After being struck by a bullet in his yard.

My kids read some, but small words, mostly, and words that they’re exposed to in school or by us. I’m not used to having kids around that can read longer words. Had my nephews (who are ten and can read longer words) this weekend and we we had fun shooting and cooking. I had to run out and they wanted to tag a long. In my car, the iPod connects directly to the stereo and displays song title and artist name and stuff.

One of my nephews looks at the stereo then at me and says What’s a Butthole Surfer?

Got to be more mindful. And not the first time I’ve had issues with the nephews and music.

Artist builds a survival shelter. And probably builds an illegal short barreled shotgun. I hope you have a tax stamp for that. And, for the record, I wouldn’t fire it.

Playing with the zoom:

From Home Life

All natural bug zapper.

Hanging with the nephews:

From Kids

And look at that form. Todd Jarrett Kung Fu grip and all. Not bad for a nine year old.

It should be a national holiday.

The wife:

I love how I buy Spam Light and you cook it in bacon fat.

I hear it doubles as a rifle sling.

Update: I should follow up with my tactical underwear blogging that the ExOfficios have held up well. Unlike other brands, the elastic remains, well, elastic. And they still have the snug new underwear feel. And they keep my junk where I want it. I’m a fan. And have ordered more. BTW, you can get them here for the cheapest price I’ve seen.

I think this might fix my twitter-fu.

Seems to have worked. New twitter authorization requires updating wordtwit. Thanks to Beregond for the tip.

I am remiss in mentioning that if you head over to Knives and More and enter the coupon sayuncle, they’ll pick up the cost of sales tax.

If you had asked me if I ever thought a gun magazine would mention zombies, I’d have laughed. Yesterday, I got the latest Shooting Illustrated and there was a bit on zombies and zombie movie guns.

A shooting left some people dead. The local news mentioned that the shooters and victims had pretty lengthy criminal records involving guns and violence. So, people protested the news source. mistermix has an interesting post on the fall out.

Fatal shooting at S&S cafeteria in Knoxville during robbery. KPD needs your help and they have a picture of the suspect.

Thought it would kick ass
Because the first one did rock
So disappointing

I was driving home yesterday and thought the mountains looked like they were on fire. That’s because they were.

A look at the crud that can build up in sound suppressors.

In an update to the state of emergency declared in NC and limiting gun rights, the NC Wildlife Resources Commission gives some bad legal advice:

After Gov. Perdue declared a state of emergency on Wednesday due to the impending arrival of Hurricane Earl, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission received numerous calls from the public asking if dove hunting will be allowed beginning this weekend. The Governor’s Office has informed the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission that nothing in the current emergency declaration, Executive Order 62, invokes any provision of law that would prohibit lawful hunting activities, including transporting a firearm to and from a hunting location

Trouble is that is not what the law says.

A couple of quotes. First, Deval Patrick:

It’s a free country. I wish it weren’t, but . . . it’s a free country

Of course, you’re in government.

And, from an article mentioned before, comes:

“Officers’ safety comes first, and not infringing on people’s rights comes second,” Healy said.

Wrong.

A letter to the editor in Cali:

My daughter gave her daddy a gun for his birthday. As a law-abiding citizen he went to transfer ownership. Ten days later a letter arrived from the Department of Justice — transfer denied, stated my husband is a felon and he can’t have fire arms. Shock: He knew he was not a felon, had bought and registered guns for years, and now that department states that he is a felon since 1972 and can’t have any guns.

My husband called the Department of Justice. No, they could not tell him what his crime was or anything about it. They could only talk to him about it if he brought up what the crime was first. As he did not know what his crime was, he could not tell them and they refused to give him any information. Their answer was he would have to go to the police department and pay to have a Live Scan or copy of his record done. He did that. Three week later, still no answers.

The take away here, I think, is if you’re going to call the DOJ, have a lawyer. Odd how quickly that got it ironed out.

Wrong.

You use explosives:

Australian officials used explosives to blow up a terminally ill humpback whale that became stranded on a beach near Perth two weeks ago.

Bet that leaves a mess.

FTC suspects Chuck E. Cheese is marketing to children.

David thinks it odd that could happen to a a population under total state control, disarmed, guarded, watched, confined

I’ve actually thought about it. But it gets ugly in the winter.

MHI in advertisements.

Shhh

AR in 17HMR.

NAACP and Media Matters launch watchdog site to track tea party racists.

Remember the $5 silencer and the ensuing legal discussion? Mike has a pic. Looks like you could make one from parts at an auto store and a blow torch.

Stopping a shotgun blast:

Via reader matt.

In NC, it has been declared. That your rights are suspended in states of emergency is at issue in the courts.

And:

Starting Saturday at 12 noon, many thousands of North Carolinians will likely be guilty of an act that is a Class 1 misdemeanor for that is the opening of dove season.

Sounds so dirty. A how to.

Breda and Bonnie to discuss the Bystander Effect.