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somehow, i am sure this is our fault

Speaking of, how long until some halfwitted moron blames the recent earthquake out in Japan on “global warming”? Or did I already miss that party? Thanks to wfgodbold‘s timely observation, apparently I did.

Joking aside, that was a hell of a thing, and the entire world is going …

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winter's last gasp

First thing this morning, as Better Half and I were getting ready to head out to work, we looked outside, and it was snowing. Not enough for it to stick, what with the 37 degree temperature outside, but there were flakes accumulating on our deck and cars. Snowing. In …

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my budget cannot keep up with their regulation

After picking up my new toy from their gunsmiths yesterday (headspace checked out fine, which means I can start doing unconscionable things to it in the near future… but more on that later), I stood around and gleaned all kinds of interesting information from the good folks at Coal Creek

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their silence speaks volumes

Now that the Project Gunrunner / Gunwalker scandal has hit the front page of Fox News, along with an ongoing investigation by CBS News, a thought occurred to me last night: where are the “gun control” advocates in this whole mess?

For years now, the anti-rights cultists

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making things explicitly clear

Speaking as a military brat and a Navy veteran, I cannot say as though I have any complaint with this impending law:

(a) In General- Except as provided in subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense shall not prohibit, issue any requirement relating to, or collect or record any information

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shindig follow-up

In case you were curious what you missed out on, both Brick and Les Jones have their Knoxville Shooty Shindig reports up. I had been planning on doing one of these about every other month, but with the LuckyGunner.com Blogger Shoot at the end of May, I might have to …

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why take the chance?

This is just another example of the many reasons why forcing people to disarm themselves before entering misleadingly-named “gun free” zones is a Very Bad Idea (TM):

A gun in a holster is safe. Put another way, when you handle a firearm, your chance of a negligent discharge goes from …

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a difference in cultures

Speaking of things that set us apart, how often do you see something like this from the anti-rights side of the fence?

The short story is that an Iraq/Afghanistan veteran went fishing one day, and his “trolling motor deployed at 50mph”, as the original poster wrote it, and since fishing …

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quote of the day – james rich

I have been shopping around for karate/martial arts studios in the area, and while I have not yet found one I think I am happy with, the process has been interesting and occasionally quite educational… And it produced today’s quote of the day, which comes by way of Master James

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teach me about optics

Now that the ball is rolling on the slugthrower side of the house, it is time to start thinking about the glass that is going to be mounted on it… Here are the constraints:

Maximum Cost - $475. Ideally, this should include mounting options, but that is flexible. And, yes, …

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an example of what not to do

Thankfully, through the smart choices of my parents and myself over the years, I have never had to face the particular challenges of living in a “rough” part of town… To be certain, Eastern Tennessee as a whole does have something of a significant drug problem, and Southern California was …

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not sure how much i would pay attention

Apparently according to my subconscious, a revolver is the worst possible weapon available during the zombocalypse, especially if your ammunition is crappy enough that two out of three rounds are misfires, and if, for some reason, you do not carry speedloaders, speedstrips, or any form of loose ammo.

Do you …

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'free' is a magic word

While I am not cool enough to warrant a specific invitation (or even a note informing me of its existence, but whatever), I definitely plan on attending the LuckyGunner.com 2011 Memorial Day Weekend Blogger Shoot (what with it being right down the road from me), along with (hopefully) …

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unstoppable signal

I know I expressed some interest in the “Help Nathan Buy Firefly” movement in the past, but it has often been said that I get easily distracted by bright and shiny things…

At any rate, here is the most-recent update from said organization:

1. The idea here is to

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why does this agency still exist?

Speaking of the BATFE, it would seem as though the disastrous plan to allow over 2,500 firearms to traipse across the border into Mexico was called “Operation Fast and Furious”.

Coming from the military, I understand that operation names are largely nonsensical and laughable… but you would think someone …

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ace in the hole

My, how the times change… A few years ago, every anti-rights organization in the country was drooling all over themselves at the prospect of getting the most anti-firearms President in recent history into office. After all, then-Senator Barack Hussein Obama supported making the “Assault Weapon” Ban permanent in addition to …

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the declining value of myths

A lot of anti-rights cultists seem to extract no end of entertainment blathering on about the myth of how “guns are ‘bad news’ for women“, complete with proffering a seemingly endless stream of anecdotes and news stories to support their narrow-minded bigotry.

Of course, using the media as

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preparing to survive

While it is not a topic I discuss here very often (mostly through my own relative ignorance), Better Half’s and my “when the excrement impacts the vectored air-impelling device” (otherwise known as “WTSHTF”) plan basically amounts to something my fellow military members and veterans are probably very familiar with – …

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tempered over burning witches

Seen at a local beer-and-mixer-but-not-wine-or-liquor store:

I was this close to buying it just for the package……

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after-action report

So the final tally after people bowing out due to illnesses and work was Brick, Les Jones, Rich, Lissa, and myself at the range, with Liston Matthews (briefly), Michael J. Mollenhour, and Better Half joining us at the restaurant… not a bad turnout, all things …

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