When dealing with bears, it’s better to have a gun than not.

Rare French rifle found in Aberdeenshire.

Teaching about snapping in.

Apparently, guns cause aggression. As measured in ounces of hot sauce. Or something.

Pocket pistols for survival. I am quite fond of my Kel-Tec.

SUV goes on murderous rampage.

Shiny new Daniel Defense Carbine

Three shot Taser

Item 11.O on tonight’s City Council Agenda is:

A Resolution to prohibit handguns in public municipal parks, natural areas, historic parks, nature trails, campgrounds, forests, greenways, waterways, or other similar public places.

You can contact the council members using info at this link.

Caleb:

tonight on Gun Nuts Radio at 9pm we’re going to be talking some Camp Perry, in addition to our news roundup and info session. We’ll be joined by the Texas Highpower champion, as well as special guests from NRA, so don’t miss out on the show this week.

And a bonus:

for every new caller that has never called in before on the show, I’m going to donate $5 to NRA-ILA to help preserve our right to keep and bear arms

Ry on the NFA handbook changes:

The April 2009 edition of the NFA Handbook has removed pin & weld from the methods that are allowed to extend barrels to the minimum (16″ rifle, 18″ shotgun) length to avoid paying an SBR/SBS tax.

What happens to the millions of barrels out there that were pinned and welded?

All the people who own M4 length barrels with pinned and welded 1.5 inch flash suppressors should be concerned.

Sebastian on his 6.8 experience.

Guns and Hunting has a look too.

CNN on the ammo shortage

Heh

Firearm sales in June trend up

Mother defends two children from two prison escapees trying to break into her house.

82 year old man kills invader

74 year old shoots carjacker

Couple wards off home invaders

If I’m ever in town, I’ll stop by:

Since the legislation passed that would allow people with concealed carry permits to bring firearms into restaurants that serve alcohol, Johnny Brusco’s general manager Kyle O’Keefe has given some serious thought to getting his own permit, so he could carry his own gun into work to make himself feel safer at night as he closes down the restaurant.

“I feel that people who are going to be carrying handguns illegally are going to carry them anywhere they want to and they’re not going to have any regard whatsoever for the law. People who carry legally should be able to carry anywhere they want to,” O’Keefe said.

Unlike other restaurants and bars in the city, Johnny Brusco’s plans to allow concealed carry permit holders to bring their firearms into the restaurant.

Perry Bigley to a 911 operator:

I have the robber in one hand and the phone in the other

I don’t follow NASCAR. I was surprised to learn that a driver could get a ticket for speeding. At the race.

If You’re Reading This, You’re Probably a Federal Criminal

More from Radley.

A look at Brady fundraising numbers in Illinois:

In short, Brady PAC Illinois seems to have paid out roughly as much to put on its first fund-raiser as it raised in the process.

The Bed Bunker is a gun safe that hides under your mattress. More pics here.

An idea that never caught on is coming back:

The first issue of the Fortis Pistol will be released as the Bren Ten.

HT to Steve.

A local paper:

“He doesn’t have a permit for the gun as far as we know,” Monroe County Sheriff Bill Bivens said. “Some people have said this shooting happened because of the ‘guns in bars’ law, but I’m not sure it applies here as he didn’t have a permit to start with. And while it might seem obvious alcohol was involved, we don’t know yet whether anybody involved was drunk above the legal limit.”

As we said here yesterday, no permit. Shooter had a criminal record.

Item 11.O on tomorrow night’s City Council Agenda is:

A Resolution to prohibit handguns in public municipal parks, natural areas, historic parks, nature trails, campgrounds, forests, greenways, waterways, or other similar public places.

You can contact the council members using info at this link.

MKS reports the shooter in the bar incident was not a handgun carry permit holder.

Bacon: Weapon of Mass Destruction.

Tennessee’s AG says:

In an opinion released Monday, Cooper says the state’s new law to allow permit holders to bring their guns in city and county parks does not prohibit schools from using those facilities. But once they do, guns could would be banned there.

Cooper cites state law that bans guns in any area “owned, used or operated by a school.” He writes that non-student permit holders can store their guns in their cars while school-sponsored events are going on.

Look at me! I’m unconstitutional. Soon to be a collector’s item.

Tom Humphrey:

Basically, the majority said that illegal drugs are not subject to taxation under the state constitution, which authorizes taxes on “merchants, peddlers and privileges.” The tax is on possession, they reasoned, not sales so the possessors are not merchants or peddlers. And since possession of the products in question is outlawed, it’s not a legal privilege subject to taxation.

The majority did reject arguments that the law violates the U.S. Constitution’s provisions against self-incrimination and double jeopardy. In theory, that means the Legislature could revise the law – as in making the tax apply to sales of the drugs – and the statute could pass legal muster.

I think this is about the fourth time the tax has been ruled unconstitutional and about the third different reason.

Over at Knoxviews.com, Rikki tells us the law is going as anticipated since there was a bar shooting in Tennessee. Checking out the records, there are two Joshua Andersons that have handgun carry permits but none are from the area where the shooting occurred. I imagine it’s a common name and the guy could have a permit. But if it was confirmed, I’m sure all the local papers would be blaring it at us. And they’re not. Another news source says it happened at a campground, and doesn’t mention the karaoke bar. The establishment is on a campground and the only bar I know of in Tellico Plains isn’t this one.

Update: That was fast:

Authorities release man in fatal karaoke bar shooting

Investigation ongoing.

Update 2: According to my sooper seekrit sources, the place has a permit to sell beer.

Update 3: MKS reports the shooter in the bar incident was not a handgun carry permit holder.

One more Mayor Against Guns goes down for corruption. That would be eight.