The delightfully named executive director of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, one Leah Gunn Barrett,* takes to the pages of today’s New York Times to display her ignorance of firearms, government and law, not necessarily in that order. Ms. Gunn … Continue reading →
A falcon left a dead mouse on our windowsill yesterday. As the Czar went to flick it off the sill down into the guest parking lot, the Czar noticed a small note tied to its leg. Indeed, the note read … Continue reading →
Did you hear that the Left has totally lost the gun control argument? No? Let us catch up. For years, in nearly every location, if you wanted to carry a firearm on you, you had to have a license or … Continue reading →
Gov. Cuomo demonstrates the danger offinger guns before Mayor Bloomberg joinshim on stage to introduce their jointlegislative proposal “Fingerguns UnderControl of Kids Kill Us Act,” or as it iswidely known, Cuomo’s FUCKKU Act. ‘Puter’s a casual hunter, and an even … Continue reading →
The US Senate treated foolish, ill-consideredgun control legislation much as Eliot Ness treated Frank Nitti: both are currently waitingin the car. And good riddance. To hear those on the Left tell it, the Senate’s failure to pass gun control legislation yesterday … Continue reading →
And lo, verily does Island Dweller throw down a little jotting: Most illustrious Sultan of the Steppes: Your faithful minion, though he be surrounded by water on all sides, still manages to maintain periodic contact with a former co-laborer for … Continue reading →
Stick with the Caribbean vacations, stay away from the politics, girlfriend… Dr. J. has a former colleague who despite her critical care bona fides always struck him as a dim bulb. It might be that she dressed like she was … Continue reading →
A big welcome back to LTC Dan, from whom we have not received a message in far, far too long. We appreciate the Colonel’s presence here at the Castle, and are most interested in his question: Sir, I found “Reading … Continue reading →
Chief Jay writes in with a disturbing amount of supplication, even for a power-mad despot such as the Czar. Check out the second sentence in particular: Mighty, Fearful Czar and Fellow Inmate of the Peoples Democratik Republik of Illinois; I … Continue reading →
‘Puter finally had opportunity to review Governor Andrew Cuomo’s (D-NY, but then I repeat myself) newly proposed restriction on firearms. Among Gov. Cuomo’s proposals are the following two: (1) all sales of ammunition will require a background check; and (2) … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s more liberal friends, which is to say every friend except his fellow Gormogons, cannot fathom why ‘Puter would be suspicious of the latest push to restrict legal gun ownership in the United States. After all, all good and right-thinking … Continue reading →
To most liberals, gun control means confiscation and destruction. Nothingwill satisfy liebrals except completeand total citizen disarmament. ‘Puter’s governor Andrew Cuomo is at this moment preparing to deliver his annual State of the State Address in Albany, New York. According to … Continue reading →
The Burgher of Bong has been unusually silent of late, probably because Mandarin loaded him up with extra work. The Czar doesn’t pretend to understand what it is, but they have this new device that shoots blue rings of light … Continue reading →
Here is a quick link to a petition gathering web site for the defense of the 2nd Amendment – click here The MandarinThe Mandarin, whose real name is 吏恆, joined the order in 1309, and introduced the Gormogons into England … Continue reading →
The Czar is, of course, dead set against the idea that Piers Morgan can, or should, be booted out of the country because he has willfully and persistently demonstrated that he is of low intelligence. In the unlikely event you … Continue reading →
Dr. J. isn’t the biggest firearm connoisseur of your Gormogons. Indeed be might be sixth of the six of us in that regard. However, he is rabidly pro-second amendment along with the rest of your Gormogons. That being said, he … Continue reading →
This is Czar’s idea of making peace. Deadmen don’t cause trouble. “Hear this, you foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.” Jeremiah 5:21. ‘Puter’s been on a bit of … Continue reading →
The Czar attended an open house for an outdoor rifle and pistol range this weekend, much as he has done for the last few years. This particular weekend though found the place overwhelmed with attendees. Yeah, this event is crowded … Continue reading →
Operative ME of AZ wrote the Czar a letter regarding his early hours screed about choosing between Obama and the Second Amendment. The Czar expected email, but this response was outstanding and perfectly crafted. Lest you think the Czar is … Continue reading →
Borepatch takes time away from his award-winning or whatever writing to carve this message into a dead Thracian warrior’s helmet. Not sure where he got a dead helmet as opposed to a live one, but the guy is resourceful to … Continue reading →
The Czar was interested to learn that tonight was the GOP’s sixteenth presidential debate. Yikes. Anyhow, the five remaining candidates generally did well. Santorum, Gingrich, and Perry were strong, forceful, and explicit in their views. Romney seemed a little faltering … Continue reading →
Michael A. Walsh, of the New York Post sums up perfectly what the Czar has been thinking: what if everything US AG Eric Holder testified over the last couple days was true. If so, here is your attorney general: he … Continue reading →
Dr. J. saw this quickie on the Drudge Report. It hails from BBC News, you know, that other news source in England, other than SkyNews. Dr. J. has a soft spot for the Murdochs. He drank beer (Coors Light, actually) … Continue reading →
Well, the Czar is not taking any credit for this. Illinois governmental liberals want to release the names of all Illinois firearm owner identification (FOID) card holders, in order to embarrass them so they never want to own or hold … Continue reading →
Our good neighbor (well, he is the kind of neighbor who strolls out to get the morning paper wearing only his underwear) Uncle Jay writes in with this very interesting update: Oh dread & awful Czar— Re: Some shooting ranges … Continue reading →
Man, the Czar hates when people ask him to cite sources, because then we all find out what little work we actually do around here. Oh, dread and mighty Czar, I read with interest your post on the baloney reasons … Continue reading →
Well, no. He is a Czarist, though. The correspondent in question is not at all satisfied with the Czar’s putting the majority of the blame for Mark Fiorino’s difficulties with Philadelphia authorities at his own feet. Quoth the correspondent: I … Continue reading →
If the Czar were a professional gun control advocate, he might think about grabbing a box, getting some of the best office supplies, taking down the poster of the kitten hanging by her front paws on a clothesline, and heading … Continue reading →
Dear Mrs. Brady: ‘Puter read with interest your opinion piece titled “30 years after the Reagan shooting, gun violence still reigns” in March 28, 2011”s edition of the Washington Post. To call it unfair, poorly reasoned and misguided would be … Continue reading →
We all knew it was coming. The White House indicates that President Obama will soon give a speech calling for greater gun control, ostensibly to prevent the recurrence of a Tucson style event. Newsweek, the Weekly Reader for putative adults, … Continue reading →
Uncle Jay writes in to say… Oh Mighty One— Once again, I cringe and scrape before thee to offer a tidbit for your perusal: President [Obama’s] restructuring of our Essential Documents. For instance, see Whitehouse.gov’s section on the US Constitution … Continue reading →
The New York Times again beclowns itself. In an editorial today, it opines in support of a proposed law requiring all new semiautomatic handguns sold in New York to microstamp shell casings. Thus spake the editorial board: The microstamping process … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s treading lightly here to avoid setting the Czar off, and causing a new Tunguska Event, but ‘Puter respectfully disagrees with Czar’s reading of the NYT editorial. First, the Bill of Rights was incorporated against the states by the Fourteenth … Continue reading →
Wow. Just wow. That’s ‘Puter’s reaction to this New York Times editorial opining that the United States Supreme Court should hold that the Second Amendment (as part of the Bill of Rights) is incorporated against the states pursuant to the … Continue reading →
More guns in law-abiding hands mean less crime. The District of Columbia proves the point.Reading most press accounts, one would be forgiven for thinking Armageddon had arrived after the Supreme Court struck down the District’s handgun ban in 2008. Predictions … Continue reading →
Your Volgi and ‘Puter disagree on the Thune Amendment. ‘Puter tends towards The Czar’s side of the argument. ‘Puter thinks: 1. States should be free to set their own requirements for concealed carry, including reviewing the qualification of each person … Continue reading →
‘Puter applied for his New York concealed carry permit on Friday. ‘Puter attempted to upload the wonderful form for all to see, but was stymied, partially due to the Blogger software, and partially due to his ineptitude with things electronic. … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s favorite willfully ignorant WaPo columnist E.J. Dionne is at it again. In his column today, Mr. Dionne bemoans the fact that President Obama hasn’t pressed for passage of unnamed restrictive, and perhaps confiscatory, gun laws. Assuming for the moment … Continue reading →
According to David Kopel writing in the Wall Street Journal, the answer is both. While admitting that Plaxico Burress displayed an astonishing lack of common sense in drinking alcohol while carrying a loaded handgun in his sweatpants waistband, Mr. Kopel … Continue reading →
They’ve got 3,600 hours of Olympics on tap. And, as you say, maybe they’ll bother showing the shooting sports rather than thinking, in some bizarro leap of logic, “If people see shooters using $10,000 target pistols to punch holes in … Continue reading →
Lest you think Ghettoputer exaggerates when he cites the intimate ties between Jim Crow and gun control, I point you in the direction of this law-review article which does a nice job with the history and connection. Here’s the epigraph, … Continue reading →
We promised Bill of Rights, so Bill of Rights it shall be. First, the Second Amendment and our Nation’s Capital. Our ever-amusing and multi-talented civil rights abuser, the D.C. City Government has determined that no matter what the U.S. Supreme … Continue reading →
