Dean Weingarten has a good find at Ammoland.
Judge Eduardo Ramos, the U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, has issued an Opinion & Order that a ban on stun guns is constitutional. A New York State law prohibits the private possession of stun guns and tasers; a New York City law prohibits the possession and selling of stun guns. Judge Ramos has ruled these laws do not infringe on rights protected by the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution.
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Of course, Federal didn’t name this cartridge the “Competition LaserBeam.” They named it the “Backcountry,” and their current offerings all feature hunting bullets rather than match-grade pills. It’s obviously meant for hunting applications, and in that context, barrel life matters far less. Hunters may never shoot 2,000 rounds with a rifle, even if they use it every season for their entire lives. There are better options for competition shooters, but the Backcountry is meant for the field.
Okay, but wait a minute.
Many guys still have their father’s or even grandfather’s Marlin 30-30, mild recoiling and medium muzzle velocity, that has shot way more rounds than that through their barrels, and because of the mild velocity the rifle still works like a charm. It can be used today for deer hunting, and if kept in good condition, can be turned over to their sons for use with the same type of hunting.
Gun lifetime matters. And that’s one reason I will probably avoid something like the 7mm Backcountry. The chamber pressure and muzzle velocity are a bit too high for my tastes.
I largely agree with his perspectives, especially when he says that a country that would send its women off to war isn’t worth defending.
However, I would point out (based on my son’s experience) that a physical fitness test isn’t the be-all of proof of anything. His perspective is that you don’t lift a weight for ten minutes, or even a few hours. You may have to lift sand bags for a full day (he did in Fallujah). Or you may have to move tank artillery shells for a full day (he did in Fallujah). Or you may have to do it with no sleep for four days (he did in Fallujah). Or you may have to carry 125 pounds of kit plus a weapon system all days while you are sick (he did in Fallujah). A PT can neither test you for that nor prepare you for that.
Which again, is why we shouldn’t send women off to war.
David Codrea notes that the NSSF is gushing about the new ATF director after Kash Patel was let go from those duties. Forgive me if I say that the NSSF endorsement means absolutely nothing whatsoever to me. They are not in existence to defend either your rights or the 2A.
David knows nothing about him. Neither do I. He has no record at all. This article adds nothing to the discussion.
Time will tell, but I won’t gush over anyone until I see the results. Mr. Driscoll needs to be in front of the house and senate answering questions and trying to persuade them to remove SBRs and suppressors from the NFA. Until I see that, he’s just another talking head doing the bidding of the beltway.
It really does boggle the imagination how the senate and house can be so stolid, unresponsive, stupid, and lazy. They should have removed suppressors from the NFA long ago.
As for that matter, where is OSHA in all of this? Suppressors are about hearing protection. Given the popularity of hunting and the shooting sports, as well as the former military members who have come home with damaged hearing, you’d think if they cared anything about their profession or the people they’re supposed to serve and protect, they would have already been screaming to congress. As for that matter, the ATF should have already been in front of congress pleading to remove suppressors from the NFA.
Only if they cared …
Two amicus briefs came in today on Sanchez v. Bonta, our case challenging California's total ban on suppressors. The first is from National Association for Gun Rights, and the second is from a group of amici including Silencer Shop, Palmetto State Armory, and others. We… pic.twitter.com/kFU44oYqHt
I hope to give you a number of stories and videos I found interesting. Not all of the study of warfare is about the current state of drones in the skies.
Vitaly Aleksandrovich Nikolayenko was a prominent Russian brown bear researcher (Asian version of the American brown or grizzly bear) who routinely and closely approached bears without a firearm. He did this for 33 years, from 1970 to December 2003. In December 2003, he followed a bear that had come out of hibernation in the winter until the bear attacked him, killed him, and ate him. His use of bear spray had failed to stop the bear. His was the first recorded fatal failure of bear spray. The killing was the culmination of several lucky escapes over the years of his association with brown bears.
It won’t be the last either. Dean also recounts the life and philosophy of Timothy Treadwell, a sorry excuse of an adventurer because he went into the bush with naivety.
While I profess to know a lot about firearms, I didn’t know there was a 10mm magnum round, which is different from the 10mm round. I would probably spring for this wheel gun, except for the price: $3,309.
That’s enough for a nice custom 1911, or two thirds of that will get you a Springfield Armory TRP full size 1911. To me, after looking at the tested results for the ammunition, I just don’t see that much to be gained over the .45 ACP+P, and in fact, I don’t see anything at all to be gained over the 450 SMC from Double Tap.
To each his own. If you like 10mm and are willing to spend the money, this may be a nice field option for dangerous game defense.
Fractional reserve banking also happens when a bank loans money to another bank, and that bank loans it out in smaller chunks, and so on, until a given amount of money is loaned out so many times that it can’t be covered if it defaults. More money has been loaned out than exists in the bank, or the collective banks who have loaned it. To be specific, 10% is cash reserve, or it used to be.
