Joke Of The Day

A donkey and an elephant go up to a drive-in window.

The donkey says, "I'll have a Big Government, please."

And the elephant says, "I'll have a Big Government, too, with a side order of Jesus."

From Tam.

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Explorer Scouts Training In SWAT Tactics

Fourteen and fifteen year old boys and girls. They're being trained in tactical building entry using Airsoft guns. Wish they did that when I was that age.

In today's NYT. Can't get the link on this #*@! Blackberry.

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Quote Of The Day

"Texting is like trying to start a fire by rubbing two lighters together."

h/t Say Uncle

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Checked In ...

... a .45, a .38 Super and 170 rds of ammo. At Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, no less.

So far, so good.

Reading blogs on blackberry. Check out The Smallest Minority. Outstanding!


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Shirtless Biden Washes '81 Trans Am In White House Driveway

I need to read The Onion more often.

That Should Be "Make-Shift"

There's just no telling what kind of weapon will turn up in Mexico next.

Verbatim:

Mexican police supposedly discovered the powerful weapon (identified by press reports as a Browning .50 caliber machine gun) at a house in northern Sonora state while on routine patrol. It was attached to a make-shit gun turret mounted in the bed of a Ford pick-up truck.

link.

a) It's a movie-gun fer cryin' out loud, and
b) it's attached to a make-shit turret.

Correlation Or Causation?

Headline reads:
"Mexico Drug Violence Rises On Border Despite Army Deployment"

Shouldn't that read, "...Due To Army Deployment"

From Reuters.

"You can trust the Mexican Army, Señor. Just give us the money and the guns, and we will get rid of these evil drug dealers."

Old Records III

This record reached #5 on the Billboard charts in 1963. It was produced by Quincy Jones and was the sequel to "It's My Party", about which there is a famous showbiz story here and here.

And here is a live performance:

Lesley Gore played the character "Pink Pussycat" for two episodes on the old "Batman" series - "That Darn Catwoman" and "Scat! Darn Catwoman!". Apparently she was Julie Newmar's hench-woman:

Oh, come on! How much "camp" can you cram into a single episode? Why not cast Harvey Fierstein as Robin, and maybe Noel Coward as Alfred the butler? Puh-lease!

Lesley Gore is now 63 and still performs regularly:

She came out as a lesbian while at Sarah Lawrence College in the late 1960's. Many years ago I went to a dance there... but I digress!

I Can Tell That She Was Born ... Bulgarian!

Cool-looking site with a review of the Marlin 70PSS "Papoose" rifle.

Original text:

Цевта на "Marlin 70 PSS " се сваля за секунди и заедно с приклада се прибира в компактен калъф, който безпроблемно влиза в багажниците на малките автомобили.

Cуперлека самозарядна флоберка с обозначение 70 PSS предлага на оръжейния пазар американската фирма Marlin. Тя тежи само 2,3 кг. Всички метални части са от неръждаема стомана, а прикладът - от устойчив чер поликарбонат. Затова сняг, дъжд и неволни удари не повреждат карабината.

Цевта на Marlin 70 PSS е дълга 400 мм. Изполва патроните .22 Long Rifle, които излитат с начална скорост около 330 м/сек. В зависимост от теглото на куршума и заряда на патрона дулната енергия варира от 140 до 270 джаула. Тя е достатъчна за отстрелване на ценни хищници, кожите на които се търсят за ефектни яки и палта.

Върху карабината се монтират различни оптически мерници. Пълнителите са 7-зарядни и се заменят изключително бързо. При изстрелване на последния патрон затворът остава отворен в задно крайно положение. След замяна на пълнителя затворът поема нов патрон и го притиква в патронника с готовност за произвеждане на нов изстрел. Безопасността на карабината се осигурява с предпазител, блокиращ ударно-спусковия механизъм. Лостът му е разположен на удобно място зад спусковата скоба.
текст: 24chasa

And after www.translate.google.com does its magic:

Barrel of the "Marlin 70 PSS" be removed in seconds and with the retractable stock in a compact case that easily enter into LUGGAGE small cars.

Cuperleka samozaryadna floberka mark with 70 PSS provides arms market American company Marlin. It weighs only 2.3 kilograms. All metal parts are stainless steel and the stock - from cher resistant polycarbonate. Therefore, snow, rain and involuntary hit carbine not hurt.

Barrel of the Marlin 70 PSS is 400 millimeters long. Izpolva ammo .22 Long Rifle, who depart with an initial speed of about 330 meters / sec. Depending on the weight of the bullet and charge a patron dulnata energy varies from 140 to 270 joule. It is sufficient hunted valuable predators of fur are looking for strong and effective coats.

Be installed on carbine other optical sights. Fillers are 7-chargers and replaced very quickly. In the last shot cartridge prison remains open at the rear end position. After replacement of the prison magazine takes a new cartridge and pritikva in the chamber ready for production with a new shot. Safety carbine is provided with a safety, hammer-spuskoviya blocking mechanism. Lever is located behind a convenient location spuskovata bracket.

My guesses:
cher = chip
prison = bolt

Filler = magazine
7-chargers = 7-shot

h/t Hell In A Handbasket.

Edited to add:
She is also a very strong advocate of RKBA!

Old Records II

When I was 14 or 15 I was just crazy about the Lovin' Spoonful.

Tamalanche II - The Sequel

Wheeeeeee!
That was fun!

Old Records

I found some old 45-RPM records in the basement last night. This one starts out with a very distinctive guitar riff. Remember?

I'm Gonna F***in' Die!

"An expedition team which set sail from Plymouth on a 5,000-mile carbon emission-free trip to Greenland have been rescued by an oil tanker."

Oh, God, thank you for this bounty!

From the BBC.

h/t Say Uncle.

What Kind Of Rifles Are We Talkin' About, Exactly?

Caption: "Mexican Army elite troops shout military slogans during the Independence Day military parade in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008."

Can anyone identify the rifles they are carrying? Here's another picture:

That's a lot of rifles, is what that is.

Are those Barrett .50-BMG rifles? Officially issued to the Mexican Army? And the Mexican gov't can complain (with a straight face, no less!) that these rifles are being smuggled in from Texas?

What a world!

AR-15s In .50-BMG Spotted In Mexico

New AP story on Mexican gun smuggling interviews the Mexican Army officer in charge of warehousing the seized weapons, Gen. Antonio Erasto Monsivais.

Thirty percent of AK-47 assault rifles seized have been modified to become fully automatic. He said about three of every 1,000 AR-15 assault rifles have been modified to take .50-caliber bullets, the kind of high-powered ammunition designed for sniper rifles.

The Mexican Government is never going to give the U.S. press unrestricted access to the seized weapons because to do so would probably be very embarrassing; the single largest source would probably turn out to be the Mexican gov't itself, through desertions, theft and official corruption. With retail sales in the U.S. a very distant second.

The good general may be an honorable man, I don't know. But I can't stop thinking about the Mexican General in the movie Traffic, who was playing both sides against the middle, and taking money from all the players. What's Spanish for chutzpah?



Link.

[Edited to add photo of Tomas Milian playing Gen. Arturo Salazar in Traffic.]

Send Lawyers, Guns And Money

In Reason Magazine, Brian Doherty has an excellent essay on the Nordyke case, incorporation of the Second Amendment after the Heller decision, and pending cases against DC and Chicago.

Link.

Always Think Forfeiture

The Munchkin Wrangler has a great post on flagrant, outrageous law-enforcement abuse bordering on outright piracy.

Link.

College Student Slays Home Invader

Pretty amazing story: ten college students are having a birthday party. Two masked men, armed with handguns, burst in and announce a holdup. The perps herd the men and women into separate rooms; they count heads; one says to the other, "You got enough bullets?" and the answer is, "Yeah, I got enough." At that point one of the male students pulls a handgun from his backpack and opens fire on the perp guarding the men; that perp runs. The student proceeds to the other room and exchanges shots with Perp No. 2, who also runs. Perp No. 2 is later found dead outside his home, which is next door (!). Police say they are close to an arrest for Perp No. 1.

This story is all over the Gunblogosphere, but here is the MSM coverage.

[Edited to clarify which perp was found dead.]

Quote Of The Day

... comes to us today courtesy of the Total Survivalist Libertarian Rantfest:

"I just want all of my 2nd amendment rights. All of them."
- Marine83


Well put!

Pantless

From Sharp As A Marble (natch!)