Via everybody, it seems the Justice Department has decided that most gun laws are illegal: . . . we conclude that the Second Amendment secures an individual right to keep and to bear arms. Current case law leaves open and unsettled the question of whose right is secured by the Amendment. Although we do not […]

On the issue of self defense in England, I don’t think the gun bloggers are gullible. Tim Lambert thinks that they are. Tim notes (and I agree) that the British media is misrepresenting the law regarding self defense: The Daily Telegraph’s campaign is nothing more than a beat up to create an issue to attack […]

I chided the congress for voting to approve a bill that there is no way in Hell it could have read. Gunner draws this comparison: 3000–pages 9/11 bill just passed 1472—pages War and peace by Leo Tolstoy 1075—pages Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand 701—–pages Black’s Law Dictionary (Pocket), 2nd Edition 1440—pages doomsday Book: A Complete […]

England, which has more violent crime than the US despite conventional wisdom, is currently pushing for right to unlimited self defense. Dave Kopel has a good article on it: One reason that British burglars are so much bolder than their American cousins is that only about 4% of British homes legally possess a gun, whereas […]

Kevin has a good piece on the VPC, England and more. Reasonable Nut on the alleged Hmong racism that may have lead to the shooting. He notes that it is odd that among 20 hunters, there was only one gun reported. If true, it shoots a rather sizable hole in the claim that the dead […]

In England, there was a protest: Pro-hunt demonstrators dumped animal carcasses and women went topless amid noisy protests on Tuesday outside Prime Minister Tony Blair’s Labor Party conference. Blowing horns and waving signs that read: “Fight Prejudice, Fight the Ban” and “Fox-Off Blair,” about 8,000 demonstrators against plans to outlaw fox-hunting marched along the Brighton […]

I bet Bubba wants to bid on this one: The Walther PPK, engraved with the star’s motto “TCB” (“Taking Care of Business”) was to have been one of the stars lot in the rock’n’roll memorabilia sale on European cable channel Auction-world TV. But advertising guns in England is illegal so no one gets to see […]

There’s a lot of good AWB stuff today. Bill O’Reilly gets the assault weapons ban wrong, according to Vox Day: Mr. O’Reilly once attacked the president of the Gun Owners of America as a nutcase on the fringe due to the GOA’s opposition to the assault weapons ban. This demonstrated three things: 1 “The Factor” […]

An article in The Sun describes a shooting in England. If you click the link, you’ll see that about halfway through the article there’s a picture or a policeman with what looks to me like some kind of submachinegun (perhaps an MP5). But the caption says: “cop with high-powered rifle.” I guess since it’s scary-looking, […]

In England, gas averages about $5.79 per gallon. It’s the fault of the war right? Doom, gloom, end of the world, and all that. No, actually, in England about 3/4 the price of a gallon of gas is taxes.

A blogger I read (yet I can’t find the entry, so if it’s you, fess up) wondered how long it would be before the moonbat contingent of the left alleged that the vast right wing conspiracy or the Bush administration plotted to kill Berg. Well, apparently it took two days ago. And there’s more. Update2: […]

Something big is brewing in this torture flap. Lynndie England is stating she was ordered to pose in the various pictures. We have grunts pointing fingers at the chain of command, the chain of command pointing fingers at the administration, and the administration pointing fingers at the grunts. There’s a lot more to this than […]

I knew that the history of various bully/mastiff/molosser breeds went back quite a bit. I recall reading stories about the dogs in England in the 1500s and 1800s as bull baiting and fighting dogs. The other day, I caught on episode of Animal Planet’s Breed All About it and the breed this episode was bulldogs. […]

Nicki tells us about a British reporter who has threatened to sick his lawyers on Keep and Bear Arms. The reason is because KABA uses his (and other) British gun crime stories published to illustrate what a miserable failure British gun laws are. So, in the spirit of telling Mr. Truscott (whom you can email […]

A part of Vermont wants to secede and join New Hampshire: Officials in the popular ski resort area of Killington want the town to secede from Vermont and join neighboring New Hampshire in a dispute over taxes. They say the town’s restaurants, inns and other businesses send $10 million a year to the state capital […]

As the weather gets cold, my thoughts turn to soup. One of my favorite winter soups is New England Clam Chowder. This is quick and easy (for soup): 4 strips of bacon, chopped into tiny bits 1 large onion, chopped 5 6oz cans of minced clams (or 3 10oz cans of whole baby claims; or […]

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