This is my gun

That is all.

Oou thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and families of the Fort Hood terrorist attack.

(yes, I said terrorist attack)

New Ti-RANT suppressor from AAC

Alan Gura (the lead attorney for Dick Heller in the District of Columbia v. Heller case) wrote a response to Judge Wilkinson’s anti-Heller article.

Go here to find the response.  And while your there, make sure you check out Dave Hardy’s blog.  It’s a great resource on 2nd Amendment cases across the country.

H/T to David Hardy at Of Arms & the Law

We’ve been getting about 2 snow storms per week since it started snowing in mid
December.  Back on Dec 22, I posted that we had received about 36″ so far.  Here we are 13 days later and we are up to about 70″ of snowfall so far this season.  In fact, December snowfall in Spokane set an all time record of 61.5″.  Right now there is 3′ to 4′ on the ground. 

Over the past two weeks, there has been 30 or so businesses and homes who’s roof’s have caved in.  Including a large grocery store and fitness center.  There was even one instance where an 85 year old lady was killed in Rockford when a large amount of snow fell off her roof burying her while she was apparently shovel the walks.    Another young girl was much luckier. 

While driving around town yesterday, I came across a couple of the dozens of collapses that the news hadn’t reported.  A gymnasium on a church which had collapsed  The 40′x80′ pole building that encloses the warm up arena at the equestrian center that my daughter rides at had completely given way under the weight of the snow.

Everywhere you drive in Spokane, you can see teams of people working to clear the snow off of homes and businesses with flat or low pitch roofs.  It’s not uncommon right now to see people running snowblowers up on the roofs.

 Crazy weather.  That reminds me, I need to send a letter to Al Gore titled “WTF”?

I have a bunch of excuses why I haven’t been keeping up on the blog, but they are just that, excuses, so I’ll spare you the whining.

We are having some amazing weather so far this winter. Had a record snowfall of 23 inches in 24 hours last week. And it’s been snowing almost every day since. I think we are pushing somewhere around 36″ total now. What’s been really amazing is that it really hasn’t been that bad. Despite the three feet of snow, and sub zero temperatures we are getting around ok. I just know, there’s a life lesson in there somewhere, but for the life of me, I can’t articulate it.

The truth is, I like snow. Especially when it’s good and cold out, and doesn’t melt and refreeze. I enjoy running the snowblower when it’s 12 degrees F out. It’s kinda like mowing the lawn in the summer, but with a whole lot more clothing. The only real problem is that now the kids are out for Christmas break, they are starting to get cabin fever and driving the wife crazy. And like they say, “When mama ain’t happy, nobody’s happy!”. And of course since I’m working from home for the next two or three weeks, I’m right in the thick of it.

-Thomas