She can't make it through the first sentence without being wrong.

Rep. Carolyn "Shoulder Thing That Goes Up" McCarthy:

There are only three states, Florida, Texas, and Illinois, and the District of Columbia that outright prohibit the open carrying of handguns. Only three!

Actually, it's Florida, Texas, Illinois (which bans carrying of any kind), Oklahoma, Arkansas, South Carolina, and New York. That's seven. Not three.

It gets better:

Now, contrary to public perception, I have never been against people owning guns for protection, hunting, or sport.

Is that why you continue trying ban some of the most popular sporting and defensive arms on the market?

In the summer of 2009, a man stood just outside a venue in New Hampshire with President Obama inside talking about healthcare reform. He had a gun openly strapped to his thigh. Another time while the president was giving a speech at the convention center in Phoenix, a dozen people were openly carrying guns, including one who walked around with an AR-15 assault rifle strapped to his back.

What you don't say is just as important as what you do say. The man in New Hampshire was nowhere near the venue where President Obama was talking. He was blocks away on private property.

In this session of Congress, laws were passed to allow guns on Amtrak trains and in our national parks. Where does it end? When will people realize that we are moving backwards in reducing gun violence?

Are we really? It seems like we're moving forward. Even the spin doctors at MSNBC have admitted that firearms deaths are falling as more people are carrying. You're also misrepresenting the Amtrak legislation. It only applies to checked baggage, just like on an airliner. No one will be carrying a gun on a train anymore than they can carry a gun on an airliner.

I realize that is an extreme, but when open carry has occurred in retail stores, other customers generally become alarmed and the police are called to the scene.

Thousands of people open carry every day without incident. If the police being called were such a common occurrence, there would be no end to the media coverage of it.

Exaggeration, missing information, and disinformation. This is all par for Carolyn McCarthy. Apparently she hasn't changed a bit since "the shoulder thing that goes up".

The Second Amendment March and April 19th...

It's being conflated all over the internet by Rachael Maddow and her followers that The Second Amendment March is being held on the 19th of April as some sort of tribute or celebration of Timothy McVeigh's bombing of the Murrah Building in Oklahoma City.

In reality, the march is being held on the 19th of April, because it's Patriot's Day. Not because it's the anniversary of the Murrah Building Bombing or the Waco Massacre. The Second Amendment March for Oklahoma City hasn't even been scheduled yet, but that hasn't stopped the concern trolls chiming in:

Are you guys going to talk about the April 19 Second Amendment demonstrations? As a person from Oklahoma City, I find the entire idea upsetting beyond belief. These protests are going to take place on the 15th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. The idea of a bunch of armed right-wingers parading around on that day -- especially here -- makes me *ill*. Do any of these people know what actually happened here on that day?

Sadly, the Second Amendment march itself won't get as much press as the conspiracy surrounding the date it's being held on.

One less Criminal Empowerment Zone.

University of Colorado Concealed Gun Ban Struck Down By Court Of Appeals.

DENVER — The Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of a group seeking to allow students with concealed gun permits to carry their weapons on campus.

According to Brady/VPC "logic", blood should be soon flowing through the halls of the University of Colorado. Students will be shooting professors over bad grades. Drunken frat boys will be shooting freshmen. Classroom debates will turn into shootouts. Etc, etc.

I guess time will tell. I do know that as long as concealed carry laws have been around, no one has sought to repeal them.


* Note - Be sure to peruse the comments on the HuffPo post. They rank from hilarious to flat out disturbing.

At least 6 arguments for an Oklahoma State Militia.

A couple of state pols (with the prodding of the local Tea Party) have decided to push for legislation that would establish a state run militia. As expected, the collectivists have lost their collective mind, invoking the new scare-word of the month: "McVeigh". Even some of the non-collectivists are poo-pooing the idea (Looking at you Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.)).

However, there are 6 reasons every Oklahoman (even the rare leftie-Okie) should support a state run militia:

1. The National Guard is not here - At any given moment, the National Guard can be called to some sandy place halfway around the globe, meaning there is no guarantee that the NG will be here in large enough quantities if at all in the event of a disaster.
2. Even if the National Guard is here, they can't respond quick enough. - If any lesson can be learned from Hurricane Katrina, it's that the National Guard is a 3rd or 4th responder at best. Local police, fire and rescue are 2nd responders on days when the weather is good. The average citizen is the true first responder in an emergency. And what could be a better (not to mention faster) first response than trained and equipped citizens who are already on the scene of a disaster?
3. It's already in the state law. - Right here.
4. Put your money where your mouth is. - If you're one of those people still holding on to the "collective right" theory of the 2nd Amendment, now is your chance to actually support a collective right to be armed.
5. It will improve our society. - What better way is there to serve your community while learning marksmanship, first aid, firearm safety, and other valuable life skills than in the state militia? You can join and have no fear of being shipped to your death in Carbombistan. You may even earn money for school.
6. It's would be ours. - The National Guard belongs to the federal government. They use federally owned equipment and can be sent anywhere the federal government wants to send them. A state militia would belong to the state. They would use state (or even personally owned equipment) and would stay in the state. And should a Katrina level disaster occur, a state militia would be less likely to violate the rights of Oklahoma citizens.

Chicago: Park shooting, 4 dead.

As the weather in Chicago gets warmer, the body counts get higher:

Four people--including three children--were fatally shot early Wednesday and two others were critically injured when a family member from out of state showed up at the South Side home and began shooting--reportedly because "Allah" told him to kill his family.

Previous Chicago entries:
More Chicago Madness.
What is going on in Chicago?
Chicago: 40 shot, 4 killed in 48 hours.
Blood in the Streets
Spring has Arrived

Politicians now engage in Reasoned Discourse®.

Assemblywoman Lori Saldana (collectivist-CA) is using Facebook to push her ban on Open Carry (AB 1934).

Being on Facebook, you'd think there would be an open forum where constituents could discuss the pros and cons of such legislation. And you would be thinking wrong:

Scott Smith I posted a rebuttal to to this video on her page and it got erased. While she enjoys the free publicity of creating a Face Book Page for her bill, she wont engage in debate with people who visit the page. She is a one sided elitist contemptuous liberal enforcing her own agenda and not her constituent's.

I expect "one sided elitist contemptuous liberal" behavior from the usual suspects, but coming from a politician is just unacceptable. I expect bloggers to create the smallest, darkest echo chamber their heart desires. After all, that's their right. Politicians on the other hand, even the "one sided elitist contemptuous liberal" politicians, are accountable to their constituents. Their sole existence is based on the open debate of issues with those the represent. Without debate, they are no longer politicians. They are self-serving proto-fascists.

So I urge all CA residents (or anyone really) to go to the AB 1934 page on Facebook and politely debate the issue with her.

Josh Horwitz: I hate the First Amendment as much as i hate the Second.

If anything, at least he's consistent. Perhaps Josh is envious of the fact that he couldn't get nearly as many enthusiastic, dedicated people to show up in support of his ideals.

As much as he is lamenting the imaginary dangers of armed people peacefully gathering in full compliance of the law, I guarantee that on April 19th more people will be shot in gun free zones than at all of Second Amendment rallies combined.