Justin Buist

My buddy Dan didn’t quite get how they work so I had to do a little explaining’ on why this Prop A thing we did way back yonder is actually a good thing.

Now, I’ve got a question for the three of you that read this blog: I bought my house in Dec. 2006. I haven’t done much of anything to improve the value of it over the last two years. I think it’s a pretty safe bet that my home’s lost value and my property taxes should be decreasing. Unfortunately the township considers my house to be worth every penny I paid for it in 2006. Don’t get me wrong, if it actually is I’ll be ecstatic, but I doubt that’s the case and don’t want to pay any more in property taxes than I have to.

What kind of documentation do I need for this? Would an appraisal do it?

On last night’s Gun Nuts Radio show I phoned in and asked Gordon Hutchinson if he’d encountered anybody in his interviews that met up with the CHP or local NOLA PD and actually got to keep their guns, or some of them.

I was hoping for a story of a guy or two that simply handed over a Makarov or 870 while keeping all of their other guns and let the PD venture onto the next house, but that wasn’t what I got.

He did have a good story though. Two roofers, with contracts in the area, and valid carry permits from other states valid in LA, were stopped by NOLA PD, and their guns were taken. They raised enough ruckus, through the proper channels, to have them returned fairly promptly when compared with the treatment that most folks got in that whole mess.

While not optimal, it does lend support to the notion that one should work within the system rather than immediately slinging lead in defense of the United States of Threedom.

Bitter’s hanging up the towel at Snowflakes in Hell. Too many comments ragging on her.

In related news Sebastian is going to a moderated comment system. I don’t blame him. If you’re popular enough you’ll attract all manner of loons in your comments. Eventually you just have to shut them down or ignore them.

Me? I don’t have to worry about that, though I did get two special love notes from the same fellow today. He must really like me:

maybe you should try shooting without the giant black dick in your mouth

Good to know that somebody besides my mother reads this thing.

Heck, while we’re talking about hecklers, here’s a video of Bill Hicks dealing with one:

Warning: Offensive language. Seriously offensive. It still cracks me up though. What kind of idiot would insult somebody on stage, who has a microphone, and a sharp wit? I’m not just thinking of Hicks here, but any comic. You’re not going to come away from that without being embarrassed.

Of course, same thing could be said for blog comments. You’re not going to make the owner of the blog look like an idiot. Ever.

This story makes me sick to my stomach. A 21 year old husband and 20 year old wife spent the afternoon shooting some clays with hubby’s new shotgun. Later that night he has an ND in their apartment and kills her.

Freak accident or bad gun handling skills? We’ll never know for certain, but when you look at the blog post his wife made a couple of days before her death you’ll see pictures of them pointing their guns at people, even posing with a kid that looks to be about 7 pointing a shotgun directly at the husband. Your call.

Folks, there’s a reason us gun nuts get hopping mad when we see people breaking basic safety rules. Failure to respect them may result in death.