Cliffs

Alvie's pushed a lot of stuff off of them lately. [Read]

A Setback for Nordyke

A federal appeals court has upheld an Alameda County ordinance that prohibits guns at the Alameda County Fairgrounds, dealing a setback to gun show promoters. [More]
Here's the opinion.


[Via Dave Licht and Geordan]

This Morning's Hearings

Sound problems are being reported on the House Judiciary Committee website. The hearing is also available on C-SPAN 3.

Holder also to appear in front of Senate Judiciary Committee on May 4

In addition to this morning's appearance before the House Judiciary Committee to testify about "Project Gunwalker,"* Attorney General Eric Holder is also scheduled to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee tomorrow.  [More]
This morning's Gun Rights Examiner column notes an encore performance.

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This Day in History: May 3

On May 3, Lt. Col. John Laurens and a 250-man detachment of the North Carolina Light Infantry were on a mission to bring back the Patriot rear guard before the British cut them off. When they encountered the British, Laurens chose a bad position for his troops. The British fired long-range artillery at the Patriots, who were powerless to do anything. Laurens was shot in the arm and his horse was killed by artillery fragments. [More]