Guns – Page 464 – Shall Not Be Questioned

Holding off Flash Mobs

Miguel has a video of a guy who held off a flash mob with a World War II era Mosin-Nagant rifle. The news briefly shows a picture of the guy’s house, which pretty clearly advertises that this is the kind of guy who is going to shoot you if you mess with him. I guess flash mobs aren’t all that collectively smart. Personally, if I was going to hold off a violent mob with a Mosin-Nagant rifle, I’d at least fix bayonets. Close combat is never desirable, but the bayonet is long enough on that rifle I’m not sure it’d be all that close. I’m not sure you’d even need to leave your porch to clear the lawn.

UPDATE: Just noticed he seems to be wearing what looks like a welding apron, while wearing some sort of kilt. I would definitely not have messed with this guy.

More on New Shooters

Hat tip to John Richardson, for this footage from NRA News of Cam Edwards and Ed Friedman taking Jim Geraghty to the range for the first time. Firing a submachine gun on the first trip to the range is pretty hard core, so kudos to Jim:

Quoting: “I now see why this is a fun recreational activity.” I’ve never seen anyone, who wasn’t the type to shit themselves at the sight of a firearm, who after rocking on full auto did not come away from the line with a big shit eating grin on their face.

Taking High Tech in Firearms a Bit too Far

The Firearms Blog offers an example of a Spanish soldier I feel very sorry for. He notes, “Given Spain’s current economic situation, I don’t think we will be seeing this system deployed anytime soon.” This is a good thing. Especially for Spanish soldiers.

PSH

Someone might have had a gun on campus as Virginia Tech, and it might have been legal. The horror!

ATF Reassigned Mexican Attache

Dave Hardy notes, “Concern had surfaced recently within ATF that the Mexican government might arrest Newell if he came down there as the attachÃ©.” That’s always a good thing to put on your resume.

Freaking Out Over Air Guns

Some local municipalities in Virginia are up in arms about being forced to allow, by state law, discharging of air guns provided reasonable care is taking for projectiles not to cross property boundaries. It’s amazing to me the kinds of things people will get hysterical about. To me this stipulation means you need an appropriate backstop, and if you have one, what’s the big deal?

Illinois Carry Case Being Heard Today

Could be a big day for gun rights in the Land of Lincoln:

â€œWe have a very strong case,â€ Todd Vandermyde, a NRA lobbyist, said. â€œWhen you look at some of the briefs that have been filed by the state and attorney general and some of the arguments they are trying to make, I think it is clear they are very, very nervous.â€

Vandermyde specifically pointed to an argument made Madiganâ€™s office that since the state doesnâ€™t outlaw openly carrying a loaded gun outside of cities, towns and other incorporated parts of counties, there is not full scale prohibition.

Madigan’s argument would appear to be very weak here, as I don’t think it’s ever been considered that Illinois law allows carry outside the home under any circumstances. Even if it did, it seems odd to argue there’s a right to carry outside of cities and towns, but no concurrent right to carry in them. What other constitutional right is interpreted to work that way?

Does Canada’s Long Gun Registry Save Lives?

That’s the question being asked by the Vancouver Sun. I don’t really get how the answer is yes. If you’re using the registry to trace a gun, doesn’t that imply someone was already shot with it? Looks like advocates of the registry in Canada are now pointing out that if the registry is lifted, guns like the Ruger Mini-14, that horrific killing machine used in Norway, wouldn’t have to be registered.

Umm…. wasn’t Breivik’s Mini-14 registered, with all the proper paperwork? Hate to tell you folks, but pieces of paper don’t stop bullets.

Moving Quickly on Long Gun Requirement

NRA filed suit today in the long gun reporting requirement for border state FFLs. The lawsuit is filed on behalf of Arizona FFLs, in District Court in the DC circuit. My understanding is that if you are going to file suit against the federal government, you can either sue in the state, circuit and district where the plaintiff’s reside, or you can sue the federal government where it resides.

There is some precedent that would apparently seem to give a lot of leeway to demand letters. Pretty clearly the Administration wants to see how far this hobby horse can be ridden, even to the point of implementing something clearly illegal.

30 Rounds of PSH

The Washington Post is busy lamenting freedom in the US, and apparently Sweden.

These magazines too often find their way into the hands of deranged individuals, transforming them into efficient killing machines.

Do they also transform our police into efficient killing machines? If their only purpose is predation, why do the police need them? The media never wants to answer this question. I’ll make them a deal, write up a ban that applies to the police too, and get all major police groups behind it, I’ll get behind it too. I’m waiting, but not holding my breath.