h/t Gates of Vienna
It's the first time that people over the age of 65 have surpassed teenagers in crime statistics since 1989, when Japan's National Police Agency started publishing age-related crime data, the Kyodo News Agency reports. Officers took action against more than 23,000 elderly people in the first half of the year, compared to fewer than 20,000 youngsters aged between 14 and 19, officials figures show.
Japan has seen a fall in overall crime rates over the past 10 years, but not among its growing elderly population. The new figures show that violent crime committed by the over-65s rose by more than 10% compared to the same period last year. Of the country's 127 million people, more than a quarter are now of retirement age, but the government has warned that the figure is likely to grow significantly in the coming decades.
[MYFOXNY] Good advice, that. Chickens are nearly as naturally filthy as ducks. And it shouldn't take a government edict to tell you to keep your lips away from anything that pecks.
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As I understand it, kissing a pecker is still illegal in some states.
[BUSINESSINSIDER] That word you're probably looking for right now is "ignorant." Make sure she can conjure a jug of rye whiskey before cutting her a check.
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I suppose these idiots will want the rest of America to bail out their asses after the big quake? And no a Wiccan will not make your home/office quake proof.
Neither can they protect your computer.
Your brain? It looks like its already lost.
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Let me refer my fellow Rantburgians to a book by Dr Carl Sagan called The Demon Haunted World. Goes a long way towards explaining this kind of idiocy.
Mike
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Bring me a Cuban Cigar, a quart of Rum, a roast chicken and ?I will tell you why this is stupid.
Also bring me asprins, thumb drives and feminine products that I might better see your future.
[Chicago Tribune] Seeking tighter controls over firearm purchases, the Obama administration is pushing to ban Social Security beneficiaries from owning guns if they lack the mental capacity to manage their own affairs, a move that could affect millions whose monthly disability payments are handled by others.
The push is intended to bring the Social Security Administration in line with laws regulating who gets reported to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, or NICS, which is used to prevent gun sales to felons, drug addicts, immigrants in the country illegally and others. Narrowing the field. No one under 21, no one over 62.
A potentially large group within Social Security are people who, in the language of federal gun laws, are unable to manage their own affairs due to "marked subnormal intelligence, or mental illness, incompetency, condition, or disease."
There is no simple way to identify that group, but a strategy used by the Department of Veterans Affairs since the creation of the background check system is reporting anyone who has been declared incompetent to manage pension or disability payments and assigned a fiduciary. PTSD? What is that? I sleep well at night, seldom feel guilty about anything, never think about the past, have never contemplated suicide, and no longer squirrel hunt. Why do you ask ?
If Social Security, which has never participated in the background check system, uses the same standard as the VA, millions of its beneficiaries would be affected. About 4.2 million adults receive monthly benefits that are managed by "representative payees."
The move is part of a concerted effort by the Obama administration after the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn., to strengthen gun control, including by plugging holes in the background check system. As a rule, only honest, law abiding citizens submit to a NICS check.
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Excuse me but last time I checked, SS is not an entitlement. 7.5% of my pay goes into this sham governmental grab so don't even think about holding it hostage. The 2nd Amendment is immutable and irrefutable and endowed by the creator not any government or man. The federal government is hardly the poster child for fiscal competency.
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Therefore eliminate all pay to armed Federal Employees. They have shown they mentally competent enough to prevent their firearms from being stolen by illegal aliens that they refuse to prevent from illegally entering, detain and deport who then use those stolen federal firearms to kill our daughters such as Kate.
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It is hard to gauge a sworn blood enemy like ISIS. They have no organized army, no central command, and no apparent plan of attack.
What they do have is a large number of crazies living in the USA, who support, tacitly or blatantly, ISIS' apparent goal of general mayhem, and a probably smaller number who are just as crazy but with the capability of launching a mass casualty attack. What do you defend? Where do you defend?
ISIS' strategy, it seems, lies in the notion that governments will do as ISIS expects them to do, something that ISIS is likely prepared to counter. Frederick the Great said about strategy, "He who will defend everything, will defend nothing." That quote was lifted from Paul Carrell's most excellent social history of WWII in Russia, "Scorched Earth", and in that context, is meant to apply where forces wind up in the event of an overwhelming attack. In WWII, the German Army found great success in defensive battles by placing forces, not where the enemy was expected to be, but where the enemy could not reach them in the initial contact. Those mobile forces, once the first blows have landed, would then be used to strike at enemy forces where they would never expect to be.
The average citizen, thanks to ISIS, is living on a battlefield where his nose is the front line and his only means of supply and resupply is based on how well he has prepared, and the goodwill of friendly neighbors. But even with the basic logistics available to the average US citizen, ISIS is still an amorphous enemy who will rely on the crazies willing to step up and sacrifice their lives to attack and kill Americans. You can't plan on where you or your neighbors will be when a strike does come to your city, since ISIS' whole strategy rests, not on gaining yardage in places they can't hold, but breaking the will of their enemy, through sudden and massive violence, better when filmed and even more so when a broadcasted message can precede an attack.
Their enemy would be us, you and me.
Neither the government, nor private armies can locate ISIS' recruiting centers, or supply centers, because they don't exist. Their recruiting is done on Twitter and email, and their supplies depend on what a local criminal class can provide the crazies who volunteer, in exchange for a healthy amount of cash. Their recruits are whoever is crazy enough, Moslem or not, to pull the trigger of a rifle against unarmed individuals. And ISIS doesn't go out to get recruits; they don't have to. Recruits are coming to them.
I am no tactical expert. In this column, my expertise rests solely on following trends of pricing and availability of common firearms and ammunition. I have never fired a shot in anger at anyone, and though I am prior service military, the last time I fired an AR was while Jane Fonda was in North Vietnam casting her lot with an armed and hostile enemy of America.
A lot of advice is out there on what a citizen can do to defend himself and his family against a sudden attack, and much of that advice is probably plain awful. Advice such as getting tactical firearms training seems like a good place to start, if you have a long weekend and can part with $500, plus travel costs. Tactical Response and Max Velocity are but two who offer classes. If you are too old or infirm to get tactical training, it may be better to pay for a younger relative's training. However, I would like to point out that on one tactical training website I visited, one fella was being pushed around in his wheelchair participating in tactical pistol training exercises. So, if they can teach a fella in a wheel chair, they surely can help you.
But if you can't part with the resources, financial or personal, it seems to me the next best advice is shot placement using your preferred weapon. You may not be able to fight using your rifle, but if your first shot against an active shooter hits the mark, it may well spur you into getting tactical training.
Loads.
Rantburg's summary for arms and ammunition:
Prices for pistol ammunition and for rifle ammunition were mostly steady.
Prices for used pistols were mostly higher, while prices for used rifles were mostly lower.
Pistol Ammunition
.45 Caliber, 230 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (5 Weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Ventura Munitions, Wolf Polyformance, FMJ, steel cased, .27 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: Cheaper Than Dirt!, Ultramax, FMJ, Brass Cased, Reloads, .16 per round (From Last week: -.11 Each (!!))
.40 Caliber Smith & Wesson, 180 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (2 Weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Cheaper Than Dirt!, Tulammo, FMJ, Steel Cased, .24 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Freedom Munitions, Store Brand, FMJ, Reloads, .23 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (5 Weeks))
9mm Parabellum, 115 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (4 Weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Cheaper Than Dirt!, Brown Bear, FMJ, Steel Cased, .17 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: The American Marksman, Stryker 9, FMJ, Reloads, .18 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (2 Weeks))
.357 Magnum, 158 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (6 Weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: LAX Ammunition, Tulammo, FMJ, Steel cased, .28 per round
Cheapest Bulk: 500 rounds: Ammunition To Go, Tulammo, FMJ, Steel cased, .33 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (3 Weeks))
Rifle Ammunition
.223 Caliber/5.56mm 55 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (2 Weeks)
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Munire USA, Tulammo, steel cased, FMJ, .24 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: Surplus Ammo, Tulammo, steel cased, .25 per round (From Last Week: +.02 Each After Unchanged (5 Weeks))
.308 NATO 150 grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (2 weeks)
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Natchez Shooters Supplies, Tulammo, steel cased, FMJ, .40 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Lucky Gunner, Tulammo, Steel Cased, FMJ, .44 per round (From Last Week: -.06 Each )
7.62x39 AK 123 Grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (5 Weeks)
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Ammunition Depot, Wolf WPA, steel case, FMJ, .24 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: SG Ammo, Wolf WPA, steel case, .23 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (1Q 2015))
.22 LR 40 Grain, From Last Week: -.01 Each
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Sportsman's Guide, GECO, RNL, .09 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Munire USA, CI Raptor, RNL, .09 per round (From Last Week: +.01 Each)
Guns for Private Sale
Rifles
.223/5.56mm (AR Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $486 Last Week Avg: $500(-) ($616 (16 Weeks), $486 (CA: $492 (2 Weeks)))
California (264, 244): Smith & Wesson M&P 15 Sport : $580 ($650 (26 Weeks), $425 (29 Weeks))
Texas (328, 363): DPMS: $550 ($700 (19 Weeks), $350 (14 Weeks))
Pennsylvania (146, 152): Smith & Wesson M&P 15: $300 ($700 (15 Weeks), $300 (3 Weeks))
Virginia (195, 192): American Tactical Imports: $500 ($750 (19 Weeks), $500 (24 Weeks))
Florida (382, 396): Les Baer Police Special: $500 ($650 (5 Weeks), $450 (38 Weeks))
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What they do have is a large number of crazies living in the USA, who support, tacitly or blatantly, ISIS' apparent goal of general mayhem, and a probably smaller number who are just as crazy but with the capability of launching a mass casualty attack.
Empathy for FDR's internment? Might yet come. Just wait till they get a real body count that can't be suppressed by the media for a couple of years. 9/11 took almost eight years to bury. It's officially in the NYT's Memoryhole.
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Empathy for FDR's internment? Funny, the Mrs. and I were talking yesterday about this. I said, someone such as Donald Trump ought to suggest "internment" so we can all watch the liberals go nuttier. We may have to seriously consider such things as internment. Better keep Gitmo open for awhile longer--maybe expand the concept. ISIS access to the internet ought to be shut down. This would shut down an avenue of communication as well as a means of recruitment. The social media doesn't seem to be being used to dismantle terrorist networks or predict "lone wolfs terrorists." Likewise, NSA doesn't appear to be being used to identify terrorists. It seems as if it is being used to collect data on citizens who are not terrorists. The ISIS money supply should be shut down as well. Our so-called ally's such as Saudi Arabia should be talked to "seriously" about spreading the evil of Wahhabism and Sharia. The current administration needs to quit being stupid about helping Iran build a nuke. When Obama pulled our ground troops out of Iraq, we gave up a great potential for on-the-ground humint. Too bad Congress doesn't have the votes or inclination to remove a sitting president from office; Obama is a one-man wrecking crew for nearly everything he touches. We need to get serious about this piss-ant war we have going on in the Mideast before it becomes much larger. We have to take care of the subversive war here as well as the war over there.
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During WWII we had "beach watchers" in the U.S. who were mostly older people with shotguns who patrolled the beaches. In fact, one such beach watcher discovered the Nazi saboteurs who were put ashore for Operation Pastorius in 1942. Hoover's FBI rounded them up before they could do much damage.
For some reason when the Department of Homeland Security was set up, it never seemed to embrace the idea of recruiting U.S. citizens to help the effort---if was as if they adopted an "us and them" attitude about citizens of this country--"us" being the federal government and "them" being the larger citizenry. It was as if the federal government did not trust the rest of us to help in the defense of this country.
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They didn't want help from the citizens because their idea of 'defending' the country seems to include defending all their illegal terrorist invading buddies from the south and being shipped in as refugees to the countries actual citizens.
It's quite clear that to the Federal Government, American citizens are it's one true enemy.
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There are some good videos out there.
Is it a substitute for hands on instruction? No.
Not even a substitute for range time. It does give good ideas for training and
Awareness. The common thread throughout all videos.
All the IEF vets I have had a honor to hear the real stuff say Get Out of the Kill Zone in an ambush.
I was at a game recently, storm coming in. First thing I do is find where the storm shelters are, then time from seat to aisle (best time, no panic or emergency) then aisle to concourse then to shelter.
Have a plan for your day to day locations, such as work or restaurant frequently visited.
Plan your house. Practice a couple times during the day, then at night with lights off, then at night during a storm - changes everything. Don't want to carry a handgun around house (kids, neighbors whatever) put a baseball in your shooting hand. Practice with your off hand, something I wish I had done prior to my (luckily false alarm) clearing.
Have a realistic appraisal of your abilities. My default bad guy is a 21 year old male on drugs; I figure other bad guys are downhill from that point.
[AA.TR] The EU gave Greece a 7.2 billion euro ($7.8 billion) short-term loan on Friday to keep the country afloat until a third bailout can be put in place.
The money, provided under the European Financial Stabilization Mechanism, will allow Greece to clear its payments to the International Monetary Fund and the Bank of Greece as well as repay the European Central Bank.
"This agreement, backed by 28 European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... member states, prevents Greece from an immediate default," Valdis Dombrovskis, EU Commission vice president for euro policy, told journalists in Brussels.
The first installment will reach Greece by Monday.
Talks on a bailout of up to 85 billion euros ($93 billion) over three years are expected to begin next weeks and last for three weeks.
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Lay say lay boon tohn roo la, how you say that in Greek?
[AA.TR] Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday reshuffled his cabinet in the wake of a revolt over bailout reforms proposed by the government.
Ministers from the ruling left-wing Syriza coalition who went against the austerity measures demanded by Greece's international creditors in a parliamentary vote on Thursday night were removed from office.
Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis, one of the most outspoken critics of the proposals, was replaced by Labour Minister Panos Skourletis while Tryfon Alexiadis was named deputy finance minister in place of Nadia Valavani, who quit earlier this week.
George Katrougalos became labor minister and Pavlos Haikalis from the conservative ANEL party joined the government as deputy minister for social insurance.
The administrative reform portfolio was taken by Christoforos Vernardakis and Syriza politician Olga Gerovasili was appointed deputy to the prime minister.
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[ATLANTIC.CTVNEWS.CA] Moslems around the world were celebrating Eid al-Fitr on Friday, and in Halifax the community's spirit and size were on full display.
The occasion saw more than 1,000 people gather at Exhibition Park, where the building was converted into a temporary mosque to host prayers.
One of the most important holidays in the Moslem calendar, Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the 30-day Ramadan fast.
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Both Bush and Rubio have waded into the "Pitbull Primary" with Rubio saying he likes the Florida superstar's music and Bush even saying he'd like to invite him to a baseball game.
Sorry, no vote for either of you. Not now, not ever.
#3
Trump is a bit of a clown but I do appreciate that he's helping put a spotlight not only on a problem (the border) but on the sycophants that will go along with misrepresentations of what Trump said to appeal to racial demographics.
I might accept Rubio as a VP candidate but for the big seat, clearly not ready for prime time. Reagan acted like a conservative and folks were drawn to him, why do these modern polls think they need to change their skin every other day to appeal to people?
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Joaquin Guzman
Wanted a husband
So bad that he tunneled
To flirt with the Donald.
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Cruz-Trump a clear non RINO winning machine,
Look, you guys know me, a. Centrist rethuglican from way back, if it's not Walker or Bush we loose, it's just that way. Or perhaps we like loosing? Do I think Pat Buchanan has the ear of gawd? Yes.
#11
I find Bulldog's work improves dramatically when run through the mute filter. It is nice to see the American Dream in action, even if built on an initial success of white suburbanites mistaking him as the next Vanilla Ice during his debut.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
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[AA.TR] The EU gave Greece a 7.2 billion euro ($7.8 billion) short-term loan on Friday to keep the country afloat until a third bailout can be put in place.
[AA.TR] Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday reshuffled his cabinet in the wake of a revolt over bailout reforms proposed by the government.
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