I’ve recently discussed the self defense shooting of Antwun Parker, who was part of an armed robber team that attacked an Oklahoma City pharmacy.  I’ve also discussed how the dead armed robber’s family wrongfully blamed the pharmacy worker who acted in self defense.  That pharmacy worker, Jerome Ersland has since been charged wi...

Obama ignoring science:President Obama's push to force Americans into smaller cars ignores one big problem -- small cars are less safe than big cars. Ignoring this fact will cost lives.Mr. Obama announced new miles-per-gallon regulations on May 19 that mandate that automobiles achieve 42 mpg by 2016. During last year's presidential campaign, Mr. Ob...

Many have frequently said that the statement "I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who wasn't lived that life" was taken out of context. Yet, when one reads the entire statement, it is actually worse. Immediately preceding the quote in ques...

The Newark Advocate is reporting that almost four people came in every business day through the first three months of the year, 252 in all, to either renew or seek a new permit to arm themselves discretely in public, according to figures from the Licking County Sheriff's Office. During the same period in 2008, the story notes 107 people sought con...

Republican State Representative Josh Mandel, a former endorsee of Buckeye Firearms Association, has announced his candidacy for State Treasurer not through the traditional press release or press conference, but via a video posted on his website, www.JoshMandel.com. Mandel, who served two tours of duty in Iraq as an intelligence specialist with the ...

In addition, New York’s airports are gateways to the world, and you can travel to many global locations which are even stricter than New York City in their restrictions on gun ownership. You may find Cuba, Darfur, and North Korea to be especially pleasant places. – Dave Kopel, in Guns in Parks: The Hoplophobes’ Travel Guide to the Uni...

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Traction Control has just received confirmation - and permission to announce this Breaking News:  Alan Gura the Attorney who won the Heller case in the Supreme Court will be attending Gunblogger Rendezvous in Reno! Travel arrangements have been made and Traction Control is welcoming Alan to a weekend of good fun and guns at GBR IV. If you haven&#...

Marko shares the five most embarrassing albums on his iPod.  Let’s see here, and go through that which I am not proud.  Not much really, but let’s go ahead anyway: Not one, but two Meatloaf albums. Duran Duran’s Greatest Hits. At least one Elton John album. Two operas by Gilbert and Sullivan (H.M.S. Pinafore and the Pirates of ...

Thanks to Instapundit for this great article by P.J. O’Rourke: Forty years ago the pimply kid down the block, using $3,500 in saved-up soda-jerking money, procured might and main beyond the wildest dreams of Genghis Khan, whose hordes went forth to pillage mounted upon less oomph than is in a modern leaf blower. It is an excellent story on Am...

There's a lot of confusion, misunderstanding, and downright lies about assault weapons, so in true My Gun Culture fashion I hope to clarify this once and for all. Assault Weapons are sneaky little morphing bastards. They have a unique ability to change their DNA day to day, hour to hour, and news broadcast to news broadcast. Just ask Dan Rather. U...

Gun Pundit finds a case where cooperating didn’t work out too well. ...

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This is pretty outrageous on Obama's part. From the Jerusalem Post:Senior Israeli officials were dismissive and defiant on Saturday night, following Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's visit to Washington, highlighted by a report in which PA officials said the leadership is waiting for US pressure to bring down the Netanyahu government...

Not a photoshop: It’s an advertisement for a huge 2002 Trek-themed paintball tournament. More info here. Via Jeff’s Gameblog. ...

So, my pal Joanna is going to be on Jeopardy! on Wednesday, June 3rd. Jeopardy! is, of course, hosted by one Alex Trebek, who also appeared in the X-Files episode, "Jose Chung's From Outer Space" with Charles Nelson Reilly, who was in Cannonball Run II with Burt Reynolds, who was in Striptease with Demi Moore, who was in A Few Good Men with Kevin B...

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General Knox who has deservedly acquired the character of One of the most valuable Officers in the service, and who combating almost innumerable difficulties in the department he fills, has placed the Artillery upon a footing, that does him the greatest Honor. He, I am persuaded, would consider himself injured by an Appointment superseding his comm...

"Steyn’s only mistake here is to assume that Obama would have any serious interest in American exceptionalism in the world. As far as Obama is concerned, what is exceptional about America is Obama."*Snerk*...

(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) I'd like to revisit three stories we've discussed recently and share some new information and observations. Wiping out the myth that cops are more responsible with guns than citizens On May 21 we presented &quot... ...

(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) I'd like to revisit three stories we've discussed recently and share some new information and observations. Wiping out the myth that cops are more responsible with guns than citizens On May 21 we presented &quot... ...

...that I think are worth your while.The first is from The Whited Sepulchre, a North Texas Libertarian who really does have his head on straight. His post?2 charts, 300 Million Chumps, No Change, and a ChallengeNext, from 2A Musing, we have some Friday financial fun. If you are a casual stock trader, this is an important read.If you have any money ...

If you are immune to the mockery of your friends, Marko challenges you to list the five most embarrassing albums on your iPod.I'm safe for the moment, because my Nano only holds 4 gigs of stuff, which means that there's nothing in there but some really hip, happenin', cool music and a couple of episodes of Firefly. ("Out Of Gas" and "Jaynestown", i...

The English aircraft industry, like Australian fauna, has always been weird and insular and quite frequently turns out creatures that may not be evolutionary successes, but are spectacular in their oddness nonetheless....

Looking at some really good gun belts, under a sign reading "AMISH LEATHER BELTS":Me: "Who knew the Amish had such thick hides?"RX: "Have you ever tried skinning one? Oh, they make such a fuss! It's a good thing they're pacifists, because they look like they'd probably bite you if they weren't, and then you'd have to stun 'em or something."...

What do you do when the power suddenly fails and you find yourself in the pitch dark with a feeling that not all is well? Due to the recent surge of violent home invasions that include the invaders cutting the power and the phone lines before they invade, the answer to this question should be rethought - and looking out the window to see if th...

Marshall Tucker Band "Long Hard Ride"....

Even the New York Times seems worried that Sotomayor might be vulnerable on the racial quota issue.she has described her academic struggles as a new student at Princeton from a Roman Catholic school in the Bronx — one of about 20 Hispanics on a campus with more than 2,000 students.She spent summers reading children’s classics she had missed in ...

As reported, 29 year old Ronald Penn and an accomplice broke into a house on the 2200 block of SW 57.  The home owner had just returned home for lunch, and fearing for his safety from the criminals, drew the concealed pistol that he was lawfully carrying.  The home owner fatally shot Penn, and his [...]...

This last week was the birthday of John Wayne. One of my childhood heroes. He was a man's man, a true warrior. I can't imagine "the Duke" eating Arugula Salad and hugging people who openly state that the U.S. is evil.Do you think any of us as little kids would have watched Gun Smoke if Marshall Dillon, when confronted by evil, started a petition ...

Lima, OhioFrom the May 8, 2009 LimaOhio.com:LIMA - A wannabe burglar may be walking around with a lead reminder of a Friday break-in. Lima Police believe the man who reportedly broke into a home in the 800 block of West Wayne Street early Friday morning may have been shot by the home's owner. The incident occurred just before 4 a.m. Friday, accordi...

Columbia, South CarolinaFrom the May 28, 2009 Columbia The State: A 29-year-old woman who broke windows at a house behind Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia was shot in the head by the homeowner, a Richland County sheriff’s spokesman said.The bullet grazed the woman, who was slightly injured, the spokesman said Tuesday.The woman who broke the ...

Oklahoma City, OklahomaFrom May 19, 2009 KFOR channel 4:OKLAHOMA CITY -- One burglar may be considering a different profession after nearly losing his life during a break-in, last Wednesday.Heather Fitzgerald says she was checking e-mail in her garage with the garage partially open. Shortly before 3:00 a.m., however, an intruder crawled in.Heather ...

Test post.From my phone....

A friend told me that he that he had to write my name in to vote....