GUNS: What do you bet that NO charges will be filed?

Friday, June 3, 2016

http://bearingarms.com/bob-o/2016/06/03/gun-director-admits-breaking-federal-firearms-laws-camera/

Under The Gun Director Admits Breaking Federal Firearms Laws On Camera
Posted at 11:36 am on June 3, 2016 by Bob Owens

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It is unknown what happened to these firearms and whether or not they returned with the producer to Colorado. Presumably, this crime was committed in order to highlight what the film’s proponents believe to be current inadequacies federal firearm laws, and to educate viewers on the process for obtaining a firearm. As Ms. Soechtig stated, all of the film’s content was “news to me.” Apparently, existing federal law prohibiting private interstate firearms transfers is also something that will also come as “news” to Ms. Soechtig and her staff.

Under current federal law it is a violation for any person to transfer, sell, trade, give, transport, or deliver any firearm to any person who the transferor knows or has reasonable cause to believe does not reside in the state in which the transferor resides. (18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(5).) Thus, by asking a private party in Arizona to sell the Colorado producer firearms, Ms. Soechtig and her staff induced an otherwise law abiding citizen to commit a federal crime.  There was nothing legal about what Ms. Soechtig and her staff did, despite their slanted attempt to portray in their documentary the private sale of firearms as unregulated and legal.

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John S. Leonardo
U.S. Attorney

Betsy Strange
First Assistant U.S. Attorney

Two Renaissance Square 40 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1200
Phoenix, AZ 85004-4408
(602) 514-7500

Public Affairs Contact: Cosme.Lopez@usdoj.gov

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Victoria.Vasquez@usdoj.gov

May I have a comment from Mr. Leonardo for my blog?

It seems like this is an OBVIOUS violation of Federal law and should at least be investigated. Since those involved seem proud of their actions, maybe they can explain it to a judge?

I will be happy to post the response.

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It is unknown what happened to these firearms and whether or not they returned with the producer to Colorado. Presumably, this crime was committed in order to highlight what the film’s proponents believe to be current inadequacies federal firearm laws, and to educate viewers on the process for obtaining a firearm. As Ms. Soechtig stated, all of the film’s content was “news to me.” Apparently, existing federal law prohibiting private interstate firearms transfers is also something that will also come as “news” to Ms. Soechtig and her staff.

Under current federal law it is a violation for any person to transfer, sell, trade, give, transport, or deliver any firearm to any person who the transferor knows or has reasonable cause to believe does not reside in the state in which the transferor resides. (18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(5).) Thus, by asking a private party in Arizona to sell the Colorado producer firearms, Ms. Soechtig and her staff induced an otherwise law abiding citizen to commit a federal crime.  There was nothing legal about what Ms. Soechtig and her staff did, despite their slanted attempt to portray in their documentary the private sale of firearms as unregulated and legal.

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GOVERNACIDE: Why Lincoln is my worst?

Friday, June 3, 2016

http://www.independent.org/publications/tir/article.asp?a=79

Book Title:   The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War  
  Author:  Thomas J. DiLorenzo  
  Published:  Roseville, Calif.: Forum/Prima, 2002.  
  Price:  $10.47 (paperback)  
  Pages:  Pp. xiii, 333.  
  Reviewer:  Richard M. Gamble  
  Affiliation:   Palm Beach Atlantic University  
  This book review appeared in the Spring 2003 issue of The Independent Review

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In ten concise chapters, DiLorenzo attempts to demythologize Lincoln’s reputation as the humanitarian benefactor of the slaves and the judicious statesman who preserved, protected, and defended the Union and the Constitution in their hour of greatest crisis. With the flair and passion of a prosecuting attorney delivering closing arguments to a hostile jury, he exposes Lincoln’s embarrassing views on race, his ambition for economic nationalism, his rewriting of the history of the founding of the nation, his cavalier violation of constitutional limits on the presidency, and his willingness to wage a barbaric total war to achieve his ends. DiLorenzo argues that Lincoln opened the gates of war and plunged his fellow countrymen, North and South, into four years of misery and death not to preserve the Union as it was or to free the slaves, but to advance his own, his party’s, and his constituency’s power. In many ways, The Real Lincoln is a sobering study in power and corruption.

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Recently, I was having a chat with Jake from AL401 — not jake from State Farm but from American Legion Post 401 in NJ https://www.facebook.com/Lt-John-Farnkopf-American-Legion-Post-401-381068681922584/?fref=ts — about the “worst presidents”. 

He was incredulous that I was saying Lincoln.

So here’s a reference for my thoughts.

https://reinkefaceslife.com/my-worst-presidents/

So I stand by my opinion.

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TECHNOLOGY: Drone near passenger jet

Thursday, June 2, 2016

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/7180232/100ft-from-disaster-Drone-flown-intentionally-at-passenger-jet-nearly-causes-mid-air-smash.html

100ft from disaster: Drone flown ‘intentionally’ at passenger jet taking off nearly causes mid-air smash
Plane was in ‘critical stage’ of flight when drone came extremely close, report says
By DEAN WILKINS19:01, 27 May 2016

Passenger airliner was taking off when incident happened  PA:Press Association

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A MANIAC risked a deadly mid-air smash by flying a drone within feet of a packed holiday jet.

The captain of the Boeing 757 spotted it as he took off from Manchester Airport.

He was at 1,500ft during a “critical phase of flight” — and officials said there was a high risk of a potentially fatal collision.

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I’ve read that the modern passenger jet gets froze turkeys at engines.

I’ve read that the light weight consumer drones would be less damaging than a drone strike.

So what’s the truth?

I’ve seen that the Japanese using anti-drones to capture consumer drones.

So what can be done?

It would seem that FAA exclusion zones could be detected by a consumer drone. Or registered by the maker.

So what’s the “truth”!

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LIBERTARIAN: Austin Petersen a principled moderate Libertarian

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

http://www.jasonstapleton.com/austin-petersen-delivers-on-glenn-beck-program/

Austin Petersen Delivers on Glenn Beck Program
By Jason Stapleton –  May 24, 2016 

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Austin Petersen represents a principled Libertarian approach of how to move from where we are (i.e., well along on the road to serfdom) back to more freedom (i.e., it took since Woodrow Wilson to forge these chains of slavery we’re in today so it will take us an equal amount of time to get back to where we were free).

On Glenn Beck’s program, Glen pointed out that: (1) the “(pseudo) War on (some) Drugs” has failed; (2) the wars — which Beck supported — have made us less safe; and (3) the economy is a disaster. And, while Petersen didn’t completely win him over, he pointed out that he will draw support from:

(a) the Constitutionalists because Libertarianism moves us back to the Constitution;

(b) the Christian Coalition because Libertarianism recognizes everyone’s freedom to be left alone as long as others are not injured;

(c) the anti-Trump people because Libertarianism is an acceptable alternative to his unprincipled populism with bluster but no substance;

(d) the Bernie people — assuming Hillary is the nominee — because Libertarianism’s freedom message draws on their anger at Crony Capitalism.

Now we have to deal with the “wasted vote” argument by demonstrating that there is NO real difference between HRC and Trump from a policy perspective and both have their own negatives. HRC is a criminal and Trump is a crude braggart with no substance.

Could the Libertarians finally get on the main debate stage and be recognized as the Party of Principle?

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VETERANS: Vets are the casualties of war

Monday, May 30, 2016

2016-May-30

Speaking in Oslo in 1964, Martin Luther King declared:

Man’s proneness to engage in war is still a fact. But wisdom born of experience should tell us that war is obsolete. There may have been a time when war served as a negative good by preventing the spread and growth of an evil force, but the destructive power of modern weapons eliminated even the possibility that war may serve as a negative good. If we assume that life is worth living and that man has a right to survive, then we must find an alternative to war.

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VETERANS: Memorial Day

Monday, May 30, 2016

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Memorial Weekend is upon us. Please keep our military and all the folks that were affected by the Memorial Day floods in your prayers. 

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To all the ersatz patriots out on the internet, the best way to “celebrate” Memorial Day is to stop creating more vets!

Dona Nobis Pacem

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I made my own meme for Facebook. Feel free to share.

STOPMAKINGTHEM

 

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LIBERTARIAN: Libertarian Party Rejects Principle, Nominates Republicans

Sunday, May 29, 2016

http://freekeene.com/2016/05/29/libertarian-party-rejects-principle-nominates-republicans-except-nh-vt/

Libertarian Party Rejects Principle, Nominates Republicans (Except NH & VT)
by Ian | May 29, 2016 | Libertarian, National, New Hampshire, Politics, Republicans

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The national LP is hopeless, yet activists across the country toil away trying to wrest control of the organization from the hands of the republicans who have had control of the party for about a decade. To those remaining principled libertarians I implore you:

GIVE UP ON THE LP!

Your party is dead and has been for years. Your efforts are being wasted on the national and even your state LP. Start planning your move to New Hampshire to get involved with the only proven successful strategy in the liberty movement: concentrating activists in one geographic area.

In New Hampshire we’ve had more political successes in a decade – meaning people being elected who are principled libertarians – than the LP has had in forty years. If you want to keep losing, stay where you are. If you want to see liberty advance, you have to get together with like-minded people and get active here in the Shire.

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Such a shame.

While Austin Peterson wasn’t perfect — who is? —  the Gary Johnson / Bill Weld is a joke. 

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GOVEROTRAGEOUS: Get rid of ling Gooferment lawyers!

Sunday, May 29, 2016

https://www.lewrockwell.com/2016/05/andrew-p-napolitano/contagion-government-lying/

The Contagion of Government Lying
By Andrew P. Napolitano
May 26, 2016

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I would have barred all lawyers who lied to me from ever appearing in my courtroom, and I would have removed them from the case. I would also have referred what I knew about them to ethics prosecutors in the states and federal districts where they are admitted.

Lawyers have an obligation of candor to the judges before whom they appear. That duty is no less serious when the lawyers work for the government than when they work for private clients.

Because the government prosecutes people who lie to it and its liars almost never can be prosecuted, government lying is grave. It is equivalent to government lawbreaking because when people to whom the government lies — judges or litigants or members of Congress or the public — rely on those lies, they often do so to their detriment. They lose a right or an opportunity that often cannot be recaptured.

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I would have barred all lawyers who lied to me from ever appearing in my courtroom, and I would have removed them from the case. I would also have referred what I knew about them to ethics prosecutors in the states and federal districts where they are admitted.

Lawyers have an obligation of candor to the judges before whom they appear. That duty is no less serious when the lawyers work for the government than when they work for private clients.

Because the government prosecutes people who lie to it and its liars almost never can be prosecuted, government lying is grave. It is equivalent to government lawbreaking because when people to whom the government lies — judges or litigants or members of Congress or the public — rely on those lies, they often do so to their detriment. They lose a right or an opportunity that often cannot be recaptured.

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CLOUD: FACEBOOK has new “forgot password” hurdle

Saturday, May 28, 2016

2016-May-28 1020

Last night I was playing “tech support” and helping a noob get setup on my “loaner chromebook” while his win doze machine was at the Geek Squad for some kind of service. (Sounds like a motherboard failure.)

Of course, like most people — even those who should know better — he doesn’t remember his passwords.

(Of course, he doesn’t use LASTPASS, KEYPASS, or any other the other countless utilities. Argh!)

So we walked him through “forgot my password” on GMAIL, FACEBOOK, etc. etc.

All was going well, until FACEBOOK allowed him to reset his password, but then locked him out for 24 hours. 

(I could not get a screen shot of it. Others were at the controls “to learn” cause I go to fast. Argh!)

So be advise, FACEBOOK has put another wrinkle in your way.

https://lastpass.com/getlastpass1.php

Argh!

#FACEBOOK

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GOVEROTRAGEOUS: The Statute of Limitations should only start on discovery

Saturday, May 28, 2016

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2016/05/23/short-circuit-a-roundup-of-recent-federal-court-decisions-4/

The Volokh ConspiracyOpinionShort Circuit: A roundup of recent federal court decisions
By Eugene Volokh May 23 at 4:18 PM 

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Audit: Florida law-enforcement officers accessed the state’s motor-vehicle database over 500 times for a glimpse of a female (former) deputy’s personal information. Eleventh Circuit: The statute of limitations began to run when the (alleged) violations occurred, not when plaintiffs found out about them. So this suit (one of many) is dismissed.

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Sorry, but that’s just not fair and sections official misconduct.

The Statute of Limitations should only start on discovery.

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