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Breaking News: Shots fired in Washington Navy Yard Building 197?
We had a report this morning of shots fired in Building 197 on the Washington Navy Yard campus, which was placed in lockdown, with surrounding neighbors evacuated. No casualties reported. A massive multi-agency law enforcement response ensued. Apparently it was a false alarm prompted by a loud noise. In September 2013, a military contractor killed 12 civilian workers at the […] Read More
June 26, 2015 product highlights
CrossBreed Holsters has partnered with UltiClip™ to offer a clip to carry your CrossBreed IWB holster when the standard clips are not an option, such as when your belt is too large to accommodate CrossBreed’s SnapLok, JHook or Velcro Clip, or for women wanting to carry one of CrossBreed’s MiniTuck, MicroClip or Women’s Appendix carry rigs when the outfit just […] Read More
Star Wars. Google snooping. Philipping gun making. Rio Ammo.
US Star Wars — must demonstrate ability to fight in space Google snooping Guerrilla Reloading — Berdan to Boxer Conversion and Making/Reusing Spent Primers (here and here) Philippine gun making? Philippine officials say that weapons and munitions manufacturers from Canada, the US, South Korea and South Africa are considering setting up operations in the Philippines once its first defense economic […] Read More
‘The Only Ones’ being bad
Oakwood Village, OH, Police Officer Marcia M. Masters, 47, was convicted and sentenced to two years in prison for making false statements related to the purchase of three firearms. Masters acted as a straw purchaser of a firearm from Semi-Arms Inc. in Broadview Heights, OH, by lying on the ATF 4473 Form, falsely stating that she was the actual buyer […] Read More
Self-defense in MS, TN, AK (bear), OK and FL
Last weekend, Meridian, MS police received a 911 call around 10:30 pm about a person breaking into an occupied home. Our report indicates that when police arrived at the scene, they found the perpetrator had been shot by a resident, and was taken to a hospital where he died. Lauderdale County Coroner Clayton Cobler said, “The renter aimed for the […] Read More
Trainer bans appendix carry in classes
Trainer Larry Vickers has banned the use of appendix carry positions in his “open enrollment” classes, because he’s afraid you will shoot yourself in the crotch. I infer from his statement that “open enrollment” means he doesn’t know beforehand the students’ skill levels, and that he does have some more advanced classes where such carry is still allowed. Rule 2 […] Read More
Kid safety
I watched an episode of NBC’s Dateline on Sunday night, which was about kids (and teens) and guns. Amazingly, it was not a shill for gun control, but took a fair look at how to “gun proof” your children and teens. The take away is that the Eddie Eagle style mantra of “Stop, Don’t Touch, Leave the Area, Tell an […] Read More
Mississippi Election News
Anti-gun Hinds County, MS District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith hired Robert “Too Sweet” Henderson, a thrice-convicted drug dealer and thief with a bad reputation who was pardoned by Governor Haley Barbour at the end of his term. Henderson is now a pastor and contractor. Campaign finance reports show that DA Smith’s campaign paid him $1100 this year as a “consultant.” […] Read More
