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  • Texas: Grand jury: city homicide justifiable
    Weatherford, TexasFrom the Weatherford Democrat of April 29, 2009Grand jury: city homicide justifiableThe Weatherford home owner who shot and killed an intruder in March will not face criminal charges, a Parker County Grand Jury recently determined.After hearing a full offense report, which included witness statements and evidence, jurors declined ...
  • House passes credit-card curbs, debate moves to Senat...
    John Lott on May 5th, 2009
    From the WSJ.Many Senate Democrats want stricter limits on card companies' ability to raise rates on consumers who are paying their credit-card bills on time. But most Senate Republicans want credit-card companies to have the right to establish a price for credit based on risk. That means adjusting terms if a consumer's credit quality has deteriora...
  • Another Anti Self Defense News Article
    Learn About Guns on May 5th, 2009
    Recently, a pair of criminals tried to steal a man’s SUV and then run him over with it.  The criminals refused to stop driving towards the owner, and he used his gun to defend himself, saving his life and killing one of the criminals in the process. Reporting on this story, CNN’s anti gun [...]...
  • Your help improve access to hunting ground in the Buc...
    Buckeye Firearms Assoc. on May 5th, 2009
    The difficulty of obtaining access to hunting ground is increasingly given as a reason fewer hunters are going afield each year. Rumors of badly-behaved hunters and liability concerns are increasingly given as a reason fewer farmers are willing to give permission, even though Ohio's deer herd causes millions of dollars in damage to farmers' crops ...
  • Success comes early for these Ohio turkey hunters, ag...
    Buckeye Firearms Assoc. on May 5th, 2009
    The (Wooster) Daily Record is reporting that two proud fathers recently joined with their children on successful turkey hunts. Wes Martin's son, Dylan, 7, and Scott Ries' daughter, Abby, 6, each harvested a jake early in the 2009 season. From the story: "I'm a turkey-hunting nut. I've been hunting for years," said Ries. "Abby showed interest, so I ...
  • Columbus Gas Station Robber Shot
    Columbus, OhioFrom May 5, 2009 WBNS channel 10, Columbus:COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police said a man was shot when he tried to rob a northeast side gas station on Tuesday morning. The armed robber entered the BP gas station, located at 1959 17th Ave., shortly after midnight, 10TV's Tino Ramos reported. The man confronted the clerk, who had a gun behind th...
  • Why Democrat Politicians send their kids to private s...
    John Lott on May 5th, 2009
    From the WSJ: Two weeks ago, the Heritage Foundation highlighted this double standard with the release of a new study showing that 38% of the members of Congress are sending or have sent their children to private schools. That's more than three times the rate for rest of America. For Democrats especially, their choice of a private school for their...
  • Arkansas: ‘Case cleared’ in shooting of d...
    Conway, ArkansasFrom the Log Cabin Democrat of April 24, 2009'Case cleared' in shooting of dazed intruderThere will be no charges against any involved in an April 11 incident that resulted in a 20-year-old Conway man being shot in the leg after intruding into a home.Paul Willey told a Conway Police Department detective Brian Williams that he had be...
  • Goblins -18
    Traction Control on May 5th, 2009
    Clayton Cramer has another: “Resident shoots, kills intruder in Midvale apartment break-in” … the 26-year-old uncle of (two) sisters opened the door, a group of up to 10 tried to force their way inside. In a struggle at the door, one assailant stabbed the uncle in the hand, Salazar said. As the struggle continued inside, one assaila...
  • Bigtime Want
    Rustmeister's Alehouse on May 5th, 2009
    Gotta get me one of these:...
  • What did Specter get by switching parties?
    John Lott on May 5th, 2009
    Moving the Democrats to 60 votes seems to be an extremely valuable gain for them. A loss of his seniority and the prospect of a tough Democrat primary makes wonder why he switched. However, the Hill reports:Despite promises from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) that Sen. Arlen Specter (Pa.) would retain his seniority after switching par...
  • Book on Pigeon Shooting from 1896
    Snowflakes in Hell on May 5th, 2009
    This is an interesting book titled “Pigeon Shooting - With Instructions for Beginners and Suggestiosn for those who participate in the Sport of Pigeon Shooting.”  They aren’t talking about clay pigeon shooting.  This was back when live birds were used. If the pigeon does not at once leave the trap, a thing which rarely happens w...
  • Olofson Update
    Gun Pundit on May 5th, 2009
    Sebastian on the denial of an appeal in the Olofson case: What it boils down to is that if you have a firearm that fires more than one round per single pull of the trigger, and you know it does this, you need to take it to a gunsmith and get it fixed pronto, because by the strict legal definition, you are in possession of a machine gun. ...
  • Some Things Looking Up for GOP
    Snowflakes in Hell on May 5th, 2009
    Jim Geraghty thinks that not all is gloomy on the GOP front. ...
  • Goblins -17
    Traction Control on May 5th, 2009
    Michell Malkin has this “Self-Defense Story of the Day” Bailey said he thought it was the end of his life and the lives of the 10 people inside his apartment for a birthday party after two masked men with guns burst in through a patio door. “They just came in and separated the men from the women and said, ‘Give me your wallets and cell...
  • Trees?
    Outback Notes on May 5th, 2009
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  • Need Ideas…
    A Keyboard and a .45 on May 5th, 2009
    ...for your fax to the House Committee on Calendars?Here is what I have sent the Republicans on the committee. The Dems got a slight modification.Representative Brian McCallChair, House Committee on CalendarsDear Representative McCall:I am writing you today concerning two bills that are in the House Committee on Calendars. HB 1893, a bill relating ...
  • Utah: Police: Resident shoots, kills intruder in Midv...
    Midvale, UtahFrom the Salt Lake City Tribune of May 5, 2009Police: Resident shoots, kills intruder in Midvale apartment break-inPolice say they are looking for as many as eight or nine assailants after a home invasion early Tuesday at a Midvale apartment that ended when one of the residents shot and killed a suspect.Midvale police believe a female ...
  • Tennessee: Man shot in self-defense, police say
    Hamilton County, TennesseeFrom the Chattanooga Times Free Press of April 12, 2009Man shot in self-defense, police sayThe Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office was called to 1211 Lakeside Drive at about 9 p.m. Saturday on reports of a shooting, spokeswoman Janice Atkinson said.On arrival deputies found the victim, Kevin Bailiff, 22, lying on the ground...
  • You cannot make this stuff up
    Gun Pundit on May 5th, 2009
    Southern Beale: Gun nuts love to say that if guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns. I actually don’t see why that’s a problem. It would certainly make it a lot easier to determine who the criminals are. If someone is walking around with a gun, and they aren’t a policeman, then they’re a criminal. Lock ‘em up. That’s crazyta...
  • Specter is a Douchebag, Part 2,845,382
    The Liberty Zone on May 5th, 2009
    The categories for this post are: corruption and politicians.But I might be redundant here.The tag is: assholes.So call me Captain Obvious.However, I'm going to say it anyway.  Arlen Specter is a disgusting, Class A, corrupt, shameless piece of rancid skunk shit.Michelle Malkin has a revelation:  the website "Specter for the Cure," whose ...
  • WA: North Whidbey Sportsmen’s Association
    Dustin's Gun Blog on May 5th, 2009
    Although I no longer live on Whidbey Island I continue to maintain my membership in the North Whidbey Sportsmen's Association so that I always have a convenient place to shoot when I go visit family......
  • The US apparently has an extra $63 Billion for world ...
    John Lott on May 5th, 2009
    An amount equal to $210 per American will be spent on health care for the rest of the world.The Obama administration wants the United States to spend $63 billion over the next six years to fight global diseases and provide more aid for prenatal and postnatal care, children's health and fighting tropical diseases."We cannot fix every problem," Obama...
  • Antis amicus in Chicago case
    Arms & The Law on May 5th, 2009
    Clayton Cramer discusses "Embarrassingly Bad Amicus Brief in the Chicago Case.". He does a good job of taking its historical claims apart, and has a link to it. I read it and think his title justified for a different reason as well. Legal citation is done to the standard of the Blue Book (at various times the White Book, etc.). This brief has ......
  • Chrysler will not repay bailout money
    John Lott on May 5th, 2009
    CNN has the story here:Chrysler LLC will not repay U.S. taxpayers more than $7 billion in bailout money it received earlier this year and as part of its bankruptcy filing.This revelation was buried within Chrysler's bankruptcy filings last week and confirmed by the Obama administration Tuesday. The filings included a list of business assumptions fr...
  • Campus Carry Video
    A Keyboard and a .45 on May 5th, 2009
    PSA in Support of Campus Protection Act (Texas).H/T to Say UncleSay Uncle also has College students and guns, head on over and give it a read....
  • Heroic College Student uses Gun to Save lives of Othe...
    John Lott on May 5th, 2009
    WSB TV has this:COLLEGE PARK, Ga. -- A group of college students said they are lucky to be alive and they’re thanking the quick-thinking of one of their own. Police said a fellow student shot and killed one of two masked me who burst into an apartment.Channel 2 Action News reporter Tom Jones met with one of the students to talk about the incident...
  • Hotel TV Entertainment
    Home on the Range on May 5th, 2009
    Done with my presentation, I arrive back at the hotel, peruse the room service menu, and too tired for much else, consider TV. But not for long. Yes, I'm not a big TV fan. I ocassionally like the History Channel, Discovery, one of the food shows, and some old shows and movies, especially westerns, classics and sci fi. I get the most basic and cheap...
  • Gun Control: CCW denied in CA, litigation ensues.
    LA Gun Rights Examiner on May 5th, 2009
    Many agencies deny the rights of the people they serve and depend heavily on people not protesting. Sometimes, when the constituents object, we're treated as pests. Nice relationship, huh. This is the kind of mentality that is killing the country, an... ...
  • Gun Control: CCW denied in CA, litigation ensues.
    LA Gun Rights Examiner on May 5th, 2009
    Many agencies deny the rights of the people they serve and depend heavily on people not protesting. Sometimes, when the constituents object, we're treated as pests. Nice relationship, huh. This is the kind of mentality that is killing the country, an... ...
  • Gun Control: CCW denied in CA, litigation ensues.
    LA Gun Rights Examiner on May 5th, 2009
    Many agencies deny the rights of the people they serve and depend heavily on people not protesting. Sometimes, when the constituents object, we're treated as pests. Nice relationship, huh. This is the kind of mentality that is killing the country, an... ...
  • Gun Control: CCW denied in CA, litigation ensues.
    LA Gun Rights Examiner on May 5th, 2009
    Many agencies deny the rights of the people they serve and depend heavily on people not protesting. Sometimes, when the constituents object, we're treated as pests. Nice relationship, huh. This is the kind of mentality that is killing the country, an... ...
  • M1A Forum & Rifle Scope Contest
    Dustin's Gun Blog on May 5th, 2009
    Jerry of M1ARifles has provided my readers with a special opportunity to get a head start on a contest he will be announcing this weekend which is intended to increase the size of his M1A Online......
  • CalGuns Fdn and SAF challenge Calif carry permit law
    Arms & The Law on May 5th, 2009
    Posting about it here, with link to the complaint. Filed in Federal District Court, attorneys Alan Gura and Don Kilmer. It builds up their recent 9th Circuit incorporation win, by challenging California's carry permit system as applied in two counties. The system gives sheriffs absolute discretion in issuance, and in those county the sheriffs sim...
  • Pigeon Shooting Bans Introduced
    Snowflakes in Hell on May 5th, 2009
    Looks like there are two bills going forward in the Pennsylvania General Assembly, House Bill 1411 and Senate Bill 843.  Both have identical language.  NRA is asking folks to contact the committee heads here for the Senate, and here for the House, in opposition. The good news is that the bills are pretty narrowly defined, such that they ought not...

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