NK sends the following image: This is Hiram Maxim’s bump-firing, semi-automatic lever action. Looks like the recoil of the weapon cocks it. NK says: This particular design was actually produced in England in 1885 and was adopted by the Turkish army who were already very happy with their standard lever-action Winchesters.

In England, stuff you can’t make up: Jump up and down and shout to beat street crime Witnesses to violent street crime should try to ‘distract’ attackers by honking their car horns or even ‘jumping up and down’. That’s according to Labour’s Police Minister. Active resistance (preferably while armed) is usually the best method. But […]

In England: Britain’s advertising watchdog criticized Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana Wednesday for a campaign showing models brandishing knives. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the industry regulator, upheld more than 150 complaints from people concerned that the stylized pictures glorified and condoned violent crime. Oh Britain, what happened to you?

Every once in a while I have to remind people that I am a crazy-assed gun nut. It’s even more fun with friends and family because, well, they never expect it. So, I sat down figuring I’d write some elegant, well-thought out, convincing piece on freedom, sovereignty, and responsibility that detailed precisely why I am […]

I wrote about Orson Scott Card’s new novel “Empire” and commented on how this book has confounded the far left. The premise of the book is a second American Civil War between the Blue States and the Red States. Is there an issue that could spark a shooting Civil War between Blue State America and […]

During England’s recent knife amnesty, a variety of homemade cutting and puncturing weapons were turned in. I wonder how many weren’t turned in. We are pleased that the owners’ have been responsible and handed them in. We would urge anyone who has home-made weapons to take the same route and surrender them at one of […]

Here’s the presser: A United States citizen who now lives in Great Britain has joined with the country’s leading gun owner rights organization in a federal lawsuit that says nonresident citizens are unfairly being targeted by existing laws that restrict gun ownership to those who live in the U.S. Attorneys William B. Mateja, a principal […]

The Independent asks: The Big Question: Can America ever be weaned off its love affair with guns? No. See, unlike the Brits, it would require weaning. In England, it happened despite their gun culture. Bear in mind that England is a country whose press is terrified by BB guns and knives. And check this out: […]

Gunner: Now the kidnapping and murder is already illegal. Another simple law will not stop bad people. What will is a nice jacketed hollow point fired from a .357 magnum at close range

Yeah, there’s the plane thing in England but a potential small scale item happened in Ohio. Via R. Neal, comes this: Two men were charged Wednesday with money laundering in support of terrorism after authorities said they found airplane passenger lists and information on airport security checkpoints in their car. Deputies stopped Osama Sabhi Abulhassan, […]

The AFP: The Pentagon pledged to respect the rights of “war on terror” suspects, as the US Senate began looking into new ways to prosecute detainees at its Guantanamo Bay detention center. In a memo, Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England instructed US military leadership “to promptly review all relevant directives, regulations, policies, practices and […]

Do you every wonder just how goofy the people over in England can be? I do. Ever wonder about where some of the goofy ideas the UN comes up with? Maybe they come from places like the The Euston Manifesto. Here are a few snippets: A. Preamble We are democrats and progressives. We propose here […]

Seems that in England, folks don’t like traffic cameras. So much so, that they’re destroying them. Here’s some pics of the mangled cameras.

Realted to this, R. Neal: …Howard Dean campaign workers from New England, wearing Birkenstocks and blue jeans and hippie haircuts, are standing in an Iowa living room explaining what is important to rural voters in Iowa and why they should support Dean in the primary. They were talking instead of listening, and lecturing instead of […]

CCTV to spot concealed firearms: For Loughborough University’s multi-environment deployable universal software application (Medusa, see PDF) project, CCTV footage of people carrying concealed firearms will be analyzed to identify characteristics associated with the behaviour of criminals (body stance, gait, movement and eye contact with cameras) before they commit a gun-related crime. This information will be […]

In England, anyway: British offenders who fail to pay their court fines could receive a text message warning them “to pay up or get locked up.” Under plans outlined by the government Thursday, magistrates courts in England and Wales are to look at sending messages by text or email to fine evaders and those who […]

Seen at Alphecca: The U.S. attorney for New Hampshire is firing back against charges that lax gun control laws in northern New England are partly responsible for an increase in gun crimes in Boston. U.S. Attorney Thomas Colantuono told Foster’s Sunday Citizen that’s an “urban myth” that doesn’t stand up to the facts.

This product, make because of a desperate situation, simply disturbs me. A product being sold by James McAdams of England is so wrong on so many levels. It is reported that 50% of people in London are worried about security and sleep with some form of self-defence to hand, for use against intruders. The ‘Safe […]

Bruce reports: Pointing to the rising number of shootings in Boston, Mayor Thomas M. Menino is calling for a “handgun summit” in New England and raised the possibility of random police searches of cars crossing into the state to intercept illegal weapons. That is absolutely amazing. What about that pesky fourth amendment?

No, not here but in England.

Via Gunner, comes this story: For anyone who has ever said “there oughta be a law,” a Queens politician is offering the opportunity of a lifetime. Assemblyman Jimmy Meng (D-Flushing) is sponsoring a “Make Your Own Law” contest – inviting his constituents to write legislation with the promise that the best proposal will be introduced […]

The Beeb: The government has been urged to relax gun laws which make it illegal for Britain’s top pistol shooters to train in England, Scotland and Wales. Home Secretary Charles Clarke has given special permission for pistol events to be staged at the London 2012 Olympics. But British team members face having to do all […]

Head has plans to build a twin-gun Gatling rig with two AK type rifles. 900-1,000 rounds per minute. Sweet. And legal. And check out these shredders. Christ, they can shred a BMW. Update: Oh, a local man bought a tank: The tank even came with desert tan, a working turret that moves around in menacing […]

Alphie has up part three in his series on the rise in violent crime and gun crime in England since it essentially banned gun ownership.

Via Phelps, we learn that James Wolcott is a dumb ass. Note: I don’t really thing Mr. Wolcott is a dumbass but since he spent a good portion of the piece insulting Glenn Reynolds in particularly childish ways, I figured I’d show him a faster way to insult people without boring readers. I guess it […]

This game is called Guess who’s lying. A local police officer shot a woman’s dog (which the press dutifully points out is a pit bull mix). The pit bull mix was shot in the head with a .40 caliber handgun, was treated by a vet, and is still alive [Damn, tough dog or weak ammo […]

Laura Washington wrote a piece a while back that just reeked of hysteria an misinformation. Some snippets: Political leaders nourish culture of deadly gun violence No, they don’t. We have become inured to “a culture of death.” That’s what the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence calls it. Using the Brady Bunch as a reference? […]

In anticipation of Buy a Gun day, I’m mulling over what I want to buy. As such, here’s sort of the wish list: The Walther P-22 with a sound suppressor: Fun toy, quiet and good for backyard plinking. As a bonus, the suppressor can be used on Mr. Plinkie. Either a Springfield SOCOM or Springfield […]

Robert Douglas is back sporting a new AKM with info on how to build your own. A detailed must read for any AK junkies out there. Head has the lowdown on cartridge sizes. In a follow up to Maryland’s ballistic fingerprinting kerfuffle, the legislature has proposed repealing the law. In Louisiana, the police can’t account […]

Well, Les did. I miss Thursday gun links. Les asks: So, what guns are you buying in the new year? I’m not sure what I will get this year, however here’s my current wish list: An AK (this I will definitely get this year). I’m torn between building one like this or converting a Saiga. […]