NRA Statement: Gotta do what ya gotta do.

Brady Camp: We wish we had money so we could be exempt too.

Communism is failing (like it always has) and Venezuela’s state owned oil company couldn’t make payments to suppliers and a US firm that operated there. So, like good little commies, Venezuela is going to seize the rigs. And, in the other fine commie tradition that got them into this mess, nationalize them

A government seizing property of a US company over a dispute involving them not paying? Personally, I think a couple of US destroyers should be parked next to the rigs.

PopSci: Chatroulette Plans Penis-Recognition Algorithm to Block Pervy Users

That would be an interesting job.

so says SCOTUS Blog.

no decision yet. but it looks like Alito writes it.

ETA: Maybe Roberts.

I predict Monday but am glued to SCOTUSBLOG in case McDonald comes down.

The guy who was kicked off the island should have been. After all, he voted for the best shot on the team entirely for personal reasons. Granted, the best shot is a dick who said something awful. But he’s still the best shot.

I know nothing of bows, except that I shoot them with the wrong hand. I also shoot pool and sling shots lefty. I don’t know why. But this guy knows bows and tells you all about it.

Unlike yesterday’s choice of words in CT, at least the press in Utah gets it right:

A state senator is exploring legislation to require gun safety training in schools because he says too few Utah kids are learning how to avoid accidental shootings.

This video from AmberWatchAlert. What are they saying? Lots of moms shooting guns. Scary (and inflated) abduction statistics. Then they say you don’t need a gun to protect your kids. So, what do you need to protect them? If I understand Amber Alerts correctly, they don’t protect anybody. It’s just a response after protection has failed.

Also, insert obligatory rant about poor gun handling, doing it wrong, blah blah.

Update: In comments, WizardPC notes this group sorta misrepresents who they are (like Humane Society USA):

AmberAlert != AmberWatch Alert, but they are being a little bit deceptive making you think they are the same.

I went to their website. It’s not even loosely affiliated with AmberAlert. It is apparently an email notification system for when new sex offenders get registered in your zipcode noticed by other people who are signed up for the system, and voluntarily report them.

And maybe it’s just me but I took that video not as “You shouldnt buy a gun to protect your kids,” but as “If you don’t feel like using the best tools available, here is another one so at least you’ll know when someone bad moves next door.”

Ok, then.

Update 2: They apparently teach kids to fight back. That makes them OK by me.

Helmke and the anti-gunners bleat that line a lot. Except that, by Helmke’s own admission, less than 15% of NRA funds come from corporations.

I note the lack of explosives.

In an update to the candidate for rep who posed for some ‘racy’ photos, Aunt B. calls the implication like it is:

Hurley is a slut because she worked at Hooters and was a model.

Yup, that’s pretty much what her opponents are saying. And MKS sums up the situation:

At the end of the day this story is silly, abeit somewhat entertaining.

And, you know, for journalistic purposes, I’d like to see the other photos.

Another mayor quits Mayors Against Guns after realizing it’s a sham.

Air powered:

Uh oh:

One In Five Android Apps Access Your Private Data

I am shocked. I mean, when the app tells me it’s going to access my data, I just don’t believe it.

Meanwhile, the dual screen Toshiba Libretto looks cool, despite it’s really gay name. Runs Windows 7 and has USB and Flash Drive slots. You know, like an iPad doesn’t.

Sigma and it’s for sale

Includes Shoulder Thingy That Goes Up, and it’s for sale too.

kotonics upper. Also for sale. All these people selling? Something I should know?

J-frames

King sights

MAC modified to take Glock magazines.

I dunno what it is but I want the upper receiver in the second pic for my AR.

Who sampled, tells you who sampled what song.

The City (my the city) has grocery delivery.

Apparently.

So, word is McDonald could come down tomorrow or Monday. I dunno, not really a court watcher. I’d err towards later since, like the Heller decision, they’ll probably save the best for last.

And, unlike Heller, McDonald has yet to provide nearly as many puns.

Open carry ban passes senate panel.

In the latest American Rifleman, there’s an article on Rossi’s new Ranch Hand, basically a Mare’s Leg. Given that I find the Mare’s Leg to be totally sexy, I went to Rossi’s webpage and discover it’s not there. I was disappointed.

Word choice: GOP AG Candidate Wants Gun Training For Kids

The implication being that the candidate wants kids shooting in school, which I think is commendable. However, reading the article, it’s clear the candidate wants to teach gun safety.

One of the Para USA Gun Blog 45s.

I don’t make any money on any sales of the Executive Holster. While it was my idea, I’ve not asked for and do not need any compensation for it. I would say my review is biased to the extent it was my idea. But that’s about it.

If I make money on something, I’ll let you know. That pretty much includes ads, Brownells links, and amazon links. And, of course, that I partly own Bison Armory.

In the post discussing humane v. clean application of capital punishment, the Geek mentions living heads as a result of the use of the Guillotine. That lead me to a wiki wander in which I read up on all sorts of methods of execution through out the ages. Things like breaking wheels, flaying, boiling, brazen bull, impaling, quartering, necklacing, and sawing. The latter of which is particularly disturbing in that the condemned will survive until the saw reaches the head. Amazing that the species survived given our particularly cruel treatment of one another. And, seriously, who are the sick fuckers who came up with these unbelievably hideous methods? I hope they’re rotting in Hell.

Indiana Sectional Championship Moved to July 23-25 Due to Rain. Based on the pics, it’d be hard to have a match there. But the really tactical guys should do it!

Breda: Notice how none of their “fighting back” actually involves fighting back.

A judge dismissed a state denial of a handgun carry permit because the law wasn’t in effect at the time of the crime.