3 Boxes of BS

A tyrannical rule cannot in any reasonable construction be accounted lawful, and therefore the disturbance of such a government cannot be esteemed seditious, much less traitorous.

Thomas Aquinas, O.P. (28 January 1225 – 7 March 1274)

Update – Another Quote of the Day from Richard because I simply can not fathom the mindset involved nor the complete lack of understanding.

It’s as absurd and illogical to say I have a constitutional right to own an AR-15 as it would be to claim a constitutional right to own anything else I don’t need that’s a danger to others. The Bill of Rights doesn’t prohibit the government from restricting my freedom in order to promote public safety.

I had to read that line 3 times to be sure he was saying what I thought.

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There are a few quotes that really illustrate the mindset of the anti-rights cultists. This one from OneUtah’s Richard Warnick.

Richard is described by Cliff Lyons as :

As for Richard’s expertise; he is by any standard a top writer/journalist on all things defense, a distinction earned and reflected over YEARS of well researched,exceptionally well-written and sourced articles.

So….top writer and journalist had this to say yesterday:

Thanks for the “Battle of Athens” link. I don’t keep up with Gun Lobby propaganda, so I’d never heard of it. I read it when I have time.

Read that very carefully folks for this is the ‘logic’ and ‘journalism’ that demonstrates the mindset of the anti-rights cultists.

Never heard of it but already convinced it is ‘propaganda’. Yep….don’t confuse him with the facts folks, his mind is made up.

From Daddy Hawk — of Preachers and Horse thieves fame – writing at his other blog Daddy Hawk’s Toy Box.

You can even rent an M1 Garand or a 1943 Mosin Nagant. Although, I have question the wisdom of allowing the rental of the Bolshevik Flame Throwing Spear of Death when you have a ban on incendiary ammunition.

“Bolshevik Flame Throwing Spear of Death”  — He he he, I own a couple of those.
That was from a great review of the Eagle Gun Range in Lewisville; for those in the Metroplex area (he also does a great job explaining that!) I suggest you read it.

From Jennifer at In Jennifer’s Head:

We’ve all spent enough happy afternoons vanquishing paper foes at the range to know that paper doesn’t stop bullets. It doesn’t even alter the course of that ball of lead. All it does is provide us evidence of the shot.  A document to be reviewed in the aftermath.

A restraining order is much the same.  Not only can that piece of paper not stop a bullet, it cannot restrain a person bent on violence.

There is more and it is worth the time to read it.

It is rare that someone comes out and expresses it so directly but this elderly lady certainly did:

Doris Thompson was arrested Thursday after detectives tracked her down at a motel in El Segundo, the Torrance Daily Breeze reported.

Police believe Thompson visited doctors’ offices and hid inside until workers went home for the night. When the coast was clear, she would come out of hiding, search for keys, open lock boxes and remove cash, police told the newspaper. She’s believed to have stolen $17,000 from eight burglaries since March.

So in addition to the normal rising costs of practicing medicine, doctors are going to have to beef up their security; Great.

Police looked at several surveillance videos and said they recognized the active Thompson immediately.

Thompson has a 21-page rap sheet that includes arrests from 1955 for disturbing the peace, burglary, forgery and grand theft from Los Angeles to the South Bay to Beverly Hills, according to the Daily Breeze. She was arrested in connection with a homicide in 1957, but was deemed insane and committed to a hospital.

The octogenarian previously pleaded guilty two years ago for similar burglaries, and reportedly asked if she would be serving the entire three years of her sentence. Thompson was released on parole in November.

21 Page RAP sheet!!!  And she is out again. Isn’t there a point in time where we have to simply say that a person will not abide by the social contract and keep them in prison?

And now for the Quote of the Day — a shining example of the mind set of too many people in this country-

According to the newspaper, she reportedly told detectives at her sentencing that she “wouldn’t do all this nonsense if the government gave us more money.”

So if the government won’t give her other people’s money; she will just have to steal it herself.

A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart
—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Wonder if that explains why the antis see the world as a scary place that only restrictive legislation can fix.

From a good article talking about Warren Buffet: (emphasis mine)

I’m not one who thinks that Warren Buffett needs to write a $10 billion check to the government in order to prove his policy sincerity. But it is worth noting that his big 2006 media breakthrough came not by pledging his fortune to the U.S. Treasury, but to private charity. It’s clear which vehicle he finds the most effective use of his personal money.

Definitely a case of “Your Actions Speak So Loud, I Can Not Hear What You Are Saying” here.