Monthly Archives: June 2008

Quote of the Day – Frivolous Edition

Posted on June 30, 2008 by

Some have made the argument, bordering on the frivolous, that only those arms in existence in the 18th century are protected by the Second Amendment. – Opinion of the Court, D.C. v. Heller

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New (old) gun

Posted on June 30, 2008 by

I picked up my Heller celebration gun (well, really I was going to buy it anyways, but Heller was a good excuse) on Sunday, and took a few pictures today.  Smith & Wesson 66-1, .357 Magnum with a 4 inch … Continue reading →

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Fenty’s regulations

Posted on June 30, 2008 by

The Armed Canadian has a post thanking Mayor Fenty for the arrogance that led him to continue to challenge the lower court’s ruling, which lead to one of the greatest victories ever for the Pro-Gun movement. He is absolutely right, … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day – Maybe we were wrong Edition

Posted on June 29, 2008 by

“[concealed carry is] something that doesn’t cause that many problems.” – Paul Helmke on Hardball OK, he didn’t say that they might have been wrong, but this is a stunning concession.

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If you haven’t watched this already

Posted on June 28, 2008 by

you really should (Wayne LaPierre and Paul Helmke on Hardball.) Among other things, we get to see Paul Helmke say “[concealed carry is] something that doesn’t cause that many problems.” (Hat tip American Manifesto) I have seen Paul talking through a … Continue reading →

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Another path to machine gun legalization

Posted on June 28, 2008 by

Alan (SnarkyBytes) talks about his machine gun outreach program.

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Quote of the Day – Where’s a Gun When You Need It Edition

Posted on June 28, 2008 by

“With all the guns in this county, couldn’t we kill a muskrat?” Winfield, MO resident, about a muskrat that burrowed through a levee, causing a breach. Hat tip my dad. 

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Some SCOTUSBlog stats

Posted on June 27, 2008 by

Looks like SCOTUSBlog nearly melted down had their best day ever yesterday.  20,000 liveblog viewer 370,000 hits yesterday, almost 4 times the the previous high 93,000 downloads of the opinion more here

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Stop holding back

Posted on June 27, 2008 by

How do you really feel?

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There’s a fight brewing 90 miles south of me

Posted on June 27, 2008 by

Follow it at www.chicagoguncase.com.

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