….Or more accurately what this picture outlines.
This is a picture from a very testy exchange between Congressman Louis Gohmert and Attorney General Eric Holder. (you can watch the exchange here)
Mr. Gohmert is elected every two years to represent hundreds of thousands of his constituents. Whether you like him or not, he is representative of the people; a large number of people.
Mr. Holder is a cabinet member appointed by, in this case, one man. He represents two men; himself and the President.
Another way to look at what Eric Holder’s doing here is to think about him, as an individual, pointing his finger at 300,000 Americans -who rise in opposition- and then threatening them. (more…)
FLORIDA – […] When Mitchell Large broke into a Winter Haven home Monday morning, he was met by three family members — all packing heat, according to MyFoxOrlando13.
Dad fired off a warning shot, which the intruder ignored. When Large continued into the kitchen, mom and son opened up, killing him.
“It’s not a very far reach to assume that if someone’s forcing their way into your residence early in the morning, they’re not there to wish you well,” Police Chief Gary Hester said. “That’s your castle that a reported intruder is coming into, so whether he was armed or not armed, when he failed to retreat, they certainly had a right — if it turns out this way — would have a right to defend themselves.” (continue reading)
Congratulations are in order. […] The city of over 7,000 is now the owner of a “49,000 pound, 10-foot-tall, six-wheel-drive” Crisis Response Unit.
“We’re being laughed at,” said Shellmyer, 78. “I went to […] the other day, and everybody wants to ask me if we’re sleeping better at night now that we have the ‘tank.’ ”
NEVADA […] “I counted, they had 11 vehicles all with at least two agents in each one, maybe more,” he said. “They also had four snipers on the hill above us all trained on us. We were doing nothing besides filming the area.”
None of the occupants in the four family vehicles were carrying any fire arms, Bundy said.
Over their vehicle loudspeakers, the BLM officers ordered the family to leave the area, Bundy said.
“They said that we had no first amendment rights except for up by the bridge where they had established an area for that,” Bundy said.
The BLM has established two fenced areas near the City of Mesquite, that they have designated as free speech areas for members of the public to express their opinions.
The cattle were being rounded up by BLM officers as part of a crackdown on Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, who has refused to pay “grazing fees” demanded by the feds as a result of a re-classification of 600,000 acres of federal land in northeastern Clark County which Bundy claims has been in his family for generations.
FULL STORY – NEVADA – A man was arrested on Sunday afternoon in connection with the cattle roundup currently ongoing by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on nearly 600,000 acres of public land in northeastern Clark County. (more…)
DETROIT – Detroit police say they now have four people in custody for the mob beating of the man that accidentally hit a 10-year-old boy who stepped in front of his truck. Police announced the two additional arrests Monday. A 16-year-old and 17-year-old were previously arrested Saturday.
The latest suspects are a 24-year-old and a 30-year-old. No other details were immediately released.
The 17-year-old, Bruce Wimbush Jr., is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday on charges of assault with intent to commit murder and assault with intent to do great bodily harm. The 16-year-old hasn’t been charged, but was scheduled to appear in juvenile court. (link)
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The official narrative, of course, is that “violence”, and especially “gun violence” is the provence of “Angry White Male Conservative Christians”. This is a meme the Prog-enthralled media repeat over and over again. Wash, lather, rinse, repeat.
So, let’s do a little recap, shall we?
In March of 2008, conservative columnist and commenter Michelle Malkin did an admirable job highlighting the long history of “anti-War”, “anti-Military” acts of violence (in most examples, specifically targeting military recruiters working in the civilian community) intended to inflict terror which specifically had its genesis in the far Left.
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Rather than provide the update in another post I’m bumping this thread from three months ago – just so you can see the comments and review the outcome.
You’re not going to believe how this story ended. The update is after the original outline (bottom)
WASHINGTON DC – A year ago this month, the attorney general for the District of Columbia let NBC News anchor David Gregory off scot-free for possession of a “high capacity” magazine because doing so “would not promote public safety.”
Now, Irvin Nathan refuses to use that same prosecutorial discretion for an average citizen who violated a bizarre technicality that makes empty casings and shells a crime as serious as having an illegal firearm.
Mr. Witaschek, a successful financial adviser with no criminal history, is the first known case of a citizen being prosecuted in D.C. for inoperable ammunition. Washington police and prosecutors have spent a year and a half trying to nail him for the possession of so-called unregistered ammunition.
A hunter and gun owner, Mr. Witaschek has always kept his firearms at his sister’s house in Virginia. If convicted, he faces a year in jail and a $1,000 fine for having a single, inoperable shotgun shell in his home. The jury trial starts on Feb. 11. (more…)
DETROIT – A Detroit man fatally shot two suspected burglars on the city’s northwest side while the men were attempting to break into his house around 10:30 a.m on Tuesday.
Upon hearing a noise near the side window, the homeowner grabbed his handgun and went outside to investigate, according to Detroit Police Sgt. Michael Woody.
The suspects, who were in their 20s, got into an altercation with the homeowner, during which the homeowner, a concealed carry permit holder, drew his gun and fatally shot the two men. (more…)