Glad to hear planning on GBR III is underway.  I plan on going this year, assuming no major scheduling disasters between now and the time I have to buy my tickets and commit. I’m not going to pass up on more 900 yard shooty goodness.
Year: 2008
Easy Access
Pro-gun Progressive takes on the “easy access to guns” canard showing up in the Baltimore media. Funny, just a few days ago the BBC was touting this crap too.
What is “easy access”? Basically, any access is “easy access” to these people.
Skorpions
These would be pretty cool if you could legally sell the machine pistol configuration.  I’ve never been really hot on semi-auto versions of submachine guns and machine pistols. Don’t know why, but I just kind of think you should get something for all that girth.
Via Unforgiving Minute, who also links to the included nifty foam lined carrying case.
More on NRA and Richardson
According to Jacob, they’re increasing their efforts on behalf of Richardson in Iowa. Good.
Way to Dodge the Issue
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court got around having to rule whether or not the Auditor General has the power to audit how the Pennsylvania legislature spends the $300 million dollars it drains from the public treasury every year in order to operate. It did this by ruling the plaintiff didn’t have standing to sue the Auditor General.
Personally, I think the Auditor General should have the power to audit legislators. Whether or not the law allows this is not a matter I’ve investigated, but it ought to.  Good luck getting legislators to hold themselves accountable though.
Sportsmen as an Economic Engine
It’s good to see stories like this getting traction in the mainstream press. It’s especially important in the Philadelphia suburbs.
Interesting Article on Gunfighting
This was a pretty interesting read from a guy who interviewed 200 survivors of gunfights and compiled what actually happens.
Via Second City CopÂ
Attention New Jerseyans
The New Jersey Senate votes tomorrow on several important anti-gun bills. It’s important to urge your legislators to vote no.
These bills will be voted on by the Senate tomorrow, Thursday, January 3. Please contact your State Senator today at (609) 292-4840 and respectfully urge him or her to protect the Second Amendment rights of New Jersey’s law-abiding gun owners by opposing S2470, S2934, and S2431.
Also, because you’re bending over so nice for the Senate, the assembly is ready to come in for sloppy seconds, and is scheduled to hold a vote on the judiciary committee on several of the gun bills being voted on by the Senate:
A4620 and A3035 are companion bills to legislation currently being voted on in the State Senate. It is critical that A4640 and A3035 are defeated or, at the very least, amended to match the Senate versions.
Committee Information:
Thursday, January 3, 2008
11:00 AM
Committee Room 12, 4th Floor
State House Annex
Trenton, New JerseyAssembly Judiciary Committee:
Assemblywoman Linda Greenstein (D-14), Chair
(609) 395-9911
Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-15), Vice-Chair
(609) 292-0500
Assemblyman Christopher Connors (R-9)
(609) 693-6700
Assemblywoman Nellie Pou (D-35)
(973) 247-1555
Assemblywoman Joan Quigley (D-32)
(201) 217-4614
Assemblyman David Russo (R-40)
(201) 444-9719
There are a lot of sportsmen left in New Jersey, and they’ve shown they can affect election outcomes. There’s no reason gun owners have to always lose, even in The Garden State.
A Vigil for the Tiger
These people have seriously lost their minds. I accept the predators will be predators, but humans have brains that allow us to fashion weapons so that we don’t have to be prey; a good thing when you don’t have sharp claws or deadly canines, and can’t run all that fast.
Defending yourself against a predator is as basic a function of being a living creature as you can get. These people have not only lost touch with what it means to be human, but also what it means to be part of nature. I don’t blame the tiger; it was just being a tiger, but the police officer who shot the tiger was just being a human. It was a profound natural act these people don’t seem to understand.
Breaking News on Heller
Alan Morrison, who was handling the case on behalf of the District of Columbia, has been fired.
UPDATE: Dave Hardy has more.