tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73843013766516784232024-02-06T19:46:05.099-08:00anti-authoritarian gun clubSmittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215926673074858171noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384301376651678423.post-15030640351459537922011-08-22T19:33:00.000-07:002011-08-22T19:43:19.475-07:00Basic Carbine Training Course<img src="http://alphadogtactical.com/images/alphaDogTacticalLogo.png">
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<br />Recently, I took <a href="http://alphadogtactical.com/">Alpha Dog Tactical</a>’s basic carbine course. Watching stuff like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/nutnfancy">The Nutnfancy Project</a> and <a href="http://www.history.com/shows/top-shot">Top Shot</a> always makes me want to take courses with experienced instructors to up my skills but a lot of anxiety and intimidation have always prevented me from enrolling. Luckily, enrollment in the course was a gift (and a big push). My initial expectation was that the course would be filled with law enforcement officers and maybe ex-military and that my skills and knowledge would be far less than that of other participants. However, some internet research and thinking-it-over led me to expect more varied skill levels putting me at ease.
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<br />Leading up to the course, I had to get all the required gear/supplies. Having minimal real life experience with the AR-15, there was a lot of guess work. (What kind of vest/chest rig fits most comfortably? Where do I want my magazines to be positioned? How essential would knee pads be?)
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<br />The day of the course, I felt prepared and made my long drive to the course location. When I arrived, most participants were already gearing up and I rushed to get ready. The participants were about as diverse as one would find at most Northern CA shooting ranges. As the day showed, our skill levels were extremely varied as was our experience with our weapons. I have to give the instructor, Jeff, and his co-instructors, Jimmy and Chuck, a lot of props for handling the varied skill levels so well.
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<br />I won’t recount the course entirely. You can find the course list <a href="http://alphadogtactical.com/carbineMain.html">HERE</a> and read it yourself. Jeff, Jimmy, and Chuck all had great demeanors for instructing. They kept the pressure on but were not the type of militaristic asshole rangemasters or gunshop owners we all encounter too unnecessarily often.
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<br />Most important are my take-aways from the course. While the instructor’s pressure/stress was minimal, it gave me the greatly desired opportunity to perform and learn while not in a comfortable environment. The drills also showed me what I need to work on and how to do that. Jeff continuously told us how shooting is “the thinking man’s game” and it definitely took me some stretching to try and think outside of my daily office job sheep role. It became painfully obvious to everyone there that the bullshit CA “bullet button” is not meant to be on the weapon and caused problems in learning, adapting, and even weapon malfunctions. Similarly, we all felt the pain of using 10 round CA legal mags. I did find myself in the bottom quarter of skill levels. At least it felt like it. I also made some glaring mistakes. However, I have to keep it in perspective of my goal: Get better. I like the TNP motto of “suck less” and I know I learned a great deal and I suck less than I did before the course.
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<br />Most all of my gun enthusiast peers have no military experience nor do we encounter many people who do. Enrolling in civilian training courses is crucial. I would recommend this for pistols and not just rifles. We ran drills transitioning from rifle to pistol and without strong pistol fundamentals, I felt at a disadvantage. It wouldn’t hurt to watch a lot of internet videos about tactical AR-15 usage either. Watching and re-watching <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2QUcKjP8KI&list=FLA_Oggix8T2JJVFWUJQ7P7Q&index=24">TNP</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MspNZJZb31g&list=FLA_Oggix8T2JJVFWUJQ7P7Q&index=22">Magpul</a> videos helped me with terminology and ideas on how to run my system. Working on some forearm strength before the course will help avoid some sore muscles/tendons. If intimidation is keeping you from enrolling in a course, get a friend to take it with you. This course had solo and group participants. There isn’t much time for chatting but going with friends might help put you at ease.
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<br />Big thanks go out to the <a href="http://alphadogtactical.com/index.html">Alpha Dog Tactical</a> team for teaching us all some great skills. I am extremely appreciative of the gift enrolling me in the course.
<br />Smittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215926673074858171noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384301376651678423.post-88042609651352136652011-01-10T17:48:00.000-08:002011-01-10T18:07:12.304-08:00Loughner & Gun ControlJared Loughner allegedly shot 20 individuals, including his apparent target Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), at a Tucson meet-and-greet. I will refrain from blaming the rhetoric of Sarah Palin or labelling Loughner a rightwing loon at this point. Loughner's motives are not the subject here, "gun control" is.<br /><br />As could easily be suspected, liberals are using the shooting as a rallying cry to limit gun ownership. Just look at Huffington Post and how anti-gun sentiment is rampant. Articles such as <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/10/only-one-fact-in-arizona-loughner-got-a-gun_n_806823.html">"Only One Fact in Arizona: Loughner Got a Gun"</a> or <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/10/americans-favor-automatic_n_806994.html">"Americans Favor Semi-Automatic Weapons Ban..."</a> are pushing for more limits to gun ownership, especially since Loughner apparently purchased his weapon legally.<br /><br />After a murderous shooting attack, the media likes to immediately begin defining sanity and defining the assailant as insane. This is an attempt to negate extralegal political action as well as label the act as isolated. If we cannot look at reasons why, we tend to only look to how. How is a gun. Another thing that really annoys me is liberals' constant use of "semi-automatic" as a scare tactic. Do these people even know what a semi-automatic weapon is. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-automatic_firearm">It is a firearm which automatically reloads, but will only fire one round per trigger pull</a>. That's all. <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/10/gun-control-advocates-resigned-few-changes_n_806788.html">Nothing scary</a>. Give me a break!<br /><br />This attack cannot be used to further limit people from having guns. As a matter of fact, I read one pro-gun blog that posed the question of how this Arizona attack might not have been carried out to the extent it was if the people present had been armed. (Of course, if people aren't armed in Arizona, I don't know where they would be.)<br /><br />We must engage people we hear talking about "gun control" as a solution. It isn't a solution and an unarmed populace is far scarier.Smittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215926673074858171noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384301376651678423.post-84112117708613471042011-01-02T14:05:00.000-08:002011-01-02T14:27:50.927-08:00Flying with a Firearm<img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5086/5317767710_ae804da01a.jpg" width=400><br /><br />Traveling by air with a firearm sounds like it might be tricky even if it shouldn't be. Here is my account of traveling from Oakland,CA to Casper, WY with my AR-15. Hopefully it will help anyone thinking of making a similar trip and encourage others to travel WITH firearms. It is perfectly legal to check a firearm when traveling by airlines. I had read over the minimal regulations made available by Transportation Security Administration (TSA), my airline (Delta), and Oakland Airport. They all said the same thing which I encourage you to read but which can be boiled down to 1)it must be unloaded and 2)it must be in a locked case. It seemed way too easy so I also checked with a coworker who has traveled with a rifle to hunt on the east coast. He assured me it was, in fact, just that simple and that he was never hassled.<br /><br />I bought a Pelican Stormcase just for the trip. These are hard cases and maybe a little more fancy than needed but I wanted to be safe with regulations as well as keep my gun safe from any rough handling. Also in the case were two empty CA legal 10round magazines. The case has 6 clasps and at least four holes which could be fitted with locks. I locked the case with one key-lockable padlock.<br /><br />We arrived at Oakland airport with what should have been ample time to get boarding passes (we had already checked in online) and make it to our gate. We got in the "special check-in" line. A delta staff member checked with us to see if we really needed to be in the special line. I explained I had a firearm and the staff member said "Oh! Ok. You definitely need to be in that line." When it was our turn, the Delta counter clerk checked in my travel companion but when she found out I had a firearm to check, she literally told me someone else would have to help me. She instructed me to just stand to the side. She told another clerk that I needed to check a gun and she left. I patiently waited for over 15 minutes. Finally, I was motioned over to the counter and the clerk rudely said "So you have a gun? How are we supposed to do this?!" She proceeded to have me sign the unloaded firearm declaration and then told me we needed to go to the TSA booth across from the Delta counter. As we approached the TSA booth, this clerk asked if the case was locked. I said yes. She said the one lock wasn't going to be sufficient. Trying to remain polite and calm, I mentioned that the regulations make no mention of multiple locks. She rudely passed me over to TSA pointing out that I only had one lock. The TSA officials asked me to unlock the case. I did. The TSA agents wiped the case for explosives, checked to make sure it was not loaded, and closed the case. They asked me to lock it. I did and they began trying to pry it open while locked (which they could not). They called over another TSA supervisor. She looked at it while they tried to pry open the locked case and told me one lock would not be sufficient. Alarmed, I asked what I was supposed to do. I was instructed to go to the nearby airport giftshop and purchase another lock. I ran to the shop and bought the only locks they had- a 2 pack of combination locks. Then I ran back to the TSA booth. I put a total of three locks on my case to appease Oakland TSA. They then told me I was free to go but I told them I was never issued a boarding pass. Apparently, the check-in clerk must verify with TSA that all is sufficient before issuing a boarding pass. So I had to go get the rude Delta clerk again. She gave me my boarding pass and told me I had better hurry to my gate. No kidding! I ran to my gate. The whole process took approximately 45 minutes. Upon landing in Casper, WY, it was humorous to see so many rifle cases come out of the luggage carousel.<br /><br />The return leg of my trip was unsurprisingly very different. Casper airport, to be fair, is far less crowded. The Delta staff there were not bothered by my having to check a firearm. I am sure it is something they have done a million times (50 times by noon of that day alone according to a TSA official). The Delta clerk calmly gave me clear instructions to unlock the case and had me sign the unloaded declaration. I was then instructed to take it over to the TSA area. The TSA agent was not busy and asked me to relock the case. I did. He took it and told me to wait for a sec in case they have any questions or need to unlock it again. I stood in place for about one minute and the agent gave me a good-bye thumbs up.<br /><br />An interesting thing to note upon my return to Oakland airport- While waiting for baggage at the baggage claim carousel, I saw the "oversized luggage" door slide up only about three feet. A pair of hands tossed in my rifle case. The sliding door closed. There sat my rifle on the floor of Oakland airport unattended.Smittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215926673074858171noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384301376651678423.post-26950928999067902042010-08-01T12:57:00.000-07:002010-08-01T12:58:38.313-07:00Third Lawsuit Filed Against AB 962Truckers and gun owner groups file lawsuit against California to void handgun ammunition shipping ban<br /><br />AB-962 Pre-empted By Federal Laws That Regulate Interstate Shipping<br /><br /><a href="http://onlygunsandmoney.blogspot.com/2010/07/third-lawsuit-filed-against-ab-962.html">READ MORE HERE</a>Smittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215926673074858171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384301376651678423.post-27441013143926311282010-08-01T12:53:00.000-07:002010-08-01T12:57:12.052-07:00No Police? Arm up, people!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Despite a lot of </span><a href="http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20100718/OPINION/7180313"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">this article being crap</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, it does point out that Oakland should not rely on police and should arm themselves.</span><br /><br /><i><b>"Be very careful, be vigilant, get in touch with your neighbors, because we're going to have to look after each other."<br /></b></i><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">I don't even think folks in Oakland are aware of this attention or their being used as an example.</span>Smittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215926673074858171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384301376651678423.post-391703073941416242010-07-18T20:56:00.000-07:002010-07-18T20:58:13.278-07:00Piece Now, Peace Later<a href="http://zinelibrary.info/piece-now-peace-later-anarchist-introduction-firearms">Piece Now, Peace Later: An Anarchist Introduction to Firearms is available online in pdf form.</a><br /><img src="http://zinelibrary.info/files/images/Pages%20from%20Piece%20Now%20-%20Peace%20Later.preview.jpg" width=400>Smittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215926673074858171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384301376651678423.post-33779922929113189362010-07-18T20:52:00.000-07:002010-07-18T20:55:15.825-07:00Nerf GunsI posted <a href="http://anti-authoritariangunclub.blogspot.com/2010/05/toy-gun.html">previously about Nerf's toy guns based on real guns</a>. Recently Gizmodo did a similar piece.<br /><br /><a href="http://gizmodo.com/5588890/so-this-is-what-nerf-guns-are-like-now-huh"><b>So This Is What Nerf Guns Are Like Now, Huh?</b></a><br /><br /><img src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2010/07/500x_nerfstock.jpg" width="400" />Smittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215926673074858171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384301376651678423.post-49166227235372135852010-07-18T20:49:00.000-07:002010-07-18T20:51:38.488-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><i>"The next amendment is,'A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.' One of the ordinary modes, by which tyrants accomplish their purposes without resistance, is, by disarming the people, and making it an offence to keep arms, and by substituting a regular army in the stead of a resort to the militia. The friends of a free government cannot be too watchful, to overcome the dangerous tendency of the public mind to sacrifice, for the sake of mere private convenience, this powerful check upon the designs of ambitious men.<br /><br />The importance of this article will scarcely be doubted by any persons, who have duly reflected upon the subject. The militia is the natural defence of a country against sudden foreign invasions, domestic insurrections, and domestic usurpations of power by rulers. It is against sound policy for a free people to keep up large military establishments and standing armies in time of peace, both from the enormous expenses, with they are attended, and the facile means, which they afford to ambitious and unprincipled rulers, to subvert the government, or trample upon the rights of the people. The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms had justly been considered, as the palladium of the liberties of a republic; since it offers a strong moral check against the usurpations and arbitrary power of rulers; and it will generally, even if these are successful in the first instance, enable the people to resist and triumph over them. And yet, though this truth would seem so clear, and the importance of a well-regulated militia would seem so undeniable, it cannot be disguised, that among the American people there is a growing indifference to any system of militia discipline, and a strong disposition, from a sense of its burdens, to be rid of all regulations. How it is practicable to keep the people duly armed without some organization, it is difficult to see. There is certainly no small danger, that indifference may lead to disgust, and disgust to contempt; and thus gradually undermine all the protection intended by this clause of our National Bill of Rights." </i></span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- Joseph Story, "A Familiar Exposition of The Constitution of the United States", paragraphs 450 and 451 (1840)</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">from </span><a href="http://www.survivalblog.com/2010/07/jims_quote_of_the_day_1633.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">SurvivalBlog</span></a>Smittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215926673074858171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384301376651678423.post-56522961420761044572010-07-18T20:46:00.000-07:002010-07-18T20:49:08.524-07:00Why liberals should love the Second Amendment<img src="http://images2.dailykos.com/images/admin/w_masthead_wads.jpg" width="200" /><br />Daily Kos posted a pro gun piece. Something different from their usual anti-gun sentiments.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/7/4/881431/-Why-liberals-should-love-the-Second-Amendment"><b>Why liberals should love the Second Amendment</b></a><br /><br />It seems like a decent article that focuses on gun rights as civil rights.Smittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215926673074858171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384301376651678423.post-9115993863032131082010-07-18T20:34:00.000-07:002010-07-18T20:37:45.709-07:00McDonald Decision Will Challenge Local Gun LawsSayre Weaver is one of the leading legal lights of the gun control movement in California and she says the McDonald decision is likely to spawn lawsuits challenging local gun control laws.<br /><br /><i>It appears likely that McDonald will generate challenges to a wide range of local firearms regulations, as well as ammunition regulations.....Because the Court has given little guidance on what standard a firearms regulation must meet to survive challenge under the Second Amendment, we anticipate that the decision will embolden individual litigants to challenge a wide range of firearms laws, including long standing laws that have previously survived challenge in the courts.<br /><br />...ordinances will now be subject to a stricter test in the courts, and the legislative findings that may be needed for a given law to pass muster under the Second Amendment will be of particular importance.</i><br /><br />From <a href="http://onlygunsandmoney.blogspot.com/2010/07/reality-bites.html">NO LAWYERS - ONLY GUNS AND MONEY</a>Smittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215926673074858171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384301376651678423.post-55728029015681687772010-07-18T20:31:00.001-07:002010-07-18T20:31:55.371-07:00CalGuns Gets Over on Anti-Gun Forces<img src="http://www.calguns.net/cgstyle/calguns_logo.png" /><br /><br />Popular online gun forum, <a href="http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/index.php">CalGuns</a>, suspected that anti-gun force, <a href="http://www.lcav.org/">Legal Community Against Violence</a>, was monitoring their forums. So <a href="http://onlygunsandmoney.blogspot.com/2010/07/spoofing-antis.html">CalGunnerss pretended to organize a potentially rowdy protest at LCAV's annual fundraising dinner in San Francisco</a>.<br /><br />LCAV were listening in and took CalGuns seriously. They even mobilized SFPD. However, no one showed and CalGuns revealed that LCAV had been had.<br /><br />CalGuns:<br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; ">As much fun as it would have been to organize a great big ruckus, it was much more fun watching them scramble about in fear that the gun nuts were going to heap insult upon the injury of McDonald at their pyrrhic victory dinner.<br /><br />And we didn’t have to expend an ounce of energy.<br /><br />What was the point?<br /><br />Well, we learned a bunch.<br /><br />1) That past actions have convinced them to take us seriously. Calgunner attendance at City Council meetings, legislative hearings and court cases has demonstrated that we’re able to mobilize a motivated group of activists on short notice. We’ve proven to them that we show up. We’ve shown that we’re effective, too. Emeryville’s revision of their proposed ammunition ordinance proved that.<br /><br />2) That they’re paying attention to us. We long suspected that LCAV was monitoring our communications. It’s one of the reasons that CGF boardmembers are circumspect when discussing legal strategies. So, please be patient when folks are using cryptic language to discuss options for regaining our rights.<br /><br />3) That now they don’t know when we’re bluffing. We’ve spoofed them twice so far. Who knows what other kinds of wild goose chases we can send them on? It will be fun to learn.<br /><br />4) That they’re afraid of us. Despite my assertions (and requirements) that this “action” not allow any physical contact, trespassing, etc., LCAV felt it necessary to mobilize the police and additional security.<br /><br />5) That they’re irrational. In every interaction that we’ve had with the antis, we’ve been polite. We’ve been well dressed, well spoken, chivalrous and respectful. We’ve been met with profanities, threats and incivility. I wouldn’t be surprised if local officials are starting to take notice the difference in style.</span></i><br /><br />What a great tactic. It would be fun to employ this and redirect other forces and expend their energy/resources if we knew we were being spied on.Smittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215926673074858171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384301376651678423.post-25063413591886153182010-07-05T16:53:00.000-07:002010-07-05T16:54:41.949-07:00Talking About Guns, Fighting About Race<a href="http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/3857/talking_about_guns_fighting_about_race/">In These Times</a> posted an interesting article about guns and race.<br /><a href="http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/3857/talking_about_guns_fighting_about_race/">Check it out</a><br /><br />via <a href="http://bringtheruckus.org/?q=node/111">Bring The Ruckus</a>Smittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215926673074858171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384301376651678423.post-1738059375976623252010-07-05T16:45:00.000-07:002010-07-05T16:52:42.870-07:00Victory on Second Amendment Freedom in McDonald v. City of ChicagoIn a 5-4 decision, <a href="http://www.nraila.org/News/Read/NewsReleases.aspx?ID=13958">The US Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment applies not just to Washington, D.C. and other federal enclaves, but protects the rights of all Americans throughout the country.</a> The opinion in McDonald v. City of Chicago brings an end to the nearly 30 year-long handgun ban that the city has imposed on its citizens.<br /><br />As hoped, this ruling could challenge (and end) regulation of firearms. <a href="http://onlygunsandmoney.blogspot.com/2010/07/reality-bites.html"><b>READ HERE</b></a> for details on how.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.phawker.com/wp-content/uploads/AmericaFuckYeahGUN_1.jpg" width="200" />Smittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215926673074858171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384301376651678423.post-15651134606364897662010-07-05T16:42:00.000-07:002010-07-05T16:45:24.419-07:00Swiss Gun PartyEvery five years, Switzerland holds the Eidgenössische (Federal) Schützenfest. This year, there were 2300 teams made up over over 45,000 individual shooters.<br /><a href="http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2010/07/02/the-swiss-federal-schutzenfest-shooting-party-2010/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheFirearmBlog+%28The+Firearm+Blog%29"><img src="http://cdn1.thefirearmsblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/main_entrance-tm-tfb.jpg" width=300></a>Smittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215926673074858171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384301376651678423.post-71678714843630159512010-07-05T16:39:00.000-07:002010-07-05T16:42:37.219-07:00CA Long Gun Registration Still Moving ForwardAssembly Bill 1810 was passed by the Senate Public Safety Committee by a vote of 4-2. The bill now heads to the Senate Appropriations Committee for consideration.<br /><br />AB1810 would establish a registration system, similar to the one currently in place for handguns, for all newly-acquired long guns. Under AB1810, the make, model and serial number of the firearm as well as the identifying information of the purchaser would be recorded and kept on file by the California Attorney General’s office. <br /><br />You can contact the CA Senate Appropriations Committee and urge them to not pass the Bill.<br /><a href="http://www.sen.ca.gov/ftp/sen/committee/standing/approp/_home1/profile.htm">CONTACT INFO HERE</a>Smittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215926673074858171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384301376651678423.post-63337054376042794792010-07-05T16:32:00.000-07:002010-07-05T16:38:50.071-07:005 Hollywood Gun Myths<a href="http://www.cracked.com/article_18576_5-ridiculous-gun-myths-everyone-believes-thanks-to-movies_p1.html">Cracked</a> compiled an awesome and hilarious list of gun myths perpetuated by Hollywood films. <a href="http://www.cracked.com/article_18576_5-ridiculous-gun-myths-everyone-believes-thanks-to-movies_p1.html">Check out their list</a> which has extensive examples and fact checking.<br /><br /><b>#5. Silencers Turn Gunfire Into a Gentle Whisper<br /><br />#4. Machine Guns are Magical Death Machines<br /><br />#3. Bulletproof Vests Are Magical Force Fields<br /><br />#2. Gratuitous Cocking<br /><br />#1. Bullets Explode Everything</b><br /><br /><img src="http://cdn-www.cracked.com/phpimages/article/9/4/5/24945.jpg" /><br /><br />One myth not listed which I think is used the most and perhaps the most important is that guns do not automatically and neatly kill a person. In reality, it can be very messy.Smittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215926673074858171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384301376651678423.post-36486485072301280192010-06-20T15:05:00.000-07:002010-06-20T15:13:29.930-07:00Stop California's Assembly Bill 1810<b>California’s Long Gun Registration Bill Scheduled for a Hearing on Tuesday, June 29</b><br /><br />AB1810 would establish a registration system, similar to the one currently in place for handguns, for all newly-acquired long guns. Under AB1810, the make, model and serial number of the firearm as well as the identifying information of the purchaser would be recorded and kept on file by the California Attorney General’s office.<br /><br />Contact the members of the Senate Public Safety Committee and voice your opposition to AB1810.<br /><a href="http://www.sen.ca.gov/ftp/sen/committee/standing/publicsafety/_home1/profile.htm">SENATE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE</a>Smittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215926673074858171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384301376651678423.post-39669578425299864852010-05-30T22:50:00.000-07:002010-05-30T22:53:42.267-07:00CA: Stop AB1810!On May 28, the CA Assembly Appropriations Committee passed Assembly Bill 1810. The bill now heads to the Assembly floor for consideration where it could be heard as early as next week.<br /><br />AB1810 would establish a registration system, similar to the one currently in place for handguns, for all newly-acquired long guns. Under AB1810, the make, model and serial number of the firearm as well as the identifying information of the purchaser would be recorded and kept on file by the California Attorney General’s office. <br /><br />Please contact your Assemblymember TODAY and strongly voice your opposition to AB1810. Contact information can be found <a href="http://www.capwiz.com/nra/state/main/?state=CA&view=myofficials">HERE</a>.Smittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215926673074858171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384301376651678423.post-91422793806481005872010-05-30T22:47:00.000-07:002010-05-30T22:50:39.962-07:00toy gun<img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_l20buioyrz1qzezj5o1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0RYTHV9YYQ4W5Q3HQMG2&Expires=1275371285&Signature=QhwswrBftUxNo8%2FJMPkhomjPH7E%3D" width=400><br />I don't know if they make toy guns like this anymore, but <a href="http://nerfguns.org/nerf-n-strike-recon-cs-6">Nerf sells some pretty cool guns</a>.Smittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215926673074858171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384301376651678423.post-84336655184544963112010-05-30T22:46:00.000-07:002010-05-30T22:47:46.877-07:00Amazing Shooting Rangecheck out this amazing shooting range and store in Germany!!<br /><object width="400" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nyq90LEZe4k&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nyq90LEZe4k&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="400" height="385"></embed></object>Smittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215926673074858171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384301376651678423.post-7629828622332236092010-05-30T22:44:00.000-07:002010-05-30T22:46:32.896-07:00Gun Safety PosterGun Safety Poster<br /><img src="http://cdn1.thefirearmsblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/tmp_dropzone_142987336_73dd_8d_951f-tfb.jpg" width=400><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/da5zeay/142987336/in/set-72057594129351808/">CLICK HERE FOR FULL SIZE PDF</a>Smittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215926673074858171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384301376651678423.post-58074212704944172010-05-30T22:36:00.000-07:002010-05-30T22:44:24.003-07:00The Firearm Blog<a href="http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/">The Firearm Blog is a great resource on all things gun related.<br /><img src="http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/71663144/9x19_bigger.png"></a><br />Some recent things covered on The Firearm Blog:<br /><br />- <a href="http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2010/05/24/army-issues-instructions-for-painting-rifles/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheFirearmBlog+%28The+Firearm+Blog%29">Instructions for painting rifles</a><br /><img src="http://cdn1.thefirearmsblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/tmp_weaponspainting_101pdf_page_2_of_5-tm-tfb.jpg" width=200><br /><br />- <a href="http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2010/05/28/more-people-shoot-than-play-golf/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheFirearmBlog+%28The+Firearm+Blog%29">More people shoot than play golf</a><br /><br />- <a href="http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2010/05/21/european-ar-15-rifles/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheFirearmBlog+%28The+Firearm+Blog%29">European AR-15 rifles</a><br /><img src="http://cdn1.thefirearmsblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/stg4_carbine_right-tm-tfb.jpg" width=200><br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/thefirearmblog">The Firearm Blog on Facebook</a><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/firearmblog">The Firearm Blog on Twitter</a>Smittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215926673074858171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384301376651678423.post-71671269708686965112010-05-16T11:58:00.000-07:002010-05-16T12:18:10.375-07:00NRA, HuffPost, Fear Mongering, & Gun Owners<div style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4049/4612702118_873c8a3272_o.png" width="400" /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Huffington Post's fearmongering headlines</span><br /><br />The Huffington Post along with NY Mayor Bloomberg take the position that no one on the so-called "no fly" list should be able to legally purchase guns. Why? These people have not been convicted of any crime. They haven't even been accused of committing a crime! Show us this supposed list. Explain to the public exactly how one makes the list.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/05/bloomberg-terror-gap-argu_n_564733.html">Bloomberg is working hard to make it so that people cannot legally purchase firearms based on their political and/or religious affiliations/beliefs.</a><br /><br />Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) are <a href="http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Federal/Read.aspx?id=5807&issue%3Epromoting%20their%20bills%20S.1317%20and%20H.R.2159,%20to%20prohibit%20the%20possession%20of%20firearms%20by%20people%20on%20the%20FBI's" terrorist="" and="" s="" to="" maintain="" records="" of="" approved="" instant="" background="" check="" transactions="" for="" a="" minimum="" 180="" days=""></a>.<br />We all know how the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPRO">FBI chooses their targets</a>.<br /><br />There is something very dangerous about allowing the government to declare individuals unable to possess firearms based on them possibly being legal dissidents with no oversight or transparency.<br /><br />Part of this hysteria is also to <a href="http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/terrorist-expatriation-act-citizenship-deportation-bill/2778/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GreenIsTheNewRed+%28Green+Is+The+New+Red.com%29">revoke US citizens of their citizenship without having been convicted of any crime</a>.<br />_____<br /><br />What about the part of HuffPost's headline about NRA members disagreeing with the NRA on this issue?<br /><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2010/05/15/nra-terrorist-list/">Think Progress conducted a laughable survey of NRA annual conference attendees.</a> Apparently a lot of those asked agreed that anyone put on the "terrorist watchlist" should not be able to buy guns. It wouldn't be surprising if the rightwing membership of NRA went along with the law and order argument for restrictive laws (that they don't think will affect them directly).<br /><br />This could easily be where the government gets the support of rightwing gunowners to restrict gun ownership to those who pass a political litmus test!<br />_____<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">As for the part of HuffPost's headline about Palin claiming that Obama wants our guns, </span><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/14/palin-at-nra-annual-meeti_n_577255.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">her speech was just a list of paranoid ramblings about how Obama will take our guns and loves abortion</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">.</span>Smittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215926673074858171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384301376651678423.post-682468443288681162010-05-16T11:45:00.000-07:002010-05-16T11:53:01.644-07:00Militia<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1v281ByhW1qa8ifto1_500.jpg" width=400><br /><br />The above image is the swearing in ceremony of <a href="http://dailyme.com/story/2010050200002592/housewives-bankers-battle-chavez-militia.html">Venezuela's civilian militia</a>.<br />Obviously, Venezuela's militias come from a top-down state structure but it does bring up the idea of an armed citizenry. An armed and trained citizenry can defend itself from threats inside and out.<br />A standing army needs wars for profit.Smittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215926673074858171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384301376651678423.post-77479325228014695142010-05-16T11:41:00.000-07:002010-05-16T11:43:53.309-07:00coexistYou have probably seen those silly "coexist" bumper stickers.<br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjowkoK7aX0aLrx4wgOlyJEyXkchlFKr4b37GpnJRnCNi5UCXEu16fB8gxdAYcSTId5V18aVGkJ-quoRX33nCkiamGhvdGaWqjwnErmattt__VBP9kpQvHMgSMIWL9qZooVOf2imMxCgN-i/s1600-r/coexist.bmp" width=200><br /><br />Check out this clever one!<br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3372/4612701818_c389a5f3f4_o.jpg">Smittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215926673074858171noreply@blogger.com0