The first f-ing week in March is on its way to officially becoming “Cuss Free Week“. Yesterday morning the State Assembly, who should be working on the gigantic budget deficit, passed the bill which is now on its way to the State Senate. Sit tight and don’t get your panties in a wad quite yet. There is no enforcement element to the bill so you can still keep swearing like a sailor for the time being. Hopefully someone in this state challenges this bill on the grounds that it interferes with free speech. A$$h013$!
posted by c k at 10:24 am
I can just imagine the marketing campaign for bullet proof breast implants.
Bulletproof Boobs … Now with Kevlar! … well, not quite.
You might remember the shooting at a Simi Valley dental office on July 1 of lost year. A man upset about an impending divorce shot and killed his soon to be ex-wife and wounded three others including Lydia Carranza. It seems that Carranza’s artificially well endowed chest may have saved her life. The bullet apparently hit her size D saline implant and fragmented allowing only pieces of the bullet to enter her body and saved her life.
An LAPD firearms instructor told the Times it’s possible the implant interrupted the velocity of the bullet.
“I don’t want to say a boob job is the equivalent of a bulletproof vest,” Scott Reitz told the Times. “So don’t go getting breast enhancements as a means to deflect a possible incoming bullet.”
posted by c k at 2:02 pm
An NRA certified instructor who was giving a CCW class to three students in Orlando, Florida accidentally shot a student in the foot. The bullet first went though a table before hitting the student in the foot. Thankfully the student in doing well, but the NRA, who prohibits ammunition during these classes, said they had no problem revoking the certification of an instructor who is breaking the rules. Unfortunately the accident also prompted the church that was serving as a venue for the class will not be hosting any more similar events.
Remember basic firearms safety rules people and accidents like this will not happen.
1. All guns are always loaded.
2. Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.
3. Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target.
4. Be sure of your target and what is beyond it.
Thanks Col. Cooper!
posted by c k at 4:04 pm
We talked about this guy earlier… Rod Tuason threatened to kill people that expressed their 2nd Amendment rights by open carrying in a comment he made on Facebook.
Remarkably(ha!), there has been a very strong backlash in the Facebook community…. Fox has a nice story on that here.
Below is a screen capture of his comments from Kevin Thomason’s blog.
posted by j k at 11:44 am
An interesting case, or lack thereof, occurred yesterday when the L.A. district attorneys office decided that there was not enough evidence to prosecute a SWAT officer. The officer in question, Walter S. Jordan, was fired nearly three years ago for weapons violations and workers compensations fraud. A search warrant was executed at his residence after his firing and …
“two suspect weapons were found, the senior law enforcement sources said, but explained state laws governing police officers’ possession of the particular types of guns were murky.
L.A. County prosecutors decided to drop the matter after researching the outcomes of similar cases involving police.”
The Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs is apparently not please with this outcome.
The laws for LEO possession of firearms are different from everyone else, but when everyone else fails to comply with the laws they get prosecuted. It is shameful enough that the law sets different standards for different classes of citizens, but to also have different standards of enforcement?
Eric Leonard of KFI is currently following the story on his blog.
posted by c k at 10:56 pm
You may recall a recent shooting in a Richmond, CA church. Three men entered the church and paced up and down the aisles with hooded sweatshirts on looking for two church going young men. Upon finding the two men they fired several shots that wounded the two men and left several bullet holes in the church interior.
In response to the shooting City Councilman Nat Bates stated “he will try to restore a long-abandoned local ordinance allowing police to randomly search vehicles for weapons and contraband. Had it still been in place, he said, the men might have thought twice about carrying a gun.”
It is amazing that people would respond to having their safety violated by further violating their rights protected under the 4th Amendment.
posted by c k at 10:32 pm
Arizona’s Senate voted to approve legislation that allows for every adult to carry a concealed weapon. Sen. Russell Pearce drafted bill SB 1102 because he believes that laws that prevent law-abiding citizens from carrying concealed weapons are ignored by criminals. He has a point. It seems kind of silly for someone who is going to rob and kill to say “hey, carrying a concealed weapon is against the law.”
We’ll keep you updated on how this progresses.
posted by c k at 10:30 pm
Per CNN (thanks Slashdot), DHS has lost something like 243 guns. 75% of them because the officers did not secure the weapon — you know, front seat of an unlocked car, etc.
“Im sure it will be fine — Ill only be in 7-11 for a moment….”
posted by j k at 11:54 am
I saw this come up on an advertisement and thought they did a pretty snazzy job, so, I am reposting the info here…
MyGunPurses.com
Most purses I have seen look like crap, these on the other hand, look pretty good, here are a couple of their models:
Two things to consider:
- I know sweet f-all about style, so, if all their models are ugly, I wouldnt know the difference
- If any guys buy their fanny-pack models, they deserve the ridicule they receive!
posted by j k at 6:26 pm
According to Reuters, the Niger President has been captured and “they were suspending the constitution and dissolving all political institutions.”
Wikipedia has a running current events article.
posted by j k at 5:00 pm
