Archive for October, 2009

October 19, 2009

Neighborly

Aunt B. asks if there’s any sort of rule about determining if gun shots are something to be worried about. I live in a rural area too and it’s common to hear gun shots. Another reason that I only shoot suppressed weapons on my property. Sound suppressors: the neighborly thing to do.

Interesting

Tactical revolver shotgun.

My new favorite thing

Kevin’s Beer Bread. Had some last night with some turkey soup. Very nice.

Gun Porn

Remington ACR

Record breaking 1911

A collection of oddities.

Another 1911

Bill Goodman Responds to Bloomberg

Goodman operates gun shows and his were the object of Bloomberg’s affection. Goodman has offered a free booth to law enforcement and is taking what he calls proactive steps to educate customers and vendors on laws and regulations.

Disappointing

So you know, Where The Wild Things Are was not good.

October 18, 2009

Tried to meet Ron Ramsey

I was at the Foothills Fall Festival a bit ago and lieutenant governor and gubernatorial candidate Ron Ramsey and his posse (that’s what the wife called them) were there mingling with the crowd. I made eye contact and smiled, generally trying to strike up a conversation. I would have asked him if he had anything to say to Tennessee gun rights activists. Except that I never really could get his attention. Oh well. And, no, it’s not that I’m particularly intimidating or crazy-looking. It’s just that he seemed busy. Though it may have helped if I had shaved.

Opening shots in the culture war

Being fired at the Supreme Court:

The gun control debate can be an emotional one for those on either side of the fence, such as members of the National Rifle Association or the anti-handgun Brady Campaign. Many see it as a red state, blue state issue, part of that “culture war” or “Kulturkampf” characterized by Scalia in dissent in 1996, and by conservative Patrick Buchanan in a series of speeches.

What ya wearin’?

Bullet resistant clothes become fashionable?

Huh?

Teaching kids to build pipe bombs may not be a good idea.

October 17, 2009

US to Canada: Mine!

U.S. ammo hoarders frustrating Canadian hunters

In New Hamphire

Interesting:

The New Hampshire Department of Safety has ordered law enforcement agencies to stop running background checks before returning confiscated firearms to their owners, saying it’s a misuse of the system.

October 16, 2009

HK Suit Settled

Ed reports H undh K won.

First post

From the brand new EeePC. So far, I am digging it.

TBI Background Checks Flawed

Except, they’re not. The actual flaw is because county clerks fail to report items to the TBI. These checks are used for gun purchases and for state employment, among other things. I wonder if it’s the same check for handgun carry permits as well? After all, there’s been a few cases where people who were legally barred from gun ownership have gotten permits to carry guns.

I wonder if the clerks report accurately to the federal system? Anyway, I would imagine the state needs to fix this. If we’re going to have background checks done by the state, they should work. Otherwise, they may want to use the national system.

Hacked

Defense Review’s RSS feed, that is. Or they really are trying to sell me acai berries and gambling. Which they are not. David is aware of the situation. Careful out there.

Five rifles meme

I’m not making a list because the criteria aren’t well defined. I mean, five for shooting, for hunting, for home defense, for zombies? But Tam has some thoughts.

14th Amendment

Clayton Cramer looks at the Chicago Gun Case.

Meanwhile, a lesson in originalism.

There ought to be a law

Congress looking to regulate the volume or TeeVee commercials.

Inaccuracies in the NFRTR

It’s a recurring theme here but Prince Law Offices says they found the smoking gun:

Of particular interest, on this one heavily redacted “Firearms Inspection Worknote”, at least two of the firearms were in the dealers inventory, but “not listed on the inventory list provided by the NFA branch.” In the second box, the agent apparently wrote in, “F4 [likely meaning Form 4] apvd [likely meaning approved] 8/7/01.” Thus, in all likelihood, the agent was presented with the approved Form 4 while doing the audit, even though the NFRTR either showed the suppressor as non-existent or registered to another person.

Handy Tip

Or how to tell you’re about to get your ass kicked.

Watch this video from where Great Britain Used to Be. If you’re wailing and screaming and huffing and puffing while the object of your aggression stands there calmly and quietly with his hands casually folded in front of him then it is probably a good sign he hasn’t quite felt threatened by you yet.

Via David.

How not to win

Not just for gun rights folks.

Starting to like this guy

Never was a fan of Corker when he ran. He was, in my view, one of the good ol’ boy rich guy network. But he’s started to impress me. Here, he explains why the public option isn’t that a good idea.

I’ll sell them all my nickels for $0.06

Money is worth less. But it costs more.

Quote of the day

Bruce:

I haven’t seen boob support like this since the media lifted Obama up onto its shoulders and carried him across the finish line last November.

In other news, it marks the first time I’ve seen anything interesting by her.

that’s racist

Should these Negroes be allowed to carry a gun?

Ammo in Cali

Could ammo makers stop selling there?

If they stop selling to the state, I hope they still sell to citizens. Even though Cali is one of the worst states for gun rights, they do have some of the more passionate gun rights activists.

Who H&K will sue next

The guys making the MP5 remote for the Wii.

Expectations

Ok, then: According to the data, not all races are considered equal in the college admissions game. Of students applying to private colleges in 1997, African-American applicants with SAT scores of 1150 had the same chances of being accepted as white applicants with 1460s and Asian applicants with perfect 1600s.

Gun Porn

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