Millionaire is not a salary.

No secret I don’t care for Apple’s business model. However, Steve Jobs was an innovative guy. He changed how Americans viewed and used the phone, personal computers, and how the world enjoys music.

Godspeed, Sir.

Ok, then.

Tiny Menace

Megatron, is that you?

Does this make my butt look big?

Caught on tape. The dog was wagging its tail and, generally, being passive. While restrained.

Wish I hadn’t watched that.

The police are minutes away.

So, it has voice commands like my Android based phones have had for years? Cutting edge there!

Also, this past weekend, my DroidX did a software upgrade. The thing I noticed most about the upgrade is that they tried to make the software look more iPhony with flashy rotating screens, rounded edges, and how the windows move. Much more iPhone in appearance.

We’ve known for a bit about Operation Wide Receiver, which was a Bush era operation that sent RFID tagged guns to Mexico. Apparently, the latest spin is that, because ATF did it under Bush, that makes it A-OK with everyone:

The federal government under the Bush administration ran an operation that allowed hundreds of guns to be transferred to suspected arms traffickers — the same tactic that congressional Republicans have criticized President Barack Obama’s administration for using, two federal law enforcement officials said Tuesday.

But Issa doesn’t relent:

whether it’s Operation Fast and Furious, Operation Wide Receiver, or both, it’s clear that guns were walked, and people high in the Justice Department knew about it. There’s no excuse for walking guns, and if there are more operations like this, Congress and the American people need to know.

What happened the the mythical undetectable plastic gun?

I saw it in Die Hard 2.

At a parade in FL, guns are OK but other weapons are not.

I notice quite a few knives and guns.

A series about a woman getting a gun in DC:

I want a gun. I don’t feel safe living in Washington, D.C. and want to protect myself. I’m starting today by going down to City Hall to find the gun permit office to tell them, “I want a gun.” This series will follow me as I navigate the city bureaucracy and outdated rules in order to legally buy a firearm.

A good review on the carbine.

Pics and a report

Bloomberg on why you shouldn’t be allowed to make your own decisions:

There are powers only governments can exercise, policies only governments can mandate and enforce and results only governments can achieve. To halt the worldwide epidemic of non-communicable diseases, governments at all levels must make healthy solutions the default social option. That is ultimately government’s highest duty

You can just fuck right off.

Now, we’re insurrectionists. I preferred CCW killer.

No, not really:

The judge also ruled against a suit brought by the Tucson-based Center for Biological Diversity that claimed the use of lead ammunition by hunters in the two areas is poisoning species like the California condor.

Heh

Even with your hand in a cast:

Federal Appeals Court upholds gun control. Is it the most significant loss to date? Potentially but it is something we can recover from. More here.

A bunch of men in skirts had a contest to raise money for prostate cancer awareness. AD tells you who won.

Forget suppressors, you need a loudener.

PLR16

Suppressed Glock with Advantage Arms 22 conversion.

When she asks about Fast and Furious.

The text of Chris Christie’s announcement has been confirmed. It is:

Will you people leave me alone. Take a hint, ferchrissakes. No means no.

House republicans to request special counsel to investigate ATF smuggling guns into Mexico.

Only better than DC? We know that’s not true since Illinois numbers are skewed by the failure to report in Chicago. I find it interesting that one of the proposed explanations for this is that our police do a better job of reporting crimes.

And this poll is missing the obvious answer: Memphis.

Take a newbie to the range.

I heard this on the radio last week and it triggered the requisite amount of disgust. Then, I forgot about it but DWH reminded me. Seems a suspect got into a fight with a police officer. The officer was injured with a dislocated shoulder. He was prescribed painkillers. He died from a toxic reaction to those painkillers. Also, Obesity and emphysema were also contributing factors. The suspect has been indicted by a grand jury for murder.

In California, a gun owner’s suicide note after a case against him. No criminal record and he was charged with possessing tracer rounds, which is illegal in Cali.

Cool idea:

To help answer the question “What should I practice?”, DR Performance Shooting and Hsoi Enterprises LLC announce the availability of the DR Performance Practice Deck for iOS™. Consisting of 52 basic shooting drills superimposed on a normal deck of playing cards, the deck allows you to have a thorough, fun, and effective practice session, now conveniently available on your Apple iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad.