Senator Carl Levin tells President Obama we need more gun control…. for the children.
Year: 2009
Coolest… Mug… Evar!!
I think I need to get one of these just for the sheer ridiculousness of it. A Picatinny railed mug that I can attach a standard AR carry handle to? I’m sold!
UPDATE: Considering the 200 dollar plus price tag, maybe I’m not sold. I’d be willing to pay 20 bucks for such a novelty, maybe even 30, or 40 on a good day. But no way over 100. Yet, I still think they will sell enough of these to make money.
New Jersey Gov Race
Jim Geraghty reports on how the gun issue is playing in the New Jersey Governor’s race. Truth is that Christie isn’t really our guy, but it’s an improvement moving to someone who isn’t going to gun owners as a punching bag. Get some breathing room, then work on the legislature. I would encourage all Garden State gun owners to get out and vote for Christie. Volunteer for him if you can. Don’t expect miracles, but he’ll be an improvement over Corzine.
Dear Representative Metcalfe,
I am very pleased with your record on the Second Amendment. Really. I appreciate it. You’re a true leader on the issue, which is more than you can say for a lot of reps. But man, on other issues, you talk like you just escaped from the insane asylum.
Is it smart politics to be the only State Representative to vote against Domestic Violence Prevention month? Because of some imagined gay agenda? Is it smart politics to call veterans who don’t agree with you traitors? And then doubling down?
No, it isn’t, and it makes it much harder for Second Amendment advocates to defend you. Why give your political enemies this kind of ammunition to use against you? What constituency are you hoping to please with this nonsense?
Get serious. Otherwise we’re not going to be able to defend you next time you’re politically vulnerable. Which may be very soon if this crap keeps up.
Top Gun Counties in PA
Over at our other site, PA gun rights, we look into which counties have the highest numbers of LTCs issued, and the most gun shops. It would be interesting to see the numbers on a per-capita basis too.
Highly Caffeinated Self-Defense
Caleb improvises a bit, weapon wise, with a mugger. Another person I know who’s drawn a pistol yet hasn’t had to fire. Good thing for Caleb too, because I’m pretty sure the coffee he used has more stopping power than that .25ACP Jetfire he carries. But good show, regardless. Any incident that ends with the bad guy running away and you keeping your stuff is a good ending.
Militia Resurgence?
Two articles in the new rags about Militia resurgence. One in a Kentucky paper, and one in Maine. I don’t think there’s any “resurgence” but it’s odd that two papers report on this in a short period of time. I’m not sure they have it right about the Maine militia. Judging from the looks of that dude, I’m not sure he ever got the word that the Governor stood down the militia after we whopped those uppity rebs.
The Horror
Dave Hardy reports that all hell is going to break loose in Sacramento because they issued 37 carry permits this year. Meanwhile Pennsylvania issues 600,000 of them to a population of 12 million people, and still has a violent crime rate that’s 20% lower than California’s.
Zombie Shoot
Dave Markowitz is reporting on Langhorne Rod and Gun Club’s Annual Zombie Shoot. Any club that can put on a fun, popular and safe event, while charging 75 dollars and still having to turn people away is doing something right. Last winter I shot a few of the practical rifle matches at Langhorne, and thought they were pretty fun. I even took third place in their three gun match. This winter, while my club isn’t doing much outside, I might have to go back.
Pete Brownell to Run for NRA Board
Gunpundit is reporting. I think his is a good candidacy, but there’s a questions I would have before I would consider endorsing him. But the Brownell family has certainly done a lot for the Second Amendment, and Brownells as a company is very supportive of NRA and new media. It’s shaping up to be a good election year.