Well, that seems a bit too much, particularly since there have been no reported arrests.

WND:

If the prospect of being asked to explain some embarrassing detail about their personal lives by a prospective employer or a future romantic interest isn’t enough to deter users of social-networking websites like MySpace.com from posting it online, perhaps this will – the National Security Agency is funding research into mass harvesting what people post about themselves on the Internet.

I’m already on the list.

Rich:

I’m not a lawyer, but it seems to me that if term limits are invalid, then most of the legislative actions of the Knox County government over the last few years is also invalid, including the regulations passed in Knox County limiting the operations of adult businesses.

Looks to me like most laws would be invalidated. Insty says:

SO IF KNOX COUNTY’S CHARTER has been ruled invalid, I guess it’s too much to hope for that I won’t have to pay my property taxes.

I installed quick tags. Now, when you comment, there are html buttons to make formatting easier when you leave comments. Yeah, the buttons are ugly but they work.

Found this via Der Commissar.

Jeff reports that Mikhail Kalashnikov has expressed some regrets about designing the AK-47:

“Whenever I look at TV and I see the weapon I invented to defend my motherland in the hands of these bin Ladens I ask myself the same question: How did it get into their hands?” the 86-year-old Russian gun maker said.

“I didn’t put it in the hands of bandits and terrorists and it’s not my fault that it has mushroomed uncontrollably across the globe. Can I be blamed that they consider it the most reliable weapon?” he said.

It gets into their hands the way they always do. If you had not built an AK, they’d be using another weapon. More:

The question is especially acute as an 11-day U.N. conference on curbing the small-arms trade convenes June 26 in New York. Kalashnikov is thinking of sending the delegates a statement.

Not sure what that statement would be but, from the article referenced, comes:

Kalashnikov said Amnesty International and Oxfam, the British charity, have asked him to write a statement for their campaign against small-arms proliferation, and he is also thinking of sending a separate statement addressed to the U.N conference.

So, Kalashnikov is getting anti-gun in his old years?

Update: The Scotsman has a different take:

I designed AK-47s to defend USSR – it’s not my fault terrorists use them

Swiss Army Knife has a jump drive.

I can’t imagine having a gun for over six years and not shooting it.

Please stand by.

Update: My host says I’m out of space, which I am not.
Odd how I can’t upload files to my server but can still post. While clearing out some stuff on the server, I find I did get a nasty gram from Google saying we’re delisting you.

Somehow I missed it, but big doings in Knoxville:

A chancellor ruled today that Knox County’s charter is “invalid and ineffective,” meaning the county would revert to the form of government outlined in the state constitution.

The ruling also invalidates term limits, which restricts the number of terms an elected official may serve.

Looks like we’re back to long-serving good ol’ boys.

Pro-Gun Progressive continues taking the pro-gun fight to the lefties:

Earlier this week I found out that Daily Kos favors the Second Amendment. The “big three” of liberal bloggers (DKos, Washington Monthly, and Talkingpointsmemo.com) haven’t really talked much about guns; I thought it’d be a good idea to see if Josh Marshall of TPM would go on record about self defense and the ever-important 2A. His site gets over 100K hits a day, and he’s quite the busy guy, so I was pretty flattered that he wrote back.

The response was mixed:

I don’t think the 2nd Amendment bars regulation of firearms. That’s for starters. I think it’s about state militias, etc. I also don’t think much of the NRA. However, I’d say I’m perfectly comfortable with what I guess you’d call a pro-gun stance. I think background checks are a good thing. Someone right out of a mental hospital shouldn’t be able to buy a gun. Felons shouldn’t be able to buy guns. Beside that, gun ownership is part of our culture. People can own as many as they want, as far as I’m concerned. I certainly don’t think gun control is an issue Democrats should be pushing.

The second amendment is not in any way about state militias. To think so is not really an inclination to support the right to bear arms. I also view it more as saying he has no issue with gun control but my party shouldn’t push it. I don’t find some of it particularly encouraging. All I see is that he is 1) wrong and 2) a hack about it by taking the politically expedient approach to it. Though the fact he takes no issue with people owning as many guns as they want is encouraging.

Tam has more on the shortage of ammo. PMC went out of business, which is a bummer.

STD says:

The Clinton’s have done more for the profits of gun dealers than maybe any one else in the world!!!

Heh.

Lewis Black, from his HBO stand up special Red, White and Screwed:

It’s stunning the Democrats couldn’t find someone to beat George Bush. It’s like having a normal person lose in the Special Olympics.

I was used as a fine example, err, example of bloggin for a class. Here’s wishing Barry the best on his opportunity too.

Carnaby runs down past pipe dreams and makes predictions about the future of gun control:

Here’s my prediction for what’s coming from the BC: Go back to what’s tried and true: The Slippery Slope. Just need to start higher. We were on the slope, but somehow the gun nuts got some traction. Start over and keep it well lubed. Maybe go back to “Nobody NEEDS 364 guns. Darn it, that’s an Arsenal! What if the terrorists had an arsenal? Only criminals need an arsenal. Blood will run in the streets if private citizens have arsenals! Ban ’em!”

I recall some incarnation of a brady bill having an arsenal tax and registration scheme.

Tramp stamp. Personally, I’ve always called them targets.

Update: Reminds me of something. When I was a kid, I worked at a grocery store. There was this frequent customer who had a bunch of prison tattoos. Apparently, he was a religious man. On his left bicep, he had a tattoo to display his Christianity. It said:

Jesus Chirt

Christ, you’d think he’d have learned how to spell before committing to a tattoo.

Gun Law News has a lot more.

Heh.

Some would call it a graffiti law. I call it stupid:

A federal appeals court Thursday blocked the city from enforcing part of an anti-graffiti law that prevented people between the ages of 18 and 21 from buying spray paint and broad-tipped markers.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the city’s request that it temporarily let aspects of the law remain in effect while the appeals court considers whether a judge was right to find in favor of artists who challenged it.

Graffiti’s not art, it’s vandalism. But banning age groups from buying paint is stupid.

An update from my friend who was raided by the ATF. He writes:

The motion to suppress the search warrant was heard yesterday. The [DA] admitted that there was an omission in the affidavit and that it was “hurriedly and haphazardly written”. They did not note that what was relayed to the atf was actually from my daughter, it reads as if it is my ex reciting what my daughter told her. My attorneys say that it would be a stretch for the judge to not throw it out. The trial date has been moved to Sep 18th.

It’s good news for him. Also, we talked a bit about other stuff. Seems when the ATF decided to visit me, they weren’t exactly forthright with how they found me.

FreedomDemocrats rounds up reactions to Kos Libertarian Democrats piece. For the record, I was talking about the gun stuff primarily. I’m fully aware that if a Libertarian bit Kos on his ass, he’d think it was a Republican.

Llamas, Big Birds and the Amish.

The ATF has raided KT Ordnance, makers of 80% lower receivers. AR15.com poster broke the story. Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership (a frequent and loud critic of the ATF -[should SayUncle be worried? – Ed.] – [Damn skippy – SayUncle]) also has a snippet on the story. And, equally odd, is KT’s site once looked like this and now looks like this.

Now, it’s no secret the ATF is cracking down on do it yourselfers [I told you damn skippy – Ed] but is this the result of that or something else?

Via Jed.

Update: Rumors around the boards seem to be that this guy was one of those ‘I don’t pay taxes’ Libertarians. Also, the other rumors are that he would sell 80% lower receivers (which are not firearms) and offer a workshop on finishing them. As such, a buyer could get an 80% lower, participate in the workshop, and walk out with a complete lower receiver (which is a firearm). This would bypass the NICS, of course. Definitely questionable but I’m uncertain of the legality.

The cost of 7.62X39 ammo has risen quite a bit lately. Everyone (i.e., I) was confused as there’s not really been a shortage publicized. And, let’s face it, one in seven guns on the earth is an AK so I figured it wouldn’t be a supply problem. Turns out, it’s Hillary’s fault:

American defence officials have secretly requested a “prodigious quantity” of ammunition from Russia to supply the Afghan army in case a Democrat president takes over in Washington and pulls out US troops.

The Daily Telegraph can disclose that Pentagon chiefs have asked arms suppliers for a quote on a vast amount of ordnance, including more than 78 million rounds of AK47 ammunition, 100,000 rocket-propelled grenades and 12,000 tank shells – equivalent to about 15 times the British Army’s annual requirements.

The Bush administration is said to want the deal because of worries that the next president could be a Democrat, possibly Hillary Clinton, who may abandon Afghanistan.

…

Defence specialists said Russian arms chiefs at first “fell about laughing” because they thought the order was a joke when it arrived this month.

But with the Americans said to be pressing for a price and earliest delivery date, the request is being rapidly processed and exports could begin before the end of this year.

The “decade’s worth” of ammunition will give the Afghan National Army a vast arsenal to deal with Taliban or drug warlords if Washington withdraws its troops.

CCA has some new ones.

AC says, of regulating indecency on cable, etc., that:

As these things become the norm in households across the country how to we protect children from seeing images that they are not prepared to process.

My first thought is that’s what parents are for. But AC thought of that too and says:

It’s easy to put it all on the parents but how can two working parents, to say nothing of single parents, possibly monitor the media their children are exposed to?

It should fall on the parents. End of story. Turn the TeeVee off or set parental controls (which cable and satellite both come equipped with). If your child happens to catch Shannon Tweed naked and writhing on some guy at 3 in the morning on Cinemax; or violent war footage; or some midget porn, it’s your fault.

The only reason I get Skinemax is to see Shannon Tweed naked. And for the midget porn. It’s there. You can see it if you kind of squint a little. Conservatives love the free market, unless it involves titties.

WBIR:

Tennessee puppy mill raided

The McNairy County Humane Society has seized 32 dogs from what officials describe as a “puppy mill.”

My first thought was: The Humane Society can conduct raids? I was relieved to discover that’s probably not what happened.

The animals — of several breeds — were seized at a Bethel Springs home. Sheriff’s officials say the owner, Melvin Russom, was arrested on animal cruelty charges.

Ah, the old 5.56Nato (they don’t shoot 223, guys) is ineffective bit. Kim has the details it and Yosemite Sam chimes in. The 5.56 is not the best round for people stopping but it’s as good as many other combat rounds, despite what detractors say.

Remember, penetration is only good for armor. Bullets, generally, do not knock people down (unless it takes out a knee or some such) so knock down power is a myth. What makes a round effective is blunt trauma.

Well, with the Republicans losing the gay marriage amendment and annoying their base with the immigration stuff, we’ll soon se more of this:

And I am violating my no-hotlinking rule by stealing an image from the Department Of Homeland Security. I don’t feel at all bad about it because, as a tax payer, I figure I own it.

A person defended gun rights but then villified assault rifles. David sets him straight.

Ravenwood found the actual bill.