Now that I got the heavy post out of the way for today, I can concentrate on the important stuff like guns in anime.  Snagged this selection from Samurai Deeper Kyo.  It was the only one I could find of this interesting weapon.  A three-barrel pepperbox design, single action.  When the hammer is cocked, the entire barrel assembly rotates.  Muzzle-loader, obviously.  Looks bigger than .50 caliber.

Anyhow, I also GIMPed the finger, but I'm not as good at that as some people.

In Elyria, Ohio:

In an effort to bring back a tradition from his own childhood, an 84-year-old man has created a BB gun shooting range for children.

Ted Dowdell decided to turn the barn next to his home near Cleveland into a free shooting range for children.

"The kids don't get a chance to shoot a BB these days," Dowdell said. "I'm just a host inviting my guests to come and shoot."

The range, open by appointment only, is equipped with eight Daisy Red Ryder BB guns mounted on a pole so that they can be cocked only by pointing into the barn. Empty soda cans, cottage cheese containers and pieces of plastic foam serve as targets.

Each station has eye-protection glasses, and anyone under the age of 21 must be accompanied by a parent, who is required to sign a waiver.

Dowdell said he has tested his range at family reunions and considers it safe. He did purchase a $600 insurance policy through the National Rifle Association for added protection.

A deputy with the Lorain County Sheriff's Department inspected the range and did not see anything unsafe, Sgt. Don Barker said.

"It is a legitimate sport for kids," said gun-control advocate Gerald Nunziato, a former agent with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Dowdell suspects a few ruffled feathers.

"I expect a big outcry. I do. So what? Our founding fathers went against the grain. I can take the heat," he said.

Way to go, Mr. Dowdell.

Make 'em at stamps.com.

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Not for me, but for Lurch of Gun Culture.  His was one of the first gun blogs I threw into the Bloglines subscriptions back when I first started focusing on the Second Amendment on this blog.  His commentary from across the pond has always been encouraging to me that the love of liberty is not completely gone from the British Isles.

Now it appears he is being watched.  And that he was actually visited by the "authorities."

And of all the things he's said on his blog, they sure picked something silly to get worked up about.