Illinois, a Suicide by Taxation

Springfield, IL—When most people become dependent on government as a way of life they become professional welfare zombies. In Illinois the welfare zombies outnumber those self-reliant, productive and taxpaying people. Among these tax money addicted parasites are the specialized criminals that glamorize their lifestyles through political corruption. They are all choking the Land of Lincoln to death.

The personal income tax here shot up 67% overnight with the signature on a bill by Governor Pat Quinn. People forget that Illinois was a state with no income tax until 1969. The greedy government officials became addicted to lavish spending on crap the taxpayers never needed or even wanted.

Illinois has become a sanctuary for illegal aliens that have bankrupted the schools and medical providers. Their underground economy benefits their relatives in Mexico not the taxpayers of Illinois.

The answer here is that business and taxpayers can avoid abject slavery by relocating. The damage will be the total destruction of already depressed the residential and commercial real estate market. Illinois will see a substantial number of taxpayers revolt by simply not declaring income. Somebody tell me what a tax lien is worth on a home or commercial building with an already troubled mortgage and no prospects for resale?


The revenue of Illinois can be counted upon to go way down instead of up. Of course there is the foolhardy notion that that other states can be forced to bail out Illinois. That’s asking for Civil War.

Illinois will simply, shut the state parks, release prisoners, lay of police and fire workers as they default on the pensions of state workers. Later the anarchy begins when the Link cards don’t get recharged. The effect of the tax nightmare will gravely impact local governments with a loss of their taxpayers through mass exodus from a cesspool of crime and hardship.

Illinois will have a problem as the slaves run away in droves. The crooked politicians and welfare zombies will have to wallow in their mess together.

My Favorite Colt Revolver

Chicago, IL—When I became interested in guns my hands were too little to hold them. As I grew I became obsessed with the Colt Python because back then it was the biggest revolver in the Colt product line. The ventilated sight rib looked so impressive.

I was about 17 years-old when I handled my first Python and owned a 4” blue version when I was 19. The cost back then was about $135.00

I love the nickel finish but it cost extra. Today in a world of ugly black semi autos this wheel gun is a real beauty.

The SHOT SHOW Returns To Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV—With the latest tragedy in Tucson, the Leftists have joyfully found a crisis to exploit in their zeal to destroy our Second Amendment. They are shamefully campaigning on the shattered backs of a Republican Federal Judge and a moderate Democtic Congresswoman that had both gotten high marks from the NRA as freedom defenders.

Of course slowly we are learning that the Sheriff’s Office of Pima County failed to get the shooter help he so desperately needed that could have prevented the massacre. That Sheriff has assigned blame to Conservative radio talk show hosts despite the fact that the shooter had no interest in them.

The end result of the Gun Grab Talk Fest is yet another dramatic spike in firearms sales!

As always more than 200 millions of Americans safely and lawfully enjoy and use firearms for self-defense. This will continue despite some shrill and ignorant voices of the emotionally unbalanced people that obsess over firearms and the rights of Americans to keep and bear them.

The largest firearms trade show in the world is the Shooting Hunting Outdoor Tradeshow. It generally hosts some 60,000 people from around the world as gun makers fill thousands of booths with the latest and greatest firearms and accessories.

The show is only open to those in the trade like dealers, manufacturers, distributors and the outdoor media. Guns can be ordered here and shipped to dealers anywhere in the world. Many accessories can be purchased from various manufacturers at the show.

There is a terrific law enforcement section with the latest and greatest public safety equipment. There are lots of experts on hand to explain the products and their application.

There are always celebrities around mingling with the attendees.

Here is the SHOT SHOW Website.

California Highway Patrolwoman Arrested For Murder

Los Angeles, CA—In was nearly two years ago when CHP officer Tomiekia Johnson, 31 did the unthinkable. She shot and killed her husband, Marcus Lavar Lemons.

The killing occurred in their car as the dead man fought with the off-duty CHP officer. Even if the dead suspect was unarmed the issue of disparity of force would allow this young woman to use a firearm to ward off an attack.

This was originally treated as a justifiable killing but apparently something led to this arrest nearly two full years later. My guess is the LSAD investigators obtained some a statement or statements that provided evidence that the killing was a crime.

Johnson has been a CHP officer for four years now and has been placed on administrative leave.

Right now, the Sheriff’s department is not talking.

Johnson is currently being held in the Woman’s Detention Center in Lynnwood on a $2 million bail requirement after her arrest at noon yesterday by the LSAD LASD-Surveillance Apprehension Team

This is the type of case I specialize in. Prosecutors in Liberal jurisdictions love to find any excuse to arrest people including cops in self-defense cases.

I have no word yet on any lawyer hired to defend Johnson.

This is from the District Attorney's Press release:
LOS ANGELES – A CHP officer who allegedly fatally shot her husband nearly two years ago was arrested today and charged with murder, the District Attorney’s office announced.

Tomiekia Johnson, 31 (dob 4-19-79), was arrested about noon by Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department homicide detectives, said Deputy District Attorney Natalie Adomian with the Justice System Integrity Division. Johnson was arrested shortly after Adomian filed a felony complaint for arrest warrant – BA379826 -- charging Johnson with the murder of her husband, Marcus Lemons.

The complaint alleges Johnson personally and intentionally discharged a handgun. She is being held on $2 million bail. Arraignment information will be announced later.
The off-duty CHP officer allegedly shot her husband near a 91 Freeway off-ramp about 11 p.m. on Feb. 21, 2009. She then allegedly drove the car to her parents home in Compton. When Sheriff’s deputies responded, they discovered his body in the front passenger seat with a gunshot wound to the head.




Click here to see all Crimefile stories on this killing.

An Exotic and Unusual Antique Gentleman’s Weapon

London, UK—The father of 007 spy James Bond undoubtedly had one of these fine products he could use to deal with those pesky foreign agents that go bump in the night. This walking stick was made in Germany.

This darling little toy would put America’s gun hating politicians into a major seizure if they saw it.

The Politics of Political Assassination are at a Fever Pitch in America

Washington, DC—The most divisive Presidential Administration since the Civil War is in full swing. Barack Obama with his un-vetted, un-elected and un-American group of radicals did everything possible to dismantle our form of government over the past two years. Their goal is to reform America into a Socialist system of government.

The Obama Administration has a serious problem. They were all but neutered by the midterm election that took the steam and momentum away from their destructive efforts. They are now desperate to create a crisis that would somehow restore their lost power.

Freedoms America has lived and prospered under for 230 years have been tampered with by Barack Obama and a group of radicals that infiltrated the halls of Congress. Suspended are our rights under the Fourth, Fifth, and Thirteenth Amendments. Under the radical axe right now are our rights under the First, Second and Fifth Amendments.

Tampering with American liberty is Treason. Treason is a capital offense. Americans are angry and have been pushed to the breaking point by cowardly politicians that have amassed taxpayer funded personal security assets in true despot style.

Radical politicians have been destroying the Constitution they’ve taken an oath to defend and protect. These radical were elected in their districts by exploited illiterates that are, ignorant unskilled people dependent on government handouts to survive.

Slavery is wrong and has been outlawed but the Obama Administration and too many in Congress have brought it back with a vengeance. Forcing Americans to incur massive debt for Socialist programs and outright corruption, is slavery by every definition.

Americans have the Second Amendment solution for out-of-control government and this country is at a crossroads. The radical politicians can sign their own death warrants or they can live by their oaths of office. Freedom and Liberty is not up for negotiation in America.

The last election was a clear message to the radicals that their Socialist idea of Hope and Change is not wanted.

These radical politicians have shamelessly exploited and politicized the acts of a lunatic in Tucson who victimized a moderate Congresswoman. They are using it to garner support to muzzle free speech and threaten gun rights. Now these same politicians are expressing fear of violence from the voters. The cure is really simple. If they don’t threaten American’s freedom they won’t find themselves threatened.

It’s truly unfortunate that Jared Lochner picked such an undeserving target for his attack. There are many politicians that were far more worthy of that kind of fate.

The Duty of A Defense Investigator assigned to Jared Loughner’s Case

Tucson, AZ—The job of defending 22-year-old Jared Loughner will most certainly center around the issue of his competency or lack thereof. Is he competent to stand trial and assist in his defense? There are many serious red flags that say he may not be standing trial anytime soon.

There seems to be little doubt that Loughner is the shooter and planned his activities. The defense has no viable direction to go other than seeking refuge under the insanity defense. That defense is more complicated and difficult than ever because lawmakers have done everything possible to foreclose this possibility.

Tucson Lawyer Bob Hirsh did a masterful job of gaining freedom for a man who murdered his wife nearly 30 years ago. In 1982 Restaurateur Steven Steinberg murdered his wife in their Scottsdale home. The defense was that Steinberg’s Jewish wife was a shrew and incessantly nagged him, driving him insane until he stabbed her to death. Steinberg was acquitted and that sent angry shock-waves across the nation. Laws were changed to preclude another such acquittal.

The attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley was another case that led to tightening of the insanity defense under federal law. The public seems to reject any excuse for heinous criminal acts.

None the less, the defense exists and the job of a defense investigator would be to find every scintilla of evidence of abhorrent conduct. Head injuries, medical examinations, witnesses, relatives, friends, enemies, teachers, cops and anyone at all that knows anything must be examined or intensively interviewed.

The investigator needs to make sure that the mental health experts have the whole picture of Jared Lougner. The competency hearing for this kind of case will take longer than most trials. If Loughner is tried then the issue of competency will be hashed out for a second time.

This case seems destined for a plea agreement but only after two or three years of legal wrangling. If no plea agreement can be reached this case will undoubtedly be the subject of a Supreme Court review.

Trial watchers will be learning about the famous McNaughton Rule that is the legal standard for insanity in the United States.

You can fully expect the defense to show every failure of government to take steps to deal with this guy’s mental illness. Before this is over you can expect major embarrassment by numerous agencies that dropped the ball. There will be no questions left behind on his instability. This tortured soul has a legitimate insanity defense that will undoubtedly preclude a death sentence. Loughner may even be confined to a mental institution rather than a prison.

Gun Rights and The Giffords Shooting

Tucson, AZ—The gun rights haters are quickly moving in high gear to demonize American’s right to self-defense. They blame a certain Glock 9MM semi-automatic pistol and not the deranged Hitler and Marx aficionado, Jared Lochner who used it to inflict the carnage.

Lochner was in obvious dire need of mental health treatment when he lied on the federal gun purchase form slightly more than a month earlier. Where was the concern about Lochner’s bizarre behavior over the last several years?

Lochner was taken to the murder scene by a taxi cab, but had he been behind the wheel of a 3,000 car he could have inflicted as much death and destruction by driving into the crowd. Lochner could also have employed a single gallon of gasoline like what was used by another maniac that destroyed the Happyland Social Club in New York killing 100 people in the process.

Gun rights haters are overly obsessed with firearms to the point of phobic mental Illinois. They are irrational perhaps because they are fearful that they cannot control their own murderous or suicidal impulses.

Hundreds of millions of Americans are armed with firearms every day and using them to murder never enters their minds. Nearly every American has total and constant control over planes, trucks, cars, toxic substances, knives, hammers, golf clubs and baseball bats without a thought of assault or murder.

Criminals are the problem not inanimate objects that can be used for mayhem.

Too many American Politicians are Not Fit to Live

Tucson, AZ--Gabrielle Giffords is a Democratic Congresswoman who fearlessly represented the voters that sent her to Congress. Unlike so many politicians she’d spend time with her constituents and hear their concerns, gripes and hopes. She was respected and even loved by both Democrats and Republicans. If all politicians in America were like her there’d be no nasty divide as we have seen in the last two years. Conservatives can agree to disagree with Giffords and do so with a genuine smile.

A pathetic drug abusing loner with a long history of exhibition of mental illness symptoms falsified a Federal (#4473) gun purchase form got a gun and went on a killing rampage. The carnage is heartbreaking to say the least. America has been paying dearly for neglect of the mentally ill for a long time.

Today we have many incredibly arrogant politicians that believe they have carte blanche authority to attack the Freedom and Liberty that made America great. They wantonly assault our free market system, its economy and our way of life. They are wrecking the Constitution they swore to defend and protect. Their goal is to enslave a significant portion of our population. They simply want to replace our system of government with that failed Socialist model like Adolph Hitler, Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong envisioned.

Millions of American shed their blood so we could have a Bill of Rights. Politicians that threaten that Bill of Rights do so at their peril. Treasonous politicians that tinker with American freedom deserve to be targets of violence.

It’s unfortunate that millions of Americans really don’t understand the benefits of Freedom. They don’t know how governments are the most prolific killers of their own people throughout history. The ignorant are easily mislead and exploited by corrupt Socialist politicians.

Those politicians that are scrambling to curb Freedom under our Bill of Rights on the backs of the Tucson massacre victims are beyond despicable. They’re deepening the divide and open wounds in America. These people are threatening our very peace and patriotic Americans can be counted upon to once again shed blood in the name of Freedom. These treasonous politicians want and may get a Civil War.

We should be using the tragedy to find common ground as we come together as a nation. We need to reach out to the disenfranchised in our midst and help them realize the American dream. Threatening freedom is no different than throwing gasoline on a fire. There will be no negotiation on our freedom.

Giffords Shooting Probable Cause Statement and Complaint

Attached is the full 16 page complaint and probable Cause Statement filed by the U.S. Attorney in Federal district Court today against Jared Lee Loughner, DOB: 09/10/1988 of 7741 N. Soledad Ave., Tucson, AZ 8574.

What we may not learn because of privacy laws involving medical records is that the Federal Firearm purchase form #4473 was falsified by Lochner if he concealed his mental health issues. He was rejected for military service by the Army and police were called numerous times because of his bizarre behavior. I find it difficult to believe he was not committed for mental evaluation at least once and that would have disqualified him from buying a gun.

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Conservative Hate and Vitriol Fueled the Tucson Massacre

Tucson, AZ—Let me fist say that the vile shooting at Gabrielle Giffords’ meet and greet event at a supermarket was not a political shooting. There is clear and convincing evidence that the accused shooter Jared Lochner is seriously disturbed and incompetent to make a rational judgment.

Lochner’s writings show that he somehow thought people in the government were controlling his mind. Lochner’s personal politics were Leftist. We are slowly discovering that Lochner was a victim of a failed mental health system that did not act when it became clear he was suffering.

A Moderate “Blue Dog” Democrat like Giffords or Judge John Roll, appointed by George H.W. Bush, were hardly the targets for any Conservative Americans. There are however many Socialists in our government that may well deserve that kind of fate for their attacks on Liberty.

Now the mouthpieces of the Far Left are suggesting that hate and vitriol from Conservatives is somehow the cause of the Tucson shooting. Free speech is the spoiler of every Socialist government and they want it curbed. They want only approved political voices to be heard, their own. Any speech but their own is hate speech. Hating Conservatives does not count as hate in their books.

The Second Amendment was created by our founders to deal with tyranny and corrupt government. That means it is justifiable to kill despotic public officials. Most people consider the brave German men that plotted to kill Adolph Hitler and other high ranking Nazis on July 20, 1944 as heroes.

Our own country has a history rich with bloodshed as the price of Liberty and Freedom. Humans by nature hate bondage and government abuse. There are humans that feel a need to enslave and control others. Those are the basic ingredients for violent war in our world.

To pretend that the corruption of our Constitution is some political disagreement not deserving of a violent reaction by Americans is ludicrous! Politicians that plunder taxpayers and initiate slavery must be stopped by ballots or bullets. Too many politicians have gotten away with too much for too long in history and the result is always the same, a human holocaust. Past is prologue, and despots everywhere are deserving of a stiff swing on the gallows.

Americans have seen their schools and health-care system destroyed by illegal aliens who allowed to plunder entitlements. That was facilitated by rogue government officials who broke the law of the land by obstructing justice.

Americans have seen a recession aggravated by Socialists in our government destroying our free market with bailouts to mismanaged and corrupt businesses. Americans have seen laws put in place that violate the 13th Amendment by enslaving them and future generations.

Americans have taken to speech and assembly to redress their grievances to an unresponsive government. The next step is simply not more speech but action as we saw in 1776 and again during our Civil War.

The Second Amendment is one of the tools our founders gave us, to preserve, defend and protect our Constitution. Our Bill of Rights is not open to negotiation outside of the amendment process. Politicians that wish to amend the Constitution by a simple vote in Congress or a 50 percent plus one vote need to understand the bayonet may find and kill them.

Americans must be free to voice their hate of tyranny. One half of a population cannot enslave the other half without bringing violence. Politicians must simply avoid efforts to steal liberty or they may well face justifiable assassination.

Excellent Reporting by My Friends at KTVK-TV in Phoenix

Tucson, AZ—Today’s horrific shooting in Tucson that maimed or killed so many people needed to be reported. It was the weekend when most people in the news business are home with their families. The weekends are usually slow for news stories and a major story is a challenge to cover for the much smaller weekend TV news crews.

All aspects of this story needed the best work the reporters, producers, photographers and assignment desk people could provide. KTVK-TV came through meeting their responsibility to quickly provide all of the relevant information to their viewers.

KTVK-TV put their best on display today and I know there will be an Emmy Award or few in the future of these professionals. Sit back and watch some great reporting.