Robbing a gun shop: not smart.

Yeah, I’m only recently getting cussing under control around the younguns.

Err, OK, we’re number 91 still. But it’s nice to be noticed.

Over at Knoxviews, metulj notes that Red State is giving Ron Paul supporters the Knoxviews treatment. Seems Red State doesn’t like Ron Paul.

Ok, brief interlude because, as is typical, even when metulj is interesting, he’s still usually substantially off the mark. Such as:

While a blog host can allow or disallow any speech they want on their site, the quashing of Ron Paul supporters at Red State is probably the perfect representation of how the Right eats its own.

and:

What makes this different from Democratic problems with iconoclastic leftists like Nader is that this is coming within the GOP, not from without.

Yeah, that’s the ticket.

He’s big with the Shoot Cans Crowd too

Ron Paul isn’t really burning up the gun blog crowd in a big way. He is, however, appealing to the GOA sorts. The NRA ranked Ron Paul a B and his Democrat opponent an A, even though I know of no politico more pro-gun than Paul.

a former poster* is now actively promoting the GOP iconoclast . . . *who took his ball and left when our estimable host reminded him that this blog is the host’s private property.

Not so on both counts. I am not actively promoting Paul. Paul’s campaign bought an ad here. My posting at Knoxviews was forbidden and I stopped commenting there.

Any way, on Ron Paul: I like the guy. I think the significance of Ron Paul is that he’s saying things that need to be said and that often are not said in politics. He’s the only presidential candidate ever I’ve heard address the harm caused by the drug war, for example. And that’s a good thing.

But his foreign policy scares people. And his talk about the drug war probably scares the Hell out of Susie Soccer Mom who finds Paul’s message conflicts with the things she learned in DARE and SADD in the late 80s. And, you know, a lot of people still think we’re on the gold standard (my dad, for instance, and I argued about this recently) and don’t like being told otherwise. And abolishing the federal reserve, IRS, ATF, DEA, DOE, etc., and other things he wants or implies he’d get rid of scares white people too.

But, generally, Ron Paul’s not so scary. His supporters are. And they’ll be here soon to comment on this post. Mark it. Look here, for instance. 40 comments on me noting an ad? As bitter noted: I’m just saying that because it’s funny how traffic spikes when I mention Ron Paul. Ron Paul! Ron Paul! Ron Paul! (Is that like saying Beetlejuice three times?)

Like I said, I like Paul and I’ll probably waste my vote for him in the primary.

I don’t think his supporters are liberals pretending to be Republicans (speaking of, why are Republicans pretending to be conservative?). I think some of his supporters (particularly, the vocal ones) are of the space cadet variety, though. You know, the black helicopter types, Zionist conspiracy types, only Ron Paul can save us types, new world order types, and *gasp* the truthers. These folks are active on the internet and are getting their messages out. And that’s the problem with Ron Paul: the baggage.

He’s the Republican’s Kucinich.

Seen at The Gun Blogs: The AK 47 was illegal for any civilian to own until 2004 when the Federal Assault Weapons Ban expired.

Never happen, though: In each new Congress since 1995, Rep. John Shadegg, Arizona Republican, has introduced the proposed Enumerated Powers Act (HR 1359). The bill, yet to be enacted into law, reads: “Each Act of Congress shall contain a concise and definite statement of the constitutional authority relied upon for the enactment of each portion of that Act. The failure to comply with this section shall give rise to a point of order in either House of Congress. The availability of this point of order does not affect any other available relief.”

You should really be reading Larry Correia. Funny stuff:

Plus, come on. $7,000 per kid? Give me a classroom with 30 kids, and I got $210,000 for the year, I could drive them to school on a rocket bus, do science with actual Plutonium, and bring in Orson Scott Card to teach creative writing every Friday.

So, that’s how many people are on the terrorist watchlist. I think it indicates an issue with the .gov’s tracking. Because if there really are 755,000 terrorists here, we’re in trouble.

And, don’t forget, that’d be 755,000 prohibited from buying guns without due process of law if the anti-gunners had their way.

In the 2008 appropriations bill:

The Committee has heard reports that ATF has pursued violation revocations and denials against firearms dealers based on violations that consist largely of record keeping errors of various types that are unlikely to impede tracing investigations or prosecution of individuals who use firearms in crime. The Committee encourages ATF to consider lesser gradation of sanctions for record keeping errors.

Past ATF problems:

Unethical and illegal actions from field managers.

Lying in court and getting slapped for it.

Bullying bloggers

Lying (or time-traveling) to make a case that one of their auditees is harassing them.

A circuit court smacks them down for their ruling on model rockets;

An agent testified under oath that the NFRTR (the NFA weapons database) was corrupt;

Having budget issues due to mismanagement;

Being investigated for breaking he law at Virginia gun shows.

And they’ve had funds cut for some of their rather, err, dubious programs.

The ATF Director has resigned over excessive and lavish spending.

The now former head of the ATF ordered staff to do his nephew’s homework.

And employees are coming forward with allegations of mismanagement.

And getting smacked down for disregarding the law.

Yeah, mine does that too.

In Virginia, if you want to be introduced to the shooting sports, here’s a deal for you.

Looks like SCOTUS shall have a look on November 9. And David Hardy has a link to DC’s reply on cert.

Seems to work in SC.

PSH Alert from Thomas Mannard the director of Illinois Council Against Handgun Ownership:

However, I am concerned that it is legal, as Mr. Sonka correctly asserts, to own 600 guns and keep them in your house, without any recourse afforded to neighbors who might object.

Clearly, no reasonable concerned citizen should argue about the right to hoard 600 guns when weighed against the issue of public safety posed by such firepower sitting in the middle of residential community. Not only are such a large number of firearms a burglar’s dream; they pose multiple potential scenarios under which harm could come to local residents.

Whether or not Mr. Sonka is found guilty of the charges, we should be asking ourselves whether there should be a legal right to possess more than 600 firearms in a residential neighborhood, regardless of whether they are for sale or part of a personal collection.

So, should my neighbors be allowed to inspect my weapons? Err, I’m concerned and reasonable and don’t have an issue with it. And he seems to think these weapons have the magical ability to unleash havoc all by their inanimate selves.

Anyway, seems to me he lost his license, had inventory, transferred inventory to self, sold inventory to recoup losses. He’s charged, no doubt, under the very loose definition of ‘unlicensed dealer’ which basically means ATF thinks you’re dealing and you have no license. Could be some other state law at play though, though I’ve been unable to find one though this bit says he is charged with gun running, a first class felony.

I sent this costume as a suggestion for the Mrs. She told me I’d look very hot in that.

Site went down for a bit. Seems to be working fine now.

Need proof that incumbency protection err campaign finance reform is a joke:

If his campaign plays out the way he’s indicated that it will, Comedy Central and Colbert’s sponsor, Doritos, could be violating federal laws that bar corporations from backing political campaigns, election law experts say.

Sebastian on Ben Waxman:

I’ve come to expect garbage from the Philadelphia Inquirer who’s never looked at replacing the wood furniture on a domestically assembled firearm made from some foreign parts, and having to figure out whether doing so will up the foreign part count to a sufficient quantity as to run afoul of Title 18 Section 922 Subsection (r) of the United States Code, causing your domestically assembled firearm to suddenly morph into an evil imported assault weapon.

Indeed. The danger here is that Waxman is distorting the reality and this creates a problem for gun owners in that perhaps some hunter/shooter thinks this stuff is reasonable, when it’s random and arbitrary. And, regarding one gun a month laws, why not one gun per year? Or lifetime?

So, one of the conversations that occurred at GBR2 was about the Parker/Heller case. There is some fear that the case may not go our way. My opinion, expressed to the NRA reps, was that it will either go our way (which is good) or it will not, in which case giddy up. Talk about getting gun owners active again. That said, let’s assume that the case does go our way and the supreme court asserts an individual right to arms, what then?

Well, I think I’ll fill out an ATF Form 1 APPLICATION TO MAKE AND REGISTER A FIREARM to make a machine gun. I will, of course, not have any parts that warrant constructive possession. Said application will, of course, be denied. Then, I sue. Sounds like a plan except that the form 1 states: UNDER PENALTIES OF PERJURY, I DECLARE that I have examined this application, including accompanying documents, and to the best of my knowledge and belief it is true, accurate and complete and the making and possession of the firearm described above would not constitute a violation of Chapter 44, Title 18, U.S.C., Chapter 53, Title 26, U.S.C., or any provisions of State or local law.

Well, I don’t want to perjure myself. Thoughts?

So, a reporter gets arrested for being strapped at a school:

A television reporter investigating a story on school violence was arrested after carrying a loaded gun onto school property, authorities said.

Jeffrey Weinsier of WPLG-TV, an ABC network, was taken into custody Tuesday at Miami Central High School after ignoring several warnings not to walk on school property, Miami-Dade schools police said.

“Kindly go across the street now,” an officer is shown telling Weinsier during the videotaped encounter.

“I’m not,” Weinsier replied. The officer then handcuffed him.

Weinsier, 40, was charged with possession of a firearm on school grounds, trespassing on school property with a weapon and resisting officers without violence.

The photographer working with Weinsier, Frank Debesa, said afterward: “Jeff did have a gun on him.”

Via Blount Truth.

I thought it was a joke but apparently in NY, they really are going undercover to look at the musket loophole.

But that’s unpossible:

The number of people killed or injured by firearms in Scotland has risen by a quarter in the past year, prompting fresh calls for Holyrood to be given more powers over gun control.

Figures published yesterday by the Scottish Government revealed that 247 firearms incidents resulted in death or injury in 2006-07, compared to 197 the year before.

One-third of casualties were children and more than half of the incidents involved airguns, which ministers want to make harder to obtain.

Airguns? Really?

Another pink shotty.

Alan Korwin addresses something I’ve talked about before. The presidential debates aren’t debates but auditions:

“The promoters call them ‘debates,’ so we do too, so that’s accurate,” one newsman was overheard saying.

Boy, pimping your AR may become even more fun:

A leading member of a NATO Research and Technology study team has laid out future possibilities for the standardisation of small arms, including the use of electrified power rails for accessories and sensors.

My wife’s into scrapbooking. So she might appreciate Scrap Your Husband.

And look they have AR-15 graphics.

How to win.

Sailorcourt continues his series.

Ben Waxman on NRA distorts reality on guns:

Sigle claims to speak for all gun owners, but he is grossly exaggerating the impact of gun control on law-abiding citizens.

Well, here’s a little secret for ya: Gun control laws only affect the law-abiding. More:

Here’s a little secret the NRA doesn’t want you to know: Most gun owners are almost never inconvenienced by gun laws. That’s because most people who buy guns do not do it on a whim.

Err, I’ve done it. Quite a few times. Can’t pass up a good deal.

A waiting period or one gun a month is only a problem for people who want a gun immediately.

Now, why on earth would someone want a gun immediately? Oh, yeah.

At Joe’s. I have an accent? Reminds me of a conversation about how I like my steak (rare, by the way) with Sebastian that went something like this:

Me: Yeah, just wipe it’s nose and send it out here

Sebastian: You southerners.

Me: What? How we talk or what we eat?

Sebastian: Both