Where a Hispanic Catholic, and a Computer Geek write about Gun Rights, Self Defense and whatever else we can think about.
The murder rate in the UK according to US standards is double or higher than their reported rate. It may be impossible to produce an actual apples to apples comparison number from official sources. It is not 15% of the US rate.
via Rick Notes: Comparing England (or UK) murder rates with the US: More complex than you thought.
Somebody did the work and the math.
Officers say the suspect forced his way into an apartment on Shiloh Woods Court at Cambridge Woods Apartments, near 42nd Street north of East Fletcher Avenue, where he bound the four men and sexually assaulted the four women inside. He instructed the victims there not to call police for 30 minutes, and they followed those instructions out of fear, deputies said.
This does not sound like your run of the mill, TV-&-Blu-Ray-collecting armed robber. This here is a serious sick puppy that will get somebody killed, probably next time around. In all probability the kids being targeted are under 21 so they won’t be eligible to carry a concealed weapon, but probably over 18 and if I am not mistaken, can keep some sort of weapon in his domicile as long as it is not part of the Campus.
I do hope they catch this bastard soon. I really have a bad feeling about him.
UPDATE:Predator Down!
The suspect in a USF crime spree has been killed.
Shortly after noon on Friday, officials were following a red sedan along US 301 just north of I-4.
Gunfire was exchanged as officials followed the suspect’s vehicle. Moment later, the suspect’s vehicle crashed into the median where the suspect began firing at authorities.
Hat Tip to Robert Fowler for the heads up
Sometimes it is fun to make them look even bigger fools than they are:
And a wee bit of Google-Fu later, we get:
Supposedly there is some Pro-Gun group that will be distributing candy on October 19 (Not exactly why since I haven’t been able to get clear info on that) and the Cult Coalition to Stop Gun Rights Violence just freaked out of their minds…as usual. But the tweet was too tempting not to royally screw with it for all it was worth. Sometimes 140 characters can play against you.
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UPDATE: Bill B. brings the info on the candy event:
“I think all the hoopla is about that Gun Rights Across America event. Oct 19 they’re calling for Americans to arm up and go outside to meet the neighbors. Someone in the group suggested passing out candy or having lemonade available. There website is http://www.gunrightsacrossamerica.com/”
I have been served with a lawsuit from SEI for 2 counts of product disparagement concerning my hearsay comments about their receiver delays.
via I NEED A LAWYER….Served with SEI Lawsuit Today – M14 Forum.
Mark Twain is attributed in saying: “Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel.” meaning do not try to fight the media since they have the loudest & widest reach. I will grant you that my slogan is not quite as catchy, but reflects the reality of our modern internet world.
According to the thread in the M14 forum, the gentleman in question has been sued by Smith Enterprises Inc. for comments he made in the forum about a product and/or quality and/or etc. I have no knowledge if the accusations on both sides are right or wrong or tepid, but SEI made a bonehead movement by involving lawyers in comments made in a forum..and a gun forum to boot where people are not too fond of tort lawyers. So far the forum member has garnered all the sympathy and the word of the lawsuit is slowly crawling to other forums and making it to the gun blogs. This does not bode well to SEI and they should remember that Jim Zumbo wrote what he thought was an innocuous line on a Friday and he was out of the job and sponsors by Sunday night on the sheer power of gun owners spreading the word and contacting those who needed to be contacted.
Although it may not have been the intention, the use of lawyers makes SEI look like they are trying to hide and at the same time, silencing by legal strong-arming this individual. This has already been seen as a cowardly maneuver and it is gonna take 100 times more effort to counter it than if they decided to leave it alone or just simply make a strong statement in the forum countering (very politely) the original post.
In an extreme effort to stamp out unfriendly competition, a youth soccer group in Midlake, Ontario, is eliminating soccer balls from their games and forcing kids to pretend they’re kicking a ball around.
“This year to address some of the negative effects of competition, we’ve actually removed the ball,” said Helen Dabney-Coyle of Midlake’s Soccer Association, OpposingViews.com reported. “And the kids are loving it.”
via Youth soccer league: No balls, scoring to halt ‘negative effects of competition’ – Washington Times.
Dear God, please somebody tell me this is a bad joke. If not, I propose we start bitchslapping some people that truly deserve it.
UPDATE: Yes, I was half asleep and did not see the disclaimer….
CURRENT VOTE: Better defining the constitutional right to bear arms.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT: “Because a well-regulated National Guard and Reserve, and well-regulated Federal, state, and local public safety departments, are necessary to the security of our free states and our free nation, the rights of citizens, while serving in their capacity in the aforesaid organizations, to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”
Apparently this is not a joke and brought to you by the people at the National Constitution Center whatever & whomever the hell they are. So far is 94% against it…and I think it is too low still.
You know what to do.