I'm trying, folks!  I'm trying really hard!  I will say this:  some Congressleeches finally listened to their constituents, and despite sanctimonious blathering by Barney Frank (D-umbass, MA) and shrill screeching by Darth Skeletor Pelosi (D-imwit, CA) about how the current "emergency" is all the fault of the BushCoHalliburton Evil R...

This article from Philadelphia about the PA preemption law masquerades as news but is actually a blatant opinion piece. It presents only the point of view of the anti-gun people without a single quote from the other side or even an acknowledgement that there is another side. This is despicable, as the writer is promoting the limitation of a constit...

The same youtube channel TheMouthPiece which posted Burning Down the House also has a video comparing the experience of Palin vs Obama: ...

This video link was sent to me by one of my blog readers - thanks Shawn! The facts behind the current Economic Crisis - Obama is trying to pin the crisis on Bush when he should actually be looking......

Having a gun that is comfortable for the user to hold and fire is important.  A gun that doesn’t fit the user will be unpleasant to shoot, and accuracy will suffer.  This article addresses such considerations when selecting a gun: Long gun stock length For those looking to buy a rifle or shotgun, the length of the [...]...

At least 18 times since 2001 Democrats blocked efforts at overhauling Fannie and Freddie even as accounting scandals and executive rip offs became public....

Several members of Buckeye Firearms joined hunters, anglers and trappers from across that state this past weekend at the United States Sportsman’s Alliance's 12th Annual "Save Our Heritage Rally" held in Columbus on September 27th. The event, as always, was a well-organized flurry of activity, as guns, hunting trips and other outdoors accessories...

Mother & daughter team Joy & Faith Ferkel are making headlines in Ohio and across the nation as concealed handgun license (CHL) instructors. The Fremont News-Messenger recently featured photos of the pair, decked out in Second Amendment Sisters t-shirts, explaining pistol mechanics and proper loading techniques to students during one of th...

Question: is a requirement of unanimous vote to convict part of the Sixth Amendment, and is it incorporated against the States? The petition for cert. is up for vote in the first conference of the Supremes, likely to be announced in a few days. The Sixth Amendment on its face says nothing about the question, but as the petition notes, it's quite c...

Things the Barrett Optical Range System (B.O.R.S.) told me: Cartridge: M-33 Ball Temperature: 85 degrees Barometric Pressure: 31.1 inches of Mercury Target Range: 444 Yards Roll Sensor (Left - Right): Level Pitch sensor (angle of barrel): Internally compensated. . . . My response: BOOM ! Sending 661-grain match grade projectiles downrange with ...

… isn’t the only city practicing catch and release to the detriment of the safety of its police officers. ...

In the initial post Gunz N Mexico I referenced an article in the Dallas Morning News that quoted an ATF agent as stating..."Right now, we know Texas is the No. 1 source of weapons smuggled into Mexico, with most of them coming from Houston and Dallas," Mr. Webb said.Now the ATF is targeting California as a major supplier of guns to the Mexican drug...

Ed Leamer was one of my professors at UCLA in graduate school, someone who I learned a lot from. For those interested, here are his thoughts on the current bailout problems. It is well worth the read.Thanks to Craig Newmark for pointing to this piece....

I've got to leave, will be for likely 10 days, not vacation but work. Barkley won't miss me too badly, as Tam is going to housesit for me til I get back, and I'll have a little time to post some posts while I'm gone. But I'm reluctant to leave as it feels like I just got back. Perhaps I'm just tired. Normally most mornings I feel about 17, unles...

Story here. On the one hand, the Court of Appeals upheld a ruling striking down Jersey City's one-gun-a-month ordinance. On the other, a bill to impose the same limitation statewide is moving ahead....

A former co-worker of mine, who knows that I’m a fan of firearms, sent me the following: Tags: humor Related Articles World’s Smallest Revolver Video Clip The Solution to Crime is Not a Handgun Ban, but a Hand Ban Rubber Band Gun Video Clip Reasons to Support Gun Control How To Prevent All Gun Related Crime Video Clip A ...

Minor aside: Congressman Ed Royce is someone who I got to know pretty well back when I was in graduate school....

Well, not at the moment.The 132 Republicans and 92 Democrats who voted against the will of the Administration and Party Leadership deserve our thanks. Yes the Market tanked, as should be expected , but we now have a chance to figure out a much better way to resolve this crises. I am a believer in "Efficient Markets" and understand that the artifi...

I’ve been reading voraciously about this financial crisis facing our country, and there’s a lot of quality econ blogs out there with good information about it.  My instincts tell me that a government bailout of people who made poor choices is bad.  But the financial system grinding to a halt would also be bad. So is this something to ...

My bank name has tracked exactly to the name of our Hockey/Basketball arena in Philadelphia.  First it was the CoreStates Center, then CoreStates got bought out by First Union, which got bought out by Wachovia.  So I wake up this morning and find out my bank has failed, and is now owned by Citigroup.  So the Citigroup Center it is, and it will a...

People say to me Hey, Uncle, it’s been a good hour or so since congress failed to save us and, well, I kinda thought we’d all be dead by now. And I’m not. So, what’s up with that? Well, the problem is a bit overstated. You see, a while back someone decided that home ownership was good. So, people came up with ways to ensure ...

My next door neighbors whom I adore are desperately trying to avoid foreclosing on their house. They've already moved to another house and are trying to find anyone to rent or buy their house. I remember seeing online how much they paid for it and couldn't understand how anyone would put that much money into a house that, honestly, needed a lot of ...

about all this market crash stuff is that somewhere, there are a bunch of people who are already figuring out ways to make money off of this. Those are the capitalists upon who's shoulders we all ride. Of course, the government bail out program will do nothing but patch the leaking dyke with papier-mâché, holding back the leak just long enough to...

Robb beat me to another one.  This one is from The Bulletin: Here’s a quick lesson in the law. If you’re a convicted felon, as Giddings was (and a very dangerous one at that), you can never legally buy a gun again. Never. That means that the weapon he used to kill Officer McDonald was obtained illegally. So no matter how tough you make...

The NY Post has this:Three months after Rep. Charlie Rangel admitted he improperly converted a rent-stabilized apartment into his political campaign office - and promised to give it up - the embattled pol still has not moved out.For the past decade, Rangel's political operation has been headquartered in a $682-a-month, one-bedroom apartment at Leno...

Is it me or do the rest of you find this hilarious?Somali pirates seized a Ukrainian cargo ship carrying 32 T-72 tanks plus a full load of ammunition for same as well as infantry small arms. That's a handy little combined arms battalion right there.Sometimes, you just can't make this stuff up. The best stories often occur right here in real life....

Geez, if it wasn’t for Sebastian, I wouldn’t of heard about it, here’s another article about JC’s wishful thinking of *One Hand Gun per Month*. “State law permits locally sensitive responses to local issues such as public safety. Fewer guns on the streets increases public safety. This is not an issue that confronts eve...

A group of pastors have decided to defy IRS rules against endorsing or speaking against candidates. While an argument could be made that the IRS is not stifling free speech, because they are only saying that a church cannot maintain a tax exempt status if they engage in political speech, it is clearly trying to affect a form of both free speech, an...

The new piece can be found here and starts off this way:Many see last week’s reported spike in unemployment insurance claims as a signal of the economy’s weakness. There will be more questions this Friday when September’s unemployment numbers are released. In fact, it is a sign of Washington at work.The number of new unemployment claims soa...

Tonight on your six o’clock news, ZOMFG WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!!!1111one!1. As you were. ...

<img alt="Kansas NFA Class 3 firearms" src="http://www.guntrustlawyer.com/guns.gif" width="140" height="119" align="left" style="margin-right: 5px;"  /> There are several type of Class 3 items that are restricted by the National Firearms Act. Each state can impose additional restrictions on the sale, purchase, and transfer of class 3 fir...

1) No reform -- the bailout bill refuses to address any of the government regulations that caused the problem to begin with. The "private profits, socialized losses" issue will still be there.2) Assume for a moment that the claims of panic driving down the value of assets, this bill isn't the right way to solve the problem. Other more direct refo...

The story from the AP is here:ATLANTA (AP) -- Gun rights groups are appealing a federal judge's decision to dismiss a lawsuit that sought to allow licensed gun owners to pack heat in parts of the world's busiest airport.U.S. District Judge Marvin Shoob tossed the lawsuit on Friday, ruling that GeorgiaCarry.org failed to prove that a new Georgia law...

Apparently, most Republicans opposed the bailout in any case, but one wonders what Pelosi's motivation was to give this speech? The entire issue of Pelosi attacking the Republicans for not showing up for marking up the bill when they weren't even told where the meeting would take place is also bizarre. Calling the Republicans unpatriotic was biza...

Jersey City lost its appeal in its efforts to uphold its one-gun-per-month gun rationing scheme.  Good news, but it’s probably going to prompt the legislature to act on a state-wide bill to do the same thing.  After all, all those cousin humping rednecks in the Northwest and Southern parts of New Jersey keep killing themselves, and someone ...