My last blog discussed how the media give the Moral High Ground to anti-gun groups, even though those groups are trying to repress a Constitutionally protected American right. The public is also to blame, however, as we allow anti-gun groups and politicians to define the gun issue with rationalizations that denigrate the American people to murderer...

Michael Bloomberg is a swine.  A fascist, authoritarian pig whose putrid face makes me throw up in my mouth every time I see it.  He's universally hated by those who love freedom, and with good reason!  He thinks statism is the answer to everything, and seeks to increase his power and prestige whenever possible.  Of course, this...

The primary (and untrue) argument used by the anti gun crowd is that banning guns will make all safer. This has proven untrue in countless US cities and other countries, but the fact that such an argument is tried shows that the Second Amendment right to own a gun for self defense is mistreated [...]...

As the number of hunters continues to decline, will women pick up the slack? Is Palin serving as a role model?PARIS, Tenn. -- Brenda Valentine was running a beauty shop in rural Tennessee when her shooting skills came to the attention of the hunting industry. Today, she is a television star and paid speaker at hunting conventions, where fans wait ...

I'm sorry, but I had to laugh at this.  Maybe England is really trying to become this weird caricature of a civilized society... Although I'm not really sure how confiscating an elderly man's cane as an "offensive weapon" qualifies... Maybe it's an attempt to ensure a disarmed society, where no one victimizes anyone else, and they all address ...

Account here. In Arizona, on the few times I or a relative have called 911, the reaction has been fast (even tho Pima County Sheriff's Office is stretched thin). That's not the case everywhere....

Video here. I've heard that ATF has opined that a shoelace, properly tied, can be an NFA weapon, but I don't know about catgut......

Gwen Ifill has a new book that is scheduled to come out on inauguration day on Obama. Here is a question: will the book sell better if Obama is president? It seems pretty clear that she picked inauguration day in the hopes of tying it in with an Obama presidency. An Obama presidency means that more books will be sold....

Shelby County, TennesseeFrom Eyewitness News of September 30, 2008Armed Homeowner Confronts Trailer ThievesSheriff’s detectives say a Rosemark man held two thieves at gunpoint who tried to steal a utility trailer from his front yard yesterday. Detectives believe the suspects may also be responsible for stealing other utility trailers.About 11:30 ...

Nashville, TennesseeFrom News Channel 5 of September 30, 2008Homeowner Shoots And Kills 19-Year-Old In Self-DefensePolice said a homeowner shot in self-defense when armed suspects tried to rob him overnight.Shortly before 10:30 p.m. Monday, 67-year-old Douglas Dabbs pulled into his driveway on Tobylynn Drive and was getting out of his pickup truck ...

2,000 rounds per minute, cyclic, set for a fast 3 round burst. Hat tip to reader David McCleary.......

By Chad D. Baus Barack Obama had not yet locked up the nomination for his party when he revealed his true feelings about gun owners to attendees of a private fund raiser in San Francisco last April: “You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing’...

Answering Breda’s call: Pictures of me at 2 and 12.  I was once glued to oversized headphones before those clever Japanese relieved us from the burden (and before bassophiles brought them back).  The 70s and 80s were rough on the eyes.  Fortunately, we have put that sad chapter in our nation’s fashion history behind us. ...

By Jim Irvine I just finished a family vacation traveling through and spending time in several states including West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania. It is interesting what is legal or illegal as you travel across state lines. I have concealed carry licenses from Ohio and Florida which allowe...

I have been shooting low 20s with a few high teens at trap for a while. I got as high as 24 3 times, but never a 25, and most often only 20 or 21. I found out that the owner of the club I shoot at will give lessons, or at least some help with your shooting, for the cost of shooting. Interesting. So I talked to him, and arranged to work with him ton...

From Investor's Business Daily:Barack Obama wasn't just the second-largest recipient of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac political contributions. He was also the senator from ACORN, the activist leader for risky "affirmative action" loans. . . .As the New York Times reports, "Aides to Mr. Obama said he had not directly reached out to try to sway any Hous...

Posting may be light for a bit....

Bloomberg is seeking a third term, hoping to overturn the city’s term limits laws....

This is an old (to the blogosphere) story, but it is one that I feel the need to comment on.In Pennsylvania it is legal to openly carry a firearm in most places. The fact that few take advantage of this right does not negate the right. Open carry is legal. A permit is required for concealed carry and to transport your firearms in your vehicle, but ...

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Looks like NRA has a new anti-Obama video out.  Looks like they’ll also have to translate that threat letter into Spanish. ...

H/T Say Uncle...

This is an excellent read from The American Prospect on just how we got into the financial mess we’re in today. It’s from an explicitly liberal magazine, but it’s very well argued, I think, and goes into a lot of detail. The kicker? It was published over a year ago. ...

The fat from deer meat, when placed on a hot grill, is pretty $#*&( explosive......

Woodbridge, VirginiaFrom the Manassas Journal Messenger of September 29, 2008Mother fends off robbers with handgunThree would-be robbers, one armed with a pair of scissors, walked into a Woodbridge store on Saturday morning with criminal intent.They left empty-handed and apparently more than a little frightened.About 11:30 a.m. the three walked int...

Blackfork (Robert) runs and incredibly well written blog, and it’s high time I added him to the blogroll.  Here is his coverage of the Texas State Rifle and Pistol Assocation 2008 Garand Championships here, here, here and here.  His YouTube channel was also pretty helpful to me in figuring out how to rig up the M1907 sling I had just bought...

Fox News has this on Biden's claims that he was shot at in Iraq and also had his helicopter shot down:When Hillary Clinton told a tall tale about "landing under sniper fire" in Bosnia, she was accused of "inflating her war experience" by rival Democrat Barack Obama's campaign. But the campaign has been silent about Obama's running mate, Joe Biden, ...

This kind of crap freaks me the hell out. ...

I have arrived - multiple flights and no food, not even a pretzel to be handed out. I got to the rental car place only to be told by a very young man "we have no cars". I said "I have a reservation", and he apologized "you're an hour early, in an hour we'll have a car". I'd already heard other people be turned away at the other car places so I said...

Bob Hansen at Tuck has this and this.Jeff Miron has this.Thanks to Jim Lagnese for the Miron link....

This story would have you believe that an increased police presence, with the police reaching out to the community had something to do with a 30% decrease in crime ST. PETERSBURG - A special police initiative slashed violent crime in three troubled neighborhoods by nearly 30 percent, officials announced today. And it all started with officers goin...

As reported, a Phoeniz, AZ woman fired at and killed a violent ex who broke into her home. Terry Milburn, 45, reportedly went to the woman’s home at about 2:30am - despite a court order or protection. The woman, whose name was not released by police, refused to let Milburn into her house and called [...]...

Virginia's Attorney General has ruled (pdf) that the State agency regulating its parks was without authority to promulgate a rule forbidding open carrying....

Reading stuff like this always helps to renew my faith that We the People still are in control when it comes to deciding the fate of this nation.Here's why:"What this showed more than anything else was that not even members of Congress can ignore a switchboard system of Capitol Hill that is so totally jammed," said Peter Sepp, a conservative oppone...

U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman in Washington, D.C., said the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could not remove wolves from the endangered species list in the Great Lakes region while wolves remained endangered in other parts of the country. (jsonline.com) Another instance of a judge sticking his nose in where it doesn’t belong. The fact that...

I just noticed that Google dropped my page rank from 5 to 4.  I wonder what’s going on there.  I was 5 a day or so ago.  Bummer.  Anyone else notice their page ranks dropping? ...

I understand that NRA is trying to attack Biden here, and I fully support that, but I would beware of highlighting articles that have language like this: Just imagine what the sneering left intelligentsia, in the United States and elsewhere, would have said if a Republican vice-presidential candidate had told CBS News that “when the stockmar...

Michael Yon has some photos of old school. Scroll down a bit for the firearms. Lots of discussion and links in the comments section. (via a reader) ...

Who needs an engagement ring when you could have this?  Bitter coming on to say “You better not!” in 5… 4… 3… 2… ...

One thing I want to do for the Allentown show this weekend is make our table look attractive, to entice people to come over and talk with us.  The typical literature isn’t very interesting or eye catching, especially when you’re in a room with wall-to-wall guns. In the mail is a digital picture frame, which I will use on the table to p...

Well, once again, Mayor Healy has had his head handed to him by the NJ Courts.  If it’s not about his drunken public nuisance charge, it’s about trying to enact local gun control laws in Jersey City.  Last night, while winding down for the evening, 1010 Wins reported that Mayor Healy was willing to go all the way to the US Supreme Cou...

Democrats didn't push for their people to vote "yes" for the bailout bill. Here is Karl Rove's view on all this.Powerline blog has this:Everyone has heard about the weirdly partisan and inaccurate rant which Pelosi contributed to the debate on the bailout bill. But that speech did not take place in a vacuum. Public opinion is running strongly agai...

The Lehigh County District Attorney is resisting attempts by Allentown to pass local gun ordinances similar to Phialdelphia’s.  If people want to know why we defend preemption tooth and nail, this is why.  Before long you have a patchwork of laws that no one can reasonably comply with: Any officer who makes an arrest under the ordinance cou...

I clear the ParaUSA gun blog 45 and hand it to The Mrs. And the following conversation takes place: Me: Can you pull the trigger on this? The Mrs: (points in safe direction and pulls trigger) Yes I can. Why? Me: Just making sure. You couldn’t pull the trigger on my Sigs. That’s why I have now Glocks. The Mrs: What? Me: Well, we went to ...

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Caleb has the skinny.I think it's a perfect fit.....

Head over to Another Gun Blog and congratulate Mike:As of today I'm now full-time here at the law firm and have been bumped up a position.How soon before we start with lawyer jokes, Mike? =)....

-- Applebee's-- Bahama Breeze -- Carrabba's -- Chili's -- Macaroni Grill -- Maggiano's -- Olive Garden -- On the Border -- Outback Steakhouse -- P.F. Chang's -- Red Lobster -- T.G.I. Friday'sThey're all on MADD's (s)hit list:Thousands of supporters of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) are asking some "family-frien...

I would like you to explain why it took the death of four police officers before you thought it might be a good idea to review the practices of the Pennsylvania Parole Board?  The other officers that were killed weren’t murdered by Boy Scouts.  This has been a systemic problem, and it’s outrageous that only after Philadelphia has buri...

Via Radley, we learn that MADD has outed restaurants that give money to the American Beverage Institute. These are the places that will be getting my money. MADD has gone from a good cause to, basically, being prohibitionists. ...