precedent it sets applies equally to Second Amendment issues:
“4. A State may not impose a charge for the enjoyment of a right granted by the Federal Constitution. P. 319 U. S. 113.
“5. The flat license tax here involved restrains in advance the Constitutional liberties of press and religion, and inevitably tends to suppress their exercise. P. 319 U. S. 114.
“6. That the ordinance is "nondiscriminatory," in that it applies also to peddlers of wares and merchandise, is immaterial. The liberties guaranteed by the First Amendment are in a preferred position. P. 319 U. S. 115.
“7. Since the privilege in question is guaranteed by the Federal Constitution, and exists independently of state authority, the inquiry as to whether the State has given something for which it can ask a return is irrelevant. P. 319 U. S. 115.
“8. A community may not suppress, or the State tax, the dissemination of views because they are unpopular, annoying, or distasteful. P. 319 U. S. 116i.”
The right to own firearms unencumbered by ownership fees is as much about the First Amendment right to freedom of expression as it is about actual firearm ownership. Firearm ownership conveys a point of view - one with which this council takes issue and finds “… unpopular, annoying, or distasteful.”
The law does nothing to keep firearms out of the hands of criminals, nor will it serve to reduce suicide. The required insurance and annual fee simply shift the costs resulting from criminal activity, who will not abide by this law, to the law abiding. In the long run, the law will be more costly to litigate on Constitutional grounds than the city will be able to afford.
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