Yesterday, my local Starbucks had at least two armed customers purchasing coffee-type stuff. I asked the 'Barista' if she had seen a drop in activity. She got a puzzled look on her face and said "No, if anything it is a little busier than normal for a Tuesday". Anecdotal, I know, but mark it as a data point.
Oh, and nobody got shot over parking spaces. The tables and couches were all full, and nobody got shot over table space. Nobody had a gunfight over the last blueberry scone, either. It is almost as if the Joyce Foundation front groups like the Brady bunch are lying about gun owners...
Newbius
Showing posts with label Brady Campaign. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Brady Campaign. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Thursday, March 18, 2010
What is PSH?
For those who were baffled by my previous reference to "PSH", RobbAllen has crafted a handy chart.
Now we have the definitive descriptive, along with a visual reference to accompany any evidence of PSH in your near vicinity.
Cheers!
Newbius
Now we have the definitive descriptive, along with a visual reference to accompany any evidence of PSH in your near vicinity.
Cheers!
Newbius
Monday, March 8, 2010
Brady had a protest and nobody came
When the Brady Campaign decides to make a point, they sure can bring out the protesters! All 12 of them (and half of them got dragged there by their mommy-staffers)!
There were more photographers with cameras than photo subjects there.
Name recognition still counts for something though, the cameras did come. I wonder how many of those brave Brady staffers would be willing to come to Charlotte in May and protest the NRA convention? The NRA will only have a few thousand armed people there,shooting up the convention hall and terrorizing the town holding their annual meeting.
I'll bet you that the NRA convention garners fewer media cameras too. Because the narrative doesn't fit the reality and all that...
< sigh >
Pax,
Newbius
There were more photographers with cameras than photo subjects there.
Name recognition still counts for something though, the cameras did come. I wonder how many of those brave Brady staffers would be willing to come to Charlotte in May and protest the NRA convention? The NRA will only have a few thousand armed people there,
I'll bet you that the NRA convention garners fewer media cameras too. Because the narrative doesn't fit the reality and all that...
< sigh >
Pax,
Newbius
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Brady Campaign cannot handle debate, part 2
Readers,
Since I had the temerity to offer an opposing opinion last night on the Brady Facebook Page, I was promptly removed from public view. I posted about it HERE, and received a response (quite civil, actually) pointing out my own commenting rules to me.
No issue there.
When I checked my site statistics, however, it became clear that the Brady Campaign not only cannot tolerate dissent but they want to begin the debate here. Excellent! How do I know this?
THIS is how I know.
Game on! Bring it if you can...
Newbius
Since I had the temerity to offer an opposing opinion last night on the Brady Facebook Page, I was promptly removed from public view. I posted about it HERE, and received a response (quite civil, actually) pointing out my own commenting rules to me.
No issue there.
When I checked my site statistics, however, it became clear that the Brady Campaign not only cannot tolerate dissent but they want to begin the debate here. Excellent! How do I know this?
THIS is how I know.Game on! Bring it if you can...
Newbius
Monday, April 13, 2009
Brady cannot handle a debate, much less the truth
For posterity. Posting this before the Brady Campaign's moderators delete the postings on their Facebook page. (Since they cannot tolerate civil discourse by thinking, not "feeling" individuals):
Denise said:
"It surprises me that we expect people to have training and a license to drive, say, a semi. But some people fight the idea that gun owners should be trained and licensed. That's what I'd like to see changed. Gun owners should show responsibility and knowledge to own a weapon."
My response to Denise: It just might be time to require training and licensing before allowing people to publicly express an opinion. I mean, we cannot have uninformed people spouting off about things that they have no expertise in, can we? The consequences of written words have proven very deadly over the centuries. Marx, Mao, and Hitler all wrote stuff that caused people to follow them, ultimately killing MILLIONS of people through the years.
We should put a stop to unauthorized, un-permitted, opinion making before someone gets hurt...
Did I miss something?
And...Michael said: "these posts should be recorded as an example of the pretzel logic used by gun owners." and also "more absurd comments from gun owners." in response to two or three very civil comments by pro-2A people.
My response:
Michael,
We can call up DOJ statistics all day long to support our position that more gun control laws enacted does not equal less crime or safer streets. Requiring permits to exercise a right is silly.
Do we require church-goers to register their religious preference with the State?
Do we require journalists to register their word processors with the local City Hall?
Do we even bother issuing a criminal defendant a permit to remain silent?
No, these are Rights, established not by Men, and recognized by our Constitution as deriving from a higher source.
I am sorry that you choose to denigrate our attempts at reasoned discourse with epithets like "more absurd comments from gun owners" It really minimizes your effectiveness as a defender of your group's positions.
< sigh - RANT ON>
I think it is time to engage in a campaign to require all Leftist Feel-Good posters, bloggers, Facebook users, Twitter users, Texters, and the rest of the "feel-good, screw your rights" crowd to register their implements of mass distortion (pencils, pens, typewriters, phones, Blackberries, computers) with the government.
Before allowing them to use them publicly on their own, or for commenting in a public discourse, documentation must be shown that they have passed a training class, shown competence with sentence structure, and can complete entire thoughts in a logical manner before the devices are released back to them. Anybody who shows insufficient aptitude with the written word will be required to undergo additional training classes until such time as their effectiveness can be proven. All such classes shall be at the student's expense.
Additionally, all people wishing to publicly express an opinion as their own shall register with the appropriate level agency (City or Town Hall for local issues, State Agencies for state-wide opinion-making, and the Federal Communications Commission for anything being disseminated across State lines) and obtain a permit to speak.
If we can enforce training regimens on people who drive or fly (privileges), it should be OK to expect the same level of scrutiny on Speech (a Right). That makes perfect sense, doesn't it? I mean, after all, drivers kill many more people each year than guns do, and speech is the biggest killer of all (Millions and Millions...).
< /RANT >
Of course, the people like Denise and Michael will deserve everything that they have earned when THEIR rights get trampled by the State. Especially considering that they ardently support those who would disarm their potential defenders.
Pax,
Newbius
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EDIT: copying this post to here, in case Brady gets their panties twisted and attempts to pursue a TOS violation against me.
""Brady "Moderators": From the outside it looks kind of silly to have non-sequitor responses by your supporters left up, when you have taken great pains to remove any evidence of dissent on your page. I contend that you have the right to do as you wish on your own page. But, refusing to even grant acknowledgement that we exist will not remove the fact that we do.
Regards,"
UPDATE: My first post lasted nine minutes before deletion. My second, seven minutes. My third was killed immediately upon submission (sorry, no copy), and my last one survived just over 43 seconds. I hope that someone is getting overtime to play censor, since censorship it truly is.
Newbius
Denise said:
"It surprises me that we expect people to have training and a license to drive, say, a semi. But some people fight the idea that gun owners should be trained and licensed. That's what I'd like to see changed. Gun owners should show responsibility and knowledge to own a weapon."
My response to Denise: It just might be time to require training and licensing before allowing people to publicly express an opinion. I mean, we cannot have uninformed people spouting off about things that they have no expertise in, can we? The consequences of written words have proven very deadly over the centuries. Marx, Mao, and Hitler all wrote stuff that caused people to follow them, ultimately killing MILLIONS of people through the years.
We should put a stop to unauthorized, un-permitted, opinion making before someone gets hurt...
Did I miss something?
And...Michael said: "these posts should be recorded as an example of the pretzel logic used by gun owners." and also "more absurd comments from gun owners." in response to two or three very civil comments by pro-2A people.
My response:
Michael,
We can call up DOJ statistics all day long to support our position that more gun control laws enacted does not equal less crime or safer streets. Requiring permits to exercise a right is silly.
Do we require church-goers to register their religious preference with the State?
Do we require journalists to register their word processors with the local City Hall?
Do we even bother issuing a criminal defendant a permit to remain silent?
No, these are Rights, established not by Men, and recognized by our Constitution as deriving from a higher source.
I am sorry that you choose to denigrate our attempts at reasoned discourse with epithets like "more absurd comments from gun owners" It really minimizes your effectiveness as a defender of your group's positions.
< sigh - RANT ON>
I think it is time to engage in a campaign to require all Leftist Feel-Good posters, bloggers, Facebook users, Twitter users, Texters, and the rest of the "feel-good, screw your rights" crowd to register their implements of mass distortion (pencils, pens, typewriters, phones, Blackberries, computers) with the government.
Before allowing them to use them publicly on their own, or for commenting in a public discourse, documentation must be shown that they have passed a training class, shown competence with sentence structure, and can complete entire thoughts in a logical manner before the devices are released back to them. Anybody who shows insufficient aptitude with the written word will be required to undergo additional training classes until such time as their effectiveness can be proven. All such classes shall be at the student's expense.
Additionally, all people wishing to publicly express an opinion as their own shall register with the appropriate level agency (City or Town Hall for local issues, State Agencies for state-wide opinion-making, and the Federal Communications Commission for anything being disseminated across State lines) and obtain a permit to speak.
If we can enforce training regimens on people who drive or fly (privileges), it should be OK to expect the same level of scrutiny on Speech (a Right). That makes perfect sense, doesn't it? I mean, after all, drivers kill many more people each year than guns do, and speech is the biggest killer of all (Millions and Millions...).
< /RANT >
Of course, the people like Denise and Michael will deserve everything that they have earned when THEIR rights get trampled by the State. Especially considering that they ardently support those who would disarm their potential defenders.
Pax,
Newbius
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EDIT: copying this post to here, in case Brady gets their panties twisted and attempts to pursue a TOS violation against me.
""Brady "Moderators": From the outside it looks kind of silly to have non-sequitor responses by your supporters left up, when you have taken great pains to remove any evidence of dissent on your page. I contend that you have the right to do as you wish on your own page. But, refusing to even grant acknowledgement that we exist will not remove the fact that we do.
Regards,"
UPDATE: My first post lasted nine minutes before deletion. My second, seven minutes. My third was killed immediately upon submission (sorry, no copy), and my last one survived just over 43 seconds. I hope that someone is getting overtime to play censor, since censorship it truly is.
Newbius
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