Below is my review of the Insight XTI Procyon tactical light (which is LED based): Basics The Insight XTI Procyon is a tactical light designed to mount on the accessory rail.  The light is provided by an LED, and the housing is made of anodized aluminum.  The XTI Procyon is water resistant to 15 feet, which is [...]...

Daily Tech has this interesting discussion about the Sun's energy output:But this year -- which corresponds to the start of Solar Cycle 24 -- has been extraordinarily long and quiet, with the first seven months averaging a sunspot number of only 3. August followed with none at all. The astonishing rapid drop of the past year has defied predictions,...

Here is an mp3 of my interview today with Malzberg....

Look out Sebastian! “Hopefully, passage of this legislation will encourage other states, especially neighboring states like Pennsylvania and New York, to follow suit,” (Sen. Sandra Bolden) Cunningham (D-Hudson) said ...

By Tim Inwood This has been a most unusual political year for me--unusual in that I was having trouble working up real enthusiasm for the Republican nominee after the primary season, as I thrive on politics. But I had little joy this time. I will confess John McCain was not my first pick, nor even my second or third choice, in the primary process. ...

By John R. Lott Jr. 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 Joh...

Duke University Law School at noon on Wednesday, September 3rd -- FreedomnomicsCampbell University Chapter School of Law at 4:30 PM on Wednesday, September 3rd -- Gun controlElon Univ. School of Law at noon on Thursday, September 4th -- Gun ControlClemson University Economics Department at 7:30 PM on Thursday, September 4th -- FreedomnomicsClemson...

Newark NJ Mayor Cory Booker is one of the many folks who is gunho about getting the *One Hand Gun a Month* Bill passed into law.  This Op-Ed piece he wrote is full of it.  I just have to wonder where he gets his info, and unfortunately, people in NJ are pretty clueless with regards to guns, so it’s pretty easy to sell them snake oil, and tr...

A couple of weeks ago, Bukhari Washington, was accidentally killed with a rifle, it seems that the rifle in question was a Norinco SKS semi automatic.  And in typical response Newark Mayor Cory Booker is calling for a renewal of the AWB, but it seems that this rifle was not even on the list. But in a letter to the Editor, a reader writes; I don...

Home for only a few hours, a long deep shower, than back out in the field. This is going to be a week of 14 hour days I'm afraid. Nothing today but some peanuts, a box of raisins and a half a sandwich. But I'm too exhausted to cook much. Breakfast sounds good. Even if it is late night. When I was a kid, sometimes we'd have pancakes for dinner...

Thanks to James Fowler, Jr. for sending me this link....

Clayton Cramer on one of the most useful links on the Internet for us gunnies, The Civilian Gun Self-Defense Blog Increasingly I find myself wondering if continuing this effort really makes any sense. We've made some efforts to engage NRA with this--with no success. There must be some wealthy gun owners or people in the gun business who can see th...

The Times-Picayune has this:Gun, ammo sales are brisk ahead of stormby Chris Kirkham and Brendan McCarthy, The Times-PicayuneFriday August 29, 2008, 9:32 PMOn what would normally be a slow summer weekday, the three employees at Gretna Gun Works Inc. frantically tended to a crush of customers admiring the racks of shotguns and rifles lined up behind...

With over 4.8 million adults living in Washington State, there are about 258,000 permit holders, about 5.3 percent of the adult population. The Kitsap Sun has this discussion here:The license, or CPL, allows them to travel with a hidden gun among an unknowing public. License holders jumped from about 179,000 to 258,000, 43 percent, between 2003 an...

Rasmussen Reports: Voter confidence in the War on Terror is at the highest level ever recorded since Rasmussen Reports began regular tracking in January 2004. Fifty-four percent (54%) of American voters now think the United States and its allies are winning the war. Like too many things, this could cut either way. While it should be good news for t...

Muskogee, OklahomaFrom the Tulsa World of August 28, 2008Intruder shot in Muskogee home robberyA Muskogee man was being treated Wednesday night at Muskogee Regional Medical Center for gunshot wounds he sustained during what appears to be a home invasion, police said.Police Lt. Bert Poole said the investigation so far shows that Bernard Harlin, 36, ...

Guns are the canaries in the coal mine,a bellwether on how people really feel about freedom and individual responsibility. - Michael Bane ...

The Armed Canadian discusses a day at the Quantico range and some of the mathematics of long range rifle shooting. ...

I was reading Dick Posner's recent piece in the New Republic on the Heller case, and I have to admit I am quite puzzled by his arguments. Take this comment about Kelo:Another illuminating contrast to Heller is the recent Kelo decision. The Supreme Court held that the just compensation clause of the Fifth Amendment does not forbid a state to condem...

Ross Seyfried in Summer 2008 issue of Double Gun and Single Shot Journal: …The bottom line is there are about ninety million gun owners in the United States and only about four million members in the NRA. Essentially 96 percent of gun owners are riding on the coat tails of a very few. And yes, I am very aware of many of the thought processes ...

It is always fun to be on Steve's show. We will start off talking about my piece last week regarding Obama's view on guns....

I wonder about the Democreeps who callously joked about God sending Gustav to disrupt the Republican Convention? I wonder what they’re thinking now? Not only is that exceptionally bad theology, joking about such a thing reveals a cruel disregard for the lives hanging in the balance with this storm. Any God that would demolish an entire region...

Jeff Soyer writes: Let’s see, Obama’s kids are “off limits.” Sarah Palin’s aren’t. It’s a great point. Obama and his supporters have gone so far as to say that comments that Michelle Obama has maid while campaigning for her husband are off limits, but they can say that Sarah’s daughter MUST be the mother of their youngest ...

Joe Huffman has his impressions of the training we went through last weekend with Todd Jarrett.  Joe has had a good bit more training than I have.  Before this, I had only taken basic pistol. ...

In the wake of my articles discussing the pro gun republican candidate(s) and anti gun democratic candidates, I just wanted to take a moment to remind everyone that it is not only conservatives who support gun rights.  This author is not a die hard conservative, and neither are these gun owners.  There are people from [...]...

The Daily Kos had this "explosive new" post yesterday: "Sarah Palin Is NOT The Mother." Well, Trig was born in April and it turns out that Bristol is now five months pregnant. Does the Daily Kos really believe that Bristol got pregnant a second time in March? It is hard to think through how obnoxious these attacks are to different people. These...

Political opponents of the pro gun rights VP candidate Sarah Palin have begun a smear campaign against her, suggesting that she is not the mother of her recently born child.  Such a smear campaign is unproductive, doesn’t address the important political issues, and is the lowest of the low.: I discuss this in greater depth here. Tags: [......

Two teenagers who had been given city permission to write their messages protesting Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama's support for abortion on public sidewalks during the Democratic National Convention this week were shoved to the sidewalk, cuffed and arrested for doing just that.Because "Only Ones" want to go home at the end of th...

A left...and a right...Will anything land?The opposition is going for a knock-u...uh...out. And the left is showing savage animal attack instincts that ought to make every thinking person glad to have a gun--it's truly not hard to imagine a "Killing Fields" scenario if hate-consumed Daily Kos lunatics ever gain real power.It's pretty bad when even ...

Looks like Langhorne Rod and Gun Club hosted a pretty interesting practical rifle match over the weekend.  I may have to look into joining this club, since it seems they do a lot of fun matches with rifles we’re told have no sporting use. ...

For the foregoing reasons, the Court has GRANTED defendant’s motion for a new trial.I meant to post on this a few days back but got wrapped up in other stuff and plumb forgot.It's good news.Is there any doubt that the purpose of BATFU is to destroy people who are no threat? I guess that explains a lot.Y'know, we want to make it home at the end of...

The bicentennial committee said that they would be contacting the State Attorney General and make a complaint with him. They said that they will let him look into the situation... A situation they are calling a scam.That seems harsh, considering the totality of circumstances and the opinion of the gun shop spokesman they interviewed.I can understan...

Spurred by fear of a violent attack or because they’ve survived one, more Washingtonians are getting a concealed pistol license. License-holders jumped from about 179,000 to 258,000, 43 percent, between 2003 and 2007.Does somebody want to tell this idiot the people have spoken?Now if we can just start working on this "license" trap everybody seem...

Happy Labor Day...

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