Well, all things Maryville.

The Mrs. has now had it happen on at least three separate occasions. She’s looking up something in the city (my the city) and the number one result is Les Jones. She thinks it’s funny. Small internet.

Speaking of gun blogger get togethers.

The NRA has announced its annual meeting:

With an estimated 60,000 attendees and more than 400 exhibits, this year’s Annual Meetings and Exhibits promises to be among the best in NRA’s 137-year history. Leading firearm manufacturers will display the firearm industry’s latest products. Various hunting and shooting accessories, and an extensive private collection displayed by NRA-affiliated gun collector clubs, will fill acres of convention space.

There will also be a get together of the gun bloggers: The Second Amendment Blog Bash.

And there’s some concert there by some guy I’ve never heard of (the Mrs. has and she likes him but she says his brother – who I’ve also never heard of – is currently popular as well – in other news, not all Tennesseans are into country).

An article on women getting handgun carry permits.

We knew McCain was having a bit of a time with his own incumbent protection act. Now, the DNC is alleging he’s breaking his own law. They’re even filing with the FEC.

And in other news, it seems the Hillary camp is pandering to racists. Well, that’s what they’d be screaming in the press if a Republican leaked the photo.

Bitter wonders if our favorite fake pro-gun group is even trying anymore. I wondered if they even tried in the past.

Throwing things: More than 100 irate Las Vegas newcomers crowded into a meeting room at the Aliante Public Library on the evening of Feb. 13, jeering, heckling and throwing things at elected officials and Clark County staff invited to explain plans – 24 years in the works – to build a 900-acre shooting park in the empty desert north of town.

Too cute.

Survivalist Blog notes a book on, you guessed it, survival. He wants some opinions.

Mr. C. has the dates set and some info up regarding the third annual Gun Blogger Rendezvous.

It’s a good time and I encourage all gun bloggers or gun blog readers to attend.

Over at Free Constitution, they’re saying Montana has threatened secession.

Romanian AKs.

Desert Tactical Arms Stealth Recon Scout Bullpup Anti-Materiel / Sniper Rifle

Eugene wants to know about smart guns. Well, no police departments carry them. And NJ (which passed a law mandating smart guns when viable) excepted police. Wonder why that is?

Well, we are the president.

Congrats.

Some historical examples.

I guess they call it a nightmare weapon because threats from it are imagined?

In Cali, they’d just as soon not have it:

Under proposals endorsed by the state Judicial Council, judges and police would enforce a provision contained in every domestic violence restraining order that prohibits the target of the order from possessing firearms or ammunition. Judges issue the restraining orders to require the abusers to stay away from their victims.

No proof needed just an accusation.

You’ll recall that gun control lackey Peter Hamm of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Ownership, taking time out from threatening to shoot people and telling kids to drop out of school, said that Students For Concealed Carry On Campus was funded by the gun lobby. Well, Students For Concealed Carry On Campus says prove it:

In response to the allegations made by the Brady Campaign, SCCC’s response is simple—“Prove it.” In the name of full disclosure, SCCC is willing to make all of its financial records available to the media if the Brady Campaign will do the same. Explained Lewis, “After building SCCC on a foundation of our own sweat equity and financial sacrifices, our members are incensed that the Brady Campaign is accusing us of being well paid pawns.”

Though the Brady Campaign likes to attribute all efforts to maintain and/or restore gun rights in America to an all-powerful gun industry that uses coercion and manipulation to subvert the true wishes of the American people, the real American gun industry has an annual revenue of only about $2 billion, leaving it inadequately funded for the job of manipulating the American government or the American people. At the true heart of the fight for gun rights in America are everyday people, like the members and organizers of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus—people who believe they have the inalienable right to defend themselves and who trust their fellow citizens enough to guarantee them that same right.

Over at The Gun Shots, they have some numbers on the economic impact that hunters and shooters have. It’s a pricey hobby and we spend a lot.

Radley notes that Cornell estimates that the average middle school, high school, or college can expect an on-campus homicide about once every 12,000 years.

I love it: Retiring Officer Tickets 14 Cop Cars On Last Day

So, Ceasefire PA updated it’s list of board members. Guess who’s not there? Well, here’s a hint.

Not good policy to be associated with a bigot? Who knew?

A pro-gun article in a newspaper?

Custom Glock.

Colt Commander.

Remington 1911.

Sunday Smith.

Of assault weapons. That’s what they claim the police assisted destruction of evidence err gun buyback program collected in Oakland. They were lying, of course. Anyway, the police assisted destruction of evidence err gun buyback had some other issues:

The “One Less Gun” buy-back program attracted so many eager sellers that the money quickly ran out. But instead of closing up shop, the police handed out IOUs good for a future buy back. The Oakland police are now stuck with a bill for $170,000.

Heh. And, of course, there’s this:

In an authoritative study, the National Academy of Sciences reported that “the theory underlying gun buy-back programs is badly flawed and the empirical evidence demonstrates the ineffectiveness of these programs.

Expensive and useless, what government does best. And I love this:

In fact, the first two people in line at one of the three buy-back locations were gun dealers with 60 firearms packed in the trunk of their cars.

Our favorite gun-toting liberal is on the TeeVee.

Xrlqy on the gunny divide:

My response has generally been to advocate that those who favor a more ideological NRA should join both organizations, thereby lending support both to those whose views most closely matched theirs and to the group which, like it or not, is far more likely to get anything done.

Ayup. Hang together and all that. Fat lot of good your ideological purity will do you when you’re ineffective. And fat lot of good your effectiveness will do if you’re not advocating the right things.

heh.

David Kopel notes what a bill pused Obama would mean a gun store couldn’t operate within five miles of a school or park. Some folks decided to make some maps. Here’s one by bitter. And another. And another at Outrageous Malfunction.

Hell, yeah.

The foul by TN at the end was beautiful. We’re watching and said that was smart being sarcastic. And, well, it was. That’s why Pearl will get a raise.

Point. Counterpoint. Remember, you’re on the same side.