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Prohibitionists’ Dreams: If Only We Could Make All The Guns Disappear . . .
By Mike McDaniel
Many readers are, I’m sure, familiar with the Tuelller Drill. In 1983, police officer Dennis Tueller conducted research that revealed that an assailant armed with a knife can close 21 feet and inflict deadly wounds on a police officer before he can draw, fire and hope to stop the attacker. Obviously, an attacker armed with a sword can do the same at greater distance or in a shorter time due to the length of their blade.
Home Defense in the UK: Singing the Praises of a .50 Cal. Air Pistol for Self-Defense
Here in America, we giggle at the muzzle energy and defensive performance of the .25 Auto round. In the land once known as Great Britain, where gun control long ago went from the stupid to the ridiculous, her royal highness’s subjects would welcome something chambered in .25 as a game-changer for defensive purposes compared to what government edicts “allow” them.
Col. Cooper was no fan of .25 Auto, writing . . .
“Carry a .25 if it makes you feel good, but do not ever load it.
‘Just call the police’: The Insufferable White Privilege of Gun Control Advocates
By Patrick Carroll
The concept of privilege gets a bad rap in many circles, and understandably so. Many have taken it way too far, using it as a means of bullying their political opponents into submission. But while the excesses of this rhetoric are certainly problematic, I don’t think we should do away with the concept entirely. Behind all the moral grandstanding lies a kernel of truth, one that can provide some valuable insights if applied correctly.
Poor Victim Selection: Armed Merchant Shoots Back, Repeatedly [VIDEO]
Armed robbers are basically bullies, using a firearm as a tool to intimidate their victims into compliance. Like most bullies, when they face someone on an equal or superior playing field, they tend to retreat. Usually rather urgently.
Leaked Reality has surveillance video of an armed robbery at a cluttered little antique shop. The video has no information as to the location or date of the robbery, but it surely looks as though the robber was protecting himself from COVID with a face diaper.
Anti-Gun Researchers Can’t Prove Higher Gun Sales Caused More Homicides, But They’re Not Letting That Stop Them
As clear as the link between new guns and gun violence appears, the difficulty comes in trying to show a connection to the rise in homicides specifically, as the ATF’s data do not enable the sort of precision researchers would need to confirm that link.
The ATF’s data do not specify time to crime for the subset of firearms that were recovered in homicides; everything is grouped together and cannot be disaggregated.
Alec Baldwin Calls Reports He’s Not Cooperating With Shooting Investigation ‘Bullshit’
Alec Baldwin said Saturday that any suggestion he’s not complying with the investigation into last fall’s deadly shooting on a New Mexico film set is a lie.
At issue is a search warrant for Baldwin’s cellphone, which authorities hope can provide information helpful in the probe. Baldwin was holding a revolver during a rehearsal for his movie “Rust” on Oct. 21 when it fired, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding the film’s director.
Primary Arms Optics Announcing New 2022 Products Virtually This Year
As the SHOT Show draws closer, more companies have announced that, given the Omicron surge, they’ve decided not make the trip to Las Vegas next week. Companies like SIG Sauer, Beretta (and their other brands including Steiner, Burris, Stoeger and Benelli), 5.11, Safariland and others have made the decision that exposing their employees to a week of exhibiting and hand-shaking fist-bumping tens of thousands of SHOT Showgoers isn’t a good idea right now.
Man Who Straw Purchased Rifle for Kyle Rittenhouse Takes a Plea Deal, Avoids Jail
From the Associated Press . . .
The man who bought Kyle Rittenhouse an assault-style rifle when he was only 17 has agreed to plead no contest to contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a non-criminal citation, and avoid convictions on the two felonies he’d been facing.
The Journal Sentinel reports Dominick Black, 20, was charged in November 2020 with two counts of delivering a dangerous weapon to a minor, resulting in death.
First, Do No Harm: Dispelling Progressive Fantasies About a World Without Guns
By Rob Morse
The gun-control lobby started it. Then the legacy media joined in and told us that guns and gun owners were dangerous. Their solution is to register and regulate guns and gun owners. They claim their gun control will somehow, someday, take the guns out of the hands of criminals.
If you only read the words, you might be persuaded. Let me fill in the facts that the gun prohibitionists leave out.
A Layperson on Crypto Trading: Use Crypto Pay For Your Guns & Ammo
In recent days, Rob McNealy shared a five-part series on crypto currencies here. I read them, enjoyed them, and found them pretty much spot-on from my own experiences. I haven’t founded a cryptocurrency and have no particular dog in the fight, so here’s the take of a relative novice layperson with almost a year’s experience in the crypto universe.
Yes, my name is John and I enjoy trading crypto. I’d describe it as a constant roller coaster ride of thrills, loops and gut-wrenching drops…including the one we’re in right now as I write this.
Frontier Justice Gun Range Responds to Muslim Woman’s Lawsuit Claiming Religious Discrimination
You may have read reports of a lawsuit that has been filed against a Lee’s Summit, Missouri gun store alleging that they discriminated against a Muslim woman who wanted to shoot at the store’s range. Rania Barakat says she was refused service on the Frontier Justice range because she was wearing a hijab.
Stories of the lawsuit have been picked up nationally and paint Frontier Justice as a bunch of Islamophobic racists. This from the Washington Post .
The Truth About Crime and Constitutional Carry in Ohio
A study released by the American College of Surgeons in 2018 examined the relationship between violent crime and concealed-carry laws. The researchers analyzed data from the U.S. Department of Justice and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from all 50 states spanning 30 years.
They concluded that there is “… no statistically significant association between the liberalization of state level firearm carry legislation over the last 30 years and the rates of homicides or other violent crime.”
Why?
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Which Lansky Sharpener Is Right For Your Job?
No matter where you’re going or what you’re carrying Lansky Sharpeners has the right sharpener to make sure you always have the edge you need. Whether you’ve finally drawn that elk tag and you’re heading out into the field, or you just need restore a razor-sharp edge on your EDC knife, there’s a Lansky model that’s perfect for the job.
Whether you’re a beginner or experienced user, the Lansky Deluxe 5-Stone Sharpening System will give you professional results at home or in the shop.
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Gun Meme of the Day: Shooting For The High Score Edition
If ATF’s proposed new guidelines around the use of pistol braces gets published into the registry, who wants to bet they announce it next Friday? That is, the Friday before SHOT Show. At least it’ll give us a fun new challenge!
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Chicago ‘Electronic Home Monitoring’ Program Gives Accused Criminals 48-Hour Free Passes
Criminal justice reform in Illinois has ensured that most violent criminals are back out on the street after an arrest with little or no bail. The worst of the arrestees get unbelieveably stringent requirement of being saddled with “electronic home monitoring” which is supposed to keep them where they can’t victimize others.
That sounds good, except for one thing…thanks to Illinois’ new “bail reform” bill, there’s no criminal penalty for leaving home while you’re being monitored.
Maxim Defense Announces New MD:11 Series
Maxim Defense Industries is proud to announce the launch of their new direct impingement large frame MD:11 series, a rifle based on the SR-25 cut pattern.
“The MD:11 is an updated variant of the original Stoner AR-10 design. The Direct impingement system still functions like most. There has been no serious change to the inside of the upper receiver; the gas tube forces all that gas into a key screwed atop the bolt carrier group.
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Culture of Impunity: Armed Thieves Dump Emptied Cash Register in Front of Illinois Governor’s Home
“Excuse me, Ms. Foxx? Sorry to interrupt your manicure, but I have the Governor on the phone for you.”
What might cause Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker to get the Cook County State’s Attorney on the horn post haste? It might have something to do with embarrassing questions he’s getting about the cash register some armed thieves had just emptied and dumped in front of his Gold Coast mansion.
As CWBChicago reports .
Moon: Don’t Blame Defunded Police, Social Justice Prosecutors, or Bail Reform for the Crime Surge, Blame the NRA
We’re not in a position of rising gun crime because of Democratic policies or a liberal agenda. Cops aren’t facing more dangerous situations because libs wanted more accountability and body cams.
We’re in this predicament – one in which you can literally sit on a porch in Montgomery and hear semi-automatic gunfire for hours on end every night – because Republicans for years allowed NRA lawyers and lobbyists to write legislation.
Gun Meme of the Day: Macro Ammo Edition
Finally we meet the opposite of our old friend, the .9mm.
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Federal Introduces New .30 Super Carry Ammunition
New calibers face a ton of challenges when they’re introduced, but they’re always something that interest me. Federal’s newest cartridge, the 30 Super Carry, might be a big hit.
The current crop of carry guns are all about small size and maximum capacity. There is a reason why just about every company out there produces a higher capacity micro-compact or two. This new cartridge seems to fit with that current theme and will maximize capacity and size without sacrificing capability.
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