Gun Owners: "More Fred, Please!!!"

The GOP presidential contenders addressed the NRA today. Word is that Fred stole the show:

Former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson won by far the warmest reception from the crowd, challenging the notion that stricter gun laws would reduce crime -- the centerpiece of Giuliani's defense of his past gun-control stance.

"I've never subscribed to the notion that we made our country safer by infringing on the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens," Thompson said.

Teh Rudy? Not so much:

In his speech, Giuliani argued that his zealous pursuit of gun laws was merely an attempt to cut out-of-control crime in New York, hoping to appeal to the law-and-order sensibilities of the NRA members. But the skeptical response from the heavily pro-Thompson crowd shows that another piece of the Republican base, along with anti-abortion activists and anti-immigration voters, may be out of reach for Giuliani as he tries to stitch together a path to the nomination.

(I'm sure it didn't help that Rudy took a freakin' phone call in the middle of his speech.)

In any event, the chickens, as they say, are coming home to roost.

And they're assault chickens.

Posted by: Ragnar at 11:13 PM | No Comments | Add Comment
Post contains 191 words, total size 1 kb.

Rudy Trying to Make Nice with NRA "Extremists"

This is rich:

Rudolph W. Giuliani will go before the rank and file of the National Rifle Association on Friday, seeking support for his Republican presidential campaign from a group he once likened to "extremists" for its efforts to repeal the ban on assault weapons.

But even as the former New York mayor strives to burnish his Second Amendment credentials at the gathering in Washington, a panel of federal judges in his home town will be hearing arguments on the lawsuit that Giuliani filed seven years ago aimed at punishing the nation's gun manufacturers for violent crimes involving firearms.

Announcing the lawsuit in 2000, then-Mayor Giuliani wrote in his weekly column about issues facing the city that "this is an industry which profits from the suffering of innocent people. The lawsuit is intended to end the free pass that the gun industry has enjoyed for a very long time, which has resulted in too many avoidable deaths."

He called the lawsuit "an aggressive step towards restoring accountability to an industry that profits from the suffering of others." The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit will decide whether the lawsuit -- against Colt, Glock, Smith & Wesson and others -- can move forward despite federal legislation that attempted to grant immunity to the companies.

Sorry, Rudy, but this is one gun owner who's never gonna forget what you're all about and what you truly believe about my right to defend myself and those I love. And as we move forward through these next few months, I'll be reminding everyone I know. And I'm not alone.

Posted by: Ragnar at 05:13 PM | No Comments | Add Comment
Post contains 272 words, total size 2 kb.

Video : What the Dems think of Gun Owners

(For the record, I have a couple of "babies" like that myself, and while I may need my head examined, the reason has nothing to do with my "babies.")

h/t : Allah.

Posted by: Ragnar at 01:44 AM | No Comments | Add Comment
Post contains 41 words, total size 1 kb.

Homeowner Blasts Intruder Dead

(Avondale, Louisiana) About 11 PM on Sunday night, a 61-year-old homeowner, Cornelius Sims, grabbed his gun after being awakened by an intruder. Sims then pumped several shots into the trespasser.

Deputies found the lifeless carcass of Ronnie Wells, 34, in a side yard near the home.

According to Col. John Fortunato, a spokesman for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, the shooting has been ruled a justifiable homicide.

The boo-hoo crowd might say that the intruder picked the wrong house. I'd disagree. He picked quite well, I think.

Posted by: Mike Pechar at 11:33 AM | Comments (6) | Add Comment
Post contains 91 words, total size 1 kb.