http://www.saysuncle.com Remember, I do this to entertain me... not you. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:56:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en About to start. http://www.saysuncle.com/2009/11/06/zombieland/ Layers of editorial oversight. Update: the press notices. http://www.saysuncle.com/2009/11/06/5-7-caliber-a-visual/ News says Fort Hood killer used a a 5.7-caliber semiautomatic pistol. I think they mean the FN FiveseveN, which is close to a .22 caliber. http://www.saysuncle.com/2009/11/06/thats-a-big-gun/ Why do we disarm our military? http://www.saysuncle.com/2009/11/06/good-question-9/ Hero: Kimberly Munley, hero and civilian police officer, saved lives when she put an end to the rampage by shooting Major Hasan 4 times, even while Officer Munley herself was wounded. Grrl power. Never thought I'd see Egalia mention that someone armed was a hero. http://www.saysuncle.com/2009/11/06/chicks-and-guns-91/ Another mass shooting, in Orlando. More info here. Suspect still at large. http://www.saysuncle.com/2009/11/06/they-tend-to-come-in-groups/ Or Babes with Bullets: I shot a gun for the first time on my 45th birthday. I admit to being scared in the beginning, but I was determined to find a new adventure to share with my husband. What I didn’t realize when I started shooting was just how much more ... http://www.saysuncle.com/2009/11/06/chicks-and-guns-90/ The gun that beat inflation. http://www.saysuncle.com/2009/11/06/more-than-equal/ The start of the next project: From Gun Porn Started off with a 6.8SPC marked lower from Tactical Machining. And I decided I needed a bit of color in my collection so I got some flat dark earth furniture from Cavalry Arms. BTW, CavArms customer service is great. I called them up because ... http://www.saysuncle.com/2009/11/06/going-green-2/ Roberta: In other news, 3,699 to 13,999 Muslims serving in the U. S. military didn't go on a shooting spree yesterday. It's not the religion. It's not the guns. It's the crazy. And no one group has a lock on crazy. http://www.saysuncle.com/2009/11/06/what-she-said-2/ By most accounts, it's looking like a case of Sudden Jihad Syndrome. Seems the shooter was upset about being deployed overseas, which makes you wonder about his career choice since that line of work stands a better than average shot at being deployed overseas. Witnesses report he shouted allahu akbar ... http://www.saysuncle.com/2009/11/06/mass-shooting-the-next-day/ Remember how those rednecks supposedly killed a census worker and wrote 'fed' on him? Yeah, could have been a suicide. http://www.saysuncle.com/2009/11/06/narrative-takes-a-blow/ And the British courts agree: Global warming is religion. http://www.saysuncle.com/2009/11/06/been-saying-it-for-years/ A look at 'exploding' bullets. http://www.saysuncle.com/2009/11/06/teevee-plot-devices/ Saiga 20 Williamson Derringer http://www.saysuncle.com/2009/11/06/gun-porn-246/ NRA opposes questions about gun ownership from adoption agencies. I don't have an issue with the questions provided they are about gun safety and making certain the parents know gun safety. If ownership of guns is dis-qualifier, then that is problematic. http://www.saysuncle.com/2009/11/06/guns-and-adoption/ Man in England to be sentenced for dealing guns to criminals. http://www.saysuncle.com/2009/11/06/unpossible-66/ A phone call from NRA that doesn't go well. I'm not a big fan of unsolicited calls either. http://www.saysuncle.com/2009/11/06/marketing-issues/ Shooter turns out to be not dead. And he also had been posting on the internet about suicide bombings. http://www.saysuncle.com/2009/11/05/i-lied-not-the-last-post/ Shifted to a lone gunman narrative. Several folks report lots of shots and rifle fire in different areas. 2 suspects released. Supposedly a fourth person in custody. Shooter was killed by police. Keeps changing so no more posting on it until we actually, err, know stuff. http://www.saysuncle.com/2009/11/05/last-post-on-the-shooting/ So says Fox News. Lone gunman. http://www.saysuncle.com/2009/11/05/two-other-supects-released/ Shooter was a psychiatrist Odd. Also, seems they haven't let out much info on the other two suspects. I've heard reports that they don't know if they were involved. And reports they were part of an ambush. Also, the guy may have shot himself. That doesn't sound very Jihad. http://www.saysuncle.com/2009/11/05/mass-shooting-update/ Updates as I get them at bottom. At Fort Hood: At least seven people are dead and 12 wounded in a shooting at Fort Hood in Texas, the base's public affairs office told NBC News on Thursday. The official would not give his name nor additional details. It was unknown whether victims are ... http://www.saysuncle.com/2009/11/05/mass-shooting/ Not a gun, a flashlight. Wait. What? True story. I realized that my non-gun nut friends really dig the flashlights I had. So, for birthdays and holidays, I'd get them Surefire G2s. They liked them. A friend I'd gotten one for is a contractor. He was up in an attic looking ... http://www.saysuncle.com/2009/11/05/kaboom-5/ I agree that as long as social issues are at the forefront of the Republican party, they will have a hard time being successful. People, generally, seem more concerned about government largess, spending, economy, taxes, and such than they do about gay cooties and abortion. And they largely ... http://www.saysuncle.com/2009/11/05/lets-keep-the-private-private/ People seem to like it, reasoned or not: The newspaper was investing time and resources generating stories, but these other sites, run mostly as a hobby, were linking to those stories and moving the conversation about the articles elsewhere. “There was a point at which KnoxViews was really taking off,” McElroy says, ... http://www.saysuncle.com/2009/11/05/discourse/ Seems the Wisconsin AG got some grief over not filing a pro-gun Heller brief. Turns out, he needs permission from the legislature. So, he got permission for the Chicago case. http://www.saysuncle.com/2009/11/05/odd-22/ No, I'm not talking about the Obama administration. I'm talking about the TeeVee show V. I watched that show and had quite a few belly laughs over how it's tied to some current events. Some spoilers so don't read more if you don't want to know. But the leader of ... http://www.saysuncle.com/2009/11/05/hope-change-universal-health-care-the-press-in-the-tank/ You'd think by now people would learn not to do sex tapes. http://www.saysuncle.com/2009/11/05/no-good-can-come-from-it/ Some news outlets are looking at the weapon's reliability. http://www.saysuncle.com/2009/11/05/m16-in-the-press/