A number of readers have alerted Murdoc to a possible virus problem with his sites. After checking into it, tech support found some infected files in an old installation and will be removing them shortly.

I hope this takes care of the issue. Many thanks to those who took the time to let me know, as I was not seeing it on my end.

My apologies.

UPDATE: I found the issue and it has been resolved.

Pentagon gun was from Memphis police

And so was the gun used in the Las Vegas courthouse shooting.

They were sold or traded to dealers by the Memphis PD in accordance with department policy. Personally, I don’t really see a big problem with this. The criminal is the criminal, not the gun.

The story includes this about the gun used at the Pentagon:

At the Pentagon, gunman John Patrick Bedell carried two 9 mm handguns, one of them a Ruger.

Law enforcement officials say Bedell, a man with a history of severe psychiatric problems, had been sent a letter by California authorities Jan. 10 telling him he was prohibited from buying a gun because of his mental history.

Nineteen days later, the officials say, Bedell bought the Ruger at a gun show in Las Vegas. Such a sale by a private individual does not require the kind of background check that would have stopped Bedell’s purchase.

Is that right? Does Nevada not required checks for private handgun sales? In Michigan you are required by law to have either a Concealed Pistol License or a License To Purchase A Pistol which is valid for only 10 days, even for private transactions.

UPDATE: Uncle:

Oddly, no AP Exclusives when one of the cars that used to be in the impound lot is driven by a drunk driver and takes out a family. Cars, unlike guns, aren’t magical totems.

GunPundit suffered from a serious failure to fire at the hosting service over the past several days. The problem has finally been cleared and shooting will resume shortly.

Murdoc’s apologies for the interruption in service.

Range hot.

Murdoc is traveling and will have limited internet access today.

If you’re going to the SHOT Show be sure to drop me a line.

GunPundit will be making the annual trek to the SHOT Show again this year. It’s in Las Vegas this time around, so I’m thinking the weather is going to be a bit nicer than Michigan.

I know a few others who will be there, but if you’re going to the show be sure to drop Murdoc a line.

Here’s hoping that the strong gun industry and general advancement of gun rights in America continues. Have a great holiday and weekend, everyone.

Hope everyone has a great holiday.

Everyday, No Days Off points out a nifty little online Flash game. Could make a good time killer.

Via someone but I don’t remember who.

Congratulations to commenter Huntsman who was the lucky winner of the Outdoor Life subscription contest here at GunPundit.

Hopefully, we’ll be running more little contests here in the near future.

Today is the last day to sign up for a chance to win a subscription to Outdoor Life. Go leave a comment if you haven’t done so already.

UPDATE: Sign-ups are now closed. I have emailed the commenter who was chosen.