What works in Cheyenne . . err

To no one's surprise, the Brady Campaign to Eradicate Legal Gun Ownership is "hailing" a 10th Circuit ruling that squashes what Wyoming decided was the right level of gun regulation for its citizens.

Brady Center Hails Court Ruling Blocking Domestic Abusers From Getting Guns

Last update: 3:25 p.m. EDT Aug. 27, 2008
WASHINGTON, Aug 27, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday upheld a federal trial court ruling blocking a Wyoming law that would allow convicted domestic violence abusers to possess firearms. The court in Wyoming v. United States, as the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence had urged in its amicus brief, prohibited Wyoming from implementing its law to rearm domestic violence abusers. . .

Wyoming v U.S. concerned a Wyoming statute that allowed domestic violence abusers to regain their right to possess firearms by expunging misdemeanor abuse convictions, but only for purposes of getting a firearm. The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) ruled that Wyoming could not expunge an abuser's record solely for purposes of getting a gun -- either the person is a danger or he poses no threat and can have his conviction completely expunged. Wyoming sued to overturn ATF's ruling. . . .

Exhibit # 2,355,897 to raise the next time Peter Hamm or some other (CENSORED) starts handwringing about "crafting local solutions" to gun regulation.

Team Obama = FAIL

You probably already knew that one, but here is confirmation:

WASHINGTON – Barack Obama named Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware as his vice presidential running mate early Saturday, balancing his ticket with a seasoned congressional veteran well-versed in foreign policy and defense issues.

Obama announced the pick on his Web site with a photo of the two men and an appeal for donations. A text message went out shortly afterward that said, "Barack has chosen Senator Joe Biden to be our VP nominee."

So we get:
1) Chicago Machine operator
running with
2) Delaware Machine operator

If these guys win, we are DOOMED.

Let's not forget Biden's past:

Biden dropped out of the 2008 race for the Democratic presidential nomination after a poor finish in the Iowa caucuses, but not before he talked dismissively of joining someone else's ticket.

"I am not running for vice president," he said in a Fox interview. "I would not accept it if anyone offered it to me. The fact of the matter is I'd rather stay as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee than be vice president."

He had stumbled on his first day in the race, apologizing for having described Obama as "clean." Months later, Obama spoke up on Biden's defense, praising him during a campaign debate for having worked for racial equality.

It was Biden's second try for the White House. The first ended badly in 1988 when he was caught lifting lines from a speech by British Labor Party leader Neil Kinnock.

And that's not including Biden's "proud moment" of insulting American gun owners.

MoCO Home Invasions Update 8-21-08

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Crime Report
Thursday, August 21, 2008; GZ15
Montgomery County

These were among incidents recorded by the Montgomery County Police Department's Media Services Division. For information, call 240-773-5030.


DISTRICT 3 SILVER SPRING STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

DARROW ST.,2200 block, 11:40 p.m. Aug. 2. A male attempted to enter a residence by force. Nothing was reported missing.

EVANS DR., 2300 block, 7:41 p.m. July 28. Two males were seen entering a residence. Nothing was reported missing.

NEEDLEPINE TERR.,12300 block, 3:05 a.m. Aug. 3. A person entered a residence and was arrested while inside.


DISTRICT 4 WHEATON STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

FARTHING AND DEAN ROADS,7:45 p.m. July 29. Four male youths followed a man, then knocked him to the ground and assaulted him. The assailants took property and fled.

MILLS AVE.,13900 block, 2:49 a.m. Aug. 4. An attempt was made to enter a residence by force.

NADINE DR.,14400 block, 8:30 a.m. Aug. 3. A residence was entered by force. Nothing was reported missing.


DISTRICT 5 GERMANTOWN STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

GREAT PARK CIR.,12400 block, 2 to 3 p.m. Aug. 4. A female youth entered a residence, took property and fled.


DISTRICT 6 GAITHERSBURG STATION

ASSAULTS

DOCENA CT.,9 p.m. July 29. Two people were seen outside a residence waving a pistol in a threatening manner.


TAKOMA PARK

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

CARROLL AVE.,7000 block, 4:30 to 5 p.m., Aug. 9. A man who said he was a maintenance employee entered an apartment, took property and fled.


-- Compiled by LISA M. BOLTON

The Birth of the "Urban Cool"

(apologies to Miles Davis)

I read this LTE from the good doctor, and liked his catchy buzz-phrase. I think I'll use it.

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As a board-certified anesthesiologist, I can attest to the fact that the blunt trauma and internal injuries that a pedestrian, inline skater or, yes, bicyclist, would sustain in an accident with an automobile, even at urban crawl speeds, will be uniformly fatal, given the mismatch in the inertial mass of the two.

Why D.C. officials and the "urban cool" haven't studied this phenomenon or found it intuitively obvious is a mystery to me ["D.C. Bike Sharing Kicks Into High Gear," Metro Aug. 13]. A photo accompanying that article, showing Ellen Jones, transportation director for the Downtown Business Improvement District, riding in traffic and dwarfed by the sheer tonnage of the vehicles around her, should scream "death wish" to any rational individual. This is why the SmartBike DC program is such a bad idea.

JAYESH DAYAL

Potomac

BikeShare seemed to work in Copenhagen . . . where there were separate bike ROADS. Too bad libtards here didn't notice that little detail. "This decision is sure to cost many lives." Who was it that said that, again?

"safe control paradise" = FAIL

Yet again, another for the files. . .

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(Germany - shooting in ice cream store kills two)

MoCO Home Invasions Update 8-14-08

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Crime Report

Thursday, August 14, 2008; GZ17
Montgomery County

These were among incidents recorded by the Montgomery County Police Department's Media Services Division. For information, call 240-773-5030.


District 1 Rockville Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

HORNERS LANE N.,400 block, 1:25 p.m. July 27. Property was stolen from a residence.

JAY DR.,200 block, July 29. Property was stolen from a residence.


District 2 Bethesda Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

FRANKLIN ST.,4100 block, 2:30 p.m. July 23. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force. A boy and two men in a red Dodge Stratus with a football team's flag in the left rear window are being sought in connection with the crime.

POOKS HILL RD.,5100 block, 10 a.m. July 24. An attempt was made to enter a residence. Nothing was reported missing.

TONE DR.,6300 block, 9:30 p.m. July 26. A residence was entered by force. Nothing was reported missing.


District 3 Silver Spring Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

HUNTERS GATE TERR.,2700 block, 6:30 a.m. July 26. An acquaintance of a homeowner forced entry into the person's house. Nothing was reported missing.

PINEY BRANCH RD.,8600 block, 2:30 p.m. July 24 to 9:30 p.m. July 25. An attempt was made to enter a residence by force. Nothing was reported missing.


District 4 Wheaton Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

ABBEY MANOR CIR.,2800 block, 2 to 4 a.m. July 25. A residence was entered by force. Nothing was reported missing. An arrest was made later in the day in connection with the break-in.

GEORGIA AVE.,13000 block, 4:59 p.m. July 28. An attempt was made to break into a residence. Nothing was reported missing.


District 5 Germantown Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

CHERRY BRANCH DR.,12300 block, July 25. A residence was entered by force while the homeowner was inside. Nothing was reported missing. An arrest was made.


District 6 Gaithersburg Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

ALDERWOOD DR.,300 block, 7:35 p.m. July 24. A residence was entered by force. Nothing was reported missing.

FREDERICK AVE. S.,12:40 to 1 a.m. July 22. A woman heard noises at a first-floor window of her residence and saw a man attempting to enter the property. He fled empty-handed.


Rockville

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

HORNERS LANE N.,400 block, 1:25 p.m. July 27. Someone entered a residence by forcing open a rear window. Nothing was reported missing.


Takoma Park


THEFTS/BREAK-INS

SLIGO CREEK PKWY.,7900 block, 2 a.m. Aug. 3. A man entered a residence through an unlocked door and took property but was interrupted and fled when a resident awoke after hearing noises, saw the intruder and yelled. The property was recovered outside the residence.

-- Compiled by LISA M. BOLTON and GERRI MARMER

MoCO Home Invasions Update 8-7-08

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CRIME REPORT

THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 2008; GZ14
MONTGOMERY COUNTY

These were among incidents recorded by the Montgomery County Police Department's Media Services Division. For information, call 240-773-5030.


District 2 Bethesda Station

PEEPING TOM INCIDENTS

ROCKVILLE PIKE,10300 block, 7:30 a.m. July 16. A woman saw a man standing outside a window at her residence for about five minutes. He fled when confronted.

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

BROXBURN CT.,7300 block, 3:10 a.m. July 18. An attempt was made to enter a residence by force. Nothing was reported missing.

OLD GEORGETOWN RD.,10200 block, 1:45 a.m. July 21. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

ROSEMARY HILLS DR.,1900 block, 2 to 3 a.m. July 14. A residence was entered by force. Nothing was reported missing.


District 3 Silver Spring Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

CORWIN DR.,1700 block, 7:35 p.m. July 18. A man forced his way into an acquaintance's residence. A man, 26, was arrested.


District 4 Wheaton Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

PARKLAND DR.,13900 block, 1:45 p.m. July 17. Property was stolen from a residence.

YEATMAN TERR.,11600 block, 3:51 p.m. July 15. A man entered a residence by force. Nothing was reported missing.


District 5 Germantown Station Telephone: 301-840-2650

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

CATAWBA DR.,23900 block, 12:38 to 1:30 a.m. July 16. A residence was entered by force. Nothing was reported missing. A woman, 23, was arrested.

STAGS LEAP CT. ,2:54 to 3:05 a.m. July 18. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.


District 6 Gaithersburg Station

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

DOWNING ST.,17000 block, 5 to 6 p.m. July 14. Two males entered a residence. They fled empty-handed.

WELBECK WAY,8800 block, 2 p.m. July 20. Two men entered a residence. They fled empty-handed. Two 18-year-old men were arrested.


Takoma Park

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

MISSISSIPPI AVE.,300 block, 5:39 p.m. July 30. A window was broken in the back of a home during an attempt to gain entry. Two men were seen fleeing in a black, "Lincoln-style" vehicle. Nothing was reported missing.

-- Compiled by LISA M. BOLTON

"no stray bullets in gun control paradise" = FAIL

Obviously, this story is Chinese government propaganda to deflect from the Olympics. Many smug people have written that this sort of thing *never* happens in the UK.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7540709.stm
(UK - man shot during gunfight at pub)

This was buried in the BBC website. I guess random shootings in the UK aren't exactly front page news. Who knew? If you only consumed the blather from outlets like the NY Times, Chicago Tribune, LA Times, NBC, ABC, etc., you would never know about tidbits like this.

MoCO Home INvasions Update 7-31

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Crime Report
Thursday, July 31, 2008; GZ15
Montgomery County

These were among incidents recorded by the Montgomery County Police Department's Media Services Division. For information, call 240-773-5030.


DISTRICT 1 ROCKVILLE STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

KENDALE RD.,9300 block, 12:55 to 1:50 a.m. July 7. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

KENDALE RD.,9300 block, 12:55 to 1:50 a.m. July 7. A residence was entered by force. Nothing was reported missing.


DISTRICT 2 BETHESDA STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

PARKLEDGE DR.,11600 block, 2:45 to 3:10 a.m. July 12. Property was stolen from a residence.

REDWOOD AVE.,9200 block, July 9. A man, 36, entered a residence by force, took property and fled.


DISTRICT 3 SILVER SPRING STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

CHILDS ST.,1100 block, 2:46 p.m. July 7. Two males entered a residence by force. Nothing was reported missing.

GATEWOOD PL.,1900 block, 10:38 to 11:07 p.m. July 10. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

MALIBU DR.,800 block, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 9. Property was stolen from a residence entered by force.

SEEK LANE,700 block, 10:59 p.m. July 8. In a domestic incident, a residence was entered by force. Nothing was reported missing. A man, 38, was arrested.


DISTRICT 4 WHEATON STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

BUEHLER RD.,17800 block, 5:30 to 5:40 p.m. July 9. Property was stolen from a residence.


DISTRICT 5 GERMANTOWN STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

PARTRIDGEWOOD DR.,19000 block, 3:10 to 3:25 a.m. July 15. Two men tried to enter a residence by force.


DISTRICT 6 GAITHERSBURG STATION

THEFTS/BREAK-INS

STALVEY HILL CT.,1 to 100 block, 10:40 p.m. July 7. An attempt was made to enter a residence by force.

TERI DR.,17900 block, noon to 7:55 a.m. July 10. A vehicle was entered by force. Nothing was reported missing.

-- Compiled by LISA M. BOLTON