Gun Free Zone

When we discuss the horrors of Nazi Germany, many people claim that they would not have turned a blind eye to the atrocities that were taking place. They are full of it. They are mistaken in every way.

There is the Stanford Prison Experiment, where they took volunteers and broke them into two groups, guards and prisoners. Within days, the guards were acting in some of the most atrocious ways possible. Every time the experiment has been repeated, the same results occur.

At Yale, Stanley Milgram conducted an experiment where he had two volunteers come up. They drew for who would play the interrogator and who would be interrogated. The draw was fixed, and the shill was always picked to be interrogated.

The interrogator would then ask questions of the “victim.” If the victim answered incorrectly, the interrogator would move a dial to increase the voltage being applied to the victim.

The entire thing was rigged. There was only one shock given, that was the first, which was given to the actual volunteer, so they would know what was happening to the victim.

Nearly every person who participated in the experiment went all the way to 300 volts. 65% went to the maximum of 450 volts.

The Milgram experiment has been repeated, and the results are consistent.

This is not to excuse the atrocities of the Germans, it is to strongly suggest that it wasn’t the German culture that allowed them to do this to their fellow humans, it was human nature.

In some ways, we can see the same things happening in our country. People that say, “You owning a gun makes me feel unsafe. Since I feel that you will use that gun to kill me or somebody else, you should not have guns. If you don’t give up your gun, I will send the police to take it from you by force, potentially ending up with your death.”

We see it in the othering that happens consistently. How many times have you heard somebody refer to “Maggots” or similar?

Unfortunately, the book is a little dry. It is a difficult read because it was written as a scholarly paper that was turned into a book. The hardbound copy is expensive. The book is filled with numbers, place names and unit names and numbers. Which makes it difficult for many people.

Netflix has turned the book in to an hour-long short. If you have not read the book, take the time to watch it. There are still many numbers, but it is easier to handle. They use a mix of historical images and film mixed with modern re-enactors to create a sense of history that is strong.

If you have read the book, the video is worth watching just for the historical footage and to get a better feel of the men.
—Christopher R. Browning, Ordinary men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the final solution in Poland (HarperCollins 1st ed ed. 1992)

In Fraser v. BATFaE the plaintiffs (good guys) said that 18, 19, and 20 year-olds are part of The People and that the government was infringing.

On May 10, 2023, the court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs. The court then ordered the winning party, the good guys, to submit their costs for payment by the losing side, the government.

This case as only made it to the district court level. The lawyers involved are at the good but not great level.

The lawyers are reporting: $900+ in expenses, 230+ hours of billable time at $495/hour for a total billable of $107,368.50

The final order in the case was entered on Aug. 24, 2023. In general, the losing side has 30 days to appeal. The state has requested a stay pending appeal, which has been granted. It does not look like the state has appealed this case.

It would be good for us if they did appeal. While it would hurt 18, 19, and 20 year-olds, having a Circuit Court find in our favor has more impact than just a district court.

This video hit my feed this morning.

https://twitter.com/ClownWorld_/status/1702884326164369578?s=19

Yes, we can all mock Leftist and say, “you voted for this.”

But…

What about the people who didn’t vote for this?  Should they suffer?

I am traveling at the end of this month that will have me spend two days in Portland, Oregon.

Most of one of those days will be after I check out of my hotel, so my belongings will have to stay in my rental car.

I have already posted about the secure container I have installed in my truck.

I will be taking some extremely valuable items with me on this trip and I don’t want them to get stolen and I can’t take them into the facilities I’m going into.

(Trust me, you will read all about this soon enough.)

So what to do.

When you watch the video, you will notice two things:

1. They moved very fast.
2. The only tool they used was something to break the window, and it was small. Maybe a center punch or something.

That’s good news.

It means defeating these people can be done with anything that slows them down and requires tools.

Again, nothing is perfect, it it doesn’t look like these assholes are willing to start fucking around with bolt cutters and grinders.

My most valuable items will be in a Pelican case with padlocks.

Of course, that alone is not enough.  The box needs to be secured to the vehicle.

That is where a security cable with loops on each end comes in.  Those are cheap.  You can buy them at a hardware store or on Amazon for $10.

Now you have to know what to secure it to.

SUVs generally have cargo tie-down spots in the trunk. Cars don’t. You can secure it to the spare under the trunk floor cover.  In my car, there is a steel loop. Welded to the car body that held the jack in place. I got my car used so the jack was missing. I can key lock to that.

In the cabin or behind the seat, there is also a LATCH system attachment point for car seats.  That is very strong and can accommodate a padlock.

Many cars have a pass through from the trunk to the cabin. Usually the center armrest in the rear seat. A four foot security cable can reach from the trunk to a rear seat LATCH point.

A good padlock, a cable lock, and a Pelican case will defeat these guys.

If a Pelican case is too expensive, I’ve been impressed with the Harbor Freight version APACHE case.

For soft items, you can use a steel wire mesh bag by Pacsafe.

Here is a video of one in use:

You can also just buy sheets of that wire mesh from Amazon, and using a cable and lock, make your own for odd size or shape bags.

Once again, locking it to a tie-down or LATCH location.

I get it, it’s a hassle and you shouldn’t have to do it.

But wish in one hand and shit in the other.

If you need to travel to areas like this, you can take precautions that for less than $100, will secure what you own from theft.

Police determined this week that a fatal northwest Las Vegas hit-and-run crash was intentional.

On Aug. 14, Andreas Probst, a 64-year-old retired Bell, California, police chief was struck by a 2016 Hyundai Elantra near Tenaya Way and Centennial Parkway while riding a mountain bike in the bike lane around 6 a.m.

Probst died at University Medical Center.

The Metropolitan Police Department arrested the 17-year-old driver of the Hyundai who fled the scene of the crash on suspicion of hit-and-run

https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/homicides/bicyclists-death-a-homicide-after-video-emerges-police-say-2897192/

These were thrill attacks and a murder. There is a growing segment of the population that has deeply embedded in their minds that Life should not be given respect or consideration… unless it is theirs.

And pretty much nothing we could carry can counter several tons of metal aimed at you at a rate of speed.

The killers will be given all kinds of benefits according to the law and lot of us begrudgingly, still accept that is the way it should be.

But the “tank” of Good Faith And Trust in the Judicial System is running dangerously low and the expectation of refilling it is pretty much nil.

We should all be aware of 18 U.S.C. 922(g). This is the definition of prohibited person.

Hunter is charged under §922(g)(3) which is unlawful user of any controlled substance. This is being challenged at the district and circuit levels and is likely to end up at the Supreme Court. This is a Second Amendment challenge. If this challenge is made, I hope that Hunter wins.

There are two other charges, §922(a)(6) and §924(a)(2), lying on a form 4473, and §924(a)(1)(A), lying to an FFL about information placed on a 4473.

General Flynn was charged with making false statements to the FBI. That is what got him in so much hot water. It wasn’t what he was accused of doing, but instead of lying to the FBI.

At this point, the Hunter case is under extreme scrutiny. The Judge in the case is already upset about the games played to give Hunter a “get out of jail free” card.

Even if Hunter wins against the §922(g)(3), there is every reason to believe that he will be found guilty on the other two counts.

Clearly, this will not be a fair trial. It isn’t like Hunter is going to get 22 years for three counts of felonious conduct. It isn’t like he was in a different city while the mob walked through the capitol. That was worth 22 years of a man’s life.

The case is United States v. Biden, 1:23-cr-00061, (D. Del.)

I have heard from J.Kb. that the patches are not yet in his hands. It will be a couple of days still. I’ve marked the product as being on backorder.

I’ve reached out to a supplier for shirts, hats and such. It is possible, but the cost might be higher than we want to pay.

So far, we have “Don’t Break The Perimeter” and “The Second Amendment Applies to Everyone”.

For something larger:

Hagar has a couple of shirt designs in the works. We just need to be able to source them at reasonable cost.

When Roe vs. Wade was struck down, the Right cheered, the libertarians nodded thoughtfully, and the Left went into a full on panic.

The Right said that abortions were originally meant to be safe, but infrequent. The exception and never the rule. An abortion takes a life, even if it is a “potential” life, and that should be thought through very seriously before going forward. With the advent of “abortion on demand,” things got out of control and there was so much push that we had some people advocating for “post birth abortions.”

The Left said that abortions belonged to all women, that it should never be questioned, and that a woman is not a walking incubator. Abortion gives power to a woman, so she can’t be trapped in a relationship, can’t be forced into child care that she’s either unable or unwilling to provide. When and how abortions are done should be the discussion of women, and men ought be excluded.

I’m left enough to say that I believe it’s important to have a certain level of abortion available to women. There are simply too many situations where pregnancy is used as a cudgel to beat women down, even today, that I’m unwilling to even contemplate taking it away entirely. There are also just too many times when extenuating circumstances get in the way.

Today, I learned about a group of court cases challenging the abortion laws in Idaho, Tennessee, and Oklahoma. I’ll let you read the legalese yourself; I know you’re all capable of that. I’ll provide the “feels” for you.

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