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Oregon Massacre at Umpqua Community College
Another school massacre this week, with 10 dead and 7 wounded at Umpqua Community College in a rural part of Oregon. The killer, reportedly not a student or employee, was killed by responding armed officers, as usual, after the innocents were killed. “[He started] asking people one by one what their religion was. ‘Are you a Christian?’ he would ask […] Read More
Sig Sauer v. BATFE ruling
The US District Court in New Hampshire has ruled in the case of Sig Sauer v. BATFE that: “The ATF’s classification of Sig Sauer’s [muzzle brake] device as a firearm silencer was not ‘arbitrary, capricious, . . . or otherwise not in accordance with law.’ 5 U.S.C. § 706(2)(A). Accordingly, I grant ATF’s motion for summary judgment (doc. no. 18), […] Read More
Updates: Chattanooga, Nassau County, Pope, Ivory Ban
Chattanooga update All recruiters attend annual anti-terrorism, force protection training, which covers a variety of topics, including case studies, best practices and active-shooter response scenarios. None of that was helpful that morning in Chattanooga, according to the Marines. “We all believe that the [anti-terrorism, force protection] training did not help us in this situation,’ USMC Gunnery Sgt. Camden Meyer wrote […] Read More
Did House Speaker Boehner resign due to Fast & Furious cover up?
Did House Speaker Boehner resign due to the Fast & Furious cover up? This is from Mike Vanderboegh, who needs our prayers.
Read MoreSeptember 25, 2015 product highlights + 2 coupons
BATFE has ruled that the X Products Can Cannon is an NFA item. They are wrong, of course, but that may not matter to the tax clerks with badges and jack boots. TrackingPoint has announced the company has completed a restructuring of its finances and operations, and is now working to fulfill its order backlog and is accepting new orders. […] Read More
Gunshot wounds (video). 2.16 mile shot. Bad technology. USMC plan. “Gun oil.”
Gunshot Wounds And How To Treat Them, from Pascagoula, MS The main takeaway is don’t shoot at hard flat surfaces, like steel targets. Also, it’s good if you’re not all alone. 3800 yard (2.16 miles) shot. About 9 sec. flight time. There probably is such a thing as “bad” technology: The federal government has been experimenting with using wireless Nano […] Read More
1,000 yard MS gun range and MSU deer hunting app
MS gun range We have a report that a 1,000 yard firing range is under construction in Leake County, MS, near Ofahoma (west of Carthage). So far, a dozen protesters, apparently none of which took high school physics. Mississippi State University’s Deer Hunting App
Read MoreThe “only ones” (with guns)?
Thomas Macri, the ranking police officer for the Borough of Bessemer, PA, reportedly accidentally killed himself last week while “cleaning his service pistol” at home. Police say he was home alone at the time, but was discovered a short while later by his girlfriend, and that foul play was not suspected. An autopsy revealed that Macri suffered a gunshot wound […] Read More
CCW safety
An Oregon man was attacked in a WalMart bathroom and robbed of his weapon by a criminal who spotted the poorly concealed or unconcealed gun. The 25-year-old CCW-permit holder had a Springfield XD handgun in a holster in the back of his waistband, and his shirt “covered the weapon.” But a large man in his mid 30s apparently saw the […] Read More
