The Weapon Blog
End Of An Era
Marine veteran Michael Smith wept Wednesday when he heard about the death of Chester Nez, the last of the original Navajo Code Talkers.
...Equal Protection Under The Law
But some appear to be more equal than others.
...A Statement Regarding the SIG SAUER Pistol Stabilizing Brace
SIG SAUER, Inc., has issued the following statement about the recent opinion by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in regard to the SB15 and SBX pistol stabilizing braces.
...In A Discussion On Bullet Weight For The .45 ACP
…And Saint Browning raised the .45 ACP up on high, saying, “O LORD, bless this Thy handgun’s cartidge that with it Thou mayest blow Thine enemies to tiny bits, in Thy mercy.” And the LORD did grin and the people did feast upon the lambs and sloths and carp and anchovies and orangutans and breakfast cereals, and fruit bats and large chu…
[why don’t we skip a bit, brother]…
And the LORD spake, saying, “Shalt thou use bullets of 230 grains, no less. 230 grains shall be the number thou shalt carry, and the number of grains of the carrying shall be 230. 185 shalt thou not carry, neither a round count thou 200, excepting that thou are pausing when couting 230. 140 is right out. Once the grains being 230, being the right number, be obtained, then loadest thou thy Holy Handgun of 1911, so that thy foe, who being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it.”
The REAL Story Behind the ATF and the Sig Brace
Hat tip to Mike over at ENDO.
5-Year-Old Missouri Boy Fatally Shoots 9-Month-Old Brother
As the father of a five year old and a five month old, my heart goes out to the family. A sobering reminder to keep firearms out of the hands of children.
...Robber’s Famous Last Words: ‘I Thought You Couldn’t Own A Gun In New Jersey’
A Newark, New Jersey deli owner who shot and killed an armed man will not face charges, police and prosecutors say.
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray as well as Newark Police Director Eugene Venable say that the owner of the deli had a permit for the gun that he used to defend himself.
New Jersey is notorious for having some of the strictest gun regulations in the nation. The robber apparently thought that meant there was no legal way for his would-be victims to arm themselves.
According to Guns.buzz, Mark Robinson’s last words inside the New Neighborhood Deli Supermarket were “I thought you couldn’t own a gun in New Jersey.”
Robinson, 46, had walked into the deli around 8:30 p.m. and immediately pointed a gun at the owner, who didn’t hesitate to pull his own weapon and fire. Robinson was pronounced dead at around 10 pm.
Open Letter from ATF On The Redesign Of ‘Stabilizing Braces’ When Used with Handguns
The Firearms and Ammunition Technology Division (FATD), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has received inquiries from the public concerning the proper use of devices recently marketed as “stabilizing braces.”
These devices are described as “a shooter’s aid that is designed to improve the single-handed shooting performance of buffer tube equipped pistols.” The device claims to enhance accuracy and reduce felt recoil when using an AR-style pistol.
These items are intended to improve accuracy by using the operator’s forearm to provide stable support for the AR-type pistol. ATF has previously determined that attaching the brace to a firearm does not alter the classification of the firearm or subject the firearm to National Firearms Act (NFA) control.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.ammoland.com/2015/01/open-letter-from-atf-on-the-redesign-of-stabilizing-braces/
AR500 Body Armor Test
I was actually quite surprised at how well the AR500 held up to the testing.
Gun Company Calls For Industry Boycott of Neeson After Star’s Anti-Gun Comments
Irish movie star Liam Neeson has made a movie career out of killing people with guns, including his most recent film, the third movie in the Taken series.
Unfortunately, Neeson is also a raging hypocrite, and though he’s happy to appear in violent films in which he shoots one bad guy after another, he’s made it abundantly clear that he thinks that Americans shouldn’t have the right to bear the arms that have made him rich and famous.
Read the rest of the article: http://bearingarms.com/gun-company-calls-industry-boycott-neeson-stars-anti-gun-comments/
Magpul Dynamics Is Now Magpul Core
Magpul Dynamics is now Magpul Core.
...SHOT Show 2015
What are you most looking forward to seeing this year?
Caleb over at Romeo Tango Bravo runs a good aggregation of the SHOT Show content. Be sure to check his site out.
http://www.romeotangobravo.net/2014/12/2015-shot-show-coverage-collection-point.html
When Shots Are Fired
A worthwhile read on an “it happened to me” story.
The Big M4 Myth
Here’s my question for those that subscribe to the direct impingement fouling concept:
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