House passes bill allowing dogs in bars:

The measure would be limited to cities with a population of at least 100,000 and business owners would have the power to decide whether to allow dogs at their establishments.

So, restaurants in small cities still have no choice.

Like Jim Jones, he’ll take you out with a punch

Jeff Woods brings the dumb:

The upshot: Guns will remain banned in city parks and playgrounds. Our children can climb on the monkey bars in peace!

Err, yeah. Because obviously handgun carry permit holders are wanting to head to the park to shoot at kids. Anyway, it’s a bit amusing watching his hysterical rhetoric fly because the bill was withdrawn so more pro-gun bills could pass. Of course, that’s assuming Bredesen doesn’t go back on his word and veto. Again.

The Rep brings news of a deal:

The gun bill in parks is coming back from the gov (previous to veto) withdrawn by the sponsor. The local parks part part is coming out. The preemption of locals for guns in restaurants is going on.

Update: More:

Rep. Frank Niceley, House sponsor of the guns-in-parks bill, told the Gaggle that the governor and legislators have agreed to add language making clear that municipalities cannot somehow ban handguns in bars/restaurants through their beer regulations in exchange for taking local parks completely out of the bill. Bicentennial Mall and one other state park contained completely within a municipality would also be removed from the bill.

The TFA speculates Bredesen will tilt at one more windmill:

We have been alerted this morning that the Governor plans to VETO the parks bill unless the bill is recalled by the House and/or the Senate. The governor wants the PARKS bill amended to either remove local parks entirely and/or to flip from the “opt out” standard to an “opt in” standard.

American Knife and Tool Institute:

AKTI has learned that U.S. Customs, at 5:00 p.m. eastern time on June 10, 2009, has denied AKTI’s request for a comment period extension.

The rep:

Conflicting stories are swirling around that late last night Phil vetoed or was about to veto the guns in parks bill.

I have not heard. Anyone?

Did you know that investigators at the library of congress carried guns? Well, they used to but Congress stripped them of that.

Ammo 101

A report and pics from Mr. C.

You know you’re crazy when even other white supremacists say you’re crazy.

Seems silly:

A Franklin woman will serve six months’ probation for leaving her 4-year-old daughter in a running vehicle while she went into a store.

Judith L. Rogers was charged with leaving a child unattended in a running motor vehicle, a class B misdemeanor.

My truck has one of those electronic keypads on the door so I can unlock it without a key. A few times I’ve had the kids in the car and realize that the place I stopped at for gas doesn’t have pay at the pump. So, I leave the air on, lock the door, and run inside to pay. The truck is locked and I always make certain that I can see my vehicle. It’s a lot more convenient than unstrapping two kids; taking them into a dirty gas station; then having to buy them a Slushee because once they see it, they must have one; herding them back to the truck while they’re under their initial sugary beverage rush; getting them back in their seats; and strapping them back in. I didn’t know I was breaking the law.

Hippie and dirty undies free!

CoolRestaurantsTennessee:

The purpose of this blog is simple: we are offering access to a list of restaurants in Tennessee that people who pee their pants at even the very thought of guns are planning to patronize.

Heh.

So says The Daily Times:

Maryville and Alcoa government officials have indicated they will opt out of a new law allowing people to carrying guns in public parks, according to Parks and Recreation Director Joe Huff.

The issue was discussed at a Parks and Recreation Commission meeting Tuesday.

Huff said he hopes Blount County Commission will also ban guns in parks. The state Legislature recently passed legislation allowing handgun permit holders to take their guns to parks, but gave local governments the right to opt out. The law was sent to the Governor and would go into effect on September 1 of this year.

The city and county governments can be contacted here. Also, if cities keep doing this, it seems like a good way to get the state to pass a law preempting local control of the guns in parks issues. And Campfield reports that the legislature is looking at expanding the state’s preemption powers.

The latest shooting wire quotes a mystery blogger:

That aversion was one that led gun bloggers, some of the new power-brokers in the gun world, to run an anti-campaign against a senior Cerberus member’s campaign for a position on the NRA board. After he failed to get elected, one blogger laughingly told me “maybe now they’ll realize if you don’t talk to us, we don’t have any use for you.”

They don’t disclose which blogger and I don’t know who it is. But I don’t actually know that anyone actively ran a Campaign against Kollitides so much as he was just openly not endorsed. This was due to his refusal to do any interviews, not show up at NRA committees he was a member of, and finally because he apparently didn’t even show up at NRA’s annual meeting. Michael Bane says:

Nice to be one of the new power-brokers, as soon as I figure out what that means. You’d think a new power broker could get ammo, wouldn’t you?

True. I’m still waiting for my wheelbarrow full of cash.

Police in Mexico in a stand off with other police.

Irrational, to say the least.

According to Chris Matthews on Hardball tonight, it’s easier to “get a gun” than it is to get someone “to make you a waffle”.

Survival and Disaster Preparedness Blog Carnival.

Greg notes the AR shortage is coming to a close. I concur. Last week, I was at both Coal Creek Armory and Gunny’s and noticed they both has AR lower receivers and AR rifles in stock. I didn’t look at rifle prices but the lowers were priced at about the $150 mark.

Feds seize online poker accounts.

Reason’s Brian Doherty has a look.

Another Pennsylvania city to break the law.

Dianne Feinstein Memorial Assault Shotgun – and it’s for sale.

Wilson Combat SPEC-OPS9

Range photos of sporting use.

Good: Coburn and Thune are proposing the addition of an amendment promoting interstate concealed carry attached to hate crimes legislation.

It’s a party: Gun controllers say rampage aids cause

Late yesterday, the few lefty blogs I read and the few lefty commenters I encountered were all saying the same thing about the holocaust museum shooter. They all said something to the effect of if only the DHS didn’t have to redact that report on right wing extremism, then everything would be all rainbow-farting unicorns and stuff. And I thought these guys are fast, it’s like they have talking points or something. Turns out, they do. It’s even called Talking Points.

Seems the guy pretty much hated everyone, including Christians, Jews, Neo-cons, and probably puppies. Narrative doesn’t seem to stand up all that well.

My opinion, seems like an 89 year-old with a 22 rifle is probably trying to commit suicide by cop and have one last hurrah for his crazy ideas.

Everything has an expiration date.

The fix is in.

A look at the Virginia primary:

Here in the cold light of dawn (or mid afternoon) following the Democratic triumph of Creigh Deeds, I’ve been reading what some outlanders think of our little scrum. AP moved an analysis of the race, as has the New York Times and The Atlantic.

What’s striking about all three is just how wrong they are.

Earth and Venus to collide. In 3.5 billion years.