Helmke on ABC.

308 in a briefcase.

Sig Sauer Extreme Pistols. And a lot more SHOT stuff here.

Pics from SHOT Media Day

CAA Roni

KRISS Vector

More here

Laser sight rechargeable via USB port.

Well, not yet, but soon it looks like:

Wisconsin, one of two states in the nation that prohibits citizens from carrying a concealed weapon, is expected to reverse this law during the upcoming state legislative session despite shootings in Arizona that highlighted lax U.S. gun laws.

Only Illinois and Wisconsin forbid carrying concealed weapons. A Republican was elected governor and Republicans won majorities in both houses of the Wisconsin legislature in November, bringing many more supporters of gun rights to the state government.

20 shot revolver. A 12 shot bolt gun.

Don Surber:

I do not want civil discourse

He recalls all that civility from the left.

I’m usually civil. But there are ideas and ideals that are abhorrent in every way to me. They run counter to principles. You don’t get a say sometimes. And when someone is using one of these ideals in a argument, I often find it best to tell them to fuck right off. Same when someone is redefining the argument.

Billy: You step in it: you bloody walk through it like a grown-up.

Caleb runs the numbers on his shooting this year. Is there an app for that or do you guys who do this just write it down?

Size matters.

When not lending her expertise on firearms to the press, McCarthy is busing writing dumb bills that have no chance of passing. The latest is her attempt at banning regular capacity magazines. It’s a dumb bill that would ban the Henry Repeating Rifle.

Even Mayors Against Guns Bloomberg says regular capacity magazines save lives.

Fortunately, the bill has little chance of passing.

At gun shows, the market speaks. And is not scared.

No shortage of press saying the Tucson shootings have rekindled interest in gun control, with words like energizes and reawakened.

Except that, you know, it’s the same people just getting a brief moment to say the same things they always say.

And, you know, the debate has not really been rekindled when you look at the facts.

ND at WalMart:

Police said a man’s gun fell out of it’s holster and fired one shot inside a Wal-Mart store off NW U.S. 90 in Lake City Friday morning.

But this is odd:

The Lake City Police Department said LJ Johnson had the concealed firearm. They said the gun and it’s holster landed on the floor. The firearm then discharged through the holster and into an unknown location.

Was it in the holster or not?

A bunch of shotguns and cameras controlled remotely via webcams. For varmints, I guess.

Bill Haslam’s rocking start and he signs an executive order that eliminates a requirement for the governor and top aides to disclose how much they earn.

Bill was a little upset at the press and the lefties (but I repeat myself) digging into his earnings during the campaign. It’s not as bad as it sounds though:

Under the order signed after Haslam took office on Saturday, the disclosure rules applying to himself and senior administration officials will be the same as those for members of the General Assembly. Those only requires them to list sources of income, but not how much they make.

Police don’t enforce the law because they are outnumbered.

A look at Steyr’s innovative but never real popular handguns.

Dick Williams has a look.

Says Jeffrey Miron. True. Have you seen how ATF operates? In fact, there’s a blog called just that.

At SHOT, a new Judge. The Raging Judge in 28ga.

Xrlq: Sarah Palin is a Rorschach test, not an actual candidate.

Mayors Against Guns says the NICS background check system is underfunded. That’s not really true. The issue with the system is certain things are not reported, like mental health records or the Army not letting NICS know the Tucson shooter was rejected for marijuana use.

Reality is winning. One wonders if they’re delusional or lying. Probably both.

1911 v. the world.

Whenever I make fun of or link to something that says “your particular choice in gun may suck” everyone gets all butthurt. I get hatemail. And all of that. There is no perfect gun. If there was, we’d all have one and never buy another. Other than a back up perfect gun. But, like unicorns and Obama fiscal policy, it doesn’t exist. I carry a Glock. It’s trigger sucks, factory sights are cheap, and it has the ergonomics of a baseball bat. But I have a good reason to carry it. It works. Goes bang every time. And it’s easy to conceal.

I poke fun at 1911 reliability or say that the Taurus Judge is as useless as tits on a boar. But if that’s your thing, go for it. It’s all preference and what feels good to you.

Why are you listening to some guy on the internet anyway?

Via email, from reader Chris:

All,

While preparing for the upcoming IDPA match I have decided to make this a Glock Solidarity match. If you own a Glock, please use it to shoot this week’s match.

Let me preface my explanation with the following: I am in no way affiliated with, or compensated by, the Glock Corporation. The following comments are mine alone and are not endorsed by the International Defensive Pistol Association, Bulls Eye Marksman Range, or the National Rifle Association.

Here is “the why”.

The incredibly sad and tragic shooting of 19 innocent people inTucson, AZ, including a Congresswoman and a federal judge, deserves a moment of prayer for all of the families impacted. As the details emerged over the course of this past week, it became apparent that this shooing was the act of a lone psychotic. It also became quite clear that the tool used was going to be demonized, yet again.

As I watched the media during the past week begin their pro forma attack on the Second Amendment, Glock, and by association gun owners, I became outraged at the sheer mendacity of the media and the anti-2A groups at the description of a Glock 9mm being an “assault weapon” or a “weapon of mass destruction”. It was at this point that I thought that we, as law abiding shooters and IDPA competitors, do not have to sit idly by and be maligned. It may only be symbolic, but my idea is simply this; let us stand in solidarity with the company that makes a fine product, supports competitive shooting, and strongly supports the shooting community in general. Glock has the same amount of culpability in Saturday’s shooting as Boeing did in the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York City and the Pentagon. Just as Ford, Chevy, and Dodge don’t entice someone to drink and drive, neither did Glock put their product in the shooter’s hands, whisper instructions in his ear, and point him toward his victims. It is simply outrageous to say that Glock, or anyone else, is responsible for this shooting.

Unlike individuals and groups that are opposed to the safe, responsible, and constitutional use of firearms, I am not trying to capitalize on the death and mayhem created by the shooter. I am not dipping my pen in the blood of the victims in order to “grandstand” or garner attention (I’m looking at you mainstream media, Congressman Peter King, Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy, and Brady Campaign!). Since much of the commentary regarding this event has been ignorant at best, and malicious at worst, I made a personal decision that at the next match I would shoot my Glock 19, if only as a symbol of my willingness to stand by a company that has been unrelenting in their support of my hobby. I hope that you will join me in this effort.

I fully understand and accept that this email and show of support for Glock may be viewed as inappropriate and incendiary; I can only say that this is not my intention. I alone have decided to ask my fellow IDPA shooters to participate in this call to action. I alone will suffer any criticism for these comments.

No matter how horrid this episode of violence has been, the opponents of God-given, individual liberties are holding nothing back in their attempts to reignite their gun control agenda, and I will not be cowered into submission. I resent and reject the premise that by responsibly exercising my rights I have abetted the acts of a deranged murderer.

If you have read this far into my “declaration”, I thank you for your patience, and hopefully, an open mind. I look forward to seeing everyone at this week’s match!

Sincerely,
Chris Wardell
Match Director-IDPA
Bulls Eye Marksman Range
Cumming, GA

Fox shoots hunter.

Heh:

You got it completely backwards. We should pass a law making it illegal for govenment officials from coming within 1000 feet of our guns.

Heh.

Via Kevin, Jared Loughner did not obtain his gun legally. He committed a felony to get it. When the press says he bought his gun legally, they mean that he was not prevented from buying one.

Micro 9s

KSG in police hands.

Barrett PDW. Looks like an AR to me.

Smith and Wesson bodyguards

Not much blogging this weekend. Stuff. But a few things:

Given my recent acquisition, the S&W M&P22 is appealing.

Self dismantling gun. Ouch.

The Kimber Solo

Heh

The police chief who held the machine gun shoot in MA where the 8 year-old boy shot and killed himself has been found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter and three counts of furnishing machine guns to minors.

From Dave Foulk on facebook, comes this:

Law enforcement officials said Friday they have multiple photos of Jared L. Loughner posing with a Glock 9mm pistol next to his naked buttocks and dressed in a bright red g-string.

Ok, then.