I received this somewhat humorous pic from my usual anonymous non-blogging email tipster in an email entitled "Why No Looting Problems in Texas?"


But seriously, there are at least three guys in this picture with their fingers inside the trigger guard. That one all the way on the right would especially make me nervous if I were there, since he is obviously drinking something and has his finger on the trigger. I don't think I would want to hang around too long with this bunch.
And if I was the guy in the blue shirt on the end, I would be getting nervous about where that guy sitting on the golf cart was pointing his gun.

Here is a well-written rebuttal to the hysterical (hysterical as in insane, not as in funny) Brady brochures on the new Florida law from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel:

Our last foray into the ethos of the Wild West was in 1987, when we made concealed weapons available to the masses. But a funny thing happened.

Doomsday predictions about gun violence never materialized.

Since 1987, Florida has issued more than 1 million concealed-weapons permits. Fewer than 200 have been revoked because the licensee used a gun in a crime.

In 1996, felons used firearms in 37,533 Florida crimes. Last year that number dropped to 25,771. That reduction is even more remarkable when you consider the state's booming population.

The simple fact is that most gun owners are responsible people, and laws don't change their behavior. There are almost 15,000 people in Orange County with concealed-weapons permits. When's the last time one of them pulled a gun on you?

This is on the subject of the bogus pseudoephedrine ban.

I learned today that a very effective multi-symptom cold/flu relief medicine formerly sold by Dollar General is now illegal in Texas. Period. From now on, only gelcaps are legal, because unlike the old tablets, they "can't be dissolved in water," whatever that means. And of course, gelcaps are more expensive. Funny how that works out. So, as usual, the innocent are being punished because some scumbags broke the rules. And people who know me wonder why I have a "bad attitude." This is the kind of thing that makes me personally want to hunt down the rule-breakers and eliminate them from the face of the earth. I don't care who they are. They now deserve nothing but a swift, viciously applied cessation from existence.

Michelle Malkin has a good post about what the new Florida law actually does, along with this link to the actual text of the law at the Florida Senate .gov website.

There's a new item in the sidebar that includes a few links to posts on this blog which I think are better than the average post, sort of a "best of," or at least "better of." So any newcomers here can find what I think are some of the better things without having to slog through a bunch of archives. The first two items were written (I think) pretty much before anyone was actually reading anything here.

From KSAT TV:

The SAPD Vice Unit was conducting a sting operation called a reversal, meaning an undercover female patrol officer in plainclothes was on the streets in an area in which they received complaints about prostitution.

Around 10:30 p.m., police said the 27-year-old Tisdale's truck approached the undercover female officer and police said a deal was made for sex.

"Once the deal was done, the person in the vehicle was told to drive around the corner, at which point, detectives were able to make an apprehension on that individual in the vehicle," said Sgt. Gabe Trevino, of the SAPD. "At that point, they realized the person driving the truck was an off-duty San Antonio patrol officer."

Police said Tisdale, who works out of the Prue Road Substation, is charged with prostitution, a Class B misdemeanor.

Tisdale has also been placed on administrative duty, pending an investigation.

Police said he could lose his job and peace officer license.

He could lose his job and his "peace officer" license. He could.

Yet, if you have a Class B misdemeanor on your record, you are not eligible for a Texas Concealed Handgun License. And if you already have a CHL in Texas and you are busted for a Class B misdemeanor, you lose it:

GC §411.186. REVOCATION. (a) A license may be revoked under
this section if the license holder:
(1) was not entitled to the license at the time it was issued;
(2) gave false information on the application;
(3) subsequently becomes ineligible for a license under Section
411.172, unless the sole basis for the ineligibility is that the license
holder is charged with the commission of a Class A or Class B misdemeanor
or an offense under Section 42.01, Penal Code, or of a felony
under an information or indictment;

and

GC §411.172. ELIGIBILITY. (a) A person is eligible for a license to
carry a concealed handgun if the person:
(1) is a legal resident of this state for the six-month period
preceding the date of application under this subchapter or is otherwise
eligible for a license under Section 411.173(a);
(2) is at least 21 years of age;
(3) has not been convicted of a felony;
(4) is not charged with the commission of a Class A or Class B
misdemeanor or an offense under Section 42.01, Penal Code, or of a
felony under an information or indictment;

He still has his job, he's still getting paid, and I bet he still carries a gun.

Sure, he hasn't had a trial yet. But I'm not saying he should be slapped with his fine or jail time without a trial. I am saying that he should be slapped with whatever anyone else would get. Anyone else who got caught trying to pay a hooker for sex would have their license taken from them on the scene by the arresting officer, and their handgun too, if they were carrying it.

From National Geographic:

The animal--which measures roughly 25 feet (8 meters) long--was photographed 2,950 feet (900 meters) beneath the North Pacific Ocean. Japanese scientists attracted the squid toward cameras attached to a baited fishing line.

The scientists say they snapped more than 500 images of the massive cephalopod before it free after snagging itself on a hook. They also recovered one of the giant squid's two longest tentacles, which severed during its struggle.

The photo sequence, taken off Japan's Ogasawara Islands in September 2004, shows the squid homing in on the baited line and enveloping it in 'a ball of tentacles.'

Some pictures are there if you follow the link. Good thing for them it was only a squid.




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