Well, this should be interesting.

The US Government, as a public service, has a piece on how to get out of debt. Ok, after you stop laughing, maybe we could all email that piece to our congress monkeys?

Anti-gun reporter takes gun class.

A bit back, I mentioned the ResQMe. Short version is it has a seat belt cutter and a spring loaded spike to break glass so that you can get out of your car. I like to be prepared and keep one in all our vehicles. In a similar vein, here’s the LifeHammer, which looks to be superior but much larger. I’m guessing the ResQMe would be easier to use if you were pinned and couldn’t take a full swing with a hammer.

A reader has asked what I know about ballistic vests and the answer is not much. He needs to purchase one. Enlighten he and I.

Tam has a review of Glock: The Rise of America’s Gun. I’m with her. It’s a good read but it is filled with quite a bit of muckraking and the occasional misinformed view on gun laws that someone who works for a Bloomberg publication would have. But overall, it’s a fine read. I’ve often heard from different folks that Gaston Glock is a bit, uhm, odd. And there’s quite a bit of material in this book on that. He plans to live to be 120. And may just out of sheer orneriness.

Their legislature is apparently not too happy with the DOJ’s investigation.

Heh. You can get the shirt here.

Showing off the gun room.

Dragon Leatherworks holsters in their first retail store.

Ok, then.

In Australia, gun permits doubled in five years. So, the .gov is looking to limit the number of guns people can own.

Sometimes it needs chlorine.

So, they finally gored your ox?

Via Tam, whose graphic is excellent.

A hippo farts.

In Illinois, if you buy any pseudoephedrine products, your info is sent to a police database.

Flippin Out Slingshots are some handmade works of art.

Reuters notices preppers.

COBIS, the $44M ballistic database in NY that has yet to solve a single crime, could be on the chopping block.

LOL.

I mentioned the book Proclaiming Liberty a bit back. Well, ENDO is giving away 12 copies.

Years back, when the public smoking bans were being enacted around the nation, some of us smarty pants libertarians said that based on the rationale put forth by supporters of such bans that perfume bans would follow. Well, here you go.

SHOT After Action Report

Seen at SHOT, the Tavor. And rumors are it is coming to America soon.

How Much SHOT Show Bling Does the 5.11 COVRT 18 Hold?

Demon Force.

Old Painless does SHOT

Since I’ve been asked about that cute little cannon in the video from yesterday, you can buy one here for $30.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Humans act human
While apes start acting human
John Lithgow not dead

Not a huge fan of Newt but he’s doing two things very well:

1) Directly attacking the media for being disgraceful shills.
2) Drives Democrats batty, which is odd since he shares most of their big government ideas.

Pretty cool, I think. But it costs about as much as a Chris Costa Signature Series 1911 from Nighthawk.

My new favorite and, almost, made up adult beverage:

On a recent outing, I had dinner at the Dancing Bear Restaurant. They have a signature drink called the whiskey cask, which seems to be some sort of ginger liquor mixed with Prichards. I tried one and while it was good, I thought it could be better. So, here’s what I came up with.

Take one slice of ginger root and place it in the bottom of a whiskey glass. Add a splash of water and muddle for a bit.

Add about a teaspoon of honey and two shots of bourbon and stir vigorously.

Fill remainder of glass with ice. Then take a spoon and, with an up and down motion, churn the ice.

Enjoy. It’s delicious. I think next time, I may add a sprig of mint with the ginger.

Tam:

Perhaps I lived too long in a place where the local college fight song celebrates violating the Volstead Act and killing federal agents.

Heh. That’s my Alma mater.

Lucas says no more Star Wars movies because you’ll tell him they suck. Well, make one that doesn’t suck.