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Thursday, June 30, 2005

What they say in Brussels

Apparently said in the EU Parliament (could have been in Strasborg, but it doesn’t make any difference does it?)

“Presidencies may come and go but the European Commission is eternal”

President Barroso to Tony Blair, after Blair’s speech to the parliament, 23 June 2005.

“National sovereignty is a luxury of the past”

Graham Watson MEP, leader of the liberal group in the European parliament, speaking after Tony Blair’s speech, 23 June 2005.

One a leader of a foreign power, the other a domestic traitor.

Posted by Lurch on 06/30 at 09:18 AM
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More Junk Science on ‘Global Warming’

Man I’m getting tired of these ‘Global Warming’ scare stories.  It seems that every time it gets a bit warm, a bit cold, a bit windy, a bit wet then we get some tosser with a beard crawl out of his squat to drone on about how it is all due to global warming, we’re all doomed etc.
What is just as irksome is the media blackout on the other side of the argument, the one that says ‘hold up folks, this doesn’t quite fit the picture’.  This puts me in mind of the stories we hear of how the Church suppressed science which did not agree with the received wisdom of the day and the accepted dogma of the time.  In fact I’m thinking that the ‘Global Warming’ movement is a kind of religion.  It requires a core belief which if challenged is repulsed with vigour and vitriol.  Like the Christian religions the man-made climate change mob believe that mankind are sinners.  We have despoiled our Eden by our actions.  Hairshirts all ‘round then as we send ourselves to purgatory.
Anyhoo, the reason that this is on my mind today is the recent scare article in my local rag.
Essentially the article says that if a shitload of ice melts then the sea will rise.  No shit sherlock.  However the extent of the rise that gives wind to the scare is anywhere between 84 and 13 metres.  What area of ice are we talking about then?  No less than East Antartica and Greenland together.  Antartica, as you may be aware is a big place.  This seems to be a study designed to give people the willies and doesn’t appear to go any further than looking at the potential level of rise for a given amount of melt.  As the climate is eyepoppingly complex then it would not be unreasonable to raise an eyebrow of sceptisism at this simplistic model.
For a look at some scientists who don’t seem to have been infected by the Chicken Licken syndrome take a look at the Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine

Posted by Lurch on 06/30 at 08:38 AM
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Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Modern Day Trafalgar

Saw this at AirgunBBS

If the Battle of Trafalgar happened today.

“Order the signal, Hardy.”

“Aye, aye sir.”

“Hold on, that’s not what I dictated to the signal officer. What’s the
meaning of this?”

“Sorry sir?”

“England expects every person to do his duty, regardless of race,
gender, sexual orientation, religious persuasion or disability. What
gobbledygook is this?”

“Admiralty policy, I’m afraid, sir. We’re an equal opportunities
employer now. We had the devil’s own job getting ‘England’ past the
censors, lest it be considered racist.”

“Gadzooks, Hardy. Hand me my pipe and tobacco.”

“Sorry sir. All naval vessels have been designated smoke-free working
environments”

“In that case, break open the rum ration. Let us splice the mainbrace
to steel the men before battle.”

“The rum ration has been abolished, Admiral. Its part of the
Government’s policy on binge drinking.”

“Good heavens, Hardy. I suppose we’d better get on with it. Full speed
ahead.”

“I think you’ll find that there’s a 4 knot speed limit in this stretch
of water.”

“Damn it man! We are on the eve of the greatest sea battle in history.
We must advance with all dispatch. Report from the crow’s nest,
please.”

“That won’t be possible, sir.”

“What?”

“Health & Safety have closed the crow’s nest, sir. No harness. And
they said that rope ladder doesn’t meet regulations. They won’t let anyone up
there until a proper scaffolding can be erected.”

“Then get me the ship’s carpenter without delay, Hardy.”

“He’s busy knocking up a wheelchair access to the fo’c’sle Admiral.”

“Wheelchair access? I’ve never heard anything so absurd.”

“Health & Safety again, sir. We have to provide a barrier-free
environment for the differently abled.”

“Differently abled? I’ve only one arm and one eye and I refuse even to
hear mention of the word. I didn’t rise to the rank of admiral by playing
the disability card.”

“Actually, sir, you did. The Royal Navy is under-represented in the
areas of visual impairment and limb deficiency.”

“Whatever next? Give me full sail. The salt spray beckons.”

“A couple of problems there too, sir. Health and safety won’t let the
crew up the rigging without crash helmets. And they don’t want anyone
breathing in too much salt - haven’t you seen the adverts?”

I’ve never heard such infamy. Break out the cannon and tell the men to
stand by to engage the enemy.”

“The men are a bit worried about shooting at anyone, Admiral.”

“What? This is mutiny!”

“It’s not that, sir. It’s just that they’re afraid of being charged
with murder if they actually kill anyone. There’s a couple of Legal
Aid lawyers on board, watching everyone like hawks.”

“Then how are we to sink the Frenchies and the Spanish?”

“Actually, sir, we’re not.”

“We’re not?”

“No, sir. The Frenchies and the Spanish are our European partners now.
According to the Common Fisheries Policy, we shouldn’t even be in this
stretch of water. We could get hit with a claim for compensation.”

“But you must hate a Frenchman as you hate the devil.”

“I wouldn’t let the ship’s Diversity Co-coordinator hear you saying
that sir. You’ll be up on disciplinary.”

“You must consider every man an enemy who speaks ill of your King.”

“Not any more, sir. We must be inclusive in this multicultural age.
Now put on your Kevlar vest; it’s the rules.”

“Don’t tell me - Health & Safety . Whatever happened to rum, sodomy
and the lash?”

“As I explained, sir, rum is off the menu. And there’s a ban on
corporal punishment.”

“What about sodomy?”

“I believe it’s to be encouraged, sir.”

“In that case, kiss me, Hardy.”

Posted by Lurch on 06/28 at 07:00 PM
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UK Combat Rifle

A plug for the website of a guy who is a member of the same gun club as me.
UK Home of Combat & Military Rifles

I often think about buying an AR-15 type gun, but having a T3 in .223 rem already that I don’t want to sell, I’d have to go begging to The Man for a variation.  The obvious reason for such a beast would be Practical Rifle but I really can’t be arsed travelling hundreds of miles just to shoot my rifle and no doubt I’d get my permission slip pulled for not shooting enough to justify ‘good reason’.

The fact that it would need to be an emasculated ‘straight pull’ doesn’t help much either.  Of course I could chop my custom 10-22 in for a .22lr ver but what’s the point in that?

Posted by Lurch on 06/28 at 11:42 AM
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Thursday, June 23, 2005

Blair’s Pledge Unobtainable

Press release from UKIP reproduced here as you’ll never see it in the MSM.

In an impressive performance in the European Parliament, Tony Blair pledged to modernise and reform the European Union releasing businesses from excessive red tape.

“Whilst it all sounded very good how is he going to pare back the existing body of EU law?”, asked Nigel Farage , UKIPs leader in the European Parliament.

“The only mechanism that exists is to ask the European Commission to relinquish its power. This it never does. Mr Blair has a lot to learn about the way the EU works”, added Mr Farage.

In a tongue in check gesture Mr Farage ended his speech to the European Parliament by saying that if in 6 months Mr Blair was able to hack back the existing damaging legislation and so turn the EU back into a Common Market he might even consider whether it is worth us staying a member.

Read more for Farage’s full speech.

Continue reading Blair’s Pledge Unobtainable...

Posted by Lurch on 06/23 at 03:10 PM
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Gun Grabbing Granny’s Gun

Via Cybershooters Can’t think why I didn’t post this earlier.
It seems a Gun Grabber has had a pump action shotgun in her house for some six months.  Sheila Eccleston claims that the gun was given to her by a gang member who wanted rid of it and that she was waiting for an amnesty.  Two questions immediately - why did the gang member want rid and why wait for an amnesty?  Police policy is not to place any barriers in the way of people wishing to surrender unwanted or illegal firearms, so there was no need to wait for an amnesty - surely a gun grabber would know this?  Gang member wants to dispose of a weapon, has he seen the light or has he been involved in a shooting?
Why wait six months?

“I’m really upset. I think it’s disgusting. The police know the work I do to get guns off the streets and they still locked me up for 12 hours.

Off the streets and into your house?  Something doesn’t seem to fit here.

Full story at Manchester Online

“I’m really upset. I think it’s disgusting. The police know the work I do to get guns off the streets and they still locked me up for 12 hours.

Well this is a direct result of the gun paranioa created by the establishment and people like Eccleston.  When I was a nipper if you had a hooky gun you wanted to hand in then a copper would come around and take it away in a bin bag.  Now you get armed police and a spell in the cells.

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Another Pistol for Deer Despatch

BASC have scored another victory for stalkers wishing to have a handgun for despatching wounded deer.
With the best will in the world stalkers cannot be guarentee that the first shot finishes the job, it is the aim but doesn’t always work out that way.  A second shot with a rifle is not always practical and nor is a knife, so it makes sense that stalkers should be permitted a handgun for those such occassions.
Not to Northumbria Police apparently.

Northumbria police introduced a statement by a police constable who suggested deer should be despatched by cutting their throat, using a .410 shotgun or even a ball-peen hammer

A ball-peen hammer!  Crikey.  How practical is it to carry a .410 when stalking exactly?  Strangely not that many wounded deer are keen on you approaching them to cut their throats for the coup de grace.

Northumbria Police conceded they had no expertise in this area

No shit Sherlock.

Hardly a huge victory and it certainly does naff all for all the ex or would be target pistol shooters out there but you must savour those few victories when you find them I suppose.

Posted by Lurch on 06/23 at 12:13 PM
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Plastic NRA on theVCR

Violent Crime Reduction smokescreen Bill that is.
Previously I lamented the lact of response from the UK NRA to the VCR Bill.  Fear not!  The slumbering beast has awoken!
Their impressive response really socks it to the man.
Well. alright it doesn’t.  At all.  There is a list of of clauses and occasionally a little clarification on what it means, but no rebuttal, no suggested responses and no call to arms (as it were).
We do get

The bill is the document to be put to parliament for discussion before being made law. Now is
the time to lobby your MP with objections, amendments or comments so that they have time to
prepare their responses to the proposed bill.

Which is nice, but how about some suggested objections, amendments or comments Glynn?

Posted by Lurch on 06/23 at 12:06 PM
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Big Moon

Did you see it then?
The moon?  Last night?
It looked rather big.
Re-assuringly though the ITV news and I’m pretty sure the BBC new this morning eased our troubled Chicken Licken minds by telling us that it was just an optical illusion.
Well praise the Lord for that then.  I was sure that the moon was in fact growing and about to explode cream cheese all over us.
Sheesh.

Explainations here, here and here.
Sample quote

‘It’s literally an illusion’

High brow.

Posted by Lurch on 06/23 at 11:57 AM
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Wednesday, June 22, 2005

Defense of pistol shooting

Whilst walking the hound today (he’s a springer and completely useless as a gun dog) I was musing on the fact that our friends in Northern Ireland are still enjoying their pistol shooting and we might be on the verge of losing toy pistol shooting.
What’s the difference between us and them guvnor?
Well at the time it was pointed out that them over there were still in the habit of killing each other for religious reasons and that folks might need a PPW (Personal Protection Weapon) and the facilities to become competent with same.  So the NI pistol shooters, slightly insulated from the mainland storm by the cold murky Irish sea were able to retain their pistols because of self defence.
This cuts to the heart of what I have been saying to sports (and more so game) shooters for some time, except I never really made the link (between defence and pistol retention in Ulster).  Slow on the uptake as I am.

So there we have it, clear evidence that a solid case for self defensive use of firearms protects sporting shooting.

I am quite aware that there is pressure for things to change due to the so-called peace dividend (although I’d lay cash on that particular powder keg blowing up before the end of the decade) and that there are some other rather tiresome restrictions on shooting over there as a side blow of the ‘troubles’ but I am quite happy that a domestic example of the power of the self-defence argument exists in the British Isles.

Posted by Lurch on 06/22 at 03:23 PM
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Take the ID Card Pledge

Michael Parker of No2ID wants you to remember to sign the pledge;

Click here to sign the no2id pledge

I’ve already signed it, have you?

Posted by Lurch on 06/22 at 02:56 PM
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Thursday, June 16, 2005

Victory in 1945

Scroll down! (sorry the banner is a bit too wide)

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Can you pass a citizenship test?

...asks the BBC.

Life in the UK says to be British means you should…

A: “Respect laws, the elected political structures, traditional values of mutual tolerance and respect for rights and mutual concern.”
B: “Share in the history and culture of an island nation with a character moulded by many different peoples over more than two thousand years.”
C: “be part of a modern European democracy, one with a tradition of sharing our ways with the world – and allowing the world to bring its ways to us.”

WTF?
The craziness continues

According to Life in the UK, where does Father Christmas come from? 
A: Lapland
B: Iceland
C: The North Pole

Go HERE to take the quiz.

Posted by Lurch on 06/16 at 02:33 PM
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Don’t forget your eye protection!

We are always told that we should wear eye protection when out shooting.  Do you?  I must confess I don’t always.  We’ve all had shots from 22lr ricochet but of course those ricochets are never going to come back towards us.  Are they?
Well just maybe they might, take a look at THIS

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Monday, June 13, 2005

Team America

Bonkers film.  Bonkers.
I’m sure that you can probably get something from this whatever your point on the political spectrum, liberals will love the way that Team America blow all sorts of shit up (collateral damage style) when saving the world.

Team America has once again pissed off the entire world by blowing up half of Cairo

Conservatives will love stuff like this

Kim Jong Il: Hans Brix? Oh no! Oh, herro. Great to see you again, Hans!
Hans Blix: Mr. Il, I was supposed to be allowed to inspect your palace today, but your guards won’t let me enter certain areas.
Kim Jong Il: Hans, Hans, Hans! We’ve been frew this a dozen times. I don’t have any weapons of mass destwuction, OK Hans?
Hans Blix: Then let me look around, so I can ease the U.N.’s collective mind. I’m sorry, but the U.N. must be firm with you. Let me in, or else.
Kim Jong Il: Or else what?
Hans Blix: Or else we will be very angry with you… and we will write you a letter, telling you how angry we are.

or this

“We’re dicks! We’re reckless, arrogant, stupid dicks. And the Film Actors Guild are pussies. And Kim Jong Il is an asshole. Pussies don’t like dicks, because pussies get fucked by dicks. But dicks also fuck assholes: assholes that just want to shit on everything. Pussies may think they can deal with assholes their way. But the only thing that can fuck an asshole is a dick, with some balls. The problem with dicks is: sometimes they fuck too much or fuck when it’s not appropriate - and it takes a pussy to show them that. But sometimes, pussies can be so full of shit that they become assholes themselves… because pussies are only an inch and half away from ass holes. I don’t know much about this crazy crazy world, but I do know this: If you don’t let us fuck this asshole, we’re going to have our dicks and our pussies all covered in shit!”

Posted by Lurch on 06/13 at 11:16 AM
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