The village of Oak Park, IL is one of only a few municipalities in the United States which still has a ban on the ownership of handguns for self defense, despite the Supreme Court’s ruling in D.C. v Heller.  In spite of the decades long handgun ban, there are weekly (and sometimes daily) armed robberies [...]...

Lessee, how can I put this? Well, I’m glad I recorded last night. I have Sarah on my DVR now for those nights when my enthusiasm fades. The speakers tonight just lacked the sparkle of last night. There was a definite feeling of anti-climax about the evening. Tim Palenty delivered a journeyman grade presentation. Sam Brownback was flashy but i...

I think McCain gave a solid speech, probably not as dynamic as Sarah Palin’s, not as much the “watercooler talk,” but I think that he played well to his strengths as a reformer and a fiscal Conservative. I don’t think that McCain needed a speech that eclipsed Sarah Palin’s. She needed a speech to introduce herself to A...

By Chad D. Baus She didn't raise a musket above her head during her speech at the Republican National Convention, and there have not (yet?) been cries of "from my cold dead hands" on the campaign trail, but for all the renewed enthusiasm among the pro-gun voting block, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin might as well have done both. Many Americans are com...

By John Longenecker Something for non-gun owner voters to understand about candidates' views on guns and a new ticket...a real new ticket. The subject came up in the Democrat Convention, 2008. The Democrat view of banning guns will never touch crime, because it focuses on the iron and not the behavior of criminals. It profoundly ties the hands of ...

I started watching with Tom Ridge.  *yawn*.  I voted for this guy for Governor twice, but voted against him in the Republican primary because I thought he was an empty suit.  All these years later, not much has changed my opinion, except he seems to be filling his suit out a lot better these days than back then.  Of course, the same charge coul...

I have to confess that I only listened to his speech (I am staying at a professor's house here in Clemson and I couldn't figure out how to get his TV to work), so possibly it came off better if one could see it, but I found large portions of the talk boring. The list of couples that he wanted to help in different parts of the country seemed to be ...

...I have been learning a new skill and watching the Republican National Convention.I am working on putting a slide show to music, time consuming but hopefully something you will enjoy.As for the convention, it is a good thing that Senator McCain chose Governor Palin for VP...

On the day of John McCain’s speech at the Republican National Convention our favorite progressive site returns to its Stalinist ways. Via la purge. KnoxViews is a private club yet again. Only registered users may speak. Free Speech is a dangerous idea. We like danger here. By the way, great speech John. I mean Mr. President. ...

I'm downloading Chromium at this time and realizing that, oh shit, it's in C++. Let's see... The last time I did C++ was 1997 or 1998. Then I did my quick, but not so impressed jaunt with Java, followed by having to (yeeech!) do ASP. When .Net rolled around, I was more interested in Java. Heck, I was trying Python and anything else I could get my h...

Finally off duty, through the weekend. I'm not cut out for 15 hour days any more. It's time for a shot of something cold, and something to fill the tummy. Goodnight friends....

Sailor Curt does a fantastic job of illustrating what we were taught. I'm glad he did this because I was going to have to try to eventually, and I'm lazy....

I need everyone reading this to do me a quick favor. If I could get everyone in my little gun blog reading community to please place their right hand on their head. Thanks. Now that I'm a community organizer, I should be able to run for president, right?...

Glenn Beck created a great audio montage of Sarah Palin quotes....

As in, I'm changing chat clients so I can reach out to more people than just Microsoft Messenger. There's nothing wrong with the application or the service, but in order to talk to more people, I've switched to Pidgin which means I can use my AIM, gTalk, and Messenger account all in one application. For messenger, my user name is mspassport (@) rob...

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With the nominations for both parties wrapped up, they've set their stakes in the ground to outline their platforms. Compare the two parties views on your right to own a gun in this country...Democratic PartyFirearms We recognize that the right to bear arms is an important part of the American tradition, and we will preserve Americans' Second Amen...

Lissa Kay: Boom Chika Boom: Just some gals clinging to their religion & their guns, who are NOT bitter, but LOVE Sarah Palin. H/T to Uncle....

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Video here. Topic is the Palin nomination....

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I try not to rip of other people’s quotes of the day, so go check it out at Countertop’s. ...

In a courtroom this morning, Kilpatrick pleaded guilty to two felony counts of obstructing justice by committing perjury."Felony...?"Does that now make him a prohibited person against guns?I guess not--they took his picture down. Geez that's cold--he doesn't even officially resign until 7:00...! Kwam...uh...Commies do it all the time....

This is something I have struggled with for a long time — how to decide my vote? Could I vote for someone that I liked on the other issues, but who was on the wrong side of gun rights? This year, the question is purely academic because Obama-Biden is so offensive to me on gun rights and security issues that it isn’t much of a contest, but...

Fresh-baked rye and deli-sliced corned beef from the Fresh Market + Swiss cheese + kraut + Thousand Island + ~10min in the oven @ 350 = Contentment.It's been a crappy week on the whole, but at least my tummy is happy right now....

Make shotgun pellets like they did in the 19th Century: by dropping molten lead from the roof. ...

So thinks Lino A. Graglia of University of Texas School of Law.  Kurt takes him to task.  Apparently no one has ever told him the parable about Democracy being two wolves and a sheep deciding on what’s for dinner.  The courts have a role to play in our constitutional system, and I’m continually frustrated by conservative legal theori...

Sebastian has the details. I'm sure law abiding DC residents will be glad that they will finally be able to buy a gun but $125 is a high price to pay for doing the ATF regulated background check......

Crimson Trace has signed on as a sponsor of next month's Gun Blogger Rendezvous. Cool. Unfortunately, Murdoc will once again have to miss out on the GBR festivities. I keep trying to make it, and it keeps not working out....

Shot a co-worker's Thompson last night. I knew that a major upside of the Thompson was that you felt very little recoil. I didn't know how little. Amazing. I shot consistently a little low (not a big fan of the thing's sights) but my grouping was awesome. A pleasure to shoot, but I wouldn't want to hump it around 24 hours a day like troops in W...

Tabasco wins....

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleads to two felonies. He'll resign, turn over his pension to the city as restitution, serve 120 days. The charges are based on perjury during a civil police whistleblower trial, and in denying that he tried to fire a police official who was investigating corruption committed by his inner circle. He still faces fe...

Crimson Trace are co-sponsoring the Gun Blogger Rendezvous this year with more free stuff.  That’s being held Oct 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th this year in Reno, NV.  Get more details here.  This is good news, and more signs that the shooting community are taking blogs seriously. ...

Our local news station, who up until now had been dutifly reporting the various manufactured Sarah Palin controversies, was sayin positive things, and running clips from her speech last night at the Republican National Convention, many of which were certainly not favorable to Obama.  They even ran her rant about how he wanted to raise taxes, which...

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