Story here. Vote was 67-29. Hat tip to reader Jim Kindred......

When it’s real quiet, do you ever “hear” music when a fan motor or the Air Conditioner is running? The songs I “hear” with choir-like voices: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Auld Lang Syne God Bless America This is my personal affirmation that my soul is content and that I am a good and rightous human being, endowed with...

In the  D.C. v. Heller case, the Supreme Court struck down the ban on handguns in the District of Columbia, as that ban violated the Second Amendment.  One of the issues left unresolved in that case was whether the Second Amendment applied against state and local governments, or just the federal government.  The McDonald v. [...]...

The Houston Chronicle is reporting that more Americans than ever oppose new government efforts to regulate guns, even despite Obama administration efforts to blame law-abiding Americans for Mexico's drug-related violence problem. The report says recent polls show shrinking support for new gun control measures and strong public sentiment for enforci...

Ammunition To Go  - Your Ammunition Experts Brenham Tx. - -(AmmoLand.com)- Ammunition To Go is a full line ammunition store that stocks new factory, military, custom loaded and surplus  ammunition. Ammunitiontogo.com is the one and only source for a full line of Incendiary, Raufoss, and Tracer ammo. Ammunitiontogo specialize in stocking all the...

The Cybercast News Service is reporting that Congressional Democrats have introduced legislation that would ban the sale of guns between individuals at gun shows. The legislators staged a press conference with a few survivors of students killed at Virginia Tech, even though the mass murderer responsible for the Virginia Tech massacre did not acqui...

The Best BBQ I've sampled north of the Mason-Dixon is the objective for this month's blogmeet (and delicious salmon for those who don't do the swine, although I have to say that Locally Grown Gardens' smoked pulled pork would make a rabbi kick a hole in a stained glass window...)Obligatory Religious Food Joke:Back in the days of mandatory meatless ...

That whole corner of the world is like a Renaissance Festival gone amok; one where the participants don’t take off their medieval garb and come back to the 21st Century at the end of the day, because it’s never Miller Time in a country where booze is illegal and most anything fun can result in having various bits chopped off in a court ...

I’ve felt kind of like this lately. And I know some others have, too. ...

Catching up at Say Uncle’s, I ran across this: FBI Data On officers killed in the line of duty. Down 17 from last year Great news. Fewer officers killed in the line of duty is a Good Thing. Then there was this: Beretta: First quarter sales are up 66% compared to last year. And this: Sturm, Ruger’s corporate report, in pdf. Firearm s...

Forgot to link this last weekend. Definitely worth checking out. ...

Jeff Soyer notes NY Congressman Eric Massa (D-Corning) speaking to high schoolers: After a question about gun control, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a copy of the U.S. Constitution. “This is the owners’ manual for Congress,” he said, flipping to the section containing the amendments and reading the second amendment, the one that e...

The Texas House just called a dinner recess until 7:15. HB 1893, the House version of the bill, is on the Calendar to be heard by the House. The only problem is that the Calendars Committee placed it so far down the calendar that it is likely time will run out before the bill is addressed.The Senate version of the bill, SB 1164, has passed the St...

China, Saudi Arabia and Cuba on the UN Human Rights Council....

Nothing really special in this story about a little munchkin who unbuckled himself while in grandma's car, put the car in drive, and hit a street sign, except the last line of the story.Police said the toddler did not have a previous record.Um... DUH!...

...to tune in to Gun Nuts:TNG tonight, where all the cool kids who are going to the 2A Blog Bash will gloat and talk about how they'll snicker about us uncool kids (our host, Caleb, will be tonight's sad panda) at the post-shoot pool party, with its open bar and cabana boys dispensing trays of free ammunition and wheelbarrows of cash......

Senator Tom Coburn proposed an amendment to the credit card bill to restore concealed carry rights in national parks. The amendment needed 60 votes, according to C-SPAN and passed with 67 votes. Interesting observations: Claire McCaskill, AHSA’s pet Senator, changed her vote after initially supporting gun rights to oppose the right to carr...

Remington Offers New 870 Express Compact Shotgun In Mossy Oak Pink Camouflage MADISON, NC - -(AmmoLand.com)- Remington now has a shotgun any young female shooter would love to have. The new 870 Express Compact with Mossy Oak pink camouflage is sure to be the talk of the hunting camp or shooting range when a young lady shows up to shoot with thi...

GLOCK, Inc. will donate $115K at the NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits Smyrna, GA – -(AmmoLand.com)- GLOCK, Inc. will award 115K to the National Rifle Association and its affiliates during the 138th Annual Meetings & Exhibits in Phoenix, AZ on Sunday, May 17th in the GLOCK, Inc. booth #1008. GLOCK, Inc. Director of Sales Craig Dutton will...

Like many other cities Phoenix Arizona is going through tough times with budget cuts & layoffs so you'd think the free food for Mayor Phil Gordon & Council members would be among the first......

The Senate version of the Texas Campus-Carry bill (SB1164) was voted favorably from the Senate State Affairs Committee. We now need 21 Senators to vote to get this bill to the Senate floor for debate and an up-or-down vote.It is vitally important that you call your Senator and ask that they support SB 1164. Now that this bill has made it through ...

Pennsylvania Public Supports Game Commission’s Management Of Bears HARRISBURG, PA – -(AmmoLand.com)- In a recent survey of Pennsylvanians, 63 percent of respondents believe the Pennsylvania Game Commission is doing a good to excellent job managing black bears. The survey also stated that only five percent of residents have had a problem with ...

The 9th Circuit has decided that because body armor once moved in interstate commerce, the federal government can regulate possession of it.  This theory of the commerce clause is, in my opinion, quite properly referred to as “the herpes theory” of the commerce clause.  It is also this theory under which felon-in-possession of firearm...

Sabre Defence Industries Blue Ridge Mountain 3-Gun Competition NRA Sanctioned Shooting Event. NASHVILLE, TN - -(AmmoLand.com)- Sabre Defence Industries, Match Sponsor for the Sabre Defence Blue Ridge Mountain 3-Gun Competition held on April 24 – 26, 2009, at the Rockcastle Shooting Center in Park Mammoth Resort, Kentucky proved a resounding suc...

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Gun Values Blue Book Benefit for NRA Members Minneapolis, MN - -(AmmoLand.com)- Beginning May 14, 2009, members of the National Rifle Association will be able to access the Blue Book of Gun Values, Airgun Values and Black Powder Values online databases for free. Access will be available from www.nragive.org via a special NRA members only page on ...

Factory Engraved Silver Plated Walther P38 Pistol with Box and Extra Magazine Rock Island’s Fantastic Spring Regional Firearms Auction June 27 & 28, 2009 Rock Island Auction Company - -(AmmoLand.com)- Featuring fixed sights on the barrel and frame with oak leaf and border engraving. The front of grip strap is engraved with a cross-hatched p...

You’re liable to meet up with the Police. Seems an 11th-grader wanted to look up gun carry and concealment laws in Pelham Manor NY, and the Libarian called the Police.  But it’s all just hunky dory since it’s viewed that the Librarian took a *responsible* step. But according to the Annoyed Librarian, Library records shall be conf...

Amateurs running a car company:DETROIT (AdAge.com) -- Chrysler wanted to spend $134 million in advertising over the nine weeks it's expected to be in bankruptcy -- the U.S. Treasury's auto-industry task force gave it half that.So if GM, which is wrestling with the possibility of a Chapter 11 filing itself, is wondering how much influence the task f...

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Joe Biden has some humerous discussion with some fifth graders. ...

The Fat, Happy Federal Government ...

FN SLP named National Rifle Association ‘Shotgun of the Year’ McLean, Va.- -(AmmoLand.com)- FNH USA proudly announces the selection of the FN SLP by the National Rifle Association (NRA) as “Shotgun of the Year.” The modular FN SLP is a hardworking shotgun that ships with two gas pistons – for heavy and light loads — to off...

NJOA Legislative Education Center New Jersey - -(AmmoLand.com)- The New Jersey Outdoor Alliance is your guardian of fishing, hunting and trapping freedoms. From helping to create the state’s first angling and hunting caucus to providing “round-the-clock” representation in Trenton the NJOA is the YOUR advocate for conservation and outdoor lib...

Two Spring Lake police sergeants have been arrested and their department has been stripped of its criminal investigation duties...He said he suspects senior officers of lying and directing other officers to fabricate facts in police reports. [More]Not that it would be fair to tar all Spring Lake "Only Ones" with that brush...wait a minute...I guess...