This is what despots do. They arrest people for protesting. This woman honked her horn in criticism of a California politician and got arrested for it. Now it’s going to SCOTUS.
Police State
Public Servants
A big, fat F U to not only the Norwalk police, but to the public works department after they had a man arrested for plowing the driveways of everyone on his block. Apparently some of the snow wound up on the street, which pissed off the public works guy, who called the police.
The cops arrived and arrested the guy.
Public servants, my ass.
Police State
Censorship
Remember that the courts are allowing the government to censor social media. That’s why these pictures:
Are being pulled down and censored by social media just as quickly as they can, IMO. We are living in a dictatorship where the government is using intermediaries to censor the speech of its citizens.
Antigun
Three Times is Enemy Action
As I reported earlier, there is now a shortage in the ammunition market. The old saying goes: Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action. This shortage is therefore looking like it’s being caused by government fiat. In the past month:
- UTM is ordered by ATF to stop selling to the civilian market
- Explosion at Hornady, where one manly, FUGLY looking female employee was killed while mixing compounds for primers
- CCI, Speer, Remington, and Federal were sold to a foreign corporation
- Lake City cancels all commercial contracts.
We know that Biden said more than a year ago that he wants to cut off ammunition sales to the public. He tried last year to cut off the funding to the plant, but was stopped by Congress. So, it appears that he is trying a new tactic.
Mr Guns and Gear has some information on this:
This is not the end. Expect things to accelerate. I think that 2024 is going to be a rough ride.
Anti American left
Tyranny
Rashida Tlaib spoke to and riled a group of protestors today who stormed the Capitol building. When will they be charged with insurrection? When will the FBI raid their homes? When will Tlaib be told that she can’t run for reelection under the 14th Amendment?
Answer: Never.
We have two legal systems
Antigun
NY is Crazy
The latest from NY is that they want background checks to buy 3D printers. Can you say overbroad restrictions?
Antigun
Here Comes Another One
The ATF has sent a notice to gun dealers in the vicinity of the Mexican border.
Law enforcement is advising Federal Firearms Licensees of expanding interest of criminal networks’ intention to utilize straw purchasers in acquiring large caliber firearms such as .50 caliber and/or belt fed rifles within the next 60 days. This activity is anticipated to occur throughout the entire State of Texas. Please contact your local ATF office if any suspicious, attempted or finalized purchases occur.
So what do you think will be the next rule change to come out of this?
Anti American left
Rule of Law
Two of Merrick Garland’s relatives were murdered in the Holocaust. Garland says his family’s history is the reason he devoted his life to upholding the rule of law. https://t.co/60gPelcNMC pic.twitter.com/rVzqB2zBK8
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) October 1, 2023
Uh, the Holocaust WAS the rule of law. The law doesn’t always mean that it’s right or moral. Dumbass
Gun Laws
The Goal
Democrats in New York passed a law requiring background checks for ammunition. Now it’s taking up to 30 days to buy ammo. People will simply go to other states to purchase ammo, putting NY gun stores out of business. That’s the real goal.
Government
Bureaucratic Threats
When we last spoke about my property taxes, the tax assessor’s office was dragging their feet on my property valuation. The deadline for filing a hearing request with the Value Adjustment Board (the county magistrate that sets property values) was fast approaching, so I filed for a hearing.
This morning, I got a phone call from the director of the tax assessor’s office. They tried telling me that the sale price I would sell the house for is not the same thing as the market value. Then they said that the value as set by the appraiser that I hired was not the same thing, and besides (they said) the appraisal wasn’t the cleanest one, and that they would be attacking it in court.
The carrot:
Then they asked me if there was a value that I would be willing to drop my case for. I gave them a number, and they weren’t happy with it. Still, we aren’t that far apart, and I can defend the number I’m asking for. There isn’t a single property in this area that has sold below that in the past two years.
The stick
Then they said that they know I own multiple properties, and they would be making sure that, if I were to win my case, my non-homesteaded properties would be increased in value as well, which would increase my taxes. I took copious notes. If that shit happens, there will be a lawsuit. You can’t single me out for retribution because I exercised my rights under the law.
They told me that there are property owners who think that the market values in the area are too high, which is making taxes high. I pointed out that increasing property values wouldn’t hurt residents because the SOH tax credit limits increases to 3% per year. They responded by saying that there are some commercial property owners in the area that don’t want to see valuations go up because taxes on rental properties in the area will go up. They (the tax office) isn’t willing to take on the big companies, so they are going to oppose my request.
Translated: We the tax office are owned by the large companies, and we will fight you tooth and nail, even to the detriment of the taxpayers we are supposed to represent.