Category Archives: Guns
A Day At The Range
My thermometer said 105 degrees in the shade. But to misquote an old saw, a bad day at the range beats a good day at work. Here’s some thoroughly disreputable character shooting stage two with his thumb up in the … Continue reading
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Back from the range.
And a fun time was had by all. We had a lot of new folks today. A few kids too which was nice. I really enjoyed seeing the machine gun grins on everyone’s faces after they shot the zombie stage. … Continue reading
Off to the range!
Collin County IDPA match today. I’m the match director today so I have to get there early and set up the targets, etc. Looks like it’s going to be a nice day to Hellerbrate. 🙂
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BATF Idiocy: A perfect example.
The Nahant Library would like to sell a historic Maxim machine gun to raise funds for expansion. The machine gun was captured by Alvin York and as a historical piece, could be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Unfortunately, the … Continue reading
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Heller and Machine Guns
Here I go again quoting myself from another blog. IANAL, but I don’t see the door shut on overturning the post-86 MG ban in the Heller opinion. We’re may be stuck with registration of some kind, but the 86 ban … Continue reading
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CCIDPA Match Saturday 6/28
Come on out and celebrate the Heller opinion by accelerating 150 rounds or so downrange at the June 28th CCIDPA club match. In addition to the zombie stage which will feature a full-auto SMG, I’ll have at least seven more … Continue reading
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The Holster is more important than the GUN
If you’re carrying concealed, that is. Via Tam, Brigid brings up the holster issue. I said in the comments at Tam’s: If you’re planning on carrying concealed, the belt and holster decision is MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE GUN. Find a … Continue reading
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Great kid! Don't get cocky.
Now that the Supreme Court of The United States has said that the 2nd Amendment means what we always thought it means, don’t everyone get excited and do something stupid to mess it up. Step back, take a breath, relax … Continue reading
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It's Heller Watch Wednesday
We’re waiting… We’re waiting… As usual, live blogging over at SCOTUSblog and the fun kicks off at 10:00 am Eastern. UPDATE: A quiet descends upon the Internet as everyone watches SCOTUSblog… UPDATE: No Heller opinion today. All remaining opinions will … Continue reading
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More on Open Carry in Texas
I’ve read a “yes, but…” and a surprising “no” on the subject, that sound suspiciously like arguments made against concealed carry when it was first proposed in Texas. I’d also like to point out that contrary to popular belief, Texas … Continue reading
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