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Semi-retired like Vito Corleone before the heart attack. Consiglieri to J.Kb and AWA. I lived in a Gun Control Paradise: It sucked and got people killed. I do believe that Freedom scares the political elites.

The difference between Us and Them.

I have spent my life as a Democrat which probably isn’t that surprising considering that I am African-American. One of the things that always attracted me to the party were the ideals of equality, fighting for the little guy and our openness to differing opinions, but lately I have seen my party take a turn that makes me uncomfortable. Somewhere along the way we stopped fighting for the little guy and became the party of the smug, educated elites who look down on those with less education and deem them unable or unworthy of being able to make personal decisions for their own lives.

Source: The Culture Of The Smug White Liberal | HuffPost

We teach the little guy to fight. We teach him and her that once you learn to shoot, they won’t need anybody to come to their rescue and that they are not “little” anymore.

Something interesting happens after that: The “little guy” becomes a ferocious defender of Rights that once were perceived as privilege and doled out by the Liberals only if you toed the party line.  They go from “Help us please!” to “Fuck you, get off my lawn.”

And that is why they need to get rid of us. We are dangerous as we not only provide hope but teach how to fight for it.

Hat tip Manny L.

Vancouver man dies after pistol shooting competition accident.

Veteran gun instructor Dr. Richard Cho, 50, mistakenly shot himself in the torso.
“There was nothing suspicious in the death so the case is now with the Coroner’s office,” said Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Jodi Shelkie in an email Monday. She said police responded around 1 p.m. Sunday.”A man who had been participating in a pistol competition had lost control of his firearm and accidentally fired a shot into his torso,” an RCMP statement said. “Witnesses administered first aid immediately and the victim was transported to Royal Inland Hospital by BC Ambulance. “Unfortunately, the man succumbed to his injury soon after.”

Source: Vancouver man dies after pistol shooting competition accident | Metro Vancouver

No details have been released yet as how it happened. We can guess, but it will not help things a bit. As I was pointing out to a friend, fatalities (and even non-lethal accidents) among competition shooters are so rare that when they happen, the news travels brutally fast.

My condolences to his family and friends.

Hat Tip Sean S.

Florida Stand Your Ground is Racist!!

That is what our “betters” keep saying and testify with Pentecostal fervor.  So I wanted to once again check the numbers to what has been touted and used as reference for all the claims: The Tampa Bay Times’ Stand Your Ground Law database. The TBT says in its database that “What follows is the most comprehensive list of “stand your ground” cases ever created.” Damn, that is impressive. Except they have not updated the database since October of 2014. Let’s say that the Tampa Bay Time always has been and shall be against the Second Amendment so the numbers may be tilted in favor of eliminating SYG, if at all.

Click to enlarge. And no, Zimmerman was not a SYG case, but they perpetuate the lie.

I have no idea why they have not updated the database, but the data is still there and they have been assuring us since year one that SYG is racist so the numbers for the last 8 years should prove it.

How many blacks have been the victims of SYG? According to the database, 45 Blacks died during that time frame and 38 were injured for a total of 83 victims.

 

Let’s compare against White victims: 81 dead and 43 injured for a total of 124.  Apparently the White folks are being decimated with SYG compared to the victims from Black population by 35%.

 

OK, but that does not mean squat, Whites killing Whites? Who cares? Is the Oppressive White racists killing the Black Men. Not so fast Ke-mo sah-bee! Total of White people invoking SYG after the killing of a Black Person is 11.  Total of Black people killing other Black people invoking SYG: 29 cases. That is almost three to one ratio of Black killing more Blacks under SYG than White Killing Blacks.

So there is no inherent or added racism in Florida’s Stand Your ground. It is just the constant use of the race card to elicit anger and embarrassment, to see if they can somehow turn back legislation. But it is not gonna happen, still and by far, Floridians like Stand Your ground by almost 70% and that is a huge number to flip around.

Maybe the Tampa Bay Times realized how far the numbers they obtained did not match with the message they were spreading and decided not continue updating the database? Sort of like with the Concealed Weapons Permit stats: instead of showing the world how bloodthirsty gun owners are, they became an embarrassment for politicians who were trying to badmouth people possibly 5 times more law-abiding than them.

Dear Lisa, that was a bad idea

“Very angry & very stupid Sinéad O’Connor “

A PSP Corporal and his partner, horse Sampson, were attempting to move the crowd when the defendant, Lisa Simon , used a flag pole with a silver nail at the top of the pole to strike horse Sampson in the side of the neck.  Simon did this while obstructing the troopers from performing their duties to move the crowd onto the sidewalk.

Source SIMON, LISA JOY – AGGRAVATED ASSAULT-POLICE AND 5 ADDITIONAL CHARGES

Cops don’t like when people play with their animals without permission. And they kinda take it personally when you try to injure them. Thus the next picture:

Besides the pavement, Lisa suddenly developed the following charges: Aggravated Assault-Police
Police Animals-Taunt/Torment/Strike
Offensive Weapon
Obstruction Administrative Law
Resisting Arrest
Disorderly Conduct

And add a $100,000 bail to the sticky fun.

Beauty tip: The last woman who rocked the bald-headed look was Persis Khambatta. At least for me.