A, uh, I don’t know what that is.

Robert shooting the calendar

JC Higgins Model 20 pump-action 12 gauge shotgun.

S&W 642 and 442 with Mag-Na-Ported-Barrel

Now, Brownell’s is in the AR barrel game.

Stuff to do. Maybe later.

Knoxville News Sentinel Editor Jack McElroy on why it’s OK to be the propaganda arm of the anti-gun crowd:

Because alcohol service was the critical factor addressed by the law, and because all bars were deliberately included in the bill, calling the law a “guns in bars” law is really a fairer description of the legislation than the “guns in restaurants” title its proponents put forth.

Odd. Since, just before that, you noted there is no definition of bars in the TN code. Seems pretty twisted to me. After all, bars is a difficult term to define since the law doesn’t spell it out. And establishments that serve alcohol is definitely a more accurate term and factually correct in nearly every case.

But that’s not the best part. This bit in the KNS a couple weeks ago makes it funny:

A proposal allowing off-duty law enforcement officers to carry their weapons in Tennessee establishments that serve alcohol has been signed by the governor.

Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen signed the measure late last week and it takes effect immediately.

Supporters of the law say it’s necessary to make sure law enforcement officers receive the same privileges as handgun permit holders under another new law that takes effect Tuesday. Under the measure, handguns can be carried in bars and in restaurants that serve alcohol.

Note in this article it’s not until handgun carry permit holders are introduced that establishments that serve alcohol mysteriously become bars.

When it’s for police they refer to establishments that serve alcohol. When it’s for handgun carry permit holders, they’re bars.

Nope. No bias here.

Water is wet. The sky is blue. And PayPal is anti-gun. Kevin is raffling off a pistol to benefit Soldiers Angels, an organization that helps soldiers in their time of need at home and while abroad. But because it’s a raffle for a firearm, PayPal is being problematic. My experience with PayPal can be seen here.

M320 Grenade Launcher.

Breda hitting it with a 1919.

Firearm production by type year, etc.

HT The Duck.

Wow: Final Tenn. elk tag sells for $17,700 on eBay

Anti-gun hysteria in NY over water pistols.

It should come as no surprise that Dan Ra^ther wants the government to get in the media game. Of course he does. He’s a statist.

A legal battle brewing over regulating an flintlock.

Did a post a bit back on the tactical pea shooter:

From Gun Porn

Turns out, it’s probably illegal in California.

Post Office in decline.

guess who the Democrats are. (Helpful hint: there are four of them.

Beretta: June sales are up 219% compared to last year.

Ruger: Our firearms sales grew 94% from the second quarter of 2008 and 14% from the first quarter of 2009.

Most crime guns originate in the US. Probably because we make more here, so no shocker. But once the leave the factory, the sources are quite different:

insiders’ illegally sold over 3000 firearms recovered in crime or surrendered in amnesties to the Metropolitan Toronto Police Service.

And in Mexico:

The Small Arms Survey 2008 showed that weapons diverted from police and armed forces are a major and sometimes the main source of illicit weapons in many countries.

Odd. I thought it was gun shows.

At Michigan State:

The old rule at Michigan State University completely banned guns from campus. The new rule allows permit holders to carry concealed weapons — although there is a catch.

In Chicago: Policy Would Allow Cops To Shoot At Fleeing Cars. What could possibly go wrong?

LA Times:

L.A. guns to be crushed today, turned into steel rebar

That song wasn’t that bad.

Browning has a new “tactical” gun safe.

Pandora free internet radio. Never thought much about internet radio because I don’t usually listen to music while at a computer. But Pandora has an application for my Blackberry. And I have one of those wireless transmitters for the car stereo. So, I can listen to personalized, commercial free radio in my car. I’m still trying to figure out how they make money, though.

Seen at Insty’s: 46% More Likely To Buy Ford ‘Cause It Didn’t Get A Bailout.

I have a Ford. Been happy with it. And, in the next year or so, I’ll likely need a new ride. But I’ve decided I’ll quite likely not buy any GM product due to bail out nonsense. And it’s a pity because I kinda had my eye on a Chevy Avalanche.

Heh.

BTW, on the radio there was a poll this morning about the birther issue. When I last listened, it was about 3:2 that he was not a citizen. Seriously. The poll on line is even money.

Funnier still, are the comments in that thread. Oy

Two handgun carry permit holders are in a fender bender. And along comes a police officer, whose son turns out to be one of the two permit holders and is also who caused the accident. Can you guess which of the three assaulted someone?

Knoxnews:

The decision of whether the city of Knoxville should opt out of the new “guns in parks” state law was postponed until Aug. 25 by City Council members Tuesday, albeit begrudgingly by some.

The postponement, unanimously approved, was proposed for the sake of waiting until all nine council members could be on-hand to discuss the hot-button issue.

And this is troubling:

Pelot said she’s still undecided — she was leaning toward the side of gun-rights advocates on the issue, until recently when the tone of many of their e-mail messages became more “alarming.”

“I haven gotten the most mean-spirited e-mails … from these so-called well-trained, law-abiding, permit-holding people,” Pelot said. “If they can e-mail me in those tones, how do I know they’re not just as dangerous (as criminals)?”

Well, words are just words and do not translate to being dangerous.

Via RedDog comments:

Are our supporters “shooting us in the foot”?

When you (and I’m not saying it’s you) correspond with your representatives, being hostile is usually not a good idea. Be friendly and matter of fact. Writing nasty letters isn’t the best approach.

Ya know, the two groups of people who seem to constantly get busted for hypocrisy are your moral values right wingers who seem to always get caught diddling someone they shouldn’t be. And those guys who tell you how you should live so you can save the world from global warming but don’t do it themselves.

Sebastian looks at the change for pinning and welding of short barrels.

At Lew Rockwell: What Are Your Gun Choices for Personal Protection?