Well, pistol whipping, often called ‘buffaloing‘, does have a lot of history behind it. Another instance of a literal ‘slug for a thug’

Charges filed in weekend self-defense shooting

A Joplin man is facing three felony counts in connection with a shooting incident early Saturday morning in the 700 block of West 21st Street.

Robert M. Nevels, 33, was arrested at the scene of the shooting and taken to the hospital for treatment before being transported to jail.

Joplin police Capt. William Davis said homeowner Brian L. Sooter, 47, told police that Nevels pulled a gun on him at his residence and that he defended himself by pulling out his own gun and firing a shot at him.

Davis said Nevels was not hit by the round, but Sooter then struck him with his gun and Nevels sustained facial injuries requiring treatment at Mercy Hospital Joplin.

About 18 grams of methamphetamine purportedly were found in Nevels’ possession when he was arrested. He has been charged with unlawful use of a weapon, unlawful possession of a firearm as a felon and delivery of a controlled substance.

Quip O’ The Day
On the Canadian trucker’s strike/protest………….

Reporter: How long do you plan to protest?
Trucker: Just two weeks to flatten the curve.

Whether or not you agree with a COS, and whether or not you agree that with a large enough plurality of states with strong constitutional and law guarantees protecting rights, especially RKBA, the chances of a convention running amok over civil rights is small;  the one thing to remember is that the original states called a convention to only fix the deficiencies of the Articles of Confederation, and wound up completely replacing it. If we do have another convention, it will take strong leadership and strongly led delegations to offset those who will undoubtedly attend with evil intent against our freedom and liberties.

An Article V Convention Becomes More Likely as Convention of States Action Hits the Halfway Mark

On Jan. 31, Convention of States Action (COSA) announced that Nebraska and Wisconsin passed resolutions officially calling for an Article V Convention. They join 15 other states bringing the total to 17. These resolutions mark the halfway point for the 34 required to convene a Convention.

South Dakota’s resolution also passed in the house and will head to the Senate shortly. COSA President Mark Meckler is looking forward to a year full of continued success with Iowa, South Carolina, North Carolina, West Virginia, and New Mexico. Like South Dakota, these states need passage in one more chamber………….

She gave as good as she got. Brave lady there.

Store worker shoots suspect during robbery in Wissinoming

PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia store worker who police say was shot during an armed robbery was able to return fire, wounding one of the suspects.

The store clerk, a 32-year-old woman, is now hospitalized in critical condition after she was shot as many as three times.

The incident occurred just before 4 a.m. Tuesday morning inside of a store on the 5500 block of Torresdale Avenue in Philadelphia’s Wissinoming neighborhood.

Police say the victim was behind the counter with the manager when two suspects entered the store through a rear door and went behind the counter. A struggled ensued and the victim was shot 2-3 times in the thigh.

Police say she was also armed and fired at the suspects.

Investigators say they believed one of the suspects was shot, and alerted local hospitals in case he showed up for treatment.

Later Tuesday morning, police say a man matching the description of the suspect on the store’s surveillance video was dropped off at Temple University Hospital with multiple gunshot wounds.

At least two guns were recovered at the scene.

Well, I’ve found that a lot of prosecutors, even purportedly Republican prosecutors, don’t like it that self defense is legal.

Prosecutor labels Missouri self-defense bill “Make Murder Legal Act”

One of the most basic tenets of our criminal justice system is that you are considered innocent until your guilt is proven beyond a reasonable doubt. In a criminal case, it’s not up to the defendant to prove they didn’t commit a crime. It’s up to prosecutors to prove to the jury that they did.

Yet in Missouri, individuals charged with a crime of violence who acted in self-defense don’t start with the presumption of innocence. Instead, self-defense is considered an affirmative defense, which puts the burden on the defendant to prove they’re not guilty of the charges levied against them. Some Republicans in Missouri are hoping to change that, but prosecutors, sheriffs, and police chiefs are attacking the bill and calling it a license to murder.

I refer to it as the ‘Make Murder Legal Act,’” said Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Russ Oliver, a Republican representing the Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys.

“What we are doing with this bill is … basically saying the 6,500 assaults that are committed every single year in Missouri — that every single one of those are automatically presumed to be self defense,” Oliver said.

Well, why wouldn’t you start with the presumption that someone was acting in self-defense, and then see where the evidence takes you?

“Right now, you have a right to defend yourself,” Oliver said. “There’s no one saying you can’t defend yourself. But you do have the burden of injecting the issue.”

The bill “shifts that burden into a presumption that you are automatically engaged in self defense,” he said. “So long as the person is dead … you automatically have immunity because there’s not someone else to even say what had happened.

This argument doesn’t make any sense to me. The bill shifts the burden of proof onto prosecutors, which is exactly where it’s supposed to lie. As for Oliver’s claim that, so long as the person who was assaulted dies, there’s automatic immunity, that’s just ridiculous. Would police lose access to any potential forensic evidence, eyewitness testimony, or other factors that could help lead to a conviction if the bill being debated becomes law? No they would not.

The only thing that would change under SB 666 is that it would be up to the prosecutor to prove that the defendant committed a criminal offense, instead of the defendant having to show they acted in self-defense. I don’t think that’s unreasonable. Frankly, I think that’s what the law should have been from the get-go.

While the bill’s critics were out in force, there were some supporters testifying in favor as well, including Mark McCloskey, the candidate for U.S. Senate who became nationally known after he and his wife displayed firearms on the lawn of their home as a crowd of rowdy protesters marched through their gated community on their way to demonstrate outside of the home of St. Louis’ mayor in the summer of 2020.

“The bill before the Senate now turns the Castle Doctrine into a bar to prosecution,” McCloskey said. “We were shocked to find out when we were charged that the Castle Doctrine can only be raised as an affirmative defense. “You have to have the jury decide the issue of whether or not you committed a crime, and then whether or not the Castle Doctrine provides you with a defense,” McCloskey said. “That’s backwards.”

Completely backwards, but I hope that the Missouri legislature can turn things around this session and place the burden of proof back where it belongs; on the prosecution, and not on the defense.

While testimony on the bill was heard in the state Senate’s Transportation, Infrastructure, and Public Safety Committee on Monday, the legislation didn’t come up for a vote and it’s unclear when the bill may move to the Senate floor. The lobbying by prosecutors and law enforcement may sway some Republicans to keep the status quo in place, but frankly, the laws aren’t supposed to it easier for the state to obtain a conviction in criminal cases… at least not at the expense of the rights of the defendant. I understand why prosecutors like Oliver want to keep the status quo in place, but that doesn’t mean I agree with them.

When religious freedom and gun laws tangle

Last week, there was an interesting case. An Amish man was arrested for being an illegal firearm dealer. The Amish aren’t generally known for such things, which is what made it interesting.

The reason he sold guns to people was that the Amish don’t believe in having their photographs taken. As a result, they don’t have picture IDs, which makes it difficult for them to exercise their Second Amendment rights.

However, some in Lancaster County are unsympathetic:

As Nephin reported, “Federal laws require photo identification when purchasing a firearm from a licensed dealer. The Amish contend their religious beliefs prevent them from being photographed, so they cannot buy a firearm from a licensed dealer. However, private sellers don’t have to require the buyer to present photo identification.”

We mean no disrespect to the Amish faith and its beliefs and practices regarding photography. But we’ve long maintained that all firearms sales — including sales of long guns — ought to be handled by licensed dealers and be subject to background checks. (Pennsylvania law requires background checks on handgun sales, but not on private sales of long guns by unlicensed sellers.)

Now, the editorial goes on to advocate for universal background checks and all that, but I want to note something else.

In particular, how little the editorial board of this publication values religious freedom.

Oh, they make some platitudes about respecting the Amish’s beliefs, but then immediately take a big, steaming dump on them by essentially saying they believe the Amish shouldn’t get to exercise both their religious freedom and their right to keep and bear arms.

Now, understand that it wasn’t that long ago when everyone was up in arms about a woman who the state of Florida wouldn’t let get a driver’s license with a veil. Others have lashed out over laws preventing women from wearing a hijab in their license photos.

In those cases, religious freedom was paramount, even though the courts have routinely classified driving as a privilege, not a right.

Yet keeping and bearing arms is a right, one explicitly protected by the United States Constitution. How can demanding a photo ID from people who don’t believe in having their pictures taken not run afoul?

Of course, we must remember that to people like this, the Second Amendment is a second-class right. Apparently, religious freedom is as well.

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‘Proprietary magazines’ *cough* stupid *cough*
Now, I understand the business model concept, but if I were going to introduce something this close to the AR pattern 9mm ‘pistol’, it would either take the modified Uzi mags that Colt developed for their 9mm AR, or it would take Glock magazines. It’s like all the different versions of 1911s or HiPowers.
One magazine to rule them all

Patriot Ordnance Factory (POF-USA) was at SHOT Show 2022 showing off their brand-new 9x19mm pistol called the Phoenix.

pof-usa phoenix 9mm subgun pistol shot show 2022

The gun has been in development for a while. At SHOT Show 2015, we got our first glimpse of it. Frank DeSomma, who tragically lost his life in an automobile accident in 2020, showed it to Guns.com. Back then, it was called the PSG, which stood for Patriot Sub Gun.

Despite DeSomma’s passing, POF-USA has continued to produce high-quality and innovative firearms. The Phoenix is no exception. It was officially released at this year’s SHOT Show. POF-USA engineer John Capps was there to show it to us.

DIRECT WEIGHTED BLOWBACK
It features a direct-weighted blowback system making it very easy to control according to Capps. “It is a monolithic upper. Billet lower. Has all AR-15 fire controls and ambidextrous buttons like our AR does. Bolt release, mag release button is ambi like our other rifles are. It’s going to ship with a MIL-SPEC trigger. It’s 4.6 pounds, so it’s fairly light and small for its size. It has a very small handguard compared to its competitors,” said Capps.

SMALL, LIGHT PACKAGE
It is 17.5 inches long and is compatible with a brace or stock that has a 1913 Picatinny rail on the back. It has a forward non-reciprocating charging handle that can be moved to the left or right side. It also hosts a new 9mm 1/2×28-threaded dual-port compensator.

PROPRIETARY MAGAZINES
The Phoenix will ship with a single proprietary 35-round magazine. The reason POF decided to do this was for reliability and to make the gun as much like an AR platform as possible. Twenty and 10-round mags will also be available. The price point for additional mags will be around $30 according to Capps.

Where You Used to go Armed in New York

There is a bill in the New York Assembly that makes most destinations into “gun-free” zones. I call it the “Prohibited Places” bill and you need to know the back story for this to make any sense at all.. even for the politicians.

It never made sense for honest citizens.

First, there is an important case before the US Supreme Court called NYSRPA v Bruen. That case asserts that New York State required ordinary people to get a permit to carry a firearm in public, and then denied those permits to ordinary citizens. It sounds like New York Democrats are conceding that they infringed on the right of self-defense and will lose the Bruen case. Maybe a liberal justice on the Supreme Court already gave them the text of that decision.

That brings us to Bill A8684 before the New York Assembly which “Prohibits firearms in certain locations, including but not limited to all forms of public transportation, large gatherings, and food and drink establishments.”

Since New York Democrats will soon have to issue carry permits, they want to make everywhere a gun free zone for everyone.

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How to wash a cat:

  1. Thoroughly clean toilet and add desired amount of shampoo, leaving both lids open

  2. Find, catch, and soothe the cat while you carry him to the bathroom

  3. In one fluid motion, put the cat in the toilet and close both lids (you may need to stand on them to prevent escape. Make sure you don’t get any part of your body close to the edge because your cat may try to grab on to anything in reach)

  4. The cat will self-agitate which will create ample suds. Do not worry about the sounds the cat is making- he is actually enjoying this

  5. When you think your cat is clean, flush the toilet four or five times to provide a power rinse

  6. Have someone open the front door and make sure no humans or animals are in the way

  7. Stand back and quickly open the toilet lids. Your now clean cat will rocket out of the toilet and out the front door, drying itself in the process

Sincerely, The Dog

A woman from a communist country explains liberty to a Canadian reporter

BLUF:
Arrogance, ignorance, and incompetence. Not a pretty cocktail of personality traits in the best of situations. No sirree. Not a pretty cocktail in an office-mate and not a pretty cocktail in a head of state. In fact, in a leader, it’s a lethal cocktail.

Joe Biden, enemy of America.

From the moment Joe Biden stepped into the Oval Office as president, it became clear that he had stolen the job in order to destroy America from within.  He stopped the construction of the Keystone Pipeline on day one, costing thousands of good-paying jobs.  He stopped the construction of the southern border wall, costing more jobs and leaving millions of dollars worth of equipment rotting in the desert.

Biden would not even let Texas use the construction materials themselves; any wall would impede the Biden plan to import over two million migrants from around the world, to be given funds and to spread them throughout the nation into unsuspecting cities.

The Democrats voted unanimously that these illegal invaders would not be required to be vaccinated or even tested for COVID.  That should tell us everything we need to know about how seriously the left really takes this phony pandemic.  The leftists know that it is phony because it’s worked for their advantage from the outset.  They had to do something to derail President Trump.

So, with a stroke of Biden’s pen, the energy independence Trump had achieved was gone.  Biden removed Trump’s sanctions on the Nord Stream pipeline, making Germany now dependent on Russia for gas and making Russia infinitely wealthier!  What a colossally stupid thing to have done.  Natural gas prices for Americans have doubled.  Fuel gas prices have gone up by at least forty percent.  Biden and his DOJ are canceling other pipelines and oil leases on federal land and offshore.  This is allegedly in the name of the environment, but that is a lie.  It is to bring the middle and working classes to their knees.  This administration wants runaway inflation, the better to punish the deplorables, to make them more compliant.

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Hypocrisy O’ The Day

“Accuse your enemy of what you are doing…..”–Karl Marx

Millionaire Book-Writer and Professional Board-Sitter Chelsea Clinton Attacks Substack Authors as “Grifters”

Chelsea Clinton wants to talk about grifting. That’s just great.

The fruit, apparently, doesn’t fall that far from the global elitist narrative tree.

Perhaps looking to ride the coattails of those ganging up on “controversial anti-vaxx misinformation” (read: any uttered thought not handed down by Dr. Anthony Fauci from the heavens above) or perhaps looking to drum up support by her Twitter sycophants, Chelsea Clinton took to her Twitter account last week to lash out at Substack for providing a platform for free speech and for people to voluntarily subscribe to newsletters they’re interested in and willing to pay for.

Wow, sounds nefarious, Chelsea! Glad you stepped in.

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He Pulled a Biden!

Trudeau Tries to Distract from Anti-Mandate Trucker Protests with Ukraine Panic

The government of far-left Prime Minister Justin Trudeau withdrew nonessential personnel from Canada’s embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, this weekend and sent the nation’s defense minister to the capital to discuss an alleged potential Russian invasion of the country.

The extensive focus on Ukraine for Canada follows nearly two weeks of elevated coverage of the eight-year invasion of Ukraine by Moscow that became a global priority after President Joe Biden hinted that America would not aid its allies in Kyiv if Russia engages in a “minor incursion” of the country. Tensions between the Biden administration and its counterpart under Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have escalated since the “minor incursion” remark, culminating with an exasperated Zelensky telling reporters during a press conference Friday that his country has lost nearly $500 million in foreign investment since Biden predicted a further invasion of the country.

It also follows a tumultuous week of domestic politics in Canada. After nearly two years of onerous pandemic lockdown policies under the Trudeau government, a protest convoy organized by truckers across Canada arrived in Ottawa this weekend, flooding the capital with thousands of peaceful protesters demanding the restoration of basic civil rights stripped from Canadians in the name of public health. Police following the event documented no incidents of violence, injuries, or any major disturbances following the peaceful protests.

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Just because they’re ridiculous doesn’t mean they’re not dangerous…..

BLUF:
There is no backing down. We can’t. Not if we want to survive.
It’s going to get very rough from here on out, and I want you to know that. Prepare, prepare, prepare, and gird your loins.
Just remember in the end we win, they lose.
Be not afraid, but don’t be rash.
Keep your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark.

WHEN THEY HONK PEOPLE OFF

This weekend, I found that the truckers who have had enough of Little Castro’s Justin Trudeau’s insanity, enough to drive to the capital in convoy and who appear to be supported by a majority of Canadians are “really” Russian agents dressed like truckers.

My first reaction to this was to laugh so hard my son, who had just come into my office, thought I was having a stroke or heart attack or something. BTW this morning he tells me that now the NYT is running with the idea that everyone who is against mandates is “really” a Russian agent.

It’s all SO FAMILIAR.  So deja vu. So full of repeat.  So where have I heard that before.

Frankly, I almost titled this post “All the Truckers are Russian Agents, or How I became a White Mormon Male.” which would be a very accurate title, and also way too long, and would give whiplash to anyone who hasn’t been around for a few years.

Also, not completely accurate, because as well as a white Mormon male, I was also racist, sexist and homophobic (which is probably making some of you laugh till you hiccup) and and one time — briefly — a robot and a Russian robot. (I don’t know is Sad Robot Puppies is still active on Twitter (I never go there) but it was started by one of you adorable maniacs when that accusation came out.)

For those not around at the time, a lot of crap happened around and between, and if you guys feel you need clarification, ask someone in comments. Other people can explain. I woke up very late, and we were dealing with business taxes which makes me too cranky for words.

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Armed intruder shot by homeowner in exchange of gunfire
The homeowner shot the suspect in an exchange of gunfire in Rainier, Ore. The suspect is expected to survive and no one else was hurt.

RAINIER, Ore. — A homeowner shot an armed suspect who broke into their home in Rainier, Ore., early Sunday morning, police said.

The Rainier Police Department said officers responded to a call about a burglary at a home in the 600 block of West C Street in the early hours of the day.

When they arrived, they learned a burglar had attempted to rob the homeowner and they exchanged gunfire. The suspect was shot but is expected to survive. The homeowner was not hurt.

Police took they detained the suspect and transported him to a local hospital for treatment. His name was not immediately released.

The Columbia County Major Crimes Team is investigating.

Off-duty correction officer shoots armed Bronx robbers after he’s lured by woman with promise of date

An off-duty correction officer shot a pair of armed robbers in the Bronx after he was lured into meeting up by a woman promising him a date, police sources said.

The correction officer thought he was meeting 21-year-old Diamond Sanchez for a date about 6 p.m. Saturday — but she had other plans for him, the sources said.

Police did not release the name of the correction officer, who’s in his 20s. A law enforcement said the victim works for the New York State Corrections Department.

An off-duty correction officer lured into a robbery by a woman turned the tables on his robbers, shooting them when they pulled a gun on him in the Bronx Saturday night, cop sources said.
© Jeff Bachner/New York Daily News/TNS
An off-duty correction officer lured into a robbery by a woman turned the tables on his robbers, shooting them when they pulled a gun on him in the Bronx Saturday night, cop sources said.
The victim and Sanchez were sitting in a car at E. 183rd St. and Tiebout St. in Fordham Heights, when two men, Christopher Santana, 22, and Leonel Cuevas, 26, walked up to them, the sources said.

An off-duty correction officer lured into a robbery by a woman turned the tables on his robbers, shooting them when they pulled a gun on him in the Bronx Saturday night, cop sources said.
© Jeff Bachner/New York Daily News/TNS
An off-duty correction officer lured into a robbery by a woman turned the tables on his robbers, shooting them when they pulled a gun on him in the Bronx Saturday night, cop sources said.
One of the duo pulled out a gun and demanded the correction officer’s belongings, but the victim was armed as well, opening fire from inside the vehicle, the sources said.

The correction officer shot Cuevas multiple times in the chest and blasted Santana in the stomach, back and hip.

Medics took both men to St. Barnabas Hospital, where Cuevas is in critical condition. Santana is in stable condition, police said.

One of the duo dropped their gun, and Sanchez tried to hide it, police sources said.

All three are charged with robbery and criminal possession of a weapon while Sanchez is also charged with tampering with evidence.

The correction officer is not expected to face any charges, police sources said.

Bill aims to erase “duty to retreat” in New York law

ALBANY — When threatened by an aggressor outside their homes, people in New York, under current law, have a duty to retreat — if possible — before resorting to force.

Now, an upstate lawmaker, state Sen. George Borrello, R-Chautauqua County, has introduced a measure that would scrap the duty to retreat requirement, framing his proposal as a public safety measure that will extend the right of self-defense and provide potential legal immunity in civil lawsuits against people who shoot those threatening to do harm.

New York law, as written now, imposes no duty to retreat on people when they are in their dwellings. Borrello said there should be no inconsistency in the law. His bill would remove the self-defense restrictions in instances when people face a violent aggressor outside the home setting, as long as the person facing the threat is at a location where she or he can legally be.

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Something from last year, recently discovered

58% Of Voters Agree: Media Are ‘Enemy of the People’

Voters overwhelmingly believe “fake news” is a problem, and a majority agree with former President Donald Trump that the media have become “the enemy of the people.”

A new national telephone and online survey by Rasmussen Reports finds that 58% of Likely U.S. Voters at least somewhat agree that the media are “truly the enemy of the people,” including 34% who Strongly Agree. Thirty-six percent (36%) don’t agree, including 23% who Strongly Disagree. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

The survey of 1,000 U.S. Likely Voters was conducted on July 7-8, 2021 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

Howard Hesseman, Star of ‘WKRP in Cincinnati,’ Dies at 81.

Howard Hesseman, a prolific character actor who became a beloved TV mainstay through his roles on sitcoms “WKRP in Cincinnati” and “Head of the Class,” died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles of complications from colon surgery he had undergone last summer. He was 81 years old.

Hesseman’s death was confirmed to Variety by his longtime rep Robbie Kass.