IRS Official in Charge During Tea Party Targeting Now Runs Health Care Office

IRS Official in Charge During Tea Party Targeting Now Runs Health Care Office

I guess I should expect an audit and denial of any medical procedures I need.  This is something those opposed to Obamacare warned against, of course.  Even we didn't expect it to come to pass so quickly and blatantly, however.

Axelrod: Government ‘So Vast,‘ Obama Can't Know About Wrongdoing

Axelrod: Government ‘So Vast,‘ Obama Can't Know About Wrongdoing

From the National Review Online.

My thoughts are simple--that is the problem, Mr. Axelrod.  It's exactly what the Tea Parties are trying to correct.

Sunlight: Time for a Check-in

From time to time, it's important to see how the politician measures up to his promises.  Feel lied to yet?

Family attacked for getting gas while being white

Police: Family attacked for being in "wrong neighborhood"

"The defendant (Dickerson) approached the white male victim," the police report stated.

It went on to read, "the defendant told him he was in the wrong neighborhood and he was not going to make it out." The victim said that's when he "was punched and knocked to the ground." 

At this time, his wife got out of the car and ran to help her husband. The victim said, "he continued to struggle with the defendant and was eventually knocked unconscious, which later he awoke in the hospital."

His wife told police, "after running to help her husband, she remembers falling to the ground and (being) knocked unconscious."

According to a close family friend, that's when the couple's teenage daughter got out of the car to check on her parents and, "observed a female punch her mother in the face, when her mother then fell to the concrete, hitting her head on the surface." 

The daughter was also punched in the face.

 It won't be charged as a hate crime, despite the racism involved. 

When police were questioned about why all three defendants were not charged with felony second degree battery, Stubbs responded, "Because you have to have disfigurement for a second-degree battery charge, and only one victim had disfigurement and he was attacked by the one suspect that we booked."

However, Louisiana law defines second-degree battery as "bodily injury which involves unconsciousness, extreme physical pain or protracted and obvious disfigurement."

The victim suffered "a broken eye socket, broken nose, and several lacerations to the face," and his wife was knocked unconscious. 

"I feel that's racist," said Henderson. 

Mr. Henderson, that's only because it is.  If white thugs did this to a black family, it would be national news and the President would get involved. 

The Armed Citizen

"I just didn't hesitate," Cody Buckler explained while recalling an armed invasion of his home. He awoke to the sound of strange voices in the living room. Peering into the hall, he saw two masked men toting handguns. His girlfriend's young daughter confronted one of the men, who claimed to be a police officer. Buckler quickly returned to the bedroom for his 12-gauge shotgun. Police say he proceeded to the living room, spotted one of the suspects holding his television, and promptly shot him. That suspect fled, but his accomplice charged up the stairs. Buckler shot him, too, causing him to retreat to the basement and exit via a window. The suspects were found seeking treatment for gunshot wounds at the hospital. (The Gazette, Colorado Springs, CO, 01/22/2008)

When a 51-year-old-woman informed a man she didn't want to be his girlfriend, he committed a series of disturbing acts. Several police reports chronicle the incidents, which include break-ins, vandalism and even assaults at the woman's workplace. One day she found her home broken into, a clock radio destroyed and her undergarments missing. Two days later, she heard breaking glass and called 9-1-1. the entire chilling incident was recorded on 9-1-1 audio. "I'm so scared," she told the operator, who advised her to lock herself in a bedroom. She hid in the closet with a 9mm pistol loaned to her by a friend. Police say the alleged stalker began kicking in the bedroom door. "What are you doing?" the woman screamed. "Stop it! Please stop it! Just stop it!" The man burst into the bedroom and began choking her. Gunshots rang out. The woman escaped while her assailant lay mortally wounded. (The Times, Munster, IN, 01/10/2008)

Alerted by the sound of screaming children, Paulo Jean stepped outside his home. "Trouble is out!" the children yelled. Jean was familiar with Trouble, an aptly named pit bull, and rushed to the scene. The dog immediately attacked, viciously biting Jean's arms and buttocks. Jean drew a pocket-holstered .380-caliber handgun and fired three shots, killing the dog. (The Miami Herald, Miami, FL, 01/11/2008)

Police were pursuing a suspect in an armed robbery. Meanwhile, George Richard heard a commotion outside and quickly armed himself with a firearm to investigate. Just outside the door, police say Richard found the robbery suspect hunched up and hiding. "Man, you need to get up and get out of here," Richard told him. "Somebody's trying to kill me," the suspect said. "Well, you still need to leave," Richard replied. The suspect then tried to enter the home. "Man, don't come in. I'm gonna have to shoot you," Richard advised. With the gun in his right hand, Richard pushed the suspect with his left arm to prevent his entry. But the suspect forced a foot inside the door, and Richard was forced to shoot him. The homeowner phoned police, who found the wounded suspect nearby. (The Daily Advertiser, Lafayette, LA, 01/10/2008)

Charlie Merrell was standing in a grocery checkout lane when a masked man leapt over a neighboring counter, pulled a gun on a store employee and demanded cash. Luckily for the store employee, Merrell, a right-to-carry permit holder, was not about to stand idly by. Police say Merrell drew his handgun and ordered the suspect to disarm. The suspect put down his gun, removed his mask and sprawled out on the floor. Merrell held the man at gunpoint for police. The suspect's gun was discovered to be unloaded. (WRTV6 News, Indianapolis, IN, 01/03/2008)

Eighty-year-old Martha Smith says there was no time for fear when her border collie confronted a mountain lion near her home. "I could see the tail twitching, and she was snarling and spitting," she recalls. Smith shot at the cat with her .22 caliber rifle, but missed, and ran inside to dial 9-1-1. Informed help was a long way off, Smith decided she'd have to deal with the agitated cat herself. "I shot him in the light spot under his leg where I knew his heart would be," she explained. "You do what you have to do--you don't have time to be afraid." Smith has been versed in riflecraft since adolescence, when she herded sheep on the family ranch. "My sister and I were put on horseback with the lunch, the water canteen and a gun," she recalls. (Angus Leader, Sioux Falls, SD, 01/09/2008)

Want even more stories? Visit The Armed Citizen blog.

Other accounts of self-defense collected on this blog:
Shopkeeper Defends Himself and Employees,
2nd Amendment Saves a Pregnant Woman,
Armed Student Saves 10 People,
2nd Amendment vs. a Serial Rapist,
Crime Spree Stopped with the Simple Presentation of a Firearm.

Failures of Gun Control:
UK Government under reports gun violence to pretend their policies work
Scotland holds a Summit on their Failed Gun Policies, Chicago's gun ban continues to fail
Real Women's Rights (This one includes one of my favorite personal accounts)
Opposition to CA AB 2062
Knife Control?!
Protecting Children through Gun Control?
Futility of the Gun Banning Philosophy
A Contrast to VA Tech

Thoughts just prior to the release of DC v. Heller, with one of the best appellate court quotations ever.

Thoughts on publicized shootings: Shootings early in 2009, Alabama Shootings, Finland School Shooting. Remember: The only proven method to mitigate the disaster of a rogue criminal shooter is to have more first responders, e.g. CCW permit holders lawfully armed and on scene. These criminals do not respect "gun free" zones, but simply view them as target-rich opposition-free areas in which to slaughter innocents.

Carrying a firearm is an inherently civilized act.

Right to Carry Statistics.

Does Violence Beget Violence?

Exactly

A friend posted this with reference to Mother's day.  I really wish people would think of it in terms of our national deficit.

Gun Homicide Rate Down 49% Since 1993 Peak; Public Unaware

The story from Pew Research is linked here.

Compared with 1993, the peak of U.S. gun homicides, the firearm homicide rate was 49% lower in 2010, and there were fewer deaths, even though the nation’s population grew.

 So, while the media is up in arms about guns and screaming for gun control, gun homicides have dropped by half.

What has changed in that time?  There's been a massive movement toward right to carry.  For an illustrated map, check out the site linked here.

The Armed Citizen

It's a story not even anti-gun media outlets could ignore. Matthew Murray allegedly wrote online, "All I want to do is kill and injure as many [Christians] … as I can." Police say he made good on his word, first by killing two young students at a missionary training center outside Denver. His next target was a gathering of 7,000 people in and around the New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colo. With a rifle and a backpack full of ammunition, Murray entered the church and opened fire. Sadly, two sisters were killed. One man yelled to distract the gunman and was shot in the arm. That's when volunteer security guard Jeanne Assam, who has a concealed-carry permit and once worked in law enforcement, yelled, "Surrender!" Armed with a handgun, she walked toward Murray and shot him several times. "It seemed like it was me, the gunman and God," Assam recalls. His twisted plan foiled, the immobilized gunman killed himself. (Associated Press, 12/11/07)

Hygens Labidou was driving in Deerfield Beach, Fla., when two men confronted him in a racially motivated attack. Labidou, who is black, heard the two white assailants shouting racial slurs as they tried to pull him out of his vehicle. One of the men threatened Labidou with a knife while the other kicked the vehicle’s door and ordered Labidou to come out. Labidou, a Right-to-Carry permit holder, drew his gun and shot the two attackers, killing one and wounding the other. Prosecutors said the surviving attacker, who was already on probation for federal firearms charges, will be charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and could spend 15 years in prison. (South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Deerfield Beach, FL, 12/13/2007)

Rob Pierce, Jr. was walking to dinner when two men, one a self-proclaimed Crips gang member and the other wielding a handgun, accosted him. With a gun to his back, Pierce was dragged across the street to a dimly lit area and told he was about to be killed. "It was like hell," he explained. Pierce, a concealed-carry permit holder, drew a .357 revolver and shot one of the suspects, causing both suspects to flee. They were later apprehended. Northampton County, Pa., District Attorney John Morganelli said he hoped the incident would teach "these young thugs" that the good guys might be armed. "We don't expect our citizens to wait and get shot. As long as I'm district attorney here, I'm probably going to err on the side of the citizen," Morganelli said, adding he supports concealed-carry laws. (The Morning Call, Allentown, PA, 12/06/2007)

A week before Christmas, Ken Foshee of Milledgeville, GA was contentedly sitting on the back deck of his new home, his wife and grandson warm inside when two armed assailants surprised Mr. Foshee, forcing him into his home and demanding money. In the struggle, one of the robbers shot Mr. Foshee in the hand. Foshee’s grandson ran next door to alert his uncle, Ronnie, the Foshees’ son, who grabbed his gun and ran to help. Ronnie fired a warning shot, causing the robber who was holding a knife to Mrs. Foshee’s throat to flee. As the remaining assailant was severely beating Mr. Foshee in a bedroom, Ronnie shot and killed him, saving his father’s life. Baldwin County Sheriff Bill Massee said, “Had it not been for the grandson's brave action and Ronnie Foshee arriving at his parents' home, it's likely the attack would have ended in even more tragedy.” (The Macon Telegraph, Milledgeville, GA, 03/04/2008)

Want even more stories? Visit The Armed Citizen blog.

Other accounts of self-defense collected on this blog:
Shopkeeper Defends Himself and Employees,
2nd Amendment Saves a Pregnant Woman,
Armed Student Saves 10 People,
2nd Amendment vs. a Serial Rapist,
Crime Spree Stopped with the Simple Presentation of a Firearm.

Failures of Gun Control:
UK Government under reports gun violence to pretend their policies work
Scotland holds a Summit on their Failed Gun Policies, Chicago's gun ban continues to fail
Real Women's Rights (This one includes one of my favorite personal accounts)
Opposition to CA AB 2062
Knife Control?!
Protecting Children through Gun Control?
Futility of the Gun Banning Philosophy
A Contrast to VA Tech

Thoughts just prior to the release of DC v. Heller, with one of the best appellate court quotations ever.

Thoughts on publicized shootings: Shootings early in 2009, Alabama Shootings, Finland School Shooting. Remember: The only proven method to mitigate the disaster of a rogue criminal shooter is to have more first responders, e.g. CCW permit holders lawfully armed and on scene. These criminals do not respect "gun free" zones, but simply view them as target-rich opposition-free areas in which to slaughter innocents.

Carrying a firearm is an inherently civilized act.

Right to Carry Statistics.

Does Violence Beget Violence?

What is Cinco de Mayo?

For those who are genuinely curious about what Cinco de Mayo is, I'll explain briefly.  It's an American drinking holiday.  It's not Mexican independence day.  In 1962, the Mexican army defeated the French at the Battle of Puebla.  That's all Cinco de Mayo commemorates, and it's a minor holiday in Mexico. 

Magazine PSA

I actually don't like the term "High Capacity Magazine."  I suppose some could be termed that, like the 50 or 100 round drums.  However, if the mag fits into a standard pistol grip, it's not high capacity.  Depending on the caliber, industry standard is between 14 and 17 rounds.  An FN FiveseveN will accept a 20 round magazine.  When jurisdictions like California and New York limit magazine size, they're not banning high cap magazines.  They're restricting lawful owners to low capacity magazines.  It's a limitation criminals getting firearms and magazines from South of our porous border don't share.


If you've missed previous posts, you may ask, "Does it really take multiple shots to stop an assailant?"  Yes, it absolutely will in most cases.  Real life doesn't work like TV.  Unless a shooter hits very specific vulnerable points on the body, the assailant is likely to keep coming and be able to use a knife, gun or club.