If you skimmed this story, you’d think a Wal-mart security guard drew a gun and killed a shoplifter. Only not. Seems the thief was armed and drew his gun which was wrestled away from him. But you have to read quite a few paragraphs in. And the employee wound up quitting over it. So why, then, is this the issue:

The shooting has put a spotlight on Wal-Mart’s policies regarding its loss-prevention officers, and it comes on the heels of another shooting four weeks earlier at a North Austin Wal-Mart that claimed the life of an Austin police officer.

Also, there have been 16 shootings at Wal-Mart properties in 6 months. They have just north of 10,000 stores.

$41,406,095

Why bubbles in Guinness sink.

to the snubby

A list of words that get the government to spy on you. I use a lot of those.

Oh, Luke Skywalker, stop that. Via John.

Proven Ammo Formulas. Oh, really?

Ruger SRs

Cool photos from TSRA calendar shoot

Rico’s Signature Gun

Update: More here.

Going back through some old posts I’ve been meaning to follow up on and ran across this from Joe about humans transcending biology and how that will be aided by exponential technological growth. This stuff is fascinating and, frankly, a little creepy.

I’ll have to check out the book.

Shotgun Blast

A Glock with wooden grips. Yeah, that’s right.

For three years, NOLA police kept a gun for evidence. They were sued:

Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro’s office and the city must prove why they still need Errol Houston Jr.’s handgun, three years after he last faced a criminal count, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, scrapping its earlier opinion in the case, could lead to a change in how prosecutors and police view their right to hold on to seized evidence in criminal cases that are dropped but still could be prosecuted later. “This is really a hugely important victory,” said Marjorie Esman, executive director of ACLU of Louisiana, which represented Houston. “It absolutely changes how the DA’s office is going to have to treat property they retain that they don’t really have any need to retain.”

Billy Beck on the facebook: *Try* to understand, Ladies and Gentlemen: the police are now the “standing army” that Jefferson complained about in the Declaration of Independence.

NJ police

In India, more and more women are packing:

“I don’t have faith in the police to protect me. There are so many attacks on women these days. It’s everybody’s right to defend themselves. I think all women who are vulnerable should be carrying guns,” Sidhu said. She is not alone. A growing number of well-off, educated Indian women are turning to firearms for protection.

But I’m told only uneducated people are into guns!

Penn Jillette goes after the Obama administration for its hypocrisy.

Guns are made of lead

Seems so.

That cool lower everyone wanted

Arrgh

New blogger interface causes Frank James to hang it up.

MAIG activists stay on payroll after budget cuts.

This: Douchebag does not equal alpha.

John Richardson with the the skinny. This is a bill designed to counter any participation in any UN arms treaty.

So, the anti-gunners were whining about a fundraiser for a candidate at a shooting range. Seems that actually turned it into a high turnout event: Pro-gun Ohio Rep. Margaret Conditt was surprised to discover that criticism by gun-control advocates would catapult her shooting range fundraiser into a major event.

One judge shows some.

The Violence Policy Center has gone and made up another study saying that gun deaths exceed car deaths. Well, under a specific set of circumstances in some states. No data points or break outs are provided, of course. These bogus ‘studies’ will lead to a coordinated campaign from the press and anti-gunners (but I repeat myself).

And there are other problems with ‘the study’.

Magpul STR Stock Review

Different guns for different divisions

Blade Tech and STI create custom pistol.

Some guy stole someone’s iPhone. Well, the photo stream is still on, sending images to the owner’s facebook page.

Heading to my unsecured and undisclosed location and blogging will be light. I have a few scheduled posts but don’t expect much. I was packing up and torn between the Glock and the M&P for the trip. The Glock, I know, is perfectly fine for beach weather since I’ve carried it many times. Opted for the S&W just to see if it holds up as well in salty air.

Wait, what: Dog DNA service helps apartments catch poop perpetrators

And PooPrints is fun to say.