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  • Report: NJ Residents Are Not Surrendering ‘High Capacity’ Magazines to State Police

    std cap magStandard Capacity Magazine
    AWR Harkins

    A report from Reason reveals not a single New Jersey resident has surrendered their “high capacity” magazines to state police since the implementation of the magazine ban.

    Breitbart News reported that New Jersey’s “high capacity” magazine ban took effect December 11, 2018, making the mere possession of such a magazine a fourth degree felony.

    At first, the New Jersey State Police refused to rule out door-to-door enforcement of the ban, then made clear that they had no plans to go house-to-house.

    belt fed arDon’ NEED no steeken magazine.

    On December 15, 2018, former NYC police commissioner Bernard Kerik blasted the magazine ban because it also applies to off-duty police officers, too. In other words, off-duty officers cannot legally use magazines holding more than 10 rounds while off the clock.

    Like New York, Maryland, and others, people are ignoring these unconstitutional, unenforceable laws.Read the rest of the article at: Breitbart News

    Tip of the old chapeau to Poetrooper for the link. Thanks, buddy. Keep ’em coming.

  • Saturday Feel Good Stories

    1775 AR15Whimsical, but if he had that platform in 1775 would Phased Plasma Rifles in the 40-watt range be the evil assault weapons of today? I kind of like to think so.

    Bad shoot.
    Authorities release man, say deadly Vacaville shooting may be self-defense
    By Jess Sullivan

    FAIRFIELD — A Vacaville man arrested Christmas Eve on suspicion of murder was released from jail Thursday night after prosecutors said their review of the circumstances of a deadly shooting could not rule out the possibility the man had acted in self-defense.

    The man, 39-year-old Daignet J. Montoya, was sitting in his car shortly after midnight Monday in front of a Bel Air Drive apartment complex. A group of four or five people, including 17-year-old Essien J. Edokpayi, approached Montoya.

    Angry words were exchanged and Montoya went to his apartment and retrieved a gun. He then returned to the group and the dispute resumed with someone throwing a bottle at Montoya. A shot was fired and Edokpayi was struck in the chest. He died a short time later.

    Should have been, “…went to his apartment and stayed there.” The rest of the article may be read here: The Daily Republic

    Texas block party?
    Man dead after attempted burglary near Central Lubbock
    By KCBD Staff and Ryan Crowe
    Police asking for neighbor’s surveillance footage

    LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) – One man is dead after an attempted burglary in Central Lubbock, where police report he was trying to burglarize homes and vehicles in the area.

    Police were called just before 10 p.m. Wednesday to the 3500 block of 38th Street after a shooting was reported, according to a Lubbock Police Department news release.

    When police arrived they found a man, identified as 43-year-old Oliver Perez, with a gunshot wound. Perez was taken to University Medical Center with serious injuries and was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

    An initial report by LPD said Perez was attempting to burglarize cars and homes and was shot by a homeowners. An investigation, led by LPD’s METRO unit, is currently ongoing.

    The rest of the article may be viewed here: KCBD News

    Good Gawd. I throw myself on the tender mercies of Sis MC, ’cause I don’t write ’em, I just post ’em.

  • Valor Friday

    Col. Fox

    Wesley Lee Fox (September 30, 1931 – November 24, 2017) was a United States Marine Corps Colonel with 43 years of service. Fox received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the Vietnam War, and is considered to be one of the Marine Corps’ legendary heroes. During his career, he held every enlisted rank except sergeant major and every officer rank except the general officer ranks. After retiring from the Marines Corps, he wrote a book about his career — Marine Rifleman: Forty-Three Years in the Corps; and, he served for 8 years as Deputy Commandant for the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets.

    Citation
    For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as commanding officer of Company A, in action against the enemy in the northern A Shau Valley. Capt. (then 1st Lt.) Fox’s company came under intense fire from a large well concealed enemy force. Capt. Fox maneuvered to a position from which he could assess the situation and confer with his platoon leaders. As they departed to execute the plan he had devised, the enemy attacked and Capt. Fox was wounded along with all of the other members of the command group, except the executive officer. Capt. Fox continued to direct the activity of his company. Advancing through heavy enemy fire, he personally neutralized 1 enemy position and calmly ordered an assault against the hostile emplacements. He then moved through the hazardous area coordinating aircraft support with the activities of his men. When his executive officer was mortally wounded, Capt. Fox reorganized the company and directed the fire of his men as they hurled grenades against the enemy and drove the hostile forces into retreat. Wounded again in the final assault, Capt. Fox refused medical attention, established a defensive posture, and supervised the preparation of casualties for medical evacuation. His indomitable courage, inspiring initiative, and unwavering devotion to duty in the face of grave personal danger inspired his marines to such aggressive action that they overcame all enemy resistance and destroyed a large bunker complex. Capt. Fox’s heroic actions reflect great credit upon himself and the Marine Corps, and uphold the highest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service.

    His awards include, besides the CMOH:
    Bronze Star w/ Combat “V”
    Purple Heart w/ three Gold Stars
    Meritorious Service Medal
    Joint Service Commendation Medal
    Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal w/ Combat “V”
    Combat Action Ribbon w/ one Gold Star
    Navy Presidential Unit Citation
    Army Presidential Unit Citation
    Navy Unit Commendation
    Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation w/ four Bronze Stars
    Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal w/ four Bronze Stars
    National Defense Service Medal w/ two Bronze Stars
    Korean Service Medal w/ three Bronze Stars
    Vietnam Service Medal w/ one Silver Star and one ?Bronze Star
    Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon w/ three Bronze Stars
    Navy Arctic Service Ribbon
    Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross w/ two Silver Stars
    Armed Forces Honor Medal, 1st class (Vietnam)
    Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
    Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation (Gallantry Cross) w/ Palm and Frame
    United Nations Korea Medal
    Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal w/ 1960- Device
    Republic of Korea War Service Medal

    Fair winds and following seas, Col. Fox.

  • Nation’s oldest military veteran dead at 112

    Richard OvertonAmerica’s oldest veteran, Richard Overton — credited God, whiskey and cigars for his longevity — died Thursday in Texas at the age of 112. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
    By Frank Miles | Fox News

    America’s oldest veteran, Richard Overton, who served in the Army during World War II, died Thursday in Texas at the age of 112, reports say.

    He had been hospitalized for the last week with pneumonia, his family said.

    Shirley Overton, whose husband was Richard’s cousin, said the vet died Thursday evening at a rehab facility in Austin.

    Overton, who was also thought to be the oldest living American, was born in 1906 in Bastrop County, just outside Austin, Texas.

    Overton was in his 30s when he volunteered for the Army, and was at Pearl Harbor just after the Japanese surprise attack in 1941.

    The WWII veteran served in the all-black 1887th Engineer Aviation Battalion from 1942 to 1945, a period that included stops in Angaur, Palau; Peleliu, Micronesia; and Iwo Jima, Japan.

    Mr. Overton M1Let’s take a moment to thank and celebrate the life of Richard Overton the nation’s oldest living veteran whose passed away this evening at age 112.
    Thank you for your service, sir.

    Fair winds and following seas, Mr. Overton. I’ll hoist a glass and have a cigar in your honor. The rest of the article may be viewed here: Fox News

  • TGIF Feel Good Stories

    Flag and AR15

    Third time’s the charm.
    PD: Armed robber shot by clerk after hitting 3 stores in Phoenix; accomplice sought
    Shane DeGrote, azfamily.com News Staff

    PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) ? The Phoenix police are investigating a series of armed robberies that left one victim and one suspect hurt early Monday morning.

    Police say a man and a teen boy attempted to rob a 7-Eleven near Seventh Avenue and Indian School Road just before 2 a.m.

    They say the clerk foiled the attempt after shooting the man. With his accomplice wounded, the teen suspect fled the scene, police said.

    Paramedics arrived at the scene and transported the wounded suspect to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

    Police are still searching for the teen suspect.

    Investigators believe the pair also hit two other stores before the shooting.

    The entire article may be viewed at: AZ Family

    Another case of X-Box envy.
    Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office: Man shoots suspected burglar in West Jacksonville
    By: Jenna Bourne , Action News Jax

    A West Jacksonville man told investigators he shot a burglar outside his home, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

    It happened in broad daylight on Woodstock Avenue.

    Theresa Perkins said her 22-year-old son was the shooter.

    “At first, I thought it was my son, that it had happened to him. But he was telling me somebody broke in and took his Xbox and my TV,” said Perkins. “He told me his name, said he knows him.”

    JSO said the man who was shot reportedly broke in through a window.

    “This woman tells me her son shot a burglar who was trying to steal their Xbox and TV. She says her son and the accused burglar know each other. #JSO investigating. Happened on Woodstock Ave in West #Jacksonville.” @ActionNewsJax

    Jacksonville *sigh* More here at: Action News Jax

  • Indonesia’s tsunami death toll now over 400 as officials warn that more deadly waves possible

    Christmas tsunamiThe death toll from Indonesia’s Christmas-time tsunami continues to rise, as officials warn that additional volcanic landslides could trigger more deadly waves.

    Posted by Leslie Eastman

    On the other side of the world, Sicily’s Mt. Etna puts on a Christmas show.

    At least 429 people died, more than 1,400 were injured and another 158 are missing as of Tuesday morning, more than two days after the wave came crashing ashore on the northwest coast of Java, one of the large islands comprising the country, officials said.

    The threat did not disappear with the waves themselves, as officials were warning residents and tourists to stay as far away from coastal areas as possible on Monday because continued volcanic eruptions from Mount Anak Krakatau could potentially trigger a second devastating tsunami.

    More than 600 housing units and at least nine hotels were destroyed or badly damaged in the tsunami, according to Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, head of public relations for the Indonesian National Disaster Mitigation Agency. He said more than 16,000 people have been displaced.

    “In our initial report on the disaster, I noted that members of a popular “boy band” were filmed being hit by the wave. Only the lead singer appears to have survived, and the wave claimed his 26-year old wife’s life as well.”

    The lead singer of the local group “Seventeen,” Riefian Fajarsyah, included a video of himself stroking his bride’s white coffin in a heartbreaking Instagram post from the back of a hearse.

    “How can I live without you, Dylan Sahara?” Fajarsyah, 35, wrote of his wife, to his 1.9 million followers.

    Eerie video footage had shown fans clapping and cheering at the band’s beachside performance in Java on Saturday night — seconds before a huge wave smashed onto the stage.

    The frontman’s wife, an Indonesian actress and TV-personality, was one of the dozens of people swept away by the wave.

    Her body was identified at a hospital late Monday, according to local reports.

    The group’s drummer, Wisnu Andi Darmawan was also found dead Monday — as the group’s bassist Muhammad Awal Purbani, guitarist Herman Sikumbang, manager Oki Wijaya and crew member Rukmana Rustam were laid to rest.

    The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake occurred on 26 December, with an epicentre off the west coast of northern Sumatra. Named the Boxing Day tsunamis, communities along the surrounding coasts of the Indian Ocean were seriously affected, and the tsunamis killed an estimated 227,898 people in 14 countries.

    One would think an early warning system of wave buoys and other observation systems would have been installed after this disaster to predict potential tsunami activity. Or perhaps they were and the indications were just missed. A tragic occurrence either way.

    The rest of the article, including Etna’s eruption, can be viewed here: Legal Insurrection

  • Thursday Feel Good Stories

    1911 Flag

    They’re not doing it right.
    Armed bystanders shoot at shoplifters in Marysville, disabling their vehicle
    by Q13 News Staff

    MARYSVILLE, Wash. — Police in Marysville are asking the armed bystanders who shot at two shoplifting suspects over the weekend to come forward and speak to investigators.

    According to Marysville PD, the shoplifters were leaving the Coastal Farm and Ranch Store on State Avenue Saturday, when several citizens confronted them.

    As the thieves tried to take off in their car, the bystanders began shooting, taking out a couple of their tires.

    The suspects’ vehicle was found abandoned a few blocks away. Officers used a K-9 to track down the suspects.

    No one was injured, and the people who fired the shots left the scene before police arrived.

    The rest of, well you know. Here: Q13 Fox

    Another case of poor victim selection skills.
    One robbery suspect killed in Muscle Shoals, two others arrested
    by WHNT News 19

    MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. – A robbery victim who was lured to a Muscle Shoals home killed one of the suspects and wounded another, police said Monday.

    Malaviee Hawkins was killed when he attacked a man at a home in the 2200 block of Gusmus Avenue around 4 a.m., Muscle Shoals Police Chief Clint Reck said.

    The victim was lured to the home, Reck said, and Hawkins and another suspect, Zachary Britton, jumped the man once he was inside. The victim pulled out a gun and shot both men, Reck said.

    Read more here: WHNT News

  • Rocket launcher returned as part of Baltimore gun buyback

    rocket man
    By Tal Axelrod

    A rocket launcher was one of over a thousand weapons that have been collected as part of Baltimore’s gun buyback program.

    Three buyback events have been held thus far, with the first two yielding 1,089 firearms. The weapons include 509 handguns, 273 rifles, 245 shotguns and a rocket launcher, for which the city paid $500, according to The Baltimore Sun.

    This way to the egress.
    This started out as an FGS for Thursday, but I just couldn’t stop snickering and here it is. The rest of this, ahh, article may be scoffed at here: The Hill.