Sebastian does the math on the Glock single hand rack trick that was mentioned a while back. I know my G30 will not do it.

I do not think it means what you think it means.

Alan Gura posts the brief and a presser.

A primer on the 10mm

1909 Colt

Beretta 93R

AR pistol

870 before and after

Heh.

What kinda pistol is that?

Federal Air Marshalls to get Sig 250s.

I thought those mortars and machine guns were coming from US gun shows?

Now, they’re not even found in the law.

That was the subject line of an email I got from rabbit with a link to this story. Who says blogging is formulaic?

Still digging Droid. Now, it’s even cheaper at $150.

Also, via insty, comes the iPhone v. Droid smackdown.

I’ve never had an iPhone though I have played with a few. So, I can’t really say one is better than the other in terms of the interface. But Droid has a few key tangible things that I like better:

It can run multiple apps.
I can change the battery.
Comes w 16gb SD card.
And Verizon, unlike AT&T, doesn’t suck.

Past Droid posts here.

A little birdie told me existing users can now invite folks to sign up.

Joe Huffman has a post on his thoughts on the subject as well as a lot of links to past discussions. Says Joe:

I don’t have a lot of information on the study but the basic result was that people see openly carried guns as “deadly force” and threatening/fear-causing which makes it different than gays holding hands, interracial couples, or woman’s bare ankles being visible. Sure, some people are fearful of gay cooties, Jews controlling the world, and their daughter dating a black guy. But it’s pretty easy to point out the silliness of those types of fears. Openly carried guns are different. If they didn’t have at least some real fear inducing properties they wouldn’t be useful for self-defense and as a deterrent against attack. Apparently that fear inducing quality persists to some degree in most people even after repeated exposure with non-threatening people carrying the gun. It may not be rational but people are not rational. Expecting or insisting people be rational is irrational.

There’s a lot more.

It also reminds me of a story. A friend of mine is in real estate. She was showing property to someone when a guy comes by walking his dog. He has a holstered gun on his hip. The family looking at the property immediately became uninterested in the property. Oddly, their interest in the property was renewed a few days later when they found out that the neighbor was a police officer who’d just gotten home. So, perception matters with respect to open carrying.

11 year old kills bear in Idaho in defense of home and sisters.

Odd contraption. From a blog that’s new to me called Daily Gun Pictures.

Range report and pics.

Holder is backing off from his gun control initiatives:

Attorney General Eric Holder is retreating on his commitment to pursue a controversial gun-control measure.

Holder’s statements, recently delivered to senators in writing, clearly indicate the Obama administration is in no rush to reinstate the assault weapons ban, which expired in 2004.

[…]

Regarding the administration’s next step, Holder stated, “The department is currently reviewing existing gun laws to determine how best to combat gun violence and keep guns out of the hands of criminals and others prohibited from possessing them.”

I doubt you’ll see any push for gun control by the democrats in power because they want to stay in power.

Newsbusters:

NYT Columnists Who Blamed Conservatives for ‘Right-Wing’ Killings Ignoring Fort Hood Massacre

Traction Control says go vote. I wonder why military and guns are in the same category?

Izhmash has a new weapon that modernizes the AK-74M / AK-100 series by adding rails for optics and other accessories, as well as a few other minor improvements. Pics at the link.

The press likes to tell us she’s a dumb hick who can’t walk and chew gum at the same time. So, I wonder why they spend so much time trying to demonize the woman. I mean, if she’s that dumb, why spend time digging up the dirt? Palin’s greatest attribute is her ability to drive the press and the left (but I repeat myself) insane. It amuses me.

FN is giving cash back on gun purchases.

Manteca club’s women-only gun class teaches empowerment, overcoming fear

More women are arming themselves

Chuck Schumer (D – his own gravitational field) is not a fan of it:

Senator Charles Schumer held a press conference on Sunday to call on the Department of Justice to require immediate notification of the Joint Terrorism Task Force when a suspect of a terrorist inquiry attempts to purchase a gun.

Currently, the FBI Counterterrorism Division is notified of background checks when a gun purchaser is listed on the Terrorist Screening Database, but the watch list is not inclusive enough. Senator Schumer says there are many more people who should be on that list who presently are not.

Press discovers handguns have them.

Good riddance to long gun registry

Gearing up for a suit: Man carries gun into community center to protest ban

At dentist.

BRIGID: Then a few days ago someone kicked in my back door. In broad daylight