I can apparently take 31 five year-olds in a fight.

cars kill.

Tom was just kidding.

Anyone know much about stainless AR mags? Seem like they’d last longer. Decent price too.

Justin is getting hitched.

Over at the Carpet Bagger report, Morbo laments that the NRA continues to hold dominion over Virginia. Morbo incorrectly notes:

In Virginia, lawmakers have rejected modest legislation closing a loophole that allows people to buy weapons at gun shows without undergoing a background check. This should be a no-brainer after what happened, but still the measure failed.

Sales at guns shows fall under precisely the same federal and state laws in VA as sales not at gun shows. The myth of the gun show loophole is one of the more widely perpetuated anti-gun myths. And, of course, less than 1% of crime guns come from gun shows. But let’s not let facts get in the way of making life more difficult on the law-abiding. After all, a pointless law that only inconveniences the law-abiding is modest. Continuing, we bring up the body count of VT and dance in blood:

Some of the survivors offered compelling personal testimony.

I’m sure they did. However, nothing in the proposed law would have prevented Cho from obtaining a weapon. What would have would be for the state of Virginia to establish and fund reporting of those adjudicated mentally defective. That is what the recent NICS improvement (pushed by NRA) bill seeks to do. Cho’s weapons purchases were illegal but no one decided to fund federal requirements back in the 1990s. Oops.

Morbos continues with frequent references to gun nuts (you say that like it’s a bad thing) and other hysterical ravings like:

To the gun nuts, “gun control” is synonymous with seizure of weapons. They do this on purpose to frighten people.

Ah, projection. I’m sure soon there will be allegations that we’re compensating for our inability to throw a rock at 3,000 feet per second err penis size. Gun control has lead to seizure of weapons many times. It did in England, Australia, New York and California. But that’s not what this law or debate is about. Even more:

Thus, the debate becomes whether people can have guns or not instead of what reasonable restrictions we can put in place to make sure the wrong people don’t have access to guns.

Err, no. The debate right now seems to be the effectiveness of this particular law. Nice little straw man, build it yourself? And I suppose that reasonable is a synonym for pointless, as this law would have an effect on crime approaching zero. But it makes people feel good. And that’s what it’s all about. Morbo seems upset that politicians in Virginia have realized consistently that gun control is what you do instead of something.

Cthulhu for president!

Strong on foreign policy.

An anti-gunner becomes a pro-gunner:

To make a long story short, you were all right, and I’m sorry. This man with a gun saved me, and I just keep thinking if I had gotten my wish and guns were banned, there is no telling where I’d be, and what would’ve happened to my daughter. The only regret I have is not getting the man’s phone number who saved my life. I thanked him over and over again, and told him that he saved me, but he calmly said to me something I’d never forget. He said “That’s what people like me are here for Ms., and I’m happy to have been able to help.”

Update: in comments, people have their doubts.

Update 2: Lesson in creative writing.

Looks like there’s a proposed bill for it here. There’s no way it will pass.

Update: Rusty has more, with contact info.

Heh. But at that price, you could buy it, take it apart, and have some cool goodies.

tgirsch’s proposed gun law.

And like that, he was gone. One of my poker buddies dead at age 25. Played Tuesday. Dead Wednesday. Tragic. Just a kid. Makes you think, though.

News at Ryan’s:

US District Court Judge Edward J. Lodge has denied the BATFE’s request for summary judgment in our case and has moved it on to trial.

Ryan is excited.

My thoughts are with Bill Hobbs who lost his mother last night to breast cancer.

In Mass, they’re looking to make it illegal to own more than 15 firearms without a license. Another gun law that targets the law-abiding.

Cook County Commissioner and anti-gunner Larry Suffredin is a paid lobbyist for an anti-gun group.

SailorCurt has more:

Ryan Frederick said Thursday he’s not the “drug lord” some people might make him out to be, but a scared, 100-pound man who thought someone was breaking into his home.

Frederick said he was sleeping in a back bedroom because his job as a soft drink merchandiser required him to get up early. His dogs, Dora and Bud, were in the house. He woke up because his dogs “were barking like crazy. They’re going like really crazy, so I grab my gun. As I’m walking through the hall, someone comes busting through my door.”

In tears at times, Frederick said he doesn’t grow or sell marijuana. He had a smoking bong and a small bag of marijuana, he said.

Frederick said if police found drugs, it was a small amount of marijuana he had for personal use.

“They made a mistake,’’ he said. “It’s a damn shame, too, because someone had to lose their life over it and I’m in jail about to lose my life over it.”

Another case of criminals busting in and claiming to be police in Memphis.

Vanderbilt University has a SWAT team? What could possibly go wrong? Via Aunt B.

Tennessee’s tax on people who can’t do math is a disaster?

An Afghan fell down the stairs and blew himself up with the bomb strapped to his chest.

No word on whether it was Aunt B.’s Afghan or not. See, we care about your Afghan when used for humorous intent.

Brittney Glibert’s new blog gig is live.

Stallone endorsement.

To Rich!

The raid that resulted in the death of a police officer was not a no knock raid.

Check out Knoxtube for Knoxville based video content.

Remember when Lyle said: You smash in my door, announce that you’re a cop. And I’m supposed to believe you?

Case in point:

A frightening home invasion in Brooklyn and the suspects are said to have dressed as police officers.

They allegedly knocked on the door saying they were police officers and were apparently wearing outfits that looked like those of the NYPD. They were allegedly wearing a windbreaker with the NYPD logo and dark sunglasses at the time of the attack.

Well, at least the robbers knocked.

ColtCCO notes that TRA (Tennessee Restaurant Association) is opposed to the guns in bars bill.

We’ve found that the Tennessee Restaurant Association is fighting us on the so-called “Carry in Bars bill”, HB702. Gene Kennedy, of Legally Armed spoke to them earlier this week, and they said they’d fight the bill “tooth and nail”. It’s on their legislative agenda, along with opposing lowering the BAC and other stuff

I guess that the TRA doesn’t realize that restaurants can still prohibit guns on their premises if they choose to. He has contact info so you can voice your concerns.

In Philly.

It is kinda ironic. I guess Rep. Briley thinks your average handgun carry permit holder has as little self control as Rep. Briley does when around alcohol.