November 2013

Andrew Branca reports that the Democrats in the state legislature of Florida are looking to gut the state’s self defense laws. They are looking to repeal 776.013: the castle doctrine AND stand your ground.

Democrats at the state level are moving to repeal 776.013, the self
defense law that permits defense against home invaders, burglars, and
armed robbers. It also contains Stand Your Ground and the Castle
Doctrine.
If passed, it would remove the right to use force to defend
your home, your car, and your self from a home invader, and create a
requirement that you retreat from a person using or threatening force
against you. Wife getting raped? Sorry, you must retreat rather than
protect her. House getting robbed? Run. Burglar in house? You must
leave, and allow them to have your stuff.

Senate Bill 116 (SB-116) is
being brought by Senator Geraldine F. “Geri” Thompson (D, and House
Bill 4003 (HB-4003) is being advanced in the Florida State House of
Representatives by FL Representative Alan B. Williams (D).

This is the real goal of the Trayvon Martin agitators- assaulting self defense and gun rights.

Face to face in Central Florida only, please:
a Romanian SAR-1 (AK-47 clone) complete with ten 30 round magazines, a 10 round magazine, and a 40 round magazine- $750.

Also, 840 rounds of 7.62x39mm Wolf FMJ Ammo, plus 300 rounds of 7.62x39mm Georgia Arms FMJ Ammo for $275.

The ammo works out to 24 cents a round, and if you figure the magazines are worth $12 each, the rifle is priced at a reasonable $600. This is a good deal, but I do not want to sell the magazines without the rifle.

A man is arrested for filming a cop performing a traffic stop, and the police spokesman had this to say:

whatever his constitutional protections may have been, that decision
does not come without consequences, and if those decisions and those
actions put the public at risk or put a law enforcement officer at risk,
we are prepared to pursue criminal charges and seek judicial review of
that action.

So a cop’s perceived risk level trumps your constitutional rights. Of course, I also find it difficult to understand how a man filming you places you at risk.

I’m off to a SCUBA trade show today, and I am going to try out some dry suits in the water. It was either that, or go play safety diver at a Tough Mudder event. I’d rather play with some new gear than hang around guarding a mud puddle all day, especially since it is near 90 degF today.