Up in the city of brotherly love (wow, in 2013, that can have a very different meaning than when coined many years ago!)   the Assault Bow is born......((link here)

"Meanwhile, 25-year-old Timothy Canfield, who was not involved in the initial altercation, went outside carrying a compound bow and a quiver of arrows. Canfield then shot Paulsen in the stomach with an arrow."

Paulson died by the way.

So here is the deal....anyone can purchase an assault bow...no permit, no license, no background check, not even an age limit. They are marketed to children by placing them right out in the open in stores like Gander Mountain and Walmar or even over the internet!.....Ammunition is even widely avaiable and it comes in quivers.....not just one, but quivers of them!

Solution...well every Indian fighter will tell you...ban them bows, and if they refuse to give up, hunt those people down, rip them out of their homes, take their land, lie to them, and force them to surrender.....or kill them. Whichever comes first....that is the American way of justice....Federal style.

The Statement of Montgomery County, Virginia Sheriff

In response to being asked if they would support the Second Amendment....
this was the statement on their Facebook page on Jan 30th (2013):

"We have had several folks contact us to ask our position regarding the 2nd amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Here is a copy of the resolution passed by Virginia Sheriffs in 2009, our position has not changed." 

So then what did the VSA have to say way back in 2009? Well this is what was posted by the Montgomery County Sheriff on reporting what VSA said:

So how about that, the Montgomery County Virginia Sheriff and in fact the Va Sheriff Association is "concerned".We know they are "concerned" because they have expressed a "sense of concern"......

 Frankly,  I have not seen such a strongly worded statement of support since Neville Chamberlain returned to Britain in 1938....Clearly, that oath to defend and protect the constitution is not a big stumbling block.

Well, let me say thank you very much. No doubt if it comes to DHS dropping by to get some back up, that concern will be a very robust defense and they will just run right back to the holes they crawled out of...(Hopefully that concern won't endanger any of those grants and federal equipment perks currently a big concern for the democrats in Richmond tonight........)

Well at least now we know your position.....thanks for that...

If you live in that county, I suggest you write and phone the Sheriff. let them know you appreciate their deep commitment to their oaths.....or not. In fact if you live in Va, I recommend you ask your Sheriff about their stand.....

UPDATE: Rather than respond to questions, it seems the Montgomery Sheriffs Department has taken that entry down from their webpage.....now that speaks volumes.

And Now a word from Johnson County MO.(link)

Signing the Declaration of Independence

 (to add to a number of others including Linn County (link)and Crook County (link), Oregon)

January 16, 2013

The Honorable Barak Obama

President United States of America

The White House

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

Washington D.C. 20500

          Dear Mr. President,

My name is Charles M. Heiss and I am the Sheriff of Johnson County, Missouri.  I have held this office since January 1, 1997.  I am writing to you to express my concern with the tone of your administration with respect to the Second Amendment Rights of American citizens.  It appears to me and many Americans that there is a genuine desire on the part of your administration to restrict the Second Amendment rights of law abiding American citizens in the interest of curbing gun violence in our nation.

Throughout our nations history the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights has served as the very foundation of our free society.  The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution has long guaranteed our citizens the right to keep and bear arms and is central to our ability to live in a free society.  Any attempt to restrict these Second Amendment rights through executive order is unconstitutional and tantamount to an all out assault on the United States Constitution.  Just as the Fourth Amendment to the constitution guarantees our citizens the right to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable search and seizure, the Second Amendment guarantees each of us the right to keep and bear arms to protect ourselves from anyone who would seek to cause us harm.  This includes the federal Government.

World history has shown us that when a society does not possess the ability to defend itself it becomes ripe for victimization by criminals, and ripe for government oppression.  One need not look too far in today’s world to see glaring examples of defenseless people being brutalized by rogue regimes and dictators. Syria, North Korea, and Mali are just a few examples of this type of oppression. Mexico is a stark reminder of a society overrun with criminal element in the form of Drug Cartels.

As the duly elected Sheriff of Johnson County, Missouri, it is my sworn duty to protect and defend the Constitutions of the United States of America, and the State of Missouri against all enemies both foreign and domestic. This means I not only have the duty to protect my constituents from incidents of crime, but I also have a duty and responsibility to protect and preserve the individual rights and liberties afforded and guaranteed to every citizen by our constitutions.  This, Mr. President is a duty I fully understand, appreciate, and will carry out with great vigor and conviction.  I will most certainly urge my fellow Sheriffs in the State of Missouri and across this great nation to rise to the defense and aid of all Americans should the federal government attempt to enact any legislation, or executive order that impedes, erodes, or otherwise diminishes their constitutional right to keep and bear arms.  I will use all means legal to meet this solemn and sacred responsibility.

Respectfully,

Charles M. Heiss

Sheriff Johnson County, Missouri

This press release was provided by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department.

A Richmond-area lawmaker brandished an AK-47 on the floor of the Virginia House of Delegates on Thursday in a wild stunt aimed at rallying support for tougher gun laws.

Epic fail, epic idiot....

(Taken from the Examiner, published in DC ((link)...)


As a native Virginiaian, I am sorry we have these people in this state...but I guess we all have a share of mental defectives.....

Provided verbatum, with my added comments in italics)
 
    Del. Joe Morrissey, D-Highland Springs (Highland Springs is located near Richmond, was
    established by a carpetbagger after the war and is the final resting place of a lot of dead yanks), 
    pulled the weapon out shortly after the day's session got underway, a time when legislators 
    typically welcome school groups and other visitors in the chamber's gallery.

    Morrissey assured his colleagues the gun was not loaded and pointed it toward the ceiling as he 
    pleaded for Republican House Speaker Bill Howell to help push through a subcommittee the
    assault weapons ban that Morrissey is proposing.

    "A lot of people don't know that in many locations in the commonwealth, you can take this gun, 
    you can walk in the middle of Main Street loaded and not be in violation of the law," Morrissey 
    said. "Even though the law right now says you can't bring this gun into a high school or elementary
    or middle school, there is nothing from keeping you from walking in front of [an elementary 
    school with a gun]."

    A House subcommittee late Thursday effectively killed Morrissey's bill, which mirrored President  
    Obama's call for a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity ammo magazines following the mass 
    killing of 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut elementary school. The same panel also
    rejected universal background checks for gun buyers and sent a proposal to arm school staff to 
   Gov. Bob McDonnell's school safety task force.

   The AK-47 that Morrissey brought on the floor was borrowed from someone else, his office told
   The Washington Examiner. He told Capitol Police about his plan in advance. Members of the 
   General Assembly, law enforcement personnel or anyone with a concealed weapon permit is 
   allowed to bring a gun into the Capitol.

   Republicans in the chamber were not amused by Morrissey's stunt.

   Del. Todd Gilbert, R-Woodstock, interrupted Morrissey's speech to ask him to take his finger out of
   the trigger guard and later said that taking guns from citizens is what led to the Holocaust and mass
    killings under the Soviet Gulag.

   "Those who put the Second Amendment into the fabric of our nation understood that a government 
   that is formed and instituted by free people trust its citizens with the right to defend themselves 
   with arms," Gilbert said.

So now that you have read about Mr Morrissey's little tirade the was the result of his bill going down in flames (haha), you may ask to know a little more about him. Well this is off his web page:

    Delegate Joseph D. Morrissey was sworn into the Virginia House of Delegates in Januray, 2008. He represents
    the 74th District of Virginia which includes Charles City County, Henrico County, the City of Hopewell, the City 
    of Richmond, and Prince George County.  He serves on both the Education Committee as well as the Health 
    Welfare & Institutions Committee.  
 

    Delegate Morrissey is a 1979 graduate of University of Virginia, where he majored in economics and 
    minored in chemistry. He received his law degree in 1982 from Georgetown University and a Masters-
    in-Laws degree in 2003 from Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, where he was a visiting lecturer.  Delegate 
    Morrissey taught law school for five years in both Ireland and Australia.  He is a former high school 
    government teacher and wrestling coach.  Delegate Morrissey is a former Commonwealth’s Attorney of 
    Richmond (1989-1993).


    He currently lives in Highland Springs and is a member of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond, 
    Virginia.  His community activities includes the Varina Lions Club, the Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club, and 
    the Special Olympics of Virginia.  During his spare time, Delegate Morrissey enjoys various outdoor activities 
    including: boating, water skiing, running, horseback riding, and cycling.

It seems that according to Henrico County GIS, ole Joe lives out near the James River at 1308 Chaffins Bluff..nice place Joe..maybe you can find a nice place on the Hudson up in NY and be much more at home up there.

 

 The Virginia Citizens Defense League gives a great report from Thursday's committee meetings in the Virginia legislature on a host of firearm related bills (verbatim, italics mine).

 

Tonight at 5 PM we flooded the Militia, Police and Public Safety subcommittee #1!  The anti-gun bills being heard tonight didn't just barely die, they were crushed.  Of course there are plenty more bad bills out there, but this was a great start.  

The room was PACKED beyond capacity, with people hanging out both doors into the halls!  I  didn't bring nearly enough GSL (Guns Saves Lives) stickers :-(

The bad bills were killed with a **unanimous bi-partisan** vote.

Killed were bills to require background checks on private sales, to ban guns in libraries, to reduce the number of courses that qualify for getting a CHP, an assault weapon ban, and a ban on guns in vehicles on school property.

One setback was on Delegate Bob Marshall's school bill, HB 1557, which would allow certain people to carry concealed handguns to protect schools.  It was referred to a commission set up by the Governor to vet such bills and the bill could still become law this year.  

Soon I will have you emailing the Governor to encourage him to do just that.  It's going to be a stretch, but we need to do our best to get the law fixed this year so as to avoid a massacre in a Virginia school.

I will say the support for Delegate Marshall's bill was impressive and even better than I had hoped.  Few spoke against the bill.

Oh, there were a few antis there, including one who claimed her group has more members than there are gun owners (she called her group something like "Million Angry Moms" or something like that).  For such a supposedly huge group, she was by herself.  Hmmm.  Surely she didn't exaggerate the size of her group?

Anyway, good job, VCDL!  The battle is ON.

 

This organization does more than any other in impacting Virginia Firearms Legislation. Their website is http://www.vcdl.org/.Virginians who cherish our liberties need to get behind this organization. They have a historical track record that is outstanding in its success and its faithfulness to the principles of freedom.

Walmart joins Dicks Sporting Goods

I have long since stopped going to Walmart or I refer to it, "China Mart" (with the exception of my horses 4$ cancer med!). But as of today, they have cemented their position on the IFF Foes list along side Dicks Sporting Goods with this, (Link)

“As of right now WalMart is not going to be making any new orders of ammo because of the upcoming decision on the Second Amendment.  As of right now we are unsure of what new legislation might be coming, and because of this, we are suspending new orders."

Update your range and area information accordingly. (Not a big surprise on this one)

UPDATE 1/15/13 taken from Bob Owen Blogsite
 
Rumors being floated over the past 24-48 hours that the company is going to sell out their existing stock of ammunition then not purchase any more ammunition are, according to the official corporate voice of the company, completely false. She said that their is no truth to the rumors, and that she’d be issuing a statement to that effect this evening.


So, I can feel less guilty about buying my horses cancer meds, but Walmart still represents China Mart, so we shall not re-add them to the family shopping options.

Resources for Identification Friend or Foe

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Now here is fun weekend task...SSI gives us tools to look up some interesting things about people, lets call it "find a friend".... you can look up all sorts of folks....butcher, bankers, bakers, candlestick makers....or anyone else that peaked your fancy,.....just sayin.....

By the way, how is that IFF work going we talked about earlier? (link)