Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Quote of the day – Socializing Failure Edition

by Peter September 23, 2008 Firearms and Freedom

It looks like Hugo Chavez down in Venezuela has more brains than our leaders–he only nationalizes businesses that make a tidy profit.  We, on the other hand, seem to be adopting a “drawbacks only” style of socialism, where profit remains privatized, but failure is socialized. – Marko the Munchkin Wrangler
      

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Star PD

by Rio Arriba September 23, 2008 Outback Notes

The Star PD was among the first of the small, lightweight .45s to enter the market. It’s a sleek, well-made little pistol that was very popular with LEOs in the late 70s and early 80s as a back-up, and in a few cases that I know about as a main weapon….

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NRA Ads Hit Obama

by VSSA September 23, 2008 Virginia Shooting Sports Assoc.

The NRA is now running ads in battleground states on cable television stations CMT, CNN, DISC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN News, ESX, FXNC, GOLFm HIST, MIL, NFL, Outdoor Channel, Speed, Spike, TBS, TNT, TWC, and Versus that target hunters and veterans. Both ads…

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Fact Checking Fact Check

by SayUncle September 23, 2008 SayUncle

Seems FactCheck is feeling the hope and change. Or rather, they’re not fans of NRA’s ads that highlight Barack Obama’s record on guns. You would think that, since fact check is part of the name, that they would actually, you know, like check facts and stuff. But you’d be wrong. Tom alerted [...]

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That All Depends on the Meaning of the Word “Pistol”

by David Codrea September 23, 2008 The War on Guns

This is from a BATFU letter that Sebastian has posted concerning the Palm Pistol.The second thing I notice is, the developer can rely on current definition and invest the farm, and then have the invention reclassified and lose it all. How is this allow…

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Well, see, that depends on your definition of “is”…

by Tam September 23, 2008 View from the Porch

Sebastian-PGP points out that Obama is not pro-2nd Amendment in much the same way that the sea is not above the sky.What is interesting about some of those making the assertion that Barry O. has seen the pro-gun light is that they require that we ignor…

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Gun Porn

by SayUncle September 23, 2008 SayUncle

The Gun Blog 45.

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neat

by SayUncle September 23, 2008 SayUncle

Action Airgun starts today.
I know quite a few folks seem to be into this.

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His loss, your gain

by SayUncle September 23, 2008 SayUncle

Springfield 1911

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Guns in DC

by SayUncle September 23, 2008 SayUncle

Remington involved in the First Shots training program.

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Revenue Cameras

by SayUncle September 23, 2008 SayUncle

Red light cameras do not improve safety. No surprise. They’ve never been about safety and only about dollars.

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The Power of Signs

by David Codrea September 23, 2008 The War on Guns

“Only Ones” exempted, of course.Maybe the armed robber couldn’t read. He probably won’t go through the state-mandated waiting period or pay any background check fees, either. Heck, I’ll bet he didn’t even have the sign-required carry permit–hardly an…

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Virginia and South Carolina Agree to CHP Reciprocity

by VSSA September 23, 2008 Virginia Shooting Sports Assoc.

For Virginia gun owners who like to vacation in South Carolina, the Virginia State Police have acknowledged that Virginia now has full reciprocity with South Carolina. South Carolina has not updated their web site yet so you may want to wait until that…

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School Shooting in Finland

by David Codrea September 23, 2008 The War on Guns

At least nine people have been killed and two others seriously wounded in a shooting spree at a vocational college in Finland, police and officials say.I’m noticing a recurring theme in most news accounts–pointing out Finland’s relatively less restric…

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Timing is Everything

by David Codrea September 23, 2008 The War on Guns

Report of gun threat brings police to schoolAnd if someone with evil intent had brought one, the police would have been just in the nick of time to do what, exactly?

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A Subtle Distinction

by David Codrea September 23, 2008 The War on Guns

A store clerk fatally shot a man in an attempted robbery Monday afternoon at 27th Street and Prospect Avenue, police said.There’s a difference between giving them what they want and giving them what they deserve.

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Ah, the common man.

by Tam September 23, 2008 View from the Porch

So CNN would like us to know that a majority of the people they polled think that they know who exactly is responsible for the iceberg that has hulled the USS Economy.Would this be a majority of the people who think that bailouts are to “save [lawmaker…

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Obama bumper sticker fever:

by Tam September 23, 2008 View from the Porch

Catch it!

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An Enumerated Power

by David Codrea September 23, 2008 The War on Guns

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said reducing Jacksonville’s murder rate and protecting the St. Johns River would be priorities for him in the White House.I was worried for a second that he might be biting off more than he can chew, la…

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Y’know, they do this all out of order.

by Tam September 23, 2008 View from the Porch

Look, kids, if you’re feeling all emo and just can’t hack it anymore, nip off someplace quiet and shoot yourself first. Don’t drag all your classmates into your sicko little world.

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Tree People

by David Codrea September 23, 2008 The War on Guns

I want you to know that, trees, that we care!…Bring me to this rock, that has the most incredible life…First the Zargonian sympathizers and now this. Click the title link and shake your head in disbelief. You can’t make this stuff up.Lunatic emoti…

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Bubbles

by David Codrea September 23, 2008 The War on Guns

Don’t float in a bubble. I guarantee it will burst sooner or later.Mike H bursts a few bubbles.

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Qualified Immunity

by David Codrea September 23, 2008 The War on Guns

Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency.Hey, whose money do you think it is, anyway? Besides, what …

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The Battle of Athens

by David Codrea September 23, 2008 The War on Guns

Sunday’s incident was the latest in a string of shootings in Athens over the summer. So far this year, there have been 14 shootings in the area, said Steve Whitmore, a sheriff’s department spokesman. Eleven shootings reported since June left eight peop…

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This Day in History: September 23

by David Codrea September 23, 2008 The War on Guns

On September 23, 1775, a group of patriots living in the northern section of the Town gathered in Cow Neck – modern day Port Washington – and declared their allegiance to the revolutionary cause by formally seceding from the Town of Hempstead which…

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