This is going to get mighty interesting:

700 N.J. police officers have tested positive for coronavirus, State Police leader says

NYPD: At least 11% of workforce called out sick on Friday during coronavirus outbreak

The expression “You are your own first responder” is taking an even bigger significance with every passing day.

The susual suspects are decrying this in Twitterverse:

“If you are from an infected area, please don’t come here”
“No, fuck you. I do as I want”
“Seriously, please, we don’t want to spread this disease.”
“I said no and fuck your people!”
“OK, check points enacted.”
“YOU FUCKING FASCIST!”

Governor De Santis has been warning for over a week that people from infected areas should not escape to Florida which so far, has been spared the worse of the Wuhan Virus. People ignored. Even Governor Cuomo acknowledged that New Yorkers were escaping and that there was a great chance they were carriers, but they did not give a care.

So Florida is enacting rather mild precautions, and the 5-minute patriots come out screaming as if it was the God Given right of a contaminated asshole to spread the sickness among the rest of the population.

“Is not this a free country?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Have not I a right to swing my arm?”
“Yes, but your right to swing your arm leaves off where my right not to have my nose struck begins.”
John B. Finch. 1882

It is not a difficult concept to understand.

Update: They don’t give a shit about themselves, friends or neighbors, do you thing they have consideration for anybody else outside NYC?

https://twitter.com/keeltyc/status/1243650632692662272

And this:

Photos Show NYC Parks Still Bustling During The Global Pandemic

A Miami Herlad Journo was not allowed access to a press conference given by Governor De Santis because simply the space is restricted due to the CDC guidelines. She was given the URL to watch the conference but she wanted access to the Governor. When she was not bowed to, she reported she was barred form the proceeding hinting some sort of dark intentions.

So the Herald Editorial today comes out all self righteous in defense of their journo and allegedly us.  They actually had the balls to write this:

“Rather, he should be ashamed because, in not allowing Klas to do her job and ask the serious questions that deserve his serious answers, he is really denying access to the Floridians who look to these media outlets for vital information”

And I left them my opinion:

Floridians are indeed looking for vital information, but we also know that we are not going to find it in the Miami Herald. Hell, you guys vetted Gillum, right? He was the best option for Florida Governor, wasn’t that so?
Now imagine this crisis under the “leadership” of a lying addict like Gillum.

Journalists are so conceited, they swear we will not remember the continuous screw ups they commit and that anything coming out of them must be treated like the gospel by us, the Little People. They know better! We must Obey!

F. U. Miami Herald.

And that high pitch whine you hear is the collective Gun Control crowd crying in desperation.

Via The Gun Writer:

“We are deeply appreciative to the Trump Administration and Department of Homeland Security for recognizing the vital role our industry fulfills in our nation,” said Lawrence G. Keane, Senior Vice President and General Counsel for NSSF. “We have seen over the past week hundreds of thousands, even millions of Americans choosing to exercise their right to keep and bear arms to ensure their safety and the safety of loved ones during these uncertain times. Americans must not be denied the ability to exercise that right to lawfully purchase and acquire firearms during times of emergency. This guidance from the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is crucial to governors and local officials as they craft the orders to preserve public health.”

NSSF Thanks Trump Administration for Industry’s Critical Infrastructure Designation.

I am going to keep an eye on certain Twitter and Facebook tweets

I caught this article from Consumer Reports and it’s very good.

As Home Defense Sales Rise, So Do Calls for Safe Gun Storage

It is not political or judgmental.  It simply advises that people buy and use safe storage, and recommends some methods for safe storage.

Consumer Reports spoke to gun-safety experts, firearms industry groups, gun store owners, and public health officials to understand the current market and to advise consumers about what they need to know about safe weapon storage.

One recurring message: While the ownership issue of guns and other home defense measures is controversial, there is widespread agreement that if you’ve purchased a gun or another weapon, proper storage and safety techniques are critical.

That includes the National Rifle Association, which describes itself as America’s “preeminent gun rights organization” and advises on its website to “Store guns so they are not accessible to unauthorized persons.”

The best practice is to secure all firearms in locked storage, with ammunition stored and locked separately, says Bill Brassard, senior director of communications for the National Shooting Sports Foundation, a firearms industry group. The American Academy of Pediatrics echoes that advice.

Brassard says a common criticism of gun locks and safes is that they could slow response time in a self-defense emergency. But “many lockboxes open very quickly, providing access to the gun owner, while still being inaccessible to a child,” he says.

Consumer Reports quotes the NSSF more than anybody else, and even positively mentions Project ChildSafe.

According to Brassard, cable locks fit most guns but might not work on some firearms, such as double-barrel or break-action shotguns. In those firearms, a trigger lock can be used to prevent the gun from firing. But Brassard recommends a cable lock whenever possible because it requires the gun to be unloaded when it’s installed, adding an extra layer of safety.

However, his group encourages gun owners to use a lockbox or a safe because a gun lock wouldn’t stop someone from stealing a weapon. Many storage units can be bolted down for extra security. And they can be small enough for a single handgun, or big enough for long guns or several firearms.

Preventing theft is just as important as keeping a kid from touching it.

Currently, there are no federal safety standards for gun safes. The industry relies on voluntary standards set by groups such as ASTM International and UL, and standards for gun safes set by the California Department of Justice.

And I want to make sure it’s kept that way.

During the ongoing coronavirus crisis, with many physical stores closed, some retailers are still selling gun safes online. Liberty Safe, a gun-safe maker, for example, says it plans to continue shipping during the pandemic, as do some smaller operations, such as Titan Vault, a manufacturer of high-security gun safes based in Oceanside, Calif. 

I have had nothing but good quality from Liberty.  I don’t own anything by Titan Vault but I’ve heard good things about them.

I thought this article was very well written and I agree with it completely.

I cannot drive this point home too much.

It is critical that any identifiable group police itself before it does something that causes moderates to demand it be policed by an outside force.

Yes, the anti-gun activists will always demand the most stringent safe storage.  They will never stop.  We can never please them as long as we are gun owners.  Telling me this in the comments doesn’t change my point.

The question is: can they persuade the moderates to vote to make safe mandatory safe storage the law.  That is the point.  They way they do that is with horror stories of kids who find guns and shoot themselves or others.

When they have bloody shirts to wave and sob stories to tell, that is what they can use to push the moderates into voting against us.

The absolutely best thing we can do is take responsibility for ourselves and deny the antis the dead kids they need as ammo against us.  And oh yeah, fewer dead kids too.

Lock up your guns.  And if you know a first-time buyer, encourage them to lock up their gun too.

This is a bad defensive gun use.

https://twitter.com/CollapsePosts/status/1243473965332541446

I have said before that I wished the law would be a little more lenient when it comes to defensive gun use that didn’t involve pulling the trigger.

I know this varies by state, city, and how much of an asshole the police and prosecutors are.  What one prosecutor might see as a DGU, the other might see as assault.  Nevertheless, the idea of being able to deescalate a situation without having to shoot someone seems to fall into an uneasy gray area.

This is not a gray area.

This dumbass filmed himself pulling his gun and then shooting off his mouth.

That he taunted the guy first and then threatened him with physical force afterwards is even worse.

While in the strictest sense it might have been a DGU, the totality of the situation could have been interpreted as a pissing match between two assholes and escalated to brandishing guns at each other.

And this dipshit got it all on video and uploaded it to the internet.

If you are going to carry concealed, do it right.