NRA Assists Mexican Drug Cartels

Once again, WaPo accidentally commits journalism:

No other state has produced more guns seized by police in the brutal Mexican drug wars than Texas. In the Lone Star State, no other city has more guns linked to Mexican crime scenes than Houston. And in the Texas oil town, no single independent dealer stands out more for selling guns traced from south of the border than Bill Carter

U.S. gun dealers with the most firearms traced over the past four years

A decade ago, politicians and the press routinely reported on gun stores across the nation that had the most traces for firearms recovered by police. In 2003, under pressure from the gun lobby, Congress passed a law that hid from public view the government database that contained the gun tracing information.

No Gun Ranges in Chicago

Say Anything published an interesting article about the onerous gun laws in Chicago.  The amazing part is how universally accepted this transparent twisting is among pro-gun folks.

The city’s ban on handguns was struck down by the Supreme Court in McDonald vs. Chicago, but the city has a policy requiring that registered gun owners get gun training including instruction at a gun range while simultaneously banning gun ranges within city limits.

How do you get gun training at a facility the city outlaws? That doesn’t matter. You’re not really supposed to own a gun.

Doesn't "within city limits" mean there are places outside of the city where the happy gun owner can get the necessary training? Is that so "onerous?"

Why do gun rights fanatics find it necessary to exaggerate like this? Isn't the reality of the situation enough for them to complain about? Do these people have no moral sense of honesty?

What's your opinion? Please leave a comment.

The Latest in Home Defense - Mach 7 Gun

Cnet has the story.  I thought this would be perfect for our friends in Pennsylvania when they get their new Castle Doctrine enhancement, you know after the lame duck governor is out.

Super DGU Instructions

Robert Farago posted this wonderful video which clearly teaches how to accomplish one of those super DGUs, the ones in which you take the gun from the bad guy and use it on him.  These probably only happen about a million times a year.  We should ask John Lott the expert.

John Lott - Obama Hater

via John Lott's Website:

Referring to the remarks made by the President the other day, Mr. Lott named a post, "Obama's whopper of a claim at the press conference on Tuesday." Lott graciously provided links to the speech as well as a list of broken promises.

What I thought is Obama's speech-writers carefully worded the comment in such a way that it could not be called a lie or a "whopper." What do you think?

There is not a single thing that I said I would do that I have not done or tried to do.

I've made no secret of the fact that I no longer support President Obama. Escalation of the war in Afghanistan was the last straw, but this tax deal really solidified my cynicism. Yet, I find John Lott's response, like so many long-standing Obama-haters, to be more a reflection of his own bias and prejudice than the President's failure. Ignoring the "or tried to do," part of the statement and arguing instead that he did not keep all his promises, is intellectually dishonest.

What's your opinion? By the way, isn't it odd that the books John Lott wrote are all about guns and the blog is all about politics?

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A DGU with a Twist

I guess anything can happen.

Killed in the incident about 12:05 a.m. was Dwain Heath Jr., 17, of Munhall.

The woman told detectives she had gone to a convenience store within a few blocks of her home and made a purchase. As she was walking in an alley in the rear of the 800 block of Ravine Street, Mr. Heath approached her, brandished a gun and demanded money.

She turned over all she had, which was just change, as well as a personal item.

The woman then fought with the man, disarmed him and shot him. Then, she called 911 and waited for police to arrive.

Maybe this can be a new criterion for DGUs, unarmed people taking the gun from the bad guy and turning the tables on him. I'll bet John Lott, who runs one of the best anti-Obama blogs around, could still come up with a million or so.

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Evil Con Artist - Glenn Beck