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Does this sound familiar. Two mass shootings in a short period of time and the government using shame to try and disarm the people.



Let's imagine that Harry Potter used his magic wand and every firearm went away. Would violence
disappear? Or would aspects of or society suddenly have the upper hand. Let me correct that, MORE
of an upper hand. How could a pretty mother of two defend herself and her small children from an
attacker determined to her harm? How would a 70 year old man fare against a 19 year old attacker?
How would YOU do against three attackers with knifes? Even if YOU were armed with a knife? History shows, time and time again, that the more powerful will take what they want and kill to get it.

If we ban any type of legal firearm, then we are taking property away from people who have broken
no laws and who have done no wrong. In reality, we would be punishing the innocent.
Why would that make 'someone feel good'? And why is our government, including the president, trying to use shame to get what they want?

Dan Emplit WBFD
USN 1986 - 1992

A Colorado Sheriff on Gun Control

The Emperor's buddy strike back

'J.J. Murphy’s complete comments

Former Wilkes-Barre administrator J.J. Murphy said in an email that the following would be his only response to a complaint filed by Linda Urban and comments from her and Frank Sorrick:

Sometimes working for the government forces you to make tough decisions. At least one of the decisions Mayor Leighton and I made in 2004 motivated someone to hire a man to try to break into my home buy (sic) telling my wife they were a city employee there to check the pipes. Fortunately, my wife and small children were not physically harmed when this individual tried to force their way in as she had locked the storm door. The Pennsylvania State Police were involved during the investigation but the individual was never captured.

Over the following three days presumably the same man came back to the house at least twice leaving a threatening note and damaging some property. It was at this time that the Police Chief recommended cameras on my home in lieu of paying overtime for officers to watch the house. The purchased was discussed with City Council and approved by the City Controller.

Mrs. Urban’s complaint is filled with factual inaccuracies. I paid for the removal of the cameras and returned them to the city.

Mr. Sorick is misinformed as I paid for the monthly monitoring of the alarm system for years.

As far as commenting on Mrs. Urban or Mr. Sorick’s comments, a great military leader once told me, “Never argue with an idiot. They will always try to bring you down, and you can never bring them up.”

My wife and I are proud King’s College graduates. I spent over 15 years of my life living in Wilkes-Barre and until 4 weeks ago my family still lived and went to school there. I am extremely thankful for the opportunity Wilkes-Barre afforded me and wish the city well. I am blessed to have hundreds of friends in the area and will miss them as well as the numerous organizations, especially the veteran organizations, I was fortunate to be a part of while I was there.'

Some things I would like to point out.

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 At least one of the decisions Mayor Leighton and I made in 2004 motivated someone to hire a man to try to break into my home buy (sic) telling my wife they were a city employee there to check the pipes. Fortunately, my wife and small children were not physically harmed when this individual tried to force their way in as she had locked the storm door. The Pennsylvania State Police were involved during the investigation but the individual was never captured.

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First off, NO ONE should have to worry about their families. Attacking the man's family is cowardice at it's greatest. 

But cops have to worry about this every day. They constantly make enemies. Truly dangerous ones. Do they get $4,000+ security systems (BTW WHAT ARE THEY MADE FROM? 24 CARAT GOLD?)? 

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 It was at this time that the Police Chief recommended cameras on my home in lieu of paying overtime for officers to watch the house.

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No this statement is BULL$HIT. On June 26, 2005, the Supreme Court of the United States has decided that Police have NO OBLIGATION to provide this kind of protection. And despite this being a 2005 decision, a 1958 Supreme Court decision has place personal security squarely on the backs of the individual, NOT ON THE POLICE.

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 I paid for the removal of the cameras and returned them to the city.

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Show us those receipts and where you payed for the remaining system.

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 I paid for the monthly monitoring of the alarm system for years.

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Really? Seems some of the bills were paid by the City.

Go here to see the long list of bills for the system which includes monthly fees.

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 “Never argue with an idiot. They will always try to bring you down, and you can never bring them up.”

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This should say, "Never believe a politician, They lie."

More about this in a past post.

Election Year

Dan Emplit WBFD

AKA Don Quixote

But... But..... Crime is down in Wilkes-Barre!

According to Wake up Wilkes-Barre on June 26:
'June 13, the same night the King told us crime was down several cars had their windows shot out
June 13, Matson Ave, Parsons - Bench stolen off front porch
June 13, marijuana buyers robbed at gunpoint.
June 14, Break-in of garage and residence on Tannery St.
June 14, Vehicle damaged soft top of his jeep was slashed
June 14, A man grabbed an expensive bottle of liquor and ran out of the Wines and Spirits in Penn Plaza!
June 15, TWO Turkey Hill’s robbed Carey Ave & South Main Street
June 15, Shots fired Sherman Hills
June 15, South Franklin...fight... guy going to get a gun.
June 15, Mulligan Irish Pub People physically fighting
June 15, 178 Crescent Ave- robbery - 4 black males robbed a man of phone and flip-flops.
June 16, Park Ave forced entry robbery.
June 16 N. empire and Grove st fight and gun was pulled out.
June 16, Shots fired around 80 South Welles.
June 17, Shooting outside a Parsons bar
June 17 Lawrence street- items stolen, 415 Blackman street- stolen ladder
June 18, Man was robbed and beaten in cellphone theft
June 19, Wilkes-Barre police Chief Gerard Dessoye issues warning about "Apple picking"
June 19, juvenile robbed and stabbed on Academy St
June 19 Two people were reportedly robbed
June 19 Spare tire stolen from jeep
June 19, Car broken into
June 19, Shots fired around Coal Street Area
June 20, Gunshot at Sherman hills
June 20, Man Stabbed walked into bar for help
June 20, Car stolen from the General Hospital's Employees Parking lot on Chestnut and Penn Ave
June 20, Auburn street - car vandalized
June 20, Sullivan and South Franklin --- shots fired
June 21, Camera was stolen from car parked in South Main Street parking garage
June 21, Man is being chased by a guy with a gun in a red truck On Solomon Street.
June 21 Turkey Hill - South Main and Blackman St - report of a bullet hole in window.
June 22, Uni-mart.. Parish and Hazel - armed robbery
June 22, Robbery from a Charles Street home
June 22, Two guys stealing tires on south regent street
June 22, Fight Coal St
June 22, Furniture stolen for the porch
June 23, Fight Miners Mills
June 24, Vandalism to vehicle
June 25, Man shot to death in the head
June 25 Drug bust Parsons (State troopers)
June 26, Turkey Hill robbed on Blackman St
June 26, Theft from a garage on Farley Lane'

42 crimes in 2 weeks. I take that back. 42 REPORTED crimes.
And let's not forget the big drug bust on Hazle street today. But the dictator claims, "Crime is down." Well when you compare a 12 month period with an 11 month one, it should damn well be down! More of 'his highness' telling HALF truths.

I've been watching this place for a while and it was definitely shady.

If you see anything that you feel should be reported, GO HERE and write it up. I have.
BTW that is Wilkes-Barre's animal control van. Thanks for blocking a dead end street.

Dan Emplit WBFD
AKA Don Quixote

Do you have to practice to be that ignorant, or does it come naturally?

My Month With a Gun: Week One in Ms. Blog.

Go ahead and read the post, I'll wait.

Now to show the stupidity of that author. 

1. "My hands are shaking; my adrenaline is surging." 

Right off the bat you are framing this post to be anti-gun. If you are THAT terrified of firearms then this is a crap piece that comes NOWHERE near be open to the pro-gun stance, let alone objectiveness.

2. "Me, lead gun policy protester at the 2010 Starbuck’s shareholder meeting. Me, a board member of the Brady Campaign. Me, the author of a book about the impact of gun violence, Beyond the Bullet." 

STRIKE one, STRIKE two, STRIKE three, Impartiality you are OUTTA HERE!

3. "It was obvious from the way I handled the gun that I knew nothing about firearms. Tony sold it to me anyway. The whole thing took 7 minutes. As a gratified consumer, I thought, “Well, that was easy.” Then the terrifying reality hit me, “Holy hell, that was EASY.”  Too easy. I still knew nothing about firearms." 

Hey lady it isn't Tony's job to train you. Or to make sure you are competent with a firearm. That is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. His job is to.... wait for it.... SELL THE GUN.

4. "Tony told me a Glock doesn’t have an external safety feature, so when I got home and opened the box and saw the magazine in the gun I freaked. I was too scared to try and eject it as thoughts flooded my mind of me accidentally shooting the gun and a bullet hitting my son in the house or rupturing the gas tank of my car, followed by an earth-shaking explosion. This was the first time my hands shook from the adrenaline surge and the first time I questioned the wisdom of this 30-day experiment."

Drama Queen much?

5. "I needed help. I drove to where a police officer had pulled over another driver. Now, writing this, I realize that rolling up on an on-duty cop with a handgun in tow might not have been fully thought through.

I told him I just bought a gun, had no clue how to use it. I asked him to make sure there were no bullets in the magazine or chamber. He took the magazine out and cleared the chamber. He assured me it was empty and showed me how to look."

Sigh, You just drove around LOOKING for an officer to help your little defenseless self. This has to be the most offensive to women article I have ever read outside of the pages of Hustler Magazine.

6. "The cop thought I was an idiot and suggested I take a class."

The cop was right on both counts. Because, obviously, this reporter has no idea how to properly research anything, let alone read the big scary book with a lot of big words that the Glock came with. So she had to bother an officer during a traffic stop instead of, oh I don't know, READ THE MANUAL! 

7. "On March 12, 2010, I was surrounded by big hairy men with guns on their hips, yelling at me as I led a protest against Starbuck’s gun policy."

Would you have felt better if the men were 'man scaped' metrosexuals? Not trying to influence your readers by painting a very specific picture, are you?

8. "The gun makes me more fearful than I could have imagined."

If you're SO 'fearful' of carrying a firearm then GET SOME TRAINING! It's your responsibility to be comfortable with that weapon. 

9. "Today, they have a woman with absolutely no firearms training and a Glock on her hip sitting within arm’s reach of small children, her hands shaking and adrenaline surging."

Obviously you seem to believe that your Glock is going to jump up and start randomly shooting 'small children'. Lady, it is an inanimate object. If it didn't go off when you chambered a round, it isn't going to go off while on your hip.

JOURNALISM is dead and it has been replaced with MEDIA.

She should use the same methodology and go buy a chain saw. Because sometimes natural selection is the laziest #$%&ing predator on the planet.

Dan Emplit WBFD

USN 1986 - 1992

When did schools start removing our Rights?

We live in a country where reality is a very seldom used option.
Let me explain. If your child was arrested at school for the shirt they were wearing, What would you do?
The shirt in question does NOT depict anything wrong. No naughty images, no racial slurs, no cryptic gang symbols, nothing like that.
So what was this 'shocking' t-shirt? Take a look.

Yep. Evidently 8th graders can't wear a shirt endorsing a Constitutional right.
I'm not kidding, because Jared Marcum wore this shirt to school and refused to change it, the police were called.
According to the schools dress code, “A student will not dress or groom in a manner that disrupts the educational process or is detrimental to the health, safety or welfare of others, A student will not dress in a manner that is distractive or indecent, to the extent that it interferes with the teaching and learning process, including wearing any apparel that displays or promotes any drug-, alcohol- or tobacco-related product that is prohibited in school buildings, on school grounds, in school-leased or owned vehicles, and at all school-affiliated functions.”
To me this shirt is NOT 'detrimental to the health, safety or welfare of anyone.'
It is NOT 'distractive or indecent' and definitely not 'to the extent that it interferes' with anything.
And it does NOT 'display or promotes any drug-, alcohol- or tobacco-related product'.

Now Jared is facing a year in jail and a fine. All over a shirt that says to protect one of the rights that he was in school to learn about.
So much for free speech.
We now live in a country where our children are being strong armed into believing that the 2nd Amendment is evil. I mean children are being suspended for pop tarts that are chewed into 'gun shapes' or making a 'gun motion' with their hand.
This makes as much sense as two plus two equals penguin.

Dan Emplit WBFD
USN 1986 - 1996