The 2010 Voter's Guide...

...from Grass Roots North Carolina can be found here. Use it.

Via John R.

Korean Garand Update

Senator Jon Tester has introduced a bill to allow the importation to the United States of American made rifles given/sold to foreign governments. He’s also requested an explanation from the State Department for their current position on blocking the the return of the Korean Garands. Maybe he’ll be able to bully Obama into letting them in and if not maybe the bill will become law. Word is he’s got his head up Obama’s butt on every other issue so maybe he can get this straight before he gets kicked to the curb in 2014.

H/T to Uncle.

It's raining lawsuits...

...and that's a good thing at least in this case. A couple are suing the Postal Service because of the ban on bringing firearms onto their property. As usual, John has the details.

Now that's ...

...funny.

H/T to wizardpc.

Wisconsin Carry Lawsuit

In Madison Wisconsin, if you engage in legal activity that the police don’t like you get arrested on bullshit charges. When it becomes obvious those charges don’t fit the situation they drop them and charge you with other bullshit charges.

Open carry is constitutionally protected in Wisconsin. Five guys openly displaying their holstered handguns while enjoying dinner at a restaurant were called in to the Madison police. The female caller called because she was concerned but acknowledges they aren’t doing anything to cause concern other than carrying firearms, and when told open carry was legal by the police communicator replied “then they’re not doing anything wrong.” The police go anyway. The guys were charged with obstruction when they refused to provide ID them disorderly conduct when the obstruction charge fell through. They’re suing as they should be. John has details over at No Lawyers – Only Guns and Money. To me, it looks like a case of the police creating a problem where there was none or trying to send a message. Lawsuits send messages too.

A couple of interesting...

...photos here.

Elmo kicks butt.

Who woulda thought the little guy had it in him.

H/T to Jennifer.

Happy Birthday to me

Fifty.

Maybe I'll blog when I get over the depression.

We are so ...

...screwed. The largest tax increase in American history starts January 1, 2011 and of course that won't have any impact on the current economy will it President Obama? That's OK. You'll blame it on the Republicans.


H/T to WRSA.

Screech Owls

There was a Heritage Day at Jordan Lake yesterday. The local raptor/birds of prey refuge had several of their residents on display for the festivities. The grey one has a cataract in his left eye as the result of getting smacked by a car.

Amen...

...to this post by Tam.

On the coming elections...

And as much as I relish the thought that conservatism will make a sweep of congress in a month or so, the pragmatist and cynic in me says we’re delivering a few pumps to the sinking ship, and it will only forestall the inevitable.

We might get a respite, but a few million entrenched bureaucrats in government will make sure we don’t vote our way out of this mess. - the Cajun

Heh

Via MikeV.

Insulting the police?!

What are they teaching the police officers up in Prince George’s County, Maryland. A family reports an attempted armed robbery outside their home. They allegedly send off the would be robbers with weapons of their own then call the police to report the matter. The police respond and shoot eh victim’s dog and arrest the victims for multiple crimes including insulting the police. The armed robbers are still at large but the police are protecting the neighborhood by arresting people for insulting the police. If they made threats no problem, but insulting the police? First Amendment anyone?

H/T to Firehand.

IL: Elderly man shoots thugs during home invasion.

In Chicago, an elderly man heard someone banging on his door and yelling to be let in. He opened the door and two thugs pushed their way in, grabbed him, sprayed him with pepper spray, and began beating him. The elderly man reached into the pocket of a coat hanging by the door and pulled out a gun which he then used to shoot each of the thugs once. The thugs fled and collapsed on the street. One died in the hospital the other was charged with the murder. Works for me.