100 years since the gun control law was put in place by notoriously corrupt, syphilis-addled delusional paranoiac.

Southern New Yorkers that is.

ThinkProgress follows NPR’s lead and goes shopping for the point of view they want.

A timeline into allegations that ATF let guns travel south of the border. Some gun store owners have made similar allegations.

I dunno about the story. Seems the sources are mostly forum posts and self-referencing examiner.com links when you start looking into it. Still, if true, this is a big deal.

Joe has a plan to counter the anti-gun push in the media.

Tennessee makes the list twice.

Someone gets it:

Gun control not only does no practical good, it actively causes harm. It may be hard to show that it saves lives, but it’s easy to demonstrate that we’ve sacrificed a generation of progress on things like health care, women’s rights, immigration reform, income fairness, and climate change because we keep messing with people’s guns.

Well, those other issues mentioned are a smokescreen for something else or made up. But he’s willing to take trampling gun rights off the table. One at a time, I suppose.

Can we toss sporting purpose for vagueness? ATF seems to operate under the presumption that 3 gun or practical shooting isn’t a sport, since no clay pigeons, feathered critters, or stack-barrel Perazzis wielded by Vice Presidents are involved.

To this round up of booth babes from SHOT.

Registration leads to confiscation and, apparently, something else in MD:

When the drug raid squad is considering using a SWAT team to bust in your door and shoot your dog, one of the considerations, apparently equivalent to having a criminal background, is whether or not you have a weapon registered to you.

No fees awarded in NRA v. Oak Park. None awarded in the McDonald case either. David Hardy says the ruling is “simply indefensible”. Well, they don’t want to encourage those civil rights lawyers.

Interesting snippet from Handgun Wounding Factors and Effectiveness. I’ve pretty much found all arguments about people’s preference for an effective handgun carry round to be largely academic, for reasons illustrated here. And I say that as someone who carries a 45ACP, mostly.

Still, given my recent purchase of a 9mm, I am pondering what my self defense load should be.

John Lott has a post that shows NICS data. I found this interesting:

At least one state, Kentucky, appears to have recently started doing monthly NICS checks on its concealed carry permits in the summer of 2006. These monthly checks have dramatically inflated Kentucky’s NICS check numbers.

Googles for “buy a gun” near record highs. I notice a big spike in 2005 too. Probably due to the expiration of the ban on weapons that look like assault weapons.

Because guns are fucking cool.

Jay has a look at the Dragon Leatherworks holster.

I actually received one of those this weekend. I wore it around the house yesterday for a bit to break it in and try it out. I wish outside the waistband carry was more practical because it’s darn sure more comfortable.

Is that how “ergonomics of a walrus” is translated from Russian? Russian defense minister calls to replace AK-47.

Man tries to rob convenient store, indicating he has a gun. Apparently, he didn’t be cause the clerk pulled out a Samurai sword and chased him to the parking lot. Where the clerk hit him with the sword.

Did Colin Goddard really serve? I don’t really care, though lying about it would not lend to credibility.

Taurus Raging Judge, made from unobtanium. Not that I want one.

Old Painless goes to SHOT

Odds ends and pictures from SHOT

Chiappa Mfour 22 pistol

Day Four photos

EAA K-22

Kel Tec RMR 30

Mad Saint Jack emails some SHOT videos:

Beretta ARX-160 (switch hitter)

SBR Kit (front grip safety)

GSG 22 conversion (glock) (very cool)

Zeiss/Hensoldt

10/22 Marauder & Mini 14 Sparta

Also there is an Airsoft copy of Magpul’s Folding SBR. Heh. That is awesome.

David Randolph Smith, no doubt gloating, emails that Embody’s case against the state has been dismissed. Not a surprise.

Turn your AR lower into an air rifle

From Gun Porn

Crosman® Corporation, long known for innovation and quality in products for the shooting sports, has introduced a new pre-charged pneumatic (PCP), modular, adaptive, competition sporting air rifle (MSR), the MAR177™.

According to Crosman Product Manager, Terry Neumaster, “The Crosman MAR177 PCP Rifle is designed to support match air rifle competitors, using the traditional service rifle of National Match series competitions. To better serve the requirements of elite competitors, we’ve partnered with two-time, National NRA High Power Rifle Champion, Dennis DeMille of Creedmoor Sports Inc.,” he said.

At $900, it’s a bit steep. That would buy a lot of ammo.

From an “analysis”:

The number of guns with high-capacity magazines seized by Virginia police dropped during a decade-long federal prohibition on assault weapons, but the rate has rebounded sharply since the ban was lifted in late 2004, according to a Washington Post analysis.

No shit! Next, you’re gonna tell me there’s were more incandescent light bulbs before the .gov banned them.

In Collierville, a man advertises a bondage/slave adult themed bed and breakfast. Apparently, advertising it as such on the internet makes it a nuisance.

Ian:

we’re fighting this because to allow them to define the number of bullets you “need” in a magazine is to allow them to define the number of bullets you “need”, period.

Also, if the limit is arbitrarily set at ten, it will later be changed to five. Etc.

From Bill, thoughts on the magazine ban. And what’s with supposed conservatives playing useful idiot on this issue?

Rep. Ellmers to go armed. Good. But you can’t do it in a snowstorm in your state.

Making bombs to clear snow. Police were not amused.

Funny from Cheaper Than Dirt.