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Jeff has the weekly check on the bias along with a nice pic of a Ruger Vaquero with bird's head grips.

Last year people were shocked that Smith &Wesson would make a 1911 pistol. Now it's been announced that SIG will make a 1911.

GunBlast reviews the Browning Buckmark rifle, and has special features on two classic Smith &Wesson revolvers, the Military and Police and the K-22. Now they need a write-up on the big Smith &Wesson M29 that Harry's holding in that picture to the right.

If you haven't read the article by the LA Times writer who shot a gun for the first time and became a convert, give it a read. Use username/password laexaminer/laexaminer.

Most U.S. pilots still aren't armed thanks to foot-dragging and obstacles erected by the Transportation Safety Administration. Via Kim du Toit.

Shall-issue Concealed Carry Laws Gaining Ground
Shall-issue means that any qualified, law-abiding applicant can get a concealed carry permit without discretion, just as driver's licenses are issued to all qualified, law-abiding applicants. According to Packing.org, 35 states now have shall-issue permits. Here are my notes from taking a class for Tennessee's handgun carry permit.

Ohio now has shall-issue carry permits. Ohioans for Concealed Carry has a great Web site with more information.

Kansas Missouri got shall-issue concealed carry signed into law, but now faces court challenges.

Wisconsin's legislature approved a shall-issue concealed carry bill that was vetoed by the governor. A veto override vote is scheduled for today. UPDATE: see Triticale's note in comments for the latest news.

Meanwhile, Michael Williams is still trying to get his CCW in a state that doesn't have shall-issue permits. Of six people who applied in his jurisdiction, three received them: the mayor and two council members. That's why shall-issue permits are such a good idea. They eliminate cronyism and corruption in the permitting process.