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Well it's out. And the FID card will only be $100. He'll make it up elsewhere: "His budget proposal would hike the cost of handgun purchase permits from $2 to $50; firearms identification cards from $5 to $100; handgun carry permits from $50 to $400; retail gun dealer licenses from $50 to $500; and wholesaler/manufacturer licenses from $150 to $1,500, among other fee hikes. His budget anticipates collecting about $1.4 million in additional revenue from the fee. He also wants to impose a new 2.5 percent tax on guns and 10 percent tax on ammunition." I did get a laugh out of the $400 carry permits.

And have to renew that every four years?

Well the vote didn't go exactly as Nancy Pelosi wanted. Oops! We're going to flag the illegal aliens! (Well, no since the Senate won't pass it and Trump will veto it if they do.)

Apparently NJ2AS showed up. Here is their take on the gun control mobius strip.

I mentioned in another post about Pittsburgh that I do not personally rely on statistics to support my argument for the Second Amendment. Statistics are frequently used on both sides of the issue to support their positions. This frequently seems to be pointless, and charts and graphs are produced that seem irrefutable. And of course, many times the biggest argument is about the supporting 'data'. Which data may or may not be complete and/or accurate. So I'll try this argument on you, and you guess if it can be 'proved' statistically: "Car deaths cause gun deaths." Don't think we can do that? Read this. Remember that the next time you're listening to a statistical argument. And do you "value intuition and perception over statistical measurements", or not?

Three takes on Bernie's call to Socialism:

This post is for those of you who use Nest products. I was only aware of their thermostats, but they have a lot more connected products for your Nest. It turns out one of the products has an embedded microphone, which Google 'forgot' to mention in the tech specs. But don't worry, you have Google's strict assurance the microphone hasn't been turned on. Yet.

That's it Emma. And that's why I don't personally rely on statistical arguments to support the 2A. Numbers are interesting and useful sometimes to refute popular delusions. But the principles of freedom, personal safety and self defense are not subject to statistical analysis.

Woof!

This video is the Pittsburgh City Council hearing on 2/12 regarding their proposed gun laws. John Lott gave testimony. It was a public hearing but did not allow public testimony. It’s very long. Portions of it are very informative, and other portions are very irritating. I have not watched the whole thing yet, but I thought I would put it out for your consideration. The latest is the mayor Peduto is yammering about taking the preemption law to the Supreme Court.

Here is the New Green Deal approved hair dryer. No electricity required.

I'm always amazed that men with this much money can't find a really high end call girl who will keep her mouth shut. Afterwards, anyway.

Start with the VP9. Better trigger than the V3 P30. If you get a P30 later get the V1 LEM trigger. You'll have a choice between 9mm and .40, if it matters.

The only way this could possibly help permit time through the NJSP barracks and Trenton is if it automated the approval and printing of the permits. I'm not holding my breath.

In my view the longer they're on the bench, the further fidelity to their true purpose recedes in their minds and the more they view themselves as Good Deed Doers.

Yes, I always pay the Use Tax, and send in another check with a big extra contribution to make sure I'm paying 'my fair share'.

We all should have been working on Plan C already. Don't rely on the Republican Supreme Court justices to do your work.

Now I thought I did some interesting things as a teenager, and some of them were, shall we say, explosive. But this young man has me beat by several light years. He builds a working nuclear fusion reactor. In his house. In the play room to be exact. "Hey Mom... if you seem to be glowing in the dark let me know will you?" See what happens when you don't watch too much television?

If we were actively shooting in 1992 I might have done that. Today my wife would definitely have a tight group in the Yes ring.

Yes, the prices of factory ammo are still way low, FM is not what they used to be, and I can't speak to their quality control because the newest rounds I have from them (that we're still shooting) are about two years old. They work fine. One note for you: I took all my spent brass to the scrap yard and got the same price per pound that i got from FM. Except there was no shipping cost. So that's my plan from here on.

Investigation Discovery DirecTV channel 285 10:00 PM tonight.

And just to be sure everyone knows about the Vista Outdoor Promotional Rebates... $1/box off 9mm, $2/box off any other centerfire handgun, and comparable rebates on some rifle ammo. Good until March 31. 250 round minimum buy required. $400 rebate limit per household/person.

At Brownell's today only code VBQ gets free shipping with no minimum.

OK, I get it. She's 1/2048 Comanche also!

An original. How my longtime friend watched the SOTU: