A 5-4 ruling once again along political lines

The conservative majority wins another victory through the Supreme Court in what we always knew was true, that the 2nd Amendment applies to states and local governments not just the Federal government.  This should spell the end of the highly restrictive Chicago gun ban.  King Lord Daley is probably having a coronary now along with George Soros and Michael Bloomberg.

Their next step will be to get the U.N. or World Court to rule against our Constitution and move to seize our weapons.  Don’t laugh.

King Lord Daley is not going to be happy

Maps which show where you can carry or not carry firearms

The Open Carry debate is raging nationwide and it’s time everyone got educated. 

Disturbing to some…A Glock?

Got Milk C&R?

I admit it, I stole this headline.  The credit goes to user "novus collectus" at Maryland Shooters.  So what is a "C&R"?  It's a Curio and Relic License, or an "03 FFL".  Once you get one, approved firearms can be delivered directly to your door.  Did I say that firearms (even handguns) can be delivered directly to your door?!?!  I just took possession of this group via UPS at my own front door:  

[Above are two Tokarevs (at the top) and three CZ-82 Makarovs (bottom and right).  Each just under $200!]

This isn't the same as a 01 FFL, which makes you an actual firearms dealer.  This is an 03 FFL, which allows you to purchase (not sell) historic weapons classified as C&R.  This is at discounted prices, shipped right to your door, with no NCIS check. You also get dealer discounts on non-C&R items from Midway and Brownells.

Without a doubt, this is the best $30 I have ever spent (it's good for 3 years, so it's only $10/year!).  I could go on and on about it, but I would prefer to do you the favor of linking to where I learned about it: Maryland Shooters Forum  (thanks to "coinboy" for all the good work)

Here are some online dealers that sell C&R items:

SOG

AIM

J&G

Get the widget here

Truth comes from soul, lies come from the evil…liberals.

If one visits the Baltimore City Police Department's website, you'll see an image of a Tokarev handgun under the heading:  "Fighting Illegal Handguns".  For those of us who live or work in Baltimore, we know that the vast majority of gun crimes are committed by drug dealers and gang-bangers.  Since when do drug-thugs and 'bangers opt for collectable antique firearms? 

This is a Tokarev from a legal gun dealer's website:

And here's the image the Baltimore City Police Department used (blown up x's 2):

The only thing I can't tell is if it's a Romanian or Yugoslavian Tokarev.

I’m giving credit for this one to GunSlinger

I’m sure this makes for lovely death stares

More outrage from the Libs

On Friday, Sept. 11, the California Assembly passed Assembly Bill 962, by a 44-31 vote.
Among other regulations, AB 962 would:

• Ban all mail-order and Internet sales of handgun ammunition.
• Prohibit the retail sale, the offer for sale or the display of handgun ammunition in a
manner that allows ammunition to be accessible to a purchaser without assistance of a
vendor or employee.
• Require that the delivery or transfer of ownership of handgun ammunition occur in a
face-to-face transaction, with the deliverer or transferor being provided bona fide
evidence of identity of the purchaser or other transferee.

That evidence of identity, which must be legibly recorded at the time of delivery, includes:

• The right thumbprint of the purchaser or transferee.
• The date of the sale or other transaction.
• The purchaser's or transferee's driver's license or other identification number and the
state in which it was issued.
• The brand, type and amount of ammunition sold or otherwise transferred.
• The purchaser's or transferee's signature.
• The name of the salesperson who processed the sale or other transaction.
• The purchaser's or transferee's full residential address and telephone number.
• The purchaser's or transferee's date of birth.

The bill is on the desk of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, where it awaits his consideration. He will have until Oct. 11 to sign or veto the bill. If he does not veto the bill, it will become law.

VETO IT YOU RINO!

A thread about this on MDShooters.com

The other day we went to a local gunstore and for the first time was presented with the requirement to log our name and address and driver’s license number before we bought ammo.  In my case I bought 4 boxes of Remington .22LR Subsonic.  We honestly thought it was a new requirement but based on what I’m reading in the linked forum, it’s not a law but a scare tactic by our Maryland State Police force and most likely the Attorney General of MD.

Well, from now on if presented with this I’m going to say thanks but no thanks and buy my ammo in other ways.  More revenue the state will be missing.  Oh well, sucks to be them.

SUCKS TO BE U.S.

Louisiana will host sales tax holiday on firearms, hunting supplies

by The Times-Picayune

Friday August 21, 2009, 12:19 PM

Louisiana will waive sales taxes on purchases of firearms, ammunition and hunting supplies Friday, Sept. 4 through Sunday, Sept. 6. The so-called "Louisiana Second Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday" was authorized by the state Legislature and will become an annual event.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,541023,00.html

Plaxico Burress gets 2 year sentence in The People's Republic of New York.  Sure, what he did was against the law, but he wasn't planning on committing a crime.  Rather, he just wanted protection.  Although, with his salary, perhaps a private security guard would have been a better idea.  However, I don't think the sentence matches the violation.

 Hey Bloomberg, do you carry a gun?  I bet you do....

But I wanted a pink one!!!

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/08/18/dozen-protesters-guns-outside-obama-speech/

I'm glad to see people exercising their Federal and State rights when it comes to guns.  This article explains how several citizens exercised their rights at a Obama speech.

We need this in Maryland!

Open carry, coming to a anti-Obama rally near you?

To those people who have been on an arms build-up since the Obama election, you can probably start calming down now.

From various sources like this Newsweek article and Obama’s interview with Bob Schieffer this past weekend, Congress and Obama don’t want anything to do with Assault Weapons Ban rhetoric.  When specifically asked by Schieffer whether the Administration was considering renewing the Clinton Era Assault Weapons Ban, Barry replied with “Let’s enforce the laws we already have on the books.”  This was pleasant to my ears.  He and many in Congress realize that this is one hot potato they don’t need right now.

I did!

"Dear Loyal Customers,
Thanks to your voice, DOD has rescinded the order to mutilate all spent cases as of 4:30 pm on 3/17/09. We appreciate the time and effort that you expended, together we all made a difference. We will be posting the email we received from DOD as well as any additional information within the next 12-16 hours. Thanks so much and lets get to work!!!"

One Win For Our Side

I’m not sure where this order originally came from, but it was a real hair brain idea.  I’m sure some Obama appointee got in over his head and thought this would be a good way to impress the boss.  Hopefully he’s now looking to flip burgers some where.

Once fired, twice shy

Today, the Maryland State Police issued a request to the House Judiciary Committee to pull House Bill 1446 from consideration.
This bill would have required that any person engaged in the business of selling ammunition maintain extensive records on all sales, including the date of sale, purchaser's full name, address, date of birth, and form of ID used, as well as the type and quantity of ammunition purchased. The bill would have also forced a business that sells ammunition to allow the inspection of the sales record by a law enforcement officer upon request.  HB 1446 was tantamount to firearm registration, would have done nothing to stop crime, and would have only increased the size and bureaucratic scope of the Maryland State Police. 

The U.S. Congress tried ammunition registration in the past, only to discover that it was not only ineffective for law enforcement, but also completely unmanageable due to the sheer volume of transactions.  Ammunition registration creates huge record keeping requirements and provides no useful benefits for law enforcement which is why it was repealed by the Firearm Owners Protection Act of 1986.

I’m a Lifer!

http://www.shootingwire.com/archives/2009-02-20

The US State Department wanted to classify several rounds (5.56, 7.62nato, 7.62x39, etc) as purely 'military' and thus ineligible to export to Canada - as opposed to the rumor which had the roles reversed.

Fortunately it sounds like the Canadians got as pissed as they should have, and the policy has lost steam.

However, the federal government is still up to other shenanigans. Not only is the DOD requiring the military to mutilate spent brass so that it can't be reloaded, even the NPS is also looking to make all their land "lead-free" by 2010, which I guess means no more hunting.

http://www.shootingwire.com/ ('No Longer Just Paranoia')

How about just die?

House Bill 1446, a bill requested by the Maryland State Police to require the registration of ammunition at purchase has passed out of the House Rules & Executive Nominations Committee and re-referred to the House Judiciary Committee for a hearing on March 19 at 1:00 pm.

This bill would require that any person engaged in the business of selling ammunition maintain extensive records on all, including the date of sale, purchaser’s full name, address, date of birth, description of the form of ID used as well as the type and quantity of ammunition purchased. The bill also forces a business that sells ammunition to allow the inspection of the sales record by a law enforcement officer upon request.  HB 1446 is tantamount to firearm registration, will do nothing to stop crime and only increase the size and bureaucratic scope of the Maryland State Police.  If they succeed, they will no doubt be back wanting a background check or license to purchase ammunition as well. This bill must be defeated. If you think ammunition is hard to find now, just wait and see how hard it is to get if this bill passes.

Congress has tried ammunition registration in the past, only to discover that it was not only ineffective for law enforcement, but also completely unmanageable due to the sheer volume of transactions. Ammunition registration creates huge record keeping requirements and provides no useful benefits for law enforcement; which is why it was repealed under the Firearm Owners Protection Act of 1986.

Register this!

As I head out to attend the latest local gun show, I did a little Google research on the increase in gun sales over the last 3+ months.

I found this article.  This is a typical Liberal response to the recent sales increase.  More guns will equal more crime and police shootings.  This is her assumption.  This is their mantra.  More guns = more crime.

She produces a FBI stat that over the last 2 years, instant criminal background checks rose by 36 percent.

But what she doesn’t say is that there wasn’t a 36 percent rise in gun related crime.  If anything it has decreased.  Violent crimes rates in the U.S. have been decreasing since 1991 (two years before the Brady Bill passed which requires these National Instant Criminal Background checks.)  States that have laws delaying the purchase of firearms through waiting periods, mandatory background checks,  purchase permit requirements or license requirements have historically had comparatively higher violent crime rates.

Some opinions as to why the increase in sales have occurred is given in the above article.  In future articles on this blog, I’ll give my real opinion as to the increase in gun and ammo sales. 

U.S. Senate Votes to Uphold Second Amendment in Washington, D.C.

It’s really great to see some good news coming out of Washington.  I’m glad to see the D.C. City Counsel get smacked down.

Real guns laws are those that exist to protect law-abiding citizens, not to punish those that would defend themselves and their families or property. 

Senator John Ensign (R)

Story on NRA-ILA

The anti-gun lobby takes another hit.  They keep trying to take rights away and High Courts keep giving them back.

A Congressional Gun Grabber

I guess imported Assault Weapons scare these people?  There is no significant use of Assault Weapons in crimes in the U.S.

These are the usual fear-mongering tactics that Liberals use to erode our rights and secure their own power base.

We’ll be seeing a lot of these tactics in the Obama Administration.  The $787 Billion dollar stimulus was full of pork barrel projects to make us more and more dependent and controlled by the Federal government.