A Trace of Registration

AR15.com has some interesting links to document what is happening in Texas. [More]

[Via Jake S]

Meanwhile, Over in Boss Daley Paradise

The holiday weekend turned violent in Chicago, where police reported 10 people killed and at least 30 wounded on the city's streets. [More]

Forget it Jake. It's Chi-Town.

Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Sarah Brady Paradise...

The most violent country in Europe: Britain is also worse than South Africa and U.S. [More]

This was the catalyst for my newest Guns Magazine column, just submitted a minute ago. The article practically wrote itself.

Speaking of the magazine, I just realized I haven't given a column link in a while. Here are my latest efforts there:

• "A Red Herring" (Aug)
• "Holder Shows Hand Too Soon" (Jul)
• "Outside the Choir" (May)
  

Full Auto Fail?

Moreno said up to three men wearing all black stormed the gathering and opened fire with automatic weapons. [More]

Three assailants with submachine guns only wounded a dozen victims?

Any bets on whether or not this story will change? Not that it matters...the first impression is the one that will last.

[Via John G]

Leigh Winchell, the ICE Hyperbole Queen

The Desert Eagle pistol can "blow a hole the size of a Mack truck through a person," said Leigh Winchell, regional chief of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. [More]

Basically, what she's saying is this:

Oooh--"powerful weapons"...boogedy-boogedy!

Hysteria objective achieved. Job well done, "Authorized Journalist" Tim Klass of the AP.

Hey, I wonder if these are among the 90% of Mexican "crime guns" we need to cite in order to further restrict U.S. gun sales?

[Via retrotruckman]

We're the Only Ones Arming Criminals Enough

Equipment stolen from a Conneaut police officer’s home earlier this week, including a pistol and stun gun, were recovered during a search of a West 39th Street house in Ashtabula... [More]

What, you mean he didn't keep his firearm "safely" stored, locked up in a safe and separated from its ammunition like the rest of us are cautioned to do--sometimes under penalty of law, especially if things go amiss as a result?

If we were to take the gun grabbers' tack on this, could we claim 100% of weapons seized from Ashtabula drug dealer homes on July 2 were traceable to an "Only One" supplier?

[Via JLB]

We're the Only Ones Embedding Enough

A 14-year-old girl from Tucumcari, New Mexico wound up in the hospital with a Taser dart embedded in her skull after her mother, Stacy Akin, took her to the police department because the two of them had been fighting... [More]

Resolving domestic disputes, "Only Ones"-style...

I think I'll abdicate my fundamental responsibilities and turn them over to the state. What could go wrong?

[Via Evan Nappen]

When Assault Nouns are Outlawed...

...only outlaws will use assault nouns. [More]

It will also make headlines like this significantly less attention-grabbing.

I'm surprised no one claimed 90% of the alcohol and eye drops used to murder Mexican wrestling midgets comes from U.S. sources...

Schillerstrom Wrong Choice for Gun Owners

That most Illinois gun owners could not be motivated to rally and strenuously oppose Kirk is something they must answer for, but the rest of us must pay for. Let us hope they do not act (or fail to act) similarly with Schillerstrom. After all, if you let someone walk all over you--even spit on you--without consequence and even with reward, what incentive do you ever give them--or those watching--to change or consider a different course? [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at another Illinois republican weasel, and challenges gun owners there to unequivocally reject him.

Will they?

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This Day in History: July 6

Historical Map of the American Revolution: the Battle of Ticonderoga - July 6, 1777 [More]

Still on Limited Schedule

I have a house full of relatives and all kinds of plans for today. I had time for today's GRE and that's it.

Letter Challenging Depp Machine Gun Story has Holes in It

Still, it's a good thing to have a famous person admit interest in shooting and teaching firearms handling to his children.

Except Rick Hacker of Beverly Hills questions Depp's recollection...[More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column critiques a critique. Also get the latest from my fellow GREs.

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Independence Requires the Will and Means to Preserve It

We are heirs of liberty. Terrible sacrifices were made to make it so. Terrible sacrifices may be required of us to keep it. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at what we are supposed to be celebrating and guarding.

Also get the latest from my fellow GREs, including some highlighted Independence Day commentaries.

Hey, I'm hosting a big family gathering at my place this afternoon and evening--so I have a lot of work to do, and it doesn't involve being on the Internet.

Lord willing, I'll be back tomorrow. Enjoy your day, but don't forget to reflect on its meaning. Thus, today's column...

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We're the Only Ones Waffling Enough

A Waffle House employee is suing the Gwinnett County Police Department over what he says was an unprovoked encounter with an officer who stunned him with a Taser. [More]

What is it about rooty tooty fresh and shooty "Only Ones"?

[Via Ed Stone]

Bring in the Clowns

84 weapons traded in for circus tickets during gun drive [More]

Because we all know that only these guys should have guns.
What a bunch of Bozos.

[Via retrotruckman]

He Said There's a Storm Coming In

Yes, I know. [More]

[Via Cycjec]

Hoka Hey and Garry Owen

IMHO, we could use some commanders now like Custer and Miles. And for that matter some like Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse. Men of honor who keep their oaths. [More]

Mike H points out some inconsistencies in the Custer legend. Has history unfairly smeared him?

I don't pretend to know, but nevertheless, this is an engaging read.

"The Defective Bill is Absurd"

Handgun sales and purchases by New Jersey Retail Dealers are going to virtually end after November 2009. This is because the New Jersey legislature hurriedly passed the so-called “One Gun a Month” bill (A339), which was known to be seriously flawed. The defective bill is absurd, as it address a non-existent problem. No self-respecting gun trafficker would obtain their handguns by first applying for New Jersey Handguns Permits, paying over $50 in fees, and insuring that any handgun he sells on the street was papered to him! Notwithstanding just how idiotic the law is, it awaits the Governor Corzine’s signature and there is no reason to believe he will veto it. [More]

Evan Nappen analyzes the latest outrage in New Jersey.

Related Reading: "Will N.J. 'one gun a month' bill stop the violence?"

New Orleans Still Illegally Confiscating Guns

With all due respect, Mr. DA, and it appears very little is due, that's not your call. As an officer of the court, sworn to uphold the law, you don't get to disregard it, or to make up edicts of your own.

This is the kind of authoritarian mentality that leads to "terror watch list" gun bans, to prior restraints, and to "no rights" lists where suspicion trumps all. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column identifies an official who has stolen a citizen's gun--under color of authority. SOP for The Big Easy, right?

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This Day in History: July 3

This print shows the fight on July 3, 1777 between Patriot militia and Loyalist troops supported by Indian allies in the Wyoming Valley in northern Pennsylvania. After a brief but fierce battle, the militia troops fled, only to be pursed, especially by the Indians, who killed and tortured those they could catch. This "massacre" became a rallying point for Patriots leading to retaliation in the Sullivan-Clinton campaign against the Iroquois in 1779. [More]