ATF already has the form, despite the questionable legality.

VP70 machine pistol

Nice 1911

Very cool

Backpack rifle

Kimbers

Government issue.

And from PDB: marvel at a time when America produced the finest individual weaponry the planet had ever seen.

Tam:

You should be ashamed of yourselves, you savage pack of jackals.

Gun questions answered in Giffords shooting.

Iraqi health ministry looks to ban toy guns.

Eeeww.

On non-citizens and guns:

And it’s easier to buy a gun in California than it is to get Citizenship. Apparently Larry seems to think that “just” passing some kind of Citizenship Test is an easy hop-skip-and-a-jump kinda thing. I’ll just guess that he’s never had any personal or family experience with the bureaucracy of the State Dept. or the INS.

The rumor:

From the rumor mill, I got an e-mail from someone about some possible new sights from Glock in 2011. The new sights are possibly a ghost-ring style sighting system with a wide aperture sight in the rear and a post up front.

Looks like it. Several years too late.

Go fishing.

Rejoice.

Someone shot a congresswoman in AZ. Now, folks are arguing over which brand of crazy the shooter is.

A really dumb idea.

In an update to the story I mentioned yesterday about a non-citizen suing to get a carry permit with the help of the ACLU, Gun Owners of America opposes gun rights:

But Gun Owners of America Executive Director Larry Pratt says the state has every right to restrict conceal and carry permits to citizens.

No compromise, indeed. Very disappointing. NRA, who supposedly is willing to sell gun rights down the river, has a different take:

“If you’re a law abiding citizen and you’re allowed to buy a gun you should be allowed to carry it to defend yourself,” NRA spokesman Andrew Arulananda told FoxNews.com. “Just because you’re not a us citizen doesn’t mean that you’re somehow to immune to crime outside your home.”

The other important difference being NRA actually has influence.

And hats off to ACLU taking the case!

JayG in chat last night: I put bayonets on my bayonets.

The big news here is not that someone used a gun to save their life, that happens all the time. The big news is that a Taurus Judge actually stopped someone.

Before SHOT: Ruger Announces New LCBM Pocket Rocket Pistol

Heh.

From a presser:

Through special arrangement with SHOT Show organizers and select exhibitors, the nation’s hunters and shooters will be able to get an exclusive look at new firearms, ammunition and other exciting innovations on GunBroker.com at the same time they are announced to the trade. Starting on the show’s opening date of January 18, visitors to GunBroker.com will be able to learn about these products months before others may have a chance to see them.

“GunBroker.com has enjoyed a productive business relationship with the SHOT Show and with the National Shooting Sports Foundation for years, and we are extremely excited about this major expansion of our partnership,” commented Steve Urvan, GunBroker.com founder and CEO. “Also, we appreciate the tremendous support of our 1.6 million GunBroker.com users and three million monthly unique visitors in making our growth and success possible. We are pleased that we can bring this special service to our loyal supporters and new users in 2011.”

GunBroker.com’s special “2011 SHOT Show Product Center” will be open online from January 18 to March 1. Sponsored by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the SHOT Show has long been the largest display of firearms and other hunting and shooting equipment in the world. Because the SHOT Show is a professional trade show closed to the public, the actual exhibits can be viewed only by professional retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers and members of the media. The 2011 SHOT Show will be held in Las Vegas.

GunBroker.com is an informative, detailed, secure and safe way to buy and sell firearms and hunting/shooting accessories. GunBroker.com promotes responsible gun ownership. Aside from merchandise bearing its logo, GunBroker.com sells none of the items listed on its website. Third-party sellers list items on the site and Federal and state laws govern the sale of firearms and other restricted items. Ownership policies and regulations are followed using licensed firearms dealers as transfer agents. For more information, visit www.Gunbroker.com.

Nick Gillespie: Memo to Speaker Boehner: If You Won a Congessional Majority Because You Pledged to Cut Spending and You Can’t Think of a Single Program to Cut Now, Please Go Home

Yesterday, we learned that three = extensive firearms stockpile. Today, we learn that some war trophies and pointy things = small arsenal.

Reading the list of items in his checked bag, I don’t really see the weapons violations. In TN, knives over four inches, clubs, and brass knuckles are unlawful to carry. But, in his checked bag, he wasn’t really carrying them but transporting them. To my knowledge, that is a lawful activity. And inert grenades are just paperweights.

Odd.

Birds dropping dead from the sky. Lots of dead fish showing up on lake shores. Sign of the apocalypse? Les Jones: I can’t tell if this bird story is a big deal or not.

Apparently, these sorts of things happen often enough but the press is latching on.

Clerk looks at robber’s gun and realizes it’s a toy. Doesn’t comply.

Not the target of the raid, of course. Collateral damage in the war on drugs. No weapons charges. Says the report: During the execution of the search warrant a firearm was discharged by a SWAT team member and a round struck a resident. Passive way of saying they shot a man.

Second amendment challenges to pre-Heller gun ban convictions can proceed.

Local Man Wrongly Receives Five Red Light Camera Citations. This seems to happen often enough despite an officer swearing on a legal document that someone ran a light.

Via MKS.

Glenn talks gun culture and Dead Zero with Stephen Hunter.

Says Sebastian.

In light of Cali saying warrantless searches of your phone are just peachy, Lifehacker has some tips on securing your smart phone. Remote wipe is also handy if your phone is stolen.

There’s an app for that.