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Point of Contention: Online Carry Permits
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"I guess there is some discussion in South Carolina about people getting their permits on-line, and independentmail.com is offering something of a point-counterpoint here. That’s fine; anyone who knows me at all knows that I’m a strong advocate of getting people who disagree with each other to engage in a little palaver. But just when things are going well, you get someone like Michael Staton jumping in . . ." ... |
Casual familiarity breeds negligent discharges
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"... This was the second gun show I’ve attended this year, and the second time there’s been a negligent discharge." ...
"I’m embarrassed. We gun owners take great pride in pointing out that the people using guns inappropriately are the criminals, not us law-abiding citizens. But perhaps we all need to reevaluate that notion. ..."
"They say familiarity breeds contempt and it’s true as evidenced by a young dealer near our booth we talked with all weekend. On Sunday, he came over carrying a pistol he was selling, finger on the trigger. I called him out on it and his response was a shrug and, 'I'm around unloaded guns all the time…'" ... |
The Semantics of Manipulation
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... "THE EIGHT RULES/HOW TO TURN THINGS AROUND"
"Are you a conservative? Do you really want to turn things around? Then here is what you need to do."
"1)Do not unwittingly repeat inappropriate labels that the other side has floated." ...
"2) Understand the impact of the words you use on the electorate…not just the impact that those words have on you." ...
"3) Use already established associations…only later attempt to change those associations. (If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em…until later)." ...
"4) Length matters."
"A) Short, to-the-point assertions should always be countered with short, to-the-point responses." ...
"B) A simplification (even a dumb one) that requires a long response will win in the game of influence." ... |
Question of the Day: Do You Keep a Rifle Handy? (video available)
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"When I started down the road to armed self defense, I was initially somewhat startled to find that pretty much all of my instructors (including Gunsite and Suarez International personnel) carried a loaded rifle with them in their vehicle at all times. This sort of shocked me as, in my ignorance, I had no idea why anyone would need a rifle readily at hand . . ." ...
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Confession: I Own a Saturday Night Special
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"The vastness of the Internet is mind-boggling. You can find information on virtually anything — obsolete computers, offerings from the 1974 Sears Wish Book, episodes of 'The Phoenix' starring Judson Scott. Of course, the 'net is also a treasure trove of data on firearms — save one: the Excam RX-38. The what? Exactly. This is the story of how one came to be in my possession — my 'Saturday night special' . . ." ... |
Business End Customs Smith & Wesson M&P
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"I’ve been looking for an excuse to get a gun from Lou at Business End Customs (BEC) for a while now, ever since Jon at PHLster told me about the awesome job Lou did on his Smith & Wesson M&P. A month or so back I was messing around on Facebook, and I found my reason.
On the Business End Customs Facebook page, I saw a custom Smith & Wesson M&P listed for sale, and about $100 cheaper than it should have been considering all that Lou had done to it. Now, I didn’t need another M&P, and I wasn’t even in the market for another M&P, but I have kind of a thing for them in case you didn’t notice. Long story short, I bought it (sorry Rob)." ... |
New From Do All Outdoors: Self-Healing 3-D Prairie Dog Target
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"As a high testosterone male I’m not very good at multi-tasking (allegedly). And I’m pretty damn competitive and not a little bit aggressive. A bullseye target is good but a little too . . . intellectual. Let me put it this way: I never hit a golf ball so far or so accurately as I did when the guy in the golf cart shark cage drove onto the driving range. When it comes to shooting I like 'singing steel' (as Nick so eloquently put it in his review of the McMillan Tactical Hunter). So the idea of taking shots at a 3-D self-healing prairie dogs pushes all kinds of buttons for me. I mean just look at the snooty little bastard. ..." |
A Brief History of Gun Holsters
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"Holsters have been around longer than you might think – almost as long as Cher has been parading around wearing doilies. In fact, holsters actually pre-dated guns. Do you really think bands of wooly mammoth hunters carried spears and rocks in their hands? After all, they couldn’t invent important things like fire and Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop Tarts with their hands all full of weapons." ... |
Concealed Carry Tips – Part 2
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"In the first part of this two part series on basic concealed carry ideas, I covered the Four Principles for Effective Concealment, the definition of concealment ... and I finished up with writing about some considerations for what you might want to take into account for your holster."
"We will finish up this introductory series covering the topics of firearms considerations for carrying concealed, retention for holsters, giving you some ideas of how to adjust your body to this new way of living while keeping the concept of complete concealment at the forefront of your mind, and I will conclude with some ideas for concealed garment modifications that any alteration shop can help you with." ... |
The Under $200 Truck Gun
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"I’d bet we have all heard the term 'truck gun' before, possibly in online forums or magazines, and I’ve read quite a few different definitions of what it means… so here’s mine. A truck gun is any gun that you don’t have much attachment to or expectations for, beyond it working every time you pull the trigger."
"Appearances don’t matter; all that matters is that it fits in your truck and fires even if stowed in dusty glove-box or bouncing around the dirt and debris in the floor of your cab. Because of this caveat, I always put the truck gun one step below a beater gun because I have seen some rather attractive guns listed as beaters, but truck guns are usually downright hideous looking. ..." ... |
Seven Women Who Are Doing it Different
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"Every once in a while I find it prudent to give credit where credit is due, and lend some recognition to the people who are really making a difference in the industry.
Among these people are seven women who have really made their own way. They’ve brought something different to the table and blazed their way into our world. Whether they are already established and respected industry folk or true up-and-comers all these women have touched lives and will continue to do so. You may know some of them, you may even know all of them, but here’s my take on what they’re doing and why it makes them so amazing." ... |
A 9/11 Hero’s Revolver
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"We often get firearm industry visitors here at NRA HQ, and after our meetings are over, John Zent often asks me to take the group on a tour of the National Firearms Museum. The tour begins and ends with two guns that, in my mind, best signify our freedom and our struggle to preserve it." ...
"The gun I invariably end the tour with wasn’t owned by a king or president. This gun is not lavishly engraved, nor does it mark a major milestone in the development of firearm technology. No, it is a battered, burned .38 Spl. Smith & Wesson J-frame with incinerated stocks, likely vaporized, and a frame and sideplate warped and separated by extreme heat. It doesn’t look like much, but like so many guns in the museum, [the] owner and his story make its value incalculable." ... |
NJ: Winslow Township Pharmacist Fires Handgun At Would-Be Robber
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"Winslow Township police say a Camden County pharmacist turned the tables on a would-be robber Wednesday."
"Around 2 p.m., a man allegedly armed with a gun entered Jolin’s Pharmacy at 412 Sicklerville Road in Winslow Township and demanded Oxycontin from the pharmacist."
"Police say the pharmacist, identified as Dr. John Agyemang, distracted the suspect by telling him there was someone entering the store. While the suspect turned around, Agyemang ran to the back of the store and got his gun, according to police.
The suspect fled the store, with the pharmacist chasing after him." ... |
NY: Wife-slay horror
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"A Queens man fatally stabbed his wife and stuffed her in a plastic bag under a bed in the family home, after hearing she had cheated on him with her stepbrother, authorities and relatives said yesterday." ...
"An order of protection obtained in December against Seelall was still in effect, records show." |
Bushnell Tactical Writer’s Conference: Day Two Wrap-Up
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"It’s often said that even the worst day spent shooting is still better than the best day working. If that’s true, then how good is the best day shooting? It would probably be just like today . . ."
"Our morning classroom session started with an introduction to Bushnell’s top-end precision rifle scopes. I won’t bore you with the specs and details until I have a real live scope to test on my 700 PSS, but these big mofo scopes check all the right boxes: beefy 34mm single-piece tubes, locking target turrets, reticules that help you calculate the lead for shooting a flying English sparrow mid-flight and amazing brightness and clarity . . ." ... |
Jerry Tsai Resigns from RECOIL Magazine
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"From RECOIL’s website:"
"It is with deep sorrow that I announce I am stepping down as editor of Recoil, effective immediately."
"It is very difficult for me to walk away from something I helped create, something that I loved doing, and something I firmly believed would appeal to a fresh new generation of gun enthusiasts, but I accept that the comments in my story in the current issue have made my position as editor of Recoil untenable." ... |
Rob Pincus: The Real Meaning of Jerry Tsai’s Resignation from RECOIL
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"Jerry Tsai has stepped down as editor of RECOIL. The debate surrounding Tsai’s pre-resignation statements—and all the conversations that will be had about RECOIL in the near and (possibly) distant future—shouldn’t be about one man’s opinions. It should center on larger issues that affect each and every gun owner. As in 'what limits should be put on civilian firearm ownership?' At the end of the day, there shouldn’t be any limits on gun ownership—short of the intent to harm another human being outside of a defensive action . . ." ... |
Romney: Yes on CCW National Reciprocity, No on AWB
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"The NRA’s Chris Cox interviewed GOP hopeful Mitt Romney at dailycaller.com, asking about all things firearm-related. Clearly, the governor knew his audience. And unlike some, he avoided pissing off an important constituency in the middle of a campaign. That’s a big ‘no’ on new regulation of gun shows. Gun owner licensing? Nyet. Federal gun registration? As if. Hunting on public lands? He’s for it. UN weapons treaty? After a rambling non sequitur on making this another American century, he’s agin’ it. The candidate, though, was much more concise about national reciprocity and a new assault weapons ban . . ." ... |
OH: Vice Presidential Nominee to Address Sportsmen’s Rally
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"Sportsmen have a unique opportunity to meet and hear the 2012 Republican Vice Presidential Nominee, Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan, as he headlines the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance 16th Annual "Save Our Heritage" Rally, sponsored by the Ithaca Gun Company. The event will be held on Saturday, September 29 at the Aladdin Shrine Temple in Columbus, Ohio."
"At this event, Congressman Ryan will interact with the leadership of the Midwest's most dedicated sportsmen’s organizations, all of whom are committed to the future of wildlife conservation." ... |
Report says U.S. Marines in Cairo not allowed to carry live ammunition (Video)
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"A stunning report released Wednesday night at the national security newsletter NightWatch says that U.S. Marines guarding the embassy in Cairo were not allowed to carry live ammunition, thereby limiting their ability to protect the facility when it came under attack, the Washington Free Beacon said Thursday."
"According to NightWatch, U.S. Ambassador to Egypt Anne Patterson 'did not permit US Marine guards to carry live ammunition, according to USMC blogs. Thus she neutralized any US military capability that was dedicated to preserve her life and protect the US Embassy.'" ... |
PA: Two Pa. Officers To Be Reinstated After Stun Gun Scandal
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"Two West Reading police officers fired over the borough department's stun gun scandal will be reinstated, one will not and one who was suspended will be given back pay and have the incident removed from his record, according to an arbitration ruling made available today."
"It was proper for the borough to fire Sgt. Matthew R. Beighley in January for using a department-issued stun gun on several officers, borough employees and his father at parties, in borough hall and at home, the ruling stated." ... |
PA: Ghost hunter sues Upland police officers, alleging civil rights violations
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"A Chester City police officer who moonlights as a 'semiprofessional paranormal investigator' filed a federal lawsuit against Upland Borough and two borough police officers for allegedly assaulting her and her two sons during a ghost-hunting mission in 2010."
"Diane Briscoe filed the suit Tuesday, alleging that officers Steven Jackson and Steven Carr violated the civil rights of her and her sons ..." ...
"In the filing, Briscoe claims she told the arresting officers that she was a Chester City police officer, had a key to the house and had the owner’s permission to be there. It further states that neither officer made an attempt to contact the homeowner to confirm her statements." ... |
FL: Man shot by state trooper at cemetery is business owner with no criminal record
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"The man shot by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper Monday morning at a Pinellas Park cemetery was the cemetery's owner — a Tampa man who lives in a 7,000-square-foot home, has no criminal history and has held a concealed-weapons permit."
"Clifford F. Work remained hospitalized in fair condition Tuesday at Bayfront Medical Center as questions remained about why Trooper Daniel Cole, a 13-year FHP veteran, shot the 48-year-old businessman." ...
"Cole called for backup and was soon joined by two Pinellas Park police officers. Work emerged as the trio approached. Work was armed, authorities said, and Cole shot him."
"FHP officials did not provide more specific details Tuesday." ... |
NH: Former Auburn officer indicted for theft
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"An Auburn police lieutenant who retired in 2010 after an internal investigation into missing evidence has been indicted on felony theft charges, according to prosecutors."
"David Flight ... was indicted on felony counts of receiving stolen property and theft by unauthorized taking for allegedly stealing a Remington 30-06 rifle from a police department evidence room, state prosecutors said." ...
"'There’s not a connection between what Auburn did in 2010 versus what we did in 2012,' Agati said."
"Flight allegedly took possession of the weapon — a Remington 30-06 rifle — sometime between Jan. 1, 2001 and Feb. 8, 2012."
"Another indictment says that Flight could have taken the weapon as early as Dec. 7, 1992." ...
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Virginia Contemplating Allowing EMTs to Carry Guns
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"Its no secret that I’ve spent a good portion of my nights since graduating college in the back of an ambulance. In fact, there’s no place I’d rather be most nights. But with that position comes a ton of risk, as EMTs are often called to the worst neighborhoods and into dangerous situations in the dead of night with little backup. It sounds like the perfect case for concealed carry on the job, and Virginia’s consideration of removing the state-wide ban on armed EMTs might seem like a step in that direction, but it’s not quite as cut and dried as it you’d think . . ." ... |
CT: New Britain CT Gun Rights: Good News/Bad News
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"New Britain. Gun rights. How ironic is that? In 'old' Britain a resident cannot buy or own a firearm for self-defense. In New Britain (Connecticut not Papua New Guinea), a resident with a pistol permit can’t conceal carry his or her firearm. They have to display it openly. In the gun-aversive Constitution State (go figure) that’s like trying not to watch as Candice Swanepoel frolic under a waterfall ... Where was I? Oh yes, that was before. Yesterday, the new Britain Common Council voted 13-0 to approve an ordinance allowing concealed carry. 'New Britain was the last municipality in Connecticut requiring residents to carry legal firearms openly,' norwichbulletin.com reports. Winning? Well . . ." ... |
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