Guess who has lower violent crime rates.

Guns easily available in Chicago? That cannot happen because they have all that gun control.

Bruce looks at the PSH over nail guns that I mentioned yesterday.

Change I can believe in.

or maybe Nearth?

Then, we’d all be safe. For now, people keep hurting themselves:

Investigative Report: Nail gun safety under fire as injuries soar
Dangerous models sold despite years of warnings

Here’s an idea: Don’t point the nail gun at yourself. And next:

Medical know-how raises suicide risk for doctors

Last link via Robb, who says: First off, I say a 3 day waiting period to obtain prescription drugs is in order, as a cool off time to ensure the person isn’t going to commit suicide with them. Also, we need stricter background checks on doctors to make sure they don’t do these kinds of things.

I still can’t figure out why these dumb, cousin-humping rednecks won’t vote for Obama.

Update: SayUncle blast from the past Southern Culture on the Campaign Trail

In other news, back in 2004 I wrote posts longer than four lines.

Miss Russian Army.

Some people ask why I refer to KnoxViews as “Progressiveville”. Far left liberals have “literal interpretation syndrome”. They lack the ability to nuance anything that has certain liberal keywords. Few blogs have such predictable knee jerk reactions as KnoxViews.

Case in point. Rich Hailey writes a good post asking important questions about modern voter apathy. But he uses a word which activates the “Progressive Citizens Brigade” aka the people of Progressiveville. You see, in todays enlightened age you cannot say “poll tax”, even in a historical reference. If you do for any reason you will be called a racist and a sexist.

This is modern liberalism. They see themselves as the deciders. They will chose the words of the social lexicon. They will decide which words are appropriate. God help you if you use the wrong word.

It was only a matter of time.

Code Pink is now resorting to witchcraft to beef up the number of its supporters protesting Berkeley’s controversial Marine Corps Recruiting Center.

The women’s anti-war group has told ralliers to come equipped with spells and pointy hats Friday for “Witches, clowns and sirens day,” the last of the group’s weeklong homage to Mother’s Day.

“Women are coming to cast spells and do rituals and to impart wisdom to figure out how we’re going to end war,” Zanne Sam Joi of Bay Area Code Pink told FOXNews.com.

The group’s week of themed protests, which included days to galvanize grannies and bring-your-daughter-to-protest, appears to have done little to boost its flagging numbers.

In this bit about Philly:

What’s more, Robbins noted that the ATF was able to trace the SKS rifle used to gun down Liczbinski to a gun show in Fayettville, N.C. He said that because it had been bought at a gun show, the owner did not have to undergo a background check - another proposal that’s been blocked by the gun lobby.

If it was traced to a gun show, then it would have to have had a background check performed at the show else there would be no way to trace it.

I did not catch it but the Olofson case was covered again on Lou Dobbs’ program.

Tam has a lengthy read on the alleged failing S&W internal locks.

My opinion: unnecessary. When it comes to weapons, keep it simple. A firearm should do two things: 1) Go bang when I pull the trigger. 2) Don’t go bang when I’m not pulling the trigger. Mechanically, that’s it. Adding another mechanical device adds one more thing that could fail. Not a fan. It’s also why I’m not a fan of manual safeties: just one more thing to fail.

Winchester 1897.

Pulp Fiction as written by William Shakespeare.

Why do DC police need assault rifles to defend against criminals with high-powered weapons? Don’t those criminals know that those weapons should be locked up or disassembled in their house?

If we’re in a recession, why are people buying all those guns?

Seen at LawDog’s. Strangely, taking care of me when I am sick or old on the government dime isn’t in there. Who knew?

A police officer was killed in Philly by a murderous bastard with an SKS recently. Philly has a ton of crime and murder and, gosh darnit, they can’t pass any gun laws because of preemption. They seem to think those would help. After many years, it looks like somebody in the press may have actually read my site because this exchange occured:

Police commissioner Charles Ramsey became incensed at the news conference when a reporter asked if, in fact, the weapon that killed Sgt. Liczbinski might not be covered by an assault weapon ban:

“Let me just say this — if it’s not an assault weapon by definition, then add it to the frickin’ list. Add it to the frickin’ list! We don’t need it.”

Hats off to the reporter who asked. And if there’s ever a frickin’ list, they’ll eventually add everything to it.

Meanwhile, Mayor Nutty is harder on NRA members than he is a low-life murderers. Nice.

I wouldn’t be surprised if most people had committed a felony by accident these days.

HK MP7A1 PDW/Gemtech ‘Brick’ Silencer/Sound Suppressor Combo at NDIA

I forgot but The Gun Blogs turned two. I just renewed the domain but, given that the site hasn’t quite taken off like I thought it would, that may not have been worth it.

Everything you need to know.

You can carry at the NRA convention.

Jill Porter: How many must die before gun lobby gets message?

Uhm, all of us.

Seriously, Sebastian takes her to task.

Jamie Satterfield notes that the state Supreme Court is looking into TN’s waiver of due process of law err illegal drug tax:

In a separate case, Brad Buchanan tried today on behalf of the state Department of Revenue to convince the state high court to overturn a lower appellate court ruling striking down as unconstitutional the state’s Unauthorized Substance Tax Act, more commonly known as the “crack tax.”

Under the law, the illegal wares of drug dealers were to be taxed. Dope peddlers could voluntarily pay the tax with the promise of anonymity but those who failed to do so but wound up busted by police were assessed the tax whether or not they were ultimately tried or convicted of criminal charges.

A Davidson County chancellor deemed the tax punitive in nature and, therefore, afoul of constitutional protections including the right to due process and the right against being punished twice for the same crime. The state Cout of Appeals also struck down the tax but for different reasons, arguing the state cannot tax an illegal activity or product.

Defense attorney Phil Lomonaco, on behalf of Lenoir City construction worker Steven Waters, asked the Supreme Court today to keep the crack tax out of Tennessee’s tax code.

“It is conditioned upon a crime,” Lomonaco said. “This is purely a tax on an illegal activity.”

Actually, it’s not a tax at all. It’s a scheme to take a person’s property without due process of law.

Michael Bane shows off his Serbu shorty and his fine taste in sweatshirts.

forget the title. Just go here.

Isn’t twitter just blogging for lazy people with short attention spans? You know, like some blogs you may read?

Seems that the VPC takes issue with video games that perpetuate the gun culture.

No, not games like Grand Theft Auto, games like Duck Hunter.

In this case, real life mimics the parody.

Breda got a Bersa.

Letter to the editor in Philly:

ABOUT 90 percent of the people shot in the city last year were African-American. While figures are unavailable, it is assumed by most that close to 100 percent of the perpetrators of these shootings were African-American.

Almost all the firearms used in these shootings were obtained, possessed and carried illegally by those who perpetrated the shootings. If, as is constantly claimed, we MUST DO SOMETHING to stop this violence, then why not ban African-American residents of the city from owning handguns?

The answer is that that is patently unfair and discriminatory. To judge an entire group as a problem and punish all members of that group, irrespective of their individual actions, is unconscionable.

Yet, it’s deemed perfectly acceptable to discriminate against one particular group - gun owners.

Let’s just tell the truth. The instant Mayor Nutter gets the right to pass gun laws for Philly, it will become a practical impossibility to own a handgun or any other weapon the city deems “inappropriate.”

I’ve done nothing wrong, but my rights are to be removed step-by-step because others - entirely outside the law - are using guns feloniously. How is this any less outrageous a suggestion than that black people shouldn’t be allowed to have guns?

J.F. Wolfington, Philadelphia

M1 carbine disassembly.

Another mass shooting stopped by an armed person.

Other such instances from the past.

The NYT on NYPD gun handling:

New York City police officers fire their weapons far less often than they did a decade ago, a statistic that has dropped along with the crime rate. But when they do fire, even at an armed suspect, there is often no one returning fire at the officers. Officers hit their targets roughly 34 percent of the time.

When they fire at dogs, roughly 55 percent of shots hit home. Most of their targets are pit bulls, with a smattering of Rottweilers and German shepherds.

Officers’ guns go off unintentionally or by accident for a variety of reasons: wrestling with suspects, cleaning the weapons, leaning on holsters — even once, in 1996, when a gun was put in an oven for safekeeping.

And how often do they use their equipment incorrectly.

Yeah, I have more than one today and if I don’t post them now then my QOTD stuff gets backed up and it messes up my system. That’s just no good for anyone. So, here goes:

LabRat Stingray, in a must read post on the crazies who are suing to stop science:

I for one support any operation that boils down to “Hey, what happens if we concentrate the power consumption of the eastern seaboard of the US into a space roughly the size of Barack Obama’s integrity?” You just know something cool is gonna happen.

NK in comments to all you who poo-poo the NRA:

If it weren’t for the NRA, I would not know how to shoot. We had ranges and instruction at my high school and college.

Sebastian:

If you think the ATF is bad now, wait until you see Obama’s ATF.

So, DU is hotlinking my images. I’m torn because they’re probably on our team (i.e., pro gun) but they’re stealing my stuff. I left them a message at the post.

Let it slide or get all tub girl on them? What say you?

So, due to budget concerns, there will be due process of law. I would think that budget concerns would lead to a lack of due process of law. And to think, I’ve had it wrong all this time.

Overboreness. My head hurts.

TRAVIS BARRETT:

Maybe I’m in the minority, but here’s the way I always saw the National Rifle Association:

It was a picture of Charlton Heston, in a 10-gallon hat high on a white horse, brandishing a Winchester or a Smith and Wesson or a Remington or Beretta or whatever his weapon of choice actually was. He was talking about how you could pry it from his “cold, dead hands” and all that.

Whatever former military general was running the United States at the time would be standing proudly beside, a wide grin and another rifle.

It just felt so, well. . . mythical.

But John Murphy of Oakland, the co-chairman of the Central Maine Friends of the NRA committee, blows the myth right out of the water. He doesn’t think the most important goal of the NRA today is to fight gun-control legislation tooth and nail, nor does he think he should be able to have 632 automatic machine guns in his living room just because the United States Constitution gives us the right to bear arms.

Do you think the NRA thinks that?

Michael Silence used to do reporting on blogging. Then, he started blogging on reporting while still reporting on blogging. Now, he’s going to be mostly reporting on blogging and blogging on reporting.

Or something. I’m confused.