Remember when the Tea Party was in Arizona and that one guy lawfully carried an AR-15 in a sling on his shoulder? Remember how it made the news and how the beltway crowd was really freaking the Hell out? Remember how MSNBC used selective editing to make it look like it was a disheveled white guy when it was really done by a clean cut black guy? And the media went into OMG!!!111 mode?

Funny story. Turns out, theres a bunch of guys at Occupy Phoenix wearing camo, tactical gear and carrying around AR-15s and I haven’t heard a peep about it in the press.

And on the local radio news this morning, it was reported that the folks at Occupy Nashville asked the police for protection because, and I am not making this up, they were camped out near a bunch of homeless people. I guess the 99% swings the other way too?

And NYPD says gun crime is up because of Occupy Wall Street.

From the chair of the house committee that oversees them. Good.

Google notes that law enforcement asks to have various unflattering videos of police taken off youtube. Also: The technology giant’s biannual transparency report reveals a 70% rise in takedown requests from US government or police.

Probably coincides with a 70% rise in bureaucrats behaving badly, judging from the news.

Mayors Against Guns claims some mayors are members when they are not.

A bit back, some smart cracker told you what not to do with them. Now, we have How to Properly Use Weapon-Mounted Lights.

From Bryce Towsley

And hope and change: Justice Department Proposes Letting Government Deny Existence of Sensitive Documents

Our opponents always deny the racist origins of gun control. Now, they just want to restrict civil rights for all and not just one group. That’s progressive.

Oleg looks at the option, for people who cannot fire other guns:

By this comparison, we can expect a magazine dump from a sporting semi-auto .22 rifle to have an effect similar to a single shotgun blast.

The choice to defend it, not so much.

Toy guns that insult Islam:

The discovery came a few days after Saudi authorities said they seized nearly 1,500 Chinese-made toy guns issuing sounds that mock and insult Aisha, the wife of the Prophet

A Masters in Public Service? You come pre-enrolled in the 99%!

Arming up for Bambi.

Vadasz’s Springfield Ultra Compact 1911

Pics from AUSA

SCAR precision rifle

In the box

ABC:

Obama: If We Lose in 2012, Government Will Tell People ‘You’re on Your Own’

And, Dear Reader, so are you.

Suggested express check out phrase:

You know, when the SWAT team looks a little silly and no one or their pets gets a sudden case of dead, I’d consider that a success.

House Judiciary Passes HR822

Some pics and a report. And some truth: If you are going to treat your gun like your lawnmower get a Glock

Man repels armed invader with AR. No hits though. And don’t fire your gun in the air.

We need affirmative action: that the average white person is 5 (FIVE!) times more likely to have a CHP than the average non-white person

Herschel Smith has a look

And I’m surprised it’s that high: Record-Low 26% in U.S. Favor Handgun Ban.

I guess the ask folks in the beltway.

Via NewsAlert

In The City (My The City), a dumb idea where you can take your unused controlled substances and give them to the police. Like gun buy backs, they’re not. They’re not taking anything back since it wasn’t theirs to begin with.

AuctionArms is now GunAuction.com

He says they gave him a ‘false sense of security‘. No, what they gave you was a hole in your groin because you tried to carry a loaded, unholstered gun in your sweatpants. Then, you tried to catch a dropped gun. Don’t do that.

Been listening to the 80s station quite a bit and, man, that takes me back. There’s also the 90s station. Apparently, I managed to miss a whole lot of the music from the 1990s and this is a good thing because it sucked. There was apparently this whole techno/dance phase that I was oblivious to. Thank, God.

Then I look up at Reason.com and see Kennedy (yeah, the annoying VJ from MTV) is a former Republican now Libertarian.

Video from the open carry of rifles event.

I do that since I may pocket carry some. But it has other advantages too.

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