Watch: Hillary Says Gun Rights Advocates Terrorize People

This article was originally published on The Political Insider:

On a CNN townhall Tuesday, Hillary Clinton reiterated her vociferous, if uninformed, support for a new ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines. In the course of her answer to a question from the audience, Hillary ominously declared, “We cannot let a minority of people hold a viewpoint that terrorizes the majority of people.”

Watch:



H/T: Truth Revolt

Left unanswered is how exactly Hillary would disabuse these people of their viewpoint. A scary thought.

Watch the full question and answer here.

My Top 5 Must Reads of the Day 7/1/10

1. Six Months to Go Until The Largest Tax Hikes in History ATR




In 2001 and 2003, the GOP Congress enacted several tax cuts for investors, small business owners, and families. These will all expire on January 1, 2011

Just what we need during a recession - thank you Obama and Democrats!


2. Gunfire hitting City Hall prompts Texas AG to ask for more troops on border El Paso Times




"More than 1,300 people have been murdered in Juárez this year as a war continues relentlessly between the Juárez and Sinaloa drug cartels," he told Obama. He also said the "time for talk has passed."

The number of people being killed in the drug war is staggering, meanwhile Obama gives a speech to mollify his pro-amnesty base.


3. Florida school district bans Bibles on Religious Freedom Day Orlando Sentinel




“How sad that on the eve of Independence Day, when we celebrate the religious and political freedom our forefathers won for us at the cost of much blood and great sacrifice, we are compelled to sue to protect the right simply to make free Bibles available to students in public schools,” said Mathew D. Staver, Liberty Counsel founder.

Sad indeed. But typical of public schools.


4. Supreme Court gun rights ruling will add to death toll The Hill
By Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.)



Amid one of the most violent and deadly summers Chicago has ever experienced, in which only the last few weeks have seen shootings that left 81 wounded and 13 dead, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday that an almost 30-year-old citywide ban on handgun ownership is unconstitutional.

Yeah, um, cuz that gun ban thing y'all have going is working out so well for ya!


5. Crist says no hookers on Bahamas trip Tampa Bay Times




Beth Kigel, a lobbyist, fundraiser and member of the state party executive committee from Palm Beach County, told investigators she had heard about a men-only trip to the Bahamas and that "women were involved and paid."

Threw that one in there just for fun!

My Top 5 Must Reads of the Day 6/29/10

1. 
   

   Five Gun Salute

   WSJ Editorial
   
   
   

   Judicial liberals have been discovering the virtues of legal precedent now that conservatives are finally winning a few cases at the Supreme Court, but in yesterday's major gun rights case that all went out the window. The four liberal Justices rejected a 2008 landmark precedent as well as one of their own bedrock Constitutional principles. 

   Liberals changing their tune for political expediency?!  NO WAY!
   
   
2. 
   

   Federal gov’t should follow Virginia’s lead and establish consensus to reduce deficit

   By Gov. Bob McDonnell (R-Va.) (The Hill)
   
   

   Waiting for our administration was a Virginia budget with an unprecedented $4.2 billion deficit, a politically divided General Assembly and the toughest economy in modern Virginia history. ... Remarkably, even in these tough times, we will likely realize a small budget surplus at the end of this fiscal year.

   Funny, Gov. McDonnell doesn't point fingers and complain about the $4.2B budget deficit HE inherited. Instead, he fixed it!
    
3. 
   

   Obama’s big oil spill bungle

   By Dick Morris (The Hill)
   
   
   

   ...The short answer is that every agency — each with its own particular bureaucratic agenda — was able to veto each aspect of any plan to fight the spill, with the unintended consequence that nothing stopped the oil from destroying hundreds of miles of wetlands, habitats, beaches, fisheries and recreational facilities.

   Don't read this if you don't want to make your blood boil.
   
   
4. 
   

   School Officials in Mass. Town Won't Let Students Recite Pledge of Allegiance
   
   FoxNews.com

   The Arlington, Mass., school committee has rejected the 17-year-old's request to allow students to voluntarily recite the Pledge of Allegiance, because some educators are concerned that it would be hard to find teachers willing to recite it, according to a report in the Arlington Patch. 

   This makes me sick.  Good for those students for being more mature and respectful than the supposed adults "teaching" them. 
   UPDATE: Velvet Hammer blogs on this as well.

5. 
   

   G8: Obama interested in Huntsville’s golf courses: Clement

   National Post (Canada)
   

   When U.S. President Barack Obama stepped off his helicopter in Huntsville on Friday, the first thing he said was, “You’ve got a lot of golf courses here, don’t you?” Industry Minister Tony Clement told the National Post in an exclusive interview.

   How many more times is this man going to golf while oil is spilling, jobs are being lost, and a war is going on?!?!

Three Cheers for the 2nd Amendment!

Two recent stories of average armed American citizens defending their lives and property from criminals. First one's a fiesty granny!


Seventy-year-old woman holds home intruder at gunpoint, talks about ordeal

It's not uncommon to hear stories of people defending their homes and themselves from intruders-- but when it's a 70-year-old woman, that story is a bit more uncommon.

...That's when she says she grabbed her gun and called 911. Moments later-- the intruder-- 28-year-old Cyrus Brown, broke through her back patio door, pushing his way through the glass.

“Immediately, I felt there was danger because he was so desperate,” explains the 70-year-old. “He's in the kitchen by the stove, I told him to get down on the floor. I said if you come any closer to me, I will shoot you to kill. I told him to sit down, don't move, and I want to see your hands at all times,” adds Sandra.

...In that moment, Sandra says she was glad she had a gun and knew how to use it-- just in case.

“I thought that this could turn out badly because I heard of other people being murdered in their house, but I decided, I wasn't going to go down without a fight. I owe that to my children,” she explains. “Guns aren't all bad, only in the hands of the criminal and guns can be a good defense.”

...She says she hopes others can learn from her story and think about protecting themselves. She’s hoping to have a neighborhood meeting in her area to discuss safety in homes.
..."I would give her thumbs up and tell her to keep up the great work and I'm really proud of her," Lanore Evins, Sandra's neighbor, says. "He probably didn't want anyone to know that happened to him. That's probably a little embarrassing for him."

"He was a little combative at first," explains Sgt. Bill Redman, St. Joseph County Sheriff Department. "The officers had to wrestle with him to get him to comply with their orders. He didn't mess with the homeowner though."

Sandra is in the hospital with heart problems she says stemmed from the incident. She says her doctors say the situation caused too much pressure for her. But Sandra hopes her story inspires others to stand up for themselves.
"Doesn't surprise me about any of us around here. We all fight what's ours," says Phyllis Barkley, Sandra's good friend. "Don't mess with the gray haired people! We still got a lot of fight in us."

Man Holds Alleged Car Crooks At Gunpoint

A man discovered two people allegedly trying to steal his car early Christmas morning and detained them at gunpoint until deputies arrived, according to authorities.

The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office says they received a call at 3:21 a.m. from the victim, who reported the attempted car theft on South Van Allen Road in Escalon, reports CBS station KOVR-TV in Sacramento.

The caller said that he heard his vehicle turn on and went outside with his shotgun to investigate, allegedly finding and detaining 23-year-old Alejandro Aguiniga and 22-year-old Heather Reddy inside the vehicle.