I forgot where I read this but someone pointed out that it’s a bit scary that the US government will own OnStar. By owning 70% of GM, they would control OnStar as well.

In TN, a bill that eliminates the state ban but allows cities to regulate whether concealed carry is allowed in their parks has passed. In Chattanooga, the mayor is saying that law-abiding citizens will not be allowed to carry in their parks. The poll at that website disagrees with the mayor.

And there is a push already in Memphis to prohibit the law-abiding from carrying in their parks.

That’s the spirit! David is out of surgery.

A look at Frank’s bill over at Reason. The US is losing a lot of money due to its ban. And we know that Obama fancies himself a card player too.

Some analysis by Randy Barnett.

And more by Matthew.

Unsurprisingly, the court there is less than sympathetic to gun rights.

Congrats to Jamie Beyerle, who finished in fourth place in the Women’s 50m 3 Position Rifle event.

LabRat links up one of the funniest, most disturbing videos I’ve ever seen. My kids used to watch Lazytown all the time. The music from the show is pretty good. But Lil Jon never showed up.

Never let the muzzle cover anything you’re not willing to destroy. Graphic pic here. You’ve been warned.

Seen at Reason:

A new Gallup Poll claims that for the first time since 1995—when the question was first asked by the organization—most Americans consider themselves to be “pro-life” rather than “pro-choice.”

A possible incorporation case in Massachusetts.

At least five squibs in this barrel. And it didn’t explode. And how do you not notice that after the first one?

Say uncle and you’re a racist.

S&W 625

Where all the 308 went

Ooh, pretty

A look at China’s rising gun culture. Which is odd because guns are banned there.

Buy a cookbook: Recipes for Real Men. It’s for a good cause.

The Tennessee Center for Policy Research has issued its pork report, detailing wasteful spending to the tune of $500M.

No free speech either. A student at a Pittsburgh community college has been banned from starting a Students for Concealed Carry on Campus chapter there:

A student who wants to form a gun-rights group at the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) has been threatened with disciplinary action for her efforts. Student Christine Brashier has turned to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) for help after reporting that administrators banned her informational pamphlets, ordered her to destroy all copies of them, and told her that further “academic misconduct” would not be tolerated.

Probably these 27 government officials who were just arrested for being in bed with drug cartels.

Remember that promise made by Obama to post bills online. And to wait and review them instead of signing them in a hurry? Remember? Once again, not so much:

It seemed among the easiest of his transparency pledges and is entirely under his control, but President Obama is finagling his promise to post bills on the White House Web site for comment for five days before he signs them.

Mr. Obama last week signed four bills, each just a day or two after Congress passed and sent it over to him.

Tam wonders why we’re all shocked about Sotomayor being anti-gun when she would replace someone who is, err, anti-gun. Quips Tam:

If we’re lucky, their feelings towards firearms will only be mild antipathy rather than active loathing.

I’m hearing rumors that Glock will introduce a carbine by late next year, either 5.56 taking AR mags or a multi-caliber model with interchangeable barrels. Of course, such rumors have been in the internet gun community since the advent of the internet gun community.

In TN:

Police say the officer fired his shotgun several times at the aggressive adult dog.

Neither dog was hit, but a neighbor across the street on his porch was.

Three Rivers Corn Meal going under. I use that stuff in my cornbread.

We Win, They Lose. Now, Let’s Get To Work. – Paul Helmke on the November Elections

The Washington Times discusses those shills of the NRA: The Democrat Party:

Democratic leaders in Congress tend to support more restrictive gun laws but have yielded on the issue since a majority of their rank-and-file members increasingly side with the National Rifle Association (NRA) when votes involve the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.

Gun-control groups blame the Obama White House for the setbacks, saying the administration kept mum on firearms issues even when shooting incidents killed six at a North Carolina nursing home in March and left 13 dead at an upstate New York immigration center in April.

Well, they ran as pro-gun.

Penn and Teller cannot do one of their signature tricks in New Jersey due to gun laws:

“You can’t do guns in Atlantic City,” Jillette lamented. “Even bribes couldn’t [help]. They get very jumpy about .357 Magnums in Atlantic City.”

Interesting. Quite a few states have exceptions in the law for dramatic expressions and entertainment. Guess NJ is not one of them.

Robert:

I read the Dallas Morning News often. It’s kind of like dropping by the tarpit to take a look at the last Mastadon before it goes under.

A judge says your right to free speech is not limited just because there’s an election. Good for him.

Kurt Hofmann looks at what the ATF does instead of something.

The rise of suburban survivalists:

These people snapping up everything from water purification tablets to thermal blankets shatter the survivalist stereotype: they are mostly urban professionals with mortgages, SUVs, solid jobs and a twinge of embarrassment about their newfound hobby.

At the WaPo, summing up Sotomayor