Ruger Zombie Slayer.

S&W M&P15 in 300 Whisper

New ACR

Luxus Arms

This past Saturday was my birthday and you didn’t get me anything. I was fine with the fact that I was turning 40. I reasoned that, the day before, I was 39 and nothing was going to happen in a day to make me feel old. It was just a number change, my next doctor visit would result in a prostate exam, I’d start hitting the treadmill more (and by more, I mean again) and I think my car insurance might get a little cheaper. No big deal. My wife arranged for some friends to come over and help me mark the occasion with some good food, good drink, gifts and black balloons. Usual 40 year-old stuff.

Then at about noon, we got a call that a friend of mine’s dad had died.

And, then, about thirty minutes before the festivities were to start, my mom called to say that dad was on his way to the ER. They were driving to my party when dad’s vision got flaky. He’d had a heart attack. He’s fine now and home. Very minor but, still, gets your attention.

Other than that, it was a good birthday. Catching up with old friends, a nice little get together where we all say we should do this more and then we never do. One of my friends, I hadn’t seen since my wedding. It was good to catch up.

And here I was not fretting about being over the hill when life smacked me right up side the head with a dose of mortality.

In their quest to make everything look like Google +, they’ve mucked with google reader. I am not a fan and here’s why:

Too much space at the top. This is a problem when reading my RSS feeds from my netbook. I cannot see a whole post.

You cannot easily access your notes. You can actually follow this link and see them but there’s not button to click on the main page.

The Note in Reader function is gone, which is how I usually remember to blog stuff.

I’ve installed the minimalist extension and, while it helps some, it’s not that great.

I may be shopping for a new RSS reader soon.

Update: Oh and good job releasing and not updating the help section of your site.

Tactical Baby Vest

Tactical Stroller

Bloomberg donates $25K to anti-gun candidates in Virginia

Tam:

“Keep it from falling into the wrong hands”? It’s a government database! It’s starting out in the wrong hands!

9 = cache?

Concealed carry takes effect in WI today. So far, our opponents have been wrong about blood in the street 48 out of 48 times. I’m guessing they’ll continue the trend here.

Guns and Ammo gets in on the zombie action.

Discussing an attempted rape, Sheriff Wright tells women to put a .45 in their fanny pack.

And they want you to call your representatives.

Update: Calls for resignation up to 28 congresscritters.

I thought loophole was the technical term for any law that I don’t like?

Joe makes a good but scary point.

The Green Machine: Full-sized and with a Harley motor, so you can annoy other drivers.

I’d just like a full-sized one that works like the kids’ version.

Shooting 500 rounds of belted ammo through a Valkyrie Arms adapted 20″ water cooled upper.

Surprise!

And here’s a 16 round semi-auto shotty

Back in 2008, the internet was talking about the scam where some unscrupulous dealers would take a cheaper lawfully registered machine gun and convert it into a more expensive one. For instance, someone could convert a MAC (going for about $3K) into a Browning (at $15K). It was not a lawful conversion and was mostly altering receivers and fudging NFA paperwork. Now, it looks like there’s a federal case on a similar issue. And there are some questions about the extent that ATF was aware.

When your choice is > 1, things are a bit more complicated. Who knew?

Couple forgets to pay for a $5 sandwich. Kids taken for 18 hours. You’d think at some point someone in position of authority would stop and realize how stupid this whole thing was. You’d be wrong.

Robb is sounding like a few other people.

Wired:

In a video uploaded Oct. 6, an Anonymous spokesperson said that unless the Zetas release one of the group’s members, the group will reveal the photos, names and addresses of Zetas-affiliated cops and taxi drivers. (The member was allegedly kidnapped in the western coastal city of Veracruz during an “Operation Paperstorm” demonstration.) Anonymous also threatened to out journalists accused of “crapping on honest authorities like the army and the navy,” the spokesperson said.

Some explosions on Uranus have scientists’ attention.

Look, I think you’re mostly a bunch of rubes who think that the world owes you a living, healthcare and free high speed internet. I think you’re coming down on the wrong side of the equation in the whole who’s responsible for this mess. And you probably bought all this hope and change nonsense. I would say that’s cool but it’s not. Still, you’re entitled to express your beliefs even when you’re wrong.

In Tennessee, the governor decided to change the rules for the protesters use of state land. And then, apparently, did it again. A round up here. And the video in Oakland of the police using flashbang grenades and rubber bullets looks like it could have been recorded in some country ending in -istan and not the US. We don’t do that here.

Sure, I yammer on about hippie punching and other such silliness but only in the abstract. When it comes to actually senselessly beating on hippies, that’s a sign of petty tyranny.

Update: And police apparently arrested a journalist and lied about it.

Houston police drones could be weaponized.

Cousins Paintball brings visitors and jobs to the community. They also pay their rent on time. But a local politico wants to shut them down for a housing project.

From Bob Owens.

They sent me one of their FastRail systems but I haven’t had the opportunity to install it yet.

Of computers. Heh. I don’t have a computer that cost more than $600.

Gets an endorsement from Tam.

Update: and another gun blogger gets a S&W M&P?

By Oleg Volk.

Holder to testify

Eight members of congress call for Holder’s resignation.

The other side is yammering on about media bias.