Category Archives: Gun Pundit

Shooting Gallery, 1936-2009

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Very cool: In 1936, 16-year-old Ria van Dijk from Tilburg, Holland, fires a gun in a fairground shooting gallery. She hits the target, triggering a camera to take her portrait as a prize. At the age of 88, Ria van Dijk still makes her annual pilgrimage to the Shooting Gallery. Here she is in 1936:...

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All-Time One-Day Record

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Black Friday Best-Seller: Guns There were 129,166 requests to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)–a third more than the previous record of 97,848 on Black Friday 2008, FBI spokesman Stephen Fischer said. On Black Friday last year, there were 87,061 requests.

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There’s a Shocker

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Memo contradicts Obama DOJ claims: While federal officials publicly denounced a lone whistleblower and told Congress the Obama administration had done everything it could to stop guns from going to Mexico, administration officials had signs that Fast and Furious investigators were losing track of...

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We must keep BR55-M45 and M90A assault weapons off the street!

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Some third-grader writing about the definition of assault weapons in California uses images from Rambo and (I shit you not) the Halo video game. Assault weapons are dangerous. Just look: I mean, why would anyone even NEED an MA4B-APTR? Are they going to go duck hunting with an M8 SMG? Thomas...

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Santa and the Guns

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Shock and outrage over the Christmas pics with Santa and firearms is apparently not limited to the good old US of A. Ireland: Ho, ho, oh! Arizona gun club offers pictures with Santa and his machine guns They’ll get over it. Or not. Who really cares? Via a reader.

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Core of SHOT

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In July, the SHOT Show announced that they’d be “repurposing” the event: That means that we will focus our exhibit floor on those companies that are involved in our core business — shooting, hunting, outdoor and tactical. Those exhibitors that do not represent core shooting,...

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Pizza Guy turns the tables

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Armed robber shot with his own gun, in critical condition Police Chief Inspector Scott Small gave this account: Around 8:15 p.m., a 33-year-old pizza delivery driver was taking an order to Price Street near McMahon and realized the house he was supposed to make the delivery to was abandoned. “Then,...

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Freedom Group

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In the NY Times: How Freedom Group Became the Big Shot I got the “Freedom Group is owned by George Soros and he’s buying up everything to shut it down” email a few times last month and meant to post on it but never did. Anyway, I can’t say that I’m a huge fan of [...]

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Wow

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Colt, S&W among those out of carbine bidding Despite the headline, Colt still has a gun in the ring. So who is still in the running? The B.E.A.R. by Adcor Defense, SCAR by FNH and the Adaptive Combat Rifle by Remington are still standing. They are now joined by Colt’s Enhanced M4. Do not...

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How Defend Yourself Against Fresh Fruit?

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This cannot possibly be genuine: You can’t buy that lime…it could be classed as a weapon A chef was stunned to find she was almost banned from buying two limes from a supermarket – because they could be classed as a weapon. Marisa Zoccolan, 31, popped into the new Asda supermarket...

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As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly

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A tradition over at MO, but for those of you who don’t read it regularly here is the infamous WKRP Turkey Drop: We watched this when it first aired, and I still laugh every time I see it. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. Murdoc hopes you all have a great holiday.

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Any Gun is Better than No Gun

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10-year-old Wash. boy defends mom with BB gun Police in Bellingham, Wash., say a 10-year-old boy defended his mother from an attacker by shooting him in the face with a BB rifle as many as four times. The man accused of the attack rents a room in the woman’s home and came home drunk and [...]

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Coyotes

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Sebastian on natural selection: It’s not surprising then, that when humans start tolerating the presence of other predators, or even encouraging it, those predators will tend to lose their natural fear over time, and spread those fearless genes onto their offspring. Pretty soon you can’t leave...

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Blogging Summed Up Nicely

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About that last post: Apparently, I’m a genius or a thumbsucker living in his mom’s basement judging from email. YMMV. That is how it goes on the internets. Murdoc’s professional opinion on the post in question leans more toward the “genius” end than the “thumbsucker”...

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Nice

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NRA Supports Silencers. Finally. No kidding. It appears that maybe a sort of critical mass has been reached on this subject. Murdoc’s state of Michigan, for instance, has recently moved in the right direction.

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Gun Loving Folk

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Yeah. What a crazy picture gallery of stupid Bible-thumping hillbilly rural American rednecks compensating for small penises. Oh, wait. They’re Swiss. And lots of them are female. Also, note that all those “assault weapons” and yet not one person was killed or even shot at. Weird,...

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HR 822

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Yeah, it passed the House. I don’t think anyone was expecting it not to. (Or maybe I’m wrong?) Alphecca sums it up: Getting it through the Senate or getting Obama’s signature on it is a different matter. We’ll see.

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Colt .380 Mustang Pocketlite Pistol

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Very nice: Colt’s Manufacturing Company LLC, celebrating its 175th anniversary this year, is proud to introduce a new and improved version of the classic Colt Mustang. The new Colt .380 Mustang Pocketlite is small, lightweight and boasts enhanced durability, reliability and accuracy, making it an...

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Not the 99%

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Remember, it is people with bumper stickers of the Gadsden ‘Don’t Tread on Me’ Flag who are being watched carefully for signs of domestic terrorism. Meanwhile, in Occupied Portland: 3 Protesters arrested in Marion County for possession of explosives When the deputy made contact...

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.300 Whisper M&P15

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Smith & Wesson Corp. announced that the Company has added a new extension to its Military & Police (M&P) Rifle Series with the introduction of the M&P15 chambered in .300 Whisper. As the first production rifle in the AR platform to be chambered in .300 Whisper (also chambers...

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Giveaways

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As usual, a monthly round-up of gun contests is up over at Weapon-Blog.

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Blackhawk Holster Selector

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This is a sort of cool online tool to help you quickly determine the recommended holster options. Though it appears that the only FN gun they support at all in any application is the Five-seven.

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Chk-Chk

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Developer with shotgun scared off Oakland rioters “We’re very concerned that a group of people can be allowed to do this type of destruction to our town and to our image without any repercussions,” Tagami said. “They need to be held accountable.” He rejected assertions...

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Alexander Arms relinquishes 6.5 Grendel trademark

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ALEXANDER ARMS Announces: The 6.5 Grendel is an official SAAMI cartridge and trademark is relinquished. The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (“SAAMI”) has adopted the 6.5 Grendel as an official SAAMI cartridge. As a result of the cartridge’s official...

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Talk About Paranoid…

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Sebastian observes And They Say We’re Fearful Eugene Kane in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Before today, I never had to worry about encountering covertly armed strangers during my daily routine. That, boys and girls, is as stupid a thing as you’ll ever read. If he really thinks he’s...

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Loser Cops and their Loser Cop Buddies

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Officers Jeer at Arraignment of 16 Colleagues in Ticket-Fixing Investigation A three-year investigation into the police’s habit of fixing traffic and parking tickets in the Bronx ended in the unsealing of indictments on Friday and a stunning display of vitriol by hundreds of off-duty officers, who...

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The Gun Buyback Loophoole

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Oregon: Gun turn-in pits Ceasefire against collectors with cash Only 43 people turned in unwanted guns Saturday at Ceasefire Oregon’s latest community collection event, in the Veterans Memorial Coliseum parking lot. Compared to 152 last year. And competition probably had something to do with it:...

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Zombies

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Is Murdoc the only one that sick and tired of hearing about zombies blah blah blah? I know lots of gun types seem to love it, but we’re way past the point of overkill. It was fun for a while. That was in 2007.

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Blackout for the Win

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300 AAC Blackout Used in Win at MultiGun Nationals Staff Sargent Daniel Horner of the US Army’s Marksmanship Unit used the new 300 AAC Blackout cartridge to win first overall in the Tactical Optics division of the 2011 USPSA MultiGun National Championship, held outside of Las Vegas, Nevada....

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