Great Satan, Inc.

President Obama’s OFA campaign machine, recently renamed Organizing For Action, called for a National Day of Action in support of laws that would limit your right to self-defense, ban guns and magazines, and devote your tax dollars to the creation of anti-gun propaganda.  I was curious what an anti-gun rally looked like, so I headed over to a planned location today for a better look.

From the Arizonan’s For Gun Safety mailer:

a number of rallies at local Congressional offices to promote the President’s Plan to Reduce Gun Violence, including Universal Background Checks, a Ban on Assault Weapons and High Capacity Ammunition Magazines, a National Gun Trafficking Law, and Research on Gun Violence by the Centers for Disease Control.

Here’s a photo outside of Congressman Matt Salmon’s Gilbert, AZ office, 15 minutes into the big protest.

I kept looking around for this protest, because surely it would be a large gathering, based on the amount of time the media provides to anti-rights groups and their anti-gun agenda.  Surely, the balance in viewpoints the media claims to strive for would indicate that this should be a big rally, dwarfing the turnout for the pro-Second Amendment rally held at the state capitol last weekend.

I counted six police officers outside watching the building, which is five more than I saw at last weekend’s pro-gun rally, so I had to be at the right place.  The officers were keeping a close eye on me, probably because of my snazzy GUTNTAG seasonings T-shirt.  As I was leaving, I finally spotted a group of people gathered on a balcony at the same building where Congressman Salmon’s Arizona office is located.  I can’t be certain these six to ten people were protesters, or just office workers outside on a smoke break, as they didn’t have any signs.  If they were exercising their right to petition an elected official, I wasn’t about to interfere with their rights.

So there you have it, that’s what an anti-rights/anti-gun rally looks like in Arizona.   Keep this in mind when the news media gives equal, or greater, amounts of airtime to anti-gun groups in the name of “balance”.

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We’ll be joining the entire crew of Phoenix talk radio station KFYI 550 for live coverage of election results at the Montelucia Resort’s new CENTRO Lounge in Paradise Valley, Arizona.   You can find us among the guest panel of political bloggers KFYI has invited to join in the coverage.  The political bloggers include:

The lovely and talented Page from Religion Press

The lovely and talented Suzanne Sharer from Conservative Patriot Revolution, Twitter: @blondeandsmart

From a secret bunker, the lovely and talented Vox (Bridget), Twitter: @VoxAZ

The lovely and talented Katie Wick of Katie Wick’s Conservative Cut, Twitter: @KatieWickUSA

Exurban Kevin and Exurban Doug from Exurban League.com, Kevin’s Twitter: @ExurbanKevin

Conservative political analyst Thomas Purcell, Twitter: @LotusTom

As well as Jacqueline and I from Great Satan, Inc and Team Gun Blogger Twitter: @GreatSatanInc

KFYI will feature our live blogging on the air, as well as a live stream on their website, and spreading the love via the KFYI Twitter page and hashtag #KFYI2012.  You can also listen live through the I HeartRadio network.

Mike Broomhead and Andrew will begin broadcasting live at 4:00 PM (6:00 PM EST).  You may have heard Mike filling in for Glen Beck on Beck’s radio show.  There will be surprises and guests, including Rep. John Shadegg and Democratic political consultant Mario Diaz.  KFYI morning personalities Jim Sharpe and John McJunkin will join in, as well as the rest of KFYI’s crew.  Join us for insightful, and possibly inciteful, commentary, political humor, and straightforward political analysis throughout the night.

Listen in!

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The rumors of UN poll watchers coming to the United States appear to be true, and Arizona has been spotted on the list of cities where UN poll watchers will be stationed.  If this list is accurate, The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) (a partner of the UN) will be sending 44 observers to locations throughout the US on Election Day to keep an eye out for “voter suppression activities by conservative groups“.  This OSCE published also shows that two UN poll watchers will be sent to Phoenix, Arizona – Aida Alzhanova from Kazakhstan (the country that could be the poster child for rigged elections) and Hans Kaboth from Germany.

The Attorney General in Texas has issued a statement that says, “The OSCE’s representatives are not authorized by Texas law to enter a polling place”, but how are Arizona’s officials planning to handle this UN invasion?

Jeff Flake, Representative for Arizona’s 6th Congressional District and candidate for US Senate weighed in on this issue last night during an NRA-ILA Grassroots Workshop in Arizona.  When asked if UN representatives would be monitoring the polls in Arizona, his response was, “It’s NOT going to happen.”  He then explained that they are not immune to Arizona’s election laws, and would need to stay at least 75 feet away from the polling stations on Election Day.

This morning, Arizona news and talk radio station, KFYI, was one of the first to report that Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett is warning these U.N. observers that “they are subject to arrest if they are in the polling places.”

We will have to wait until Election Day to see if these observers do indeed show up at any of the polling locations in Arizona.  If they do show up as planned, it will be very interesting to see if they decide to abide by Arizona law, or end up “observing” the interior of Tent City.

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NRA Executive Vice-President, Wayne LaPierre, was at Scottsdale Gun Club today to announce NRA’s endorsement of Congressman Jeff Flake for U.S. Senate.  Representative Flake is running for retiring Arizona Senator Jon Kyl’s seat.

NRA’s endorsement is vital in a pro-gun state like Arizona.

Jeff Flake’s Democrat opponent, Richard Carmona, was personally recruited by President Obama to run for Jon Kyl’s senate seat.  Carmona supports gun control and does not view the Second Amendment as an individual right, in spite of two Supreme Court rulings to the contrary, and his own defensive gun use:

We want to make sure that anybody who owns a weapon legally has the appropriate training, education, and that we can be assured that society is safe with a person who owns a weapon.  We do the same thing for automobiles or any other technology, if you will, that the average citizen gets to use.  We ensure that they can use it safely, because we have to look at the greater good of society. – Richard Carmona to Democracy Now, Jan 11, 2011

Would Richard Carmona’s “greater good of society” approach lead to encroachments on rights?  Absolutely!

An aristocratic, megalomaniac mindset convinces the holder that he is the final arbiter of determining whether an “average citizen” gets to exercise a fundamental right.  Mr. Carmona doesn’t seem to understand the fundamental basis of  our nation – a government of the people, by the people, for the people.  We do not select politicians to run our lives for us or determine if we are worthy enough to protect ourselves from criminals.  What’s next for Carmona?  Internet access permits?  Privacy licenses?  Birth control permits?  Big Gulp possession licenses?

Representative Flake has an excellent record on gun control issues, along with his adoption of the Republican Liberty Caucus position statement in 2000.   The endorsement of Jeff Flake by NRA should go a long way towards reassuring Arizona voters that they can trust Flake to oppose infringements on our Second Amendment rights.  Vote for freedom, not “free” handouts.

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We are saddened to learn Cochise County sheriff, Larry Dever, died in a single-vehicle crash in Northern Arizona last night. Sheriff Dever’s county shares a border with Mexico and he was an outspoken defender of Arizona’s attempts to reduce the crimes associated with illegal immigration and lax border enforcement. Dever also stood with nine other Arizona sheriff’s to demand accountability for those involved in Operation Fast and Furious.

Sheriff Dever was running unopposed for his fifth and final term as Cochise County sheriff.  Our condolences go out to Mr. Dever’s family and friends, who were already dealing with the loss of his Mother to cancer less than a week ago.  Sheriff Dever devoted 34 years of his life to law enforcement in Cochise County and he will be greatly missed.

R.I.P. Sheriff Larry Dever

Update: Please read Jim Sharpe’s farewell essay about Larry Dever.

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It’s time for the annual Arizona State Rifle and Pistol Association (ASRPA) dinner on Saturday June 2, 2012.   If you haven’t bought your tickets yet, you have until early Wednesday afternoon on May 30th to get your tickets to this very special Arizona Centennial dinner.

You can purchase dinner tickets online at www.ASRPA.com.

Dinner, raffles, speakers, and festivities will be at:

Crowne Plaza Hotel
2532 W. Peoria Ave
Phoenix, AZ  85029
(888) 444-0401

Event Schedule:

5:00pm       Social hour
6:00pm       Opening Prayer, Pledge, and Introductions
6:10pm        Dinner
6:30pm        Special Arizona Speakers Jack Harper, Matt Salmon, Sylvia Allen, Col. (ret) Costa Tzavaras
7:15pm        High Achievement Awards for ASRPA Junior Shooters.
7:30pm        Special Guest Speaker Nick Adams
8:00pm        Raffle Ticket Winners
8:15pm        Alison’s 27th Annual  Auction
9:00pm’ish   Adjournment

ASRPA has a great list of speakers lined up, including former Congressional Representative Matt Salmon, Arizona State Senator Sylvia Allen, Arizona Representative Jack Harper, and Col. Costa Tzavaras and a special guest speaker from Sydney, Australia, Nick Adams. The evening’s theme is American Excellence and a celebration of our 100th year of Statehood.

There are also some great raffles where you can win:

The Arizona Rangers Firearms set.  An authentic Charcoal Blue and Case colored .45 Colt Peacemaker (Cimarron/Uberti) with 4 3/4″ barrel and holster PLUS the “Gun that Won the West”, the 1873 .45 Colt lever action rifle with 24″ barrel, Charcoal blue and case colored.

The “Tip Top Mine Armored Coach Package.  A 12 guage 3inch double trigger, exposed Rabbit Ear Hammers, 20” barrels, canvas sling with shell loops, and canvas duster case.

A special Nick Adams Downunder edition of a Sharps Long Range Rifle.

Support safe recreational and competitive shooting in Arizona.  Go to the ASRPA website and get your dinner and raffle tickets right now.

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Tomorrow is Cabela’s National Ladies Day Out in several locations around the country, and this event features a whole bunch of great demos and seminars, including buying the right gun, archery and even how to make jerky.

I will be staffing Phoenix Rod & Gun Club’s IDPA table at Ladies Day Out, so stop by and I will tell you all about this fun and challenging sport, which requires a minimal amount of equipment and just a little bit of brain power.

Phoenix Rod & Gun Club‘s Practical Division has been kind enough to offer free shooting for ladies at all May IDPA matches. Check the calendar and come on out and shoot with us. Seriously. If you’re interested, please contact me, and I’d be glad to walk you through any one of the May matches.

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