You need to do a “Stay shiny and carry Vera” version…

Yeah, well, I am not happy about having to go to work every day. Them’s the breaks.

Especially now that the DoD budget is barely enough to keep units mobilized, much less research new toys…

As I pointed out to the editor over on your site, if what I am saying comes across sounding “fractious”, good. Those who support “gun control” have nothing to offer me, and so I am not going to waste my time acting like I want a “compromise” with them when I want no such thing.

We might as well put our cards on the table and be honest with one another.

@ Christopher Burg: The unfortunate thing is that the pay would have to be pretty good for me to continue, and there is no way a company would pick me up; I tend to be a bit too… outspoken… for commercial entities. Thanks for the kind words, though.

@ Jon: Ayup. Time to find things that are fun.

Or you can do that .

And this is, indeed, part of the problem. We criminalize self-defense, and then allow violent felons out on the streets with a few short years ‘served’… and then we wonder why our violent crime rates in certain areas are spiking up while nation-wide they are dropping on average.

Wierd how that works.

@ Lance H: And that is truly the unfortunate thing in all of this… it is very likely that the nitwit’s allegations against the LAPD are so much bullshit, and would have been shown as so much bullshit if they were ever seriously examined.

But now they will not be. Convenient that.

@ john s: Indeed. Everything about the police’s handling of this situation indicates a marked, significant training and mentality failure throughout the department and an overriding desire to hide… something. Guess we will never know what.

Geodkyt wrote:

The ONLY excuse for going all “dynamic lethal force” on a holed up suspect is to prevent them from hurting other people.

This. Exactly this. Unfortunately, not all supposedly pro-rights activists feel the same way.

Maybe so, but I’m still not happy about it.

If it ain’t fun, don’t do it. I’ll miss your writing but I can’t disagree with your reasoning.

The ONLY excuse for going all “dynamic lethal force” on a holed up suspect is to prevent them from hurting other people.

If he’s alone, unless he has a remote detonator, a sniper rifle & targets in range, or similar method of inflicting long range harm, there is NO justification in these types on operations.

Even if the fear is that they will destroy evidence (often teh excuse for dynamic entries to serve drug warrants), well, “obstruction of justice” is NOT a capital offence.

@ Erin Palette:
Drat, noticed some errors and I can’t edit it for clarity.

To whit:

“Follows me anywhere” should be “Follows me back to my blog.”
The comment from the editor did not state that the link to the article redirects. I noticed that when I was replying to her comment.

@ Linoge:

True. Despite DoD telling ATF and Congress that smothering R&D hurts military readiness. . .

I am rapidly becoming negatively impressed by the staff at Ruminator. A brief timeline:

* I visit Linoge’s guest post, and engage in debate.
* I withdraw from debate when the author of the original article does not seem capable of grasping “That is not how our government works.”
* I write a post on my own blog griping about inability to make a logical argument, but at no point do I name names or link links.
* Original author follows me anywhere.
* Linoge and I tear him multiple orifices.
* I then post a link to the post so that readers have context.
* Today I received a comment from one of the Ruminator’s editors, saying she sides with original author, insinuates that I and others are crazy, and my link to the article redirects back to my blog.

I’m sorry, but I fully expect “reasoned discourse” to go into effect any moment now.

I’m rather torn to hear that you’re exiting the blogging business.

On the one hand I enjoy reading your posts and feel as though you contribute greatly to the gun blogging community. On the other hand I understand how tiring this blogging thing can be. If it’s not fun anymore and you’re not getting paid then it’s time to explore new endeavors.

@ Linoge:
I just bought it on Amazon once I hacked my NookColor to run Android by default.

Defending your home, yourself, or a family member with your meat hooks can get you life in prison. Here in the occupied state of California, my brother was arrested for defending his home from a burglar because he beat him severely. Time goes by and he is arrested for beating two robbers attempting to mug him. He has been informed that if he thrashes another scumbag that he will be charged under the three strikes rule and will go away for life. That is how this state works. These criminals are considered disenfranchised and misguided youths while my brother is considered a dangerous criminal. Dangerous yes, criminal no. He trained Chuck Liddel when he was a snot nosed kid peeking into the dojo.

We are fourth generation California residents that farmed this land since the early 1800′s and now are the enemy because we choose to defend ourselves from scum.

Sadly, my brother’s wife was carjacked and paralyzed by the beating. The two thugs got four years each in a plea bargain in San Bernardino. She died from complications after they were sentenced and the DA will not try them for murder. You think life sucks? It takes strong daily faith to keep from doing something I will regret, knowing I will not let them win.

Dorner was a suspect and he was murdered by the police.
Keep in mind the police shot two women in cold blood because they were driving a truck similar to Dorner’s, the police did not stop the truck; they just shot at it until it stopped. When i saw the all the police, news was saying thousands, kitted out like our armed forces on patrol, all with evil black rifles, I knew they planned on killing him.
Disgraceful. Whoever ordered those incendiary gas rounds deployed should be brought up on murder charges, the people who carried out the orders should be on at least manslaughter. Why they couldn’t wait out one man in a cabin, when swat teams wait for days on a regular basis is very suspicious. What did Dorner know? What is being hidden?