I need prop guns for a photo shoot but don't want to buy airsoft or deactivated replicas. Does any have airsoft or dewat Sten/PPSh/MP40/other WW2 submachine guns that I could borrow for a week or two?

Again, I recommend Fred. I don't always agree with him, but I agree often enough to suggest his column.

Catepillars in Colorado

I am so glad that I no longer work at Ft.Campbell. In my opinion, the administrators who insist on disarming their own troops are enemies. Administrators who don't trust either their own troops or the civilian contractors are saboteurs and should be dealt with as such. Just as mad dogs who kill their own should be shot on the spot, so should be anyone insisting on disarming our own people. The blood is on their hands also.

Update: A friend who is in the military said that carry by troops was not practical for various reasons (immaturity, likelihood of friendly fire) and un-necessary in controlled environments. I disagree but will put that up as he's got much more experience in the matter than I do.

The empire strikes back

In recent weeks, we've taken huge steps towards blocking spam accounts on LiveJournal. In fact, we've suspended as many as 30,000 accounts in a single day! We've implemented several pre-emptive measures to prevent the creation of spam accounts, and we've honed our detection of suspicious content. Spam bots are a crafty lot, so we'll continue to refine our tactics and keep up the good fight to keep you safe from spam attacks on LiveJournal.

RSS feeds again

If you're addicted to xkcd_rss, icanhaschzbrgr, or other syndicated feeds, we're pleased to report that we've resolved the update error that was mucking up your RSS feeds. While content was being pulled correctly, it wasn't being posted to the feeds themselves. Late last week, we finally nailed down what we hope was the root problem, so content should post properly. We thank you for your patience.

Wii have killer CSI Deadly Intent contests!

c_s_i

If you're a gamer who loves CSI, have Wii got news for you! c_s_i is sponsoring killer contests. Simply post a question to a member of the CSI crew. The winner will get a free copy of CSI: Deadly Intent for Nintendo Wii (with a retail value of $39.99) and get their question answered by a member of the CSI writing team! There's also a fantastic monthly contest. To enter, join c_s_i, play the online version of CSI: Deadly Intent, and respond to a two-part query for a chance to win a Wii! Entries will be judged on composition and originality. Sorry, but you must be a U.S. resident and over 18 years old to participate. Check out the rules here.

Enveloped in postcards

Last week, we asked you to send in postcards to help us decorate our drab concrete walls. Here's a photo of the results so far! Thank you so much and please keep them coming! You can mail them to Frank the Goat, Esq., c/o LiveJournal, Inc., 539 Bryant Street, Suite 210, San Francisco, CA 94107. Be sure to include your username, since we'll be giving ten random users paid account credits.

Photos of the week

If you haven't visited our new LiveJournal photo community, you're in for an amazing visual trip. LiveJournal users from around the world will take you on a scenic journey to everywhere. Post your own pictures or kick back and enjoy at lj_photophile. You can view some of this week's awesome photos after the jump. Please start tagging with geographic location, since we'd like to track all the places around the world represented in this community. Keep on commenting too!
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In case you are wondering: of course they are carrying.

Over time, people have supported my various RKBA efforts with donations. In the past, I received support through Paypal. Now we can use a pro-RKBA service, Gunpal. My account there is olegvolk@gmail.com

AAC | Kel-tec | Ashly

A friend is selling some of his guns. Having used some of them as photo props, I can attest that he takes good care of his weapons.



Sideguard

Юмор и не только: silver_mew

For a point and shoot, that looks pretty good to me.