Author: Sebastian

Canadian Gun Control on the Internet

Apparently the gun registry fiasco was the first major Canadian scandal to play out on the Internet, and Canadian gunnies were more adept at using it to get their message out:

The Internet allowed average Canadians to express their outrage about the cost and complexity of the gun registry, she said.

But it also allowed a minority to hijack the issue, sometimes using mistruths, said Flumian.

“Particularly, the anti-fire arms registry lobby was very adept at getting their message out,” she said Monday. “It went viral.”

I see more evidence around these days of Canadian shooters online, so maybe this can be a good vehicle for making some progress.  Of course, the only Canadian gun blogger I know of is this guy, and he lives in Maryland.

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Rule 5

SayUncle proposes an addition to the four rules because of this incident here. I’ll vote yes on that one, but one good practice to get into with Glocks is to remove the holster with the firearm in it. My Glock never leaves the holster unless it’s going away unloaded for long term storage. I’m not a fan of removing a gun from its holster just because.

I use this holster, which is easily removed with the gun in the holster.  It requires a quality belt, of proper size to match the clip, because if you don’t it can come off (I’ve had it happen) and the next thing you know there will be a holstered gun at your feet. The leather loops are more forgiving.  The good thing about the Glock is also the bad thing about the Glock.  If you pull the trigger, it’s going to go bang.

This guy now finds himself facing charge of reckless handling of firearms under the Virginia Code, which is a class one misdemeanor.  That won’t make you a prohibited person for the purposes of firearms possession, but I doubt he’ll keep his license to carry.

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Dynasty

I didn’t think we were supposed to have royalty or titles of nobility in this country.  Why do some apparently think this would be a fine tradition to start?  If I were the GOP, I’d run someone who’s fiscally restrained, but otherwise socially liberal enough to possibly win in Massachusetts.  Kind of like Mitt Romney, only with a soul.  Maybe there’s enough discontent even in Massachusetts to elect a fiscal hawk who doesn’t offend their socially liberal sensibilities.  But perhaps I’m being a bit optimistic.  Any Republican has a big uphill battle in the Bay State, but the state at least has some tradition of electing Republican governors.

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HSUS Reasserts Call for Bans on Lead Shot

If you think shooters won’t end up in their sights next, you have another thing coming.  This is not a new issue.  Take this study from 1975 that echos the same debates we’re still having today.  What research I’ve done on this topic, which is admittedly not very thorough, there’s some cause for concern about the issue.   For me as long as wildlife populations remain stable, I don’t see too much of a problem, but you don’t want to be stuck in the public debate of arguing that some wildlife losses are accptable.

The real problem is, there’s no good subistitute for lead shot, or lead bullets.  There are, of course, non-toxic alternatives, but they are inferior to lead in other properties, and will result in more wounded birds.  They are also very expensive.  There’s also the issue for lead bullets of laws against ammunition that’s “armor piercing” interfering with being able to make a quality alternative to lead ammunition.

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Not Going to Have Ted Kennedy to Kick Around Anymore

saluteTed Kennedy is dead, and thus ends a long chapter of the progressive left, as well as a chapter in our nation’s history.  No doubt in many circles of the partisan right, there will be quiet celebration.  It would be rather difficult for me to join.  Having watched my mother struggle against cancer for the better part of a decade, finally succumbing to it in 1994, when I was 20 years old, it’s not a scourge I would wish on anyone.  Even Ted Kennedy.  I’d wish Kennedy well in the hereafter, but I suspect he’s going to have some sins to answer for.

I expect Kennedy’s death will give the progressive-left a new purpose to pass a universal health care plan as Kennedy’s legacy.  But I’m wondering if this isn’t really the passing of an era, and the final chapter in the long novel of 20th century progressivism.  Now it seems we’re emerging into a landscape marked by endless political struggle, with neither side being able to make much headway against the other.   We shall see.

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More HSUS Astroturfing

JD in the comments points out that HSUS are also astroturfing in the comment section of the Bismark Tribune.  Now, I should say that I don’t have hard IP evidence, but the name is the same, and the comment is the same.  If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck …

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