Funny News calls it a tool

But it was employed as a deadly weapon 

To me Deadly assault on a Police K9, is no different than a deadly assault on a human officer.

Nature refutes that right.

No, you do not have the right to live in a "Safe Environment".  You do have the right to seek and have the means to protect yourself in your environment.

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Everything not to do when carrying.

#Operator my A**!

Put it back in your cheap nylon one size fits none holster, go home put it away until you learn to carry properly!

I think in time it could be accepted

But right now they are shooting themselves, and the rest of us in the foot.

The anti's don't have much of a grass roots movement, they depend on the Bloombergs and foundations to pony up the money to finance their silly endeavors. But when you shove it their faces, by walking in with your AK or AR slung across your back, or God forbid the "low ready", you can inspire people, to write checks to the MDA, or some such group. I'm sure the gun control slobs clap in glee whenever these actions hit the news.

I know it is your right, but I'd just like you think how pushing to hard, may impact  your rights more than they are now.

To many that vote and can make donations, they see the photo below as frightening, as a strong supporter of gun rights (After 20 grand in donations I quit counting) What I see below would give me pause, and I might well be reaching for my piece.
 There are just better ways to do it.

Not sold on this

I'd think you might need a load bearer once it was filled, and you would need a generous sized backseat or cargo area to haul it

For about 25% of the cost, I can get the same box and pack it my way

But one issue is you can still be too heavy, and that isn't tactical at all. Might be ok for storage.

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

How safe are we?

From the report, a lot safer than the anti's or media will admit.
News travels much faster now a days, and what may not have been reported 30 years ago is now headline news.

Plan B

Can now be ordered, for your Shield

Things seldom go right in a fight, always pays to have a plan B. 

Looks to be a solid addition to the M&P


Video

Penny Wise, Pound foolish?

Open fanny pack  leads to two people wounded, and charges being filed

Now some folks believe, that they can go cheap, on what they carry, and how they carry, but here is a case where the Fines, lawyer, and possible jail time will eclipse, the cost of a decent safe firearm, and proper safe carry method.

Sunday, January 25, 2015

IWI to reintroduce the Galil

Now designed to accept common AK-47 & AR15 magazines depending on caliber.

I think this is smart move, instead of having  propriety magazines, that are usually expensive, and hard to find, that they will sell more rifles, if they can use cheaper magazines in common use.

Specs here  

Friday, January 23, 2015

Breaking down the numbers

Of gun ownership, and homicides, enlightening.


All veterans deserve support

Link

“He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.” 

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Holster Porn

Not often you
see a single action in kydex, must be an Evil Genius.

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Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Monday, January 19, 2015

Dye your mags

Magpul introduces a new sand colored mag that you can color at home.

I'm kind of excited about it

Rock Island announced a new 1911 chambered in 22 Magnum for 2015 , I've always like 22Mag. but not a lot of handgun choices that attracted my attention until now.

Shield?

Have a Plan B 
This might make the Shield  a better contender for self defense.

About that reenactment of the Paris killings

Perhaps it does ring true & have some reality too it. I would think for some it to be a wake up call, as a large majority of CCW holders do no more than what is required. They sit through a 4-8 hour class on average, get a license, most do not carry on a regular basis, and fewer still practice on a regular basis. Fewer still take any further training from professional instructors.

Perhaps the reenactment would have been more realistic, had they put a couple of trainers in the victim pool, and say 3 people that did some practice on their own on a regular basis, and left the balance with zero to little training, I really believe the results would have been different.

All the shooting was done inside of practical combat pistol range, so the idea they were out gunned, kind of flies in the wind.True things that might have provided cover from pistols were only concealment against rifles. We really do not not know how well trained the killers were, the one that killed the officer on the sidewalk got pretty close to make the head shot.

Owning a guitar does not make you a musician, you have to practice, and you play to the point your fingers bled, till a callous builds up, and you listen and learn from other musicians, till you get it right, and seldom strike a bad chord. But if you only do it once in a blue moon, you are likely not a musician, you just someone strumming on a wooden box. 

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Nice stand by PARA

From their FB page:

 
PARA USA regrets its decision to provide firearms for use in the film "Taken 3". While the film itself is entertaining, comments made by its Irish-born star during press junkets reflect a cultural and factual ignorance that undermines support of the Second Amendment and American liberties. We will no longer provide firearms for use in films starring Liam Neeson and ask that our friends and partners in Hollywood refrain from associating our brand and products with his projects. Further, we encourage our partners and friends in the firearms industry to do the same.

Well this will be interesting

Still skeptical of plastic copper bullets, if the cases will hold up when hot and not bend when feeding it might in time help keep cost down

Sighted vs Unsighted

Finding the balance

"Unsighted fire doesn’t have to mean you’re shooting with your eyes closed. It doesn’t have to mean hip shooting. It simply means you’re not focused on the front sight. The gun can still be up in front of your face providing a reference — both visual and kinesthetic — of where the muzzle is pointed. Let’s face it, even if your eyes are closed, the gun is still pointed somewhere. As people learn quickly during Ken’s drill, you can still get pretty good torso shots while moving even if you aren’t using the little bumpy things atop your pistol."

This is not point shooting, I suppose it is some modified hip retention shooting

This is what point shooting looks like, the only real difference from sighted fire to point shooting the eye focuses on the target rather than the front sight.

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

They are not unloaded

Because you think they are unloaded

Yes old news

But it bears repeating, Interpol puts out the idea that armed citizens best deterrent to terrorist attacks 

As has been noted by many spree or mass killers prefer "No Gun Zones"

Saturday, January 10, 2015

In most cases

Police are historians, they make a record of what happen

As Dave Spaulding says you need to be your own first Responder.

H/T to Say Uncle

Sunday, January 04, 2015

Fashion Security

Since the average response time is 17 minutes, at least they may track the pendent down.  Feeling safe and being safe are two different things.