Category Archives: Guns
Setting a "LEO" Straight
My second favorite author¹ sets a “LEO” straight in a fantastic letter at the JPFO website. “I don’t feel the need,” you inform us, “for law-abiding and honest citizens to own and carry fully automatic weapons, especially those capable of … Continue reading
NOLA. Drive or Fly?
I have to visit New Orleans for business next week. I’m seriously considering driving instead of flying. If I fly, I have to drive to the Airport, that’s an hour. Get there two hours ahead, then the flight is about … Continue reading
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Quote Of The Day
From Keep And Bear Arms via The War On Guns: “Ask that idiot if he would feel safer in the National Matches at Camp Perry or in the exercise yard of San Quentin?” – haris@hilton.com
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Nerd Moment
I volunteered to be the match director next weekend. So I was sitting there laying out courses of fire, figuring out where to place the barricades, targets and non-threats. And I said to myself, “you know, this is kinda like … Continue reading
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Notes From The Zombie Apocalypse
(WordPress ate this post… It was there earlier, then when I just checked, it was gone except for the first few words. Do you think zombies are eating it? – Alan) I just had a most awesome Zombie Apocalypse dream … Continue reading
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We're The Only Ones Violating Airport Security
“We’re the only ones” meme borrowed from David Codrea From the do as we say department, The TSA workers ARE above the law. A Transportation Security Administration worker who brought a gun through an X-ray machine at Denver International Airport … Continue reading
Noon Gun on the Constellation
YES! I got to be part of the gun crew on the USS Constellation. Pull the gun back, Cliff (in the authentic period uniform) loaded the charge, then run it out. A half pound of black powder later you get … Continue reading
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XD .40 Sub Compact – Range Report
After the IDPA match this morning, I put a hundred rounds through my new XD .40 Sub Compact. I was surprised by the lack of felt recoil. I was expecting it to be much worse, but it didn’t feel much … Continue reading
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Why Students (and everyone else) Need Guns
Larry Correia (Monster Hunter International) has a must read post where he schools a University of Oklahoma student on the facts of life. Well here’s your problem right here. I FEEL SAFE. The sad fact is, you can get shot … Continue reading
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More Radioactive Stuff Please!
If there wasn’t so much PSH over radioactivity we could have atomic batteries in our electronics that last for years instead of chemical batteries that only last a few hours. Irrational fears of radioactivity have kept useful products off the … Continue reading
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