Archive for the 'freedom' Category

Information want’s to be free

Yeah, Sunshine week has just finished.
But you can try an FOI request to get access to what the .gov knows.

Holy Sh*t, an unbelieveable victory

This certainly bodes very well for those who value freedom & personal safety.


WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court overturned the District of Columbia’s long- standing handgun ban Friday, rejecting the city’s argument that the Second Amendment right to bear arms applied only to militias.

In a 2-1 decision, the judges held that the activities protected by the Second Amendment “are not limited to militia service, nor is an individual’s enjoyment of the right contingent” on enrollment in a militia.

The ban on owning handguns went into effect in 1976.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit also threw out the district’s requirement that registered firearms be kept unloaded, disassembled and under trigger lock.

a modest proposal on global warming

simply harness the power of “The Gorebot Effect” to lower temperatures world wide.
he’s gonna need a bigger soapbox…

cool pic

I have a lapel pin with the very same saying from this guy

Peace thru superior firepower

What a maroon


PHOENIX — It’s still going to be legal in Arizona for trucks to have splash guards with racist terms and silhouettes of naked women.

The state House on Thursday rejected a Democratic amendment that would have banned splash guards with images that are “obscene or hateful.”

“I personally am tired of explaining to my 11-year-old son why they (women) are depicted on mudflaps , but not all women are 36Ds. He’s very confused by that,” Ulmer said.

How awful that the representative would have to, you know, actually parent…
The object of his affection

i gotta get out of here (v2)

Jeebus H. Keerist on a flaming pogo stick. did someone put something in our water? Now some jagoff wants to ban spinny wheels? Shat’s next? A blanket ban on shiny objects?

New York State is taking fresh legal steps to ban spinning hubcaps and wheels. Bill Number 1640 is presently being considered by the Senate Transportation Committee, and it would make such wheels illegal statewide. The bill was introduced previously, but it is now gaining traction after being reintroduced by State Senator John Sabini. The measure would fine vehicle owners up to $750 for a third (or subsequent) violation.

And now, for your viewing pleasure. The object of the latest bit of retardation, the ban I mean, not the wheels ;)

gun free UK

Further proof that prohibition doesn’t work, from our neutered friends in the UK.

Labour has been accused of losing control of gun crime as new figures show a sharp rise in armed robberies.

Guns were used in 4,120 robberies last year - a 10% jump - including a 9% rise to 1,439 in the number of street robberies where guns were used.

There was also a rapid and unexplained increase in the number of times householders were confronted in their own homes by armed criminals. Residential firearms robberies show a 46% leap, a record 645 cases in England and Wales - up 204 on the previous year and four times the level recorded in 2000-01.

The figures come a day after two men armed with a replica gun robbed a Home Office worker on his way home after sharing a curry with Home Secretary John Reid. The 29-year-old civil servant was making his way home in Beckenham, Kent, shortly before midnight when he was attacked.

We hardly knew ya.

Poor poor Enfields

bonfire6.jpg
it’s things like this that make the baby Jesus cry.

From Reason 

Milton Friedman

Pieces of Milton Friedman’s Free to Choose are available here as well as details on how you can win a “challenge the status quo” challenge and take home $5000.

Sometimes I wish I had more free time…

Individual rights

Gunner has an interesting scary quote from Attorney General Gonzales on individual rights to habeas corpus
Another unintended consequence of the collective rights crowd.