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Trigger Jerk Is An Illusion
According to Sheriff of Baghdad:
There is no such thing. Your trigger finger is not strong enough. In this vid I pulled the trigger with this 1/2″ ratchet. Look how hard I hit the ratchet. I regularly break Glock triggers so I carry extras. Lol. Trigger jerk is actually #Anticipation. Anticipation starts in the brain and moves the gun before it goes off. Not your Finger!!! Commonly known as a flinch. The fix is relax the brain and Don’t Do It!
Bans on “Assault Weapons,” Firearm Magazines Can Be Based on Feelings, Rules Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
In a stunning 2-1 decision published today that upheld a City of Highland Park, Illinois ordinance (§136.005 of the City Code) that prohibits the possession of so-called “assault weapons” and “large‐capacity magazines,” Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Frank Easterbrook held that
...Army Seeks Gun Industry Help On M4 Carbine
The Army is asking the gun industry to build new components for its soldiers’ primary weapon — the M4 carbine — a move that experts say is a tacit admission that the service has been supplying a flawed rifle that lacks the precision of commercially available guns.
At a recent Capitol Hill hearing, an Army general acknowledged that the M4’s magazine has been responsible for the gun jamming during firefights.
On the federal government’s FedBizOpps.gov website, the Army announced a “market survey” for gunmakers to produce a set of enhancements to essentially create a new model — the “M4A1+.” It would include a modular trigger, a new type of rail fitted around a “free floating” barrel and other parts. The upgrade is supposed to improve the rifle’s accuracy and reliability.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/apr/26/army-seeks-gun-industry-help-on-m4-carbine-in-taci/
Austin Police Chief: Open Carry Is ‘Open Season For Armed Criminals And Extremists’
Following passage of open carry legislation in the Texas House this week, the police chief of the nation’s 11th-most populous city is forecasting problems with ISIS, gang members, drug cartels, and outlaw motor cycle gangs.
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90° Barrels
Hat tip to Nathan at The Firearm Blog:
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2015/04/22/90-degree-barrels-myth-confirmed/
Texas House Gives Final Approval To Open Carry
Texas is closer to becoming the most populous state to allow licensed open carry of handguns after Republicans pushed through a key vote in the state House.
House lawmakers in a 101-42 vote gave final approval to open carry on Monday after preliminarily passing the bill Friday. The state Senate has already approved a similar version and the chambers could send the measure to Gov. Greg Abbott to sign into law in the coming weeks.
Abbott and the Legislature’s strong Republican majority have pushed open carry as an important gun rights and self-defense measure. Most Democrats have opposed it, noting concerns from police in the state’s largest cities and gun control advocates about public safety.
Texas is only of only six states that don’t allow some form of open carry.
Source: http://abc13.com/news/texas-house-gives-final-approval-to-open-carry-/672811/
Always Follow The Safety Rules
1) All guns are always loaded.
2) Never point the gun at anything you are not willing to destroy.
3) Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on target (and you have made the decision to shoot).
4) Be sure of your target and what is beyond it.
When Overkill Is Not Enough
14.9mm SOP long range sniper rifle. This thing has 0.5 MOA accuracy at 3000 yards and remains supersonic out to 5400 yards.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/LoneRanges/photos/a.10151768501198943.1073741825.270878163942/10153685980598943/
I was able to find a video of someone firing one and it doesn’t appear to have as much recoil as one would expect.
Magpul On Glock 17 PMags
OK we screwed up.
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Texas House Takes Up ‘Open Carry’ On Friday
Media partner Texas Tribune reports a bill to allow Concealed Handgun License holders to openly carry their handguns is up for a vote in the Texas House on Friday. That’s after one of the bill’s opponents halted debate on Tuesday.
Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, raised a point of order and said testimony from three different witnesses from committee hearings were incorrect. The website says the bill was sent back to the House Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee, which immediately voted it out again after fixing the mistake.
The Tribune says once the open carry bill comes up for a vote, it should pass easily.
Eyes are also on the progress of a bill to repeal the DREAM act. That program offers in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants.
See the breakdown of where undocumented immigrants pay in-state tuition.
Source: http://kxan.com/2015/04/16/open-carry-up-for-vote-friday/
Top GOP Senator Introduces Bill to Ban ALL Federal Gun Control
The Conservative Tribune has frequently written about individual states passing bills to nullify federal gun control laws.
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Thoughts On Texas Open Carry
C.J. Grisham of Open Carry Texas has some interesting thoughts on the unlicensed open carry of firearms in Texas.
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