I’m actually speechless. This google street view in Chicago shows a guy pointing a gun at a child.
Update: Word is you should make screen captures of it.
Oh and it was via reader JKB.
Update 2: In comments, some speculation it is a toy gun. I can’t tell since it’s missing the bright orange tip required by law.
In Chicago (naturally): Ald. Richard Mell forgot to re-register his guns (which reportedly include a Walther PPK like this one). No problem — he’ll just write a new law.
Like you and me only better. One of the things I learned at NRA Con was that in Chicago, if you forgot to re-register annually, there is no way your firearm can ever be registered again. Ever.
The alderman is currently breaking the law.
At the present time, therefore, because its forensic potential has yet to be fully assessed, a mandate for the implementation of this technology in all new semiautomatic handguns sold in the state of California is counter-indicated.
$250 per firing pin? I thought it was supposed to be cheap?
Squeaky: I have perfect pitch.
Me: I have good-enough pitch.
Note to Convention Attendees: Rule Three! If not for me, then do it for Col. Cooper.
Ayup.
The city (my the city)’s local newspaper caught fire. Vandalism is suspected and there were recent layoffs.
At the NRA Convention, they gave Glenn Beck a rifle. It was a musket of some kind and I’m sure it was quite nice. At a mixer after, I told Cam Edwards of NRA News that they should give future speakers Evil Black Rifles. I even told him that I’d build an AR-15 for the event. Can’t go wrong with that. After all, service rifles have changed. I think in terms of symbolism, such a gesture would be huge. After all, the AR-15 is the most popular sporting rifle in the country.
Well, I don’t know that for sure but there’s talk that they’re re-making the movie Red Dawn.
Ray Schoenke of the American Hunters and Shooters Association is over at the HuffPo criticizing, and I am not making this up, John McCain over his pro-gun street cred. And being Schoenke, he pulls a a big whopper:
We know most gun owners do support background checks according to a survey of gun owners conducted by Field and Stream. That’s the position of AHSA. But, it’s not the position of the NRA, which purports to represent gun owners. But one thing is clear: real gun owners aren’t represented by either McCain or the NRA.
And since you guys are just a sham group set up by the DLC to throw out fake pro-gun endorsements to Democrats, you don’t either. You just endorsed one of the most anti-gun politicos ever.
And it’s funny because it actually, uh, is the position of NRA to support background checks.
A ridiculous law has been proposed:
Legislation that seeks to keep imitation firearms out of the hands of minors passed the state House.
The measure sponsored by Rep. John DeBerry, a Memphis Democrat, was approved 63-29 on Thursday. The companion bill unanimously passed the Senate in February.
Both chambers must now work out differences in the bill before it’s sent to the governor for his consideration.
DeBerry’s bill would require a person who is not 18 years old to get permission from a parent or legal guardian to purchase an imitation weapon, which he says are nearly identical in size, design and color to real ones.
And next, are we going to have pretend background checks that you’ll be disqualified from for committing toy crimes?
Ya know, I find B-Ho is mostly a self-righteous attention whore. So, let’s just get that out of the way first.
But this whole dust up over Barack Milhouse Obama’s wife is stupid. See, once your wife hopped into the campaign, shit she says is fair game. Period. Done. End of story. Too bad for you, she said some pretty stupid shit. Even our senator is getting in on the rebuke! But I’ll tell you why it’s dumb. Actually, I won’t because Rachel Lucas already has and it’s easier to just quote that:
What a dickhead. He can’t possibly believe that things his wife says at political campaign rallies are immune from criticism. As Hot Air pointed out, Barack himself has criticized Bill Clinton in the exact same way. And I will give each of you five trillion dollars if Cindy McCain ever says anything massively stupid and inflammatory on stage at a public McCain campaign event, and the Obama campaign ignores it because she’s the wife, not the candidate.
All’s fair in love, war, and politics. Put on your big boy pants and step in the game. Now, back to my regularly scheduled not giving a shit about Michelle Obama’s feelings.
John Snow (who I met) has a pic of the new Bushmaster 338 Lapua magnum.
20mm Rifle.
Pics and video of the Kriss Super V.
Write ups and pics here. Just keep scrolling.
More pics and another write up here.
Text of speech here:
I opposed the ban on so-called “assault weapons,” which was first proposed after a California schoolyard shooting. It makes no sense to ban a class of firearms based on cosmetic features.
I’ve had my disagreements with McCain but of those running for president, he’s the only one to say that. Hell, he’s one of the only Republican contenders to say that.
Of course, it’s also important to note that he buys the gun show loophole nonsense only he doesn’t call it a loophole. And it looks like he’s sticking with his support McCain-Feingold, which he’s reportedly violated.
Roberta, who I’m sad I did not get to meet, has some notes here and here.
I was also bummed that I didn’t get to see Tam.
There were other bloggers at NRA Con. Ol Broad has a couple of pieces with pics here and here.
At Michael Bane’s blogger get together, I met Todd Jarrett, who has tons of shooting titles and championships. I walked up to him and said:
Oh, you’re the GLOCK guy.
It was a joke, of course, because he had a bright neon shirt on that said Para USA. I don’t know if he realized I was kidding or not. But I hope he did. Speaking of Para, they have a new line of AR-15s coming out soon that I got to handle this weekend. I don’t see them on their webpage though. I have pics and they are coming soon. But not today as neglected to put the pics on my laptop.
A few notes:
First of all, Bobby Jindal for president. Though I have to confess it was odd seeing an Indian-American with a southern accent.
I’d never heard Glenn Beck before. He was very entertaining and expressed a sentiment shared by many at the convention: disappointment in both political parties (you know, those three Democrats running for office).
Up next, despite how the press and some bloggers are spinning it, carrying weapons was allowed at the convention. However, the room where McCain was speaking had a prohibition on the day McCain was speaking. And I didn’t drop my weapon off in the room which is why I didn’t go see him speak. NRA says it was McCain’s call. McCain says it was the secret service’s call.
Also, there was a pretty cool announcement there that I’m not sure if I can release yet.
And next time, I’ll have to geek out and make SayUncle business cards or something. Everyone wanted a URL, Email, etc. And I’d have to write it all down.
Airforce Air Gun’s Talon SS. It’s a suppressed air rifle:
Couple of ARs from Yankee Hill Machine, who I highly recommend. I use their forearms and flip up front & rear sights.
A couple of reports from Michael Bane here and here. BTW, Michael is a helluva guy.
Thoughts on the convention from Glenn Renolds.
One of the cool things that happened at the convention was when Sebastian and I hit the GLOCK booth. Sebastian and I both carry GLOCKS. Sebastian was checking out the booth when the gentlemen working the booth says something to the effect of Snowflakes in Hell, I read your site. Sebastian continues talking to the guy who also says he reads SayUncle too. Then Sebastian tells the guy that I was right behind him.
That guy turned out to be Chris Edwards, GLOCK’s director of training.
Speaking of GLOCK, here’s one made of Legos.
The David Trifecta.
I kept running into David Kopel, David Young, and David Hardy. Every time I did, I thought I immediately became a blithering idiot, like some teenage girl who just met a member of her favorite band. I must have thanked each of them for their work no less than 1,200 times. For them, it probably got old after a while. But it was cool to meet those guys.
Remember, I do this to entertain me, not you.
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