Well, we go from not having nearly enough firearm-related posts to having way too many at once. And the Czar will admit he is to blame for the latter. Maybe the former, too. But Confucius* alerted the Czar via Twitter … Continue reading →
If the Czar were a professional gun control advocate, he might think about grabbing a box, getting some of the best office supplies, taking down the poster of the kitten hanging by her front paws on a clothesline, and heading … Continue reading →
We have not had a good gun post in a while. Today, the Czar and Mandarin took the families shooting. The Inscrutable Mandarin brought the Lady Pêng of Hsüeh and Young Master MiGo, and the Czar brought the Царица and … Continue reading →
New Chicago police chief Garry McCarthy does not believe in the Second Amendment. On the subject of lax gun laws, he asked “Let’s see if we can make a connection here. Slavery. Segregation. Black codes. Jim Crow. What, what did … Continue reading →
Days ago, the Czar wrote to tell you that Illinois was seriously considering concealed carry. One commenter on our Twitter site thought we were a bit too optmistic, since there was no way Illinois would really consider concealed carry. Yes, … Continue reading →
Illinois is slowly moving toward concealed carry. Legislation is under way that will allow Illinois residents, 21 and over and in good legal standing, the ability to carry concealed. On the one hand, this is good news for Illinois residents; … Continue reading →
Your Mandarin happened across this very informative and interesting article by Ernest Emerson today regarding our dependency on “technology” especially when it comes to personal protection. Your Mandarin commands that you read this article immediately. Well, what are you waiting … Continue reading →
Leave it to your Uncle Jay to find a picture of what the Mandarin has been up to lately. The sad thing is that the baboon (the monkey in the photo, not the Big Guy) is probably a better shot … Continue reading →
That’s how the headlines should be reading. A horribly slanted news/opinion mashup at the Huffington Post admits as much, so you don’t have to take ‘Puter’s word for it. If Speaker Boehner and his Republican Caucus were smart, they’d offer … Continue reading →
Seriously…..circuits…on…overload…too…many….jokes Naked Man Shoots SWAT Robot With AK-47 GorTGorT is an eight-foot-tall robot from the 51ˢᵗ Century who routinely time-travels to steal expensive technology from the future and return it to the past for retroinvention. The profits from this pay … Continue reading →
Dear Mrs. Brady: ‘Puter read with interest your opinion piece titled “30 years after the Reagan shooting, gun violence still reigns” in March 28, 2011”s edition of the Washington Post. To call it unfair, poorly reasoned and misguided would be … Continue reading →
The Chicago Sun-Times is one of those odd papers whose reporting tends to lean quite conservative, but they instead stock themselves with as many bleeding liberals as featured columnists. It gets trippy if you aren’t used to it. One of … Continue reading →
Sometimes the Czar doesn’t even get a chance to become enraged. For example, the Czar found out recently that there was a movement afoot to release names of Illinois firearm identification holders to the public. Evidently, the Associated Press—for reasons … Continue reading →
Apparently, 57% of Swiss voters say no to gun control. Don’t expect to see this news story make the newspapers around the US, do ya? The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. … Continue reading →
Ridiculous, this picture. The Czar cannot remind you readers enough: even if you know the weapon is unloaded, never put your finger in the trigger guard unless you are firing the weapon. This woman knows nothing about basic firearm safety. … Continue reading →
We all knew it was coming. The White House indicates that President Obama will soon give a speech calling for greater gun control, ostensibly to prevent the recurrence of a Tucson style event. Newsweek, the Weekly Reader for putative adults, … Continue reading →
Jeez, really? The Czar feels like ‘Puter here: he has developed astigmatism from rolling his eyes at an E.J. Dionne, Jr. essay. Is it tragically under-researched? Is it intended to be a visceral reaction rather than a logical construct? Is … Continue reading →
Oh mighty and fearsome Czar, As I listen to all the posturing by politicians in the aftermath of the Tucson tragedy about gun control it brings to mind the old saying “if you’re a carpenter the solution to every problem … Continue reading →
Your Mandarin has received yet another epistle regarding the posts Programming Note and Guns On TV from Gormogon operative and all around swell guy BG: Honored Mandarin – To believe that an irrational liberal (I know, redundant) will come to … Continue reading →
Long Island man Arrested For Defending Home With AK-47 reads the headline. Although the picture shows AKM rifles, not ’47s. And the video clip shows a shotgun. With no photo or video of the actual weapon, who knows what the … Continue reading →
With only 127 days to go before we ring in the New Year, here is a little cautionary tale as to why firearms and alcohol don’t mix. Come to think of it Your Mandarin has had an awful headache ever … Continue reading →
Secret Operative TB writes in on the Czar’s review of a few .40 caliber handguns: Sounds like you are qualified to give us your best-.40-4-teh-$ opinion. That is, if you’re willing to say, ‘cause you seem a bit reticent to … Continue reading →
We haven’t had a good gun post here in a while. So the Czar, like a few of the G-boys around here, is a fan of .40 caliber weapons. Here is a round up of things we like or do … Continue reading →
Illinois and Wisconsin residents have an excuse. A gun mention from 2003 in this article. And, seriously, New Mexicans, drive out the Imam, and it’s Karbala all over again. Like Jacques de Molay, Val will be avenged. Via John Lott. … Continue reading →
The first movie star I ever saw was a disappointment. Beautiful on screen, in life she turned out to be scrawny, sullen and surly. No eye contact, no communication save muttered bromides, she clearly hated meeting the press. Her hair … Continue reading →
SOCOM is putting the SCAR in the field. (Both the 5.56mm Mk 16 [at right] and the 7.62mm Mk 17 for those of you scoring at home.) This is a pretty big deal in small arms as it’s the most … Continue reading →
As evidenced by photographic evidence, the feline population is plotting to overthrow the government and install Hello Kitty as Our Benign Despotic Leader. First Commandant Mister Mittens oversees ammunition stockpiling under the watchful gaze of Hello Kitty’s benevolent (yet silent) … Continue reading →
ABC News has a story up with this headline: “Toddler Dies After Mistaking Gun for Wii Controller.” ‘Puter calls horse hockey on ABC News. Facts: A three year old fatally shot herself in the head with a loaded Smith & … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s been remiss on answering his mail of late, what with watching the train wreck that is the Massa resignation unfold in slow motion in his backyard and all. But Gormogon operative Mallethead (not to be confused with Czar’s pseudonym, … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s treading lightly here to avoid setting the Czar off, and causing a new Tunguska Event, but ‘Puter respectfully disagrees with Czar’s reading of the NYT editorial. First, the Bill of Rights was incorporated against the states by the Fourteenth … Continue reading →
On the other hand, as we’re all parents (a couple even of daughters), one suspects the Gormogons are emotively, if not perhaps legally, in this guy’s corner: “I shot him in the nuts with bird-shot because he was beating my … Continue reading →
Gormogon operative G.W. writes in from our Nation’s Capital wondering where we’ve been on D.C.’s post Heller decline in crime rate. The Gee Dub gently admonishes ‘Puter thusly: You guys write about DC crime stats in a while? 2009 numbers … Continue reading →
More guns in law-abiding hands mean less crime. The District of Columbia proves the point.Reading most press accounts, one would be forgiven for thinking Armageddon had arrived after the Supreme Court struck down the District’s handgun ban in 2008. Predictions … Continue reading →
Very well done. Via Jonah. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →One assumes this could have been BorePatch as a child ‘cept for the accent.Minor grumble. The lad went on a bit about how full-featured his Colt M1911A1 is. Except he appears to have missed the grip safety. The Czar writes … Continue reading →
Are you kidding me? A German company has built a .50 BMG “pistol.” It apparently weighs as much as a B.A.R. This is not a joke. 正 H. 名! Once again, the Gormogons’ operational security has been breached. The .50 … Continue reading →
The United States Supreme Court agreed yesterday to hear the case of McDonald vs. Chicago. This case seeks to overturn Chicago’s 27 year-old ban on handgun ownership. Of course gun rights advocates are elated that the SCOTUS is going to … Continue reading →
By Robb Allen @ Sharp As A Marble. Be sure to check the cute baby picture on his About page and read his proposal story. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Isn’t it sad when a “news” channel has to fabricate video to support a certain story? Why people watch MSNBC for news is beyond me. To wit: watch the video below and then look at the image that follows. It’s … Continue reading →
Every ultra-secret society needs an easy-to-find website. And it is the one-year anniversary of this one! As a way of celebrating, here’s a simple user guide to most things Gormogon. Learn More About Us Although the Gormogons claim roughly five … Continue reading →
Given the brutal beatdown inflicted upon your battered but unbowed Volgi by Ghettoputer and the Czar (file photo), the Œc. Vol. offers a brief rebuttal to the former’s post. I have no arguments with his second and fourth points. As … Continue reading →
Far be it from me to correct the Czar and risk a trip to the Lubyanka, but the Thune Amendment (Text here. Search for SA 1618. Relevant law begins at 8(b)) did not create national concealed-carry (CCW) for permit holders. … Continue reading →
By now you have heard that the Thune provision—which would have allowed legitimate concealed-carriers to carry concealed firearms in all 50 states—was defeated. There were no surprises in who voted for or against the provision; ayes or noes were a … Continue reading →
According to KMOV News in St. Louis, a 53-year-old Tampa woman shot herself in a bathroom stall when her handgun fell to the floor and fired. The bullet lodged in her leg, and she will be just fine. Few things … Continue reading →
Your Czar and the Mandarin spent a gloriously sunny day in not unscenic Bonfield, Illinois, taking in the Illinois State Rifle Association’s open house. Nice event: everything from handguns to rifles to shotguns to muzzle loaders to archery…if it shoots, … Continue reading →
Thanks for the kind words on GorT’s “paint the world” opus, Bore Patch. You be happy to know that the Gormogons are reasonably well armed. Though we could always use more. Send guns and money. (Lawyers enough we got.) Enjoy … Continue reading →
The candor of the racism is kind of refreshing, if hideously repugnant. Via FJM Blog. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →From the latest NRA-ILA news alert: Fairfax, Va. – Today, the National Rifle Association filed a petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of NRA v. Chicago. The NRA strongly disagrees with yesterday’s decision issued by … Continue reading →
The Czar, of course, is glad that the US Navy reads the Gormogons, and brilliantly rescued the Maersk captain, offing three bad guys and capturing a stunned fourth pirate. Nice job, ladies and gentlemen! By the way, we got the … Continue reading →
Courtesy of the estimable Jimmy Akin who reiterates some of the common-sense reason why handguns should be the last weapons you’d want to take away. If you’re a five-foot-one woman being stalked by an ex, or if you’re an eighty-year-old … Continue reading →
Reuter’s Bernd Debusmann writes that gun sales in America are increasing along with economic anger. The Czar is well aware that gun sales are increasing, and Debusmann gets the reason correct: a notoriously anti-gun Senator is elected President, with rumors … Continue reading →
A quick addendum to the Czar’s post on the scandalously undercovered Mexican strife: it can’t be emphasized enough that the question of American weapons’ importantion into Mexico is problematic at best, and the administration’s use of it smells a lot … Continue reading →
Jesus, I forgot that the other Gormogons are such freakin’ squishes on soccer.* At least we can all agree on the super-awesomeness that is the gun, right? RIGHT?! This is kinda cute: And there’s decent piece here on the Attorney … Continue reading →
The Czar is aware that most liberals promote themselves as more scientifically literate, and that conservatives are religious zealot Luddites. Certainly, there is a disturbing prominence in the media to promote conservative (especially GOP) lunacy, and some of it is … Continue reading →
Well played, Mr. Good: [President Obama] said: I am not in favor of concealed weapons. There has not been any evidence that allowing people to carry a concealed weapon is going to make anybody safer. So let’s have him order … Continue reading →
…from an unlikely though decidedly elfin benefactor. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →GorT, can your girls do this this fast? ‘Puter, you might want to work on arranging a marriage with one of your boys. Pace the title, that’s not a rifle, that’s a carbine. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like … Continue reading →
The OICW, one of the most misbegotten weapons projects in the history of small arms, may have finally borne fruit. For those of you who haven’t been following this, the OICW was a massive overreach in terms of technology and … Continue reading →
Max Boot says: The Wall Street Journal reports on the sharp boost in Russian military spending, which is due to rise by over 25% to more than $50 billion next year. That may appear insignificant compared with U.S. defense spending(more … Continue reading →
Volgi bait is what Puter’s gun post here is. Indeed, a 12-gauge is probably the best home-defense weapon you can get from an intimidation, as well as lethality, standpoint. However, your Volgi would argue that, in fact, a sawed-off 12-gauge … Continue reading →
About danged time. According to The Gun Shots, a blog over at Outdoor Life, folks in New Orleans are taking their hurricane preparedness a little more seriously this time around. While the AR-15 is a fine weapon (particularly if you … Continue reading →
Because we didn’t have belt-fed machine guns. Via Toys Я Us. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Not to obsess on the trumped-up nature of Russia’s invasion of Georgia, but this picture on Drudge caught my eye (I can’t figure out whom to credit—it’s hosted on Yahoo’s news servers, but I can’t find it in their index). … Continue reading →
Guess who thinks Iran’s a paper tiger? That’s right, Qaddhâfî. Don’t forget to stop by his website. Humanitarian that he is, he wants to ban machine guns! Wonder why. And don’t forget Ahmadî-Nezhâd’s blog. Do check out the awesome “e-mails … Continue reading →
They’ve got 3,600 hours of Olympics on tap. And, as you say, maybe they’ll bother showing the shooting sports rather than thinking, in some bizarro leap of logic, “If people see shooters using $10,000 target pistols to punch holes in … Continue reading →
I’m a big fan of the Olympics, I watch just about any Olympic event, yes, any…try me. Plus, it’s a great excuse to enjoy HiDef channels. Hopefully, NBC won’t disappoint by showing Law & Order:ReRun while there are plenty of … Continue reading →
Some fun videos from MilitaryTimes.com. For gun dorks, the H&K 416, which looks to be an distinct improvement on the M4 (the Kalashnikov-inspired gas piston is a particularly welcome upgrade), though I still don’t know if terminal ballistics are going … Continue reading →
Well, between Ghettoputer’s braining some guy and my unloading my sawed-off on my Toro, GorT has compiled a pretty excellent police blotter. When will his felonious misdeeds come to light? Watch this space… Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like … Continue reading →
The lawnmower had it coming. And hey, my name is long, sure. And rhymes with an Umpty. But come on, know your Gormogon history! Who was the Œcumenical Volgi back in the day? That’s right, Confucius! And writing 孔夫子 is … Continue reading →
We’re here to mock, so I’ll mock away: Apparently, 孔夫子, the Œcumenical Volgi (The Notorious ŒV) – could he have a longer name?, took matters into his own hands to make the blog more funny. See the news report here. … Continue reading →
Lest you think Ghettoputer exaggerates when he cites the intimate ties between Jim Crow and gun control, I point you in the direction of this law-review article which does a nice job with the history and connection. Here’s the epigraph, … Continue reading →
Why Ghettoputer misses the good times in the rural Plains. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →The Czar had the opportunity today to fire the Sig Sauer P226, a slick-looking 9mm pistol today. The weapon has become the flag ship of the venerable Sig Sauer line, and it is easy to see why. The Sig Sauer … Continue reading →
There never was much wrong with the venerable .45 ACP, or the 9mm. Both have been around for decades. But the .45 is a big ugly, slow round that limits how much you can put into a handgun, and the … Continue reading →
