KTRE reports:

There have still been no arrests or charges in a weekend shooting that left a Zavalla man dead.  

Thirty year old Robert Thompson was shot to death Sunday night by his 15-year-old stepson. The teen was not charged because he used the 410 shotgun in self defense.

Thompson went to his wife's home upset about car parts she had given away. He apparently started beating the woman, that's when her son pulled out his gun and killed him.

Thompson died at the scene from a gunshot wound to the chest.

Zavalla authorities said it is not illegal for a teenager to own certain types of guns. A lot of East Texas kids use the same type of weapon to hunt small animals.

Who gives a rat's butt if he owned it, as long as his use was justified.  It could have belonged to his mother, or even to the monster stepfather who it was used against.  The federal law, if I'm correct, is that one must be 21 to lawfully possess a handgun.  I don't think there's a federal law requiring a minimum age for long gun possession, and I know there's no such Texas state law.  I think Texas law mentions that if the minor's parent/guardian has given them permission to possess it, it's legal.  I've been looking for a real legal citation but can't find it.

I just wonder what he had the old .410 loaded with.  Most people don't go to the trouble of stocking .410 buckshot or slugs (and by "most people" I don't mean "most of the kind of people who read or perhaps even write this blog," I mean most regular people).  I wonder if it was only birdshot that did it.

A great editorial from the Mississippi Clarion-Ledger:

They say that the law legitimizes the notion of "shoot first and ask questions later."

They say that the law will make it easier for criminals to claim self-defense when they kill someone.

They say that the law will encourage more people to buy guns and empower them to use them without fear of civil liability if they injure or kill someone.

All three of those criticisms are correct.

But there's a simple solution to those problem areas in the "Castle doctrine."

People who stay out of the wrong "castle" should be fine. It's difficult to be shot as an intruder if one only enters homes or cars or businesses to which one has both a key to gain entrance and a legal right to be on the premises.

Read it all, it has some great quotables.

...because it's all about revenue generation.

Indiana begins issuing lifetime gun permits

That's funny, I thought we already had one.

But I'm not going to bother in this post to argue one side or the other about concealed handgun permits.  I just wanted to point this out:

Indiana has typically issued 70,000 to 80,000 permits annually in recent years, collecting an average of $1.1 million a year that was sent to the state's general fund.

Shelton said the lifetime permits could mean a boost in annual fees to about $4 million each of the next four years before that income drops significantly.

The lifetime law allows state police to use revenue that exceeds $1.1 million to operate a criminal history database or establish an electronic log for sales of pseudoephedrine and ephedrine, the cold medications that can be used to make methamphetamine.

So for four years or so they get extra money to flush right down the toilet in an absolutely worthless campaign against allergy medicine.  And it will be flushed down the toilet.  Nothing productive will ever come from anti-pseudoephedrine laws and a ludicrous database to track people who have chronic runny noses.  It's just one more thing for the hysterical witch-hunters to masturbate over, because this time, they won.

JPFO NEEDS YOUR PHOTOS!:

We recently announced our new film project _The Gang_ in which we investigate the BATFE's history of abuse and mismanagement (see www.jpfo.org/thegang.htm for details).

In the film, we plan to use photographs both as documentary evidence and for visual impact. While we can purchase the necessary photos, we estimate their cost at $3,000 or more! So before we open the checkbook, we wanted to ask for your help.

What we need from our supporters are photos of any of the following:

- Prohibition-era moonshiners and/or their stills
- Burning of the Waco compound
- Prisoners in cells
- Gangsters of the Roaring 20's

Anyone sending in a photo used in the film would receive a copy of _The Gang_ upon completion. In addition, if you wish, we will list your name in the credits and return all photos. The photos must be PERSONAL photos or photos otherwise owned or copyrighted by YOU. (No downloading from the internet or scanning books, please!)

Photos can be mailed to:

Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership ATTN: GANG PHOTOS
P.O. Box 270143
Hartford, WI 53027

For photos of personal value, we recommend using package tracking and/or delivery confirmation to help ensure your photos are not lost in transit.

The sooner we complete this film, the sooner the BATFE can be abolished. Thank you for your help!

Exact date undetermined.  1960's, I'd guess.  If anyone wants to pinpoint it, leave a comment.

There has been a flurry of new posting over at TriggerFinger in the last couple of days.  All well worth reading.