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Month: December 2010

Gun Control

State of Ohio Supreme Court: Correct Decision in Gun Laws Case

Anti-gun forces in Ohio are whining and whimpering today.  On December 29th the Ohio Supreme Court ruled against gun bans and other stupidity at the local level, such as waiting periods, so-called “assault” rifle bans and registration for handguns. Cleveland…

Life

John Holdstock, long-time pro-gun guy, dies suddenly

I got an email yesterday from the BC Wildlife Federation that shocked me, because I’d just emailed back and forth with John a few times just before Christmas.  So getting the notice that he had passed away on Christmas Day…

Officer Down

Police Officer Line-of-Duty Deaths up 37 percent

That’s just not good news. Not good at all. In a report called Law Enforcement Officer Deaths: Preliminary 2010 Research Bulletin (download report pdf here), the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund reports a very scary number.  160 police officers…

Politically Correct Madness

Red Cross Bans Christmas?

Wow… I guess calling Christmas “Christmas” is getting less and less politically correct all the time. Now even the Red Cross is getting in on the hate. Christmas has been banned by the Red Cross from its 430 fund-raising shops….

Police Corruption Police Misconduct

CTV News Story on corruption in BC’s Chief Firearms Office

The CTV did a story on the lawsuit filed recently by Travis Bader against numerous RCMP members and the provincial government.  It was through filing the lawsuit that Bader learned about the involvement in his case by Constable David Clarke,…

Good Stuff

The Top Ten Low-Pass Flybys of All Time

Now this is just good fun.  And some of these fly-bys are absolutely amazing.  My favourite is #3, the one with the guy standing on the runway and the fighter passes about five feet over his head. What’s yours? NOTE:…

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Another RCMP member suspended… with pay, of course.

Here we go again.  Another corrupt RCMP constable who just can’t get over his sense of entitlement. It’s really annoying for the good RCMP members out there.  You know, the ones that actually do their job for the pay they…

Stupid Human Tricks

Actor Ben Affleck’s Arrogance knows no bounds

Actor Ben Affleck’s arrogance, self-importance and sense of entitlement know know bounds. There are some really class acts in Hollywood, don’t get me wrong.  Tom Selleck and Sandra Bullock come immediately to mind.  There are dozens, if not hundreds, of…

Good Stuff

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from Christopher, Lynda, Koda, Tuco and Goofball the cat.  We hope you have an incredible Christmas. May God bless you and your family this Christmas, and every day of the year! Christopher

Politically Correct Madness

“Drinking and Walking” is dangerous? What?!?!?!

I will never understand bureaucrats.  Never. They’ve clearly never met a human behaviour they liked.  And they also as clearly want total control over every human action imaginable. My ” contempt for bureaucrats” as one person emailed me recently, is…

Police Brutality Police Misconduct

Babak Andalib-Goortani: Ontario Special Investigations Unit Actually finds wrongdoing!

It’s shocking to anyone who follows the Ontario Police “lapdog”… I mean watchdog, the Special Investigations Unit. In their entire history they’ve almost never found a case of police misconduct that they couldn’t justify. Imagine my surprise while listening to…

Abuse of Police Authority

Quantitative Easing 2 video: It’s NOT creating money out of thin air?

Here’s a really funny and informative video on the idea from that lunatic that’s camped out in the White House… you know the one… that you can just create money out of thin air to solve the economic woes of…

Big Brother Freedom of Speech

Big Brother Is Eyeing Complete Take-Over Of The Internet

I love the Internet and am thankful as a writer and researcher to have lived long enough to experience the freedom of this phenomenon. However, I hope to die before a body of incompetent bureaucrats and politicians destroy the Internet…

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Terrorism Law Is A War On Internet

(“War on Internet” is from Jane Gaffin’s archives, published in the Whitehorse Star, February 25, 2002, and is posted here in conjunction with the current “Big Brother is Eyeing Complete Take-Over of the Internet”.) In keeping with the Red Book…

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Nazi Nutritionists Are Cooking Up A Menu You Won’t Soon Forget

Maurice Strong is not a household word, yet he wields influence over your everyday life. The former senior advisor to United Nations Secretary General Kofi Anan and controller of the World Bank was once the mentor of former Canadian LIEberal…

Rights

Killing 2-week-old babies is condoned right here in Canada

I came across this distressing story a few months ago, but was unsure how best to deal with it so I filed it away in my writing to-do list. I came across it tonight as I was looking through that…

Abuse of Police Authority

“CO Kilback is poorly trained, careless, reckless, and incompetent…” says judge

A decision was handed down in BC Supreme Court on December 1st, 2010 that caught my attention.  A man from near where I live had sued Conservation Officer Aaron Kilback and the Province of British Columbia for malicious prosecution and…

Canada's Firearms Act

A Pitchfork Registry? What a great idea!

After all, if it just saves one (criminal’s) life, it’s worth it! Hats off to Jim Foster of the Times & Transcript for his hilarious parody of the Firearms Act. On the evening of December 4th, some asshole tried to…

Violent Criminals

Sex Offender found dead

Wish I could say I’m sorry, but I’m not. Police say that foul play is not suspected.  Okay… You see, I’m one of those people who believe there’s a special place in Hell for people who rape women or children….

Gun Politics

Vote Candice Hoeppner for 2010’s Biggest Game Changer

There’s a poll going on at CBC right now under the title “Who was the biggest Game Changer in 2010? My vote goes to Candice Hoeppner for all her hard work on the gun issue.  To vcte, just head over…

Political Antics

Don Cherry Riles Toronto’s Left-Wing Loonies

How? By doing what Cherry does best.  Telling the truth. Hockey legend and outspoken supporter of our Canadian Troops, Cherry wore a pink blazer to the event in honour of some loser who called him “a jerk in a pink…

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“Weapon-Making” Pencils Ban from Elementary Class

Google, parent company of You Tube, is trying to ban alternate news media InfoWars.com and PrisonPlanet.com for–well, telling the truth. But some videos like the one cited seem to have been re-instated, or sneaked back in. Here’s an interesting video…

Canada's Firearms Act Lawrence Manzer Case

Laurence Manzer pleads “Not Guilty” to gun charges

Laurence Manzer pleads “Not Guilty” to gun charges New Brunswick Crown Counsel had a chance to come to its senses and failed miserably.  Lawrence Manzer’s trial for possessing a weapon dangerous to the public peace will now take place on…

Our National Monument to Women’s Victimhood

Was it the failure of police responding to the scene? Ms. Sourour said yes.

I disagree. Sure, they formed a perimeter and sat outside waiting until Gharbi offed himself, but that is not the root cause of the high death toll.

The failure that day was with our manhood. Or more to the point, our lack of one. For thirty years or more, men had been “trained” to be obedient, to do what they’re told, to be more “feminine”, less “manly”.

Common Sense

Christine Whitaker’s defense of freedom and her refusal to fly

Christine Whitaker is a writer from the town of Edgeley, Saskatchewan.  Seems small towns and common sense go hand in hand, if her December 2nd editorial in the Regina Leader-Post is anything to go by. Here’s a few excerpts: I…

Freedom of Speech Guns

Flying the Gadsden Flag

My great friend and un-indicted co-conspirator in all things writing, Jane Gaffin, sent me a link to the YouTube video below along with this note: I love the Gadsden flag. Here’s a neat lesson on the flag as flown on…

Common Sense

Chilliwack School Board “takes a walk on the wild side” – calls Christmas “Christmas”

The headline read “Chilliwack School Board puts Christ back in Christmas” I just about fell out of my chair. “Am I reading this right,” I asked myself. “Naw, couldn’t be,” I replied.  “They’d never get away with that in today’s…

Abuse of Police Authority Canada's Firearms Act Lawrence Manzer Case

Lawrence Manzer Case News Archive

Update — December 6, 2010: The Crown has decided it is in the public interest to move forward with this case.  That’s a joke, not justice. I had a long talk with Lawrence Manzer yesterday about his case, what happened,…

Abuse of Police Authority

Breast-feeding Moms Beware: TSA will “get” you

Especially if you know the TSA Guidelines better than the petty thugs you’re dealing with at the airport. This is the story of a young mother’s nightmare at the hands of the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) goons. The video below…

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TSA Airport Abuse and Humiliation Protest Grows

I loved reading that WorldNetDaily has got over a half a million letters of protest on the way to Washington.  Kudos to Joseph Farah and his team for making that happen. WASHINGTON – More than a half-million individual letters of…