Jun
30
‘Merchants of Death’
Category: Gun Stuff, Guns |
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A peek inside the world of the so-called merchants of death — otherwise known as arms dealers and defense experts — shows it can be downright glamorous. FoxNews story here.
Jun
30
Update: Bumped from June 14 because today is the last chance to vote. Snowflakes in Hell provided a link! Thanks, Sebastian! Now, if only I could be a link from Glenn at Instapundit, that might do it. Vote for Traction Control here!!!! mkthxbye
Jun
27
Friday Night Tunage: “Drift Away”, by Dobie Gray
Category: Tunes |
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“Gimme the beat, boys and free my soul; I wanna get lost in your rock and roll.” – Classic Dobie Gray tunage. (click pic to listen – mp3 file) I don’t care who you are, that’s some good stuff right there. Give it a listen, then go and buy the album.
Jun
27
Last Weekend for ‘Snowflakes in Hell’s’ e-Postal Match
Category: Gun Stuff |
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Go to Snowflakes in Hell’s site and hit the e-Postal match target link for the target and the rules. Weather reports call for a weak cold front to bring thunderstorms into Dallas-Fort Worth area on Sunday. So, is anyone interested in going to the Sooper Sekrit Shootin’ Spot on Saturday? New shooters welcome – guns, […]
Jun
27
Historic Pro-Troop Telethon Raises Over $1 Million For Care Package Drive The Sacramento Union, by Staff Original Article Posted (at Lucianne) By:GOPJihad, 6/27/2008 10:49:29 AM Mountain View, CA —An unprecedented 8-hour telethon raised $1,068,041 to send the largest single shipment of care packages for U.S. troops in history. The drive was organized by the nation’s largest […]
Jun
26
Follow the announcements now at SCOTUSblog.com. Update: Heller is affirmed. Update: Link to the opinion (,pdf) is here. Local Link is here. Quote: “The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home. Pp. 2–53. (a) The […]
Jun
22
Home again – What a Week It Was!
Category: Travel |
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This week’s travel: Dallas to Detroit to Dallas to Brownsville to Matamoros to Brownsville to Dallas to Knoxville to Dallas. Just doing my part to maintain my carbon footprint. I figure that when the subsidies are launched for carbon reduction, the dot Gov will probably send me a cool million $ to stay home. Sweet for me, but likely disaserous […]
Jun
20
A side trip on the way to the airport – just checking to see what others were doing this Friday while I had to work – took me to South Padre Island. (Click pictures to see ridiculously large versions) The Walkway The Fisherman … And a special pic for SayUncle.
Jun
20
Peace Dividends – Barrett Rifles
Category: Guns, Pr0n |
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Note: Quantities updated July 20, 2008 – Ed. Twenty-Two (23) Barrett Semi-Auto 50 caliber rifles are now available: Five (5) 82A1s with 29 inch barrels; twenty-two (18) Barrett 82A1 Kits (with VariX Scopes); and zero (0) 82CQ models (with 20.6″ barrels) are available for next day pickup or delivery to your local FFL. Plus: One (1) UEBR (Ultimate Evil […]
Jun
18
This week’s travel schedule: Texas to Detroit Michigan, to Texas, to Matamoros, Mexico, to Texas, to Maryville, Tennessee (on Saturday), and back again on Sunday. Little time to blog in between … P.S. Do you know the literal meaning of “Matamoros” in Spanish? I found it interesting.
Jun
15
Too good not to Re-Post: ATF Form 1
Category: Gun Stuff |
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From ATF Form 1 line 4. i.: Q: “State Why You Intend To Make Firearm (Use additional sheet if necessary)” A: “Zombies” Result: Approved Click pic to embigginify. Found at Armed Canadian.
Jun
15
(Hot) Range e-Postal Match Report
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While the Texican Tattler and JR (A Keyboard and a .45) were strolling the exhibits at the Market Hall Gun show, your humble host at Traction Control was spending time and expending hot brass and fast-moving lead on a hot Texas range. Today’s venue was not the usual Sooper Sekrit spot but instead, it was […]