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The beast is wounded… what’s coming in 2016?

Not going to do 2015 in review. If you follow the blog, you are up to speed and I figure there will be more than one blog out there that will do an excellent job. No sense in wasting time.

What do I see coming? Our different Opposition groups will try consolidate into one solid block and probably fail as too many egos are involved. They are doing test runs now sharing some of the same messages in Social Media and I expect that will increase, but there is only so much space inside the rubber room to be shared with so many egomaniacs. Ladd and Bloomberg hugging and smiling? only for the cameras. Shannon Watts will continue to do her role as dutiful P.R. Nebenfrau of Everytown/Moms Demand rather than the queen she was a couple of years ago. MDA seemed to lost traction at the second half of the year.

The Old Media is due for a shake up. Even though we saw an amazing level of BS and vitriol coming out on the second half of the year, it is interesting to notice that pro Second Amendment articles and Op Eds were also being published. It is still far from equal time/space, but having seen articles criticizing the wisdom of Gun Free Zones and challenging the tactics of moving goalposts (Mass Shootings as example) means that at least some outlets are figuring out that their consumers are not lock-stepping with the old “conventional wisdom.”

At the Federal level, congress shouldn’t be an issue, but I have my doubts now with Speaker Paul Ryan. President Obama’s last year will be dedicated to his legacy and he will not waste political ammo on something he can’t win. If immigration and Obamacare still remain in the front burners, other than some executive orders to make nuisance of himself will be all that can be accomplished.

At state level we just saw what happened in Virginia with Reciprocity, expect a couple of more states trying the same and maybe one doing it. This could backfire gravely for the Opposition if it leads to a clean bill of National Reciprocity. I would like to see more Acceptance than Reciprocity from the States: If you have a CWP, you are golden in my state and it does not matter that your home state does not return the favor. But the idea that Bloomberg would anally emanate fire-hardened clay cuboids at the thought that rednecks from Texas and weirdos from Florida would be walking the streets of Manhattan packing  guns is too good to pass.

Don’t ask me about the courts. I think we are in a moment where some judges refuse to apply both Heller and McDonald simply because they can gum up the works and SCOTUS is giving the image that they are done with Second Amendment Issue for a while.

Unfortunately, I also see a coming year where unrest (civil and otherwise) will be prominent due to the drop of Law Enforcement getting hands-on crime. Nowadays is called the Ferguson Effect although a former LEO referred it as he knew it back in his patrolling days F.I.D.O. (Fuck It, Drive On). Some cities already have felt the spike in crime and simply put, cops will not risk their lives or careers if every time some thugh starts screaming “police brutality!” a mob comes out herded by a bunch of lawyers and politicians to seek the heads of men in blue.  Remember, police has no duty to protect, it is up to you to be the First Responder.

The year will begin badly for the Gun Control crowd. As of now, Texas is officially Open Carry and there is a good chance that Florida will follow suit before too long. It is also an election year and politicians in the chopping block will soon start paying attention to the races. That means two things are at play: Who can deliver cash and who can deliver votes. One thing is for sure: we cannot afford to be silent. Be a nag to your representatives, contact them, leave messages, let them know how you feel and specially how you are your circle will vote.

And one last thing: The discourse from the Opposition will become even more nasty. Expect to be called everything in the book including Child Molester. Do not reply in kind. Be smart about it, don’t be baited into responses that can be misused. The more you keep your wits, the more they will become incensed and say all kinds of idiotic things we can use against them. Our job is not to convince the fanatical that their views are wrong but to show the Undecided who is the serious and mature side of the argument. The Opposition’s minions can only go for the “penis compensation” bit so many times before even the most distracted of people get tired of the repetition. By the same token, responses like “Fuck you! That is why! It is my right!” play right in the Tactical Curmudgeon SWAT Forum but not so much in the real world. Don’t be a dick, make that your basic guideline for any discussion.

Expect the Opposition to SWAT you. I wish I could say that people like CSGV have reconsidered their attitudes, but frankly I think we are going to see an increase in SAWTting cases. CSGV in particular has been invaded by the Social Justice Warriors and they hate you and cops; getting both sides to shoot and kill each other is the perfect Birthday/Easter/Christmas gift. Texas, you are going to be a particular target for at least the first three months.

I am done playing Carnac the Magnificent. Enjoy the new Year.

carson wizard

Triumph of Gun Control: Venezuela reached record homicides in 2015

The annual report of the Venezuelan Observatory of Violence said that a total of 27,875 people died violently this year.
AFP
DECEMBER 28, 2015 – 7:58 PM
Venezuela closed 2015 with a rate of 90 violent deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, a historical figure that would make him the most violent country in the world without war, said Monday the Venezuelan Observatory of Violence (OVV).

Source: Venezuela reached record homicides in 2015

Not one single firearm has been sold to civilians in Venezuela since 2012. Gun control is so tight that even spear guns must be registered and a permit acquired for its use. Those who are lucky to be allowed to have a gun bought prior the cessation of sales, needs to have it registered, secured and only allowed 50 rounds of ammunition a year.

There are plenty more Gun Control regulations that I won’t get into, but what was promised to be a sure-fire method to control violence has proven to be its biggest fuel. And still some believe the same plan will actually work here.

The experiment is over: Gun Control is a failure.

Common sight every Monday morning in Caracas: Relatives waiting for the autopsies to be over so they can cliam the bodies of their loved ones who fell to violence during the weekend.
Common sight every Monday morning in Caracas: Relatives waiting in front of the morgue for the autopsies to be over so they can claim the bodies of their loved ones, felled to the rampant violence during the weekend.

Host Gator Versus WordPress: here we go again.

Went in my CP by sheer luck and found this cute message:

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Something did apparently happen at 4 am while I was all tucked in bed. You’d think that an email or a phone call would be issued as they have done in the past, but I got bupkis.

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And this happened just now, not 5 minutes after I clipped the above image:

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Hopefully this will not disturb normal operations much because trying to get help this time of the year is, shall we say, challenging.

 

Be back soon.

 

Guess who bought Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring.

Lo and behold the top donor to his campaign for Attorney General was none other than Independence USA PAC. They gave $1,292,417 of in-kind donations to his campaign

When you owe your elected position to Michael Bloomberg, when he says jump, you say how high. Evidently now was the time that Bloomberg said jump and jump is what Herring did in response.

Source: No Lawyers – Only Guns and Money

 

We need our own Bloomberg. Imagine the ability to buy the same amount of air time and the backing of millions of gun owners doing grunt work.

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American expeditionary troops in France pose with their then-new M1911 .45 caliber pistols, 1918.

Your Sunday Gunnie Joke.

A couple were in a busy shopping center just before Christmas. The wife suddenly noticed that her husband was missing and as they had a lot to do, so she called him on the mobile.
The wife said ” Where are you, you know we have lots to do.”
He said “You remember the jewelers we went into about 10 years ago, and you fell in love with that diamond necklace? I could not afford it at the time and I said that one day I would get it for you?”
Little tears started to flow down her cheek and she got all
choked up…
“Yes, I do remember that shop.” she replied.
“Well I am in the gun shop next door to that.”

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Location of the husband after that

 

Hat Tip: Lance B.

Update: I just told the missus this joke, she was not amused. Her words were “You go on and bring that gun home. I’ll show you how it shoots.”

Not sure if she meant she would teach me the manual of arms or something more sinister.