In an approximately 12 hour time frame, 5 people were reportedly shot to death in the city of Chicago, despite the longstanding handgun ban: Shavel Monegan, 29, was standing with a group of people in the 7000 block of South Michigan Avenue after 1 a.m. Saturday when someone approached and opened fire, police said. The crowd [...]...

I just realized that yesterday was my 1 year blogiversary. I posted my very first post on Sep 5th 2007 titled "Guns are Not Evil." I think I'll have a cupcake to celebrate. :)...

She apparently lost a bet with her husband.Palin Made a Bet With Her Husband About Whether Murkowski Would Get Into the Race — the Loser Had to Get a Tattoo. “Palin told The Associated Press that she and her husband, Todd, made a bet on whether Murkowski would run. If the governor says he’ll enter the race, Palin has to get the Big Dipper tat...

San Bernadino, CaliforniaFrom the San Bernadino Sun of September 5, 2008Homeowner routs burglars as bullets flyA homeowner who was awakened by burglars early Friday chased them away while firing his guns.Police surrounded the neighborhood in the 12000 block of San Timoteo Canyon Road and caught one of the burglars, but the other escaped, police sai...

San Antonio, TexasFrom KSAT of September 6, 2008Homeowner Fatally Shoots IntruderA home invasion on the city's east side Saturday ended in gunfire as the homeowner fatally shot the intruder, police said.According to police, the intruder broke in through a window, but he didn't make it far.The invasion and shooting happened Saturday at about 10 a.m....

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Range report mañana....

One of the cool events that shows up in Fort Worth is the annual Zest Fest. Zest Fest is put on by Chili Pepper Magazine and is chock full of folks showing off their salsas, rubs, seasonings and other fiery foods.Also at the festival today was Miss Texas. I took the opportunity to say "Hi" and shake her hand. Now, this will let you know why people ...

Dems make these charges and then back away. My belief is that they think that they can still get the points out there with relatively little damage to themselves. Anyway, here is yet another one of these statements.An original member of Barack Obama’s finance committee said Friday that Sarah Palin is putting her career above her family by accep...

Zogby has McCain getting a small bounce from the convention. The previous poll came after Obama's talk as well as the Palin announcement, so some of the benefit to McCain might have already been produced....

Business Week has a discussion here in their article on why Ford won't be selling its 65 mpg car in the US.Yet while half of all cars sold in Europe last year ran on diesel, the U.S. market remains relatively unfriendly to the fuel. Taxes aimed at commercial trucks mean diesel costs anywhere from 40 cents to $1 more per gallon than gasoline. . . ....

…when this stuff is going on: Girl Forced to Marry at Nine Murdered After She Sought Annulment A 17-year-old Pakistani girl forced to marry a 45-year-old when she was only nine was reportedly killed by her parents, according to the Weekend Australian. The murder has intensified despair among human rights workers in Pakistan over a recent spate ...

McCain had 38.9 million watching him, and Obama had 38.4 million. A 500,000 person difference. McCain got males and whites. Obama got women and blacks....

...Blackwater style "Duality", by Slipknot, just may have been the only song on the Blackwater Chow Hall Jukebox. It was the only song played.This is the little project I was working on, let me know if you like it....

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So, I was supposed to go to a benefit shoot today for a Leather Craftman who has fallen gravely ill, but due to Hurrican Hanna, I decided not to go.  I spoke with one of the Match Directors, who said it was happening rain or shine.  I don’t enjoy shootin’ in the rain, and from what I was told, it seemed that quite a number of people w...

Or maybe not: WASILLA, Alaska — The biggest project that Sarah Palin undertook as mayor of this small town was an indoor sports complex, where locals played hockey, soccer, and basketball, especially during the long, dark Alaskan winters. The only catch was that the city began building roads and installing utilities for the project before it ...

Tho there was probably no other wise course of action: Police hear a woman crying for help from inside a house, knocks at the door yield only more cries for help, they break in to rescue her .... And find a cockatoo , giving the cries in its owner's voice. A while back it got her in trouble with Child Protective Services, while I was practicing ...

Here’s my attempt to make a pro-McCain/Palin attack ad again Joe Biden.  With Barack Obama, I merely do not like his policies.  He’s a good orator, and a talented politician.  But very little can describe my loathing of Joe Biden.  If I were stuck on a deserted island with Joe Biden, assuming I couldn’t fashion a set of earmuf...

The big problem that you have in looking at polls of people who watched conventions is something called sorting. Republicans watch Republican conventions and Democrats watch Democratic conventions. The problem is probably even worse than that because it is usually the more hardcore in those groups who watch. A similar problem comes up with polls...

Check out the video at Breda’s. ...

And a machine shop. I had spoken with J.R. during our excursion to Blackwater about how I was trying to get a friend of mine to machine me a doodad I had designed to allow me to anneal my rifle cases using a drill. I don't anneal enough to invest in some fancy automated machine, so I used Google Sketch Up to design something I could fit into my dri...

The newest report is here:Texas officials say more than 440 children seized during an April raid on a polygamist ranch can safely live with their parents or guardians.Authorities feared some girls were being forced into underage marriages and boys were being raised to be perpetrators. The Texas Supreme Court later ruled the action was too broad and...

A federal officer was arrested Friday and charged with trafficking in undocumented immigrants in exchange for a sexual device, Cialis pills - used to treat erectile dysfunction - and $2,150 in cash.Y'know, when it comes to the "device," I don't even want to ask, and I'm sure I'm not the "Only One"......

Fox News has this story:John McCain’s presidential campaign prepared to chastise Democrats Saturday over leaving behind piles of miniature American flags after Barack Obama’s nomination acceptance speech last Thursday in Denver.Boy Scouts have arrived with 84 trash bags full of bundles of flags at the site of a McCain rally scheduled to begin a...

In his 8/29 episode of The Shot Show, Doc Wesson discusses the Internet Firearms Movie Database at ifmdb.org. It is a fun database that allows you to see what movies a particular type of firearm is......

"Locate, target and kill."Not that this would ever be abused......

YouTube here. By the end the gun is so hot that the trigger is burning his finger. That the gun keeps going is a tribute to the 1911 design, and to Para USA's execution of it. Hat tip to reader David McCleary.......

When are reporters going to learn that the Brady Campaign does not provide them with accurate or clear information? According to the Brady Campaign, Washington state has some of the most lax gun control laws in the country. There is no license, permit, or registration required to buy or own a handgun, and background checks are not automatically req...

Obama says he doesn’t have votes in Congress to ban guns Posted by Jacob on September 6, 2008 at 11:57 am Obama just won’t keep quiet about guns. The Wall Street Journal reports from the campaign trail in PA: “… A woman in the crowd told Obama she had “heard a rumor” that he might be planning some sort of gun ban upon being elected pre...

Brigid has a good review at Home on the Range There are a couple of features that make it worth a look at for a lady (or gentleman) looking for a nice concealed piece. Something going for it that is gaining favor in law enforcement work. It has replaceable backstraps for the grip, and comes with three different sizes. I have pretty big hands, thou...

...I support the re-imposition of the ban on the sale of assault weapons that expired in September 2004 because I believe these guns are used primarily for criminal rather than sporting intent.And your guns are safe with me....

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Sounds like a comunity event, doesn't it, like a street fair with cultural exhibits and food booths and stuff...?And here I thought for sure that toy gun "buyback" would put an end to this crap once and for all....

A boutique owner shot outside an East Village deli in July sued Craigslist for $10 million Thursday, claiming his assailant bought a gun through the online classified ad service.Yeah, well, one problem there:...prohibited or restricted items...Weapons and related items, including but not limited to firearms, disguised, undetectable or switchblade k...