There were many, many times this year when I may have disturbed you, troubled you, pestered you, irritated you, bugged you, or got on your nerves with all the posts I put up. So today I just wanted to tell you..... Tough Shit There are no changes scheduled for 2009 either! Carry on....

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Beth Fraser, the Director of Governmental Affairs in the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, was able to respond yesterday to my requests for information over the last couple of weeks. While I wasn't able to get any new data from them so as to compare the original decision on ballots with those decisions by the Minnesota Canvassing Board, ...

MSNBC has the story here:If you expect you'll be getting a refund from California when you file your 2008 state income tax return, be prepared: you may instead receive a "registered warrant." Translation: an IOU.California is rapidly running out of money. Blame it on the state budget deficit that continues to bleed billions of dollars from Californ...

Happy New Years folks.  You know, I just don’t really feel it.  I think 2009 is going to suck, in a big big way.  I hope you all enjoy the New New Deal. ...

I’ve been debating whether to write this article for a while, but the comments on a recent article have convinced me to go ahead and do so.  So, here are my thoughts on open carry (as opposed to concealed carry). The benefits of open carry 1. Having a gun for self defense. 2. Possibly changing anti-gun social norms [...]...

It's a beautiful winter day, clear, cloudless with the taste of adventure in the air. A good day to fly or be out on the water if it weren't for the strong breeze coming off the North Plains, knocking on my door with Arctic cold, a Jehovah's Witness of chilly repentance for this past week's 60 degree frolic. Time for a long drive into the city to...

The story on the Irish Environment minister can be found here:Spending billions on trying to reduce carbon emissions is one giant con that is depriving third world countries of vital funds to tackle famine, HIV and other diseases, Sammy Wilson said.The DUP minister has been heavily criticised by environmentalists for claiming that ongoing climatic ...

It looks like December will close out as my highest-traffic month of 2008, and the first time I've broken 60k in a month without an Instalanche. I'm tickled pink. Thanks, y'all!...

So I sat down to try and be sociable and watch a bowl game with Gunsmith Bob and his folks. I dusted off my football knowledge and prepared to be on the other side of the cheering section, since they were all rooting for the SEC team while I was pulling for the school from my home town.Unfortunately, North Avenue Trade School didn't give me much to...

Click here to view the embedded video. Time has posted fond farewells for 2008, and number 17 is Charlton Heston.  However, the writer seems confused: Offscreen, Heston was a figure of epic contradictions. In the ’60s he marched with Martin Luther King; in the ’90s he headed the National Rifle Association. There’s nothing contrad...

Traction Control wishes you a Happy New Year’s Eve! Be safe and we’ll see you on the other side in 2009. ...

Do you think that this might create a conflict of interest among newspapers? The story is here:NEW YORK (Reuters) - Connecticut lawmaker Frank Nicastro sees saving the local newspaper as his duty. But others think he and his colleagues are setting a worrisome precedent for government involvement in the U.S. press.Nicastro represents Connecticut's ...

...a pretty good year. Yeah the nation elected it's first Socialist president and the economy is in the tank. Reductions in overtime at work have resulted in a 23% pay cut and I work for a company that manufactures OEM automotive components so a salary recovery is not likely. But, there is a bright side.This year the JR clan gained a member with ...

Thank God the federal governments limited and enumerated powers don’t include education!  (*smirk* I can’t even say that with a straight face) - Sebastian       ...

Other bloggers review their best stories for the year.  I choose to satisfy my inner traffic whore and look at my traffic stats for the year.  They don’t look too bad: ...

My new Smith & Wesson 637-2. I should have more pics tomorrow.       ...

...the more I think Blagojevich must be using *67 to dial people like Burris, in order to keep their secretaries from saying things like "Governor Kryptonite is ringing line one. Should I pick it up?"...

1) The Tennessee trip is winding to a close. Gunsmith Bob and I had lunch with Unc, Michael Silence, Insty, and Helen today at Stir Fry Cafe. One of these days I'm going to remember to jot stuff down at these things because the conversation is always witty, and I thought to myself at least a half-dozen times "Oh, that's perfect; I am so blogging th...

I’m outta here. Be safe out there. ...

We have NFA Gun trust lawyers in several locations in Michigan to help purchase Title II firearms or those restricted under the National Firearms Act.  To purchase these items you need a Class 3 license or permit to take possession of the  SBR, SBS, or Machine Gun.Note there are some additional restrictions on the possession of t...

Quite a year for the second amendment. ...

MICHIGAN STATE GUN LAWS.pdf is a summary of the Michigan state gun laws.  Please download it to view detailed gun laws that may apply to NFA or Title II firearms ...

Very comprehensive story in the Hawaii Reporter....

Bill Wilson on calls for a new Department of Culture. ...

This link goes to the NRA News site, and the particular show will only be available for a few more hours...I have no idea why they do it that way, as it seems much valuable information is rendered inaccessible--or perhaps I just don't know how to navigate...?Anyway, enough bellyaching--the fact is, they gave Dan some time to plug his new Examiner.c...

Learn the difference between “it’s” (it is) and “its” (possessive, belonging to it). (See penalties here and here, just within the last few days.) That is all. Seriously, thanks for letting me blog here from time to time, and I hope everyone here has a great new year! ...

Sporadic posting till Monday, you all have a Safe and Happy New Year. And remember, no shooting your guns into the air! Use a backstop. ....

The Brady Campaign (formerly known as Handgun Control Inc.) filed a suit yesterday to block the rule change related to carrying firearms in National Parks.The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, and seeks an injunction to block the rule, which is scheduled to go into effect on January 9, 2009. In its press relea...

Race-Car Driver Danica Patrick Busted for Speeding I'm sorry, but that's funny. h/t goes out to Wyatt Earp, who has more commentary and a really nice picture of Danica. Really nice. ....

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The Apocalypse is Coming: What You Need to Pack [More]Interesting. But it looks like the techno-weenies forgot a thing or two...[Via fimvit]...

So I’m in the process of a (protracted) kitchen remodel. The big thing is that I’ve turned an old external-storage-room-cum-pantry into a utility room, and moved the washer and dryer from the kitchen into that room. This leaves a large open space in the kitchen where the washer and dryer used to be. My intention is to put additional ...

I’m telling ya, there’s something in the air & water here. To get mandatory prison time for possession of a firearm, an offender once had to commit a crime with the gun, like an armed robbery. Not anymore. Mere illegal possession now means time behind bars for all …… But here’s a trick, what exactly constitutes a...

Mere illegal possession now means time behind bars for all but a few — the result of a bill signed into law in January...One of those sponsors, Assemblyman Jon Bramnick, R-Essex, Morris, Somerset, Union, said a state attorney general's directive addressing the new law was supposed to provide immediate relief for the unintended targets of the legi...