I’ve seen that some people, most of whom have never fired a gun, are opposed to parents teaching their children to fire guns.  I disagree, and feel that children who are interested in firearms should be taught to shoot under responsible adult supervision, once they are mature enough to do so safely. Children who are taught [...]...

Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaFrom the Philadelphia Inquirer of August 15, 2008Store owner with shotgun thwarts would-be robberA gunman did not get the cash he demanded when he walked into a South Philadelphia locksmith shop yesterday morning, police said. He got something unwanted.Instead of complying, the owner of Todaro's Locksmith pulled out a shot...

The Obama campaign is really rounding up all possible voters:A young man approached the table and was pleasantly surprised to learn that felons in Georgia who've completed probation can vote. "If I'd a-known it was this easy," he said in disbelief, "I would have been done!" After completing the form, Bishop folded it and deposited it in an ersatz b...

As I mentioned previously, I will be highlighting a few of our local races for state office that are close and really need our support. The first local race that I would like to highlight is the race for Texas House District 96. Texas H.D. 96 includes portions of Fort Worth, Crowley, Burleson, Kennedale, Mansfield and Arlington.The incumbent in thi...

If the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Ownership isn’t against people owning guns, why are they gloating over the fact that one of McCain’s advisors got prosecuted for having an unloaded shotgun in his car in DC?  I would think in a world where people hunt, and shoot clays, a common pastime in DC politics, that it should be common and ac...

The Chicago Tribune has this story:summer heat continues in short supply, continuing a trend that has dominated much of the 21st Century's opening decade. There have been only 162 days 90 degrees or warmer at Midway Airport over the period from 2000 to 2008. That's by far the fewest 90-degree temperatures in the opening nine years of any decade on ...

Took some garden fare up to neighbors who don't have a garden this year. Their ranch is north of me about 20 miles. I like to go up north but don't get up there too often because when I go out for supplies and such I usually head south. The road north is a nice one-laner. While I was out I went the extra 18 miles to "their" town and got myself a bu...

2002 exhibit - NRA National Firearms Museum in Fairfax. I love museums. One of the earliest ones I remember going to was the Kennedy Space Center down in Florida. The old capsules looked like something my older brothers would have built out of an erector set, construction resembling bulky 1960's foil Christmas trees more than modern spacecraft,...

This makes me wish I lived closer to New Braunfels.From The Herald Zeitung:By Andrew MartinezTexas’ Oldest Gun ClubIf the club is still together a century from now, those Martini's will continue to be putting holes in the black....

The full article is available here:Texas school district OKs pistols for staffAugust 15, 2008HARROLD, Texas — A tiny Texas school district may be the first in the nation to allow teachers and staff to pack guns for protection when classes begin later this month, a newspaper reported.Trustees at the Harrold Independent School District approved a d...

Eugene Volokh discusses the topic.  I would imagine that, if the second amendment is to be a fundamental right, that all people lawfully in the United States would have a right to keep and bear arms.  But could Congress regulate foreign nationals coming to the United States, purchasing firearms, and taking them back home? ...

But I got 100% of the notes playing Superbus' Radio Song on Guitar Hero III last night. Which, technically isn't all that much since my girls love the song and make me play it over and over for them. I should have probably been able to beat it on Expert by now....

Yes, I've actually desired a Weatherby and now, if I make a video whining about it enough, my dream of having ANOTHER gun to feed might just come true. The trip to the Weatherby factory would be cool too....

Or you might miss it. Here's some pretty kick ass high speed photography The flashes I have aren't fast enough for this type of work. The on camera flash I have (Nikon SB-800) is reported to be able to freeze a bullet mid flight, but triggering it is a bit trickier. Still, I'd love to build a sound trigger some day....

From John Farnam I’ve been carrying and using an SA/XD in 40S&W for a number of months now, and I have no complaints. Even with minimal maintenance, I can’t get it not to run, and it effortlessly digests DPX and Gold-Dot, as well as all varieties of garbage-ammunition I’ve fed it during Courses. It is a thirteen-shooter (twel...

They cheat.  That leaves one of our shooters with a bronze. ...

In this video clip, the Brady Campaign’s attempt to misconstrue the meaning of the Second Amendment is made clear: Tags: 2nd Amendment, Gun Ban, Gun Control, Gun Rights, RKBA, Video Clips Related Articles We Need “Criminal Control” - Not “Gun Control” The Solution to Crime is Not a Handgun Ban, but a Hand Ba...

Gun advocates, it would seem, are emboldened in the wake of D.C. v. Heller - the recent Scotus case, in which the Court ruled that the Second Amendment "protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditional lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home." In t...

The National Rifle Association says Barack Obama's campaign is misleading voters about his views on gun control. Recently, Montana's Democratic Governor Brian Schweitzer told reporters Obama "ain't ever going to take your gun away." But the NRA says in fact, Obama is "a poster child of the extremist, elitist gun control movement.&qu...

The National Rifle Association said Wednesday that Barack Obama's campaign is trying to mislead voters about his past support of gun control, calling the Democratic candidate "a poster child of the extremist, elitist gun control movement." The group was responding to recent remarks by Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer, a Democrat who support...

At least one school district in Texas has taken steps to increase safety by granting teachers permission to conceal carry. Not a full fledged step away from gun free zones, but definitely a step in......

Dear ATF: How do I obtain a classification from ATF for my “potato gun?” Via David. ...

In business and especially with the gubmint you do not, I repeat, NOT - "DEMAND" - anything. You 'respectfully request' and use phrases like 'with all due respect'...Len Savage can be right as rain here but he's acting like an ignorant knuckle dragging ass by "demanding".Yeah, it's not pragmatic and he's making us all look bad!...

Police say it all started when two men tried to hold up Sergio Jewelers in the 3100-block of West 63rd Street. They say the owner, Sergio Vazquez, pulled out his own gun--sparking a shootout with the suspects.The owner wounded the two suspects. One of those men is now hospitalized in critical condition. I wonder if Sergio's gun is "legal"? If not, ...

John Fund has this discussion today at the WSJ's Political Diary:The Obama campaign was in full spin mode yesterday touting its decision to allow Hillary Clinton to have a roll call vote at the convention so her delegates can register their support of her."It's an olive branch that we think will pay dividends in party unity," one Democratic congres...

Everything started when two girls told him that some man had flashed them. So Detective Arthur Molnar and two buddies formed a posse and went in search of the alleged flasher.Failing to find him, they gave the wrong guy a taste of "Only Ones" street justice.[Via Mama Liberty]...

Three guns, a rifle, a shotgun and a handgun for under $350......

How do I obtain a classification from ATF for my "potato gun?" Good grief.[Via Michael S]...

Hollis Wayne Fincher has no Second Amendment right to possess a machine gun and a sawed-off shotgun, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.Of course he does. And a federal appeals court has no legitimate authority to rule otherwise.That it does speaks to something being terribly, dangerously wrong.[Via ken3949][More on Wayne Fincher from WarOnGun...

A Dallas, Texas police officer was called a hero after stopping an armed robber at a store where he was working off-duty as a security guard. Now, investigators have charged the officer after they say he staged the whole thing. Dang. And I was hoping to use the story of his heroics as a good "Only One" counterbalance to all the bad ones I post.[Via...

Story here. Hat tip to reader Charles Oldfield.......

HARROLD, Texas — A tiny Texas school district may be the first in the nation to allow teachers and staff to pack guns for protection when classes begin later this month, a newspaper reported. Trustees at the Harrold Independent School District approved a district policy change last October so employees can carry concealed firearms to deter and p...

This weekend my club is hosting the NRA State Championships for Air Rifle and Air Pistol Silhouette, which I will be shooting in.  It’s going to be tough, becauase I ended up shooting a AA score a few nights ago and am now classified as AA, even though I’m normally in the A range. Right now I’m shooting one of these.  It works f...

Trump said he would have advised against allowing teachers to arm themselves, if only because of liability concerns. In the long run, it could have been cheaper and safer to hire security or off-duty police, he said.Yeah--just like at Columbine and Virginia Tech!If what he says is true, the same could be said for society in general--it will be chea...

Mike H talks about beating a dead horse....

Looking for an application to view and edit MS Office documents. There’s a lot of them and they’re spendy. Before buying one, I thought I’d get opinions on what you folks recommend. ...

Right Direction… LaSalle County to vote on carrying guns LaSalle County Board members voted unanimously Thursday to put a referendum on the Nov. 4 ballot asking voters if they support the right to carry concealed firearms. The resolution was passed 25-0, with board Chairman Jerry Hicks abstaining. Robert Jakupcak, Ronald Dittmer and Thomas Ganie...

No doubt this will give the gun control crowd a coronary. ...

From an IM conversation Gregory says:if you can't laugh at yourself, what can you laugh at?Robb Allen says:YouRobb Allen says: Retarded kids Robb Allen says:The handicapped Robb Allen says:It's easy, actually...

A court used this reasoning in upholding Lautenberg: A useful approach is to ask whether a statutory prohibition against the possession of firearms by felons and the mentally ill is similar enough to the statutory prohibition against the possession of firearms by persons convicted of the misdemeanor crime of domestic violence to justify its inclusi...

86 year old man turns in gun he had for 70 years for $50 gas card. ...

Retard! [WHAM!]We're "Only Ones"! [WHAM! WHAM!]Caught bloody-handed in the act and committing perjury...what's the rush?But I do understand why they'd want to keep their faces hidden.[Via Ron W and Zachary G]...

A Talbot County sheriff's deputy is facing charges in Caroline County that allege he shot a 4-year-old boy with a BB gun...She said her 5-year-old daughter confirmed the story and that the children had been told not to talk about it.I guess you could say Deputy Mike is the "Only One" who Plugged him...?[Via CTone, who writes "I know you said that y...

Why do I have the feeling the weapon in question was not automatic in nature? Sheriff's deputies records show the victims called 9-1-1 sometime around 9:30 p.m., telling emergency operators they had been robbed at gunpoint. One man held the victims at bay with his sub-machine gun, while the other suspect pistol-whipped the man with a Desert Eagle ...

More than 40 business executives and other professionals appointed as special reserve deputies by erstwhile Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carona have reported their badges and IDs lost or stolen, including his chief political and legal advisor Michael Schroeder -- who lost two shields...The Professional Service Responder ranks have long been rid...

The United Colonies, firmly persuaded of the justice of their cause, and that resistance is indispensable, committing their cause to Heaven, have opposed force to force, and are determined to die or be free....

And don’t hide guns in candy dishes. Update: BTW, been seeing a lot of Save the Ta-Tas bumperstickers lately too. ...

Questioning the legitimacy of drug laws gets you kicked off a jury. ...

A look at domestic violence misdemeanors and gun rights. ...

Justin sayeth If your goal in a gunfight is to remove your attacker’s ability to form short term memories or solve complex math problems then by all means, shoot for that forehead....