The “Sullivan Act” is a direct violation of the Second Amendment of the Constitution.  Period.  The law is named for New York State Senator Timothy Sullivan, a notoriously corrupt Tammany Hall politician who was it’s primary sponsor.   It went into effect on August 31, 1911.   The law prohibits, among other things, carrying a concealed handgun without a license.  In New York, that is a felony.  Sullivan, and many other New York State politicians in the years since, have supported and even sought to further strengthen the Act.  Since it is up to the local authorities to issue a concealed weapons permit, the ability to obtain one varies greatly from county to county.   In the state’s major cities, mostly controlled by Democrats, it is virtually impossible to do so.

While Sullivan’s motives for proposing the law have long been debated, it is clear that it allowed his opponents to be disarmed, while leaving himself and his personal bodyguards fully armed.   Always the goal of politicians who seek to dominate the citizens they supposedly “represent”.

It is obvious that gun control laws are only effective against law abiding citizens.  Criminals ignore them.  However, if law abiding New Yorkers wish to protect themselves and their families by having a handgun in the home, they automatically become felons themselves.   New York City, with a police force larger than many smaller countries military, has become a virtual police state unto itself, subject to the whims of the politicians in power, who are, of course, mostly Democrats. Continue reading The Sullivan Act →

From the time that Barack Obama showed up on the national political scene in 2004 when he gave a keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention we should have been asking ourselves some very basic questions.  Who is this guy?  What is his background?  What are his political aspirations?  Some did exactly that, but most Americans allowed themselves to be mesmerized by this young, well spoken African-American who had arrived on the talk shows with an almost cultish appeal.  Oprah Winfrey adored and endorsed him for crying out loud!  How could it get any better than that?

Those who dug a little deeper found some unsettling clues.  He had a shadowy association with leftist billionaire George Soros.  One of his early mentors was an avowed communist.  Weather Underground bomber Bill Ayers had hosted his political coming out party in Chicago.  He belonged to a radically anti-American church whose pastor shouted “Not God Bless America!  God Damn America!” after the tragedy of 9/11.  All these questionable facts were ignored by the mainstream media.  Obama was portrayed as a Messianic figure who was going to “Fundamentally Transform America”.  Those of us who asked “Into What?” were characterized as racist bigots, and later “Islamophobic” when his ties to that religion were exposed.  Thus was issued in 8 years of the Obama administration, with it’s takeover of the healthcare system, massive debt increases, and expansion of radical Islamic terrorism unknown in the modern era.  And he’s not done with us yet. Continue reading Some Answers Please? →

As the facts about the Uranium One deal finally are coming out, is it possible that the Clinton “House of Cards” will actually come down?  From their days in Arkansas, the Clintons have been involved in many questionable deals and actions.  Due to Bill’s “Good ‘Ole Boy” persona, and his success politically, they have been able to successfully deflect charges of impropriety or illegality.  Because of that success, a belief has grown, especially in the mind of Hillary, that they are immune to any punishment for their transgressions.  That smug belief may indeed lead to their undoing.

Immediately following the Clinton presidency, the country was distracted by the events following 9/11.  Added to that was the  reluctance of George W. Bush to speak ill of a former president.  Then came  eight years of the Obama administration, where the IRS and Department of Justice were “weaponized” against conservative Republicans.  The Obama DOJ under Eric Holder and later Loretta Lynch apparently looked the other way when Hillary abused her position as Secretary of State and used an insecure private server for personal and State Department emails.  When this situation came to light, she deleted over 30,000 emails and used a powerful program called “BleachBit” to “scrub” the hard drive of the server and then a hammer to smash various private Blackberries and cellphones which she had used as Secretary of State, again against all federal regulations.  What was the penalty for these transgressions?  Nada, zip, zero.  Nothing to see here folks.  Move on, move on…… Continue reading Clinton House of Cards? →

Twenty-Six dead in a Texas church shooting.  Once again, with the bodies barely cold, and the blood not dry on the floor, Democratic politicians are screaming for gun control.  From Elizabeth Warren, who lied about being a “Native American” to Richard Blumenthal, who lied about his Vietnam service, we have a group of self righteous people who live in a protected bubble demanding that the average law abiding citizen not be able to defend themselves in an increasingly dangerous world.

The Texas shooter apparently had mental health issues.  Obviously, if this is so he shouldn’t have been allowed to own weapons capable of inflicting this type of mass murder.  However, instead of concentrating on the individual who committed the atrocity, the “go to” position of the left is once again to blame the device he used.  The gun.  Ban all guns, we are told, and we will all be safe.

Why then, when a Uzbek terrorist used a rental truck to mow down people on a New York City bicycle path did we not hear politicians demand background checks prior to individuals being allowed to rent such a vehicle.  Absurd, you say?  Remember, ISIS, on it’s website, has recommended the use of trucks as weapons to kill as many as possible, and that method has been used in Europe and this country to kill and maim.

We are told by authorities:  “When you see something, say something”. However, in the age of political correctness and out of control tort law, you might find yourself the victim of a crippling lawsuit, brought by an unscrupulous lawyer, on behalf of the individual you reported to the authorities.  That, in fact, has already happened.

So, what is the answer?  The left says total gun control, Australian style.  The NRA says no restrictions, which it views as a violation of the Second Amendment.  The answer is probably going to have to be somewhere in the middle.  Common sense must prevail.  In my home state of South Carolina, one of the prohibited areas for those with concealed carry permits are churches, unless “Express permission is given by the appropriate church official or governing body”.  It has been reported that many members of the Texas church congregation where the shooting occurred had left their weapons in their cars yesterday morning in respect for their pastor’s views.  As the very accurate saying goes, “Gun Free Zones” are simply “Free Fire Zones” for evil individuals.  When will we figure that out?

I once again call for a system which will allow our local Sheriffs and Police Chiefs to deputize willing CWP holders, giving them whatever extensive background checks and additional training required, and then allow them to carry their weapons anywhere a sworn law officer is allowed to be armed.  We simply don’t have enough law enforcement personnel available to protect us from the predators among us.  Such an augmentation will cost the taxpayers virtually nothing, but could significantly increase public safety.  When the bad guys don’t know if there is someone present to protect the innocent, they will possibly be deterred.  If they are crazy, or bent on their evil deeds regardless of the consequences, there will be armed “First Responders” present in those critical minutes before the sworn authorities arrive.