Politics would be more interesting …
Positive Coverage of Clubs in the News
One in Texas, which might be perhaps the oldest shooting club in the United States, and one in update New York. Both are smallbore/airgun clubs, but hey, you can have a good time with both. The Texas Club, New Braunfels Schuetzen Verein, has been in existence since 1849. If they are indeed the oldest club, it’s interesting to ponder what effect immigration played in the 19th century in transforming the shooting culture, particularly in bringing European style shooting clubs to the United States.
It will be interesting to see the effect heavy Russian immigration has on the shooting culture here in the Philadelphia area, which has developed a very significant community of Russian and Eastern European shooters, both men and women. I haven’t noticed them too much in the area club culture, but at the public ranges, Russian is a common language on the range in this area.
Humanitarian Aid
Looks like Bushmaster has been pretty generious with humanitarian aid to Georgia. Looking at the selector position on one, those aren’t ARs, they are M4s. I hope we’ll be sending a lot more humanitarian aid their way. Bear… meet cobra.
Gun Show Billboard
Remember that the guy who pays for this billboard helped the found and was president of an organization that claims to represent hunters and shooters.
UPDATE: More from Robb.
The Bloomberg Collection
Only in New Jersey …
… would you think about bribing a politician with a Pomeranian.
Detroit Population Problems
Detroit has a long standing problem of population loss. Now it’s getting so bad, even the dead are leaving [Former link to an article talking about people being dug up and moved in Detroit]. I think Mike Nutter needs to make Philadelphia’s new slogan “Philadelphia: We’re not Detroit.” Pride has to start somewhere, you know.
UPDATE: Someone in the comments points out that this could be bad news for the Democratic Party, since the dead are an important political constituency for them.
Law Abiding Gun Owner
In York County, Pennsylvania, we have an example of a concealed carry permit holder doing the right thing:
Instead, a man, Douglas Need, had been driving recklessly when he swerved in front of a car and was hit in the rear. In a fit of road rage, he stormed out of his car, went back to two young women and a baby in the car that hit his, reached through the driver’s window and started beating the driver very violently. She was able to break free and drive her car to the only place she could go — the parking lot next to the street. Need ran back to his car, squealed his tires into the parking lot and looked as though he was going to broadside the women’s car with them still inside.
Read the whole thing. This time, the press covered it, because there was a body. In most instances where attackers decide discretion is the better part of valor, no such coverage will be forthcoming.
Hat Tip: War on Guns
Visit to Lauer Custom Weaponry
Peter of Firearms and Freedom paid a visit to Lauer, and has lot of colorful gun pictures.
UPDATE: Lauer has some NFA goodies too.