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| Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 | 9:03 pm
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Rabbits east! A tale in which I do not go to jail (this time...)
So I finally set forth this week to obtain the latest slew of multi-state CCW permits in a course taught by armedandsafe.com. Simple enough, if you've ever taken a CCW course before. You sit for 8 hours listening to a presentation you could do yourself, eagerly awaiting the legal bits you need to know, and there's a qualifying shoot afterwards. I was there for the Nevada permit, but I also got signoffs and forms for the Arizona and Florida permit (only one left at this point is Oregon, and I'll have all the ones that matter). I sent mid-week as I needed to visit the Sheriff's Department afterwards, and I can only do that during business hours. So I drove to Reno Tuesday night, grabbed a hotel, and bright and early this morning I got lost in downtown Reno but managed to make it to the class 2 minutes before it officially started, which actually happened 10 minutes later. Definitely an oddball class. There were four guys ranging from 'old' to 'ancient', an older woman, a rabbit, and a young gal who looked about 12 and had an amazing array of tattoos. Class went simply enough, and afterwards we formed a convoy and drove out into the desert to a shooting range. It was a few miles out into the hills on some bad roads, but it was a beautiful day, and we all shot fairly well. Nevada lets you qualify with any semi-auto and any revolver, and then you're cleared to carry any semi-auto or revolver as the permit isn't firearm specific. Once were were finished, we could hang around and shoot some more. Since it wasn't a regulated range, I decided to hang about with a few others and practice some rapid fire while others went home. Then the police arrived! ( Read more... ) Current Mood: accomplished | | Saturday, March 24th, 2012 | 4:50 pm
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Obama also banning return of 1911s?
This landed in my email from a lady friend who is also pro-2nd Am: I’m spitting mad.
I just found out that Obama, Clinton and the ATF are banning historic 1911 Colt .45 pistols!
You see, my staff and I have been fighting against Obama’s ban on re-importing nearly ONE MILLION M1 Garand and M1 Carbine rifles.
And NAGR members like you have made your voice heard!
But my staff has just uncovered evidence Obama is blocking over 300,000 1911 Colts, too!
That’s well over one million firearms they are gleefully keeping out of American hands.
These guns were made here. They are part of America’s proud heritage and they belong to U.S. taxpayers.
If these firearms came back home, HUGE numbers of law-abiding, freedom-loving gun owners will be able to own one.
And that’s an idea Obama and Hillary simply cannot stomach.
Please read the enclosed letter from fellow NAGR member, U.S. Senator Rand Paul.
Then fill out the Official Firearms Freedom Survey and helps us FORCE Obama, Hillary and the ATF to allow these firearms to come back home!
For Freedom,
Dudley Brown
Executive Vice President
The National Association for Gun RightsSome association with Ron Paul seems to exist... What say ye? | | Friday, March 16th, 2012 | 10:53 pm
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3 Gun Question?
Been doing some thinking and have been getting interested in doing some "modern" three gun matches, and was wondering if anyone out there has a good line up of gear that they use? Right now I shoot Cowboy Matches with a pair of 1875 Remingtons, a 73 Winchester short rifle, and an 1887 Lever 12ga. I was thinking of using a Jericho in .40S&W, an M4 style carbine, and a Beretta 1201FS semi shotgun... Any other ideas from the gamers in the house? | | Monday, March 12th, 2012 | 10:10 pm
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| | Saturday, March 10th, 2012 | 8:41 pm
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| | Monday, March 5th, 2012 | 11:45 am
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Maryland is now "shall-issue" by judicial ruling
Woollard v. SheridanFrom Maryland Shall Issue:We just received word that the United States District Court for the District of Maryland has granted a motion for summary judgement for plaintiff Ray Woollard in the Woollard v. Sheridan case that challenged the good and substantial requirement for issuance of a permit to carry a handgun.
You'll recall that this is the federal court case that Maryland Shall Issue helped to fund through a $10,000.00 donation to the Second Amendement Foundation who spearheaded this effort.
Ladies and gentlemen, we won!
This is all breaking news and there is far too much analysis to be done to comment any further today, but we wanted to make sure that MSI's members were aware of this exciting news.
Here are some important excerpts from the opinion:
"Because the ―good and substantial reason requirement is not reasonably adapted to a substantial government interest, the Court finds this portion of the Maryland law to be unconstitutional. Woollard is entitled to summary judgment. "
"A law that burdens the exercise of an enumerated constitutional right by simply making that right more difficult to exercise cannot be considered ―reasonably adapted‖ to a government interest, no matter how substantial that interest may be. Maryland‘s goal of ―minimizing the proliferation of handguns among those who do not have a demonstrated need for them,‖ id. at 40, is not a permissible method of preventing crime or ensuring public safety; it burdens the right too broadly. "
"At bottom, this case rests on a simple proposition: If the Government wishes to burden a right guaranteed by the Constitution, it may do so provided that it can show a satisfactory justification and a sufficiently adapted method. The showing, however, is always the Government‘s to make. A citizen may not be required to offer a good and substantial reason why he should be permitted to exercise his rights. The right‘s existence is all the reason he needs."
We will have much to say on this in coming days once the smoke clears, so stand by for more information.from SAF:http://www.saf.org/viewpr-new.asp?id=395MARYLAND RULING A ‘HUGE VICTORY’ FOR SECOND AMENDMENT, SAYS SAFFor Immediate Release: 3/5/2012BELLEVUE, WA – A federal court ruling in Maryland, that the Second Amendment right to bear arms extends beyond the home and that citizens may not be required to offer a “good and substantial reason” for obtaining a concealed carry permit, is a huge victory, the Second Amendment Foundation said today. Ruling in the case of Woollard v. Sheridan – a case brought by SAF in July 2010 on behalf of Maryland resident Raymond Woollard, who was denied his carry permit renewal – the U.S. District Court for Maryland ruled that “The Court finds that the right to bear arms is not limited to the home.” U.S. District Court Judge Benson Everett Legg noted, “In addition to self-defense, the (Second Amendment) right was also understood to allow for militia membership and hunting. To secure these rights, the Second Amendment‘s protections must extend beyond the home: neither hunting nor militia training is a household activity, and ‘self-defense has to take place wherever [a] person happens to be’.” “This is a monumentally important decision,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “The federal district court has carefully spelled out the obvious, that the Second Amendment does not stop at one’s doorstep, but protects us wherever we have a right to be. Once again, SAF’s attorney in this case, Alan Gura, has won an important legal victory. He was the attorney who argued the landmark Heller case, and he represented SAF in our Supreme Court victory in McDonald v. City of Chicago. “Equally important in Judge Legg’s ruling,” he added, “is that concealed carry statutes that are so discretionary in nature as to be arbitrary do not pass constitutional muster.” “A citizen may not be required to offer a ‘good and substantial reason’ why he should be permitted to exercise his rights,” Judge Legg wrote. “The right’s existence is all the reason he needs.” “Judge Legg’s ruling takes a substantial step toward restoring the Second Amendment to its rightful place in the Bill of Rights, and provides gun owners with another significant victory,” Gottlieb concluded. “SAF will continue winning back firearms freedoms one lawsuit at a time.” | 12:15 am
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| | Saturday, February 11th, 2012 | 1:07 pm
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Boehner sabotaging Fast and Furious probe?
Exclusive: Tom Tancredo declares House speaker needs a backbone transplant Rumors abound this week of secret negotiations, backdoor meetings and veiled threats aimed at halting Rep. Issa’s investigation of the Fast and Furious scandal. Regretfully, such rumors are all too credible given Speaker Boehner’s history of always seeking a compromise even when victory is in sight. This is what passes for pragmatism in Republican leadership circles: They settle for crumbs from the table instead of the “half a loaf” of successful compromise. The investigation by Rep. Darrel Issa’s House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has been uncovering lies and contradictions in the attorney general’s past testimony on the illegal Fast and Furious program that sent about 2,000 guns to Mexican drug cartels. Whether Holder masterminded and directed the illegal program is not clear, but what has become clear is that he knew about it practically from its inception and did nothing to curtail it. Then he lied about it to a committee of Congress. This is not a question of some minor bureaucratic misjudgment that can now be corrected. People died as a result of this insane and wholly illegal project. Two of the dead are Border Patrol agent Brian Terry and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jaime Zapata. Zapata was ambushed by cartel assassins deep inside Mexico while working with Mexican authorities. Both were killed with guns brought into Mexico by the Fast and Furious program. Maybe the White House needs to be reminded, but some us remember that President Nixon was not impeached and removed for instigating the Watergate break-in of June 1972. He was impeached for his part in the cover up that followed the break-in. In essence, he made the mistake of lying about it, which is what Holder has done. The interesting question is why Speaker Boehner and other Republicans in leadership positions in the House are trying to hamper and curtail the Issa investigation. If Holder is innocent of the allegations, won’t that become evident when all the evidence is made public? If he is innocent, why does the White House fear the investigation? What’s going on here? Every time Issa’s committee holds a public hearing, new evidence comes to light. Why should the investigation be aborted? Why would Republicans want the investigation halted? What possible “deal” could the White House offer to Boehner to persuade him to end the investigation? The only compromise Republicans in Congress should accept in the case of Attorney General Holder is his early resignation instead of impeachment and removal. Over 100 members of Congress – I think it is 112 at the latest count – have called for Holder’s resignation. That’s more than a quarter of all congressmen. And while it’s not just his role in the Fast and Furious scandal that has led them to that conclusion, it’s hard to imagine any of them calling for an end to the investigation. The reported “deal” Boehner and Holder are discussing would let higher ups in the Department of Justice off the hook if they prosecute one or two individual ATF supervisors. Holder would then claim he “cleaned up the mess” and be free from any moral or political culpability. How does that sound, folks? Rep. Issa must persevere in his investigation and seek the truth no matter where it leads. As for Speaker Boehner, if he has a problem with this, he should go into the hospital for a backbone transplant. Tom Tancredo is the founder of the Rocky Mountain Foundation and founder and co-chairman of Team America PAC. He is also a former five-term congressman and presidential candidate. Tancredo is the author of "In Mortal Danger: The Battle for America's Border and Security." He was so far off the reservation that the Democrats dug up dirt to send him (one of their own) to prison. Original | | Monday, January 30th, 2012 | 10:12 pm
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Finally secured that elusive card
I have joined the ranks of CCW finally, well actually a few weeks ago. Just got around to post about it. Took long enough, Diamond Jim Doyle refused to pass CCW in Wisconsin for years, even threatening to ruin politically anybody went against him. The State came REAL close in 2006, but failed by a single vote when Doyle hefted political weight. Instead it too Governor Asshole to pass CCW and even Castle Doctrine to get CCW passed. Now, big question is, I want to broaden my coverage when I travel, So what states should I apply for THEIR CCW permit to get a decent coverage across the country? Plus, whats the costs for the various states? | | Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 | 12:12 am
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| | Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 | 5:40 pm
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CMMG .22 Conversion
Picked up this kit today for my M4 to be able to shoot .22 rimfire instead of 5.56 through the weapon. Figuring the cost ratio of .22 Rimfire (about $4-$6 a box of 50) and 5.56 (about $8-$12 a box of 20)its a smart piece of equipment to have for plinking. Kit include: Bolt carrier unit and 1 26rd Mag. Soon as I get a range day I will go out and give it a test drive, But from the reviews Ive read on it; I wont be disappointed.  Cheers! | | Saturday, December 17th, 2011 | 9:13 pm
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Extraction
Anyone here have experience with 1911 extractor problems? I have a new Springfield stainless Loaded .45 that has a teething issue. Once every 3rd or 4th magazine, a round will apparently feed in front of the extractor claw. Either the gun will not go into battery, or it will fire and then fail to extract. Both failures leave heavy extractor marks on the casings. It happens with both factory mags and wilson combat 8 round mags. I sent it back to Springfield for finish problems and this feeding issue. They sent it back refinished, and the feeding problem is somewhat less frequent but still present. I could bevel the lower face of the extractor but im not sure it would help. Ought I buy an aftermarket extractor from Wilson, etc? I have never used the 1911 extractor tension adjuster tool I hear about, ought I get one of those as well? (although the problem doesn't seem to have to do with retention) Thanks. Current Mood:  tired | | Sunday, November 6th, 2011 | 8:33 pm
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Keep it Elite
Anyone have any experience with the Colt Delta Elite 1911 in 10mm? There's a cherry one for $999 at my local shop and I am sorely tempted. Currently, my only other 1911's are a Springfield Loaded .45, and an ancient Star Military Model 1921 in 9x23 Largo. PS - Somebody please talk some sense into me, I have enough bullshit oddball calibers already. | | Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 | 10:28 pm
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| | Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 | 5:30 pm
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Okay Bitches, I'm back.
I'm back for this community only. After dealing with BS and Drama years ago I walked away from LJ to keep my sanity and reduce the stress. Then I forgot about the group til today. Sorry for abandoning you guys, it wasn't intentional, believe me. But for my own sake I had to take care of Numero Uno first. I will not likely be posting on my own journal on LJ for the foreseeable future. But will post here. Plus assist when and where I can. BTW, November 1st 2011, Wisconsin becomes the 49th state for be CCW'd, The Utah plan. Damn right I plan to get mine!! Current Mood: artistic | | Wednesday, October 19th, 2011 | 11:02 pm
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| | Saturday, October 8th, 2011 | 2:31 pm
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Bad Reload Recipe
Tried a new reloading recipe. 9mm, 124gr Montana Gold bullet. Federal Primers. and 0.0 grains of Power Pistol powder. Fired from a Sig P228, only fired one shot, didn't even hit the paper! /sarcasm off. Durp durp durp durp. Always keep a close eye on the powder level when reloading....now gotta go find me a brass rod.. xD | | Friday, September 16th, 2011 | 6:41 pm
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'Lost' gun panic turns out to be political opportunism
No surprise at all... 'Lost' gun panic turns out to be political opportunism The Brady Center against Guns (formerly Handgun Control, Inc.) is out with a new report on the firearms industry, and, as is typical, the authorized journalists of the "mainstream media" are lapping up the Brady swill and regurgitating it back out with no investigation or critical analysis, as if it were written in stone by the Almighty himself. The fact is that the Brady "report" is actually little more than wild assumptions and unfounded fear mongering based on some raw numbers provided by ATF to members of the firearms industry. What those numbers indicate is that an undisclosed number of unidentified manufacturers have had some problems keeping track of all of the frames and receivers they make, but that there has been marked improvement over the last two years. In all, according to the ATF, some 18,000 serial numbers were unaccounted for during factory inspections over the past two and a half years. While that seems high to those unfamiliar with large-scale firearms production, it actually represents a remarkably low percentage of firearms produced, and such "lost" guns are almost always a simple matter of paperwork or accounting errors. ( Read more... ) | | Friday, September 9th, 2011 | 2:21 pm
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Hello? Bushmaster?
This is an actual e-mail exchange between me and tech. support at Bushmaster. I was trying to get a small part for my stainless varminter. Looks like crap tech. support has finally reached the shooting sports. (me) Is there anyone there actually reading e-mail, or am I just sending stuff into the ether? (Bushmaster tech. support) its more like a big black abyss at this time. _______________________________... (me) Well, thanks for your honesty! I guess I'll just make the parts. | | Sunday, September 4th, 2011 | 9:01 pm
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