The Wandering Minstrel

Seen in pre-holiday traffic today . . .

Shiny. I couldn’t tell if this was a restoration or just well maintained. Clickable image - H/T to the Better Half.

Back when the Obamination was spouting rainbows about how the ’stimulus’ would turn the economy around, I told the Better Half that the national unemployment rate would hit 10 percent before the end of summer. I can almost say “I rest my case.”

From Mike Spence at gop.gov (via Club for Growth) - The Obama Stimulus Swindle:

Even worse than the national rate, California’s unfriendly attitude toward industry has driven unemployment in the state to nearly 12 percent. And to think the Obamination wants to model the US economy after California is almost unbelievable!

Now, while I generally think that TWITTER is a solution to no known problem, I have no quarrel with those folks that use it. That’s up to individual preference.

I’m satisfied with internet news and blogs, and the ability to get email on the home and work computer and on my wireless. This meets all my current and post-retirement requirements.

Rich Lowry, of National Review Online, set up a ‘tweet aggregator‘ to display selected tweets on their website. One reader proffered, “Not sure what a tweet aggregator should look like. This is my best guess”.

When we saw this picture, the Better Half and I had to

There are still a few days before the California State Senate Public Safety Committee considers AB 962 (is AB for Ammunition Ban? maybe so) . . .

From the NRA-ILA:

As we reported last week, Assembly Bill 962 was scheduled to be considered today by the Senate Public Safety Committee. The bill has been rescheduled and will be considered on Tuesday, July 7.

Sponsored by Assembly Member Kevin De Leon (D-45), AB962 would make it a crime to privately transfer more than 50 rounds of ammunition per month, even between family and friends, unless you are registered as a “handgun ammunition vendor” in the Department of Justice’s database. Ammunition retailers would have to be licensed and store ammunition in such a manner that it would be inaccessible to purchasers. The bill would also require purchasers submit to fingerprinting, which would be kept in dealers’ records and subject to inspection by the Department of Justice. Lastly, mail order ammunition sales would be prohibited.

Please continue to contact the members of the Senate Public Safety Committee and respectfully urge them to oppose AB962. Contact information can be found below.

SENATE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE:

State Senator Mark Leno (D-3) – Chair
(916) 651-4003
senator.leno@senate.ca.gov

State Senator John J. Benoit (R-37) - Vice-Chair
(916) 651-4037

State Senator Gilbert Cedillo (D-22)
(916) 651-4022

State Senator Loni Hancock (D-9)
(916) 651-4009

State Senator Robert Huff (R-29)
(916) 651-4029

State Senator Darrell Steinberg (D-6)
(916) 651-4006

State Senator Roderick Wright (D-25)
(916) 651-4025

When all the (D) votes above are counted, this measure will most likely be passed on to the next committee or to the Senate. I would be surprised by any other outcome. I will also be surprised if the Senate does NOT send it to Ahnold’s office. Don’t forget the Govenator signed the ludicrous micro-stamping law and who knows what he’ll do with this one?

It’s time for us (that’s you and me, California citizens) to get on this now and in the future. We also need to support the California Rifle and Pistol Association and the NRA when they challenge this nonsense in court.

According to Mr. Completely, you should “Get Your Registration and Reservations in ASAP.” They have blocked out rooms for Wednesday the 9th, through Sunday the 13th. Damsel and I have already made our hotel reservations and continue to plan the trip. We’re going to drive from the Los Angeles area and plan to make some touristy stops going and coming.

As for the GBR-IV event, we’re looking forward to meeting other attendees, participating in the events and activities, and, of course, winning one or more of the door prize drawings. Ride Fast and Shoot Straight has a rundown on some of the events and prizes.

A quick update to getting a Nevada CCW permit: We won’t have enough time to get through all the hoops required for a permit - however, we think that open carry may be do-able. I’ll continue to do the research, but this is on the OpenCarry.org website:

Nevada is a traditional open carry state with complete state preemption of firearms laws. However, Clark County (Las Vegas) is grandfathered so as to continue a “Deadly Weapons” registration scheme. Fortunately, Nevada law exempts travelers to and through Nevada from these registration requirements for 60 days.

Open carry seems to be allowed in vehicles and on one’s person as long as the weapon is visible. We’ll continue to evaluate this option.

Cross-posted from Cap’n Bob & the Damsel.