The question of which gun cleaning solvent, protectant, and lubricant to use is one that comes rather often.  This article addresses my thoughts and recommendations insofar as gun solvents/oils/protectants are concerned: Break-Free CLP I’m a fan of Break Free CLP, and use it on all of my firearms.  I’ve had no problem with rust, stic...

Got a new member of the family earlier this evening.  A TTN 1878 Coach Gun in 12g, a direct clone of the Colt 1878, except that the originals are in 10g.  Looking forward to shooting it, but most likely won’t have a chance till the weekend of Sept 6th.  ...

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Joe Biden, the running mate of Barack Obama, is one of the most anti gun rights politicians in Government: The Brady Campaign endorses Joe Biden, saying, “Senator Biden has been a consistent supporter of the Brady Campaign,” and “a key player in the fight for the federal assault weapons ban that passed in 1994″ Biden introdu...

I’m sorry, but I just don’t get it… The Condom Gun ...

I have nothing but respect for Mrs. Palin. When this is one of the first things she does as Governor Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin plans to sell her predecessor’s lavish private jet on the Web auction site eBay, grounding a plane that became a lightning rod of criticism for former Gov. Frank Murkowski. Palin said in a statement the purchase of the co...

I never expected when I just sat down late after a very long day, and wrote what I was thinking that I would have thousands of hits and a hundred comments, all nice but one. Thank you. But this blog is meant to be a way for me to relax after work. Sometimes I need to speak my mind, even if the subject draws criticism. It did, but it also got p...

Victor Hanson applauds McCain's decision to select Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as VP. H/T to Michael Bane....

I should print this up for my yard ...

Governor, and soon to be Vice President, Sarah Palin's speech:H/T to The Hot JointsJohn McCain has done the unexpected and made it so that I am excited about supporting his ticket for the Presidency. Sarah Palin is an excellent choice and is one of two that he could have chosen to get my full support for his campaign....

I found some additional Alaska Governor Sarah Palin Videos on youtube. Update 1: A Keyboard & a .45 found McCain's announcement & her acceptance speech: ...

I’ve been worried that the McCain camp doesn’t seem to have their ground game in too good order, especially here in Pennsylvania, but I have to say that their strategic outlook seems to be pretty good.  The media is already starting to attack Sarah Palin as inexperienced.  But every article that brings this issue up is also highlighti...

The entire piece can be read here:Sen. Barack Obama's campaign just won't let the gun issue rest. Mr. Obama and his campaign surrogates continue to assure gun owners that he is on their side, and it appears to be paying off. John McCain only leads Mr. Obama among hunters by 14 percentage points, just about half the 27-point lead that President Bush...

I don't have TV so I get all my news from the papers (when they arrive, since I get mail only three days a week), or satellite radio, or the 'net. This morning I sat down at the keyboard and punched up my usual internet news source. It said "McCain picks Palin."And then I had a brain-gasm. The first Palin that popped into my mind was Michael Palin,...

I know this is already big news everywhere today but I just have to say that I am VERY happy about McCain's decision to choose Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his VP. Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is......

Hey, didn't that Obama guy make some kind of speech last night? I thought he was supposed to, but everybody's talking about Sarah Palin today, so I can't find anything about it.*snicker*That's gotta smart, Barry....

A liberal pundit on CNN is having the unmitigated gall to criticize John McCain's pick of VP as being inexperienced for the position. Apparently, they have a different definition of hypocrisy that I do.The money quote:For months, the McCainiacs have said they will run on his judgment and experience. In his first presidential decision, John McCain ...

But Robb went and put it on a bumper sticker. ...

It’s been something I’ve been wondering, but I think Palin’s addition to the ticket might change things.  I still lean toward the idea that McCain is not worthy of an endorsement, but then I think how much is on the line this election.  McCain is far from perfect, but I think it should be considered in the following light: Gera...

See? I told ya so: It is pretty audacious for the Obama campaign to say that Governor Palin is not qualified to be Vice President. She has a record of accomplishment that Senator Obama simply cannot match. Governor Palin has spent her time in office shaking up government in Alaska and actually achieving results — whether it?s taking on corrup...

So, a few thoughts. The Obama camp is already dumb enough to point out her inexperience. Heh. That’ll play well. Oh Noes! She’s under investigation for, err, what exactly? No one seems to really point out anything egregious. How long before we hear comments to the effect of how she should be at home taking care of that new baby (while b...

1. Welcome to GunValues Board and Dustin’s Gun Blog! 2. Happy Birthday Jim! 3. Tommy’s Gun Pack is doing a 50% off sale again today. ...

I’m not very political, and I try to keep politics off my blog, but making fun of the current Jersey City Mayor is just too much fun, but I’m curious.  How can the Obama campaign question Palin’s Foreign Policy experience?  I mean, even a Democrat questions Obama’s experience; “Voters will judge whether living in a f...

It is pretty audacious for the Obama campaign to say that Governor Palin is not qualified to be Vice President. She has a record of accomplishment that Senator Obama simply cannot match. Governor Palin has spent her time in office shaking up government in Alaska and actually achieving results — whether it’s taking on corruption, passing ethics ...

In this corner, with the sale of a corporate jet left over from that last governor because taxpayer money could be better spent, pushes to eliminate of corruption in both parties, the elimination of the “bridge to nowhere,” a cut in her own salary, and a 60% reduction in city property taxes, Sarah Palin In this corner with 2 terms runni...

Bruce found a picture of Sarah Palin shooting an evil black rifle.  That beats John Effin Kerry in a duck blind any day.  But will she be better at shooting lawyers than Dick Cheney? ...

This is for local area shooters. The ranges will be open for rec fire this weekend at Quantico and it looks like the weather is going to hold. And since I don't do the whole beach thing on Labor Day weekend, I am planning to head down to Quantico Saturday morning to do some shooting.I apologize for the short notice but is there a local area shoot...

This must be the smallest poll bounce from a nominee's acceptance speech. The Gallup poll from Wednesday night showed Obama ahead by 6 points. The Gallup poll from Thursday night shows Obama up by 8 points -- just a two percentage point increase. The Rasmussen poll shows a slightly larger 4 percent point increase....

John Fund has this up at the WSJ's Political Diary:". . . the Obama campaign was seriously considering letting delegates vote by secret ballot, the better to avoid intimidation and fear of reprisal from local party bosses. But the plan -- which was pushed on the Obama camp by supporters of Hillary Clinton -- was suddenly dropped when it was realize...

Althouse noted this Obama quotefrom last night's big shindig: "We can keep AK-47s out of the hands of criminals." All right, then! Can I have an AK-47? I'm not a criminal. He's trying to say we can accommodate gun rights and gun regulations, but he won't admit to anything near the level of gun regulation he'd support, so he ends up sounding ...

This is a nice measured response from the Dems....

McCain picks Alaska governor as running mate...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) -- Police are searching for a suspect that shot a man in the buttocks on a Grand Rapids street. The shooting happened around 1:30 a.m. Friday in the 800 block of E. Fulton St. The victim claims he was walking down the street when he was shot in the buttocks. So far police don't have a description of the suspect, but...

From a commenter: Are you retarded? Palin’s first veto was used to block legislation that would have barred the state from granting benefits to the partners of gay state employees. In effect, her veto granted State of Alaska benefits to same-sex couples. The veto occurred after Palin consulted with Alaska’s attorney general on the constitutiona...

Story here. Reduced to a nutshell: federal law says a conviction does not count if it has been "expunged," or firearm rights have been restored. Under Wyoming law (and that of a lot of other States), a misdemeanor domestic violence conviction can be "expunged," with a ruling say that it is so, even tho the record is not physically destroyed and c...

Countertop on Sarah Palin: Like Bobby Jindal, in her short period in office, she has rocked the boat and brought real concern to the entrenched powers that be. Whats most surprising about this though, is unlike Jindal who is going after Democrats - Palin went after Republicans. Heck, she even went after family members - and has drawn the scorn of t...

Braisted: Women are emotionally driven, illogical beings who are incapable of making rational decisions. That is the underlying subtext of the Palin pick for McCain’s VP. Your misogyny is showing. ...

She's an NRA lifer, which is good, and a hunter. Gotta say, she adds more to his ticket than Biden adds to Obama's....

Sen. Barack Obama's campaign just won't let the gun issue rest. Mr. Obama and his campaign surrogates continue to assure gun owners that he is on their side, and it appears to be paying off. John McCain only leads Mr. Obama among hunters by 14 percentage points, just about half the 27-point lead that President Bush held over John Kerry in 2004. ...

Recently, the University Police issued the Campus Weapons Policy, banning weapons on campus. As a former staff member, current graduate student, active hunter, Georgia Firearms License holder and proponent of concealed carry, I feel this policy is baseless, discriminatory and counter-productive. By law, I can - and frequently do - carry a firearm...

Sarah Palin, the current governor of Alaska, was just selected by John McCain to be his vice presidential running mate.  Unlike Obama’s VP running mate (Joe Biden), Sarah Palin is a strong supporter of the right to keep and bear arms: Sarah Palin’s statement in 2006 nicely sums up her gun rights stance: “I am a [...]...

  She hunts and fishes. Her hubby is an Alaska native and he works on the North Slope for BP ("Drill here, Drill Now!"). Biden is a crummy insider. Palin is about as "outside" as it gets (and she’s better looking, never needed a hair transplant and hasn’t plagiarized anybody). She is a reformer. Sh...

We are begining to investigate Sarah Palin. We have also seen the Democrats already claim that she is a puppet of big oil.Well, running into this article, we thought you might be interested in some truth: Alaska's Palin, Miss Congeniality, Makes Exxon, Conoco Comply.Obviously Sarah is no puppet and can play hard ball in the big leagues....

Accoring to Politico.com, a top aide to Senator John McCain says Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has been chosen by the Arizona senator as his running mate. From her 2006 gubernatorial campaign website: “I am a lifetime member of the NRA, I support our Constitutional right to bear arms and am a proponent of gun safety programs for Alaska's youth... I ha...

McCain has locked up the horndog vote.EDIT: Like I told him in email, I'm surprised he didn't go for the more obvious one: "Maverick & Cougar: Vote Top Gun '08"...

District Court ruling, in pdf, here. Defendant, a reservist, has two handguns (one a semiauto, one a registered full auto) and two shoulder stocks that would fit either. The shoulder stocks double as holsters, and he has one handgun in each when ATF raids him (on other grounds, which turn out to be a legal mistake). Government argument is that the...

Looks like an AR-15 with an Aimpoint to me: Via Bruce. ...

Dustin has more on the law abiding gun owner and concealed carry permit holder that managed to defend his life at a Wal-Mart.  His includes video. ...

I just realized something with McCain's VP choice of Sarah Palin:If she does a photo-op on a hunting trip to show her pro-gun credentials (she is an NRA Life member), the odds will be really good she'll be doing it with her own gun and camo. It would be honest-to-God truth in politics for once in our lives!Just thought I'd get that out there....

I wrote back in June that Palin was my choice!...