While I was out, Cory Maye was released. He has written a letter. The man has lost a lot of time and, while I’m glad he’s out, he should have never been in.

And, seriously, hats off to Radly Balko for all his work in this.

Politicos to vote on bill allowing them and them only to carry guns.

Pretty accurate.

Using pawn searcher

You can’t have a gun on a park in DC. Especially at age five.

A definition. The trouble with that definition is that it makes anything anyone doesn’t like to do slavery. I paid taxes on a gasoline purchase today, something I would not do if I had a choice, for instance. While I understand what Billy’s getting at, when you jump right to comparing things like that to slavery, those living in the endarkenment tend to roll their eyes at you.

Guess you have to start somewhere.

Affluent white woman missing!

Bigotry and dehumanization.

Damning joint staff report on the operation:

The Department’s leadership allowed the ATF to implement this flawed strategy, fully aware of what was taking place on the ground. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona encouraged and supported every single facet of Fast and Furious. Main Justice was involved in providing support and approving various aspects of the Operation, including wiretap applications that would necessarily include painstakingly detailed descriptions of what ATF knew about the straw buyers it was monitoring.

Heh: Top Democrats: “If Citizens Couldn’t Buy Guns, We Wouldn’t Have Botched Our ‘Gunrunning’ Sting.”

Chris Cox writes a letter to the WaPo for their stupid assertion that the ATF wouldn’t have to breaking the law if gun laws were tougher.

Mexican senator says those involved should be tried. In Mexico.

Speaking of stupid assertions, another piece on how the poor, poor ATF is hamstrung in stopping real crime so it’s OK if they create some.

No Guns For Gulag Survivors Act of 2011. DiFi wants to ban gun ownership for people convicted of crimes in other countries.

From Rogue-Six.

Charge your phone with a campfire.

Our local news rag: Four charged with allowing open house party in Aaron Douglas’ death

Having an open house party is a crime?

And it’s got a rail!

MP7 in use.

Left handed kid’s rifle

Key gun

Come back tomorrow.

This weekend, as you’re traveling across a state or county line to buy fireworks so you can take them home and violate local ordinances regarding setting off fireworks, keep an eye out for the occasional DWI checkpoint. Oh, and make certain to buckle up. After all, you’re celebrating your freedom.

Junior is sort of obsessed with zombies. Not a full on obsession just in that they’re fun to play and make believe about. Last night, she was playing Plants v. Zombies and she says to me: Daddy, If there were real zombies, what would you do?

Me: I’d go south.

Her: Why?

Me: Because the only thing that sucks more than fighting zombies is fighting zombies in the cold.

Her: So, we can fight zombies on the beach?

Me: Yes.

Her: Awesome!

And just prior to that, she asks her mom: Why would someone make up the word vampire when vampires are not even real?

I chime in with: Same reason someone would make up iCarly. Entertainment.

Her: Shut up, Dad.

all woman chain gang

Hope and change: Obama Administration Overrides 2009 Ogden Memo, Declares Open Season on Pot Shops in States Where Medical Marijuana Is Legal

508 new laws take effect today in Tennessee. Tom Humphrey has a list.

Tea party suing Helena over gun ordinance that bans possession and carry of loaded weapons in city limits.

Make your own, uhm, whatever kind of gun that is. Sort of AK-ish.

CNN agrees with Bloomberg that Al Qaeda should dictate US gun laws. And CNN calls NYC gun laws wonderful.

Arms licence cannot be denied by citing law and order problem: High Court

Oregon democrats vote 100% against privacy of handgun carry permit holders. We had a similar bill up a bit back and it looked to pass until the republicans realized that they could send their campaign spam to people on the list.

Cool:

More on ATF and guns smuggled to Mexico:

David looks at the House minority report, showing the press and democrats as shills in this whole fiasco.

The press is in the tank but admits that there’s a prosecution problem.

Bob has more on the report, which leaves out the whole gunwalker thing.

A look at the PINDAD PS-01 Assault Pistol. And it’s in an odd caliber, 5.56x21mm

Back up called because officer perceives someone as showing disrespect. The officers show up and pepper-spray and beat a mentally-handicapped teenager with a speech impediment.