So, they fart rainbows, pee free healthcare, and poop marshmallows.

Man, if only they were made of bacon.

Olofson attorney on Lou Dobbs .

It should be clear that I am no fan of Obama. But I’m with Radley and, generally, approve this list of things he’s done in the first bit. Except the suspending Gitmo trials thing. After all, the issue with Gitmo is that they’re being held there without a, you know, trial.

Confederate Yankee: Despite numerous public claims in the past that he would leave gun owners alone, reinstating the Assault Weapons Ban and enacting other restrictions are very much on Barack Obama’s “Urban Policy” agenda. And offers some fact-checking.

Well, we knew that already. And it was not unexpected. Insty offers an observation:

Since “urban” is often used as a code-word for “black and hispanic,” is lumping gun control under “urban policy,” perhaps, you know, racist? Given the historic use of gun control to disarm minorities, that seems a fair question.

And it often means “poor” too.

Looking for either a fixed 4x or 3-9 scope appropriate for my Ruger 10/22 (and isn’t that a sexy 10/22?). Something inexpensive but decent enough quality for a 22LR. Suggestions?

Looks like there will not be another Senator Kennedy. Caroline Kennedy has withdrawn, you know, her, uhm, name, you know, from, uhm, consideration, ya know. Citing, like, personal reasons or whatever, ya know.

Personal reasons probably consist of a lack of public speaking classes in her area.

The anti-gunners and the press (but I repeat myself) would have you believe that this increase in gun sales is because gun nuts who already own guns are stocking up on more guns. I have to confess that I actually have not bought a gun since the election but that’s anecdotal. Turns out there’s quite a few new gun owners in the mix.

Chris points out something we gun nuts often forget: If you ask most people in this country whether we have gun control, they’ll say no we don’t. If you ask them why, they’ll say something like “because the NRA keeps it from passing.

It is a perception issue. Despite there being several tens of thousands of gun laws on the books, people think otherwise. That’s, generally I think, due to poor press coverage of the gun issue. Chris also offers an exchange he’s had in which he tries to educate people on the gun laws.

Continuing this trend, Rusty has advice on How to Talk to People About the Upcoming “Assault Weapons” Ban.

I prefer illustrating the point with pictures. And if words are your thing instead of pictures, here’s an op-ed I wrote for a Maryland paper on the issue of assault weapons.

Update: and how can I forget this quiz by Greg that would quickly dispel the notion that we have few gun laws to those less knowledgeable.

People freak out over the ballistics application for the iPhone.

Against handgun carry permit holders?

KT-68 AR-15.

Cornered Cat goes to SHOT.

S&W’s Piston AR.

This is always fun. You may be familiar with John Lott’s book More guns, less crime. Then the refutation of the work by Ayers and Donohue. Then the debunking of Ayers and Donohue. And now there is another refutation of Lott’s Work. Of course, it’s because we gun nuts are liars and not because of any cherry picking of data. So, what’s next? The Bellisiles drinking game?

Update: My sources tell me that this particular article isn’t a refereed publication. I’m no academic but academics tell me that matters.

I kept thinking to myself Self, the press is really inundating me with coverage of the Obama ascension. Then I thought Well, that’s probably normal since electing a new president is kind of a big deal. So, probably nothing to it. Via Insty, turns out, I was maybe wrong:

President Barack Obama’s inauguration generated an unprecedented 35,000 stories in the world’s major newspapers, television and radio broadcasts over the past day — about 35 times more than the last presidential swearing-in — a monitoring group said on Wednesday.

Well, Bush’s second term probably wasn’t as big of a deal since it was just more of the same. I wonder what the comparison would be in coverage to Bush’s first term. Speaking of more of the same, The Daily Show does the Hope & Change thing.

Here in the next 20 minutes or so, we’ll hit the 3,000,000 visit mark. Cool.

So much for the Vice Fund being “recession-proof.” Oops!

What are people still buying in these tough economic times? Forbes has a list. Noticeably absent is firearms. And we know they’re selling like hotcakes.

Obama Inaugurated, Ex-Klansman Collapses

Via Billy.

Another Fourth Generation Glock Pic. Another here.

H.R. 17 – Citizens’ Self-Defense Act of 2009

To protect the right to obtain firearms for security, and to use firearms in defense of self, family, or home, and to provide for the enforcement of such right.

H.R. 45 – Blair Holt’s Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009
To provide for the implementation of a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and for a record of sale system for those firearms, and for other purposes.

H.R. 197 – National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2009

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a national standard in accordance with which nonresidents of a State may carry concealed firearms in the State.

H.R. 257 – Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2007
To prevent children’s access to firearms.

H.R. 442 – Veterans’ Heritage Firearms Act of 2009

To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes.

H.R. 495 – Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2009
To authorize additional resources to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by violent drug trafficking organizations, and for other purposes.

From OpenCongress.

In Texas.

Design, configure, save, print, price and buy an AR-15 with Brownells AR-15 builder. That is too cool.

Lots of pics.

And Happy Birthday to John Moses Browning. Or maybe not.

Guncrafter 50 GI units for Glocks and 1911s.

Rusty looks at the moonbat predictions.

Also, where is my rainbow farting unicorn that pees healthcare?

Joe again looks at the correlation between crimes and Brady Campaign grades.

Interesting case over at Volokh’s place.

Rob Pincus: The “Must Have” item from SHOT 2009…

I like the laser idea but, honestly, what’s the point of a bayonet on a pistol? CZ offered one a few years back. And I was surprised they were selling as well as they were.

Update: I guess my humor was a bit dry prompting Rob to leave a comment. So, I should clarify that I do like the new rear sight laser from LaserLyte. And was making fun of the bayonet, which Rob says they sold out of pretty darn fast.

Flashlight mount.

Paul was busy at SHOT Show cornering competitive shooters and the like to interview them about practical shooting. Some audio for your listening pleasure:

Practical Shooting Report: Chris Edwards & GSSF: GSSF […] has probably put more shooters into the Practical Shooting arena than any other program. Yes. It’s definitely the gateway to competition.

Practical Shooting Report: Bob Vogel

Practical Shooting Report: Jessie Abbate

Practical Shooting Report: BJ Norris

Pratical Shooting Report: Tactical Solutions’ Tom Hines

Practical Shooting Report: S&W’s Julie Golob