Meanwhile, Over in Bloomberg Paradise...

A Queens mom was hacked to death by her ex-boyfriend in a College Point apartment building early yesterday, screaming for help for more than a half-hour before neighbors called cops, authorities and witnesses said.

All things considered, I don't know what else anyone would have expected...

rexHunt

One of the posts I had fun with a while back was the one about hunting a T. rex. In it, we discussed a letter published in GUNS Magazine that was inspired by the choices of armaments in Jurassic Park, and a rebuttal letter that kept the conversation going.

A new comment entered last week tells us to check out rexGun by Dr. Stephen W. Templar.

Interesting--I haven't read it (yet) but I'm intrigued, and the Amazon site allows you to preview some of the book's contents, which include considerations a hunter would need to assess for any large dangerous game animal tailored to what we know/assume about T. rex.

I bring this up now because it dovetails nicely with an idea I had a few weeks back watching The History Channel's very cool series, "Jurassic Fight Club." My thoughts immediately went back to our prior discussion.

Tell me "rexHunt" wouldn't be a fascinating show.

You could interview world-renowned big game hunters, perhaps experts who write for gun magazines--I'd think they'd jump at the publicity--who would propose what they'd use and their preferred tactics. You could show ballistics/cavitation results. You could interview world-renowned dinosaur experts, who could provide the information about the creatures' capabilities, habitat, probable behaviors, etc. And then you could show the CGI results of combining known and best estimate factors together--perhaps determined by putting the hunters into a computer-generated scenario simulator that would compute where they hit the beast, if they did, and what effect that would theoretically have--and having it all acted out like a movie scene. Perhaps some of them would not "survive," and perhaps the one(s) who did would have crowing rights.

I think it would be a hell of a show, assuming, of course, it didn't overly horrify the antis into stirring up enough PR heat to strangle the idea in its crib.

And why limit it to T. rex? We could see hunts planned and carried out for a Velociraptor, factoring in the added dynamics of a presumed pack animal, or Triceratops, with its armored skull and massive bulk...

Not that I have any real hope of seeing this actualized. Ah well...it's not the first time I've indulged in a televised fantasy...

[And no, I'm not endorsing attempting a headshot with my graphic--it's just an illustration for cryin' out loud...]

Mutual Assurances

At one point Obama sought to assure people that he would not take away their guns.

You got that right, Senator.

Last Man Standing

Moates' withdrawal would leave just a single merchant still vowing to fight.

Jay Wallace, the owner of the Adventure Outdoors sporting goods store in Smyrna, Ga., has countersued Bloomberg and other city officials for libel in Georgia, saying they wrongly branded him as a rogue gun dealer. That case is pending.

His store also remains a defendant in the city's lawsuit. Wallace recently opted not to contest the suit at this stage in the hopes of speeding an appeal to a court more favorable to the gun industry. But he said he has no intention of quitting until his reputation is restored.

Will he have to stand alone?

I also have a question about the dealers who submitted to extor...uh..."settled": As I understand it, the settlement includes allowing "monitors" to oversee their activities. Is there anything in this "agreement" that would prohibit them from notifying their customers if and when "observers" are on their premises--so that maybe we could send in a few camera and recorder-armed observers of our own?

UPDATE: Resistance is happening--and naturally, the Bloomber co-conspirators are portraying righteous anger as "erratic and threatening."

Here's the overseer who's assumes the title of "Special Massa ." Special, isn't he?

When Seconds Count...

...your permit is only a month-and-a-half away!

Luzerne County residents might have to wait a few days longer to obtain a gun permit, Sheriff Michael Savokinas said, but it’s all part of making the process – and the county – safer.

The wait can take up to the state-mandated guideline of 45 days, Savokinas said, which will include a thorough background check through local and state police, and a check of references.

I'm sure Sheriff Savokinas has also notified all violent criminals to hold up their activities for up to 45 days and obtained their full cooperation.

Common-Sense Steps

"We're trying to ensure the safety of the residents of the city and visitors to the city," she said. "We're taking what we believe are common-sense steps to do that."

Yeah--by making the commoners defenseless and not guaranteeing their protection. What could possibly be senseless about that?

We're the Only Ones "Really Respectful" Enough

"A deputy pulled his firearm, fearing for his safety," said a sheriff's department spokesman. "The situation was deflated as quickly as it began."

Combs spokeswoman Keesha Johnson said the cop did not pull the gun directly on the rapper, and stressed that the officers were "really respectful."

That's a pretty novel approach. I wonder what would happen if a non-"Only One" pulled his gun on people to show them how much he respected them? Searching their car is pretty respectful, too.

What do you think: DWB? Thought he had him some thug lords until he realized it was a connected democrat celebrity and his entourage, and then it was time to apologize...?

And in truth, pathetically, the real story here is in the "comments" by "Cleve," "Christian Martyre" and "BronxGalG."

Dial 911 and...Hello...?

The sheriff's department in southern California's Orange County says the 911 emergency call system for much of the county has been repaired after an outage that shut it down for 90 minutes.

That, of course, would be the same sheriff's department that won't allow citizens to carry firearms for protection.

Sheriff's Lt. Ted Boyne says there were no reports of serious problems or unanswered emergency calls...

If true, they lucked out. But if you think about it, there's no way they can really be sure.

[Via avgJoe]

One of the "Good Guys"

And if we can't presume that the person in the black robes is one of the "good guys" in addition to being one of the likely targets, then why are we letting them decide our fates in court?

Beats me--if they were, you'd think we wouldn't get 5-4 decisions on the obvious.

[Via cycjec]

This Day in History: August 25

They have taken it into their heads, too, that we are cowards, and shall surrender at discretion to an armed force. The past and future operations of the war must confirm or undeceive them on that head.