CCW Reciprocation

As previously discussed I recently renewed my concealed carry permit. Virginia has been discussing Constitutional Carry, removing the need to have a permit.

Unless you want reciprocation.

Below is the current reciprocity map, as of today, if you have a residential Virginia concealed carry permit. ConcealedCarry.net has a live interactive map. Check it out!

--The CCP itself is still so very plain!

Ruger 77/44 Plus

There is a new item for my Want List. A Ruger 77/44 with an integral Suppressor.

This is a great combination. A powerful round in a bolt action rifle. All made quiet. You can also get the rifle in .357 mag.

Northcoast Blogshoot II

Last year I was fortunate enough to attend the Northcoast Blogshoot I event. It was a massive amount of shooting fun but the best part was all the new friends I got to meet. Back by popular demand.

This year it looks like it will be a two day shoot and camping space is available! Let Breda know if you plan on attending. 

--Next stop Willoughby...

Falling Skies

Falling Skies on TNT

Falling Skies is a Scifi TV show on TNT. It begins six months after a massive alien invasion of Earth. The series stars Noah Wyle as Tom Mason, a Boston history professor with a specialty in military tactics. He’s assigned to Weaver (Will Patton), the commander of 2nd Mass.

Moon Bloodgood is Anne Glass, a pediatrician who lost her own family but is taking care of the children in the group.

This show is a major gun-o-rama. It was hard to keep up, even in High Def. Handguns, Rifles and shotguns. It even had a full auto M2 that was tripod mounted in the back of a GTO!

I like this show so far! I find myself wating a lot of the firearms in this show!

--Check the show out! For the Guns!!

Excellent

Virginia Attorney General says UVA cannot ban gun carry

Continue reading on Examiner.com Virginia Attorney General says UVA cannot ban gun carry.

 

--He has the right idea for gun rights.

To Answer Your Question

Yes.

Now more than ever.

I will have to read this article. I will not buy this issue, but I will read it and possibly spew some bile after.

(h/t to Newbius)

Texas Mayor Warns Residents To 'Bolt Your Doors'

By ANA CAMPOY

 

"ALTO, Texas—People here are bracing for a spike in crime after the city put its police force on furlough.

Budget woes in Alto, Texas have forced drastic measures, including laying off the five-member police force. A newspaper's antique printing press is being moved to a museum for safe keeping. WSJ's Ana Campoy reports.

"Everybody's talking about 'bolt your doors, buy a gun,' " said Monty Collins, Alto's mayor, who was against the measure.

City Council members sent the police home when they decided they couldn't afford them. On June 15, the police chief and his four officers secured the evidence room, changed the passwords on their computers and locked the department's doors for six months—longer if local finances don't improve by then."

For more look at the WSJ article and the Business Insider page.

--Get use to stories like this. If the fed continues to bankrupt the country we may find ourselves on our own.

Go Read The Declaration of Independence

Go Read The Declaration of Independence, not just the preamble.

"When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."

It would serve our leaders very well to read this document carefully. It contains a list of grievances against The Kings rule to which they should pay close attention.

--Soon, the bread and circuses won't be enough.

Happy Independance Day

Insurrectionist Propaganda

"It looks like Coalition to Stop Gun Violence has a new target to set their sights upon: Schoolhouse Rock!

Look at this insurrectionist propaganda piece that spreads a message of violence & promotes militias. It’s clearly designed to recruit children into accepting the dangerous right wing ideology that Americans are supposed to be free."



--Hat tip to Snowflakes From Hell.

Happy Independance Day

Remember why today is a holiday. Remember that it's up to you to help ensure our freedom.

--We are independent because we were armed. Beware Apathy.

Quotes of the Week

Every week as I am stumbling around the Internet I see some quotes that I like. I collect them and post them in a weekly roundup.  

"Carry your gun,  it's a lighter burden than regret." 

--Breda

 

"Suppose Republicans win next year because we are “not the other guys.” Then what? Winning is necessary but not sufficient to save our country from fiscal disaster. Two years later the Democrats will still be offering free stuff and the postponement of pain. We can’t win the several subsequent elections that will be necessary to put us on the right path unless we win the war of ideas and develop the ability to explain why restraint and reform are necessary and that fostering a nation of free people, free markets, and the rule of law is not only morally just and right but is the only way to sustainable growth and prosperity. Otherwise, we become participants in our own demise, for the sake of short-term political expedience." 

--Fred Thompson

“It was a pleasant cafe, warm and clean and friendly, and I hung up my old water-proof on the coat rack to dry and put my worn and weathered felt hat on the rack above the bench and ordered a cafe au lait. The waiter brought it and I took out a notebook from the pocket of the coat and a pencil and started to write.”

--Ernest Hemingway

"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." 

--George Orwell

“We’ve done the impossible and that makes us mighty. ”

--Captain Mal, Firefly  

Sign Generator

I found a cool Sign Generator that has actually turned out to be a nice tool to make some signs to put on the inside of my safes.

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...

KSG Revisited

Here is another video of the Kel-Tec KSG 12 gauge, bull-pup, shotgun. I really want one of these babies. As I watched this vid I decided that I would use a vertical grip in the front to help protect my fingers.



--I am still Kel-Tecs bitch.

Remington 1100 TAC 4

I am liking the look of the Remington 1100 TAC 4. I think this guy has to go on the want list. This shotgun was mentioned by a commenter in my post about the Beretta Tx4 12 ga. I started looking for one and finally saw one. It holds nine shots, has a 22 inch barrel, polymer stock and lots of stocks and other after market upgrades are available.

Remington 1100 TAC 4

A pistol grip is even available. So maybe I won't cut down my model 11. What can I say, I like pistol grip shotguns!! At $760 street price, it goes on the Want List!!

--And no pumping required! Hey, I'm old!

Primitive Weapons

I have recently taken up primitive archery again. By that I mean long bows. Not compound bows. I already have a compound bow and a compound crossbow.

A friend of mine is a big time SCA Archer. The SCA is the Society for Creative Anachronism. Basically they are a bunch of beer drinkers with a history problem.

It's been like 15 or 20 years since I have done any real archery. I did OK. I shot about 200 arrows and didn't miss the target. I was using a 30 pound long bow. Some folks had crossbows too. Big fun.

I will be buying a decent bow this summer. Maybe even do some bow hunting this fall.

--"Gentle Archer ages old, release the aim, free the goal..."