Articles by Herschel Smith

This is almost enough to make me employ a polymer shell carrier.

Most of the comments are focused on moisture and/or salt.  Has this ever happened to you before?

We in the second amendment community must be incrementalists. Now, where have I heard that before? Yes, I know I’ve heard that before.

The whole thing was an abortion, promulgated by Donald Trump, and a violation of both the second amendment and the NFA.  But I remain skeptical that they will overturn it because scary, scary, scary, ooooo, spooky …

LEGAL ALERT: The Supreme Court has granted the cert petitions in a lawsuit challenging the federal bump stock ban and a First Amendment lawsuit involving the NRA's speech. pic.twitter.com/lURyAGDFqL

— Firearms Policy Coalition (@gunpolicy) November 3, 2023

I’m left wondering what this snow leopard wants with the dog?  It’s a beautiful animal.

@maydaymimi77 The snow leopard really loved my son’s service dog. #louisvillezoo #4pawsforability #perksofaservicedog ♬ original sound – Meg

I’d try to get away from a Moose too.  Those Alaskan folk – don’t know what to think of them.

Nutria problems.  I know in Louisiana they kill and eat them.  I don’t know if I would want to.

Baby elephant saved by herd of buffalo.

Man sings to Donkey while holding her in his arms.  Well, to each his own, I guess.

Well, now I’ve seen everything.  A baby goat in a diaper snuggled with daddy.

“I love all farm animals but by far donkeys are my favorite.”

@bearded_homesteader I love all my farm animals but donkeys are by far my favorite. Just dont tell the rest of them!! #farmlife #hobbyfarm #donkey #animalsoftiktok #fyp #animalfriendship ♬ original sound – Jake J

Donkey buddies.

@wonderfluppets BEST FRIEND GOALS 😭😭💘💘 (Tag someone who'd lay in mud w you) #choculadonkey #booberrydonkey #wonderfluppets #bestfriend #bffgoals ♬ Lean on Me – Bill Withers

Donkey joins a herd of elk.  Successfully, it looks like.

That ostrich chased the bikers a long way!

I know John and have talked to him face to face, as well as exchanged email with him.  I was at a conference (or training session) he was doing in my neck of the woods, and after the presentation a lady walked up and asked him, “Really, how serious is this threat and how close are they – aren’t they ‘over there’ somewhere?”

I responded for John by saying, “There’s a training camp right down the road from you in Rock Hill, S.C.”  John nodded.  Question answered.

Now, I suspect that this isn’t really about understanding the threat, but rather, caring about it and your oath to the constitution, your family, your tribe, and your country.  The Sheriff and his lawyers aren’t dumb.  Just wicked.

But in all fairness, terrible departments who do terrible things make terrible arguments.

I initially read a Reddit/Firearms post on whether it’s important who spends the money on a firearm versus whose name is on the 4473.  Here is the thread.

I hope this isn’t a stupid question, I have payed for a gun as a gift for someone else, so can they fill out the 4473 as it is/going to be theirs?

ModestMarksman answers.

Yes you can. Anyone saying no doesn’t know what they are talking about.

Source : I have my FFL and SOT

The 4473 asks if you are the actual buyer OR transferee. If it’s a gift then they are the actual transferee.

When I read that I said out loud to myself, “That’s the right answer.”

In order more fully to explain this, he makes an updated discussion thread where he explains more.  This is that discussion thread.

FFLs don’t need to give one whit where the money comes from.  As long as they are transferring the firearm to the transferee on the Form 4473, it’s legal.

Now, just to remind everyone, all gun control laws are unconstitutional.  All of them, with no exceptions.

This time by an ignorant boob, Gretchen Carlson (hey, wasn’t she basically the founder of the “me too” movement?).  Anyway, aren’t they always ignorant?

This is her complaint.

Ordinary people didn’t have AR-15s before 2004. They’re not some time-honored American tradition, they’re a recent mistake that we could fix and save thousands of lives in the process. https://t.co/IlJ4FuadBP

— Gretchen Carlson (@GretchenCarlson) October 30, 2023

This response is amusing.

Catalog from the 1970s would like a word… https://t.co/V3CTqOL387 pic.twitter.com/ullBxUsi0l

— Uncle Zo (@UncleZoGunTales) October 31, 2023

But we already knew that, didn’t we?

Boy, would I like to get my hands on an original AR Sporter like that for $297.50! Does anyone want to let one go? I’ll even pay a bit more!