Friday, September 26, 2008

Flame on

by SayUncle September 26, 2008 SayUncle

You know what we haven’t argued about in a while? Fixing the AR-15. So, the US Army is asking the industry for ideas to improve it.
Like past efforts at exactly this effort and efforts to develop the Joint Combat Pistol, it will go no where. Except that some gun makers will probably make some really [...]

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Do you love me question mark?

by SayUncle September 26, 2008 SayUncle

FYI, smart quotes aren’t.
They keep getting turned into question marks.
And I wanna hold you in parenthesis.

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Must stop the signal

by SayUncle September 26, 2008 SayUncle

Xrlq addresses the Obama Campaign’s threats on the first amendment:
Apparently, it?s not enough for Barack the Bully to have the Washington Post, the New York Times, the L.A. Times Jake Tapper, Annenberg Political (humorously known as ?Factcheck.org?) and every other mainstream media outlet in its pocket. No, that?s not good enough; you got to stop [...]

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W00t!

by Tam September 26, 2008 View from the Porch

The post, she is up!

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The NRA Ad Obama Doesn’t Want You To See

by SayUncle September 26, 2008 SayUncle
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Liberal Fascism…

by Tam September 26, 2008 View from the Porch

Okay, so Jonah Goldberg is pretty doctrinaire, and we expect that, but his history is pretty good. I just got three chapters in, and reading a whole chapter about Woodrow Wilson got me agitated enough that I had to set it down. How did such a reprehens…

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More Media BS

by Rustmeister September 26, 2008 Rustmeister's Alehouse

Kevin Baker points us to more media BS.

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…now with 90% less content!

by Tam September 26, 2008 View from the Porch

Sigh.Between the gun board drama starting to boil over and beating my head against the WordPress wall this morning, I’ve got bupkis. It’s a good post that would have gone up at Casa Marko, but I haven’t been doing my usual surfing and such that turns u…

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It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s a Trademark Violation!

by David Codrea September 26, 2008 The War on Guns

I just sent the following email to DC Comics:I’m writing to determine if there have been any changes to your Rights and Permission guidelines, or alternately, if your trademark/copyright claims on the Superman “S” symbol have expired.If so, I’d like to…

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Permit Revoked for lawfully carrying

by SayUncle September 26, 2008 SayUncle

In Pennsylvania, Lebanon County PA Sheriff Michael DeLeo revoked Meleanie Hain’s concealed carry permit because she was open carrying while watching a soccer game.

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Weird

by SayUncle September 26, 2008 SayUncle

Forget those gun cameras, how about machine gun cameras.

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The infamous Glock 7

by SayUncle September 26, 2008 SayUncle

That punk pulled a GLOCK 7 on me. You know what that is? It’s a porcelain gun made in Germany. It doesn’t show up on your airport X-ray machines, and it costs more than you make here in a month.

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posse comitatus

by SayUncle September 26, 2008 SayUncle

The Army Times:
The 3rd Infantry Division?s 1st Brigade Combat Team has spent 35 of the last 60 months in Iraq patrolling in full battle rattle, helping restore essential services and escorting supply convoys.
Now they?re training for the same mission ? with a twist ? at home.
Beginning Oct. 1 for 12 months, the 1st BCT will [...]

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Federal law applies in NYC too

by SayUncle September 26, 2008 SayUncle

The FOPA stipulates it is a defense to state gun charges for those traveling interstate with their firearms so long as possession is legal in state they start in and the state the end up in. And the weapon is unloaded, etc. NYC has long ignored that law and prosecuted people anyway. Well, a [...]

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Gun Porn

by SayUncle September 26, 2008 SayUncle

Rock River Arms Entry Tactical.
Over at Outdoor Life, even.

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Democrats and guns

by SayUncle September 26, 2008 SayUncle

Senate Democrats block the DC gun bill:
Majority Whip Richard J. Durbin , D-Ill., objected, calling the bill an attempt ?take away the authority? of the city to write its own gun laws.
Hutchinson said it is ?the prerogative of Congress? to make laws affecting the District.
Gun-rights advocates say the District government is not abiding by a [...]

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B_O

by SayUncle September 26, 2008 SayUncle

A list of Barack’s middle names as seen in various places.

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The gun that never was

by SayUncle September 26, 2008 SayUncle

HK G11 that fired caseless ammo. Not that it mattered. They wouldn’t sell you one. Because you suck and we hate you.

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gun cooties

by SayUncle September 26, 2008 SayUncle

Concealed carry holders: They mostly seem like ordinary folks.

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Lawyers to crush dissent

by SayUncle September 26, 2008 SayUncle

Obama’s lawyers sent letters to TV stations telling them to stop running NRA ads or we’ll shut you down. Kinda funny that the ads aren’t even running in one of the places they’re threatening. Dissent must be silenced.
Sebastian says: This is Chicago politics at its finest folks. If you can?t win fair, win [...]

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Let the Write-In Campaign Begin! – Updated

by Rustmeister September 26, 2008 Rustmeister's Alehouse

Vote for Caleb Ahab!Well, my fellow Americans, the plan is simple and three fold:1. Vote for me – this way everything I do after you elect me is totally legal2. A really big claw hammer.3. ChangeWith my hammer, I will literally beat within an inch of t…

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Let the Games Begin

by David Codrea September 26, 2008 The War on Guns

The Concord team won three of the seven challenges. They were: “Jungle Trail,” where participants run through a winding downhill course through a wooded area and then shoot at targets; “Team Assault,” where teams of two run through a short obstacle cou…

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Sorry, folks…

by Tam September 26, 2008 View from the Porch

I’m having zero luck in figuring out how to get my guest post up over at The Munchkin Wrangler.I’m really lovin’ this WordPress thing. Only not.

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Urban Policy

by David Codrea September 26, 2008 The War on Guns

Address Gun Violence in Cities: As president, Barack Obama would repeal the Tiahrt Amendment, which restricts the ability of local law enforcement to access important gun trace information, and give police officers across the nation the tools they need…

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Quote of the Day – Just Want to Be Loved Edition

by Peter September 26, 2008 Firearms and Freedom

It’s time to free the evil rifles, folks. They’ve done nothing wrong. They just want to be loved and brought to the range just like all the nice wood-stocked ones… – Jay G
Check out the rest, some good “assault weapon/not assault weapon” pics.
      

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Friday Funnies

by Rustmeister September 26, 2008 Rustmeister's Alehouse

More headlines!Even after 20+ years in the Army, the acronym count in this one boggles my mind:File this under NSS (no shit, sherlock):Priorities. You don’t have them straight: .

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More Democrats Wanted: Inquire Within

by David Codrea September 26, 2008 The War on Guns

Hoping to boost voter turnout in a historic presidential election year, civil rights groups and other advocacy organizations are trying to get as many ex-felons as possible to cast ballots in November.How about RKBA, too? I mean, if they’re rehabilitat…

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Truth in Advertising

by David Codrea September 26, 2008 The War on Guns

Obama’s lawyer threatens TV stations that run NRA adHere’s the opening salvo.Here’s the return fire.One of the favorite projections of the left is that 2A advocates only focus on guns and ignore the rest of the Bill of Rights.As we can see, except wh…

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We’re the Only Ones Revoking Enough

by David Codrea September 26, 2008 The War on Guns

A woman’s concealed-weapons permit was revoked after other parents complained about seeing her carrying a loaded handgun at her 5-year-old daughter’s soccer game…DeLeo cited a section of state law that bars the issuance of concealed-weapons permi…

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The Court of Public Opinion Makers

by David Codrea September 26, 2008 The War on Guns

Until and unless journalists improve their performance, far more innocent people will be imprisoned than the criminal justice system seems likely ever to acknowledge. The logical extension of the preceding statement seems obvious, but I’ll say it any…

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This Day in History: September 26

by David Codrea September 26, 2008 The War on Guns

In Philadelphia, John Hancock writes to Washington on behalf of the Continental Congress asking him to prepare winter quarters for his men. Edward Rutledge of South Carolina makes a motion to have Washington discharge “all the Negroes as well Slaves as…

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