Some choice comments from Atrios comments section. This stuff plays really well with swing voters, I hear. Not for the feint of heart, you’ve been warned. The good news is that I am glad to see some liberals willing to arm themselves. The bad news is that it’s liberals who frequent Atrios’ comment section.

Actual headline: Crime may be dropping in US, but gun possession is rising Are they implying that increased gun possession reduces crime? No. Are they implying that gun possession is equivalent to crime? Probably: By focusing on largely local gun-possession cases, federal prosecutors and bureau agents are increasingly less likely to investigate and prosecute federal […]

LA, which apparently needs money, is trying to scare it out of people: The measure would raise the sales tax in Los Angeles to 8.75 percent, among the highest rates in the nation. It is intended to pay for the addition of 5,000 new police officers to the 22,000 who now work for the city […]

A local teacher is in trouble for showing an R rated movie to here class, which is a no-no unless you get permission from parents. Coincidentally, this R rated movie happened to be Fahrenheit 9/11: A Knox County high school teacher has been put on administrative leave with pay – and could face termination – […]

This piece on the impact of guns on crime is not at all hysterical: Jack Buttman can sell a 9 mm Glock pistol in less time than it takes to order breakfast in a diner. It’s even faster, he says, if the buyer is familiar with the one-page form for the federal background check and […]

Les, who has been negligently remiss in posting his weekly gun links, asks: On one of the gun boards I read there was a recent thread that I keep thinking about. Basically, the guy had seen a lot of people carping about bad gun laws. OK, he said, which gun laws would you want on […]

A letter to Fosters: . . .the assault weapons ban had nothing to do with automatic weapons (hold the trigger in and you get a continuous stream of bullets). It dealt only with semi-automatic weapons (one bullet for each pull of the trigger). Automatic weapons are closely regulated. Anyone who wants to legally process one […]

A pretty good read: This lack of correlation between gun control and violent crime rates would indicate that gun control on the whole does not do what HCI, Million Mom March, and the Brady Campaign, an influential gun-control advocacy group, says. It doesn’t reduce violent crime rates. A report by the Brady Campaign states there […]

I think today marks the first time I have seen more articles against the assault weapons ban than for it. A few examples: Good little read on the politics involved and some truth about the ban: Slipping in the polls, Senator John Kerry deceitfully accuses President George Bush of not pushing for an extension of […]

Per this: California authorities worry more powerful firearms will eventually make their way into the state — despite the state’s outlaw on a large number of assault weapons. The state’s ban remains active after a federal ban on 19 types of assault weapons expired this week. But with a thriving underworld gun trade and with […]

The Republican platform is out. I’m skimming now. A few things leapt out at me: Private Property Rights The core of ownership in America has always been ownership of private property that a citizen can call his or her own. Republicans respect this tradition. For reasons both Constitutional and environmental, therefore, President Bush and the […]

A few technical missteps aside, this article about the assault weapons ban is fairly objective: A decade after Buffalo led the nation in crimes involving assault weapons – and with the city again plagued with gang-related violence – the federal law banning some of those guns expires Sept. 13. And while some gun-control advocates are […]

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer (again, the dumbest name of any newspaper) has an opinion piece that shreds a lot of the lies and misconceptions presented by anti-gun groups: Contrary to myth, guns affected by this ban are not machine guns. They fire one shot with each press of the trigger, the same as many shotguns used […]

The Christian Science Monitor: Starting Sept. 14, our law-enforcement officers and the general public will face a more dangerous environment in our communities. It appears that President Bush and Congress are going let the federal Assault Weapons Ban expire. This makes no sense. On September 14, I’d bet dollars to donuts there will not be […]

Another unsigned editorial: THE senseless shooting that cut short the life of 6-year-old Bryesha Limbrick focuses attention on firearm legislation. The youngster was shot in the head July 18 while eating ice cream outside an El Monte convenience store. Police Chief Ken Weldon said he is sure the assailants used an assault rifle. He is […]

Some folks wonder why it is I keep wasting my time pointing out these stupid anti-gun editorials. One reason, is because I enjoy it. The fact that somebody can be so scared over something so small amazes me. But also, when 9/14 gets here and there’s no blood in the streets and violent crime remains […]

Benjamin Vanderford faked a beheading video: “It was part of a stunt, but no one noticed it up until now,” Vanderford told The Associated Press after being awoken at his San Francisco apartment early Saturday and informed that much of the world was suddenly under the impression he had been decapitated. Heh. Rather blasé for […]

There’s a lot of good AWB stuff today. Bill O’Reilly gets the assault weapons ban wrong, according to Vox Day: Mr. O’Reilly once attacked the president of the Gun Owners of America as a nutcase on the fringe due to the GOA’s opposition to the assault weapons ban. This demonstrated three things: 1 “The Factor” […]

Chris emailed this link that instructs people how to win the debate in favor of extending the assault weapons ban. It does so poorly: An overwhelming majority of Americans support the ban. Since, as is often reported here, the ban is misrepresented as banning machine guns, I’d say that is not really the case. After […]

The president of the ABA urged renewal of the assault weapons ban: American Bar Association President Dennis W. Archer today said that, unless President Bush urges Congress to reauthorize the 1994 federal assault weapons ban, “our communities will once again see an increase in senseless violence. We must ensure that the ban remains in effect […]

This article is almost too stupid to fisk. Almost: A ban on certain assault rifles that expires in September should unquestionably be renewed by president Bush. Nope, no bias there. How these weapons, developed for the military and capable of inflicting terrible carnage on humans, became available for sale to the general population is mind […]

A local landmark (where I have seen performances by The Violent Femmes, Nine Inch Nails, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and many others) is likely to be foreclosed on. I also recall years ago when they were in financial trouble, the did a few special performances of The Rocky Horror Picture Show to raise money. […]

I had hoped, when I used the phrase “too early to shoot the bastards,” that more readers would be familiar with the Claire Wolfe quote: America is at that awkward stage. It’s too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards. More on this later. What I was aiming for […]

Louisiana is looking to ban hog catching: A Louisiana state legislator is trying to outlaw a violent spectator sport: fights pitting vicious dogs against wild hogs. Rep. Warren Triche, a Democrat from Thibodaux, has introduced a bill that would ban the bloodiest forms of “hog-doggin,” as the pig-versus-canine duels are known in the rural corners […]

OhioCCW writes: The Daily Chief-Union of Upper Sandusky has published a story, informing readers about the dangers of lawn mower usage. According to the Insurance Information Institute, approximately 75,000 people per year require emergency room treatment for injuries caused by lawn mowers. The paper noted that most injuries are the result of human error, and […]

Tom is having some trouble training his dog. I suggest he check out dogreader, which isn’t currently updating but has excellent archives on training issues. I also suggest he read an old post of mine. Here goes: Bite inhibition: I cover that in the link above, but here’s the relevant portion: Biting, chewing and mouthing! […]

One thing that people will warn you about when considering a bully type dog is that they tend to be a bit flatulent. Supposedly, they toot a lot. When our non-bully dog (Politically Correct Dog) strips a gear, it usually goes like this: The family is watching a movie when suddenly Politically Correct Dog’s ears […]

This time in New York. A Newsday article on .50 caliber rifles is accurate about the rifles: The rifles shoot a large bullet and are accurate to within four inches at 1,000 yards at supersonic velocity, then carry more than two miles with declining accuracy. The forerunner is the .50-caliber machine gun that has been […]

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