Hat Tip Mark W.

Finney cites the work of Joy DeGruy Leary who invented a Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome that she claims black people suffer from. Affected by PTSS, black people experience “fear and mistrust of forests and other green spaces.” According to Finney, the tree is a racist symbol to black people.“Black people also wanted to go out in the woods and eat apples from the trees,” Finney explains.” But black people were lynched on the trees. The tree became a big symbol.” Black people are triggered by trees and suffer Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome flashbacks. You can’t expect them to go to on a hike.

Source: The Racist Trees of Our National Parks | Frontpage Mag

I’d figured that going to Home Depot or any hardware store would be worse than going to the woods since they sell rope. Let’s face it, there can’t be lynching without a hanging and there can’t be a proper hanging without a rope.

Hay tip to Michael M.

Have you seen the statistics on the high number of failed background checks compared to the low number of prosecutions for those failed checks? Remember when an NRA representative spoke with Biden about this topic?

Well, it flew under my radar that some states are now doing something about it. To be 100% clear, the laws are over lying on the background checks- so-called “lie-and-try”. Tennessee is the latest to join seven other states that now require law enforcement to be notified of failed checks. It seems that no state requires police to follow up, but there are many more investigations happening due to the law.

According to The Trace, data from Pennsylvania State Police shows a very big raise in investigations.

Personally, bravo. It’s about time people get more serious about criminals instead of law abiding citizens. Now, I could endlessly pick a bone with someone for hours over who should be labeled “criminal”, such as people who have served their time for minor offenses, but I will save that for a different day. However, I think this is a step in the right direction if people are serious about decreasing crimes committed with guns by repeat offenders. I do not like that if someone with someone with a minor offense is being blocked from purchasing a firearm. Perhaps they are less likely to be prosecuted fully, if at all? But if someone is a convicted murderer, then yeah sure, hit them hard.

I don’t enjoy any infringements on my rights, but this type of law is less toe-crushing than many of the things typical “anti-gunners” want.

Have a nice day, everybody.

The thick crowd, including actresses/moms Julianne Moore and Melissa Joan Hart, marched across the bridge into lower Manhattan behind a “MOMS DEMAND ACTION” banner.

Source: Moms march across Brooklyn Bridge to seek gun control – NY Daily News

The Thick Crowd? These are pictures from the Moms Demand own Facebook Page. As usual, they do their camera angle thing, but they posted one too many photos.

Looks packed…

Then again, maybe not so packed…

But they had celebrities! Like Julianne “Desperately Seeking Relevance” Moore!

My guess is that after spending all that money hiring companies to do their astroturf, they did not have much left to bus the paid volunteers in Craigslist.

A Law Enforcement Officer (The Only Ones) with a restraining order for domestic violence had his duty gun removed and his personal weapons confiscated by police in a state with great Gun Control Laws which would not have him allowed to buy any more weapons. All the check boxes have been marked and therefore no violence would occur. The wife was supposed to be safe and no need to do other preparations. It was a guarantee that the Opposition has made over and over.

But the sad fact is that three people are dead and three more wounded at the hands of Eulalio Tordil. This “Mass Shooting” has barely been mentioned by Moms Demand and CSGV and not a peep from Everytown or the Bradys. It is an embarrassment and they know it.

Words printed in a piece of paper are no substitute for the ability to defend oneself against a determined attacker.

You are your First Responder.

Another carbine that I have always liked is the Ruger Mini-14. While it has always had a good reputation for reliability, some have felt that the Ruger was not as accurate as it should have been. That always seemed odd to me because the ones that I owned and shot were certainly comparable, accuracy-wise, to the Model 94 Winchester and the .30 M1 Carbine. None of those three would win Honorable Mention at Camp Perry but they have won an awfully lot of gunfights.

Source: Shooting Illustrated | Those Handy Carbines

And here is the question: What constitutes a Fighting Weapon? I go by two principles, reliability (it won’t fail on its own) and “shootability” (The weapon you shoot the best because you feel comfortable with it.)

Comments are open. What would your principles/rules be for a Fighting Weapon?

GRPC 2016

Come meet national gun rights leaders and your fellow grassroots activists at the 31st Annual Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC 2016) in Tampa, Florida at the DoubleTree by Hilton on September 23, 24, & 25, 2016. This is your once-a-year chance to network, get an insider look and plan pro-gun rights strategies for the coming year. Past GRPCs have outlined victory plans and made public the latest firearms trends. They allow you a first-hand chance to hear movement leaders–and make your voice heard. This year we’ll take a look at critical issues such as: city gun bans, “smart” guns, concealed carry, federal legislation, legal actions, gun show regulation and state and local activity. The full roster of GRPC 2016 speakers has not yet been set. Past speakers include: Alan M. Gottlieb, Joseph P. Tartaro, Eugene Volokh, Wayne LaPierre, Michael Reagan, Larry Elder, Rep. Bob Barr, John Lott, Mark Walters, Sandy Froman, Rick Patterson, Gene Hoffman, Tim Schmidt, AWR Hawkins, Massad Ayoob, Tom Gresham, Alan Gura, G. Gordon Liddy, Larry Pratt, Emily Miller and many other.