I’ve noticed that a lot of folks have been excited and talking about getting their travel plans together for this weekend. I think this is great, but I need to tell you guys this… I’m sorry, but I don’t think we ordered enough food for all of you for the wedding reception. Everyone is talking… Read More »
Actual Headline: Nobody injured when officer’s weapon fires during arrest Accurate Headline: Officer needs to learn to keep his finger off the #$%&ing trigger Actual Headline: Carrie Underwood, Tennessee lawmaker face off on Twitter Accurate Headline: TN Lawmaker shames celebrity that claims bill does something it doesn’t actually do (This one actually really pisses me… Read More »
Remember the Air Traffic Control post from earlier? Yeah, well, it turns out you can use the same cheap dongle to pick up APCO-25 transmissions. APCO-25 is the protocol that most public safety radios use. Scanners that are cable of intercepting these transmissions have been around for over ten years, but they still cost over… Read More »
I came across this little tidbit from the federal complaint against the Boston Bomber: When the victim rolled down the window, the man reached in, opened the door, and entered the victim’s vehicle. The man pointed a firearm at the victim and stated, “Did you hear about the Boston explosion?” and “I did that.” The… Read More »
I want lasagna Tell computer I want it The future is awesome
This last Sunday, a local man murdered his wife and then ran away. Emulating Boston, they locked down the neighborhood to find one man: [Victim] was found dead in the couple’s home in the Governors Club neighborhood just before 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. [Suspect] was not at the scene when police arrived. An extensive overnight… Read More »
Just got back from a great concert with Naienko. I guess you might say it was a date. She heard the following song at the concert for the first time, and has decided that it’s one of “our songs.” [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alo16cEoBBA&w=420&h=315] Yeah… we’re that kind of couple. *yes, the concert was, in fact entitled… Read More »
Looking at the shelves where ammo used to live at various stores these past couple weeks, and I can’t help but think “I never knew so many companies made 7.62x54R.” Seriously, was this a case of the ammo manufacturers clearing out their warehouses and just sending whatever they had to the gun shops?
I spotted an article in the Tennessean entitled Neighborhood meeting on youth violence remembers ‘ones we have already lost’ and thought it was going to be another of their anti-gun pieces. Surprisingly, other than using the phrase “gun violence” once, the piece makes no mention of anything other than the core issue: violence, and gang… Read More »
No, carrying a firearm would not have helped in Boston yesterday. It wouldn’t have hurt, either, but that’s another thing entirely. Two things that might have helped in the aftermath: A Trauma Kit The training to use it You can’t pick when these things happen.