In Kansas, it’s probably legal to shoot someone to defend your self. But illegal to threaten the attacker.

Indeed

Mentioned earlier how it was handy that Onstar stopped a stolen car and car chase. But this is creepy:

On its way to doing the 1/4-mile in 11.07 seconds at 128 mph, a Hennessy-tuned 700-horsepower Cadillac CTS-V hit .99 longitudinal G as it left the start line. By the end of the run the phone inside the car was ringing, and it was your friendly neighborhood OnStar representative wondering “What the hell do you think you’re doing?” Ok, not quite… but they did have some questions.

Via Glenn.

On a lot of hot button issues, people haven’t picked a side. It doesn’t affect them; they don’t think about it much; they don’t care; or the latest reality TeeVee show is on. And that’s true for guns too.

Clayton Cramer has more on his position regarding open carry. Sebastian has more.

A law was passed requiring Amtrak to allow firearms to be checked like airlines do. Apparently, Amtrak can’t meet the deadline to implement that policy.

Linoge reports that the Tomato Head (makers of crappy pizza that hippies like) has posted a no carry sign. I walked by the Tomato Head in Maryville the other day and didn’t notice a sign. Interestingly, they’re probably one of the first businesses to actually get the sign to comply with the law.

CNS News:

When CNSNews.com asked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday where the Constitution authorized Congress to order Americans to buy health insurance–a mandate included in both the House and Senate versions of the health care bill–Pelosi dismissed the question by saying: “Are you serious? Are you serious?”

Rep. Debra Maggart is having a clay shoot and a few gubernatorial candidates will be there as well.

Walker Colt

Magazine fed .50 BMG AR-15 Upper

Apparently, everyone went to the range last week but me.

What every girl wants: a pink rifle.

Texas State Rifle Association Service Rifle Championship

Chicks and guns

Plinking

HK fan boys provide hours of amusement

For a good cause, Project Valour-IT.

You shouldn’t use a gun to rob people. Someone will just take it from you and use it against you.

Win A Scope: At M1A Rifles http://url4.eu/e5FP

Win A Scope: At M1A Rifles http://url4.eu/e5FP

At M1A Rifles

Eyeballs: First, it was magazine ads and internet TV. Jim talks about getting more mainstream eyeballs on guns:
A non-sc http://url4.eu/e1rh

Eyeballs: First, it was magazine ads and internet TV. Jim talks about getting more mainstream eyeballs on guns:
A non-sc http://url4.eu/e1rh

Open Carry: Discussed at Vicious Circle http://url4.eu/e1re

Open Carry: Discussed at Vicious Circle http://url4.eu/e1re

First, it was magazine ads and internet TV. Jim talks about getting more mainstream eyeballs on guns:

A non-scientific survey of shooters, discussion boards, blogs and such shows an widespread approval of the two ads – and the idea of going to a lifestyle magazine that is reaching a new audience.

Conversations with Freedom Group officials indicate there is no reluctance to bring their products – in a responsible context – to the mainstream.

Though TeeVee is going to be a challenge, some say a viable media strategy will work.

Discussed at Vicious Circle

A comparison of anti-gun groups, bloggers, and the NRA on Twitter.

Gun control is going so well that machine gun-toting police are patrolling the street due to the gun crime. Unpossible.

A bit back, I was chatting with another gun blogger and the topic of how many rounds I put through my ParaUSA came up. I said I’d guess about 3,000 (and that’s counting the estimated 1,500 put through it at Blackwater). She didn’t believe me and I said it was a guess. Obviously, not an accurate number but more like an estimate from which the actual variance would likely be immaterial. After all, not uncommon for me to shoot 2-300 rounds at the range. So, I started wondering exactly how people would keep up with that. I mean, it’s not like guns come with an odometer to count rounds. It turns out, the serious tacticool gamer operators keep logs.

NSSF: Working to Prevent The Illegal Purchase of Guns

From Chris. I’ve been saying for years that police are a bit too quick to use them and that their appropriate use should be more akin to service weapons than, say, pepper spray.

we call it the SKS.

Great Grandmother stops robbery.