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THIS Guy Won’t be Facing Charges and Deportation!

2 suspects shot dead in robbery – Store’s owner `feared for his life’; drew gun after threatened

A southwest Houston grocery store owner shot and killed two men Saturday night while they were allegedly robbing his business, police said.

Khaled Farah Yousef, 31, opened fire on the two men about 8:15 p.m. during the holdup at the Frutilandia #2 store at 7235 Hillcroft. Police said one of the men was killed inside the business while another made it outside, where he died. A third man, who apparently was unarmed, fled and was later taken into custody near the grocery.

“When he gave the money, the suspects had the opportunity to leave and didn’t leave,” said Houston police homicide Detective Phil Yochum. “The store owner feared for his life.”

That was when Yousef pulled a .45-caliber pistol from the waistband of his trousers and began firing. The man with the gun was shot in the chest and died inside the store while the knife-wielding man collapsed in the parking lot.

The .45 is apparently quite effective. And you’ll note – he kept his head and shot the two who were obviously armed.

Perhaps New York City should pay attention to how Houston treats its shop owners and workers?

Y’think?

Here’s an Interesting Article on the Third Amendment

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Concept of civilian-controlled military is American

There are plenty of opinions on what the Bill of Rights says. But it would take some effort to find many media pundits opining about the neglected Third Amendment. Not these days. With the most technologically sophisticated military in human history, it is hardly likely that U.S. leadership might resort to putting soldiers in American homes anytime soon. The notion seems as antiquated as flintlock muskets.

Yet, the Third Amendment underscores a most important constitutional issue — civilian control of the military. In his debate in 1788 with Patrick Henry over the quartering issue, Bill of Rights author James Madison noted that the argument was not over the actual quartering of troops. The issue was, he said, that quartering was ”done without the consent of the local authority, without the consent of America.”

It details the history of the amendment, but it doesn’t mention Engblom v. Carey an obscure 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that “incorporated” the 3rd Amendment against state infrigement under the protection of the 14th Amendment.

IN 1982!

From the opinion:

We first address the novel claim based on the Third Amendment, a provision rarely invoked in the federal courts. We agree with the district court’s conclusion that the National Guardsmen are “Soldiers” within the meaning of the Third Amendment. Moreover, we agree with the district court that the Third Amendment is incorporated into the Fourteenth Amendment for application to the states.

(My emphasis.)

Even the THIRD Amendment gets an incorporation decision. But not the Second.

Here’s hoping that the Supreme Court will hear Silviera v. Lockyer. Let’s answer this question, finally. Seventy years is far too long a time to have waited.

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“Unfortunately, justice can be unforgiving”

Others have covered this. I did, too, last week. But now it appears that Jose Acosta, the 69 year-old man, a resident of the U.S. for 25 years, faces possible deportation for using an unlicensed firearm to defend himself during an armed robbery attempt.

And all Mayor Bloomberg has to say is “Unfortunately, justice can be unforgiving.”

I suppose Mr. Acosta should have just submitted and let the City protect him like it protected Mohammed Conteh. And he could be pushing up daisies in a NYC graveyard rather than facing deportation.

That’s OK, Sr. Acosta. Our border’s so pourous you can be back at your bodega in less than 30 days.

Mayor Bloomberg? Voters can be unforgiving, too. One term – if you make it that long before a lynch mob comes after you.

And does anybody have an update on Ronald Dixon?

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HOLY @*&!, I WON!

After sitting a distant third all week in N.Z. Bear’s first New Blog Showcase, somehow my entry pulled ahead in the final furlong with NINE links.

Thanks, y’all! And thank you very much N.Z. Bear for running the contest.

Oh, and Venomous Kate? I withdraw my concession.

The linkers are:

Publicola

AlphaPatriot

Kiwi Pundit

Sperari: Taking 20

Jay Solo’s Verbosity

RandomActOfKindness

The Colorado Compound

The Peoria Pundit

boone country

Lead and Gold

A Coyote at the Dog Show

Across the Atlantic

Feces Flinging Monkey

Courtney

Obviously not all linked to the submitted post (a requirement) but all have linked to this blog. Thank you very much. I think I got you all. If I missed anyone, let me know.

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WOOHOO! 500 Visits!

(ahem!)

It’s not like my life revolves around this thing, but it’s nice to know that blogging isn’t just me playing with myself.

The blog is not yet three weeks old, and it’s had 500 hits.

Thanks for reading. Thanks to the few of you who have commented (when the comments were actually working.)

And I’m still waiting for my first hate mail.

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“For one thing, I don’t think it would be enforceable,”

I’ve seen this a few places, but this story is the one I found most interesting.

It appears that the plan to disarm the Iraqis has racheted down a bit. The current plan has been revised to prohibit the possession of anything more powerful than 7.62mm caliber assault rifles. Handguns, shotguns, bolt-action rifles, everything up to and including AK-47’s are OK for civilians to keep. Heavier weapons; crew-served machineguns, RPGs, anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapons, mortars and other “indirect fire” weapons, mines and explosives are not allowed.

Here’s the money quote:

While U.S. officials gave no public explanation for amending what had been a much tougher plan to rid postwar Iraq of heavy weapons, military officials have said they recognize the difficulties in disarming citizens at a time when Iraqis feel their personal safety is still at risk.

I have news for you. It’s not enforceable here, either. Feinstien, McCarthy, Schumer et. al., take note.

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REPEAL THE 17th AMENDMENT!

The Plain Truth has a piece on the 17th Amendment up that I fully concur with. There is also this piece on the CNN website from back in 2002 on the same topic by John Dean. (Yes, THAT John Dean.) There’s a whole movement for the idea, as exemplified by this piece from the Ludwig von Mises Institute, this column from Enter Stage Right, this site dedicated to the idea, and there are several more links at this site.

I don’t know how the rest of you feel about it, but as far as I’m concerned the Founders knew what the hell they were doing. The 17th Amendment was every bit as boneheaded as the 18th, and far more damaging to our Republic. It was the biggest step this country took towards becoming a true democracy, with all that that entails. Stupid, stupid, stupid. And we’ve been paying the price ever since.

And if you don’t know what the 17th Amendment was, shame on you. Go READ.

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This Will Put Their Panties in a Wad

I imagine if Diane Feinstien and Carolyn McCarthy saw THIS

they’d get really uptight.

No flash hider. No bayonet lug. No collapsable or folding stock. Post- PRE-ban 30-round mags fit & function. Made in the good old USA buy Robinson Armament Co. for $1,899.99.

Yup. I expect the gang-bangers are lining up to buy these weapons of mass destruction.

Robinson Armament Co. is based in Salt Lake.

Somehow I doubt the Mormons would be willing to surrender their “assault weapons” if McCarthy or Feinstein got their way.

(Edited to fix the cranial flatulence)