Democrats’ Lame Attempt to Flip the Narrative on Crime: Claiming 2nd Amendment is Anti-Police

Ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, with rising violent crime a top concern for voters, the vast majority of Democrats are now working overtime to distance themselves from their prior support for the “Defund the Police” movement. Increasingly, however, it appears that they’re linking this professed newfound support for law enforcement to another pillar of Democrats’ far-left agenda – gun control.

After backlash to the “defund” movement contributed to dozens of House Democrats losing or facing closer-than-expected races in 2020, the party slowly began changing its tune on policing. While some, like Missouri Congresswoman Cori Bush, have continued their calls for “dismantling” police departments, the White House and Democratic leadership are now saying that they in fact support police and have always supported police – even accusing Republicans, who spent all of 2020 and 2021 vigorously defending police from attacks by left-wing politicians and news outlets, of not supporting them.

As Axios reported late last month, Democratic candidates in Ohio, Georgia, Florida, and other states are “spotlighting law enforcement to boost their credibility on fighting crime.” Party strategists are now privately admitting that “the defund debate damaged Democrats’ reputation on crime,” and many “fear a voter perception that Democrats don’t recognize the problem with violent crime and don’t respect the role police play in keeping communities safe.”

But as part of their effort to mask their complete reversal of position when it comes to support for police, many Democrats—including Biden himself—have attempted to make the issue of rising crime about guns rather than policing, implying that support for the Second Amendment is incompatible with support for law enforcement.

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After The Shooting Stops: How does an armed citizen avoid being confused for a threat? There’s no simple solution, but there are ways to minimize that concern.

Our readers have no idea how much I appreciate them. Picture my editor breathing down my neck and wanting to know when my monthly column would arrive on his desk. Also, picture me without a single idea for that column. And then, just like the cavalry to the rescue, here comes a reader with some good questions.

Our reader, talking about a shooting incident in a public place, asks, “How do I identify myself as a ‘Good Guy with a Gun?’” And, “How do I prevent myself from being shot by other good guys with guns?” I would suggest to our reader that you also have to reverse the thought process: How do I identify other good guys and not cause them harm? Excellent questions, but there are no easy answers.

Any time guns start going off, there are a lot of things that can happen, and many of those things are bad. Deadly scenarios place most people under the most stress they have ever experienced. Deadly encounters in a public place just mean more people, more stress, more chaos and more confusion.

Consider, too, that in any such public incident, some of those present may be lawfully armed citizens. Others may be plainclothes or off-duty police officers, while still others may be uniformed police arriving at the scene, but currently unaware of what is actually going on. And the thing to realize is that, due to the confusion and chaos, everyone there is subject to making mistakes—deadly mistakes. The fact is that we cannot simply look at a person and determine whether or not they are a lawfully armed citizen. You already know that good citizens come in all races, genders and clothing styles.

Because of all these factors, I would suggest that the first consideration, even if you are armed, is to gather you and yours and make a quick exit. Just because guns are going off nearby doesn’t necessarily mean that you need to have your gun out. Time might be much better spent finding an exit or, failing that, getting behind good cover. Once good cover is located and utilized, you can more easily identify a person who is, for whatever reason, coming toward you with deadly intent. This gives you nearly the best advantage you can hope for under the circumstances.

Still, there are times when we can’t readily exit a bad situation. We may have family members still unaccounted for and not yet located. We may have been asked by law enforcement to provide assistance. We may have been asked by those in a leadership role to provide assistance until law enforcement can arrive. Regardless, we can’t leave, and we may have to take an active part in resolving the situation.

Our primary concern should be to make as much use of cover as possible. Second, it’s always a good idea to have our back against something solid so bad guys can’t sneak up behind us (or we fail to hear a lawful command from a police officer who has approached from behind). Last, we need to do something with our defensive handgun besides holding it openly, where it might cause us to take on friendly fire.

Gunwriter and former lawman Rich Grassi recently commented on a technique that he calls the hand-on-holstered-gun ready position. Far from being a brand-new defensive technique, it is one we were practicing back in the Dark Ages when I first put on a badge. Oftentimes, when approaching a questionable situation, we had our hand on the sidearm with any holster-security devices already disengaged and a shooting grip on the pistol. It was a simple matter to draw and address the threat should that have ended up being necessary.

This same technique can work very well for the armed citizen. For those rightfully concerned about running afoul of local laws against brandishing, we are talking about a scenario where there is already a clear threat, we are just not clear exactly who the threat is and also want to ensure we ourselves are not misidentified as a threat. By getting a shooting grip on the handgun and being ready to draw and engage if the situation isn’t otherwise resolved, we are prepared to defend ourselves while being less likely to be confused for the bad guy.

Furthermore, in the aftermath of an armed encounter, whether shots have been fired or not, the aforementioned hand-on-holstered-gun ready position makes good sense. We may no longer have a specific threat to address, but we know that could change quite quickly. And it is a really, really bad idea to actually have a gun in your hand when the police show up. The hand-on-holstered-gun ready position should be made a regular part of your defensive-practice sessions.

There are no easy answers to dealing with shootings in public. Get away, if possible, and avoid having to shoot. But, when it isn’t, the goal is be to be a survivor—not a hero.

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Politicians railing against MSRs might argue that recreational target shooters and hunters could use other rifles to do the same thing. The numbers, though, don’t lie. The MSR is filling their need – and the Second Amendment gives them the right to choose the firearm that meets their needs. It is not for the government to decide.

WINCHESTER AMMUNITION STUDY SHOWS TARGET SHOOTERS, HUNTERS CHOOSE MSRs

The time has come for President Joe Biden and the rest of the gun control politicians to pack up the worn-out line that “no one needs an AR-15 to hunt deer.”

Turns out, recreational target shooters and hunters do want Modern Sporting Rifles (MSRs). That’s the family of AR-platform [semiautomatic] rifles that come in many calibers. According to the 2022 Ammunition Consumption Study by Winchester Ammunition, more than half of recreational shooters firing a centerfire rifle used an MSR. Of those who hunted with an MSR, 40 percent chose the MSR as their firearm of choice.

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‘They Got No Clue’: 80-Year-Old Store Owner Who Stopped Armed Robbery Slams California Politicians, Bail Reform

An 80-year-old store owner in Norco, California, who thwarted an armed robbery over the weekend is taking California politicians to task after the traumatic encounter.

Convenience store owner Craig Cope slammed politicians for being clueless about the escalating crime wave in California, referencing so-called bail reform, which has been criticized for allowing career criminals back on the streets to do more damage against innocent civilians.

“I’ll probably get on the wrong side of some people here, but, uh, the politicians,” Cope told FOX 11 on Tuesday, when asked what he would tell Californians fed up with the crime wave. “There’s people out there that are not the best of people … these people that continually get let out now — it’s been really bad the last year — those people, the majority of them, go right back to what they used to do. So the crime rate is escalating, and it’s gonna continue to escalate until they start putting the people away that are doing the bad things.”

To business owners similarly frustrated, Cope said the answer is not really to “do what I did,” but to “put some pressure on the politicians.”

“You can do what I did, but what you really need to do is put some pressure on the politicians, because they got no clue what’s really going on out here in the real world,” he explained. “I could start naming names, but there are a whole lot of them that are creating major problems for business owners, but for local law enforcement, they’re creating problems for them. I’m sure they’re risking their lives, taking people into custody to see them get let out with no bail. A lot of these guys are career criminals … they need to be locked up.”

The 80-year-old hero also had a blunt message for the “bad guys.”

“This isn’t a good place to pick,” he told FOX 11.

The Daily Wire detailed Monday that Cope reacted incredibly quickly when he realized his store was being targeted in an armed robbery. Surveillance footage shows that Cope fired at the first armed suspect who entered the store before anything else could happen, sending the would-be robber and the other men fleeing.

“He shot my arm off!” one of the armed suspects is heard yelling on obtained surveillance footage.

“He saw on the surveillance — he saw them coming out of the vehicle with weapons,” said Marnie Tapia, one of Cope’s employees.

“I’m proud to call him my boss,” Tapia said. “He makes us feel better about being here, you know.”

Teen shot, killed in act of self-defense

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department says a 16-year-old was shot and killed in self-defense in an “apparent robbery” attempt on the far east side.

Just before 4:30 a.m., IMPD got a report of a person shot on Tapp Drive near Cumberland.

The homeowner’s daughter and her boyfriend claim they were sitting in their car when at least two suspects yanked open the car door and tried to rob them at gunpoint.

Those victims didn’t want to go on camera, but say the whole scary situation lasted just a few seconds.

Police found a male who was declared dead at the scene. The Marion County Coroner’s Office later identified the deceased as 16-year-old Armohnie Preswood. Police say the teen was found armed with a gun.

According to IMPD, two people in the car were approached by multiple individuals, including Preswood.

At one point, shots were fired, and Preswood was hit by gunfire.

Police believe the shooting was the result of an attempted robbery. The shooter is cooperating with the investigation. No arrests have been made.

Neighbor Joyce Kefauver says she was woken up by a sound around the time of the shooting.

“It’s very scary! All these shootings and now it’s in my neighborhood,” said Kefauver.

Indy homeowner speaks out after killing intruder: ‘there’s consequences’
“The victims of an apparent robbery defended themselves and now we have one deceased male,” said IMPD Sgt. Frank Wooten.

“It’s just crazy out here so you have to protect yourself,” said neighbor Marlon Smith.

The victim’s car was also damaged by at least a couple of bullets, which they claim were fired by a second suspect who ran away down the street.

Neighbors certainly don’t fault the victims for defending themselves.

“It’s sad to say but you have to do what you have to do because these last few months have been hectic out here,” said Smith.

The killing marks the second time in less than a week that someone used deadly force to kill a suspected criminal in Indianapolis.

Last week a homeowner near 34th and MLK shot and killed a man during a home invasion.

“A person on their own property has an absolute right, it’s called the Castle Doctrine, to protect themselves,” said attorney Jack Crawford.

Attorney Crawford explains that Indiana’s Stand Your Ground law gives people the right to defend their property and their lives against a forcible felony.

“If someone is attacking you or about to commit a forcible felony, you have the right to defend yourself even using deadly force,” said Crawford. “Let’s face it. A lot of people are packing now as the saying goes and if they are attacked or somebody close to them is attacked, they have a right to stand their ground.”

Both victims were questioned by police and then released.

Police have not arrested any additional suspects who may have fled the scene.

Man killed in suspected home invasion

INDIANAPOLIS — A man was killed early Friday in what police say appears to be a home invasion on the near northwest side of Indianapolis.

Police say a report of a person shot in the 900 block of W. 34th Street came in just after 4 a.m. This is across the street from Crown Hill Funeral Home and Cemetery.

Officials said the homeowner shot and killed another man inside the home. The man was pronounced deceased shortly after officers arrived on scene.

According to IMPD, preliminary evidence indicates this was a home invasion or burglary.

IMPD says the homeowner is cooperating with investigators.

It’s unknown if the homeowner and the man who was killed knew each other.

Gun Sales in Deep Blue Massachusetts Hit Record Levels Beginning in 2020, Sparked by Fear: Report

Gun sales in Massachusetts — a state with historically low firearm ownership — have skyrocketed since 2020, due in-part to people wanting to arm themselves out of fear, according to a new report.

Many customers “haven’t fully grasped the idea of wanting to own a firearm for defensive purposes, but something brought them here,” Cape Gun Works co-owner Toby Leary told local outlet WBUR. “They feel like they’ve been spurred to do it based on what they see, or their own personal feelings about the world.”

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where we stand depends upon who has the guns

“where you stand depends upon where you sit.”
this saying has grown old and hardened like oak as only deep truths may.
and many of the disciples of saul know this all too well.

let us start with SA’s own words:

The essence of Lenin’s speeches during this period was “They have the guns and therefore we are for peace and for reformation through the ballot.

When we have the guns then it will be through the bullet.” And it was.

-Saul Alinsky “rules for radicals”

saul and his adherents appreciate and ape such aims.
this goes well past the modern ideas of ‘supporting rights when we are in the minority and democracy when we are in the majority” and on into “we will rule by force and once we have the guns, they will all be pointed at you.”

this has been marxism 101 since it first became praxis.
get the guns, use them to rule.

it’s not new, you just don’t think it could happen here.

but you know what the thing that all societies which succumbed to armed marxist or fascist oppression by violence have in common?

they didn’t think it could happen there either.

they mistook the invaders for liberators and invited these vampires in. the orgies of savage blood sucking and societal destruction and degradation that followed rank among the worst calamities in the history of the human species, likely worse even than world wars if only for their sheer duration.

put into this context some recent events in the US that could be mistaken for simply silly or just stupid flexes take on more sinister overtones.

because he who controls the military controls a lot of guns.

and this is an actual training video from the US navy.

it’s stunning in both its childish, sesame street level tone and set dressing. the actors feel like cartoon puppets. it’s clearly not aimed at adults.

i doubt this is an accident.

i see two possibilities:

  1. the people pushing these agendas are really, truly this tone deaf and have no idea how badly this will play.
  2. this was a deliberate shank as a means for rebellious middle ranks to follow new diktat from on high to the letter while simultaneously making it an object of ridicule thought the use of a format so bad and ill-suited to audience as to render it (quite literally) ridiculous. i mean, listen to these two. does anything about them appear poised to command the respect of soldiers?

either way, my suspicion is this:

these new “woke till you choke” impositions are being used not so much as a means to change minds as a screen for ideological purity and a form of signaling about “what sort of people are welcome in the military these days.” if you’re not a “pronouns in email” kind of guy, uh, person, uh, entity, uh, (jeez this gets hard) then ship out. we don’t want you here, won’t promote you, and intend to make your life a misery.

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Alleged home intruder shot in Logan County

LOGAN COUNTY, Ky. (WBKO) – WBKO News is learning more information about a Logan County shooting. Authorities are investigating a shooting that happened in Logan County early Monday morning.

On Monday around 9:35 a.m., authorities received a call about a home invasion on Deerlick Road.

When officials arrived on scene they interviewed two individuals. During the investigation, the homeowner said he was in bed with his girlfriend when they heard a loud noise downstairs around 1 a.m. When he went downstairs he said someone was trying to force their way into his home. The homeowner then fired one shot at the alleged intruder.

According to officials, the man fled the scene and entered the Jennie Stuart Medical Center in Hopkinsville with a gunshot wound to the abdomen around 2:30 a.m. The individual has since been transferred to a trauma center in Nashville.

The Logan County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating, with criminal charges pending at this time.

 

Larry Correia’s In Defense of the Second Amendment

In Defense of the Second Amendment by [Larry Correia, Nick Searcy]

What Part of the Second Amendment Don’t You Understand?

That’s the question posed by award-winning, New York Times bestselling author, and professional firearms instructor, Larry Correia.
Bringing with him the practical experience that comes from having owned a high-end gun store—catering largely to law enforcement—and as a competitive shooter and self-defense trainer, Correia blasts apart the emotion-laden, logic-free rhetoric of the gun control fanatics who turn every “mass shooting” into a crazed call for violating your rights, abusing the Constitution—and doing absolutely nothing to really fight crime.
In his essential new book, In Defense of the Second Amendment, Correia reveals:

  • Why “gun-free” zones are more dangerous for law-abiding citizens
  • How the Second Amendment does indeed include your right to own an AR-15—and why that’s not an “outdated” concept
  •  Why “red flag” laws don’t work, can be easily abused, and ignore a much more commonsensical approach to keeping guns out of the wrong hands 
  • The insanity of “criminal justice reform” that frees dangerous criminals and “gun reform” that penalizes your right to self-defense
  • How we can return to a society that has a safe and healthy relationship with guns—as we had for most of our history
  • Correia’s promise: “Believe me, I’ve heard every argument relating to gun control possible. I can show you how to defend your rights.”

Urgent, informed, with vitally important information for whoever who owns a gun—or is thinking about owning a gun—or who cares about the preservation of our constitutional rights, In Defense of the Second Amendment is a landmark book of enduring importance.

Auburn gas station clerk shaken up after fatally shooting alleged armed robbery suspect

AUBURN, Wash. — An attempted armed robbery suspect was shot dead late Monday night by a store clerk in Auburn, and people in the neighborhood say they have seen a surge in crime in the downtown area where the fatal shooting happened.

The clerk who pulled the trigger told KOMO News Tuesday that he is still processing the shooting, that it happened quickly and he’s thinking of the 19-year-old man who was killed along with his family.

Police were in the early stages of their investigation while workers at the convenience store were also trying to pick up the pieces.

Police were called shortly before 12:30 a.m. to the Shell station located at 201 Auburn Way S. for a report of a shooting and robbery attempt, a department spokesperson said.

When police arrived they found the body of man who had been shot at least one, according to police. The man, who was not identified, was pronounced dead at the scene.

It was not immediately clear if the suspect brandished a weapon before he was shot.

Crews on Tuesday replaced the convenience store’s front door and the register plexiglass that was struck by bullets overnight.

Investigators worked Tuesday to piece together what happened during the incident.

“We don’t know if this person who was shot and killed acted alone or had help,” police spokesperson Kolby Crossley said.

The store and police declined to provide the surveillance video from the incident, and officers say it’s too soon to know if the clerk is facing charges.

“We’ll gather all this information and then we’ll ship it off to the prosecutor’s office,” Crossley said. “And then that’s a decision they will look into themselves.”

Police investigators swarmed the site after the fatal shooting at the gas station

A construction worker for a project next door said the store is in a dangerous area because of criminal activity next to the nearby grocery store.

“There’s drug use rampant over by Safeway,” Kevin Olsen said. “They steal converters (and) there’s fights out there daily. It’s terrible.”

He’s not surprised the clerk took matters into his own hands and says he and his co-workers feel like they’re left to fend for themselves.

“I think it’s a good thing he defended himself. I mean, the cops can’t do anything,” Olsen said. People “smoke their crack right by (police) and ride their bicycles right by. Eventually the citizens have to do something about it.”

Officers say they’re working to prevent these crimes with their designated patrol areas, including a community response team focused on downtown.

“People are willing to do crazy thigs and it doesn’t really matter where it is or why they’re doing it,” Crossley said. “That’s why we’re here.”

This shooting was part of a violent weekend for the city.

Police responded to a drive-by shooting a couple days ago and another homicide last night, raising Auburn’s homicide toll to nine for the year, with eight involving firearms.

Metro Man Shoots Home Intruder, Says He Feared For His Safety

A metro man confronts and shoots an intruder after police say he forced his way into the southwest Oklahoma City home.
According to the resident, who did not want to be identified, he hesitated to pull the trigger.

He said after Derial Goode Jr. managed to force his locked front door open, he was stirred awake.

The resident thought the noise was caused by his niece walking through the house but was wrong.

“He was sitting at my kitchen table, just sitting there, not saying a word,” said the resident.

The homeowner says Goode barely spoke.

“He started walking around mumbling and went into my living room, knocked some pictures down, so I went into my bedroom and grabbed my gun,” said the man.

He said he called out to his niece as the intruder stumbled around.

“Whenever she came out and said I have no idea who this is, that was a gamechanger right there,” said the man.

Only then did the homeowner point his gun as the intruder ran into a religious shrine.

It was erected in honor of the homeowner’s sister who was murdered four years ago.

“He might have children, brothers and sisters. I’ve felt that. I know what it’s like to lose a family member to gun violence, so I did not want that for his family member or for him,” said the man.

But instead of leaving the man says Goode approached him.

“At that moment I feared for my life and niece’s life, and that’s when I shot him,” said the man,

He said for the first time Goode spoke clearly.

“When I shot him and he fell down he said that hurt,” said the man.

The man called 911.

“We do know that the suspect did not live there, was not supposed to be there,” said Sgt. Dillon Quirk, Oklahoma City Police Department.

“I thank God he’s alive, but it also makes me worry, what if he wants to come back and shoot me or something?” said the man.

Goode was arrested on complaints of breaking and entering and public intoxication.

There are 2 very different types of people in this Country:
1. The kind of person who accepts anything greater society dictates for the perceived good even at the cost of their own liberty. These people also love to weaponize Government against people they hate.
2. Those that understand that society is compromised of individuals. People with different views, temperaments, etc. These people generally want the most freedom for the individual, with the understanding that society will be better for it. They want smaller Government.
-Iraqveteran8888

So basically, if you in any way praise or uphold the mentality that founded the American nation, federal law enforcement considers that a red flag?

On their list of “extremist phrases” is “All enemies foreign & domestic” That same phrase is in the US MILITARY ENLISTMENT OATH

The Betsy Ross flag? Seriously?

It’s weird I don’t see an antifa flag anywhere on there, they must work for the Feds

Not a single symbol or flag representing the groups that burned cities.

 

“How to Spot a Groomer With This 1 Weird Trick”

The Clinical Steps To Grooming Kids Match Exactly How They’re Being Taught In Schools

The steps predators take to groom children for sexual abuse bear a remarkable resemblance to some modern lesson plans in American elementary schools, according to descriptions clinical experts provided to the Daily Caller.

Proponents of introducing Critical Gender Theory curricula and graphic sexual education to young children in schools have rejected the “groomer” pejorative critics recently began lobbing at them. Still, the grooming methods that experts outlined for the Caller bear a striking resemblance to some of the newer sexual education lessons the fringe political left is pushing into classrooms.

The most common tactics groomers employ are cultivating a positive reputation within a community, introducing sexualized topics or imagery to kids, isolating them from their parents, and encouraging them to keep secrets, experts told the Daily Caller. Each of these red flags have manifested themselves in classroom policies or public programs for children across America in recent years.

“I can’t think of too many times where I would think that an unrelated person should say, ‘Don’t say this to your parents,’” Daniel Pollack, professor at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University, told the Daily Caller.

“[Parents] should be informed [about sex education], especially the younger kids are,” Chris Newlin, executive director of the National Children’s Advocacy Center, said. “I’m just not a fan of things being held secret from parents, and kids being told not to tell.”

Yet a culture of secrets is exactly what’s cropping up in some schools. The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that a school could institute a policy in which kids change their gender identity without informing parents. In March, a Texas elementary school told 5-year-old kids not to tell their parents what adults taught during pride week classroom discussions. A new Philadelphia policy requires teachers to hide the transgender status of students from parents.

Examples are international, too: in Canada, one school hosted a “pride dance” that parents were prohibited from seeing.

The dictionary definition of groomer is “the criminal activity of becoming friends with a child in order to try to persuade the child to have a sexual relationship,” according to the Cambridge English Dictionary. Some critics of sexualized education for kids and programs like Drag Queen Story Hour allege that kids aren’t only being groomed for potential abuse, but are being mentally groomed into a particular worldview regarding sexuality and gender.

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