--One last reminder for this weekend The Wounded Warrior Fundraiser blog shoot in West Virginia. For more info and range location, e-mail: martinihenrywv@gmail.com
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One of my daily reads over coffee is Day By Day. It even has gun content now and then. I thought this one was worth linking specifically:
--One last reminder for this weekend The Wounded Warrior Fundraiser blog shoot in West Virginia. For more info and range location, e-mail: martinihenrywv@gmail.com
--One last reminder for this weekend The Wounded Warrior Fundraiser blog shoot in West Virginia. For more info and range location, e-mail: martinihenrywv@gmail.com
Virginia Gun Trader
On this site, people that live in Virginia can privately buy, sell and trade firearms, ammo, accessories, gear and goods.
It's been around for a while and I am just now hearing about it!! Oh the Humanity!
At this writing the site currently has:
- 12798 Members
- 156 Forums
- 19580 Topics
- 98557 Posts
Sign Generator
I won't try to tell you I didn't make a huge amount of other signs. Let's just say that my fridge had a new one everyday for weeks. Mystery signs popped up all over work. Bathroom stalls were well warned...
--Doin my part to keep the world safe and less serious...
NoVA Guide to Guns
"This page is provided as a quick resource for firearms and shooting information in Northern Virginia. If you find something is incorrect or feel there is information that could be added, feel free to leave a comment or contact me. If you have questions about terms and observations, please feel free to ask. If you have a review and would like me to link to it, also drop me a line."
I will have to sort though my half assed bookmarks and sift out some gunny goodness to send over to him!
Send him updates if you have info to add!
--This is a great idea!
When my pants are happy
I got myself a new, inside the pants, Galco Tuck-N-Go 
holster for my XD9 compact 9mm. My pants are happy.I didn't spend a lot of time picking it out because the selection was small where I was shopping. I got very lucky.
The rig is very comfy. I forget it's there in no time. I have trouble with some of my holsters because I am a big guy (fat guy).
I can wear it easily with any shirt, even a T-Shirt. Driving the car, sitting in my recliner, moving around are all easy. The low profile is ok with the XD9 because the gun doesn't have sharp corners of any kind.
You cannot beat the price: $24
The only negative I can apply ia the the holster completely compresses when you draw the gun. Re-holstering is not quick it you are being careful.
--Excellent value. I'm going to try one of their shoulder rigs
too.
My Favorite Knife
My favorite fixed blade knife is a Ka-Bar 2, model 1212 Black Fighting Knife
. This thing holds a mean edge. It can do anything from clean and skin a deer to dig a latrine. That's good because I am more likely to do those things than to actually get in a knife fight.
, my Remington model 11, as well as established my desire fore a Ka-Bar (my wife bought it for me as a Christmas gift). He also has me wanting a Ka-Bar Machete
.
--I also kinda want this Ka-Bar Bayonet
. I blame JayG for that desire...
Stocking Up for the Killer Robot Uprising
"German Military issue, in battle packs, ready to rock und roll! 1990s production, full metal jacket boattail bullet, 147-grain. Brass-cased. Berdan-primed, with lead-less primer. Non-corrosive, non-reloadable, encapsulated DMIII bullet."
There are 200 rounds per sealed battlepack. Reliable and excellent quality. Shoots real nice in my AR-10. (Muzzle Velocity: 2,700 F.P.S. Muzzle Energy: 2,363 ft.-lbs.)
--Be prepared! Save some money!
EOTech 512
One of the best parts of Alice is her EOTech 512 Tactical Holographic Sight
. Target acquisition with a holographic site is so easy. Law enforcement and the military use them everywhere. Perfect for any Killer Robot Uprising or Zombie Apocalypse! If you have to have a battery operated sight, one that takes regular AA batteries is great.Alice also has a nice 3x flip in magnifier
. It still uses the EOTech for sighting in but increases the range nicely.
I would have preferred a Trijicon - ACOG
but I cannot afford one yet. I will have one one day.An EOTech makes a perfect accessory for the ladies.(see photo) Does that help Loki, JayG?
--Please note: You can get all of the at Amazon
now. When did that happen?
Refutations of Popular Gun Myths
Please reproduce and distribute. Use this information in Letters to the Editor, conversations with anti-gun friends, and anywhere else you can. You are one election away from having your right of self-defense seen as a threat to society. It is on you to get the voters to see the truth, because the press is supporting the other side.
MYTH: “The police can protect you.”
Police write great reports, but an officer can only protect you if he/she happens to be there when the crime starts. Remember when the Christmas-tree lot worker was beaten with a bat? This happened on TV Highway, the major road between Beaverton and Hillsboro. The victims phoned 911 twice while being assaulted by eighteen youths, but the operator didn’t believe them and refused to send the police. Ten minutes later, the young man was struck with the bat and permanently disabled. His uncle had to beg a passerby to phone 911, this time for an ambulance.
Are you a baby-boomer? When you are 70 years old, will you be able to fight off a mugger with your fists? What if it isn’t just your money he wants? If you do not stop the anti-gun trend, guns will be registered, then confiscated, by the time you and your generation need them the most. The only gun-owners will be people who disobey the law.
MYTH: “A handgun in a home is 43 times more likely to kill one of the residents than a criminal.”
This is a bogus statistic from an MD named Arthur Kellerman. If you remove the suicides from his sampling, his statistic is now “6 times more likely”. Most of his remaining “victims” were multiple criminals living together, where one shot the other in a fight. He lets you assume they were families just like yours, by counting gun-death statistics for criminal households together with those of traditional families. (Polsby and Brennen, “Taking Aim At Gun Control” 1995). He has repeatedly refused the opportunity to debate speakers on the other side of the issue.
MYTH: “More children die of gunfire in America that the next 25 industrial nations combined”
Former President Clinton made those claims because he knew the press wouldn’t investigate them. He counted Hong Kong and China separately, although they had been together for years. He counted Kuwait as a top industrial nation, but left Russia and Brazil off the list. Russia and Brazil banned guns long ago, but have murder rates four times higher than what we have in the US. If you look at murders involving juveniles they’re off the scales. Both of those countries have significantly smaller populations than the U. S., yet either one of them by itself has a juvenile death total much higher than ours. (Prof J. Lott, Nat. Review.)
MYTH: "Countries with strict gun laws have less crime"
Russia, Mexico, South Africa and Brazil have very strict gun laws and much higher crime than we do. Switzerland has almost 100% handgun ownership. They even have shooting competitions for teenagers. Their murder rate is lower than England, where handgun ownership is banned. Violent crime in England has risen since the ban. If guns caused crime, Switzerland would be the most dangerous nation on earth, rather than one of the safest. Finland has higher per-capita gun ownership than America, and they also have lower crime rates. Israel has 40% higher gun ownership, and near zero murder, except for terrorists. New York, California, Chicago, and Washington DC have the strictest gun laws in America, and the highest crime rates. Virginia borders Washington DC, yet it has few gun laws and far fewer violent crimes. Vermont has the least restrictive gun laws in America, and their gun crime rate is 48th out of 50 states. Every state that started allowing average citizens to carry concealed weapons saw a decrease in violent crime over the ensuing years. Gun laws have been proven to make things worse, not better. (Prof. J. Lott, More Guns, Less Crime, 1998)
Think about it - if you were going to go on a shooting rampage or robbery spree, would you do it where the people are armed, or where the laws forbid your intended victims from having guns? If you doubt this, you can do your own experiment: Post a sign in front of your residence:
THIS HOME IS PROUD TO BE GUN FREE
Let me know how it went for you.
MYTH: “Incidents like Columbine demand gun control”
Deaths from incidents like Columbine are extremely rare, even now. For the first 190 years of American history, guns could be bought by mail, or in any gun store with no questions asked. No school shootings. The perversity that brought Columbine and similar incidents has nothing to do with gun laws, and will not change because of them. In two of those incidents, the shooting stopped when armed civilians intervened with their own guns, but those people weren’t invited to the White House for photo-ops, so you didn’t hear about them. (More on this below)
MYTH: "Guns should be registered like cars”
Compliance only comes from law-abiding citizens. Confiscation then becomes easy, and the “logical next step” after the next gun crime is in the news. The most recent examples of this are Australia and Britain. All it took was one person in each place to do something stupid, and the both countries paid with their rights to own firearms. Politicians made themselves look tough on crime, by punishing the gun owners who obeyed the law and registered. The law-abiding gun owners lost their ability to defend themselves against violence. But did confiscation improve things? British gun crimes rose 40% since their 1996 handgun ban. Australian armed robberies rose by 51%, unarmed robberies by 37%, assaults by 24% and kidnappings by 43%. The only people who lost their weapons were those who registered them. The criminals and the IRA still have theirs. In Germany, registration preceded confiscation of weapons from Jews, homosexuals, opponents of Hitler, and any other “undesirables”. Once disarmed, they were easy prey. The same happened in Rwanda, Uganda, Yugoslavia, Cambodia, Turkey, and the Soviet Union.
It is too easy a step from registration to confiscation. Since criminals won’t register their guns, they won’t be turning them in if the government decides to ban them. The Supreme Court (Haynes v. US, 390 US 85, 1968) has ruled that criminals cannot be prosecuted for failing to register guns (self incrimination). So gun registration will affect you, but not them.
MYTH: “Guns are already registered, I see that on the television cop shows”
Other than a few extremely repressive states, gun registration does not exist. But on the TV cop shows, we see the hero cop say, “The murder weapon is registered to you, how do you explain that?” Perhaps some Hollywood screenwriters would like to condition you to believe that gun registration is a fact, so you won’t complain when their favorite politicians try to push it through. Don’t believe it, and don’t accept it. Gun registration is the only way confiscation can happen, short of house to house searches.
MYTH: “Thirteen children a day die of gun violence.”
You really have to work the numbers around to get to this. The Clinton administration announced this using a backdrop of elementary school children. They didn’t say that 84% of the "13 children" are gangsters between the ages of 15 and 20, killing each other over drugs and turf (Prof. J. Lott, LA Times article). Clinton promised that this would be fixed by his 1994 gun laws, remember? Of the remaining 16% of non-adult gunshot victims, there are accidents, suicides, murders, and justifiable self-defense. Only 2.9% of all deaths under the age of 14 are from accidental shootings, an all time low (Johns Hopkins University). More children are killed by each of poisoning, drowning, fires, and bicycles.
MYTH: “More gun control will help stop hate crimes"
How will disarming likely victims protect them? People who are willing to violate murder laws are willing to violate gun laws, but they are not willing to risk being killed if their victim is armed. If 50% of all gay men in an area were known to carry handguns, people who now assault them would look elsewhere for entertainment.
MYTH: "What if only one life is saved by more gun laws, isn't is worth it?”
How many lives will be lost because of gun laws? 2.5 Million crimes per year are stopped by armed citizens. What are their lives worth? (G. Kleck, Point Blank: Guns and Violence in America). In the case of the school shooting in Mississippi, the vice-principal (who stopped the shooter) had to run 1000 feet each way to get his gun from his car, because it was illegal for him to have it any closer to the school. How many children were shot during those minutes? What if it had been legal for New Yorkers to carry guns when Colin Ferguson shot up the subway car? Did strict New York gun laws stop his racist rampage? No, but they did guarantee him unarmed victims. What about the hundreds of women who had to wait the Brady period when they took notice of a stalker and were subsequently raped or worse before they could pick up their weapon. Don’t these people count for anything?
MYTH: "The Second Amendment was written when muskets were the primary military arms. The Founding Fathers never would have considered allowing citizens to own assault rifles.”
The First Amendment was written when the hand-operated printing press was the primary publishing tool. Shall we also ban free speech on television, radio, and the Internet because they weren’t invented in 1791? Technology may have changed, but human nature has not. Honest people still need means of defense against dishonest ones.
Is the Second Amendment a Personal or Group Right?
MYTH: “The Second Amendment was about state militias like the National Guard”
If that were true, we would see it in the writings of the Founding Fathers. Instead, we see dozens of statements that the right to keep and bear arms is a personal right and none that say otherwise. I have attached a few for your reference.
Words of the framers of the Constitution, expressing their views on gun rights:
"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government." Thomas Jefferson, proposed Virginia constitution, June 1776. Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334 (C. J. Boyd, Ed., 1950)
"Laws that forbid the carrying of arms disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." Thomas Jefferson, quoting 18th century criminologist Cesare Beccaria in "On Crimes and Punishment", 1764, pp 87-88.
When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny, Thomas Jefferson
"The Constitution of most of our states, and the United States, assert that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves: that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed; that they are entitled to freedom of person, freedom of religion, freedom of property, and freedom of the press." Thomas Jefferson, Proposed Virginia Constitution, 1776
"Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: first, a right to life, secondly to liberty, thirdly to property; together with the right to defend them in the best manner they can." Samuel Adams
"The Constitution shall never be construed to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms." Samuel Adams, During the Massachusetts U.S. Constitution ratification convention, 1788
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), reply of the Pennsylvania Assembly to the governor, November 11, 1755
"Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom of Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any bands of regular troops that can be, on any pretense, raised in the United States." Noah Webster, An Examination into the Leading Principles of the Federal Constitution (1787) in Pamphlets to the Constitution of the United States (P. Ford, 1888).
"Arms in the hands of citizens may be used at the individual discretion, in private self-defense." John Adams, A Defense of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America, 1787-88
"The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed." Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist Papers at 184-8
"A militia when properly formed are in fact the people themselves and include all men capable of bearing arms. To preserve liberty it is essential that the whole body of people always possess arms and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them." Richard Henry Lee, Initiator of the Declaration of Independence, and member of the first Senate, which passed the Bill of Rights. Additional Letters From the Federal Farmer 53, 1788
"Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are ruined. The great object is that every man be armed. Every man who is able may have a gun." Patrick Henry, During Virginia's ratification convention, 1788
"The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation where the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms." James Madison, The Federalist No. 46
"The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. A well regulated militia, composed of the body of people, trained in arms, is the best and most natural defense of a free country." James Madison, I Annuals of Congress 434 (June 8, 1789)
"I ask sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them." George Mason, during Virginia's ratification convention, June 4, 1788 (From J. Elliott, Debates in the General State Conventions 425 (3rd ed. 1937).
"Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property. Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived the use of them." ...Thomas Paine, Thoughts on Defensive War, 1775
"A free people ought to be armed. When firearms go, all goes, we need them by the hour. Firearms stand next to importance to the Constitution itself. They are the American people's liberty teeth and keystone under independence." George Washington, Boston Independence Chronicle, January 14, 1790
"To ensure peace, security, and happiness, the rifle and pistol are equally indispensable. The very atmosphere of firearms everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a place of honor with all that is good." George Washington
--Just a public service announcement from Your Buddy the Gun Enthusiast...
Cheap Ammo and Fast Food
My Glocks on the other had will eat anything. They don't even care if you clean them. Seriously. It's awesome.
So I can buy the cheap tuna cans of budget ammo. Perfect stockpile for the Zombie Apocalypse!
--It's like fast food. It just doesn't agree with some people.
Long Range Shooting Simulation
This simulator can give you a basic understanding of estimating ranges using a mil or moa reticle and using a range card to set elevation and windage.
The main lesson this thing can show you is how to use the tics in the reticle to estimate the distance to the target based on the size of a known object, (like the poor schmuck in the sight picture).
Nothing can replace actual range time. Better yet, actual training with an experienced, professional instructor.
--Besides, actual range time is way more fun!
In Case of Zombies Break Glass
It got me to thinking. What would I put behind the glass from my gun room?
- A Katana. It's quiet and you never have to reload.
- My Ruger 10/22 with the integrated silencer and nice scope. Ten 25 round mags.
- My Ruger Mark III with integrated silencer. Ten 10 round mags.
- My Beretta 96D with suppressor. Ten mags.
- 1000 round box of .22LR.
If I could only have one hand gun behind the glass:
- Glock 9mm, Mounted Tac light, Suppressor and ten 30 round mags.
What I would NOT have behind the glass:
- Any kind of shotgun.
- Any kind of single or double barrel anything.
- Bolt action rifles.
- Revolvers
AR-15s would be good but you cannot carry as much ammo. AR-10s are GREAT rifles but when it comes to Zombies it's like killing a fly with a sledge hammer.
(Elmer Fudd voice=on)
--It's got to have good range, high capacity, and be very very quiet. We're hunting Zombies...
(Elmer Fudd voice=off)
Appleseed Event: Dec 4-5 2010 Mechanicsville, VA
Range: Black Creek Shooters AssociationAddress: 4292 Range Road ; Mechanicsville, VA 23111
When: Dec 04-05, 2010 NEW
Range Fee: None
Camping available: Yes, on site, no dumping
Hotels: Comfort Inn, Econo Lodge, Days Inn, All near airport within five/ten miles of range.
Directions: Go east from Richmond on I64. Take Rt156 North. After crossing US295 go about one mile and you will come to a gas station on your left. The road will fork, take the right fork just after the gas station. Go about a mile and the road forks again. Take the left fork and continue about a mile and take a left onto Range Road (a clue). Follow it to the end and continue down the paved driveway.
State Laws to be aware of: Be sure to check State laws.
Misc: This is a 25 meter Appleseed event with a possibility for 100 yards on Sunday. The extended range can be shot with 22 RF or center fire. Centerfire welcome for the 25 meter portion of the event as well. There is nearby food, one small restaurant a mile from range. A burger joint about three miles and a variety of eating places around airport.
For More Information Contact: FiremanEd on the RWVA forum,
e-mail VA@Appleseedinfo.org or phone 804-690-1007
Registration Link: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/718365651
Please download, print and distribute the fliers below, wherever you travel. The more people on the line, the more shoots we can have!
The Walking Dead
Tonight is the first episode of the new TV series The Walking Dead on AMC.This is the first modern TV series that is about the pending Zombie Apocalypse!
This show has promise for good gun content. Expect show reviews, comments on firearm selections and tactics on acing shamblers!
--Hoping for a new favorite show!
Internet Movie Firearm Database!
One of my favorite Internet resources as a gun owner is the Internet Movie Firearm Database.I go to the movies sometimes I will see a gun I don't recognize. I enjoy following up and seeing what Make and Model it was. It's great for links and pics and discussion starters.
So if you see a big chain gun or a modified revolver for a scifi film. Check out IMFDB!
--I'll be back... to www.imfdb.com
Police Chief Eric Swenson has found his bullets...
POLICE CHIEF'S AMMO?
SEBEKA, Minn. (AP) - Police Chief Eric Swenson has found his bullets. The chief of the Sebeka, Minnesota department had reported that police equipment including ammunition had been stolen. But the missing cop gear wasn't too far away. Swenson found the equipment in his kids' backyard fort. The Daily Journal of Fergus Falls reports the missing stuff included loaded ammo clips, stun grenades, a police radio and a pair of night vision goggles.
--Stun Grenades?! Kids these days!
Top Shot on the History Channel
I caught the first episode of the new reality show called Top Shot.Hosted by that Survivor Guy named Colby. Damn, his teeth are white!
What I really like about the show is the slow motion vids of the shooting. I cannot believe how much these rifles flex.
They generate a ton of drama with challenges, eliminations, and all the well worn Reality TV constructs.
--They need more females, dammit!
Spring is not good for my aim...
The range I typically frequent is called Clark Brothers. It's in Northern VA and is very popular. I have taken two classes there. What I like most about it is that the range is out doors. It's free to use, but you have to buy their ammo. The ammo is not to expensive and it's usually plentiful, 'cept lately, but that's another story.Two weeks ago I went to the range to air out some targets with my new matched Px4 - Cx4 pistol/carbine combo.
I sucked.
It was my worst shooting day at the range ever. Not because the guns were not sighted in correctly. Not because of bad technique. Not because of crappy ammo or bad sushi for lunch...
I could not see.
The pollen count topped 5000 that day. My eyes were glazed with a slime of eye-buggers. They itched and burned like wasabi dust had been blown into them by an evil villain.
--Even with my blood running thick with allergy meds I would have been at the mercy of the killer cyborgs if they had come that day...
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