The news account obfuscates semi-automatics and machine guns but it looks as though, at least the owner, may have had an untaxed, post 86 automatic.

So, they elected a bunch of democrats and this happens: Virginia to stop recognizing concealed carry gun permits from 25 states

As to the details:

Under the policy, Virginians with a history of stalking, drug dealing or inpatient mental-health treatment cannot obtain a permit in a state with comparatively lax laws and carry a handgun legally at home.

Herring said severing the out-of-state agreements can prevent people who may be dangerous or irresponsible from carrying a concealed handgun.

I’m not sure of any state that allows anyone who deals drugs to carry. It’s just your standard gun control push, with vague justification.

The press takes dictation from the anti-gun lobby.

Seems leaving your gun and other important secret servicing equipment in a Jeep Wrangler* that can be unzipped might get it stolen.

* Or, maybe, convertible.

The police seem to like to blame their gear:

And a light mounted to the gun and activated by deputies squeezing a pressure switch on the handle has led to confusion in some incidents, with a significant number of deputies reporting that they unintentionally pulled the trigger of their weapon when they intended only to turn on the light.

Yeah, you shouldn’t be using your gun as a flashlight.

Lightweight Deagle

That’s what it looks like. Apparently, it’s to aid in looking around corners.

He wants to tighten gun laws after the holidays. And by tighten, they mean make up new rules out of whole cloth with no congressional vote.

Rand Paul has introduced a bill to thwart this action.

Thief Steals Womans Car, Drives Off with Her Kids in Backseat. Cops Charge Woman with Abuse.

Tone shaming. Seems people only worthy of being dismissed outright as loons are upset that people dismiss them outright for being loons.

Mencken makes sense:

As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.

Yeah, not so much:

Zastava said it exported a gun with that serial number to Delray Beach, Florida-based Century Arms in 2013. According to the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the gun was received by Century and eventually sent to a federal firearms licensee in the United States and purchased by an individual in February 2014. In March of this year it was recovered at a crime scene in Mexico and is still in the custody of Mexican officials, ATF said.

I wonder if it was a fast and furious gun?

Bill would make gun permits an acceptable ID for boarding planes

Always hear stories of police shooting someone’s dog. This time, a man calls the police to help with an injured cat*. The officer shows up and shoots the cat.

Via David

* Why anyone would do that is beyond me.

Nice.

Graham: My wing of the party has ‘collapsed’. He means the RINOs.

Brownells Dream Gun

First Look at CRKT – Ruger Knives

Lost the political debate. Social media has made the debate on guns worse. For the anti-civil rights crowd. Look, Sparky, it’s working just fine. The good guys keep winning the gun debate exactly due to the internet.

Hillary will use executive orders to bypass the constitution on gun laws.

License to carry up 175% in Sebastian’s county.

Mom Not Guilty of Neglect for Letting Kids Play in Park

White guys are killing us: Toxic, cowardly masculinity, our unhealable national illness. Aww, that’s cute.

Democrats and Republicans Team Up to Pass $1.8 Trillion Spending Package

And, it gets better, as the pro-gun provisions were stripped from the bill.

Buying up burner phones and missing propane tanks.

That’ll get you on a list? I thought it was 3 at once.

Indescribable Bolt-Action Assault Shotgun Thing

Speaking of the NYT, one of their typists is alarmed at the low level of security at a guns show.

The Paper of Making Up The Record:

The New York City public advocate on Monday asked federal regulators to investigate whether the gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson had made adequate disclosures in its financial statements.

In an eight-page letter, the public advocate, Letitia James, said the Securities and Exchange Commission should examine whether Smith & Wesson misrepresented or omitted information about how often its products are involved in crimes and what it has done to keep its guns out of the hands of criminals.

I did SEC disclosures for a while. There is nothing requiring this. But it’s a new take on gun control. A very stupid one. But new.

Changing hearts and minds, assault weapons edition.

Some folks, however, you will never reach.

At 3:20, you see how well this guy can shoot even on a gun with no workable sights:

Cop Who Sought Photos of Teens Erection in Sexting Case Commits Suicide Moments Before Arrest. A member of the internet crimes against children task force. I’m a bit curious if anyone has any numbers on how many investigators of child porn, exploitation, etc. are found guilty of what they’re investigating. I know of one other case where this happened.