From the Barrel of a Gun

Bill Whittle: The Vote Pump

2012-01-28T04:17:00.000-05:00

Only in Great Britain...

2012-01-27T23:19:00.000-05:00

...or New York City or wherever the nannys are in charge.

CONCERNED police officers swooped on a gift shop and seized 30 toy gun-shaped calculators amid fears they were 'dangerous' and could be used in a robbery.

H/T to the Duck.

Police: Man shot teens in self defense

2012-01-27T22:48:00.000-05:00

In Pennsylvania, three 'teens' decided to rob a sixty-five year old man. The three 'teens' knocked him off his bicycle and two began to assault him. He pulled a handgun and shot two. One 'teen' is dead, another in the hospital, and the last in police custody. The victim, the sixty-five year old man, has not been charged. The news story makes it sound like the 'teens' were children. Sorry, when they decided to assault and rob the bicyclist they entered adulthood in what was for at least "16-year-old boy", a very final way.

No Excuse

2012-01-27T22:20:00.000-05:00

Durham police: 4-year-old found gun, accidentally shot himself

The child's parents did not have his weapon properly secured. The child found it, handled it, and shot himself in the head. I pray the child recovers. The parents have no excuse.

Yes

2012-01-27T03:41:00.001-05:00

H/T to Theo.

Sixty-seven years ago today...

2012-01-26T19:39:00.001-05:00

2d Lt. Murphy commanded Company B, which was attacked by 6 tanks and waves of infantry. 2d Lt. Murphy ordered his men to withdraw to prepared positions in a woods, while he remained forward at his command post and continued to give fire directions to the artillery by telephone. Behind him, to his right, 1 of our tank destroyers received a direct hit and began to burn,... [more]

Borepatch has a post on an equally impressive fellow from the World War II generation.

H/T to GrEaT sAtAn'S gIrLfRiEnD and Theo.

Law of Intended Consequences

2012-01-25T23:41:00.000-05:00

H/T to Theo.

Finally, a worthwhile reason to set up a Twitter account

2012-01-24T22:39:00.000-05:00

Tweet the State of the Union

State of the Union

2012-01-24T22:04:00.000-05:00

FUBAR

There's more reality in "reality" television than anything coming from Obama's mouth. Thirty seconds was about all I could handle. I watched Castle and Alcatraz on On Demand instead.

If a gun isn't available...

2012-01-24T00:08:00.000-05:00

...use what's at hand.

...and for those H. Beam Piper fans...

2012-01-23T23:13:00.000-05:00

...his short story Time And Time Again adapted into a radio play for Dimension X.

Dimension X: Destination Moon

2012-01-23T23:02:00.000-05:00

One of my favorite films is George Pal's Destination Moon primarily because of Robert Heinlein's involvement in the production. Apparently there was a radio play based on the film. I learned about it at Heinleinblog by way of Alphecca, but his links were dead. I found these elsewhere.

Dimension X: Destination Moon, Part 1

Dimension X: Destination Moon, Part 2

You can get an mp3 download here.

Enjoy while you can. No telling how long the links will last.

Starbucks Appreciation Day

2012-01-23T21:24:00.000-05:00

The National Gun Victims Action Council has announced a boycott of Starbucks starting Valentines Day 2012. Sebastian has suggested a Starbucks Appreciation Day for that same date. I really don't like to spend money on overpriced coffee but this seems a worthy cause [thumbing your nose at the antis] and Starbucks sells overpriced hot chocolate too. I can't stand coffee. Hot Chocolate I'll drink. Also send Starbucks an email thanking them for staying neutral on the issue of gun control.

H/T to Sebastian.

Want!

2012-01-23T20:53:00.000-05:00

Pocket Artillery Mini Cannon

H/T to Uncle.

Who knows, maybe it will do some good.

2012-01-23T02:10:00.001-05:00

Petition: Investigate Chris Dodd and the MPAA for bribery after he publicly admited to bribing politicans to pass legislation.

Probably not.

Heh.

2012-01-23T01:44:00.001-05:00

I'm not sure whether...

2012-01-23T00:12:00.001-05:00

... to throw up or laugh my ass off.

The Bark Side

Bill Whittle: The Working Class

2012-01-22T23:48:00.000-05:00

Hey, it's new to me...

2012-01-22T11:41:00.000-05:00

Clay Shirky on SOPA and PIPA

2012-01-21T23:09:00.000-05:00

H/T to Mike.

No Expectation of Privacy

2012-01-20T19:58:00.001-05:00

...because walking down the street is a privilege not a right.

I'd blame it on Bloomberg but there's not a Federal, State, or, Municipal law enforcement agency in the country that won't jump right on this and call it officer safety.

H/T to Jeff.

Heh

2012-01-19T17:04:00.000-05:00

The Presidential ticket from hell

Via Borepatch.

Man attempts to rob store with a bullet

2012-01-19T04:15:00.001-05:00

Officers noted the strong odor of alcohol coming from the man.

No, really?

H/T to the Duck.

Pot, Kettle,...

2012-01-19T04:05:00.000-05:00

...Dodd.

Bought and paid for is he.

The Korean Garands are coming...

2012-01-18T20:23:00.001-05:00

...or are they?

The M1 Carbines are a definite no, but we'll get the Garands if doing so will help Obama get re-elected. Otherwise, no.

Not sure I want one that bad.

H/T to Mike.

Tea Party for Obama

2012-01-18T18:42:00.000-05:00

Really?

Yeah, and donkeys fly.

H/T to Thirdpower.

Google has blacked out its banner...

2012-01-18T00:29:00.000-05:00

...to protest the House's proposed Protect IP Act (PIPA) and the Senate's Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Kinda hard to ignore. They have a petition. You might also want to call your congresscritter and let them know what you think. Who knows they may not already be in the pocket of Hollywood and the RIAA. Hey, I'm not biased...much.

Craigslist is also against it.

In Bloomberg's Paradise...

2012-01-17T20:37:00.001-05:00

Fake-gun fine unreal

A store gets a thirty thousand dollar fine for stocking six toy sheriff's sets with plastic toy guns.

H/T to David.

He talks a good game

2012-01-17T00:16:00.000-05:00

The Theory of 'Duh'

2012-01-16T22:37:00.001-05:00

Interesting history

2012-01-16T21:46:00.001-05:00

The strange birth of NY’s gun laws

H/T to Glenn.

Interesting Quiz

2012-01-16T17:27:00.001-05:00

Here.

17 of 21 right.

Not Enough

2012-01-15T21:36:00.000-05:00

DNS provision pulled from SOPA, victory for opponents

Apparently the opposition to the bill is gaining traction. They just need to scrap it.

H/T to Jeff.

The Current Crop

2012-01-15T21:04:00.000-05:00

At work the other day....

Co-worker: "So what do you think about Republican presidential candidates?"
ME: "Not much."

I'm at the point I think they should just draw straws or play Russian Roulette with a Derringer.

Tam gets to the point here.

A Heinlein Quote

2012-01-14T03:48:00.000-05:00

Climate is what you expect, weather is what you get. - Lazarus Long in Time Enough For Love

Rule Four Violation

2012-01-13T19:52:00.000-05:00

U.S. Sends Top Iranian Leader a Warning on Strait Threat

One Less Robber

2012-01-13T06:08:00.001-05:00

In Lake Waccamaw North Carolina a masked man with a weapon entered a Outdoor Supply store and was shot and killed by the clerk. No charges are expected.

H/T to jonjayray.

SOPA and you

2012-01-13T05:32:00.002-05:00

How SOPA could effect the run of the mill internet user even if they didn't do a damn thing wrong.

Call your representatives in Congress and ask them to oppose this even if they are already bought and paid for by Hollywood and the RIAA. Who knows...maybe they'll listen

H/T to Claire.

Where Gun Registration Leads...

2012-01-13T03:41:00.002-05:00

RCMP seizing guns before registry ends

Hunting Season

2012-01-12T14:42:00.000-05:00

Report: Iran nuclear scientist killed in car bomb blast

I saw this photo...

2012-01-12T00:03:00.000-05:00

...and couldn't help wondering how many more cops might be stuffed inside.

H/T to Theo.

Seriously?

2012-01-11T19:41:00.000-05:00

EPA Fines Companies Because They Didn’t Use A Fuel That Doesn’t Exist

I guess they should have invented it themselves.

H/T to Ed.

Let me guess?

2012-01-10T22:25:00.001-05:00

Freudian slip?

Via Michelle Malkin

Two hundred and thirty-six years ago today...

2012-01-10T07:48:00.000-05:00

...Thomas Paine published Common Sense.

Dummy

2012-01-09T20:24:00.000-05:00

My son is home schooled. We use a DVD based curriculum. This is what he found on one of the DVDs the other day.

Update: The video has been removed at the request of my wife and in the interest of peace in the family.

Just because I'm in that kind of mood...

2012-01-09T00:44:00.000-05:00

H/T to Theo.

Candles, huh?

2012-01-08T17:03:00.000-05:00

Fuck a candle. Get a gun, learn to use it, get a carry permit [if required], carry it every day, because regret IS a heavy burden to bear.

H/T to George. I didn't read about it there first. It just clicked when I read his post.

Dr. Jerry W. Nash

2012-01-07T23:03:00.000-05:00

Here's hoping this little bit of fuckwittery gets you all the mockery you deserve.

H/T to Tech.

New John Carter Trailer

2012-01-07T20:25:00.000-05:00

I'm looking forward to it.

I couldn't have said it...

2012-01-07T19:11:00.000-05:00

...any better.

One hundred years ago today...

2012-01-07T18:32:00.000-05:00

...Charles Addams was born.

New Bill Whittle

2012-01-06T20:21:00.001-05:00

Facing the Arithmetic

H/T to Theo.

Attack the Block

2012-01-06T00:01:00.000-05:00

I watched Attack the Block this evening. It's a British flick about what happens when a local gang of semi-thugs confront aliens invading their apartment building in South London. If you can get by the accents you get a funny film with a fair amount of actions. I enjoyed it, but I kept wanting Michael Caine to show up with a pistol and tell the human villain "you have failed to maintain your weapon."

6 Police Officers Shot in Utah, 1 Dead, 5 Injured

2012-01-05T22:30:00.000-05:00

ABC reports the rest of the story with their usual attention to detail and journalistic integity. One example was the video on the evening news did its best to confuse an automatic rifle [M$/M16 variant] with a semi-automatic rifle [AK variant] and so the viewer who might not have a clue. It's not really surprising. The purpose here is to push an agenda not report the facts and that's business as usual at ABC News.

That's All We Need...

2012-01-05T01:16:00.000-05:00

Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. -- P. J. O'Rourke

...or arrest powers to a TSA screener.

Protect Your Child

2012-01-04T19:38:00.000-05:00

In Oklahoma, an 18 year old woman shot and killed an intruder armed with a knife as he broke into the room where she was locked in with her 3 month old child.

Damn good work.

H/T to Sebastian.

I was thinking about my daughters...

2012-01-03T21:35:00.000-05:00

...and the songs that remind me of them.

This for my oldest.

This for my youngest...

...and this for the middle one who will the death of me.

Seriously?

2012-01-03T18:39:00.000-05:00

Charlton Library Sends Police To Collect Overdue Books From 5-Year-Old

Now, the momma needs a kick in the rump for letting the books go overdue in the first place.

H/T to Radley.

Heh.

2012-01-02T20:19:00.001-05:00

Because having lost the political battle....

2012-01-01T02:49:00.001-05:00

...the only weapon they gave left is the blood dance.

Happy New Year

2012-01-01T00:01:00.000-05:00

H/T to Theo.

Another business...

2011-12-31T17:09:00.001-05:00

...to which I don't have to give my custom.

A clerk at Circle K successfully defended his life against a robber armed with a pistol and was fired. He apparently was expected to stand there and take a bullet when one robber told her partner to shoot him. That's screwed up by any definition.

H/T to David.

Neat

2011-12-31T16:46:00.001-05:00

Earth | Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over | NASA, ISS from Michael König on Vimeo.

H/T to Radley.

Kids and Guns

2011-12-30T22:25:00.000-05:00

Henderson teen shoots man who attempted home invasion

Good work.

Lies, Damn Lies, and Eric Holder

2011-12-29T20:56:00.000-05:00

Attorney General Eric Holder blames the increase in officer line of duty deaths to "illegal" guns. The 173 number that Holder touts is all line of duty deaths from heart attack to the car slipped out of gear and ran over the officer standing in front of said car to some bastard shot 'em. Sixty-three of the deaths were from the non-accidental discharge of a firearm. That's four more than in 2010 when at least one of the bastards doing the shooting got the gun from one of Holder's employees. As sorry as I am for the death of any police officer, that's a not even a statistical blip. This Holder blood dance smells of of an anti-gun agenda and bullshit...lots of bullshit.

H/T to Tam.

More here.

The Adventures of Tintin.

2011-12-28T20:59:00.000-05:00

The Adventures of Tintin. It's a hell of a ride. I highly recommend it.

All the news that fit to spin...

2011-12-27T16:01:00.000-05:00

The NYT has taken a swipe at North Carolina CCW holders. Apparently, 2400 out of 240.000 CCW holders here have committed crimes of one sort or another. Here's Sean's rundown on the numbers.

· More than 2,400 permit holders were convicted of felonies or misdemeanors, excluding traffic-related crimes.
· More than 200 were convicted of felonies, including at least 10 who committed murder or manslaughter.
· More than 200 permit holders were also convicted of gun- or weapon-related felonies or misdemeanors, including roughly 60 who committed weapon-related assaults.
· Nearly 900 permit holders were convicted of drunken driving

You be the judge of whether to be concerned that 1% of permit holders committed crimes AFTER obtaining their permits. I'm not. The important number is the 237,600 or 99% who haven't committed any crimes. This story is the NYT pushing Mayor Bloomberg's anti-gun agenda and nothing more. They deserve as much attention as he does: none at all.

Returns

2011-12-27T00:01:00.000-05:00

H/T to Theo.

Nepotism

2011-12-26T22:36:00.000-05:00

nep·o·tism [nep-uh-tiz-uh-m]
noun
patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of familyrelationship, as in business and politics: Schumer bro-in-law judge nod stuns NJ.

Clerk's Punch Stops Robbery

2011-12-26T21:31:00.000-05:00

My preference would have been a gun but, it'll do.

Source: NBC17

What I wanna see is the next frame...

2011-12-26T19:10:00.002-05:00

H/T to Theo.

Happy Birthday

2011-12-26T04:52:00.001-05:00

John Severin is 90 years old today. At 90 he is still producing work that puts art by the current crop to shame.

Bill Whittle: Three Years Under Obama

2011-12-25T03:27:00.000-05:00

Merry Christmas To All

2011-12-25T00:25:00.001-05:00

The TSA confiscates...

2011-12-24T20:02:00.001-05:00

...a cupcake. Actually the TSA at one airport confiscated it after the TSA at another let it through. Seems the "frosting" might have been explosive. Maybe the TSA agent was hungry.

So in recognition of the quality of work the TSA does...

H/T to Tam.

Trailers

2011-12-23T18:26:00.000-05:00

Sherlock, Series 2.

Sixty-seven years ago today...

2011-12-22T22:24:00.003-05:00

"Nuts"

The man had a way with words.

Eduarto Barreto RIP

2011-12-22T21:55:00.003-05:00

I just found out Eduarto Barreto died December 15th. I don't remember the first comic I saw his art in, but I knew when I saw his name I could count on clean simple pencils and layouts that told a story well. I always enjoyed his art and his passing is a damned shame.

Movies

2011-12-22T21:42:00.000-05:00

I've been going to movies a bit more than usual this season which apparently makes me unusual since I understand revenues are down this holiday season. I've seen...

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. I liked Downey's first foray into the world of Sherlock Holmes. Holmes in drag and the "urban" camouflage was too silly. I did like the broom-handled Mauser.

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. Easily the best of the four. Good action and amazing stunts. Fast,tense plot. As a rule I go to movies despite the fact Tom Cruise is in it. I don't like him except in this I did.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I liked the Swedish version. I liked Noomi Rapace. This version doesn't do anything the original didn't we just get it with a Hollywood director and Hollywood actors. If you haven't seen the original you might give it a shot.

Now I'm gonna try to get to Tintin and a year from now there's this...

Fast & Furious: It was Bush's fault.

2011-12-20T17:26:00.000-05:00

Horse Pucky.

H/T to David.

Another Gunwalker Cartoon

2011-12-20T01:13:00.002-05:00

H/T to Theo.

The Bradys had a BIG annoucement today...

2011-12-19T17:11:00.001-05:00

...never mind.

Czars

2011-12-18T21:28:00.000-05:00

Over at Day By Day.

This makes a hell of a lawn decoration.

2011-12-18T21:19:00.004-05:00

H/T to Theo

Some people are too stupid to breath...

2011-12-17T22:44:00.001-05:00

...without a fracking coach. The school administrator's here easily fall into that category.

Two hundred and thirty-eight years ago today...

2011-12-16T17:51:00.001-05:00

...some guys in Boston had a Tea Party.

Looks like the Force...

2011-12-16T17:43:00.002-05:00

...wasn't with him, and yes. I had to go there.

H/T to Radley.

Joe Simon RIP

2011-12-15T20:21:00.003-05:00

Joe Simon created Captain America with Jack Kirby. They also produced Sandman, Newsboy Legion, Boy Commnados, Manhunter and a number of other titles. Simon can also take the blame for Prez. He wrote it.

Two hundred and twenty years ago today...

2011-12-15T16:41:00.004-05:00

...the Bill of Rights became law.

Today, Congress is pissing on it once again because neither your nor I have any rights they're bound to respect.

I'm reading...

2011-12-14T15:03:00.003-05:00

...Soft Target by Stephen Hunter. I'm only a few hundred pages into it but at the moment it's reading like an alternate history where the Prez when into law enforcement instead of community organizing with the expected results.

Keep your finger off the trigger...

2011-12-13T23:25:00.003-05:00

Gun Instructor Accidentally Shoots Himself In The Leg

Oh yeah, and it was the gun my ass.

H/T to The Duck.

Happy Birthday...

2011-12-12T11:21:00.004-05:00

...Fred Kida. Kida worked on Airboy, Crime Does Not Pay, and various titles for Atlas and Marvel. He's 91 today. Below are some samples of his work.

Fly-Over Country

2011-12-11T23:46:00.001-05:00

Jerry Robinson RIP

2011-12-10T18:57:00.003-05:00

The creator of Batman's arch-nemesis, the Joker, dead at 89.

Amazing

2011-12-10T14:55:00.002-05:00

Olympic Sport? Oh yeah. Men's division? I'll pass.

H/T to Kevin.

Now that's funny.

2011-12-09T17:24:00.001-05:00

Would-Be Mugger Foiled by Ultimate Fighting Champion: Cops

H/T to David.

Mister Holder...

2011-12-08T23:22:00.002-05:00

Have YOU no shame?

The answer's pretty obvious isn't it?

This is only new News to...

2011-12-08T06:04:00.003-05:00

...the main stream media. It's old news to most of us.

Documents: ATF used "Fast and Furious" to make the case for gun regulations

Harry Morgan RIP

2011-12-07T20:32:00.002-05:00

The two things I liked about M*A*S*H was Radar and Colonel Sherman Potter. Harry Morgan passed away today.

damn.

Update: The Korean Garands

2011-12-07T05:43:00.001-05:00

The State Department announced Dec. 2 that it will re-consider its stance against allowing M-1 Garands into the United States if South Korea offers another sale.

H/T to The Duck.