The NRA Political Victory Fund Endorsements are now ready for a number of States, including Arizona (AZ Primary will take place September 2nd). Go check it out & make sure you vote freedom first!...

As the Chicago Tribune reports, Chicago’s murder rate is up 18% over the same time frame last year.  62 people were killed in the month of July alone, and there were several high profile shootings, such as the Taste of Chicago shootings or the murder of a cop with his own gun.  In the overwhelming [...]...

WHEW!!!! OK, that sucked. That sucked big time. Here's the story for all of you not in the know (that's you, Mr. Internet Reader!) On 6/6, my server died. Died big. The hard drive had unrecoverable errors and the server containing all my web sites, blogs, databases, and domain stuff bit the dirt. No way to get it back. So I opened up a virtual serv...

The ISRA sent the following notice about the pro-second amendment resolution meeting for Lake County, IL, which will take pace on Tuesday, August 12th 2008.  If you can make it to this important pro-gun-rights meeting, please do so! The Pro Second Amendment Resolution will be brought before the Lake County Board on Tuesday, August 12th 2008, at [....

Dinner was going very well. Two perfectly grilled rib eye steaks (from grass fed beef), grilled asparagus, and yeast rolls. The wine, a 2006 vintage Two Hands Angels Share Shiraz, was just about a perfect match for the meal and the evening. V and I were watching the opening ceremonies of the Olympics, eating dinner and talking about our respective ...

I assume that these airport officials would ban the carrying of permitted concealed handguns anywhere if they had the chance. Disappointingly, with people still waiting for the Interior Department to reconsider its ban on permitted concealed handguns in national parks, we now have to face a greater infringement from the TSA:The Transportation Secu...

Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, one of Bloomberg's mayors, gets out of jail for violating conditions of release, on a perjury charge, and is promptly charged with two felony counts of assault on an officer....

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His explanation doesn't do him much good, either. Yeah, he did her (and apparently was trying to last week) but he doesn't love her and he's sure the child isn't his, but sired by one of his staffers. I suspect there are quite a few who don't demand that a politician keep his zipper shut, but do expect him not to be a cad afterward. HT to reader ...

Tonight - a steel match at the local range. After a very quick and simple supper. Peppercorn rubbed pork tenderloin, glazed green beans from the Farmer's Market and a Idaho baker. You just can't shoot 150 rounds at steel plates on tofu and sprouts. ...

Says Not the first time. Look at this fabulous hair. The chicks dig the locks. Story here. The real story, though, is that the media kept quiet about this despite knowing about the allegations. There are two Americas, one where you’re faithful to you’re wife and one where you’re not. ...

Tom King talks about one member of the United States National Shooting Team being arrested after attemping to transport a firearm in checked baggage as allowed by federal regulations.  Bloomberg apparently wants to host the Olympics at some point in the future.  Hopefully it New York does host, they won’t arrest all the shooting team compet...

Regulations designed to help some people mean that no one is helped. This story from Idaho is outrageous:Treasure Valley will lose bone-marrow donor registrySt. Luke's program can't meet a racial diversity goal, so future potential donors likely will have to pay to be signed up in Spokane.BY COLLEEN LAMAY - clamay@idahostatesman.comEdition Date: 0...

As the Wednesday Journal reports, Oak Park, IL police are investigating a rape attempt. The woman was in the rear of her property on the 1000 block on North Austin Blvd., around 8:30 p.m., Aug. 5, 2008, when a man grabbed her by her arm and by her throat. The attacker then attempted to remove [...]...

Snowflakes in Hell discusses it. The story is a bit ambiguous: it says TSA is considering "authorizing" airports to ban from everywhere, including parking lots. Note that the request for the action comes from the Atlanta airport, which is facing lawsuits over its rule to that effect, which reportedly conflicts with Georgia's pre-emption statute. ...

I will be happy to donate to Republican candidates if progressive political operatives are going to pull crap like this: The warning letter is intended as a first step, alerting donors who might be considering giving to right-wing groups to a variety of potential dangers, including legal trouble, public exposure and watchdog groups digging through ...

Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss. stated: "If airports think (guns) should not be allowed, they should have the right to modify their security plan to reflect that" No Mr.......

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In my former life I used to visit the local police range quite often. It wasn't far away, I had the key, and I liked to drop over and shoot a practice session on the turning targets or just enjoy an hour or so of creative noise-making.One day I pulled in to discover that a local department had just finished their semi-annual qualifying course. This...

It looks like the major networks are only featuring Chicom athletes in the shooting sports. ...

Suppose that this guy had simply driven his car into oncoming traffic or into a wall or a tree. All good ways to kill one's self, but surely some of these ways endanger bystanders. Yet, if this guy hadn't been so obvious with a rope, his suicide would likely have been recorded as an accident. It is something to keep in mind when people talk abou...

From the Baltimore Sun. "When the shooting stopped, two dogs lay dead. A mayor sat in his boxers, hands bound behind his back. His handcuffed mother-in-law was sprawled on the kitchen floor, lying beside the body of one of the family pets that police had killed before her eyes. After the raid, Prince George's County police officials who burst in...

Today people will wonder how Black Wednesday died. Was it from the editorial saturation from the News Sentinel? Did Jack McElroy’s editorial advocacy turn off voters? Did people think February was all that was needed? Did the misleading and dishonest marketing campaign of the Knox Charter Petition signature collectors drive people away? Or wa...

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Someone reporter in Massachusetts is apparently getting his panties in a bunch because some of us believe the Second Amendment means exactly what it says.  I guess the prospect that we can read plain English is indeed frightning to some who believe most of us can barely read. ...

Mother Jones is now implying that Sean McFate, the son of Mary McFate, was let go from a D.C. think tank because of his mother’s actions.  The Think Tank says he moved on prior to the incident. ...

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Mother Jones seems to have a real hard on for this NRA spy story. So much so that they keep mentioning it. Recently, they ask if Mary’s son was fired for mom being a spy even though there’s no evidence of that and the firm for which he worked said he left before the non-controversy. Why the obsession? I think they’re upset that,...

Or rather not so much. Hmmm. Maybe I should re-think this Kel-Tec thing. ...

Republicans bail out big business and banks at the expense of the little guy. Who do you think is paying for the big bailouts of Bear, Fannie and Freddie?There's no such thing as free markets.You want your Republican government to dole out corporate welfare to the banks and big oil. I'd rather the money go to hungry people and folks losing their ho...

goes all the way to Africa just to murder a rhinoceros!...

Seems threatening to kill Barack Spaceman Spiff Obama is newsworthy. Threatening Bush, not so much. ...

Nike is pulling an ad because it offends homosexuals. Here’s a pic of the ad. I have no comment that doesn’t involve the phrases tea bagging or salad tossing. So, I’ll just shut up now. Update: And in the event you are not familiar with those terms, I recommend that you do not under any circumstance Google them. And you should ...

Bob Levy and Dave Kopel have an op-ed in the Wall St. Journal on the subject....

To make good on his offer to help Chicago combat violence, Gov. Blagojevich envisions putting speed cameras on interstates across Illinois -- and using the revenue to form an "elite tactical team" that would operate in Chicago and other cities...According to Trent, new State Police teams will stop motorists for traffic violations on Chicago express...

...and leave the raving to us.[Via Mack H]...

Sebasitan notes the TSA is exceeding its authority: They are considering banning guns at airports entirely, despite what state law may say about the matter. The linked article doesn’t clarify an exception for traveling with arms. Seems to me that would violate the Firearms Owners Protection Act’s Safe Passage provision. ...

They are considering banning guns at airports entirely, despite what state law may say about the matter.  Since when did airports become federal installations?  I’m sorry to say, but if this passes, Philadelphia will, no doubt, exercise this authority, which means I won’t be able to go to the GBR III event, since it seems to indicate ...

Brady Bunch's Knickers in a Twist Over, uh, Me?by Mike VanderboeghA Rich ManIf a man is known by his enemies as much as his friends, then I am richer today than I was last week. The anti-liberty, anti-firearm Brady Bunch, it seems, has noticed my little letter to the Capitol Times of Madison, Wisconsin -- where even the trees lean hard to the left....

However, one particular photograph from the Times story has drawn more attention than anything else. That picture, which has now been widely reproduced at blogs, shows a long-haired man, wearing a Blackwater tshirt and with a pistol at his belt, passing a box marked “DEA Evidence” to other agents participating in the raid.And the picture has be...

… but the Brady Campaign finally gets to say “I told you so.” You knows, in another 20 years maybe they’ll get to exploit a concealed carry permit holder shooting up a school. ...

So, Barack Down To Electric Avenue Obama made a pretty stupid statement about how properly inflated tires will lead to world peace, the cure for cancer, and an end to poverty and starvation. Oh, what’s that? I overstated his case? I see, so when the buffoons in the media understate his case so as not to make him sound like he actually has a g...

The State’s worshipers and pawns fall all over themselves to praise the brave uniformed thugs and denounce Bob as having “had it coming.”Huh. Reminds me of the comments of some about David Olofson.But he's been taken care of. Now we need a new target.How about this guy? He's actually willful and defiant.We can't have that.[Via Luke O]...

Damn you, Tommy Tutone! ...

Couple appeared to be innocent victims of pot smuggling scheme...Prince George's County Police Chief Melvin High said Wednesday that Calvo and his family were "most likely ... innocent victims," but he would not rule out their involvement, and he defended the way the raid was conducted. He and other officials did not apologize for killing the dogs,...

See, this is why extreme talk hurts our cause, when political solutions exist to give us lip service....

Ouch: It looks like the Brady Campaign finally got its wish: A Concealed Carry Permit holder has finally killed a law-enforcement officer! It’s been a long, but ever hopeful wait by Brady, but now they can finally, after more than 20 years, give a big “I told you so!” to the legislators that passed Florida’s concealed carry...

An article on the National Firearms Act from October 31, 1968. ...

A double cheeseburger can change someone's life, said Celeste Noe, a juvenile probation officer for Cuyahoga County.The yellow-and-red fast-food gift cards that Noe doles out have been the incentive for some to stop ditching out on their court-ordered curfew.Burgers? That's all it takes for us to live forever more in Kumbaya harmony? Actually, ge...

Nifty: Via BC. ...