So high, that the anti-gun SF Bay Area is having a run on ammo.

I’m guessing they got that airsoft gun at a gun show? And ATF probably can’t trace it.

The firearm blog:

CMMG are taking pre-orders for their new stripped lower reliever that is compatible with DPMS Panther Arms .308 AR-10 style upper receivers. The lower uses H&K G3 magazine which can be bought for under $5!

Seen at Bruce’s:

A group of college students said they are lucky to be alive and they’re thanking the quick-thinking of one of their own. Police said a fellow student shot and killed one of two masked me who burst into an apartment.

Also:

Bailey said he thought it was the end of his life and the lives of the 10 people inside his apartment for a birthday party after two masked men with guns burst in through a patio door.

“They just came in and separated the men from the women and said, ‘Give me your wallets and cell phones,’” said George Williams of the College Park Police Department.

Bailey said the gunmen started counting bullets. “The other guy asked how many (bullets) he had. He said he had enough,” said Bailey.

That’s when one student grabbed a gun out of a backpack and shot at the invader who was watching the men. The gunman ran out of the apartment.

But, remember, college students are just too irresponsible to be trusted with guns on campus.

Pure brilliance:

Gun nuts love to say that if guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns. I actually don’t see why that’s a problem. It would certainly make it a lot easier to determine who the criminals are. If someone is walking around with a gun, and they aren’t a policeman, then they’re a criminal. Lock ‘em up.

Next, people with dangerous ideas will be banned. Like in England.

Clenched fist salute to ACK.

No, that’s not it. He was really celebrating Star Wars Day. May the Fourth Be With You.

In his defense, it doesn’t work in Spanish.

MKS weighs in:

How ironic coming from an MSMer. When you can’t deal with the message, shoot the messenger.

Err, the scene is MSM? I thought it was a dog training aid? Who knew?

Important news about firearm-related intimates.

The Tactical Wire reports that DoubleStar will introduce their 1911 at the NRA convention. Cool. I’ve used DoubleStar lowers. I’ve also used their sister company J&T Distributing for parts for years.

Interesting gun case in MA:

The Supreme Judicial Court yesterday ruled that illegal gun possession is a “passive and victimless crime” and that those charged with having illicit firearms cannot be held without bail as a danger to society.

In a 4-to-1 ruling, the state’s highest court rejected the law enforcement strategy of Bristol District Attorney C. Samuel Sutter to cut down on gun violence by seeking pretrial detention for every person charged with illegal gun possession in his jurisdiction, which includes New Bedford.

Good.

I’ve mentioned that I really dig Laser Grips from Crimson Trace. I mentioned that I really like them as a training aid and for self defense. Well, I snagged a set, and a holster, for the Kel-Tec:

From Gun Porn

Here’s the whole set up for pocket carry:

From Gun Porn

Installation was a snap. You snap the two halves on the trigger guard and then use a couple of set screws to ensure a good fit. Out of the box, it lined up perfectly with the iron sights.

I had the slip on grip to help with the gun’s recoil. Such a small gun in that caliber tends to be hard on the hands (as Robb will attest to). The grip absorbs some of the recoil and makes it more pleasant. But the grip would slip over the switch and leave it on constantly. So, I broke out a razor and cut a groove in the front part of the grip so the switch isn’t affected by it.

I’m down to my last 30 or so rounds so once 380 ammo drops to below $1 per round, I’ll go give it a serious work out and follow up with a report on that.

At News Channel 5: Should guns be allowed in restaurants that serve alcohol?

So, Northamptonshire police wonder the neighborhoods with megaphones shouting at the residents to lock their doors. They call it innovative policing. And give themselves a pat on the back.

Ok, then.

David Codrea reports that Olofson’s conviction for unlawful transfer of a machine gun has been upheld.

Also:

It was not an abuse of discretion for a court to exclude the defendant’s expert from the courtroom while the government’s expert was testifying.

So, the defendant’s expert was not allowed to see nor address claims made by the government’s expert? Same government experts who have been wrong about guns before.

The DownRangeTV blog has returned.

China cancels our credit card?

So, google goes green and uses goats to mow the grass. PETA has an issue with this.

Make that a double ouch.

That’s me, alright. Wait. I’m confused. I thought, being a gun nut, I was not a tough guy and therefore compensating for that and my small penis with my guns.

Pocket pistols

Smith&Wesson 28-2 “Highway Patrolman” .357

Barack Obama Memorial Black Evil Rifle is complete.

Ruger presser:

Our backlog grew to 458,900 units and $136.3 million at the end of the first quarter of 2009, from 175,900 units and $47.8 million at the end of 2008.

And Glock is over 200K back orders.

$60 for a box of 40S&W.

A skit done in support of the Campus Protection Act currently being debated in the Texas Legislature this session in 2009.

A school has an eagle for a mascot. They choose to name it Eddie. NRA is not amused.

Getting word the bill to close handgun carry permit records passed overwhelmingly.

Tom Humphrey reports:

House members of a conference committee on the so-called “guns in bars” bill voted 3-2 to abandon restrictions adopted by the House and accept the Senate version of the bill.

The bill (HB962) would for the first time allow handgun permit holders to take their weapons into restaurants that serve alcoholic beverages.

The House version of the bill would have continued the ban on guns between the hours of 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. each day. It would also have continued the ban in “age restricted” establishments, or those that prohibit persons under age 21 from entering. The Senate had no such restrictions.

The House-Senate Conference Committee was set up to resolve those differences. But when the panel convened, Rep. Curry Todd, R-Collierville, quickly made a motion that the House abandon the restrictions and adopt the broader Senate version.

Senators on the panel unanimously agreed with that position. The House members voted 3-2 to adopt it as well.

Good. As an added bonus, Jeff Woods poos his pretty bloomers, invokes wild west imagery:

The decision put the lie to one of the big arguments for the bill. Proponents claimed they only wanted to let handgun permit holders carry their weapons into restaurants, not saloons. That’s why the House added the curfew. As Rep. Joe Armstrong, D-Knoxville, pointed out: “After 11 o’clock, no family restaurant is open.” Rep. Joe McCord, R-Maryville, acknowledged the hypocrisy in deleting the curfew now.

Ah, saloons. The best he can come up with, I suppose. The bill defines restaurants. But not saloons, which exist in old movies and Jeff Woods’ lacking imagination.

One of the reps from The City (My The City) voted against the measure.

To HL, who is heading Afghanistan.

Now, you’re just being silly.

Looks like the Boston Globe is about to go Tango Uniform. Doesn’t break my heart much. One less anti-gun editorial board.

I guess they won’t be paying their reporters to break the law now?

Via Bruce, who notes:

Lifetime job guarantees for people who work the printing presses for a newspaper??? Who’s the business genius up in management who signed off on that?

Well, who thought up lifetime job guarantees to begin with?

At the GSSF, I was talking to some of the Glock guys about how their sales were up 36% over last year. Well, they told me that right now Glock is backordered over 200,000 pistols. Wow.

I went and shot in my first competition this past weekend. I say first because even though I went to the last event, I didn’t complete all courses of fire. I shot a Glock Shooting Sports Foundation match. It was a good time.

It has been said the the GSSF is the gateway drug to serious competitive shooting. And the reason is the math is easy. I’ve opined before that I do not shoot competitively because the math is hard. You need particular calibers, guns, etc. to compete in IPSC or IDPA. At the Glock matches, take a Glock, some magazines, and 100 rounds of ammunition. I’d recommend four magazines.

The other good thing about the match as an entry into competitive shooting is that there’s no drawing, holstering, running, or moving. Those tasks can be intimidating to someone new to competitive shooting. At the Glock events, all courses are shot from the at the ready position. No running or moving. You just wait for the timer and shoot targets. A few pics. One of the Glock folks told me that they felt their event was more user-friendly as evidenced by them having more women and young folks shooting.

How’d I do? I don’t know. I felt I did OK for someone who had never really done that before. Not sure how I fared against others, though. There were a few guys there who were pretty darn good.

Here was a very nice lady I spoke with shooting the steel plates:

From Gun Porn

Here’s another young lady shooting the 5 to Glock course of fire:

From Gun Porn