3 Boxes of BS

Either way, President Obama shows he is unfit for office.

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White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters aboard Air Force One on Monday that the White House counsel’s office was briefed last month on the investigation into the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of conservative groups.

Carney said the IRS inspector general notified the White House counsel’s office during the week of April 22 that it was completing a review of the IRS office in Cincinnati that targeted conservative political groups for special examination.

If his administration was told last month and they didn’t inform him of the issue, then that shows President Obama does not have the necessary leadership skills or values needed.

If he knew of the issue and took no action, in fact seems to be covering up his knowledge and lack of action; then he isn’t fulfilling his oath of office.

Add this to the Benghazi debacle, the increased spying on citizens, the authorization to kill American citizens without due process, Solyndra and on and on; there is a clear picture shown of a man who is great at running for office but unfit to run the office. And let’s not forget the number of campaign promises broken; Hey President Obama, just when will you be closing Gitmo?

And yes, I would be saying this if it was a Republican/Conservative in office. I’m tired of the government, all branches, all levels; running out of control and our elected representatives failing to step and do the right thing.

Please join the discussion.

Quote of the day from my Franklin Covey Planner:

To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses it; for when we fail our pride supports us; when we succeed it betrays us — Charles Caleb Colton

Look at the reactions of those politicians who failed to achieve their object (gun control laws) yesterday.  In this case, doesn’t it appear that their pride isn’t show but their vanity?

“Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.”  ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

They simply seem incapable of recognizing that other people may not agree with them, will work to thwart their will and do it not out of vindictiveness but out of deep understanding for the nature of liberty and respect for the fundamental laws of our country.

We had the vote so often asked for; can we move on to National Reciprocity, removal of the Hughes Amendment and what is to be done about the economy, Benghazi, PATRIOT Act (and all the others), Drone strikes, Drones being used in America and unemployment?

Let’s make a few phones ring off the hook for this one folks. This is the main portion of Texas House Bill 3143.

AN ACT

                relating to the creation of certain offenses concerning firearm sales at gun shows; authorizing a fee.

                                       SECTION 2.   Chapter 46, Penal Code, is amended by adding

                Sections 46.065 and 46.066 to read as follows:
Sec. 46.065.  CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO SALES AT GUN         SHOWS. 
(a)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly sells a firearm to another person in exchange for money or other consideration at a gun show without complying with the national  instant criminal background check system in the manner required by 18 U.S.C. Section 922 before completing the sale. A person who conducts a criminal background check as required by this subsection may charge a fee in an amount equal to the cost incurred by the person to obtain the background check.
 (b)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly  sells a firearm to another person in exchange for money or other  consideration at a gun show and the person does not maintain a record of the sale.

Never mind the fact that currently an FFL can not perform a background check on firearms (s)he does not own; we need to defeat this attempt because it is bad law. Criminals will still use straw purchasers to buy firearms so this stops nothing.

If you don’t already know who represents you in Austin, you can find out here.

According to the Legislative assistant in Rep. Patrick’s office it appears this bill stands little chance of getting out of committee    But let’s make sure it is buried under an avalanche of  comments, emails and calls from Texans anyways. The more the Reps hear from us opposing bills like this, the fewer of them will be introduced.

Colorado State Senator Greg Brophy on the state’s Standard Magazine capacity ban.

Bravo Sir !!! I applaud you for speaking out and am saddened that your display is so far out of the norm that it stands head and shoulders above your fellow representatives.

DUNCANVILLE, Texas - Police in Duncanville are trying to figure out who would want to shoot and kill a 74-year-old woman at her home.

The shooting happened at about 7:30 a.m. in the 1300 block of Highland Drive.

The victim’s son-in-law said someone shot at her through the front door of the home.

He wasn’t passing through the area; was he?

These bills are working their way through the biennial Legislation; let try to push our Senators and Representatives into passing a few (or all) of them.

House Bill 47 reduces the class time required for a CHL to 4 to 6 hours from the current 10 or so.

House Bill 508  Makes it illegal for a public employee to wrongly post or provide notice that a place or building is posted 30.06 (prohibited for Concealed Carry ). This would be helpful because some public employees are illegally posting notices.

House Bill 698 a — This one is really needed. Currently everyone has to submit digitally taken fingerprints to the state to get a CHL. Problem? Some areas don’t have an authorized location with easy travel distance. Heck, here in the metroplex there are only 1 or 2 locations near me. The bill allows changes to rule to allow for normal finger printing if there is no facility within 25 miles.

House Bill 700  OPEN CARRY – this bill would let anyone with a Concealed Handgun License Openly Carry in the State. I really want this one to pass.

Senate Bill 182 and House Bill 972  Campus Carry  — It does not make sense that we trust people to carry on one side of an imaginary line but not the other. Schools are not more stressful then other places (like roads, eh). And the majority of people who are qualified to carry aren’t the 18-21 year olds living on campus getting drunk every week the media and the antis try to make them out to be. They are the veterans, the cops, the homemakers and people seeking second careers.

Senate Bill 299   Hadn’t heard of this one until recently. It is a great idea. In Texas, if your firearm “prints” (is discernible because the shape is visible through your cover garment) or is or is otherwise noticeable, even accidentally,  then it is not ‘concealed’. And that comes with a hefty fine. This bill removes the penalty for accidental exposure. Even if we pass Open Carry, we still need this bill because many folks will still carry concealed.

HB 1077  Parking Lot bill for colleges and universities — makes sense to keep them from implementing policies on what students can keep in their cars.

HB 1078 Removes the penalty for carrying on college or university premises. I would rather remove the restriction completely but this works also.

HB 1142  One to make the nannies and ninnies wet the bed. Teaching the 2nd Amendment and firearm safety in high school as an elective course. I like it but low priority. It would be a start to changing the culture .

HB 1194   Another Open Carry Bill. Will have to look at the differences between this and HB700

HB 1298  This one is needed. Currently if a school is having a field trip someplace; any CHL holder near by or in that location suddenly is violating the law. This would remove that restriction for everyone not a student, teacher or associated with the field trip.

HB 1304  House version of SB 299 removing restriction against inadvertent or accidental display of a concealed firearm.

Find out who represents you (if you don’t already know) here and let’s get on the ball contacting them. Lots of great bills here.
We don’t have to just resist the anti-rights bills; we can push to expand our rights and keep the antis on defense.

Sean from An NC Gun Blog has set up a page to keep track of the companies that are boycotting governmental agencies in New York.

New York Boycott

This boycott is due to New York’s recent changes in law greatly restricting the rights of the average person.
These companies are willing to take a decrease in profits to support our rights.

• LaRue Tactical  2-8-13
• Olympic Arms 2-12-13
• Extreme Firepower Inc, LLC Date of policy unknown, reported 2-13-13

  Edited to Add

• Templar Custom 2-13-13

Thanks for stepping up. Both the companies and Sean.