A year ago, a lot of anti-gunners and editorial boards (but I repeat myself) were saying there would be blood in the streets and shootouts at the OK Corral if Tennessee removed the prohibition on carrying guns where alcohol was served. But, like sensible people predicted, it didn’t happen. Even the local press is taking note:

“Honestly, not a whole lot has changed. It isn’t like the okay corral with people walking in with guns in the restaurants,” said Bart Fricks, COO of the Copper Cellar Corp., which owns more than a dozen restaurants in East Tennessee.

“A lot of it was much to do about nothing,” Fricks added.

We got the same response at Mulligan’s in West Knox County. “We haven’t seen anything. We do have music. We do have a bar, but we do welcome kids. It’s very family friendly. It really hadn’t bothered us at all,” said owner Patti Anderson.

There haven’t been any problems at the Crown and Goose in Knoxville’s Old City either, but their stance is clearly posted to let customers coming in the door know that firearms are still banned there.

Note to self: don’t go to Crown and Goose.

And:

In fact, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office reports that out of 61 calls in the last year from businesses that serve alcohol, none of them involved a gun. “This law hasn’t changed your job at all. Not a bit,” said Knox County Sheriff’s Assistant Chief Deputy Rich Wilson.

Amazing. Any time a pro-gun bill is put forward, there are cries of increased violence and death. And that keeps not happening.

Yesterday, I mentioned the Flashbang holster that attaches to a bra. Well, Mattew found video of it in action:

I’m kinda meh about the holster. But I do love the name, which judging from the video it doesn’t live up to.

The guy who opened fire on police is dead and likely regretted not putting the truck in park.

Seen on the show floor:

From 2011 NRA

Cigar smoking 101.

Well, at least Chris’ guns.

Aimpoint Micro Anomaly.

Circular gun safe

Shiny 1911s.

A report from Caleb

Over gun bills.

ATF Agents/Auditors in North Carolina Stonewall Criminal Investigation to Protect Their Careers

Bitter did some interviews.

Holder’s assistant AG authorized wiretaps in ATF’s gunrunning scandal. I’m getting a little nervous. Last time I remember congress investigating malfeasance at ATF, some idiot blew up a Ryder truck in front of a federal building, drawing attention from the investigation.

TN scored 8/100 on the Brady Campaign’s state rankings, which are generally an inverse measure of freedom. Arizona got a 0. Damn, Tennessee, we have a goal.

An off-duty cop waves his gun around in a bar, pointing it at a worker. He got suspended. Anyone else would be in jail. The also don’t release his name and not that it’s misconduct. I’d call it aggravated assault.

There is a reason I call them the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Ownership.

Meanwhile, Denny Henny parrots the declining gun ownership lie.

The 1911 you don’t have.

Suppressors

Picture Day from NRA Meeting

Big Revolver

Krink

Reports Matthew Boyle:

Three Project Gunrunner documents Rep. Darrell Issa, California Republican and House Oversight Committee chairman, released on Wednesday show high-ranking Justice Department officials were aware of Operation Fast and Furious and that there was a consistent administration policy that allowed American guns to be “walked” into Mexican drug cartels’ possession.

My understanding is that AG Holder claims that he only heard of the gun running operation in the last couple of weeks. You really don’t peruse the news or have someone peruse the news looking for blips about agencies for which you are responsible? You either lie or are a shitty manager.

And Grassley sends him a nasty note.

The Flashbang:

From 2011 NRA

A holster that attaches to a woman’s bra and has the best name for a holster ever, since they have to remove their shirt to draw. Clips to the underside and looked highly concealable. The pregnant lady at the booth had plenty of pics and I should have asked for some. You can buy them here.

And a pin up girl patchbox on a Kentucky Long Rifle.

May the fourth be with you.

Let’s try this one again, now that I have slept

ATF comment period of multiple sales is open. You can go here and learn what you can do, such as commenting.

An interesting story from the NRA annual meeting. For the record, I did notice the guy but I did not notice him staring at my gun since I was looking at the DroidX to find directions to our next location.

I think just about every blogger there purchased ceramic kitchen knives from Stone River. I’ve used mine exactly once on some salmon fillets and, man, that knife is sharp. Others report similar results. It will keep an edge forever, in theory. We’ll see.

They also have a line of folding knives but I don’t know that anyone bought one.

Killed in committee. Seems the sponsor, Andy Holt (UT alumni like that name) stepped out to take a leak and his own party killed the bill:

Rep. Jim Coley, R-Bartlett, made a motion to put off any consideration of the bill until next year pending “summer study” in the House Judiciary Committee while the sponsor, Republican Rep. Andy Holt of Dresden, was out of the room.

Weak.

Open carry bill passes the house.

And no one gets shot. So much for those acres of death.

A rifled barrel for tater launchers.

A review of my carry ammo of choice.

In NYC, a third grader charged with selling a handgun.

Larry Correia’s Monster Hunter International a TV Show?