From the Washington Times:Somali pirates attacked a U.S. vessel and captured a Dutch ship on Thursday. These raids could be prevented if merchant mariners had guns and could defend their ships.Richard Phillips, the heroic captain of the crew that fought off pirates on the Maersk Alabama a month ago, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee April...

Gun control advocates like to believe that passing laws banning guns will keep those guns out of the hands of criminals.  This idea defies logic, since by definition criminals are people who don’t obey the law.  A recent case from Oakland, CA makes this point rather clear: Lovell Mixon, a 26 year old criminal, was on [...]...

Is a Power Tool ban next? CBS: Calif. Blaze Sparked By Power Tools ...

By Ken Hanson, Esq. There has been much excitement sweeping the gun-owner boards recently over Montana's passage of a law and Texas' introduction of a bill "exempting" homemade firearms from Federal regulation. Homemade firearms are often referred to as "intrastate" firearms on the theory that they are created and exist entirely within one state. ...

By Chris Chumita There are thousands of gun shops in this great country. Some are great ambassadors, but others give the whole shooting industry a black eye. So, what does a good gun store do to make it good? A good gun shop will try to help the customer choose the best gun for them and not the shop’s bottom line. They understand that this wee...

Setting up a wireless range expander - this one is the Linksys WRE54G. I think I’ve found the (undocumented) key to making it work!! Follow all ‘documented instructions’ and connect to the ‘net. Then log on to you range expander (192.168.1.240 is the default for the Linksys Model) and … Turn off SSID broadcasting. Con...

I miss “Wild Bill,” too, the Chief. He was a good guy, a great cop, and if you weren’t a jerk, he wasn’t, either. BTW, he also believed in gun rights and was one of the few Jersey cops who issued handgun permits, a rarity in New Jersey, without putting you through the “third-degree” during your application process. He would say, “Just...

They're all posted here. Five for the Plaintiffs/Appellants, four for the scoundrels....

If there's any justice in this world, these two revolting, inbred shitsacks will spend the rest of their lives in prison, and their lives will be cut short by other, larger, stronger, more vicious prisoners in a most painful way, hopefully involving table legs studded with rusty nails.A 7-year-old boy who loved playing outdoors and riding on the ba...

I have headed southwest and arrived safely for a full week of Secret Squirrel training. Operating on caffeine and bacon, I should be home before you know it. I have posts saved to come up daily, starting Monday night, so please come back to say hello....

Pictured from top to bottom are: The LaserMax Hi-Brite LMS-2261 Laser sight fior the Sig Sauer P226. (Stock number BH410506BKR) for $370.99 The Sig Sauer P226 22LR Conversion Kit with 5.2″ blue threaded barrel and 10 round magazine. Stock number SG1200717 for $376.00 - supressor not included. Spare 22LR Magazines for the Sig Conversion ar...

Steve at The Firearm Blog has some photos of golden guns confiscated from Mexican criminals. These must be some of those American guns flowing over the border via the “gunshow loophole”. ...

Murdoc’s got a chance to check out one of these piston retrofit kits by Adams Arms. Here’s a shot of the kit installed on my DPMS upper receiver: As I mentioned previously, removing the gas block/front sight tower from the rifle was a bit of an experience. However, once that was accomplished it was fairly simple and straightforward get...

From The Foundry:Fear Factor: White House Edition“…I am indeed fearful writing this. It’s really a bad idea to speak out. Angering the President is a mistake…” What country would you expect to hear a citizen make this statement? Venezuela? Cuba? Russia? Nope, those are the words of prominent hedge fund manager Clifford Asness, who wrote a...

I could understand the statement that if you ate tougher food that required more chewing, you would eat less. If something is more costly to eat, it simple to explain why you should eat less. The puzzle here is whether that should apply when you just decide to have to chew more. I suppose that it still is increasing the cost of eating. A brief ...

For the last couple of months, a spammer has been sending me unsolicited emails with links to the BedBunker gun safe, suggesting that I discuss their product on this website.  I’m more than glad to do so now, although I get the feeling that this review is not what that spammer was hoping for:  Basics The [...]...

Was in the DC area this weekend for a non gun blogger blog event type thing (got a kick out of the fact that a few people were bummed because a trip to a local gun range to shoot guns was canceled).  Got to see friends, realized certain types of activism can be interchangeable with gun rights activism.  Overall it was interesting, until the Uber ...

...for his Mom on Mother's Day?Why give her a free blog ad of course....

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From Fox News Sunday today:WALLACE: House Speaker Pelosi continues to deny that she was ever briefed on the enhanced interrogation techniques that were actually used against Al Qaida operative Abu Zubaydah.But a newly released list of congressional briefings -- and let’s put it up -- says that Pelosi received, quote, “a description of the parti...

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I'm off to the store, to make one of those special dinners a guy like me had to know how to cook up in order to get dates back in my single days. Bone-in rib roast with this Amish horseradish I buy typically works real well on occasions like this, where you want to show Sweetie she's appreciated. Add some red potatoes, carrots, parsnips and mushro...

The Obama policy in Iraq is yielding results.Violence is on the rise in Iraq as American troops withdraw. A ground-level look at the handover provides one explanation: The Iraqi government is neglecting many of the successful counterinsurgency initiatives it is inheriting from the U.S. military. . . . .With Iraq's oil selling for about $40 a barrel...

"Suggesting that our troops would attack the leaders of the very democracy they've sworn to sacrifice their lives for is an insult to their integrity, honor, and professionalism." [More]When we see this kind of blatant misdirection happening, let's all take a moment when we can to correct the record. Here's my comment (177):"Suggesting that our tr...

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May 10, 1777 at Piscataway, New Jersey - On May 10, hoping to surprise the British 42nd Highlanders that was posted at Piscataway, Maj. Gen. Adam Stephen, with about 150 men, attacked them. Piscataway is located between Brunswick and Amboy. The Americans were driven off, with the British pursuing them for almost 3 miles to the American camp at Metu...

(AP Photo/Sang Tan) Regular readers over at my online journal, The War on Guns: Notes from the Resistance, are familiar with this title, one I use on a recurring basis to illustrate the folly and outrage of citizen disarmament and government heavy-h... ...

Just a quick word about gun buybacks. The presumption is that such events will get guns off the street. Does it work, for anti-crime, I mean, or does it work more for getting guns and social engineering?In Los Angeles, CBS's Channels 9 and 2 highly p... ...

Just a quick word about gun buybacks. The presumption is that such events will get guns off the street. Does it work, for anti-crime, I mean, or does it work more for getting guns and social engineering?In Los Angeles, CBS's Channels 9 and 2 highly p... ...

South Bend, IndianaFrom the May 8, 2009 South Bend Tribune:MISHAWAKA — Two young girls, sisters, were in critical condition late Thursday after being run down earlier in the evening while crossing the street arm-in-arm after playing with friends.The driver reportedly attempted to flee, but was stopped at gunpoint by a man who witnessed the accide...

H.R. 2296 BATFE Reform Bill Introduced In U.S. House Washington, DC - -(AmmoLand.com)- As we reported last week, the companion bill to S. 941 —  the “Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Reform and Firearms Modernization Act” that was introduced by Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on April ...

...The lunatics have taken over the asylum - again!...

Off to go shooting. Back later.(Actually, I would be gone already, but Shootin' Buddy was delayed on account of one of those notorious hoofed rats, the unfortunately unendangered Odocoileus virginianus kamikazus. He's okay, his vehicle less so, and Bambi came in a distant third. That's the one thing I worry about in the Zed Three; tag even a modera...

I had chatted with a friend about putting in gardens yesterday and she asked for some pictures. My place is older, and with the days and nights away from home traveling it's a lot of work to keep up, even with some "hired help".I bought this old place from a couple that was retiring and downsizing. It wasn't huge or fancy, and it needed some work....

"Spanish Bombs" - The Clash....