The Smallest Minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities. – Ayn Rand
As noted, I skipped the last day of the NRA convention and headed for home Sunday. I pulled out of the hotel parking lot at about 8:10 AM CDT, and into my garage at 9:03P MST (Arizona doesn’t do Daylight Savings). That’s just a tick under 15 hours, largely thanks to the 500 mile stretch between San Antonio and El Paso where the posted speed limit is 80 MPH.
It’s nice to be home, with a full day off to recuperate.
Iron Man 3 is in my immediate future.
Had a wonderful evening with 25-30 people, some I knew, some I’d met, some new to me. Back in the hotel and ready for my last night in Houston. I tried to extend my stay one more day, but apparently there’s a Big Oil thing going on next week. I was told that the hotel was completely booked for Sunday, but even if there was a cancellation, the room rate would be $400 that night, so I’m outta here. I’ll decide tomorrow whether I want to stop in El Paso (about 10 hours) or drive on through to Tucson (another five hours). At any rate, the plan is to hit the road early, and it’s 11:47 10:47PM CDT as I type this.
G’night, y’all. I had a great time this weekend. No blogging tomorrow, most probably.
Across the street from the entrance to the 2013 National Rifle Association Annual Meeting and Exhibits this morning about 11AM:
As you can see, the media had them outnumbered.
There were a few more this afternoon, but my camera batteries were dead by then. Alan Andrews took these shots and posted them to Facebook:
Of course, like the rest of them, that last guy is wrong.
Meanwhile, INSIDE the building:
Wall-to-wall people. More on this later.
Sitting at a table in the Media room with Robert Cottrol.
Asked about the ACLU’s position on the Second Amendment:
The ACLU’s understanding of the Constitution agrees with reality only accidentally, and they will correct that error as soon as possible.
Or words very much to that effect. He just read this and gave his approval.
From New Jersey, no less!
http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1
Via email from my brother.
He’s famous in the RKBA world:
Ran into him on the sidewalk outside the GRB Convention Center. Very pleasant gentleman. Very happy to say that I have finally met him. I wish I’d remembered he’d been in a helicopter crash in January. I’d have asked him how he felt about whacking feral hogs from the air.
Now it’s time to get ready for dinner with the Cool Kids.
(Yeah, I’ve dated myself with that one.)
Vertex Tactical Aviation, when you absolutely, positively need your bacon delivered by air.
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WANT!!
I bought the second one. I’m tempted to go back and get the first.
Seen around the display floor:
Well, she’s famous for something else, but…
And then there’s…
At the Smith & Wesson booth:
