Have a happy and safe Summer Solstice.

Tonight is a good night for a bonfire. And reflection. It's a good night to remember that the Earth does not really care about you. It will continue to have Summer Solstice even if no one is here to recognize it.

Remember that you are part of the greatest minority. The individual. Care for that minority and all the others will benefit as well.

--Enjoy the Shortest Night. And the Longest Day of 2020. May the tide turn...

Gatherings

A strange thing happened last night when we went to see the fireworks.

A Swarm.

I never heard this term before. We were seeing fireworks with my friends family at the University of Buffalo campus. We had attended several times before. But this time a large crowd of people began to form in a park below us. A few dozen turned into a few hundred, and then a thousand.

It was mostly college students, mostly male and this crowd was drawing more in like gravity.
We heard a cop behind us say into his radio, "This does not look good." Slowly more police began to arrive by bicycle, on foot, in golf carts and cars.

Their tone turned alarming.

We heard people refer to the crowd as, "The Swarm". Struggles ensued in the crowd, cops wrestled people to the ground and cuffed them as the crowd screamed at them. The crowd was on the verge of becoming a mob.

We contingency planned an evacuation. If that waving flag began to burn, if there were shots fired, if the crowd became a mob... we'd hot foot it out of there.

The fireworks began and it distracted the crowd.

--The moral of the story is, Situational Awareness.

Happy Independence Day

Have a happy "You're not the Boss of ME!" Day!

Happy MLK

I have the day off today.

I saw this gun in my Facebook feed this morning. This was some serious,high tech,tactical, goodness back in the day.

You had to be in some bad mojo if you were carrying this around. It's an open pan flintlock. There would be loose black powder in that pan as you walked around.

--Very collectible.

Happy New Year!

--Here is hoping that 2016 is a good year for gun owners!

Christmas weekend at the range

I went to the range this weekend with my son. It was incredibly crowded. We had about a 45 minute wait. Lots of people with new guns!

He was enjoying his gift. I gave him a Ruger Mini-14 that has an upgraded stock, a dot scope and a LASER sight.

I was amused by his comments:

•  "This thing has no recoil at all."
• "The adjustable stock is great!"
• "I need new glasses."
• "With this scope I need some Zombie targets."

It took us no time at all to pump 300 rounds through that rig. His smiles were big.

--I am very jealous of his new Pelican case!

Merry Christmas

Christmas

My son is 19 years old and I am thinking it's time for Santa to bring him a rifle.

I won't mention what kind of rifle but I am also going to get him a Pelican Case to store and transport.

A cleaning kit is on the list as well.

--I am very excited about this!

Happy Thanksgiving!

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--Happy Veterans Day to all that served!

Happy Halloween

Best Dad Ever

Happy Independence Day

Mothers Day

Happy Friday!

Well people, it's Mothers Day this weekend.

Also known as, Take a Mom to the Range weekend.

You know the restaurants are going to be packed for brunch. Take her to the range!

Make the trip about her. Let her do most of the shooting. Guide her is she needs guidance. Encourage her. Don't make her shoot what you think she should shoot. If she likes the .22LR rifle, let her shoot it a lot. If she likes the .44mag, let her.

--My mom died in 1994. I never got to take her to the range. Don't wait.

Happy New Year!

--Thanks for checking out my blog for another year!

Christmas Crowds

My wife and I went to the Elite Shooting Sports range again this weekend with a couple friends. This trip was the very first time that we had to wait for a lane.

Granted, it was 1pm on a Saturday. That seems like it will me the most popular time of the week.

The place was crowded by the post Christmas people! People must have been very good this year and gotten new guns for Christmas!

--An annual range membership would be great present!

Merry Christmas

I just wanted to take a break and simply wish everyone a very Merry Christmas.

I hope your day is is full of joy and ease, relaxation and what ever brings you happiness.

For me it will be full of family, good food, music, holiday movies, good friends, good drink, laughter, and joy! Perhaps naps.

--Peace.

GI Elf

My GI Elf on a Shelf has an AR15.

--Because... Freedom!

Holiday Visitors

Tis the season!

Today we are having our annual Christmas open house.

Basically I get to sit around and drink coffee, feed people cookies and answer the door when the bell rings.

My wife spends all day giving people tour of the decorated house while kids try to find the pickle ornament that she has hidden on each of the ten Christmas trees.

Yes. I said TEN Christmas trees.

My wife beats Martha Stewart it comes to Christmas.

She collects vintage ornament. She is an ornament Nerd. She knows all the makers and types and techniques they used. She even collects rare vintage ornaments that are made of candle wax and usually never survive even one summer in the attic.

What does this have to do with guns?

I will be concealing one all day.

I also have about thirty ornaments that are gun related! Santa with a hunting rifle making Rudolf nervous!

--Plus I might sneak out to the range with JayG later!

Happy Thanksgiving

I am thankful today for my family, friends, plenty of food, meaningful work and Freedom.

Have an excellent day.

--Be thankful.

Guns of Christmas

My wife loves me.

Every year she puts up nine Christmas trees in the house. This year I think she will be sneaking in a tenth!

Every year she buys me a new Christmas ornament that relates to shooting!  This year she found these three early!

One day I might even rate and entire gun related Christmas tree!!

--Maybe I will get a Red Rider BB Gun this year!!