In the UK, the National Health Service has killed more people than were murdered with guns in the US.

Clearly, we need healthcare control.

Speaking of, who will stand against nail gun violence?

On the Heller brief:

In particular, the standard arm of the US military is considered a machinegun by law (M-16, as it can fire more than one bullet per trigger press). But because it is a machinegun, it can be banned for public safety reasons under the federal government’s ability to regulate, for the purposes of ensure a well-regulated militia, what arms the People can Keep and Bear… One more time: The government may ban the civilian possession of the standard arm of the military under its ability to sure that the militia is effective. IE – to ensure the militia is effective (well-regulated) the government may ban arms demonstrably suitable for the individual soldier.

Uh, yeah. Via sebastian.

Lots of bloggers react. MKS has a round up. So does AC.

Most people seem unhappy. It’s like Kilby did something stupid or something.

Libertarian fight!

Long and short, a neo-libertarian blogger had jury duty and convicted a drug dealer. Jury nullification discussion ensues.

Via BB.

* applicable to neo-conservatives too.

The trooper who pulled over local porn starlet Barbie Cummings and, despite getting a little something, decided to write a ticket anyway, has been sentenced to probation.

they may be required for something else.

Remington 511

Six shooter and some info on cowboy fast draw.

Junior will be able to fields strip and reassemble an AR-15 in less than a minute:

Marko the munchkin wrangler has new blog digs here.

Or, maybe Huckabee’s not quite the panderer I thought he was:

If somebody came to Arkansas and told us what to do with our flag, we’d tell them what to do with the pole.

In other news, I don’t think his advisers told him that 30% of South Carolina is black.

Note to eco-terrorists: when torching cars, do so from a distance.

Everyone keeps saying Fred! Thompson is done for. Fred! is finished. Yet, he’s always the target of the the dirty tricks, like this recent push poll and Romney’s dirty pool. If he’s done, why the all-out-push against him?

And Fred! has the Phelps endorsement.

TN Senator Tommy Kilby (BTW, you look over the age of 8 shouldn’t it be Tom or Thomas?) has proposed a bill to make the possession of pit bulls (as very loosely defined in the bill) unlawful:

It is an offense for any person to knowingly own a pit bull dog in this state.

And this is awesome:

This act shall take effect July 1, 2008, the public welfare requiring it.

We seem to have gotten along without it thus far. You can contact Tommy and let him know that breed specific legislation is pointless at:

District Address
118 Henry Heidel Lane
Wartburg, TN 37887

Nashville Address
10A Legislative Plaza
Nashville, TN 37243-0212
Phone (615) 741-1449
Fax (615) 253-0237
Staff Contact: Nadine Korby, Jeremy Davis, Research Analyst

Or email him here Sen. Tommy Kilby

The bill would, specifically, ban Politically Incorrect Dog.

Update: The AKC is on it:

It is imperative that Tennessee dog owners contact both their State Senator and State Representative and voice their strong opposition to SB 2738.

To find your Tennessee State Senator, go to the Tennessee General Assembly home page. On the left side of the page, click “Senate”, then click “Members”.

To find your Tennessee State Representative, go to the Tennessee General Assembly home page. On the left side of the page, click “House”, then click “Members”.

Aunt B.:

I don’t know how we ensure this never gets out of committee, but we’ve got to do it. Tell me, folks what can be done and I’ll be at the capitol doing it.

Glenn Reynolds and Brannon Denning have a piece on the Heller case here.

Via Glenn.

Heh.

The US government has agreed to give access of trace data to Mexico:

US Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Mexican police who seized arms could use the system to notify the US who would then target the dealers.

Seattle weighs in. Apparently, 11 cities support handgun bans. Also:

Seattle, Milwaukee and other large U.S. cities are warning the Supreme Court that gun-control laws around the nation would be jeopardized if the justices decide to eliminate the local District of Columbia ban on handguns.

Well, that was kinda the point.

The old blog odometer clicked over the 2M mark last night.

Spot the assault weapon!

The ban on weapons that look like assault weapons that all three of you support would ban the most popular sporting rifle in the country today. Just thought I’d let you know. And, of course, the fact that the ban did nothing to prevent crime.

Looks like the senate passed the bill overwhelmingly:

The state Senate passed a bill today to allow gun carry permit holders to take their firearms into bars.

The bill passed 24-6. The permit holder carrying the gun into a place that serves alcohol is not allowed to consume alcohol under the legislation.

Rob is right, though. Naifeh will kill it like he has for about four years now. Says Rob:

It is a serious failure on the part of pro-firearm groups that Jimmy Naifeh hasn’t been politically removed from the Speaker’s chair.

Ayup.

John Lott:

I normally like NCIS on CBS, but this week was extremely disappointing. This week’s show entitled “Tribes” starts off with the absurd claim that “Nearly 30 percent of all gun related deaths are the result of the owners’ own weapon.”

I seem to recall reading that a fairly high number of police officers are killed with their own weapon.

I’ve addressed misinformation in cop dramas before, including that they get you acclimated to the notion that you don’t have certain rights and that cops are better than regular citizens.

Machine guns.

In SEALS and Robbers, Marko addresses the Ninjafication of the police, something I’ve addressed before.

The Geek explains why popular vote is bad.

So, a guy at a national lab was alleged making some side money selling gun accessories taken from work on Ebay:

A federal agency has ordered the Energy Department to reinstate a training specialist fired after a Pantex probe into illegal Internet sales of government-issued rifle scopes and laser aiming devices.

Details:

A special agent testified that Bilodeau sold Sizemore a government-issued rifle scope and a laser targeting system similar to those used by Special Forces in Afghanistan and Iraq. Bilodeau testified that he issued some items to Sizemore, but expected him to return them under the agency’s “honor system” policy.

The administrative judge assigned rejected the government’s findings and ordered it to reinstate Bilodeau. The Energy Department has not appealed the ruling.

Hell, they can’t even fire you for it.

Criminals break the law to get guns. Who knew?

When ATF decides you are. In other news, the ATF has never heard of milsurp firearms:

Over 75 percent of the firearms purchased by Novick retailed at less than $170. This information is not consistent with firearms being purchased by an individual purchaser for enhancement of his personal collection

Brittney on Romney:

Forget the fact that he flips positions more than Jenna Jameson.

In other news, bitter reports that Jenna Jameson is retiring.

Hey, they might pass a bill to allow wine to be sold at the grocery store.