In the Soviet Republic of Illinois it's illegal to purchase a firearm or ammunition without a firearms owner card. In other words you have to be a registered gun owner. Thanks to the idiots that gave similar people control of the federal congress and the administration, crap like this is popping up all over like a bad case of pimples.
(1) IN GENERAL. It shall be unlawful for any person other than a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to possess a qualifying firearm on or after the applicable date, unless that person has been issued a firearm license . . .
HR 45 was introduced by the soviet Bobby Rush of Illinois.
And if that doesn't make your blood boil how about this stupidity.
. . . trying to make it a law that all bullets have to have serial numbers. This is nothing but a blatant end-run around the Second Amendment. The anti-constitution party, known as the Democratic Party, does not care how it is done, as long as law-abiding citizens of this country are disarmed.
Bills like this have been introduced in 18 states, and all by Demorats. Apparently the majority of Americans don't like their liberty. . . . . . Go figure.
Oh, . . . And let's not forget the The Democrats' current gun-ban-list proposal . You know what they say, since it didn't work the first time, get a bigger hammer. But crime reduction wasn't the real reason for the first one or the one that's coming. They just can't stand for their subjects to be armed. That's too much liberty for the masses, and the possibility of The People wanting their country back, and the tools to do it, is more than they can stand.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
A Bit Right
With Beck joining the network and Hannity going it alone, looks to me like FOX News is now leaning a bit right, at least as far as commentary shows are concerned. I hope their regular news programs remains balanced.
Coronation of a God ? ?
I'm continually amazed at all the crap going on about a changing of the guard. You'd think we were expecting a god in human form or something. Can he really walk on water? Not very damn likely. I bet his feet are made of lead just like every other lying politician, and in this case he's a socialist too.
Shall I bow at the feet of the new god? Double hell no! Anyone that raises out of the swamp known as the Peoples Republic of Illinois deserves scorn, not praise.
Shall I bow at the feet of the new god? Double hell no! Anyone that raises out of the swamp known as the Peoples Republic of Illinois deserves scorn, not praise.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Jihadists Are Celebrating
Based on the Obama appointees and what I've heard on FOX news, the war against terrorists will soon be one sided. The European socialists and the jihadists surely have been celebrating. Our government will be controlled by idealistic weak kneed socialists. The European elite are happy, and life for the murderous rag heads will become easy. We'll have at least one more date to remember to go with December 7, and 9/11.
Oh, lest I forget, this is also the end of capitalism.
Oh, lest I forget, this is also the end of capitalism.
In Hell First
The Obama may not try to take our guns, probably because the office doesn't have that authority, but he sure as hell won't get in the way. Most of his Democrat cronies are certain to make the attempt.
The Democrats' current gun-ban-list proposal
I have 3 on the list. I'll see the confiscators in hell before they can have them.
The Democrats' current gun-ban-list proposal
I have 3 on the list. I'll see the confiscators in hell before they can have them.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Flying With a Gun
Several years ago I had a less then stellar experience transporting 2 guns by air. The trip there was without incident. Both were in a locked hard plastic case, unloaded and in regular checked baggage. I found out, on the return trip, that forgetting to unload one was not a good thing. Besides the embarrassment of being so stupid, it cost me $300. That my friends is getting off easy.
This is what reminded me of that.
I already had a nice blue hard-plastic Smith & Wesson pistol case, so I went to Walmart and bought a "TSA approved" combination lock. I didn't want to take any chances of this not working out.
I THOUGHT I was well within these guidelines... so, my wife and I got to the airport and we headed up to the counter. It was to be a light trip, so we packed our clothes and gear in our carry-on backpacks, and the pistol case was the only thing I was going to check in.
The Delta lady that checked me in was VERY friendly. I just have to give her some credit, first of all. She didn't look at me weird when I told her that I'd like to check a firearm, she just made small talk as she tagged it, and said "Okay, now I have to take you over to TSA to inspect this.
"This is where it gets funny. Before I was even TO the TSA inspection area, the short-haired woman wearing the TSA badge said loudly, "That's not going to work."
"Uh oh!" I said while grinning. As you know, I am hardly ever serious. "Will it work for 20 bucks?" I asked her as we approached the inspection area.
"Funny. No, the whole idea of having a locking gun case is so that the guys down there [pointing to the black hole where all the bags were conveying into] can't get into it. Your case is plastic."
"Yeah, but your website said a hard-sided case that can't be crushed."
"Well it would be easy to break. Plus, your case only locks once, in the center of the handle. It has to lock at both ends."
At this point, a TSA guy who had been listening to the exchange poked his head over and repeated: "It has to lock on both ends."
Bummer. That was fine though. I had put aside about $700 JUST for travel expenses, and having the gun was worth it to me. Heck, I think I'd rather stay in an "unsafe" hotel WITH my Glock than a "safe" one without it.
"Well, do you sell pistol cases?"
"No," the lady said, "but the airlines sometimes do."
Yes- Hope. Not the Obama kind... actual hope!
The nice Delta lady was still standing there, and frowning, said to me, "We stopped selling them a while ago... but Northwest Airlines only stopped recently. I would go ask that lady over there," she said pointing at a lady behind the NW airlines counter.
So, we walked down there. "Excuse me ma'am, but I was told by the TSA lady down there that you might be able to help me by selling me a pistol case.. [I held mine up] this one here doesn't meet regulation. Before you say anything- there's 20 bucks in it for you if you get me fixed up!"
She looked at me funny and said, "Well I can tell you right now that the cases we sold were $75!"
Ouch. But, maybe it would be a good case.
"That's totally fine- I just want to be able to take my pistol!"
She left, and returned empty handed. "Sorry, we sold our last two cases last week. There's one back there still, but there are no keys for it, so we can't sell it."
Rats... I had one last idea. I thanked the lady wholeheartedly for all the legwork, and headed back to TSA. Now, once again, I must give this older woman at the Northwest Airlines check in line credit- she was REALLY nice, and again didn't seem weird that I was checking in a pistol. Anyway...
"Excuse me," I said to the TSA lady. "NW is all out of cases... what if I check my backpack as luggage and just stick the case in it- would that work?"
The TSA lady sighed and proceeded to demonstrate on my poor pistol case how easy it would be to break it open. "Okay, I get it!!"
As I took my case back, I noted the heavy frost around it where she had touched it.... kidding!
When I tried to check the gun, the Delta lady must have written something on my boarding pass, because BOY did my wife and get handpicked for some major TSA searching.
They wiped our hands, wallets, phones, EVERYTHING down for drugs, they took everything out of our bags (EVERYTHING), they patted us both down, and they even stuck us in a TINY glass room for a few minutes while they went through all our things. Everyone was looking at us through the glass as they went by.
I'm such a joker that I wasn't embarrassed... but I'm not sure if my comments to TSA helped anything:
"Find anything yet?"... "I'll be counting that money when you're done there, just so you know!"... "Make sure you check those boots real good!... "Wow, you're done with the boots? I can have them back? Ha! Awesome- Hey babe, they're done checking the boots!"
The weird thing was, my wife was the only one who found my comments funny!
It's been my experience that the TSA goons have no sense of humor. Joking around will only bring you grief.
This is what reminded me of that.
I already had a nice blue hard-plastic Smith & Wesson pistol case, so I went to Walmart and bought a "TSA approved" combination lock. I didn't want to take any chances of this not working out.
I THOUGHT I was well within these guidelines... so, my wife and I got to the airport and we headed up to the counter. It was to be a light trip, so we packed our clothes and gear in our carry-on backpacks, and the pistol case was the only thing I was going to check in.
The Delta lady that checked me in was VERY friendly. I just have to give her some credit, first of all. She didn't look at me weird when I told her that I'd like to check a firearm, she just made small talk as she tagged it, and said "Okay, now I have to take you over to TSA to inspect this.
"This is where it gets funny. Before I was even TO the TSA inspection area, the short-haired woman wearing the TSA badge said loudly, "That's not going to work."
"Uh oh!" I said while grinning. As you know, I am hardly ever serious. "Will it work for 20 bucks?" I asked her as we approached the inspection area.
"Funny. No, the whole idea of having a locking gun case is so that the guys down there [pointing to the black hole where all the bags were conveying into] can't get into it. Your case is plastic."
"Yeah, but your website said a hard-sided case that can't be crushed."
"Well it would be easy to break. Plus, your case only locks once, in the center of the handle. It has to lock at both ends."
At this point, a TSA guy who had been listening to the exchange poked his head over and repeated: "It has to lock on both ends."
Bummer. That was fine though. I had put aside about $700 JUST for travel expenses, and having the gun was worth it to me. Heck, I think I'd rather stay in an "unsafe" hotel WITH my Glock than a "safe" one without it.
"Well, do you sell pistol cases?"
"No," the lady said, "but the airlines sometimes do."
Yes- Hope. Not the Obama kind... actual hope!
The nice Delta lady was still standing there, and frowning, said to me, "We stopped selling them a while ago... but Northwest Airlines only stopped recently. I would go ask that lady over there," she said pointing at a lady behind the NW airlines counter.
So, we walked down there. "Excuse me ma'am, but I was told by the TSA lady down there that you might be able to help me by selling me a pistol case.. [I held mine up] this one here doesn't meet regulation. Before you say anything- there's 20 bucks in it for you if you get me fixed up!"
She looked at me funny and said, "Well I can tell you right now that the cases we sold were $75!"
Ouch. But, maybe it would be a good case.
"That's totally fine- I just want to be able to take my pistol!"
She left, and returned empty handed. "Sorry, we sold our last two cases last week. There's one back there still, but there are no keys for it, so we can't sell it."
Rats... I had one last idea. I thanked the lady wholeheartedly for all the legwork, and headed back to TSA. Now, once again, I must give this older woman at the Northwest Airlines check in line credit- she was REALLY nice, and again didn't seem weird that I was checking in a pistol. Anyway...
"Excuse me," I said to the TSA lady. "NW is all out of cases... what if I check my backpack as luggage and just stick the case in it- would that work?"
The TSA lady sighed and proceeded to demonstrate on my poor pistol case how easy it would be to break it open. "Okay, I get it!!"
As I took my case back, I noted the heavy frost around it where she had touched it.... kidding!
When I tried to check the gun, the Delta lady must have written something on my boarding pass, because BOY did my wife and get handpicked for some major TSA searching.
They wiped our hands, wallets, phones, EVERYTHING down for drugs, they took everything out of our bags (EVERYTHING), they patted us both down, and they even stuck us in a TINY glass room for a few minutes while they went through all our things. Everyone was looking at us through the glass as they went by.
I'm such a joker that I wasn't embarrassed... but I'm not sure if my comments to TSA helped anything:
"Find anything yet?"... "I'll be counting that money when you're done there, just so you know!"... "Make sure you check those boots real good!... "Wow, you're done with the boots? I can have them back? Ha! Awesome- Hey babe, they're done checking the boots!"
The weird thing was, my wife was the only one who found my comments funny!
It's been my experience that the TSA goons have no sense of humor. Joking around will only bring you grief.
Asshole Gov. of Ill.
Looks like that asshole governor in Illinois is still putting up a big front, despite the state representatives vote to kick him out. Now it's up to the state senate to determine whether he stays or goes, then comes criminal prosecution.
I wonder if the vote would've been different without all the national attention? And why did only one guy vote no?
I wonder if the vote would've been different without all the national attention? And why did only one guy vote no?
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