- From the “Wackos Behaving Badly” Department – Two men have been arrested for illegal possession of explosives in the past few days. One in suburban Maryland had 100 pounds of bomb making materials, while the other was arrested in Ohio with 48 bombs in his car. Personally, if they’re convicted, I hope they have the book thrown at them. Dirtbags like this are used to tar those of us who disagree, no matter which side of the political argument we sit on, as dangerous individuals who need to be watched. They will be used as an example of why the government needs to monitor us even more closely, and will be an excuse to intrude on our rights. These two ought to share a cell in the sub-basement of a supermax penitentiary in an area with a high water table.
- From the “March of Freedom” Department – Chicago mayor Emmanuel is a sad panda today, as a federal judge has ruled that Chicago laws, which prohibit the otherwise legal transfer and sale of firearms, unconstitutional. Apparently, all of the crime problems in Chicago are caused by those who are willing to go to a retail establishment, fork over hundreds of dollars, and go through a NICS check, and not those who are prohibited from having a gun in the first place, buy or steal a gun on the street, and use the guns in a crime. The judge has stayed his decision to give Chicago a chance to appeal, which I expect it will. I look forward to the day in which a free citizen can simply walk into Mordor while legally armed.
- From the “Dumbasses of the Week” Department – A couple in Oregon were arrested recently after they used methamphetamine as a tip after eating at a restaurant. Officers later searched their hotel room, and found a meth lab. Apparently Mr. and Mrs. Einstein thought that the waitress would like a little of their stash as a gratuity, and that led to their downfall of their criminal master plan to turn a Holiday Inn Express into a pharmaceutical hobby house. Maybe they can stuff these two nincompoops in the same cell as the bluntskulls with the bombs.
- From the “First Runner-Up Dumbass Award” Department – The New York state director of homeland security has been accused of using the laser sight on his handgun to point out things during a presentation in front of foreign dignitaries. Apparently he made the Swedish delegation a tad nervous when he muzzled them with his pointer. Remember, kids, only government officials have the training and knowledge to safely carry firearms.
- From the “I Got Nothing” Department – A woman in New Mexico was arrested recently for pointing a Smith and Wesson handgun, which she had been carrying in her underwear, at her boyfriend during an argument over space aliens. I’ll just leave this one here for you all to make your own snark with. I like to keep the blog PG.
- From the “Business as Usual” Department – Emails from the staff of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie seem to indicate that an unannounced lane closure on one of the busiest bridges in the country was not done due to a need to study traffic patterns, but rather as political payback against the mayor of Fort Lee, New Jersey. The good mayor had taken the reasonable and sensible action of declining to endorse Governor Christie’s re-election. In other words, life goes on as it always has in American politics. Inside sources say that President Obama cut his golf game short to call Governor Christie and congratulate him on his technique.
- From the “Good Government” Department – A sheriff in North Carolina traded two Thompson machineguns and several old .38 revolvers for patrol rifles and Glock magazines, rather than destroy them. Good for him. It’s not often that we see government officials using their heads when it comes to finding creative ways to get the things they need to do their jobs. Of course, the need for civilian law enforcement to use Bushmaster rifles is debatable, but if he’s got to have them, this is better than feeding antique, collectible guns into a log chipper and asking for a bond issue.
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Posted by daddybear71 on January 8, 2014
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DaddyBear
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/ January 8, 2014Let me play devil’s advocate:
48 bombs, 4 guns, and several remote detonators could, if they hate the guy enough, be a few pounds of tannerite, 48 ziplock bags, and 4 guns.
That’s probably NOT what it was, but they were rather vague on what they meant by “bombs”, weren’t they?
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daddybear71
/ January 8, 2014True. It could be something that’s being blown out of proportion. We’ll have to see what comes out in court.
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oldnfo
/ January 8, 2014That last one is the ONLY good one in that lineup… Just sayin…
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