So do you want to learn something about history? History is where it’s at. It tells you how we got where we are, why thing are the way they are, who is who, and how things got made and done.
This is a very well-produced and well-researched video documentary on the history of FN. With it, you’ll learn how American industry (stupidly) shunned John Moses Browning and how he got connected with FN.
John Moses Browning and Eugene Stoner (we speak of these two men in reverent, hushed tones at The Captain’s Journal) are the premier firearms designers in American history. You owe it to yourself to understand why things happened the way they did with Mr. Browning and FN. By the way, FN-America is right down the road from me in Columbia, S.C., producing quality firearms to this very day. I have one.
I hate to do this, and I don’t want to be charged with starting yet another caliber war only to be told to stop in the comments. Really, I’m not warring on anything – I’m just observing. You can make your observations without insulting the author of the post or the other commenters.
First up there is this incident.
Then there is this incident.
So count them. Eleven rounds for the first incident to stop the threat. Seven rounds in the second incident to stop the threat.
The upshot is that if you carry a 9mm pistol, your magazine can hold a lot of more rounds than, say, a magazine full of .45 ACP, due to the cartridge size.
But the downside is that you’re more likely to need them. I usually carry .45 ACP. I think that’s probably enough. In a circumstance like this one, if there was a good way to conceal it (say, a 4″ barrel), I’d almost rather have a .44 magnum wheel gun.
Like I said, I’m not trying to start another caliber war. But I didn’t make up the events in the videos.
Why did the SG take this strange course? The Affordable Care Act litigation may have played a role in its decision. In Texas v. U.S., the federal government argues that the ACA, which no longer raises revenue, cannot be construed as imposing a tax. The National Firearms Act no longer raises revenue, because the government won’t collect the payment. Bronsozian argued that his provision cannot be sustained under NFIB v. Sebelius. As a result, the DOJ would have had to argue that the National Firearms Act, which raises no revenue must be construed as imposing a tax. There is a tension between the two positions. Perhaps the easier path was to simply dismiss the indictment to sustain the Obamacare case.
Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive. Hoist with their own petard, as it were.
Courtesy of Reddit/Firearms, the initial shots in Kenosha, WI, have been identified, along with the shooter. Click to enlarge this photo, and it’s accompanied by a video.
News from Tallahassee. If you can put up with the screeching female in the video, there is one with sound here. There is also coverage at ZH. Otherwise, this video shows most of what you need.
Vortex has a holographic sight. This came out in July and I’m a little late to the game.
So this wouldn’t surprise me except that it does. I thought that EOTech was the only maker who could claim ownership of a holographic design. I said so in a recent post, and readers just let me chatter and prattle on in my ignorance without correcting me, allowing me to look stupid (well, I can manage that all by myself).
Anyway, it would be interesting to see if readers have any experience with it and what you think, although I still think the EOTech just looks better.
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