They’re copying and pasting Brady Campaign talking points?

In Chicgao, suggestions that state police and the national guard be called in to deal with all the gun crime. Where guns are banned, I would think there wouldn’t be any need to come confiscate guns.

More info on the recall.

Seen at Volokh’s:

The Supreme Court’s recent decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, holding that the Second Amendment protects a limited individual right to possess a firearm — unconnected with service in a militia — does not alter our conclusion. Under Heller, individuals still do not have the right to possess machineguns or short-barreled rifles, as Gilbert did, and convicted felons, such as Gilbert, do not have the right to possess any firearms

No surprise, really. SCOTUS went 5-4 on a revolver even though it went 9-0 on individual right.

Glenn Reynolds and Brannon Denning: Heller’s Future in the Lower Courts.

Over at NRA Blog!

Self-defense coming back to where Great Britain used to be:

Home owners and “have-a go-heroes” have for the first time been given the legal right to defend themselves against burglars and muggers free from fear of prosecution.

Expect people to shocked when crime goes down.

Gun registration starts tomorrow morning. Looks like a slow, tedious, bureaucratic process designed to be as big a pain in the ass as possible. Get ready for Heller 2.

So, McCain adviser Phil Gramm was talking economics. He forgot the rules about talking economics with your average American and actually told the truth and used small words to make sure we could understand him. He said it’s not that bad. And he’s right.

Then, he said that America is a nation of whiners. And we righteous Americans were angered by that. So, we showed our anger by, uh, whining about what he said.

Suppressed revolver.

Guns, knives, pointy sticks and hats. Oh my.

Post Heller, DC is looking to erect as many barrier to gun ownership as it can. Here’s some commentary on their ridiculous proposals:

Reader Harold:

The registration is explicitly “may issue”.

Like NYC, they can delay or obstruct by never giving you a form (say, after the spotlight has moved from D.C.).

The currently described as “written” test must be passed with 75% proficiency, contents and nature now or in the future unspecified.

Along with the “reasonable” fees.

Only the registrant can carry the pistol from room to room.

John Snow:

Washington D.C.’s politicos haven’t quite embraced the meaning of the Second Amendment even in the post-Heller era.

The Other Biased Washington Paper’s Editorial:

Mayor Adrian Fenty yesterday proposed regulations for gun ownership rife with inconsistencies, unenforcable requirements and policies proven to be ineffective. It is clear that the D.C. Council has no intention of taking a reasonable track toward responsible gun ownership. Seemingly, City Hall intends to make it as difficult as possible for law-abiding citizens to own a gun.

Same paper:

“They’re doing everything that they can to not comply with the Supreme Court ruling,” said Chris Cox, chief lobbyist for the National Rifle Association, who dismissed the proposed legislation as “a joke.”

“Unless the criminal calls you beforehand and lets you know he’s coming over … you’re going to be left defenseless,” Mr. Cox said.

Over at GOP USA.

An ongoing series

Ok, it’s actually Military Vehicle Porn. But still, cool stuff.

Via Curt, we learn that the reader who won a slot to train with Todd Jarrett is Armed School Teacher.

Registration does not work.

There are things that are true that we cannot say about Barack Redacted Obama. We cannot, for instance, use his middle name. Because it’s Hussein. And that sounds really similar to Saddam’s last name. We also cannot say he went to a Muslim school when he was young, even though he said he did in his autobigraphy.

Because if you do, you’re a racist.

Or something.

The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Ownership clings to relevance:

Paul Helmke, president of the Brady Center, said Heller means the gun lobby’s “slippery slope” argument — that gun-control measures will eventually lead to an all-out ownership ban — is now moot.

Listen up, Sparky, what their ruling means is your desire to ban guns is no longer viable.

Stag Arms in the news.

Now, a radio show. You can get the MP3 version here.

Looks like Caleb was alone with Squeaky, Tracy and Breda.

Sabre Defence (which cannot spell Saber nor Defense) of Nashville has been awarded a military contract.

In airgun form.

Congrats to Katie on her new gig. Bloggers keep becoming part of the problem! It’s a good thing.

I teared up a little when I read this. You’ve been warned.

Temporary Director Sullivan:

ATF is pleased with the Supreme Court’s ruling recognizing that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess firearms, including for private purposes unrelated to militia operations.

And there’s this: In addition, the court appropriately recognized that the ‘carrying of dangerous and unusual weapons,’ such as machineguns, is not protected by the amendment.

I don’t think the court specified that machineguns were what they meant when they referred to dangerous and unusual weapons. All weapons are dangerous. And machineguns are only unusual due to 74 years of federal gun regulations.

Via Insty, it looks like DC’s .gov is sticking with its plan to add bureaucratic barriers to gun ownership after Heller. However, this item looks like it pretty blatantly goes against the Heller decision:

Firearms in the home must be stored unloaded and disassembled, and secured with either a trigger lock, gun safe, or similar device. The new law will allow an exception for a firearm while it is being used against an intruder in the home.

How is that different from what they alleged their laws were pre-Heller?

And it looks like they’re also sticking with the written test. Kinda like literacy tests? Next they need a poll tax.

Update: Proposed D.C. Gun Law Violates D.C. Law

Looks like he wanted his gun bill enough to vote to renew the ban on weapons that look like assault weapons. He has stated his opposition to the ban on weapons that look like assault weapons in the past.

Remember, politicians want to restrict your movement and ability to buy weapons if your name is on a terror watch list. But since we’ve had one senator and now one prosecutor on the list, I don’t think list has a lot of credibility.

We noted how there was no coverage of the pro-gun rally then said that they’d cover an anti-gun rally. And they did.

And Bizzy Blog notes recent gun coverage.

Of a gun that I used to own.

And why you shouldn’t put gun related terms in PayPal. Also, gratuitous plug for UltiMAK because even though I don’t dig AKs, I do dig Lyle’s work.

Heh.

I got married.

Robert Levy: What’s next?

Another way to ask the question would be: What are your thoughts on gun control?

But these days we feel more than we think.

At Mother Jones, it is to be expected.

John Lott: The Supreme Court may have confirmed that Americans have the right to own guns for protection, but the gun debate is hardly over.

In Colorado. So, what gun would you carry for a lion?

See reader Illinois Voter’s comment here:

It was pretty short notice. Illinois gun owners experienced what we can only call a media black out from most of the Chicago press. Certainly we did not get the coverage Jessie Jackson or Father Fleigler would get with with the normal 2-3 bus loads of shipped in people who get filmed screaming aloud. Spotty coverage @ 4-5 p.m. and nothing on the evening news. Nether the Chicago Suntimes or Tribune printed 1 drop of ink on the event.

What media bias?

The lefty blogs done got their feelings hurt because Barack Section 1031 Exchange Obama realizes that being anti-gun tends to cost you votes.

Well, Golly Gee Wally, it’s not shocking that the guy who catered to the nutroots crowd now needs to win the the undecideds. And it’s also not shocking that he would generally have to accept what the court says is law. The only issue now is whether we pro-gunners believe him. We generally don’t.

In Cali, challenges to their gun laws are coming:

The very same day as the ruling, the NRA filed suit to overturn gun bans in Chicago and San Francisco.

But California is the real prize for many gun rights advocates. The state has some of the most restrictive laws in the country. It’s also one of only a few states that doesn’t have an individual right to bear arms written into the state constitution, according to Gene Hoffman, chairman of the Cal Guns Foundation.

One man’s vile is another man’s sport.

At CounterTop’s.

Reports that the Blount County Voice to be canceled?

Once again, I was in the Sunday paper.

Breda takes her mom shooting.

As predicted, no coverage of the pro-gun rally in the Chicago Tribune. It’s a fine tradition to either not cover it or bury it. Meanwhile, if 12 anti-gunners listen to one crazy ass preacher, it’s front page!

Seen at Joe’s, a quote from an anti-gun activist:

I’ve given up on gun control. That battle is over. We’ve lost. I no longer think it’s an achievable goal and if I were a politician I wouldn’t lose an election over it.

Hadn’t seen that in years.

Remember a bit back when the LA Times decided to quote a reader here and that was newsworthy? Well, turnabout being what it is, I’d like to point you to what LA Times readers think about the passing of Tony Snow.

In London, five stabbing deaths in 17 hours. Good thing guns are banned. Also, this is odd:

The stabbings occurred in the week when the Met launched a 75-strong taskforce to stamp out London knife crime.

It’s not working.

Up 5%.

In Washington, a good read on participation in practical shooting.

And in Cali, there is mention that a local man won a shooting event.

Good to see stuff like this. And good to know that the handgunner demographic is getting more attention.

Linoge has left the Peoples Republic of California and is now a Tennessean. Welcome to America.

Looks like DC is trying to basically pass new gun laws.

Looks like congress may ultimately intervene:

Among other things, H. Res. 1331 includes provisions that would repeal D.C.’s ban on many semi-automatic firearms, and repeal the District’s firearm registration system, as in H.R. 1399.

A pro-gun rally. Coverage here and here.

I wonder if the Chicago Tribune will continue its fine tradition of acting like pro-gun rallies don’t happen?

Recruiting people who have had loved ones commit suicide?

If all their reps are this stupid:

“When you look at all of the amendments, six other amendments, the word ‘people’ is used, it is referring collectively, usually to the states.”

– D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton to Pacifica Radio’s “Democracy Now!”

Uber feminist Tam: If I have to wear something to protect myself, it’s going to come from Milt Sparks and Springfield Armory.

So, you’re an anti-gun politician. You realize you’re getting a D from NRA. You decide that, since you live in a pro-gun state, you should do something about it. So, you promise to pass some pro-gun bills. Too bad the bills you’re proposing are already law. If that sounds like a good plan, then you must be as dumb as Mark Udall, D-Colo. And the Colorado press, who apparently can’t be bothered to figure that out as well.

Weird:

“An off-duty police officer went to an outpatient imaging center … to have an MR imaging examination. … The officer was carrying a model 1991 A-1 compact.45 caliber semiautomatic pistol …”

“… the officer apparently misunderstood and took the gun into the MR suite. …”

“Once the officer was inside the MR suite, the gun was pulled from his hand as he attempted to place the gun on top of a cabinet … The gun was immediately pulled into the bore, where it struck the left side and spontaneously discharged … The weapon’s thumb safety was reportedly engaged when the gun discharged.” …

“The gun likely discharged as a result of the effect of the magnetic field on the firing pin block. …” …

If only he’d had one of those plastic Glock 7s from Die Hard 2!

via KABA.

Michael Silence rounds up other bloggers who are lamenting the death of the fourth amendment. Listen up guys, it’s been deader than Robert Matthew Van Winkle’s career for a while now. Once the courts ruled that 1) it’s OK to have roadblocks as long as you stop every body; and 2) because of the advent of indoor plumbing, it’s OK for police to knock your door down; it was over. Listening in on my phone conversations pales in comparison to that, I would think.

Robert on M1 carbines: who could object to being shot with such a fine rifle?

We’ve been working with Junior a bit on some things since she should start school next year. Some of those things include getting her to learn her address, write her name, etc. Like her dad, Junior has an attention span measured in seconds. So, getting her to sit down and focus is a trying task. So, for several nights, the Mrs. would say to Junior Let’s work on writing your name. Junior would refuse. Adamantly. She’d start crying and whining about it. After about a week of repeatedly asking, the Mrs. looks at Junior and, once again, says Let’s work on writing your name. And Junior says I don’t want to. Like she always does. The Mrs. says I’ll give you a dollar. And Junior says OK and proceeds to quickly write her name.

She knows the value of a dollar and how to write her name. I was so proud.

The American Hunters and Shooters Association doesn’t seem to think that banning guns is, err, banning guns. And that such bans are reasonable.

Why was it passed? For dumb asses like this. Short version: off-duty cop leaves pistol in the back seat of his truck with his three year old son. Three year old shoots him and paralyzes him. Now, smart people realize that the only one to blame here is dad, who apparently has the IQ of a wetnap. But this guy and some lawyer have decided that it is Glock’s fault because Glock makes a firearm that, uh, goes bang when the trigger is pulled, which is exactly what a firearm is supposed to do.

Geez. Do you think anyone would be suing Clorox if the guy left a bottle of Liquid Plumr out?

We must ban armor piercing ammunition.

Or nuts for Obama!

The puns, they write themselves!

Can we cut these nuts off? Yes, we can.

I’ve always been partial to the term Totemism to denote their belief in a firearms magical powers. But fetishism makes sense too.

Now, that the table have turned I do hope NRA recalls Chuck Schumer’s little message to gun owners:

We’re here to tell the NRA their nightmare is true!. We’re going to hammer guns on the anvil of relentless legislative strategy! We’re going to beat guns into submission!

Link from this other bit by Joe, which notes: What made the difference was the gun grabbers getting their asses handed to them in elections.

NJ is staying busy: McIndoe was charged with five counts of aggravated assault on a police officer; aggravated assault with an automobile; several charges of unlawful possession of a handgun and hollow-point ammunition; and numerous motor vehicle violations, Giaquinto said.

Unlawful possession is, err, unlawful. And hollow point ammo is banned for carry in NJ.

Seen at Rusty’s:

Josh Sugarman (sic) obtained his FFL about 15 years ago. Sugarman’s (sic) group, the Violence Policy Center, is an anti-gun group that advocates for stricter gun regulations. Sugarman (sic) tells WTOP, he got the license as part of a research project, and despite numerous phone calls, he will not sell guns.

“The bloggers put my phone number out there, and people have been calling to ask how much I’ll charge to transfer guns,” Sugarman (sic) says.

I wonder who he could be talking about? And in case you were wondering:

There are only six Federal Firearms Licensees in the District. WTOP contacted all six, and found only one is considering facilitating the transfers of handguns once the law changes.

The FFLs are held by Arena Stage, The Shakespeare Theater Company, Josh Sugarman of the Violence Policy Center, The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, K S Supply and Cs Exchange Ltd.

Rusty wonders why Sugarmann renewed his permit this year if it was for a ‘research project’.

Update: Original post here. NK reminds us, as mentioned in the original post, I believe that a requirement of an FFL is that you do sell guns? FFLs, what say you? Yes, it is.

USA Today:

Police officer deaths plunged to their lowest midyear total in 43 years after an unusually deadly year for law enforcement officers, says a report released today by a national police advocacy group.

The review reflects declines in all major categories of officer fatalities, including traffic accidents and shootings, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund found.

Overall deaths declined from 100 to 59 in the first six months of 2007 compared to the same period this year. The number of overall deaths is the lowest since 1965, when 55 officers were killed.

Midyear shooting deaths fell from 38 in 2007 to 21 this year, the lowest number since 1960, when 18 officers were killed by gunfire.

Must be all those gun control victories. Oh, they haven’t had any? Then I’m stumped.

Tam brings the funny: I’d imagine the [Iranian] women’s swimming events are slow as molasses from the high-drag swimwear.

Oh, those weapons of mass destruction:

The last major remnant of Saddam Hussein’s nuclear program — a huge stockpile of concentrated natural uranium — reached a Canadian port Saturday to complete a secret U.S. operation that included a two-week airlift from Baghdad and a ship voyage crossing two oceans.

The removal of 550 metric tons of “yellowcake” — the seed material for higher-grade nuclear enrichment — was a significant step toward closing the books on Saddam’s nuclear legacy.

A robbery with a gun in New Jersey:

Bloods member Grant Fleming, 21, was shot in the chest three times after he sneaked up behind a man walking into his Jersey Street apartment with a bag of groceries.

The targeted victim grabbed Fleming’s gun and opened fire.

Update: Unpossibler: In the bag, police found a TEC-9 semiautomatic handgun with 19 rounds in the magazine, Traina said. The weapon holds about 30 rounds, he added.

Tec-9s are banned in Jersey!

So, did he lie or not? Simple question, really.

Amazing how much we minimize that depending on which letter comes after their last name.

Naifeh did lie.

The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Ownership says of law abiding gun owners: A permit holder is just someone who hasn’t committed a crime, YET

Ouch.

David Kopel is looking to create a consolidated list of all judicial decisions which adopted the “collective rights” theory

Glockity.

A bit back, I linked to this post at Lagniappes which was rightfully critical of some of the GOA shenanigans regarding the Olofson case. It was a good read, I thought. Anyway, Sailorcurt left a few comments that showed the inconsistencies in ATF’s actions. But those comments never showed up. Curt cross-posted one of the comments here. Curt inquired about his comment only to be told that Lagniappe did not allow comments that discussed Lagniappe and yammered on about conspiracy theories. I read Curt’s comment when he cross-posted it. It noted inconsistencies in ATF agents’ testimonies and affidavits. Questions that should be answered.

Lagniappe apparently thinks those inconsistencies aren’t worth addressing as they don’t quite jive with his point about paranoid gun nuts. So, he doesn’t allow them. And then lies about the content and conspiracy theories. I kinda liked the way he was dealing with the GOA’s selective mentioning of facts. It’s a pity he’s doing the exact same thing.

For the record, I’m one of the folks who think Olofson is not squeaky clean.

The police are minutes away.

BTW, that link goes to Breda.

Ya know, when some state bureaucrat jerks me around due to circumstances beyond my control, I’m generally shit out of luck. But if I were a politico, I’d just have the laws changed when they inconvenience me. Case 1:

After the board denied her request, Ford, who was elected to the state Senate two years ago, vowed to change the law.

Case 2:

A Pennsylvania State Senator retaliates against the Game Commission after his kid has a run in with a game officer.

Case 3: The Chicago Alderman Loophole.

Details of another wrong house raid by police. Once again, police too willing to believe bad tips then not confirm them.

Hats off to the ACLU of Nevada for not clinging to the collective rights mythology its parent organization is peddling:

The Nevada ACLU respects the individual’s right to bear arms subject to constitutionally permissible regulations. The ACLU of Nevada will defend this right as it defends other constitutional rights.

Since the supreme court affirmed Heller!

Update: BTW, that bit is based on an already debunked study.

And heh: Yeah, because prior to Heller, criminals were too busy thinking “Sorry guys, it’s a collective right. We’ll have to wait until it’s individual before we go commit armed robberies.”

Apparently, because it’s still a county-by-county thing, getting a handgun carry permit when you move is a pain. Technically, Alabama is still ‘may-issue’ but in practice it is ’shall-issue’, generally.

Tick Tock: Department of Interior is stalling in hopes that an Obama administration won’t force them to change their rules on National Park Carry. The deadline for comment has been extended to August 8th, so be sure to get your comments in!

Are you kidding: Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who would like very much to reimpose the old, so-called, “Fairness Doctrine” that once censored conservative opinion on television and radio broadcasting, is scheming to impose rules barring any member of Congress from posting opinions on any internet site without first obtaining prior approval from the Democratic leadership of Congress. No blogs, twitter, online forums – nothing.

TNGOP says:

SPEAKER NAIFEH LIED ABOUT HAVING GUN PERMIT

Public records show that Tennessee House Speaker Jimmy Naifeh lied in order to give himself political cover for his attack gun rights legislation during the last legislative session.

On April 11, nine days after he used parliamentary tricks to kill two pieces of legislation designed to enhance Tennesseans’ gun rights and the privacy of gun permit records, Naifeh claimed he was a friend of gun owners, and stated he was one of more than 190,000 Tennesseans who had a “concealed-weapons permit.” But public records show that Naifeh did not even apply for a handgun carry permit until three weeks later.

Actually, what really happened was:

After the maneuver, Naifeh displayed to a reporter a certificate showing he has completed the gun safety course necessary to obtain a handgun carry permit for himself. Naifeh said he has a 9 millimeter Smith and Wesson semi-automatic pistol that he plans to carry after obtaining a permit.

I ain’t a fan of Naifeh and would actually like to see that douchebag out of office for repeatedly using shenanigans to kill pro-gun bills. But completing the course is not getting a permit. Just part of the process. And it usually takes 90 days to get one. So, assuming he applied shortly after that, he still may not have received it yet. However, he did say after he had received the permit.

But, then, TN GOP knows we gun owners don’t like Naifeh. Too bad TN GOP is not credible since seven of their guys voted Naifeh as speaker. Not one dime from me, guys.

Update: Somehow I missed that Naifeh in fact did state shortly after this a few weeks ago I became one of the over 190,000 to earn a concealed weapons permit. Oops. Sorry about that. They are correct.

Update 2: AC has more.

Update 3: And that does explain why they requested the records.

Update 4: And since Naifeh seems intent on keeping your records public, here’s his application.

Video of Pretty Pistolera shooting some steel plates. As for advice: sight alignment and trigger squeeze.

Update: Dad calls (what you can’t use comments?) and says:

With my trip to train with Todd Jarrett and some ParaUSA goodies, I was planning my travel. This is the first time I can recall where it will actually be cheaper to fly than to drive.

Global Warming is now a mental illness.

Really.

PSYCHIATRISTS have detected the first case of “climate change delusion” – and they haven’t even yet got to Kevin Rudd and his global warming guru.

Writing in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, Joshua Wolf and Robert Salo of our Royal Children’s Hospital say this delusion was a “previously unreported phenomenon”.

“A 17-year-old man was referred to the inpatient psychiatric unit at Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne with an eight-month history of depressed mood . . . He also . . . had visions of apocalyptic events.”

Summing it up: If the ACLU supported an individual 2A right then they would lose their funding from the Joyce Foundation and other anti-2A organizations.

BTW, the ACLU blog thread is up to 839 comments.

Ya know, no amount of uber-tacticool ninjafication can ever substitute for the simplicity of the four rules of gun saftey.

Mike is back.

Somehow, he’s linking to my posts days before I write them.

We know that ATF holds a pistol with a forward vertical grip is classified as an any other weapon and it is subject to the NFA process. And we know that at least two courts have told ATF that does not pass the smell test yet ATF still holds that position. But ATF often disregards congress so what are a couple of courts?

Anyway, the question arises then, what about a bipod or a bipod with a grip? After all, Ruger’s new Charger comes with a bipod.

You could send them a letter asking. But it wouldn’t do any good because they’d later change their mind and come arrest you.

Some judges act like it’s not there.

We must ban cheese-graters. For the children^tm!