In NC, it has been declared. That your rights are suspended in states of emergency is at issue in the courts.
And:
Starting Saturday at 12 noon, many thousands of North Carolinians will likely be guilty of an act that is a Class 1 misdemeanor for that is the opening of dove season.
Look at that picture. Don’t those armed black men scare you?!
In Philly, the police are disarming black men who lawfully carry firearms:
In the last two years, Philadelphia police have confiscated guns from at least nine men – including four security guards – who were carrying them legally, and only one of the guns has been returned, according to interviews with the men.
Eight of the men said that they were detained by police – two for 18 hours each. Two were hospitalized for diabetic issues while in custody, one of whom was handcuffed to a bed. Charges were filed against three of the men, only to be withdrawn by the District Attorney’s Office.
They’re suing. And I hope they win.
Via Kopel, Maxim Lott discusses the Obama administration’s role in this:
The South Korean government, in an effort to raise money for its military, wants to sell nearly a million antique M1 rifles that were used by U.S. soldiers in the Korean War to gun collectors in America.
The Obama administration approved the sale of the American-made rifles last year. But it reversed course and banned the sale in March a decision that went largely unnoticed at the time but that is now sparking opposition from gun rights advocates.
A State Department spokesman said the administration’s decision was based on concerns that the guns could fall into the wrong hands.
“The transfer of such a large number of weapons — 87,310 M1 Garands and 770,160 M1 Carbines — could potentially be exploited by individuals seeking firearms for illicit purposes,” the spokesman told FoxNews.com.
Lott’s piece is not consistent with what the ODCMP is telling people, which is that the guns are actually a lend/lease arrangement. And the .gov already owns them. This situation is interesting.
One of the people murdered by Palestinian Authority terrorists Tuesday used to carry a gun for self-defense, but Israeli authorities took away his permit in late 2009 leaving him defenseless.
Trailer for The Walking Dead:
Looks more like a solution in search of a problem to me. But it is pretty cool.
Crazed right-wing gun man takes hostages . . . wait, what? I eagerly await the press doing some in depth investigative reporting into the rise of eco-terrorists.
Also, if you think we need to rid the world of humans, just point the gun at yourself. It’s easier for everyone.
Suppressed 44 Deagle with a suppressor and EOTech. And why not.
Cool lower (note: link is SFW but any link from there may not be)
A question:
What’s cooler: Guns disguised as ordinary objects or everyday items that look like guns?
Things that realistically look like guns are kinda stupid and can get you into serious trouble.
69 year-old grandmother shoots intruder who was in her bedroom.
Firefighters are on the scene of an apparent ammunition storage facility explosion near Indian Ridge Road and Locust Lane.
Johnson City, Jonesborough and volunteer firefighters were called to at Widener’s Reloading & Shooting Supply Inc. in the area of West Market Street and Indian Ridge Road just after 10 a.m.
Traffic is reportedly being diverted from the area because ammunition is cooking off and shooting across West Market Street.
Update: Via twitter: I am over a mile away and it rocked my windows. Plume looked like a nuke went off #jcexplosion No doubt ppl died
Follow tweets here.
Update and bump: Thread at arfcom.
Coverage at tricities.com, with pic.
Update: more from Michael.
. . . a server has filed a TOSHA complaint that argues its unsafe for bars not to post 1359 signage, because an employer has a duty to protect and safeguard employees against recognized hazards to human health, safety and life.
And bonus:
According to the complaint, the server has seen handguns carried into the restaurant and patrons forcefully ejected from the property.
And no shoot outs?
A pink tactical sling. I got the pink webbing from strapworks.com.
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The Second Amendment Foundation (the fine organization responsible for the McDonald case) is holding their Gun Rights Policy Conference this month in San Francisco. Their advertising campaign is making a splash on San Fran streets.
Side rant: I’m sure all those people who righteously boycotted the NRA convention in Charlotte because of NC law prohibiting carry at the convention center will just as righteously come down on SAF for having their shindig in one of the most anti-gun cities in the US. Right?
Blood in the streets, fathers killing other fathers at little league games. Wait, none of those doom and gloom predictions happened.
The Open Carry Ban that didn’t pass has now passed the senate. Off to the governor. A part of me wants it to pass so the law can be challenged.
ETA: Or maybe not. The press has released a couple of stories about it that don’t seem consistent. Stay tuned.
Anti-gun shill Garen J. Wintemute (and others):
Federal law makes no distinction between sales occurring at gun shows and other sales; there is no such thing as a gun show loophole.
Been saying that for years.
Americans used to watch in varying degrees of horror as hapless Europeans were importuned by uniformed d00ds, usually German, “Papers, pliss?”
Should be about behavior and not objects. Though the statute is poorly defined, it’s at least not demonizing objects.
I met a couple of folks who were showing up at the blogger functions. I asked about their blogs and they said they had to take them down for legal reasons, which I thought odd. A few months later, I figured out who they were. And now they can talk about stuff.
And if you haven’t figured out who they were, click here.
That last post there was post number 40,000. And yesterday was the 8 year anniversary of this blog. Holy crap.
ETA: And, in the next month or so, it will hit 5M visits and roughly 9M page views.
I was driving somewhere the other day with my son in the car (he’s four). I didn’t know the location and typed it into the GPS. I’d never used it with him in the car before. He stared intently, realizing that it was a map of where we were, the roads, and where we were going. For the whole 20 minute trip, he was enthralled with it. Finally, he asked me Daddy, why aren’t the other cars on there?
And I laughed.
Then I wondered exactly what percentage of cars actually have GPS systems? I’d say quite a few. And if the GPS systems transmit as well as receive? Mine transmits since it’s a Droid. Then it occurred to me that if cars with GPS systems transmitted their location, then someone could use that information for live traffic reporting. A bunch of GPS systems in one spot would indicate a problem.
Technology is kinda scary.
A controversy raged about whether the game was racist or not. For my part, I’ve written elsewhere how the bugged-out eyes and animalistic savagery of the zombie attackers in “Resident Evil 5″ reminded me of racist imagery used to perpetuate stereotypes and ignorance about black people.
Even more pathetic is the promise of increased cultural sensitivity. In a game about killing zombies. I shit you not. And folks wonder why accusations of racism are yawned at.
In other news, I don’t care if you’re a white zombie or a black zombie. I’m braining you. Especially white zombies because their music sucks.
Why Do Heavy Drinkers Outlive Nondrinkers?
Via Les Jones, whose headline wins the internet.
This morning, I woke up and it was 68 degrees at my house. That’s the first sub 70 temperature I can remember.
Roll your eyes at a public meeting and your elected officials kick you out.
Chicago decided to play some dirty pool and get the case reassigned as a delaying tactic. And Gura tried to get a temporary restraining order, with no luck. I’m not a lawyer so that’s my limited understanding. More from Sebastian.
I’ve uploaded a transcript here
This is my shocked face. If you’re a gang banger, not big deal. When you apply for a permit to lawfully own a handgun, the full force of law comes into play pretty quick.
It is time to pop the tea baggers’ favorite balloon (so what if it will be replaced by another?), and with that in mind I hereby offer to negotiate a $100,000 payday to the person who will come forward with a sex tape or phone records or anything else that succeeds in removing Glenn Beck from the public eye forever.
Classy.
Handgun carry at Carrabas: Does their sign comply with the law?
Bear in mind that while it may not be a criminal offense, if they ask you to leave and you do not, you are trespassing.
Since the .gov has such broad authority despite my right to
abortionerr privacy to poke around willy nilly in my financial dealings, my various financial institutions are obligated by law to report when I do something out of the ordinary, and all my wage info is sent automatically to the .gov via payroll providers, why don’t they just go ahead and do my taxes for me?
Now, the presidential advisory board says it’s actually something to think about.
You can’t have a gun at a school. That’s illegal.
And hats off to student resource officer Carolyn Gudger, who appears to have handled this situation darn near perfectly.
or uncertain what the term ‘fleeing‘ means. Fleeing is apparently a synonym for turning around and trying to shoot you.
ETA: The word ‘fleeing’ has gone down the memory hole.
The GOP built its power on the Southern Strategy. After the Democrats finally, a hundred year too late, did the right thing and removed the racists from their party, the GOP welcomed them with open arms.
Yet, it’s taken as gospel truth among Democrats.
For NRA, the dust up over whether or not the support him could never have ended well for them. The problem is the methodology for determining grades, which usually (but not always) is the basis for their endorsements. While a politician like Reid has a good record voting for gun rights, other actions overshadow those votes, such as support for anti-gun Supreme Court Justices. And toeing the party line.
The good: NRA listened to its base and learned they were not happy. Apparently, they were serious about this Supreme Court justice business.
The bad: this brings to light flaws in the ranking of the yay or nay voting system.
The ugly: Reid kept a lot of anti-gun bills from ever seeing the light of day. And Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
Obsolescence, a new name for eminent domain.
Imagine you come home from work one day to a notice on your front door that you have 45 days to demolish your house, or the city will do it for you. Oh, and youre paying for it.
This is happening right now in Montgomery, Ala., and here is how it works: The city decides it doesnt like your property for one reason or another, so it declares it a public nuisance. It mails you a notice that you have 45 days to demolish your property, at your expense, or the city will do it for you (and, of course, bill you).
Your tab with the city will constitute a lien on your property, and if you dont pay it within 30 days (or pay your installments on time; if you owe over $10,000, you can work out a deal to pay back the city for destroying your home over a period of time, with interest), the city can sell your now-vacant land to the highest bidder.
Gods don’t kill people. People with gods kill people
In Murfreesboro, TN, a mosque is expanding. Folks are upset about it. At the site, there’s been arson and shots fired.
After careful consideration, the NRA-PVF announced today that it will not be endorsing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for re-election in the 2010 U.S. Senate race in Nevada.
They were serious about this Kagan and Sotomayor stuff.
Tennessee has a law that has long been credited with being the start of the trend of infringing the right to arms for black people. That law specified it it was unlawful to carry a weapon with the intent to go armed, unless it was a Army or Navy pistol which shall be carried openly in the hand. And those pistols were expensive. Now, the city of Belle Meade is looking into getting rid of the ordinance:
That proposed ordinance passed on first reading Feb. 17 but has been deferred ever since.
After the board introduced the first proposed ordinance, rumors spread that the city would ban the public from carrying handguns, prompting the March website posting by the commissioners.
But as Mayor Gray Thornburg told The City Paper, the city just looked to remove the antiquated law from its books and anyone with a state issued handgun carry permit can carry in Belle Meade.
The long and short of it is, Thornburg said, we realized that we had an ordinance that a) was not appropriate and b) more importantly was very discriminatory, and so we needed to make a change.
They are looking to repeal the law that specifies open carry of a specific type of handgun. Seems the police only enforce state law anyway.
Looks like they can’t be sold to the US because they actually belong to the US.
The worst Jay has owned. I’ve only hated two. I just don’t like AKs. And the other was a S&W 6906. That thing was awful.
Jon Stewart on the community center at ground zero:
One side says, ‘Our weakness emboldens jihadis.’ The other side says, ‘Our strength embitters jihadis.’ How about we try a new system where we don’t give a fuck about what they think?
Indeed.
No, the EPA does not actually have the authority to ban lead ammo. But that doesn’t mean they won’t try.
Pleads no contest. Charged with poaching deer and they caught him because he was seen doing it on his show on TeeVee.
Advocates better technology to collect a tax on sliced bagels. You really just can’t make this shit up. And they really have nothing better to do.
Navy lost control of flying drone for a little bit.
I don’t mind either one. But people usually do conceal guns, or the cops get called.
ETA: Tam:
I wonder when was the last time the person in this photograph got gunned down by the cops in a Las Vegas Costco for the crime of holding hands?
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