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>> ... there are more than a few people in uniform that will side with the citizens ...

Agreed, but many will not - for perspective on this, read -
Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
by Christopher R. Browning

Or Google up “Christopher Browning”

Temple was black. Harrison and Stephens are white.

This from the “weallbe” blog.

For all of you who missed Tom Sowell’s column on “Budget Politics”:

“Back in my teaching days, many years ago, one of the things I liked to ask the class to consider was this: Imagine a government agency with only two tasks: (1) building statues of Benedict Arnold and (2) providing life-saving medications to children. If this agency’s budget were cut, what would it do?

The answer, of course, is that it would cut back on the medications for children. Why? Because that would be what was most likely to get the budget cuts restored. If they cut back on building statues of Benedict Arnold, people might ask why they were building statues of Benedict Arnold in the first place.

The example was deliberately extreme as an illustration. But, in the real world, the same general pattern can be seen in local, state and national government responses to budget cuts.”

>> Obama personally called Colorado legislators to vote yes on these bills.

It is also my understanding that NY Mayor Slimeberg has called them, saying “If you don’t get on board with this I’ll cough up megabucks to defeat you in the next election”.

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Nice to see the race pimps thinking for a change. Google up:

Racist Origins of Gun Control

No Guns for Negroes

18 km/sec = over 40,000 mph (11 miles per second).
7,000 metric tons = over 17,000 fully loaded 747s.

Dat be some serious MV squared.

;o)

>> Does anyone else have any intel about this?

Yes - I’ve just heard the same from a Catholic theologian friend. The pope, a brilliant academic, has repeatedly handled situations requiring “delicacy” poorly:

1/ The church is essentially dead in Europe, and the pope has not been effective in reversing this.
2/ His non-support of Turkey entering the EU.
3/ His statements to the Jewish community.
4/ First on the list, however, is his stonewalling of the sex abuse scandals, and in fact ordering his bishops to continue the coverups.
5/ His bringing former Archbishop Mahony (Los Angeles) to Rome after the sex abuse scandal his Archdiocese endured. (It is my understanding that the current Archbishop - Jose Gomez - after reviewing the records of these 508 cases, has refused to allow Mahony to perform any duties within the Archdiocese - the largest in the United States).

Is this a big deal? Yes - the last resignation occurred nearly 600 years ago.

We are in the process of moving out of our house in Miami and up to central Florida. Last night (2/15) we pulled out of our new house and headed south for another load.

The one-way trip is nearly 300 miles; almost all of it on the Florida Turnpike. Going southbound, it first passes to the west of Orlando, skirts Disney World, then heads south-southeast until it nears the coast at Fort Pierce, then parallels the coast and I-95 on into Miami.

South of Fort Pierce and north of Palm Beach - at about 9:30 PM - we began seeing large groups of motormen (motorcycle cops) streaming north at a high rate of speed, lights blazing. And not just one or two - we lost count of them at 36. Stretched out for nearly four miles, they were the forward wave of a large motorcade. They were dressed in reflective vests and raced northward at WELL above the 70 MPH speed limit. Traffic usually moves at 75-80 MPH - my guess is they were traveling in excess of 90 MPH. They stationed themselves at the breaks in the divided highway so as to block any southbound motorists from making a U-turn in the path of the motorcade. Following them was a huge phalanx of cop cars, then a series of about 6-8 black bus-like vehicles, then more cop cars. Lots more cop cars. There must have been well over 100 officers involved in this.

They had obviously stopped the northbound traffic - it was allowed to flow again after a 2-3 mile gap of no cars, and was bumper-to-bumper for about 4 miles across all lanes before it thinned out.

What’s wrong with the usual three helicopter fleet presidents used to get around in? Any of you see the re-coronation last month? Cops every 10 feet facing the crowd, and a long line of secret service agents walking on either side of the heavily armored first three cars traveling the route. All buildings on one side of the route evacuated, then filled with rooftop snipers. The president got out of the vehicle only twice - once in front of the heavily armed FBI building.

For those of us old enough to remember, American presidents used to drive around in convertibles and appeared to be somewhat accessible. This fool travels around like he’s the leader of a third-world dictatorship. Times have changed.

>> What are the hispanic words for FU ?

Grew up in Miami; never have heard it used. How about:
Con-yo su madre. (”Your mother is a c-nt”) or
Hijo de puta. (”Son of a whore”) Either may work just as well.

I’ve always wanted to whip up my own Che t-shirt with the following subscript:
“La mayoria del tiempo se encuentra la mierda del perro en los zapatos. A veces se la encuentra en un t-shirt.” (The majority of the time you find dog poop on your shoes. Occasionally you find it on a t-shirt.)

After you watch the video, check out Dr. Carson’s website - look under “Alumni” and you’ll find Rafee al Mansour who now has a grant to research the perception of Muslims in the USA. After the 40 second video finishes, YouTube helpfully pops up with all kinds of Muslim links. The other Alumnus’ video doesn’t exist. WTF?

Note the skin color of most all the scholarship recipients. Of all the people who should be listening to Dr. Carson, it should be black kids and their [single] parent. Guess we can’t be havin’ dems be actin’ white. Sad.

A feature of the 247 that was not well liked - the wing spar ran above the floor. Passengers had to step over it to access the forward part of the cabin.

Trivia:
- Note that in the photo on the Boeing site the windshield slopes aft. In the first versions of the aircraft it sloped forward. All these early models were later converted.
- N13347 stayed in the United fleet until sometime in the ‘50s as a weather research aircraft.
- The color illustration of the 247 was created at the United pilot training center in Denver shortly after the company purchased their first computer graphics program. Prior to that, all illustrations used in the training slides were hand-created “mechanicals”. Those of us who saw it as a work in progress were stunned that ones and zeros could do this. the artist went on to create monthly calendars with all the UAL aircraft - DC-3, -6, -8, -10s, Boeing-720s, etc.

>> It’s “losing” not “loosing.” You can look it up.

And most of us on FR can, from time to time, look up “typo”.
Having worked as a proofreader, I can assure you that most of us are not overly proficient at proofreading our own stuff.

As to the other comments - childhood adolescent interactions serve to prepare us to enter the sometimes not too touchy-feely world of adulthood. What ever happened to “Sticks and stones will break my bones...”? And, as to the atrocious spelling of the other child, any guess as to the competency of the teacher who has let the dog into the classroom, let alone whether or not there’s a father in the home that helps the little ones with their homework?

>> fat girl, fatty and big girl.

Uh, Try loosing some weight.

>> I have a big problom [sic]. Nobody whats [sic] to play with me. Some day I will find a friend mayby [sic]. I am lonly [sic] when theres [sic]nobody here. My mother doseont [sic] love me and my dad. Can you help me?

So, let’s get this straight - you’re asking an animal that uses his tongue as toilet paper to have enough sense to help you? Until Fido comes up with a solution, perhaps you should pay a bit more attention in English class.

PS - Nice pix of canine fecal matter being spread over Blubella’s chin. Ugh.

>> ... doctor’s ‘prescription’ ...

I think you underestimate the willingness of people to scam the system. I volunteer at the airport two days a month and see nearly every dog in there with a “service” or “therapy” patch. We’ve been cowed into silence by the 1990 ADA act that enabled the nazi-like handicapped lobby. A quick eBay or internet search will get you supporting materials that’ll scare the begeezus out of anyone:

http://www.petjoyonline.com/Service-Dog-Patches-IDs-Tags-s/270.htm

>> People who scam the legitmate system wreck it for those who actually need a support animal.

Yup

OK, firearms instructors (there are well over 60,000 of you registered with the NRA) - back away from the keyboard. Enough with the talk:

The NRA website sells the rifle and shotgun student course books for $7. The recently revised and superbly illustrated pistol book is only $11. Go down there and offer courses. Show ‘em what you got - teach on the street with a couple of your buddys. Evangelize.

Are you an NRA recruiter? If not, why not? (For the bottom feeders: you sell memberships for $35 and get to keep $10.)

The “therapy dog” scam is widely used by airline passengers to avoid paying charges to transport the animals. It’s easy to do - just Google up “service dog patches”. A $10 bill and you’re in business.

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Enlarge the spot on the forehead - it says “Golem”.

>> There is no way I am identifying myself to government officials ...

Yeah, like they don’t already have all of us on a list.

I thought he retired to England after the war:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr_91leJpXo

>>Rat shot usually does not penetrate very far ...

Hmmmm - a case for moving the “center-of-mass” concept northward a foot or so?

Aussie gun ping

I’d reply to that, but I’m off in the woods looking for an assault tree trunk.

Sticks that look like guns? The horror!

First-time visitors to Miami are often horrified with the rude and insane driving conditions. It got that way courtesy our failure to enforce traffic laws on the swelling immigrant population in the mid ‘70s. No difference with the Brits. “This is a Moose-Limb area.” Oh really? F*ck you - it’s the U.K.! Whoops, sorry; it’s now Londonistan.

Now we’re working on doing the same thing here with them in the good old USSA.

>> People should start turning in $10 water pipe zip guns ...

Pawn shop owners love these buybacks; they turn in all their crappy guns that they bought across the counter for $5 each.

Sorry, ladies, but the price of sex had gone way, way down since the sexual revolution. Google up an academic paper called “sexual economics” by Baughmeister and Vos. You’re far too easy to come by - About $200 for the finest of you is about right. Two dinners, two movies and a walk in the park and off come the panties.

Of all the people who could use the bully pulpit to draw the country’s attention to this, by skin color alone, zerO is eminently qualified. What a useless race pimp...

>> I think acquiring a handgun with a laser will work just fine in lieu of practice. Point the little red dot where you want the bullet to hit, hold steady and shoot.

What? Are you serious? NO! Practice.

That situation had nothing to do with caliber, and everything to do with not being able to shoot worth a damn. Get momma off her butt and take her to the range once a month - 100 to 150 rounds per session should be fine.

And quit with the bullseye target practice - use 9” paper plates or sheets of computer paper at 21 feet...

Anybody see an agenda here?

1. background check
2. background check
3. background check
4. gun
5. background check ... gun
6. gun dealers ... background checks
7. gun
8. gun locks and gun safes
9. trace guns
10. lost and stolen guns
11. ATF
12. active shooter
13. gun violence ... gun crime
14. gun violence
15. gun safety
16. doctors asking ... about guns
17. reporting threats of violence
18. school resource officers
19. emergency response plans
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22. mental health ... regulations
23. national dialogue ... on mental health

>> Miami: soon to be Florida’s Detroit. Avoid Miami/Dade county at all cost. The rest of my state is nice though.

Comments from one who grew up in Miami:

1/ Starting with the mass arrivals of Castro-era refugees in the ‘60s, Miami began changing, and not for the better. With the Mariel boatlift in 1980, it blossomed into the turd-world sh!thole it has become today. Crime, rudeness, drive-by shootings, political corruption, and traffic insanity are the norm. If you come, enjoy the white sandy beaches and the swaying palm trees, admire all the nouveau riche Pedro Palaces, but watch your back. Stay out of traffic; if not: Keep your windows rolled up. Don’t use your turn signals . Drive 20-30 MPH above the speed limit like the rest of us. Ignore horn blowing and rude gestures.

2/ From a fellow Miami-dwelling Freeper’s recent post: “Property means little to Hispanics because their society does not have the assurance of person and property, of presumption of innocence, etc. The Hispanic perspective on security of property can be measured in the long history of iron bars on all openings of their buildings. Contrary to Libtard propaganda, they know their cultures propensity for what Americans call theft.”

3/ Let’s not be too positive about Orlando - crime rates are skyrocketing. It will take another 20 years, but it’s on its way to becoming Miami, Jr.

>> Five people ... arrested for a brutal takeover ... 14 employees were held hostage, including one who was stabbed and another who was sexually assaulted ...

And the left wonders why law-abiding citizens own guns ...

>> Five people ... arrested for a brutal takeover ... 14 employees were held hostage, including one who was stabbed and another who was sexually assaulted ...

And the left wonders why law-abiding citizens own guns ...

Will they have cows to catapult over the walls, just in case?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ8jGqdE2iw

An ample supply of imported French “taunters” would also be helpful.

Being in plain clothes and getting shot when adrenalin pumped cops show up to a crime scene is a distinct possibility - for both cops out of uniform and civilians. Suggestion:

The DSM (Don’t Shoot Me) banner was designed by a SWAT Sergeant with more than 20 years of law enforcement experience. Mike Lessman has spent his law enforcement career in SWAT, Patrol and Gang Enforcement; he is also an instructor in defensive tactics and officer survival. Check out:

dsmsafety.com/ccw

Our group has bought some 50 of these flip phone-sized units. They are worn on the belt, lightweight, quickly deployable and virtually unobtrusive. I highly recommend them.

>> We have a problem.

Great essay - thanks for spending the time to put it to paper.

>> one source said ... rallying support from ... gun retailers for measures that would benefit their businesses.

Those bastards have pimped themselves to the Gummn’t before*, and will do it again in a New York minute if they can make a buck on it.

* “Order a gun from an outside source? No problem; have them send it to me and I’ll charge you $50.” [$150? Even better.] {

My buddy came out smelling like a rose with this - he traded in a perfectly good, well maintained American manufactured SUV for a new foreign manufactured SUV with slightly better gas mileage. He is financially VERY well off, conservative, and was happy to rip off the Gummn’t for this Boonedoggle. (Can I say Boonedoggle on FR?)

Oh, yeah, and sorry about all those Joosh our Nagypapas and Nagymamas sent off to the gas chambers in WW-2.

>> Insane

Well, at least they’re not bitching about “Assault Weapons”. Buying a tool to protect yourself and your family and going to the range to sharpen your skills is far removed from sitting on your butt and playing a game.Read over Charles Krauthammer’s article and see if it changes your thinking any:

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/krauthammer122112.php3#.UOaSq4YmUgQ

Face it, guys - this sorta stuff gives Proddys the creeps...

Credo in unum Deum

>> How about moving to Colorado instead...??

Too late - it’s already been Californicated.

Notice in the video at 1+24 Mr. Nut Man walks right by a “No Concealed Weapons” sign. But, but - can’t he read?

I wonder how these folks’ Confederate ancestors would feel about “Run” and “Hide” being the first two steps in the process?

>> Firearms for all at 20Kft? Are you nuts?

How about ball peen hammers for all at 20k feet?

>> ... weapons being discharged on an aircraft ...

As a retired airline captain, I can tell you that this could have happened many times over on my flights. We often carried multiple armed federal agents, police and sheriffs (especially out the DC airports). I suspect most of them were poorly trained, and minimally qualified. “When did you last qual?” often brought on head scratching. “How many rounds have you shot in the last month?” was often taken as an insult, especially by women officers.

My advise to them was “if you have to shoot, try to do it out the side of the aircraft, not up or down. If you have to do it aiming fore and aft, make sure there’s plenty of, ah, er - impact absorbing material - beyond your intended target”.

My favorite armed flights were out of Sacramento. On Monday mornings, the state guys were “on deliveries”; taking extradited evildoers to their fates back east. Sharp guys; G0d bless ‘em all for the crap they have to put up with in their home state.