Got to handle this at the show:

Here’s the bolt, which is what makes it different than other attempts at shoehorning AK magazines into ARs:

Heard around the media room: Everytime there’s a get together, a picture of my butt gets on the internet.

My butt is famous on the internet. Again. And it launched a correction.

Based on photos I’ve posted,  comments from you guys, and consensus from other attendees, my eyesight is now for shit.

It’s a thing. Here’s me handling it:

The nice elderly lady next to me said “Son, you need to put that damn pink gun down and grab a proper gun.” I smiled and joked that without my reading glasses, the pink made it easier to see the controls. She told me that she was going definitely get one. They will sell a ton of these. And maybe a few of them will save some lives.

My earlier criticisms stand. The new thing for me is being able to try the trigger. It’s looooooong.

Handled it at the HK booth:

Ergonomics seemed good, comparable to an M&P. I liked that the rear display a red dot to let you know it’s cocked. I’m not a fan of the trigger guard mounted magazine

They make ARs. Very good ARs:

But when I do, it’s because they’re covered in silver paint.

Gaudiest outfit yet.

The Paper of Making Up The Record lies about the NRA convention.

Wayne LaPeirre’s speech right now is all about Hillary Clinton.

Rand Paul, who is so pro gun that if you don’t believe him then he’ll shoot you, not invited to the NRA AM.

I grabbed a pic:

Comes in at about $7K, I heard. More and video here.

There is more open carry derpa in the press room than on the show floor.

There are a ton of new gun blogs and I haven’t heard of any of them.

Apparently, people like to walk four abreast and then come to a stop in the walkways.

As a people watcher, I watched a press crew. They watched people walk by as though they were looking for something. Then, it happened. Here comes a black guy. And they pounce. Turns out, it was Colion Noir. So, I’m sure that didn’t go as the press planned. Snagged a photo:

What’s funny about it is that right behind the news crew is a giant banner with a picture of they guy they’re talking to on it.

A new 10/22 stock. M lock capable. Adjustable cheek weld and length of pull. Also, it was very light weight:

In TN, it is illegal to own a NFA weapon. But it is an affirmative defense from prosecution if the NFA weapon is registered with the ATF and a tax is paid. So the police an arrest you for owning silencer even if you have a tax stamp. Then you go to court and show your stamp and are good. But you’re out court costs and attorney fees. Well, soon that won’t be the case. It will be legal to own them.

About to head out. Got a full plate except for tonight. Anything happening?

Also, heed wizard’s advice .

lolwut

The cluster was mentioned in an episode of NCIS.

Can’t even pay the bills

Right here

Unhappy with Wal Mart mainstreaming AR-15s, someone sued them:

Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest gun retailer, is awaiting a verdict Wednesday to see whether it can continue to sell modern sporting rifles if enough investors think it’s a business the company shouldn’t be in.

Arguing that Wal-Mart’s willingness to sell high-capacity magazine rifles contradicts its promise to uphold community and family values, Trinity Wall Street Church in New York won its case in November, when the district court ruled shareholders could propose and vote on a resolution that would force Wal-Mart’s board of directors to review its gun sales policy.

Gun rights activists argue that the district court’s decision allows the church, which owns 3,500 Wal-Mart shares, and other political activists to push gun control via corporate policies rather than struggle to pass such laws in the electoral arena.

A cop is facing murder charges for shooting a fleeing suspect in the back. And he may have doctored the scene. It’s not enough to prosecute this guy but also anyone else who lied for him. Unlike Trayvon and Brown, this one actually is something to be upset about.

It’s a no no for store owners to shoot fleeing shoplifters:

A business owner fired his gun at two shoplifters as they ran from his liquor store in north Knoxville Tuesday night, according to a Knoxville Police Department Facebook post.

The Japanese Garand

PzB-39 German Anti-Tank Rifle

Bath time

WBIR:

Gov. Bill Haslam has signed legislation that allows workers to sue their employers if they are fired for storing guns in cars parked on company lots.

Jailed for not mowing your grass and taking long showers.

People were worried that those water monitors would be used to restrict water and were called paranoid. Oh, wait.

So, the NRA Annual Meeting is coming to my state. Let’s have a look at some reactions.

1) The 1990s call. They want their propaganda back. The Nashville Scene, which has the journalistic integrity of a 3 year old arguing with his parents because he wants ice cream for dinner, says Cop Killing Bullets Hanging On Music City Center for NRA Convention. Absent from that post is an actual list of police officers killed by M855 ammunition.

2) The aptly named crooks and liars lies about guns: NRA Convention Permits No Operational Firearms On Site

Well, the ones people are carrying will be. They only remove the firing pins from guns on the floor.

3) Up next, WBIR fell for the BS Violence Policy Center report claiming As NRA Annual Meeting Opens in Nashville, Gun Deaths Surpass Motor Vehicle Deaths in 17 States Including Tennessee. They pulled the story but here’s a screen cap:

It’s BS because the data is from 2013 and the NRA convention hasn’t started yet.

Make secret phone calls with a phone

Please, dad, don’t screw this up

And the Reason fanboys want you to know.

He’ll stop NSA spying on day one

The Republican delusion

They even broke out a listicle.

I’ll support Rand because he’s got enough libertarian without some of the crazy.

WWII-era USGI Colt M1911A1

Unique!

Suitcase gun

World’s largest working rifle

Massad Ayoob lists some boo boos he’s seen on TV and in movies. I like how Rambo shot the rocket launcher from inside a helicopter and, you know, didn’t die. And one that happens in too many movies to count is during, or right after, a massive shoot out, someone looks at someone else and says “shhh, did you hear that?” Yes, because after all those explosions going off near your head, you can hear that creak.

Todd G says all or nothing. I have one and I have noticed that it takes me a while to find the red dot. Seems to be improving with practice though. I was unaware of the dot disappearing thing.

She’s Dead, Give Us Money

Obama steps up drug related commutations. This, I like.