Great Satan, Inc.

While waiting for SHOT show to begin, we spotted a new Ford EF just off the Vegas strip. As you can see, it’s about 35 feet long, and gets about 3 gallons per mile. The interior looked to be decked out in baby seal skin, with whale blubber seat cushions.

For those of you not familiar with the beauty that is the Ford EF, the E stands for Earth. The F does not stand for friendly, and since this is a family show, you’ll have to use your imagination to figure it out.

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From the Friends of NRA website:

Former MLB baseball player and current television personality of the wildly-popular Buck Commander series, Matt Duff, teams up with world-class shooter and all-American girl, Jessie Abbate, for a brand new series unlike any other on the air waves. Traveling coast to coast, Duff and Abbate unveil one of NRA’s best kept secrets— the multi-million dollar, grassroots fundraising movement making up the heart of the shooting world— Friends of NRA.

The show will air at 10:30 pm EST, and you can find more information about the show on the Outdoor Channel website.

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Last year was the first time I attended a Babes with Bullets camp, and in just a few days, I learned how to shoot practical pistol.

This year, my goal is to unlearn all the bad habits I’ve taught myself since my class last year.

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So you’ve slept off the Slurpee hangovers, given some high-fives, and perhaps done some gloating on Facebook or Twitter.  Now what?

I think Arizona talk radio station KFYI’s Mike Broomhead said it best.  NOW IS WHEN THE WORK BEGINS.

It’s feet to the fire time, folks.  The politicians (on both sides) got elected because they promised us the moon and stars, cuter puppies and a major decrease in spending and government intrusion.  They made these promises to get our votes, and while I would bet the farm they don’t expect us to hold them to it, we have to keep the pressure on.

We need to remind incumbent and newly elected politicians alike that the “work” they did to convince us to vote for them was merely a prelude to what we expect them to do for us on a daily basis.  I’m sure your boss expects you to do the work you’ve been asked to do,  so why should we expect anything less of our politicians?

The voters, TEA Party candidates, and newly elected Republicans ALL have to prove that they aren’t doing business as usual. They need to show us that they are not the same as the “bums” we just threw out.

Note to politicians:  we’ll be watching you.  If you show us that you’re all talk and no action, y’all are outta there in 2012.

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Almost immediately after they were put up, the City of Phoenix has stripped down 50 “Guns Save Lives” illuminated bus-stop signs that had been placed at around the the Phoenix area. These signs were put up by TrainMeAZ, and were placed in conjunction with the “Guns Save Lives” billboards that began appearing around town just a couple of weeks ago.

AZ Central reports

Phoenix Public Transit Department spokeswoman Marie Chapple said the city’s policy doesn’t allow public-service announcements.

They also note that officials from the City of Phoenix took a look at the signs after receiving a “comment” about them.

Train Me, Arizona is an LLC, not a non-profit corporation. Their mission is to see everyone in Arizona who owns and/or uses firearms to be well trained and safe. Their website offers links to training, gun stores and both publicly and privately owned shooting ranges.

Like Alan Korwin, we are outraged that bureaucrats who despise the second amendment, have no trouble rejecting the first amendment too.

Update 10/22/2010 – Please take a moment to respectfully express your opposition to the removal of the Guns Save Lives signs by emailing or calling Phoenix City Council members. They need to know that this arbitrary act is inexcusable in a free society.

PHOENIX CITY COUNCIL:
Thelda Williams — council.district.1@phoenix.gov 602-262-7444
Peggy Neely — council.district.2@phoenix.gov        602-262-7445
Bill Gates — council.district.3@phoenix.gov               602-262-7441
Tom Simplot — council.district.4@phoenix.gov        602-262-7447
Claude Mattox — council.district.5@phoenix.gov    602-262-7446
Sal DiCiccio — council.district.6@phoenix.gov          602-262-7491
Michael Nowakowski — council.district.7@phoenix.gov 602-262-7492
Michael Johnson — council.district.8@phoenix.gov 602-262-7493

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They’re Real, and They’re Spectacular:

Congratulations to the The TrainMeAZ campaign, who has put up the first of a series of billboards as part of their campaign to get the word out about how every gun owner in Arizona can ensure they are well trained and safe when handling a firearm.

A billboard just like the one above has been placed on the south side of Interstate 17, at the Peoria exit in Phoenix, and it’s estimated 135,000 people will see it every day.

You can take look at the other billboard designs that should be popping up around town at TrainMeAz.com. While you’re there, don’t forget to check out their list of shooting ranges and training opportunities in Arizona.

h/t to Alan Korwin for updating us with billboard information, via his Page 9 monthly email newsletter.

UPDATE 10/20/2010 – Mr. Korwin has additional information about the campaign, as well as additional billboard photos on his blog.

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New Hoppe’s No. 9 Air Freshener. For the one or two days a week we don’t already smell like Hoppe’s.

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