Here’s some random words
To make this post a haiku
On the movie: Meh

From Joe Huffman (oddly, also doing a quote of the day):

The struggle over gun ownership was a legal conflict between individual responsibility and group punishment. The individual is taking the lead for a while.

VA Tech broke the law when it waited 2 hours before notifying folks on campus of the danger:

Virginia Tech’s failure to issue timely warnings about the serious and ongoing threat deprived its students and employees of vital, time-sensitive information and denied them the opportunity to take adequate steps to provide for their own safety

But let’s blame the gun, right?

.9 firearms per person. Some of us are slacking.

Also, of 650M privately owned firearms, we own 270M of them.

Rail Gun

Leather, metal and wood

Evo9

New Grips

308 AR

Some idiot state employee: This is not public property; this is state property.

And that is newsworthy:

The mayor doesn’t like it, but the city is no longer stopping people with legal weapon permits from carrying their weapons into Hartsfield-Jackson airport.

“The fact of the matter is, we’re complying with state law, so it’s not something where we had a choice,” said Mayor Kasim Reed.

The city quietly changed its enforcement after attorneys re-read a state law enacted this year. SB 308 eases restrictions on weapons in public places.

Weigel’s Egg Nog. I need to stop on the way home.

Free Brian Aitken!

I do admit I don’t expect a successful politician from NJ to do much. But here’s hoping.

This song gets me out of my seat after all these years:

I’m no jury, really don’t care how you feel

Reason’s Brian Doherty looks at the future of the second amendment after recent victories in court. One of the common trends these days is to say that it won’t matter all that much. I think that’s ridiculous assertion. Fortunately, the guy leading the charge agrees with me:

Most intensely bad gun laws are enacted in places like New York or California or Illinois, and we’ve only had the ability to sue them for a few months [since McDonald]. The idea that it’s time to throw up our hands and declare it’s over because the ink is barely dry [on McDonald] and nothing has happened except for crazy people in criminal cases [losing Second Amendment claims] is a little premature.

Joel Rosenberg arrested for daring question the man.

On the internet radio, talking about blogging on the internet.

Daley annoyed that police don’t have their gun registry up and running:

Mayor Richard Daley expressed frustration today that the Chicago Police Department has not set up a database to let police officers and firefighters know how many firearms are registered in each home in the city.

So, before leaping into action to put out your fire or take you to the ER, they’re gonna check and see if you have guns?

ND due to cold hands?

Heh.

After strong anti-establishment rhetoric, tea party darlings hire lobbyists.

Sure, I can buy that. Just like that crackhead on the corner. I mean, no one made that crackhead try crack the first time.

Top hunting rifles under $370.

Obviously, a racist:

While in the Democrat Party, Bell achieved national recognition as a leader. He was elected the President of the College Democrats of Georgia as well as the College Democrats of America. As the national president of College Democrats, Ashley was a member of the Executive Committee of the Democratic National Committee and later served as chairman of the Hall County democratic party.

In 2000 Bell was the youngest delegate ever elected to a Democratic National Convention (elected at 18, attending at 19), and in 2004 Bell was a primetime speaker at the Democratic National Convention.

But Bell says that as he reflected on his core beliefs of less government intrusion and smaller government, he began to realize that he was a Republican.

Do women customers really want pink products?

Via gunmart.

Anytime anyone says the 5.56 wasn’t designed to kill, but to wound, I get a little nauseous.

Just got one of these. Seems sturdy and solid. No occasion to use it yet but I like the idea.

1911

1911

1911

1911 +1.

Hell yeah:

Rep. Ron Paul, the Texas Republican who has passionately called for dismantling the Federal Reserve, will be running the panel that oversees the central bank when Republicans take the House majority next year.

I can hear the glee of the wookie-suiters.

White Plains Mayor guilty of attempted assault of his wife. And he is, naturally, a member of Mayors Against Guns.

Sometimes, they don’t come out too, I guess.

Used to be, the police had a bunch of 38s. Then, they wanted semi-autos so they had more firepower, measured in number of rounds apparently. Glocks in 9mm seemed to be the flavor. Then, people didn’t care too much for the stopping power of the 9mm. Most folks couldn’t quite handle the 10mm that was made just for them and then police started getting fo-tays. Now, some police are complaining the fo-tay isn’t enough:

“Police departments around the country are finding that the .40 calibers aren’t as effective if an unfortunate incident occurs and they’re forced to have to use their weapons,” Rutherford said. “[The larger caliber] is safer for the deputies and for the public if the unthinkable happens and we have to do what no one wants to have to do.”

Personally, I’m no fan of the fo-tay. A lot more recoil and cost than a 9mm with only a slight increase in performance. YMMV.

Blowing up a snow castle.

SASSy

300SD