By Lautenberg. Bills to ban standard capacity magazines; deny citizens rights without due process of law; and a bill to ban lawful commerce between two citizens.

The WaPo: Parroting Brady Campaign studies as facts. Per NSSF’s latest data, that’s a pretty small number. I have two years data and SWAGed the third year at a low 10M to get the percentage (see, I can do ‘studies’ too) and that’s underwhelming 0.19% for three years. And that’s not counting person to person transfers. And, given that many likely were due to lost paperwork and not lost guns, it’s an inconsequential number. And the bozos at the NYT wonder why the NRA uses its influence to prevent politically motivated studies.

Also, since it’s unlawful for the feds to maintain a registry, it’s really a moot point how many are lost.

Paul Helmke is sad that the president didn’t pander to him.

From Joe:

The fossils spewing their lies at Coalition to Stop Gun Violence apparently don’t really get it. Michael Beard is the President and claims to have been an anti-rights advocate as far back as the 1960s. What worked then doesn’t work now.

The thing that surprised me is they even provided a link to the newspaper article which disputed their claim rather than supporting it.

From Weerd. Apparently, they’re everywhere.

The coolest gun ever. Ever!

This is an assault rifle.

M1 Carbines

M38 SMG

According to my sooper seekrit sources. Well, unless he ad libs.

No determination actually made:

Taurus President and CEO Bob Morrison invited officials from the ATF’s Technology Branch to discuss some of the firm’s new product introductions. “I asked them to come and give some advice,” Morrison said. By all accounts the meeting was cordial, professional, and not a “raid” or “gotcha” as erroneously reported elsewhere. No determination on the gun’s status was made at the show. Remember, to even be in the United States at all, the prototype had to be cleared by BATFE for importation. On the 28-gauge Raging Judge revolver, Taurus sought BATFE’s advice on some modifications to the gun and is the process of implementing the results of those suggestions. This is a very common practice; gun manufacturers and importers regularly work with BATFE as the firearm industry’s regulatory agency.

From SWAT Magazine. I’m interested in the patrol rifle optic. EOTech’s are great at everything except battery life.

Les Jones: How is Smith & Wesson selling the Governor so cheap?

MSNBC features LuckyGunner in article about Cali’s ammo ban going away.

Still no ATF ruling on shotguns. I’m laying my money on the Raging Judge and not the Saiga now.

Now with threaded barrel. I’ve been pondering a new 22 pistol. It’s this or the Buckmark. Folks seem to like their 22/45s but I hate that they come with magazine disconnect safeties and annoying loaded chamber indicators. Thoughts?

Black man allegedly wrongly convicted for self-defense in shooting a white man:

In 2005, John McNeil rushed to the aid of his son who had been threatened in the family’s backyard by Brian Epp with a knife. When McNeil arrived on the scene, Epp charged toward him. McNeil pulled his gun and fired a warning shot into the ground. But Epp kept coming until McNeil ended the situation with a single shot to the head. In 2006, McNeil was convicted of felony murder despite a police investigation that found the shooting to be self defense, eye witness testimony backing up that claim, and character witnesses testifying to the ill-temper of Epp.

NAACP wants to know where the gun rights activists are. Probably, like most people, they haven’t heard of the case. It’s not burning up the news feeds, and only a few mentions.

Of course, I wonder where the NAACP has been on civil rights for a while. Seems they have worked against them.

A suit saying a city’s ban of carry on city property is unconstitutional.

This will be an undue burden on taxpayers and filers.

That’s what they call the Joyce Foundation. Which is true. They are anti civil rights and have no grassroots and that’s about as opposite from NRA as you can get.

Some smart cracker has a review of a holster used for both pocket and IWB carry.

The math says registration won’t work. Ask Canada.

High velocity clips. All of mine are regular velocity.

Man acquitted on charges of recording TSA. In other news, that’s a crime.

Man arrested for smuggling handguns overseas. On passenger flights. TSA didn’t manage to stop him.

From Robert.

The company who makes one of the drugs used in lethal injections is going to stop making it. So:

Some states have already been forced to seek alternative supplies of sodium thiopental abroad, including illicitly from British companies, in order to carry out executions because of a shortage of the anaesthetic after production was stalled by the lack of a key ingredient.

The state going to the black market for drugs. Heh.

All of this could have
Been avoided if you had
Answered the door armed

I agree but I’m selling my muni bonds:

They should go bankrupt. I’m looking forward to it.

There are three possibilities — bankruptcy or bailouts or ruinous taxations. Of the three, bankruptcy is the one that makes the most sense because it’s the one that conveys the most accurate knowledge — which is that they’ve run out of money and couldn’t cover all the promises they made.

The trouble with pie in the sky promises to be all things to all people is that eventually the bill comes due.

To plot artillery fire. There’s an app for that.

Another from Robb of the offering from Dragon Leatherworks. I’ll have more later but I’ve worn mine around for a couple of days. I like it.

Court holds officer’s testimony not credible since it was contradicted by the dashboard camera of that officer saying something else. And people wonder why I have recording devices in my vehicle.

Or, you know, using people who are far away to help you find someone in the same room. Heh.