2008: A Gunnie Retrospective

2008 was an interesting year for gunnies. We had:

• San Francisco handgun ban shot down - yay! Even in CA, the 2^nd amendment is not entirely dead.
• Passing of Charleton Heston - [removes hat]
• Heller Decision - yay! 2A *is* an individual right.
• Willamette, IL rescinds handgun ban - Heller has its first "victim" (yay!)
• Ruger introduces the LCP, their first attempt at a true CCW firearm. (Yay, except in MA, where the LCP is not on the "Approved Firearms Roster" - boo...)
• H-S Precision Kerfluffle - boo. Vett your endorsements, you schmucks.
• Obama election - boo for 2A rights. Hopenchange beats crotchety old man.
• Gun sales skyrocketing - yay and boo. Yay because it's always good to see more firearms in the hands of citizens, boo because of backlogs and price gouging ($800 for a WASR-10?!?!?!)
• Concealed carry is ruled permissible in National parks - Definite yay!

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On a personal level, 2008 was an interesting year as well. Over the course of the past 12 months, I:

• Joined a gun club - YAY! Finally...
• Shot more this year than any two years previous - YAY!²
• Taught both kids how to shoot a BB gun and bow-and-arrow at Cub Scout camp.
• Got my son his first BB gun (Red Ryder, natch) - YAY!³
• Bought my first Glock - yay! Plastic fantastic/tupperware/etc. jokes aside, I'm coming to (begrudgingly) like Gaston's polymer wonder.
• Bought my first AR-15 - Definite YAY! Thanks, Barack, for giving me the impetus to finally fill one of the last gaping holes in my armory.

Here's hoping 2009 is just as interesting and twice as beneficial to gun owners and 2A rights...


That is all.