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Chattanooga military update. Lafayette theater followup. More.
Chattanooga, Military updates — John McCain comes home to roost Meanwhile this week, personnel from the Manchester, TN, police department and other city employees delivered “approximately 300” sandbags to the city’s Army recruitment center that were used to line the bottom third of their front windows to stop potential incoming rounds. In lieu of being able to arm themselves for […] Read More
MS Primary Election: August 4, 2015
Remember the party primaries are Tuesday. You may want to think about voting in the “opposite” primary if you are in a district where there are folks you need to vote against. In some races, the primary is the only chance to do this. For instance in Hinds County, we have a change to fire incumbent anti-gun District Attorney Robert […] Read More
July 24, 2015 product highlights
CORRECTION A couple of weeks ago I included an item here about the Turkish-made Linberta shotgun, which the linked article claimed was a “Benelli M4 clone.” After reading through the comments and data, it appears that the Linberta, while apparently a quality gun, only cosmetically resembles the Benelli M4 and does not function or operate in remotely the same fashion. […] Read More
Pocket pistols. Self-defense video. Rabid bobcat. Factoids. More.
About those pocket pistols . . . here and here. “He only had a knife” The fun starts around minute 4:00. [08-Feb-2020 edit – video no longer available] Self defense video Rabid bobcat attack in Alabama Nobody listens to me. Keep your defensive weapon ON you. Florida leprosy Wyoming researchers find white bags most effectively keep deer away from roads USM […] Read More
“Police should be ‘the only ones’ with guns”
Off-duty Earel, AR, Police Officer Thomas Crutcher was charged with aggravated assault in a shooting inside a Downtown Memphis, TN, Masonic lodge last week. Chicago’s Independent Police Review Authority, an agency that investigates police involved shootings in that city, is reported to (surprise) have a pro-police bias. The agency allegedly has fired a veteran investigator because he refused management’s pressure […] Read More
Federal enemies & Target
Federal enemies The Obama Administration is pushing for a gun ban for sane Social Security recipients who need help with their finances, just like the Administration’s Veterans Affairs department is doing to veterans. About 4.2 million victims here. (Source: here & here) I wouldn’t be surprised if an SSA office is the site of a future attack. Target Anti-gun Target […] Read More
MS election – Primary is August 4
The NRA-ILA has endorsed MS Lt. Governor Tate Reeves for re-election in the Republican Primary on August 4. Reeves is good but not great on guns. We previously reported the NRA endorsement of Gov. Phil Bryant, with the same caveat. We also note that Bryant has failed to order the removal of “no guns” signs (which are not authorized by […] Read More
About those “gun free” zones
Source: The average number of people killed in a mass shooting when stopped by police is 14.29. The average number of people killed in a mass shooting when stopped by a citizen is 2.33. Assume you’re victim number 4, and pick one. ↑
Read MoreLafayette theater attack
We know that as Lafayette Police entered the theater to engage the killer he killed himself. As usual, these things end only after a good guy with a gun shows up. The Grand 16 Theater is a “gun free” zone — the chain it belongs to prohibits “Possession of firearms or weapons of any kind regardless of whether openly or concealed, […] Read More
