Over at Jed’s.

careful out there.

John McCain says he doesn’t know if Obama is a socialist. That one should have been easy.

Get the bumper sticker!

I think you’re reading too much in to this white people business.

One of my more often referenced bits is Don’t Scare White People. 45Superman takes issue with the phrase and advocates scaring white people. First of all, in my original bit I described exactly who I meant by white people and that pretty much meant your average voter with 2.4 kids, etc. Additionally, advocating that anyone not on your side deserves to live in fear is a guaranteed way to lose.

However, he is correct that we can’t just sit back and do nothing. We should push boundaries when it’s helpful. But you can’t be all in your face all the time or you will lose. Getting more people on our side is, frankly, more important. I’m not saying you should be dishonest. I’m just saying you’re gonna convert more soccer moms by taking them to the range than by screaming SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED at them.

Sebastian has more on balance.

Morton Grove repealed its gun ban.

Squeak and Ahab have a blog to go along with their radio show.

Lots to do. Kinda tired. So, no blog. Not that I blog much on weekends anyway. But I do usually blog some.

Some gun porn: GSG 5P.

Barack mmmbop Obama coming to Nashville?

A potentially terminal case of teh st00pid:

If your child came across a gun, what do you think they would do with it? Tell an adult? Pick it up? Pull the trigger?

We wanted to try something. With a Northside ISD police officer’s help, we put a group of children in a room with a real, unloaded gun to see what they would do when they thought no one was watching.

We want to emphasize: News 4 and a police officer took every precaution to make sure these children were never in danger.

Except that part about leaving kids alone with a fucking gun.

Not much improved:

The only application received yesterday was from a woman who brought a revolver to the registration office under the amnesty program, officials said.

After the gun was test-fired and the woman completed registration paperwork and a written test, she went home with the gun to await a decision on her application.

By law, she must keep the gun in her home, unloaded and either disassembled or fitted with a trigger lock, and she is not allowed to use it, even for self-defense, unless her application is approved. The process involves a background check for disqualifying factors such as a felony record or history of mental illness.

There is but one dealer willing to do transfers in DC and his license is up for renewal.

And Dick Heller is running for office as a Libertarian against Eleanor Holmes Norton, who is stupid.

So, I made fun of some girls for picking a girl caliber to train with. Anyway, some good points have been made about both weapons. To wit:

The TAC-S in 45: Well, it’s 45. Slim and snag free design. And some folks love the LDA trigger. And some folks can’t stand the trigger. And I actually carry a 45.

The LTC in 9mm: It’s a 9mm but if we’re gonna fire 1,500 rounds, that may be easier to deal with. Also, I prefer a single action trigger. Just preference. So, which would you choose:

A must read:

However, the judgment in this case relates only to the provisions that were struck down, and the city appears to be complying with the literal command of the judgment.

Here ya go.

Looks like challenges of DC’s new law have already been promised.

Good.

And my sooper seekrit sources tell me that the first person to register a firearm in DC is a woman by the name of *redacted*. There are supposed to be two interviews with her, one from NRA News and one from the Washington Times. I haven’t found them yet.

Update: Due to reasons pointed out in comments, name is gone.

My state senator Finney done got his NRA endorsement. We got invited to some recent shindig for Finney. My wife asks if I want to go. I explained I was not a fan. He is good on guns though.

To TN House Speaker Jimmy Naifeh who recently got his handgun carry permit only three months after lying and saying he already had one.

Bradies try their google-fu

Thanks to a tip from WizardPC, as of this writing, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Ownership has the number one spot on Google for Carry Permit Holders. So, we’ll fix that: Carry Permit Holders

Last time it took 20 minutes. It’s now 9:15a.m.

Robb reminds me that the Para TAC-S is also what I’ll be shooting at the Para/Todd Jarrett training. Some folks are shooting the 9mm. Because they are girls. Not that I’m naming names. But one of those names may involve 200 pounds of sausage.

A Competitive Rifle Leauge (sic) for The Gun Blogging Community

Curt looks at the number of CCW holders charged. Of course, handgun carry permit holders are more law-abiding than most, even more law-abiding than police.

In Chattanooga, a bear was a threat to a man’s family. So, he killed it. Good for him. But now TWRA is looking to charge him. As Deb said:

Because that’s what they do – they charge people. They don’t search for Justice. They charge people. They are probably reviewed on whether or not they charge (and convict) enough people in a given time.

Quite amusing how now the Brady Campaign is stating concealed carry doesn’t have an appreciable impact on crime. But a few years ago they were telling us there would be blood in the streets and we’d all die at the hands of road-ragers. Oh, did I say years? I meant hours.

No comment: Three journalists were hurt when a gun went off at a press conference called by Chinese police to highlight the success of a gun-control campaign.

A variety.

If you’re one of the 12 people who have emailed me the Dewalt AR-15, that is so six months ago.

In South Carolina: On those two days, South Carolina will waive collection of its 6 percent sales tax on the purchase of handguns, rifles and shotguns.

The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Ownership refers to a man charged in a double homicide as a Law-Abiding Gun Owner

My google fu is weak.

What specific firearm did Dick Heller try to register in the beginning?

People make reference to 5-4 on a .38 revolver but that was his duty weapon. And, IIRC, the order was to allow registration of his weapon. So, what did he try to register? Some say his 45 and others say a Beretta 92. But I cannot find a cite in any court docs that state what he tried to register.

Update: SM‘s google-fu is mighty:

he applied for a permit for his high standard buntline .22 revolver

Link.

Countertop emails that the article below says Dick Heller has a .45-caliber semiautomatic pistol. So, even if he brings it back to register, it will be denied. Because semi-automatics are still illegal in DC.

Then he has standing to sue since the handgun is the quintessential self-defense weapon. And the semi-automatic is the quintessential handgun.

Every day, I am thankful that Fenty is a moron. And our side is smart.

Update: Heller 2: The city has rejected me again,