I can tell you that for me, right now, politics ain’t it.

Why do you think Barack Obama joined the Joyce Foundation? To protect hunters, of course!

The anti-gun DLC-funded American Hunters and Shooters Association is actually sounding like a pro-gun group:

We’re opposed to reinstating the semi-auto assault weapons ban. There’s a lot of confusion about this legislation. Most people believe an assault weapon is a full-auto. Those fully automatic guns are already regulated. The best way to deal with this issue is to make sure that criminals don’t get guns in the first place.

It’s a flip-flop and I’m a bit uncertain what their strategy is here.

NRA And Brady Campaign AGREE: Barack Obama Is Anti-Gun

Change you can believe in.

In comments, two commenters have noted that the guy was already tied to the scene. Seems the PD just ran the database to specifically to to get a hit.

At the beach. May blog some. may not.

Pink shotty.

I know the Ayers issue is so three days ago, but for anyone still interested, NPR details the full extent of Obama’s relationship with Ayers over the years.

Of course, there are some who will always insist that this ought to be an issue, when there’s clearly no “there” there, but for anybody else, it’s worth checking out.

UPDATE: Vinny has more…

Allegations of software piracy leveled against ATF by GOA.

A good read.

It’s odd. But I tend to follow the local goings on in The City (My The City). But I had no idea there was a proposed 1/2% sales tax increase on the ballot. It is, of course, for the children^tm. I got spam in the mail from Blount Countians for Educational Excellence telling me I should support this tax increase for a variety of reasons, including that a lot of taxes are paid by out of towners anyway. And they’d get all the kids ponies. Ok, I made that last part up. They want to raise money for schools. Like they always do. For the children^tm. The city and county governments should live within their means. Instead of blowing millions for a Civic Arts Center that no one will use and should be considered a free gift from the taxpayers to Maryville College, they could have funded schools. Anyway, the answer is no.

Their membership list is veritable who’s who of local yokel good o’ boys and girls.

Reading the local paper daily, I had no idea this was on the ballet. I even searched and found a single letter to the editor.

Remember, the Brady Campaign wants you to think that college students are too stupid or chemically dependent to be trusted with guns.

He believes in ballistic fingerprinting plans that have failed in New York and Maryland.

Update: BTW, I was unaware that Maryland has actually gotten one conviction from its database. Did not know that.

Comparing Obama talking points to an NYT blog bit.

Mmmmm, wealth spread.

Chris discusses a rifle for Boomershoot.

And the authorities will try to destroy your livelihood.

I am amazed at the Democrats’ and the press’ (but I repeat myself) reaction to Joe the plumber. They’re basically trying to destroy your average middle American.

Update: Yup: [the press has] done more investigations into Joe the Plumber in 24 hours than they’ve done on Barack Obama in two years

Lots of them at Walls of the City.

Interesting:

Deputy Director Edgar Domenech just got a government “golden parachute” out. It’s impossible to sort out the internal politics involved, but he’d been demoted and said it was a result of exposing wasteful spending by the prior director.

And:

The ATF director has just been given a report from the Inspector General that is pretty devastating.

Another? They get like two per year and nothing changes.

This may be the most disturbing thing I have seen. How can someone live like that?

Still, it did provide a bit of humor. I mean, it’s an utter shit hole yet this woman, who has no desire to maintain her home, has the sense to iron her clothes. And particularly ironic is that right next to the ironing board is a bottle of Febreze.

Via Guav.

Tom Gresham.

I think I may have gone with Robert Levy or Alan Gura. I’m not discounting Gresham’s work at all but Heller was a pretty big deal.

Interesting:

When Barack Obama began his Presidential campaign, his rhetoric emphasized abstract notions of hope, change, and judgment. In contrast, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, and other candidates frequently presented detailed, concrete proposals on a host of topics ranging from foreign policy issues such as the Iraq War to domestic issues such as the economy and health care reform. Political commentators and opinion page writers criticized Obama for his lack of specifics, yet voters continued to respond to his message. Obama’s reliance on lofty rhetoric has succeeded thus far, and in a study forthcoming in the Journal of Consumer Research, Hakkyun Kim (Concordia University), Akshay Rao (University of Minnesota), and Angela Lee (Northwestern University) provide research evidence for why this strategy works.

The researchers used the following analogy to make their point. Imagine taking a vacation to Cancun sometime in the future. If the vacation is six months away, the traveler is probably thinking about beaches, sunsets, and other abstract information. On the other hand, if the vacation begins the following week, the traveler is thinking about taxi cabs, boarding passes, and specific, concrete concerns.

KdT reports that Baghdad has banned possession of arms. Worse, the US army is aiding in rounding up the weapons:

Iraqis have a long history of owning guns, and few homes in the country are without one. But the government is trying to change that. It recently decided to prohibit guns in the capital.
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Iraqi soldiers began collecting private guns around the capital in September after the Iraqi government instituted the gun ban. More recently, American soldiers have been searching homes to round up firearms around the city as well. Only citizens with the proper permit can keep their weapons. Unlike in the United States, they usually must have a job that requires a gun to obtain a permit.

The law previously allowed all homes to have one gun — invariably an AK — and one ammunition magazine. Most Iraqis deemed their guns to be an essential item for living in an environment where safety can’t be taken for granted.

Unacceptable. Iraq needs a second amendment.

Here is the suggested change.

No gun hats in school?

Soldiers seem to like it.

I say no. What say you?

The Firearms Coalition has started a message board to get information on how local candidates stand on guns. It’s called Gun Voter.

Bad form to quote yourself but me on Joe the plumber:

Seems Joe articulates capitalist ideas better than the Republican ticket.