Holder refusing to provide 11 witnesses.

Holder apologizes to the family of a slain agent.

House wants more information

Now, I think everyone sucks at economics.

Brady Campaign mourning the death of gang bangers?

HR822 may come up for a vote and McCarthy and Lautenberg are already asking Obama to veto it.

Slide stop lever breakage.

From Oleg

KVOA:

Jose Guereña died May 5th, during a raid at his southwest side home, reportedly after he pointed a rifle at officers. The team fired 71-shots in all, nearly two dozen hit the former marine. Weeks later court documents tied Guereña to a drug trafficking ring; something the family’s attorney said isn’t true.

From police warehouses in Honduras. I wonder where they’ll end up?

Interesting, since it’s from a shotgun. If from a Judge, the extra weight they add to the gun would make it a better club.

Odd: a .223 Rem. case necked up to .308 Win.

Colt 1911

New gun nuts accessorize quickly.

Cali-legal SAW. Well, why the hell not.

Range bag

You may have a problem:

Chinese political and business leaders are increasingly triumphant after two decades of rapid economic growth that lifted unprecedented millions of people out of poverty and turned the nation into an economic superpower, saying their success proves its political and economic system is superior to the Western model.

In extensive talks with a series of Chinese leaders, an oft-cited point of criticism is the gridlock and “dysfunction” they see in Washington. They say fawning by U.S. political leaders seeking re-election has created an “entitlement culture” where the public has grown dependent on government largesse.

Rich right there.

No secret that I really like my Kel-Tec P3AT with Lasergrips. But I’m thinking about switching to a pocket 9. I know folks like their PF9s and some folks pocket carry them. I figure the switch would mean one less type of ammo to stock up on and, of course, a 9mm has more oomph than a 380.

Any recommendations for gun or holster?

Bribing the Mexican government:

Police have raided the headquarters of German gun maker Heckler & Koch as part of an investigation into illegal gun sales to the Mexican government.

It’s like the perfect storm of internet gun fodder: guns, Mexico, because you suck and we hate you.

In a comment from James, I learned of the passing of Dr. Marshall Carlisle St. John. He’s the founder of mouseguns.com, a great resource for those who were getting into the recent pocket carry craze. I didn’t know he lived in Tennessee about an hour away from me. I’ve linked to and used his site many times.

Godspeed, Sir.

I recently got the Self-Powered AM/FM/NOAA Weather Radio with Flashlight, Solar Power and Cell Phone Charger for the car. Pretty handy and, for just $30, a good thing for the go bag. It has a hand crank for power and some solar cells too. The flashlight is a LED light that is adequate but not comparable to other higher end lights. The really neat thing about it is that it has a USB port and you can use it to charge your cell phone. And that is a handy thing to have in the car or in a go bag.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources agents ask hunters for phones. Apparently, texting your buddy that a deer is coming his way is a no no.

In Cali, people are shocked that the police are not subject to the same firearms restrictions as everyone else:

A federal investigation into weapons dealing by officers in three Sacramento-area law enforcement agencies has shined a light on provisions in California law that allow peace officers to buy guns, high-capacity magazines and assault weapons that are illegal for the public.

Rifle caliber pistols or pistol caliber rifles?

Depends. Rifle caliber pistols, never felt the need for. But pistol caliber rifles are quite handy to have so you can shoot them at the indoor range. My 9mm AR was basically set up identically to my 5.56 AR for exactly that reason. And pistol caliber carbines do offer increased performance.

So full of win:

A new wifi-based phone carrier will offer unlimited data, voice and text for $20 a month. They do that by using wifi when they can.

Weerd gets a FAL. Always liked them but, man, they’re heavy.

It stops bullets.

Spicy

Radley: Man gets life without parole for possession of child porn. It’s likely that the guy would have received a lighter sentence if he had actually molested a child.

That seems about normal these days.

From the Paper of Making Up The Record:

I want to be clear: the New York Times editorial board does not oppose gun ownership. We believe the Second Amendment confers a communal right on Americans to own guns – not an individual one.

And, David, there are no stupid questions just stupid people.

Even National Review.

Death Valley is pretty good.

I mean free the booze.

Washington state voters vote to end the state monopoly on liquor. State revenues expected to rise.

With bonus crybaby antics from the head of the liquor employees’ union.

It is a skill.

The Dutch police to stop using them.