Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
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Posted on 11/18/2010 4:33:03 AM PST by marktwain
Well, it's official (if misspelled, in the New York Times)--Andrew Traver is President Obama's choice to be the BATFE's next Supreme Leader:
Nearly two years into his term, President Obama on Monday finally chose a director for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Mr. Obama will submit the name of Andrew Taver [sic], the special agent in charge of the bureau’s Chicago field division, to the Senate for consideration, the White House said.
This, no doubt, will immensely please the Brady Campaign, who will probably try to imply that it was their complaining--and complaining (pdf file)--that inspired this action.
That Traver's would be the name eventually submitted has been suspected for months, with the first (to my knowledge) to bring up the possibility being Mike Vanderboegh, back in early July. In that post, Mr. Vanderboegh documented some of Traver's hostility to the right to keep and bear arms:
But there is more to Traver than selfless service to his community. He is an anti-firearm rights zealot. He is on record as opposing so-called "assault rifles" in the hands of citizens. Worse, he is a prominent member of the virulently anti-firearm International Association of Chiefs of Police.
The NBC Chicago "news" story in which Traver expresses his opposition to private ownership of so-called "assault weapons" is something, it turns out, that I have discussed before, as has National Gun Rights Examiner David Codrea (video of that story can be seen to the left). One of my favorite parts of the NBC piece was this:
Traver says the power and randomness of the heavy caliber, military-style weapons make them so dangerous not only to people, but to police.
(Excerpt) Read more at examiner.com ...
I hope everyone has taken the two year respite in his anti gun campaign to stock up because this asshat is definitely on a mission.
Being a true believer in the rights of the government to control my actions, sarcasm, I fully expect to comply with any move on my firearms with the previso they can have them, ammunition first.
This is the first step in (o)bama’s campaign to slap down the populace has they have dared to push back on his over all agenda. Expect more to come.
“Police aren’t people” is a pretty common attitude with Leftists.
Is this a confirmation that will be rammed thru in the lame-duck or will they wait until the real Senate is seated?
You’ll love this one!
Thanks for the mail.
I don't remember even a token "Look, I'm all for the 2nd Amendment" while campaigning.
The lame duck session Republicans should filibuster EVERYTHING other than extending ALL of Bush’s tax cuts (make them permanent), passing a budget (or continuing resolution which the next congress will correct) and investigating Obama’s status as a natural born citizen. Nothing else matters.
Is this part of his “move towards the center?”
We have stalled the Obama agenda. Now we must destroy it in detail and scatter its ashes at a crossroads.
FUBO
Minuteman bump.
99% of Demorats are anti-gun , so what’s the difference . SOOOO when TSHTF how the hell they gonna defend themselves ?
sigh.....
expect more Waco’s and Ruby Ridge’s
ping
Top Down
Bottom Up
Inside Out
Obama is coming apart, do we need another Obama? I suggest he seek professional help for his broken phsyce. I do believe this man is on his way to the funny house, he may not make it to the end of his term.
Obama is coming apart, do we need another Obama? I suggest he seek professional help for his broken phsyce. I do believe this man is on his way to the funny house, he may not make it to the end of his term.
“Only Guns and Money” has been ahead of the curve on Traver. They have been following him for some time, now. Good backgrounder and research.
Who would have guessed the connection to Obama would be shared values through the rabid anti-gun Joyce Foundation? /sarc
http://onlygunsandmoney.blogspot.com/2010/11/who-is-andrew-traver.html
This guy has to be confirmed by the Senate, but all that means is that Mullah Hussein will recess appoint him and get him started, then sometime in the next year the Senate will get around to holding confirmation hearings.
That’s not how things are supposed to work, but that’s exactly how things are going these days.
Checks and Balances?? He don’t need no steenking Checks and Balances...
Listen up, folks. .223 Rem/5.56 NATO is a "heavy caliber."
Thank you.
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