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This Week’s DUH Award Goes to…

I usually don’t let the liberal ant-gun morons get under my skin because, frankly, they are usually either stupid or just misguided by their own irrational fear.  BUT…tonight I was going back and forth with a couple of rocket-surgeons in a political blog.  The question being posed by the site was: “Should states have the right to ban guns for the average American?”  I posted my obvious (and correct) opinion and began to read the countless other posts as they came in.  Many mirrored my own and several were intelligently written but sadly and predictably misguided wrong answers.  Then came “R.O.”  I will not use his real name in this post because I’m confident that based upon the combination of his physical appearance and his amazing lack of common sense, he likely deals with enough ridicule on a daily basis as it is.

Mr. O. proceeded to answer his question as follows;

- Should states have the right to ban guns for the average American? -

Yes, I agree that states should have the right to ban guns for the average American. In fact I think it should be a decision made on federal level. I would like to see a total ban on the right to own a gun in the country, because too many people are abusing those rights and it is not safe to walk on the streets alone anymore, even in broad daylight.

As you can imagine, I was forced to respond.  But I was nice.  ;-)

I just can’t, for the life of me, comprehend the fact that FREE AMERICAN CITIZENS could actually believe the words that this person typed.  He felt strongly enough about this, that when he read the question on the blog, he was compelled to form that thought and then type it into the dialog box, sending it out to be read by anyone who chose to read it.  He believes that, not only, the  states should be able to ban all guns but it should be done by the federal government.  His reasoning is, “…because too many people are abusing the rights making it unsafe to walk the streets…”

OK…..I will say it again, because…well, this is my blog and it happens to be a SECOND AMENDMENT blog at that:

THE OBJECT

A handgun is an object, not unlike a hammer or a pencil or a pillow or a car.  Each of those objects can be safely used in a manner which is within the laws of man as well as common sense.  Each of those objects can also be used in a dangerous manner which is not lawful and that may cause injury or death.  A hammer cannot swing itself.  If I swing a hammer correctly, only striking the head of a nail, I can build a shelter for a person in need.  The same hammer can be used incorrectly and illegally to take the life of that same person.  If I use my pencil to stab rather than write; If I use my car to ram, rather than for transportation; If I hold my pillow over the face of a person, the outcome will be quite different than if I were to lay my head on it at bedtime.  A handgun is only as dangerous as the hand in which it is held and it cannot fire itself.  The hammer, pencil, pillow, car or any other object used incorrectly, cannot operate itself and is not at fault for the outcome.

THE HUMAN

The HUMAN is at fault.  The HUMAN that has broken the law…is at fault.  The law-abiding citizen who legally keeps and bears his handgun, is statistically less likely to be involved in any type of crime, let alone a violent gun-related offense.  The law-abiding citizen who legally keeps and bears his handgun IS NOT AT FAULT for the actions of the other HUMAN who chooses to BREAK THE LAW.  Are you still with me?  This is really not difficult stuff.

COMMON SENSE

I recently wrote a letter to our famous Governor, strongly urging him to veto a couple of anti-gun bills that are just sitting on his desk.  I asked the Goverator if there was any logic in being forced to sell your Harley because your neighbor got a ticket in his Hummer? Not only was it not the fault of the Hummer…but it was not YOUR fault that your neighbor chose to break the existing law against speeding. Does it make any sense at all, to punish the law-abiding citizens in attempt to control the behavior of those who will always continue to break the same laws? At the very least, the law-abiding citizen should be allowed to exercise his natural, Constitutionally guaranteed, individual right to protect himself and his family from that other citizen who refuses to respect the law.

THE CONSTITUTION

The Second Amendment to the Constitution of The United States of America was adopted on December 15th, 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights.  This was one of the rights that was specifically singled out for protection…A right that was so important to the architects of freedom that they placed a guarantee in the Constitution making sure that every generation of Americans would continue to enjoy the natural right that predated even the very document in which it was written.  ”A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”  Some people have a problem with the wording of the amendment itself while others choose a convenient interpretation which favors their particular political agenda.  I believe that it says exactly what they meant.  Some believe that the right extends only to members of a state “militia” and only as a group.  This notion was dispelled by the Supreme Court last year as a result of the “Heller” case which determined that the right is one that belongs to the individual.  Others cling to to the words “well regulated” in their attempt to over-regulate the keeping and bearing of arms to the point of non-posession.  Hamilton addressed both issues in Federalist Paper #29 stating;

…”well regulated” used in conjunction with “militia” described a characteristic of the militia that is based on their perfection or proficiency. Thus, “well regulated” in conjunction with “militia” means the militia are effective, efficient, or proficient. Hamilton’s usage makes it perfectly clear that “well regulated” does NOT mean regulated by the government or under government regulation. It refers to a characteristic inherent in the militia themselves (the people at large, the great body of the citizens, the whole nation) who constitute a capable or effective militia. A disarmed populace could not logically be described as an effective militia.”

I am still at a loss when I listen to a grabber spew the Brady talking-points and completely disregard simple common sense and the Constitution of the united states.

All of that being said…This week’s DUH Award goes to R.O. for his staggering lack of simple common sense and his complete disregard for the freedom guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America.

Bravo, you idiot!

Mainstream Newspaper…Pro-Incorporation?

In an October 6th editorial, the L.A. Times addressed the pending Supreme Court case which will determine if the 2nd Amendment applies to states as well as the federal government. It seems that this newspaper, or at the very least, its’ editor, seems to be pro-incorporation.

“In the Chicago case, the justices are considering whether the 2nd Amendment should be applied to the states by either the 14th Amendment’s due process clause (which applies to “persons”) or its privileges and immunities clause (which protects only citizens). The court should say yes, even as it reaffirms its assurance in its 2008 decision that government may still impose reasonable restrictions on the right to bear arms.

This is no time for the court to start picking and choosing when it comes to the Bill of Rights.”

The SCOTUS has decided to hear the McDonald v. Chicago case, which revolves around a 27-year-old Chicago law banning handguns, requiring the annual taxation of firearms, and otherwise interfering with the right of law-abiding individuals to keep guns at home for self-defense.  Hopefully oral arguments will happen this winter and a decision will be made in the middle of 2010.

NationalTerrorAlert.com on Home Invasion

Originally PostedOctober 2, 2009 by national / Thanks to NationalTerrorAlert.com

Earlier this week, National Terror Alert.com ran a story highlighting a recent episode of Spike TV’’s , Surviving Disaster. The post and the show focused on ‘How To Survive A Home Invasion‘. It was a brief post with a small video clip, however the response was anything but small. Within just the first couple of hours of posting, over 1000 people had read it… That’s unusual for a post that is not a “breaking news event”. They received a number of emails and a variety of questions.

Why so much interest?  They are still not completely sure but believe it’s partially due to the following. To most people home invasions are a shockingly new and horrific type of crime that few are prepared for, or know how to prepare for. Most have read about them, are shocked by the violent and disturbing nature, but they themselves and the people they know have not been personally affected. People see  the rising epidemic and understand that it’s no longer a crime relegated to just the big cities. They see the stories in their local newspaper and they’re afraid it could just as easily happen to them. They want to know how to prepare  and hopefully prevent such an attack.

So how bad is it….  Take a look, the stories listed below. All of these stories appeared in the news in the past 24 – 36 hours, yet they represent only a fraction of the home invasions that are taking place across the country. Keep in mind, there are people behind each of these headlines, people who will probably never again enjoy the sense of safety and security they had just 48 hours ago.

• Man pistol whipped in Southwest Miami-Dade home invasion
• Novi police have arrested five men they believe to be responsible for a string of nine home invasions that have taken place in Novi since July 30.
• Home invasion leads to SWAT standoff
• Patriots CB Jonathan Wilhite victim of a home invasion early Sunday morning
• 1 Shot in Leavenworth Home Invasion
• 77 year old homeowner Hurt During Home Invasion Robbery
• Police investigating violent home invasion
• Police searching for suspects in Lubbock home invasion
• DeKalb Home Invasion Leaves 1 Injured
• Two men were arrested by Corpus Christi police after a home invasion Wednesday night.
• 2 arrested in St. Bernard home invasion
• Home Invasion Robbery in Centralia
• Shocked Neighbors Gather After Home Invasion Homicide
• Morning Home Invasion Injures Two
• Fairfield Home Invasion Gang Busted
• Two suspects on the run after violent home invasion
• Three people attack 69-year-old man in South Bend home invasion

As mentioned in the previous post, Home invasions are among the most insidious of crimes, shattering the sense of safety and security for children and families for many years after the crime, often for a lifetime. With the rise in these types of crimes it’s important to learn what you can do to safeguard your home and family.

What can you do to protect your home and family from such an attack? They had planned on writing a post on how to survive a terror attack on a hotel but instead, next Tuesday they’ll publish a special report detailing the steps you can take to reduce your risk and increase the odds of thwarting a home invasion.

Surviving a home invasion begins long before the actual event. In the report they’ll discuss the following:

• Specific actions you can take that can reduce your risk
• Fortifying your home against a home invasion
• Creating an emergency plan to thwart a home invasion
• Recognizing the signs that you have been targeted
• The first 60 seconds of a home invasion
  
• After the first 60 seconds
• New Products and Technologies for safeguarding your home

California’s 9th Circuit Vacates & Waits for SCOTUS

Thursday, September 24th, 2009 8:30 pm | Lyle Denniston

The Ninth Circuit Court on Thursday put on hold its consideration of a case testing whether the Second Amendment right “to keep and bear arms” restricts laws passed by state and local governments, and not just those passed at the federal level.  After a hearing before an 11-judge en banc Court in San Francisco, the Court issued an order vacating submission of the case of Nordyke et al. v. King et al. (docket 07-15763), until the Supreme Court acts on pending cases raising the same issue.

Earlier, a three-judge panel of the Circuit Court had extended the Second Amendment to the state, county and city level, through the Fourteenth Amendment.  That ruling was vacated when the Circuit Court agreed to reconsider the issue en banc.   The Supreme Court may act as early as next week on one or more of  three pending cases: National Rifle Association v. Chicago(08-1497), McDonald v. Chicago (08-1521), and Maloney v. Rice (08-1592).  All three are scheduled to be considered at next Tuesday’s private Conference.

“‘Independance’” Day? Really?

I realize that I am supposed to be taking a break from the blogs to defrag and enjoy my family but today is traditionally a family day.  Today I am experiencing, for the first time in my life, the loss of a holiday.

Today I “’celebrate’” what was once my favorite and most anticipated annual holiday…A day that recognized our “’Independence’” from a controlling government and our “’Freedom’” as a people and our “’Sovereignty’” as a nation.

Did you notice all of the quotations in the first paragraph? I call those Sarcastiquotes. Imagine that each time one of those words is spoken, it is accompanied with a full set of sarcastically gestured air-quotes that emphasize my displeasure with the unwilling change that has been forced upon those words.

Let’s take a quick look at a few of these words and focus a moment upon the changes that have taken place in just a few short months.

Air-quotes “’Celebrate’”. Today I “celebrate”…

Today, I celebrate NOTHING. What only a year ago, still fostered immense pride and thankfulness as a citizen, is now going to be Dronefest. If anyone goes out and pretends that we are living in a sovereign, independent, free country….YOU ARE A DRONE…A SHEEP. Wake up!

• A federal excuse to take the day off and go to the lake? Yes.
• A reason to Bar-B-Q with family and / or friends? Yes.
• A memorial of Independence, freedom and sovereignty past? Perhaps.

But a celebration of actual, existing “independence”….No.

No…not with the subversive, power-hungry, corrupt, anti-American government that “‘we the people’” have brought upon ourselves.

Not while the Constitution is being quite intentionally and systematically ripped, page after page, and thrown into the fire.

Air-quotes “’Independence’”. …”Independence” from a controlling government…

Are you freakin kidding me? This IS the most controlling government in the history of the United States of America. At least Brittan was open and honest about their abusive control and their taxes. Now we have actual dictators that think we need to slow down or we will end up to the left of them. There is no longer anything “independent” about this country other than maybe the government itself…It is functioning completely independently of the Constitution as well as the will of the people which it is supposed to represent.

Air-quotes “’Freedom’”….our “freedom” as a people…

How can ANYONE, who is not in a coma, believe that we are still a free people? Where have you been? Do you not have a TV, a radio, eyes, ears….a brain?

EVERY….SINGLE….DAY, the “’media’” tells us about a new “’plan’” that was put in place…or a new “’czar’”…or a new “’investment’” in the future….or a new bill that was passed in the dark of the night by politicians that not only did not read the bill, but have no idea what is in the bill. BUT, of course, it’s absolutely imperative that it’s passed immediately to avoid the next impending “’crisis’”. It’s all “’for our own good’”.  Wow….even more Sacarcastiquotes?  What is real any more?

Air-quotes “’Sovereignty’”. ….our ”Sovereignty” as a nation.

Sovereignty? Webster defines sovereignty as:  Freedom from external control.

OH YEAH…WE’RE “’SOVEREIGN’”. Just ask NATO

I am sad. I am scared and don’t feel particularly festive.

To many of us, at the very least….to ME, July 4th is now Re-dependence Day and will be the day that commemorates the loss of my “independence”, “freedom” and “sovereignty”.

I want my holiday back…and everything that it once represented.

THE Last….MY Last Post

A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

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First, let me tell you that I LOVE MY COUNTRY!  I served my country, my family and my fellow man.  Over the last couple of years, I have become consumed by research.

I have become consumed by learning about my government and I have become absolutely consumed by the fact that my country and my freedom are being stolen from me, my family, my friends, my fellow Americans and most importantly, my children.  My quest for knowlege has grown into something that controls every non-working waking hour of my day.  Now, in addition to my ongoing research, I frequent and post at several blogs as well as edit two blogs of my own…This one, which was my first and a Political blog that was born from the fruits of a zillion hours of research and self education.  I wanted to provide access to targeted information that I felt was important for people to be aware of.

Unfortunately, my children are paying the highest price because not only will they not be able to grow up with the same freedoms and opportunities that I enjoyed…Not only has the economic prosperity of their futures been condemned to that of certain struggle, but they have also been deprived of their Dad.  My obsession with research, knowlege and getting involved, has all but removed me from their daily lives.

It is time for me to make a choice and frankly the choice is an easy one.  This will be the final post on the …shall not be infringed blog for awhile.  I will never be able to protect my natural, individual, Constitutionally protected, 2nd Amendment right to keep (own) and bear (carry) arms…all by myself, through the words and pictures of a small internet blog.  It is going to take an uprising of FREE, patriotic, God-fearing, America-loving, Constitution-believing American citizens.  Those citizens will ALL have to get involved at every level and vote.  Demand your rights.  Demand your freedom.  Demand your country back.

I want to thank all of the many people who have contacted me through my blogs as well as through e-mail.  I also want to thank all of the contributors that either posted information or responses to my words, or that provided links to their important views and allowing me to include their information in my blogs.  I have made some very good friends through this experience.

I looked very carefully for exactly the right final piece of information to leave you with that will give you a feel for just how very important our ability to protect ourselves actually is.  My good friend Gio at Giovanni’s World has provided just that perfect piece of information.

Do yourself and your country a favor and put aside one hour of your life to watch the documentary below.  It is graphic and it is frightening…But it is real…AND IT IS POSSIBLE.

I wil leave you with one of my favorite quotes as well as with a piece of text taken from the California 9th Circuit Court of Appeals’ recent opinion written on the Nordyke vs King case.  Read them and think about them.

“”The strongest reason for people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.” — (Thomas Jefferson)”

“We, (The California 9th Circuit Court of Appeals), therefore conclude that the right to keep and bear arms is “deeply rooted in this Nation’s history and tradition.” Colonial revolutionaries, the Founders, and a host of commentators and lawmakers living during the first one hundred years of the Republic all insisted on the fundamental nature of the right. It has long been regarded as the “true palladium of liberty.” Colonists relied on it to assert and to win their independence, and the victorious Union sought to prevent a recalcitrant South from abridging it less than a century later. The crucial role this deeply rooted right has played in our birth and history compels us to recognize that it is indeed fundamental, that it is necessary to the Anglo-American conception of ordered liberty that we have inherited.17 We are therefore persuaded that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment incorporates the Second Amendment and applies it against the states and local governments.”

PLEASE WATCH THIS DOCUMENTARY——-> Innocents Betrayed <——–

God Bless,

- Bryan

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Author Pulls “Smart Guns” Bill from Committee Schedule

Senate Bill 697 was scheduled to be heard on Tuesday, April 28 in the Senate Public Safety Committee.  Yesterday, SB697 was pulled from the committee schedule at the request of the sponsor, State Senator Mark DeSaulnier (D-7).  

SB697 would prohibit the sale of handguns other than “owner-authorized (or ‘smart’) handguns” — that is, handguns with a permanent, programmable biometric feature that renders the firearm useless unless activated by the authorized user.  No proven, viable handgun of this type has ever been developed.  The bill would require the California Attorney General to report to the Governor and Legislature on the availability of owner-authorized handguns; once the Attorney General finds that these guns are available, only “owner-authorized” handguns could be approved for sale in California.

While this development is a solid step towards defeating SB697, the bill still poses a threat.  Please continue checking your email and www.NRAILA.org for updates.

Final Update: AB357

Assembly Bill 357 was voted down yesterday in a 5 to 1 vote. Every Democrat voted NO with the lone Republican member voting in the affirmative. Support and Opposition was as follows:

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REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION

Support

American Justice Center
California Association of Firearms Retailers
California Rifle and Pistol Association
Gun Owners of California
Hi-Caliber Investigations
National Rifle Association
Stutchman Forensic Laboratory
469 Private Citizens

Opposition

California Chapters of the Brady Campaign
California Peace Officers Association
California Police Chiefs Association
California State Sheriffs’ Association
Legal Community Against Violence
Sheriff, Alameda County
Sheriff, Butte County
Sheriff, Del Norte County
Sheriff, Santa Barbara County
Sheriff, Santa Cruz County
Sheriff, Shasta County
Sheriff, Ventura County
Sheriff’s Office, Tuolumne County

It is amazing to me that so many sheriffs and Law Enforcement personnel were present. The SCOTUS decided that police do not have the responsibility to protect the public and the LEO’s don’t want us to be able to do it ourselves.  What is left?  Please go to Assemblymember Steve Knight’s website and voice your support.  Get involved.  The assembly agreed to hear the bill again in the future.  We would like to go into the next hearing with 100,000 signatures.

-QB

9th Circuit Court INCORPORATES 14TH AMENDMENT!

WOW!  Great Job 9th!  I read the entire opinion and it was extremely well written and explained.  This will hopefully be the launching pad for the strengthening of the 2nd Amendment here in California.  We have several more battles ahead of us which include ab357 which will make California a “SHALL Issue” state, as well as well as fighting against our federal government signing unconstitutional treaties with the United Nations that will effectively hold a blowtorch to our Constitution and Freedom.

-QB

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Fairfax, Va. – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit marked a milestone in Second Amendment history by ruling that the Second Amendment limits state and local government infringements on our right to keep and bear arms through the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. NRA has been involved in, and supportive of, this case for the past ten years and has filed several amicus briefs in the case.

“The historic Heller decision was a major victory for law-abiding gun owners and recognized that the federal government could not infringe on our right to keep and bear arms,” said Chris W. Cox, NRA chief lobbyist. “Today’s decision, which applies to the states in the Ninth Circuit, ensures that the fundamental freedoms affirmed in Heller are not just limited to the residents of Washington, D.C.”

In 1999, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance that made it a misdemeanor to possess a firearm on county property, effectively banning gun shows. This ordinance affected a local business, owned by Russell and Sallie Nordyke, which promotes gun shows throughout California. In an attempt to continue holding their gun shows on the Alameda county fairgrounds property, the Nordykes filed suit to strike down the ordinance.

The U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the ordinance banning guns on county property, but found, consistent with the views of most Second Amendment scholars, that the Second Amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms for all law-abiding Americans. NRA is also pursuing litigation on that issue in Chicago and Oak Park, Illinois. That case is currently pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

“The NRA shares the Nordykes’ disappointment with the ruling on the county ordinance, as gun shows should not be discriminated against by local government entities. The incorporation portion of the decision, however, is a major step forward in enshrining our Second Amendment freedoms,” said Cox.

“This decision brings us closer to seeing Heller applied throughout the land,” concluded Cox. “After nearly 10 years of litigation, the hard work of the Nordykes, their attorneys, Donald Kilmer and Don Kates, and NRA’s legal team has resulted in today’s historic decision.”

-NRA-