Campaign Spot is reporting that John Corzine is kicking some polling places out of their normal place so he can kickoff his campaign with Joe Biden.  This being during the GOP primary, of course. Stay classy Governor, stay classy.
Month: June 2009
Knight Rifles Closing Down
In these times of outrageous gun sales, there are some parts of the industry that aren’t doing too well. The Outdoor Wire reports that Knight Rifles, maker of in-line muzzle loaders, is shutting its doors. Market forces at work, but I think it’s a bit unfortunate.  As the number of hunters decline, leaving the field through death, age or illness, they will begin to sell off their equipment. With fewer younger hunters to take up the supply, a surplus will be the result, which means we don’t need as many manufacturers of hunting equipment, including rifles.
I think the future of the shooting sports is in three places: pistols, practical rifles, and air guns. Anything you don’t need a huge range for probably has a future.  They aren’t building 600 yard ranges in suburban areas these days, or even many rural ones. But you can set up a pistol or air gun range just about anywhere.
Some Progress in Illinois
Days of our Trailers reports that House Bill 182, which appears to carve out exceptions for having a concealed firearm on private property that you’ve been invited to, has passed the House and is now headed to the Governor. That’s an exception even Pennsylvania doesn’t have. Technically speaking, you need a License to Carry to have a concealed handgun in someone else’s home as a guest, though there is an exception for domiciles.
Alan Gura Attending GBR
Looks like the attorney who won the Heller case will be at Gun Blogger Rendezvous this year. Kudos to Traction Control for getting him out to Reno.
Jersey Gun Sales Up
You know when the political and economic climate are bad enough for people in New Jersey to start the process of trying to buy more guns, things aren’t good. But they are definitely buying, and it looks like another South Jersey shop is out of ammo. (Although they only mention being out of .380 & .32, perhaps they have some other calibers in stock. It might be worth checking out.)
Concealed Carry Permits Up
This weekend, reports of increasing demand for concealed carry permits came from Missouri, Ohio, Kentucky, and North Dakota. It’s almost as if people don’t trust that the Democrats in power won’t try to crack down on gun rights.