Even when they're doing the right thing, Liberty-minded politicians just seem to get it all backwards. A recent news report out of Arkansas both gives me hope and leaves me shaking my head in wonder. Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe, a Democrat, signed into law on Monday a bill that allows concealed-carry permit holders to take their weapons into churches. The Church … [Read more...]
Marc Lemire Case Update – February 14, 2013
On February 14, 2013, Marc Lemire filed with the Federal Court of Appeals a devastating critique of Canada’s Internet censorship laws and the fanatical corruption of the misnamed Canadian “Human Rights” Commission. These are the legal documents which will (I hope and pray) finally bring an end to Canada’s draconian thought control apparatus: Section 13 of the “Human Rights” … [Read more...]
Registration Leads to Confiscation and much worse… Just ask Ontario Gunsmith Bruce Montague
Sun News Commentator Brian Lilley did an excellent segment on how registration leads to confiscation in his January 8, 2013 installment of his show Byline. In that segment Lilley described the insanity of Ian Thomson being forced to defend himself against criminal charges for the so-called “crime” of defending his life against 4 men trying to kill him. He went on to … [Read more...]
Ontario Crown comes to its senses? Crown doesn’t appeal, Ian Thomson gets guns back
On February 8th, 2013 it was reported on Lilley’s Pad, Sun TV commentator Brian Lilley’s website, that Ian Thomson got his firearms back from the Ontario Provincial Police. That’s good news, as it means the Ontario Attorney General’s office has finally, at least in this case, come to its senses and will not appeal the ruling in a case that should never have come to trial in … [Read more...]
No Right to Bear Arms in Canada? You might want to re-check your history.
By Chris McGarry If there is one topic of conversation your average Joe Canuck takes pleasure in discussing over a cup of Tim Horton’s coffee (besides hockey) it’s the fact that we’re not American. Despite months of unending snow and cold and short summers plagued by hazy, mosquito–filled skies, we in the Great White North have it pretty darn good: a health care system … [Read more...]
Does the 2nd Amendment of the US Constitution Proclaim an Individual Right to Bear Arms?
Does the 2nd Amendment Proclaim an Individual Right to bear arms? The United States Supreme Court says it does. So do millions of Americans. Yet the political left continues its assault on the one Constitutional Right designed to protect all the others. Here are the results of a USA Today poll showing Americans' resounding support for the Second Amendment: Add … [Read more...]
The Inconvenient Truth about Warren Kinsella, Guns and Freedom of Speech
Warren Kinsella is a very strange man. That’s truly the kindest thing I can say about him. Warren Kinsella believes in Freedom of Speech, but only for himself and a select few others. Kinsella’s preference, being a good Liberal at heart, is to silence anyone who disagrees with his worldview, and he’s not above using the court system to do precisely that. For we mere … [Read more...]
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee – How did this gun-hating bigot get elected in Texas?
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee - How did this gun-hating bigot get elected in Texas? Texas, at least in my mind, is the one place where the Liberty mindset still resides in America. The famous phrase “Don’t Mess With Texas!” is one I’ve heard more times than I can even remember and it instills in me a sense of pride, knowing there is a place on the planet where … [Read more...]
Obama bathes in the blood of victims, gun owners fight back against “gun control” executive orders
President Barack Obama will do what every "gun control" advocate does when attempting to advanced more Liberty-crushing leftist ideology: he will bathe in the blood of the victims. Worse, he will cower behind a human shield of children while he proclaims his desire to rid America of guns. In the Brave New America, it's Obama's Way or the highway as he attempts to force his … [Read more...]
Ian Thomson Case: The Full Legal Decision
[powerpress] Ian Thomson was acquitted of unsafe storage of firearms charges on January 3, 2013. You can download the full transcript of the decision here: http://rightsandfreedoms.s3.amazonaws.com/pdf/THOMSON-IAN-TRANSCRIPT_20130103.pdf While I personally haven't read it fully yet, I'm told it makes for some interesting reading. I'll … [Read more...]
The Return of the Fortified City?
There are many gauges of social decay such as gated communities and bars over windows and doors. However you can tell things are really getting serious if people start to live in castles or fortified cities. I've illustrated a traditional fortified city; Orvieto in Tuscany, Italy. As you can see it was built on a small plateau for defensive purposes, not in the fertile … [Read more...]
San Antonio – The Theatre Shooting You’ve Never Heard Of
Does anyone aside from me find it bizarre that the mainstream press utterly ignores shootings where the would-be mass killer is stopped by a good guy with a gun? The restaurant and theatre shooting in San Antonio, just 2 days after the school shooting tragedy in Connecticut, is basically a ghost story as far as the mainstream media is concerned. Outside of “pro-gun” … [Read more...]
Ian Thomson’s Interview with SunTV’s Brian Lilley
The day after Ian Thomson was acquitted of bogus unsafe storage charges in Welland, Ontario, Brian Lilley from the SunTV show Byline interview him. Here is that interview. If you are able to help Ian Thomson with part of his outstanding $30,000 legal bill for defending himself against charges that should never have been brought in the first place, please send your … [Read more...]
Ian Thomson Triumphs over Asinine justice system… momentarily, at least
January 3, 2012 Ian Thomson of Port Colbourne, Ontario, was found NOT GUILTY by Justice Colvin in a 45-minute decision that finally takes the weight off the man who had the audacity to defend his life from masked men trying to murder him in his home while he slept. It's a case that should never happened. Police should have commended Thomson for his restraint in firing … [Read more...]
The Journal News’ Caryn A. McBride Hires ARMED bodyguards? Oh, the irony!
On December 27th, 2012 I wrote the article "Hypocritical Anti-Gunners: Be Very Careful What You Wish For" in which I discussed the antics of the anti-gun zealots inhabiting the offices of The Journal News, a newspaper based in Rockland County, New York. In that article I wrote the following: Anti-gun zealots get a lot more than they bargained for after publishing the names … [Read more...]
The sign you’ll NEVER see posted on Nancy Pelosi’s front door, but she insists be post on yours.
[powerpress] As I wrote the other day in "And the 2012 Hypocrisy Award goes to…", anti-gun hypocrites believe guns in their hands (or the hands of their publicly-funded security agents) are absolutely fine... it's guns in the hands of we mere citizens that they think are the big problem. The gun-banning fanatics insist that if we just took all the guns guns away from … [Read more...]
Do Americans Have Civil Rights? Not any more thanks to the US Senate…
[powerpress] Americans had, up until just a few days ago, rights guaranteed under the United States Constitution. That obviously bothered US Lawmakers, who stripped the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 (NDAA) of one very important amendment: the one ensuring that American citizens and any persons in America legally would be assured a jury … [Read more...]
Hypocritical Anti-Gunners: Be Very Careful What You Wish For
[powerpress] Anti-gun zealots get a lot more than they bargained for after publishing the names and home addresses of New York handgun permit holders. On December 24, 2012, The Journal News got up on it's high horse and published an article titled "The gun owner next door: What you don't know about the weapons in in your neighborhood", which … [Read more...]
Who needs the Constitution when you can have a Police State instead?
[powerpress] You’ve heard the saying many times before… The solution is worse than the problem it’s supposed to solve. That’s precisely the state of affairs in Paragould, Arkansas, a small town roughly 90 miles northwest of Memphis, Tennessee, today. Citizens of this small town, population 26,000, stripped of their Constitutional Rights, are now … [Read more...]
Arthur Topham & RadicalPress.com Hate Crime Trial: Freedom of Speech Legal Case Update
[powerpress] On Wednesday, December 19, 2012 Arthur Topham was back in the Quesnel, BC, Court house for his latest attempt at a bail hearing. The regular Judge presiding over Arthur’s case was unable to attend so a female judge, M. Church, heard the application instead. Crown Council Jennifer Johnston opened by giving Judge Church a … [Read more...]
Marc Lemire Case: the latest attack on Freedom of Speech by the Canadian Human Rights Commission
[powerpress] I had a long conversation with Marc Lemire on Wednesday evening, December 19, 2012. For those not familiar with his name, Marc Lemire is the one and only man to ever win a case against the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC). Until Lemire was hauled before this Kangaroo Court the Canadian Human Rights Commission had a … [Read more...]
If you’re a Facebook user who values your personal privacy you’ll want to read this
Facebook, ever the defender of personal privacy, is giving users just a few days to vote down changes to their privacy policy. Failure to garner votes from 30% of Facebook's users means the social media giant will no longer allow users to vote on privacy policy issues. So, if you value your privacy on Facebook and want some small amount of control over what they do with … [Read more...]
When Compliance with the Nanny State is More Important than Education
[powerpress] Andrea Hernandez just wants to get an education. She is, by all accounts I can find, a good student. She’s also a human being who understands we must never allow ourselves to be tracked like pieces of meat in a grocery store. Andrea Hernandez decided that when her high school issued mandatory RFID-enabled high school ID cards, she would not be a … [Read more...]
Ian Thomson’s attempted murderers sentenced today… but not for the charge of attempted murder
[powerpress] In the early morning hours of August 22, 2010, Ian Thomson's home was attacked by four men screaming that they were going to kill him. They tossed Molotov cocktails at his home and dog kennel and did not back off until Ian Thomson grabbed one of his legally-owned pistols and fired a couple of warning shots over their heads. Then, … [Read more...]
An Open Letter to the Free Speech Censors at Netfirms.com
Arthur Topham believes in his Right to Freedom of Speech. He’s a very vocal advocate for that right, and has been for many years. Arthur Topham is also the latest individual being harassed by RCMP for what they call “hate speech” on Arthur Topham’s website RadicalPress.com. Even though Mr. Topham has not been convicted of any crime, the RCMP Hate Crimes Unit has … [Read more...]
Malala Yousufzai for the Nobel Peace Prize
Malala Yousufzai is the 14-year-old girl who was shot in the head on October 9, 2012 by Taliban terrorists intent on sending a message to any young girl who, like Malala, thought she deserved to know how to read and write. That message: Mind your place, girl. The Taliban, known to anyone in the thinking world as lunatic misogynists, decreed that Malala must not be … [Read more...]
Your Right to be Free of Unreasonable Search and Seizure does not apply in bars or other private establishments
A 2005 court ruling by the Alberta Court of Appeal makes it clear that bar staff of a privately-owned business cannot be considered “agents of the state” when they detain and search you on private property. The decision in R. v. Dell (2005 ABCA 246) is an interesting read and makes a clear distinction between private individuals employed by a private company and police or … [Read more...]
A Resounding SLAPP in the face for Politicians Wishing to Stifle our Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Speech is the fundamental right of every Canadian. This right is, first and foremost, a protection for those of us who speak out about public affairs and public people. Our Right to Freedom of Speech trumps a politician’s desire to punish those who would say unkind things about her. If an individual runs for public office, we mere citizens have every right to … [Read more...]
Why we must Support Marc Lemire’s Appeal of the Bizarre Federal Court ruling on Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act
[powerpress] As you no doubt already know, MP Brian Storseth’s Private Members Bill C-304, an Act to repeal Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act, has passed the Canadian Parliament. However, it must still pass the Senate before this piece of freedom-crushing legislation will be gone for good. In the meantime, Marc Lemire’s … [Read more...]
Leah-Lynn Plante: Guilty until proven innocent, at least as far as the American anarchist movement is concerned
[powerpress] It's a sad fact in today's America that looks win out over substance every single time. The atrocious treatment of Leah-Lynn Plante is just the latest example of a person being vilified for her looks while her principled stance against a corrupt government is utterly ignored. As I wrote on October 25, Leah-Lynn Plante, Matt Duran and Katherine … [Read more...]