Interesting blog started by the local newspaper that focuses on trends and topics of letters to the editor. Via MKS.

So, ‘tigers‘ in Dallas. Coyotes in NY. This is what happens when critters aren’t discouraged from coming around.

XPR15 and various optics.

Surefire mini and micro suppressors.

Apparently, Playboy now has a safe for work website.

Only, not really.

You will eventually run into an idiot at a public range. Tam has advice on dealing with the range. Also, people skills are important. I once had to ask a guy to stop pointing his gun at me. Every time he’d reload or handle it, he would point it at me, on his left. And his response was, as anticipated, but it’s not loaded. Then we chatted briefly about safety and how it takes violating two of four rules to really ruin someone’s day. And it worked. I did not have to get all full blown retard on him.

I dunno but I think I’d write dirty messages on these. Via Joe, who has other suggestions on how to fool with security theater.

I have two twin nephews and they are completely different in personality. One is more literal, hands on, and practical. And the other is a bit more figurative, creative and imaginative. Anyway, I have a minor blemish that requires a band-aid on my neck. Our family met their family for dinner the other night and one of my nephews asks what happened to my neck. And I say zombie bite. My literal nephew says No, really. What happened? My more imaginative nephew asks Can I see the zombie bite?

Ed has a look.

One thing you should always be leery of is any legal advice you get from a gun store.

Lasers for sale to benefit HAVA.

Looks like those charges of racism didn’t take. Now, tea partiers are responsible for an uptick in violence and extreme measures of protesting the government. You know, like showing up.

of 18 monkeys?

Liston endorses Ramsey. Ron Ramsey responded to his gun rights questionnaire here. The Haslam campaign answers without specifics. Why, it’s like there might be something to this parody ad? Just look at that sunset.

ATF publishes lists of FFLs.

CTD interviews Denny Chapman

Denied a gun permit for slamming doors too hard, displaying emotions.

Speaking of Barbie, from TC: Just 23% Say U.S. Government Has the Consent of the Governed

Sebastian notes progress.

Bourbon Bacon Jam

And, via MKS, comes bacon marmalade.

Two days until a couple of bloggers you may have heard of start their radio show.

Given that I have never read an E-Book. I installed the Kindle app on the droid and never played with it.

Ruger SP101 Model KSP-321XEN Special Edition Premier

Robb’s New Gun: Agent Franks.

XPR15

There apparently is a democrat running in this race. The general consensus from Tennessee Democrats: This crap sandwich is delicious. With a hint of take your castor oil from the local democrat shills.

As for me, I don’t care for any of them. Haslam is a phony conservative. He’s on the Corker express good ol’ boy network and his pandering came a bit too late to be believable. A moderate. I want to like Wamp or Ramsey but I have a feeling that our state would quickly devolve into passing into law every crazy right wet dream. Our current crop of legislators tried that with all the showboating. A scary thought. And, frankly, I rather like having Ron Ramsey as Lt. Governor and Speaker of the Senate.

This is also a crap sandwich. I’m guessing Haslam will win.

Update: Oh, yeah, the above is not an endorsement and rather a lack of.

But if I were voting based entirely on the gun issue, I’d vote Ramsey.

I got the flyer in the mail this weekend that was going around. The flyer touts Haslam as strong on guns and has quotes from a veteran and NRA member so you know he’s serious and genuine. And that he didn’t just join the NRA recently. Oh, wait.

I note that several people I know got the flyer. And everyone I know who got the flyer has a handgun carry permit. Guessing his campaign got a copy of the database and used it to spam us. And this is exactly why the bill to restrict access to the handgun database failed. So politicos could spam you.

Someone did a few parody ads making fun of Bill Haslam for his lack of experience and lack of discussing the issues. They were pretty darn funny and, well, good. Haslam had them pulled from youtube citing no sense of humor err copyright infringement.

You can still see the ad on issues here and the ad on experience here.

Ron Ramsey has been endorsed by the Tennessee Firearms Association.

Mentioned he was also endorsed by GOA a bit back.

Via Breda, comes this I Write Like thing. You paste some text, it tells you who you write like. I put in a few blog entries and it said I, like Breda, write like some guy I had to google to figure out he was. And it turns out he is a blogger for boing boing.

Then, for laughs, I put in something I had written for work. And I get Arthur C. Clarke. I laughed.

Midwest Sporting Goods outside of Chicago sees an increase in customers.

This weekend, the family went to see Toy Story 3. It was a decent flick. If you have kids and have had to watch the other movies like me, this one is actually a bit sad. Anyway, today’s quote comes from Barbie:

Authority should derive from the consent of the governed, not from the threat of force!

Kids should probably be exposed to more ideas like that.