Blogiversary

I've been writing this crap for four years now and you all have been reading it. Don't any of you have lives?

Why Are Gun Control Activists So Violent?

A comment received on Huffpo:

Gun education with live ammo should be taught before potty training. Logo branded holsters with .25 cal automatics for small hands should be seen as a fashion statement in kindergarten. Tasers should be allowed to help kids "tag" each other in playground games. The faster this herd culls itself, the better.

Desiring the violent death of children. Stay classy Anti's.

Guilty until proven innocent

And then you're still guilty.

'Authorized Journalists' 'Race to the Bottom' in Intelligence

Take a look at the majority of anti-gun leaning op-ed's over the last week or so. You'll notice a phrase in common. "Race to the bottom".

A phrase conveniently used by the Joyce/Soros funded 'Media Matters' in an article dated Sep. 12th and which has been spread among the journo-sphere like an e-mail from Bill Gates promising you money to hit 'Forward'.

At least they make it easy to know where they get their talking points from.

Accuracy = Racism?

So when the media doesn't pander to Obama and transcribes a speech exactly how he presented it, it's now a 'code' for 'racism'.

Someone call 'AttackWatch'.

Does the NYPD have MANPAD's?*

From the NY Daily News:

The NYPD can take down terror planes from the skies, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Sunday night.
The city's top cop answered with a firm "Yes" when "60 Minutes" interviewer Scott Pelley asked if the New York City police had the equipment and training to do so.
"Do you mean to say that the NYPD has the means to take down an aircraft?" asked Pelley.
"Yes, I prefer not to get into the details, but obviously this would be in a very extreme situation," Kelly answered.
"You have the equipment and the training?" the CBS interviewer asked.
"Yes," Kelly said.

So they're not planning on taking them down w/ helicopters armed w/ .50 cals. They're talking Air Defense Artillery like the Stinger.

Unless they have teams prepped and ready 24/7 around the entire city, there's not a chance in hell of them taking down an aircraft that's heading towards a target. Assuming they did spend money on these systems, it's just another waste of tax-payer dollars for feel-good measures to make it look like they're doing something.

This is also another example of how the police are becoming militarized. Now they're going to have to justify the expense and maintenance of this idea. How long will it be before some prop-job Cessna or helicopter full of tourists gets declared a 'threat' and is shot down over the city?

*Man Portable Air Defense

Note to Dennis Henigan

"•Perry doesn't believe in "gun-free school zones" "

Yeah. Neither did Cho.

GRPC '11 Roundup & Thoughts

Now that I've rested up a bit and gotten caught up on my weekend chores, I finally have some time to share my thoughts on the weekend.

While it was technically a 'working weekend', I of course managed to take some time to talk to people, catch up, update others, etc. I finally got to meet David Codrea, John Richardson, Mike Vanderboegh (albeit briefly), David Workman amongst just a few names. I'm small potatoes compared to many who where there and I still had the experience of people coming up to me and telling me they read DOOT regularly and that I'm doing a great job. What a rush it was to have people much more influential than I asking to use reference material I've put together. I got a chance to talk at length w/ David Kopel, Larry Pratt, David Young and Charles Heller was just icing on the cake.

Of the conference itself, it was excellent. The speakers put out tons of information at a level the 'average' gun owner could understand. And there was LOTS of it. Everything from media bias, to women and firearm to litigation. If you are able to go to one, do it. It will be worth your while. Next year is in Orlando, FL.

More at War on Guns, Seattle GRE,& No Lawyers. Audio of the Conference is available from Charles Heller (JPFO) : charles@libertywatchradio.com

GRPC '11 Day 1
Day 2: Conference
Day 3: Conference & ISRA AM

Making Sarah Brady cry.

I went to the gun show today with my buddy. I was looking for a cheap side-by-side 12gauge coach gun, an AR-15 platform chambered in 5.45 or anything else that would make Sarah Brady, japete and mikeb crap their panties.

Didn't have any luck with with the coach gun or 5.45 AR-15. I did look at the Saiga AK style shotgun with a 20 round drum mag but I just wasn't feeling it.

This is what I ended up getting...



I already have 2 of these...



But the dual mag looks cooler and has a lower profile than a 20 round stick mag.

My gun collection is getting to the point where I'm buying duplicates of what I already have and spending money on widgets.

I haven't yet crossed the boundry of class 3 or suppressed shooty fun, but I may have to for my own sanity.

Going to a gun show and not buying a gun makes me feel dirty.

I guess I'll just loudly weep on top of my 20,000 rounds of ammo until I feel better.

GRPC '11 Day 3: Conference & ISRA AM

Day 3 begins of the GRPC conference. Follow updates on Twitter @TrailerDays , @ISRA , @jpr9954 and the ISRA FB Page. and live video.

New Perspectives in Establishment Media Bias
Malia Zimmerman, editor, HawaiiReporter.com
Don Irvine, Pres. Accuracy in Media
Brian Patrick, Univ of Toledo

"Given a test, those who get their info from the lamestream media can only accurately describe firearms 22% of the time. Less accurate than a drunken-blind monkey" -Brian Patrick

Facebook page " MediaBiasagainst guns" from Don Irvine

What Supreme Court History Tells Us
David T. Hardy
David Kopel
The Fight Over Patient Privacy and Medical Practices
Timothy Wheeler MD
John Wipfler MD
Knife Rights: Second Front in the Right to Bear Arms
Doug Ritter, Kniferights.org
Tom Gresham, Host Gun Talk, CCRKA Board Member
David Jensen, Counsel in suit against NYC DA

Where are the Women on the Front Lines?
Genie Jennings, Women & Guns
Valinda Rowe, IllinoisCarry.com
Colleen Lawson, Litigant McDonald v Chicago
Dr Paula Bratich, 2nd Amend. Sisters

This is a great photo of Colleen.


Open, Concealed and Constitutional Carry
Charles Heller, ED JPFO
Nik Clark, Wisconsin Carry
Rev. Ken Blanchard

The Conference concluded w/ the SAF report of the resolutions committee and remarks by Alan Gottlieb and Joe Tartaro. After some cleanup and goodbye's I headed back home for posting since I lost my net access about half way through the morning. More thoughts tomorrow.

GRPC '11 Day 1
Day 2: Conference