Articles by Herschel Smith

Yeah, I hate to have to think like this, but my first thought was “How convenient.”  It’s the FedGov’s fault that we think like this.

As for the “mentally ill,” I don’t like the supposed “yellow flag” laws in Maine and how the NRA and SAF panders to that side.  I don’t believe in anything laws, much less disarmament laws.

Of course, I agree with the new Speaker Johnson.

On Thursday, Johnson appeared on Fox News, where he was asked about the murder of 18 people in Lewiston, Maine. The Louisiana Republican said it was not the right time to consider legislation and defended the Second Amendment.

“At the end of the day, the problem is the human heart. It’s not guns, it’s not the weapons,” Johnson said. “We have to protect the right of the citizens to protect themselves. That’s the Second Amendment and that’s why our party stands so strongly for that.”

The Biden White House, for its part, has renewed a call for gun legislation after the shooting in Lewiston. And it wasted little time hitting Johnson for standing in the way.

Gun violence is “not the result of an imagined deficiency in the hearts of the American people …

That isn’t what he said.  He said nothing about a deficiency in the heart of the American people.  He said something about “human heart.”  As for what the Holy Writ says, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?”  That applies to everyone.

This was a killing zone because men didn’t carry weapons.  Folks, there’s such a thing as non-permissive carry.  Do it when necessary.

In order to understand what he’s saying, you have to watch it all from beginning to end.

I would also point out that while he focused on who has the burden of proof, and it should always be on the state, if his example is correct, a complete ban wouldn’t have an effect anyway if the example has to do with carry rather than ownership

That may be the second reason the “dangerous and unusual” test must be pressed to the state, not combined into a textual analysis of the 2A.

In order to understand my remark, you’ll have to watch the video.

David Codrea.

“You have the right to carry the gun on you. But you also need to let law enforcement know, for their protection, everything else, so that that you have the firearm on you,” Capt. Keith Williamson of the Omaha Police Department gang unit asserted. He added that additional charges can be “tacked on with other serious charges” to offenses like gang crimes and that the bill forcing the city “to repeal some ordinances around firearms … made it more difficult trying to track guns in the wrong hands.”

“For their protection.”  Why do they get to decide the rules?  I’m not interested in their protection.  I’m only interested in my own protection and that of my family and friends.

Cops don’t rate for protection in my book.

And moreover, I’m never in more danger than when the police are around.  There is no situation so bad that it cannot be made worse by the presence of the police.

Here is the ruling.

While most of us wouldn’t just willingly turn over firearms to the government if they came knocking, it’s important to understand the basis behind this righteous refusal.

Mark does a good job teaching you things that are good to know.

I get ads all the time, most are worthy of ignoring.  Some interest me, like this one.  This particular model comes in the RMR footprint which is important to me.

I’ve heard that the green dot is easier on the eyes and easier to pick up.

For those of you who have actually used Veridian sights for pistols or shotguns, what are your opinions?

Related, this is a good rundown on the best pistol lights.  Since I have used Streamlight, it’s easy to ignore the fact that SureFire also has some nice models.

Well, that’s interesting.  The town clown is at it again.  I seriously had never thought anyone could come up with something like this. I guess one could go all over the spectrum in the thought-experiment with this, from “I want one of those,” to “Maybe somebody has been slamming the forward assist too many times and I’ve never had to use it at all,” to “I don’t think I would want to pull that trigger, no sir, no way, no how.”

Anyway, here it is. The only serious thing I can think of to say is that Eugene is rolling over in his grave.

@nra “Who is God’s name needs a weapon with 100 rounds in the chamber?” —Joe Biden #nra #secondamendment #2a #trump #biden #joebiden #kamalaharris ♬ original sound – NRA

Prior:

High Magazine Clips And The Shoulder Thing That Goes Up

High Ammo Clips

Automatic Bullets In Rapid Fire Magazine Clips

Duck Hunting With Bullets

The Fully Loaded Ammunition Cartridge

The 40-Clip Magazine

Bad day for him, an unjustified beating, for no good reason at all.  The officer should have tried to help him find a better place to rest, caring (as he should have) about his safety on the road.

Instead, he got beaten up because, in the words of the officer, “You weren’t listening.”

So once again we must observe and remind you of the obvious.  You are not under legal obligation to assist any officer in their investigation.  The officer must be able to articulate a crime that has been committed in order to effect an arrest, and at least articulate a reasonable suspicion in order to detain you.  None of that obtained in this instance.  The officer was wrong about where the gentleman was contrasted to where he was allowed to be.

Why is that police departments continue to hire the dumbest and most sociopathic misanthropes they can find?  Perhaps they are the only ones who aren’t bothered by beating up innocent and peaceable people.  Would that they took their duty so seriously when it comes to real criminals.

To top it all off, the officer conveniently turned off his camera when he discussed the incident with his fellow officers, of course, hiding evidence of his violence.

All of that caused a severe concussion, eight broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a disfigured lip.

Who needs criminals around when you have the police, all of whom have qualified immunity?  At least Antifa didn’t have qualified immunity except among prosecutors who loved them.

The enemy is all around you.  Be careful.

For what it’s worth, the officer is currently on paid vacation.

This man does good work.  I’m sure he goes home happy at the end of his day, knowing that he’s done something meaningful.

Kangaroos aren’t to be trifled with and if you have to box one, you’re probably in deep trouble.  Although I would do it to save my dog.

But this man seems to have no problem jogging with Kangaroos.

I guess he has a need for speed.

Essentially, this cat wanted to mess with a horse.  Actually, a Zebra, but essentially the strength of a horse.  And a horse can easily kill you.

Richard Mann writing at F&S.

The situation where the 10mm Auto has the bigges advantage is for backcountry survival or bear defense. Loaded with something like Buffalo Bore’s 220-grain hardcast Outdoorsman load at 1200 fps, it will hit harder than any 45 ACP load, and because of the smaller diameter non-deforming bullet, will penetrate deeper, even deeper than a 180-grain Barnes Triple Shock bullet fired out of a 30-06 rifle!

That’s his conclusion paragraph.  It’s true enough as it reads, but it’s incomplete.

He doesn’t consider use of 450 SMC, which would give him 230 grains running downrange at 1120 FPS.

Comparatively speaking, the hottest factory 185-grain .45 ACP load you can buy will generate only about 1,140 fps, and the fastest 230-grain offering only about 1,000 fps. Essentially, what you get with the .450 SMC are 10 mm velocities with a .45-caliber instead of a .40-caliber bullet.

I have no problem at all using a heavier bullet at comparable velocities.

Richard should expand his article (or do another one) on the use of 450 SMC and 460 Rowland.  Actually, he should have written this one to consider all of the 45 options.