You can download Para’s 2009 catalog here.

The gun bloggers make page 34. Joe has a pic.

Attacking the source of anti-gun political capital.

I tend to think Al Gore’s Internets are part of the reason the pro-gun side is successful. The media are not fans of NRA, even to the extent that the press will not even mention their releases. Now, that doesn’t matter much as the word gets out without them.

Tam goes to the gun show: By 9AM there was a 45 minute wait to get in

Ruger’s new Tactical Mini-14. Looks like a miniature M1A SOCOM.

Para’s new GI Expert.

M1 Carbine.

Tom Gresham’s Gun Talk expanding its audience on Sirius.

In Dallas:

There’s a renewed call by some Dallas city council members to get guns off the streets — even if it means buying them back.

Buying them back would imply you bought them in the first place.

The most badass pump action shotgun ever

DRTV has a contest in which you can win this little beauty:

From Gun Porn

Lots of goodies from Tactical Solutions, Magpul, Leupold, Crimson Trace, Spikes Tactical, and Daniel Defense.

Enter here.

It’s coming up. I’m not going. Planned on attending but then very bad things happened at my day job. NSSF talks about this year’s show.

DRTV will have coverage.

Michael Bane is prepping too.

And I think Ahab is going.

Update: People are asking about very bad things happened at my day job. All is well. Just busier than a three-legged dog trying to take whiz on a frozen lake.

NRA News Channel has a look. Part 1 and Part 2.

Is here, in case you missed anything.

Via Sebastian comes a link of their pitch to Obama. Same old pipe dreams with a few dealer level items thrown in.

Alan Korwin translates.

Mosin Nagant.

M-11 Subgun.

Makarov.

Tricked out AR.

One has Obama. One has a gun.

Via MRS, some guy has a bunch of military stuff in a storage shed.

They’re pretty smart. Interact well with humans when domesticated. Can be easily trained. Unfortunately for them, they’re made of bacon. Mmmmm, bacon.

ATF issues a press release noting that the inventory of Form 4473 (the NICS check form you fill out every time you buy a firearm from an FFL dealer) is running low due to “unprecedented demand.” They’ve even said it’s OK to make photocopies since demand is so high.

Past info on gun sales here.

Update: Tam has more.

ACORN, that group that Obama was in then wasn’t but then was a little bit or something, wants background checks for ammo purchases.

Cool targets.

A summary of infantry rifle caliber discussions and relevant wound ballistics

Because the manliest guns post wasn’t flame enough.

Magpul Massoud 7.62.

As an accountant, none of those jokes are funny.

New congress has 400 bills on day one. We need 401.

They’re probably all as dumb as this one.

ATF agent charged with murder.

Micro and Desert Eagle.

A recurring theme.

In Knoxville: Area gun sales increasing, cops on board with carry permits

Firearms manufacturing up, specifically handguns and rifles.

NSSF says:

Despite a weak economy, gun sales are continuing to increase amid concerns that incoming lawmakers will institute a new gun ban on law-abiding Americans. Data derived from the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) show a 24 percent increase in firearm purchaser background checks for the month of December 2008 (1,523,426 checks) over December 2007 (1,230,525 checks). This increase follows a 42 percent rise in NICS checks for the preceding month, the highest number of checks in NICS history.

As Alan says: And it will make Sarah Brady cry.

Obama created a new position, that will likely result in the creation of an office, need to be staffed, etc. But I note the irony:

Obama made the pledge but provided few details as he named Nancy Killefer as his administration’s chief performance officer, creating a new White House position aimed at eliminating government waste and improving efficiency.

I know where you can start.

Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam, a member of Mayors Against Illegal guns (see links here), addresses his membership at about the 9:30 mark, here. He just signed it and thinks they have six points everyone should agree with. I can’t find those points.

Obviously, he’s gearing up for his gubernatorial run.

Some bits:

[Bloomberg] has his own desire and thoughts about gun control that aren’t mine at all.

And:

I am not an advocate of gun control.

Good. The group you belong to is, though. You should reconsider and withdraw from the group. Many other mayors have.

Anarchy in the Ukulele.

More ukulele boogaloo here.