That’s a bacon-wrapped sirloin topped with bacon. Yes, it’s as awesome as it sounds. Longhorn Steakhouse. Apparently, the answer to the question in the title is “no.” We asked the manager and she said fully 25% of their customers ordered this in the last week.
Back in June I mentioned that the company that bought the local bank I had been using has a corporate policy of posting “No Permit Holders Guns Allowed.”
When I informed the local branch manager that I would be closing all of our accounts, I got this email in response:
Capital Bank’s decision to not allow guns in the branches is to protect the customer as well as the staff in the event of an altercation/misunderstanding. Please know that we’re not banning people but the weapon.
It took 5 days to get that response, which to me means my email got sent up the chain and this was the language that came back down. It’s horrifying when you think about it–they are literally more concerned with someone defending themselves than they are with customers and tellers getting killed by a guy who is in the process of committing multiple violent felonies.
And, by the way, ignoring their sign. This apparently makes sense to someone.
When my wife went to close the accounts last week (it takes time to switch over all the direct deposit and bank draft stuff), the same branch manager asked the reason we were closing our accounts. When my wife told her, the response was something along the lines of “We consider a successful robbery one where everyone goes home” and “We’re trying to prevent what’s known as ‘a shootout.’”
Are you freaking kidding me? I guess corporate policy is to not call the cops or trigger an alarm until well after the bad guy is gone. They don’t have armed security at these branches, presumably for the same reason.
That’s two separate instances where we were told they’d rather no one defend themselves. With no security and no other means to protect their customers and employees, you have to consider that they just don’t care about your safety.
If Tropical Storm Isaac turns into a Cat 3 Hurricane and hits New Orleans, it’ll be George Bush’s fault.
That’s the sentence handed down to Hank Wise for the murder of Ben Goeser, the late husband of my friend Nikki Goeser. You can read her story through those links.
23 years doesn’t seem long enough, but I’m glad she no longer has this hanging over her head. The wait is always excruciating.
One year ago today I announced that I was leaving Walls of the City after two years. It’s been a good year, but I didn’t build that. Someone else did. I wouldn’t still be doing this without you guys.
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It’s been an awesome year. Thanks guys!
Maybe I’ll actually post about cars this year!
Last weekend I traveled up to Kentucky to participate in a private range session put on by one of my co-workers. It was specifically for folks that work in our business unit, and came about after a conversation that a database administrator had with a mid-level manager about Call of Duty. The manager’s teenage son is in to first person shooters, and so they came up with the idea of having this range day and inviting a bunch of folks.
Epic fun. James, the gentleman who arranged everything, has several NFA toys. His father has more. Everyone brought something, and a great time was had by all. I also got to put some faces to names I’ve known for years.
I also got to put some rounds through my brand new M&P22 with the Gemtech Outback II-D on it, as well as trying out the suppressor on the M&P15-22. The rifle is still finicky about ammo unless I coat the bolt carrier in WD-40. I also tried out some of the new CCI Low Noise .22, which was an epic fail in my autoloaders. That was my fault, as even a short Google search would have revealed that.
My favorite part of these kind of events is always when people bring their kids.
And here is their mom shooting an Uzi:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIBzAWr7xxo
(More videos of that day on my youtube channel)
I can’t tell if this was a cunning plan that might actually work, or if he’s just an idiot who thinks people will believe this.
Recall that Daniel Harless is the Canton, OH [now former] police officer who lost his job after video evidence of him being, well, a loose cannon. After not allowing a motorist to speak, he goes berserk when the motorist finally interrupts him to inform the officer that he has a carry permit and is armed. Officer Roid Rage then lets off a litany of expletives and threats, including:
“as soon as I felt your gun, I should have took two steps back, pulled my Glock 40 and just put 10 bullets in your ass and let you drop. And I wouldn’t have lost any sleep. Do you understand me?”
It was determined that he “violated rules” and got a paid vacation until his hearing. Just before his hearing, he claimed he had PTSD so it was postponed. His brother officers were so shocked by his behavior that they gave up their own sick time so he could be paid while waiting to be fired.
When he finally was fired, he complained that he shouldn’t be fired just because he threatened to kill a guy for kicks.
The latest on this guy is that he’s filed a series of complaints about his unfair treatment, including a worker’s comp claim and that the city owes him money for accrued vacation and sick pay. I wonder how the officers that donated their sick time to him feel about that?
Here was what really stuck out in this article. You should really read the whole thing, but check this out:
[The Arbitrator] said he believes that “in comparison with other officers, the treatment of officer Harless was discriminatory.”
You mean that there are other officers on the Canton Police force who 1)have acted this way, 2)have been reported/investigated, and 3)are still on the force? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
Some other officers have been found guilty of more serious conduct in the past and they retained their jobs, said [the arbitrator], who is on the staff of the Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio.
“I do believe that there is a clear hierarchy to the discipline issued in Canton (by the Police Department) and that the Harless discipline was far outside the scale,” he wrote in an email.
Apparently, no. They are not kidding.
Wow! That was easy! Why haven’t I done this before?
I mentioned a while back that I bought an AR lower kinda by accident. I decided to make it a Magpul Fanboi Rifle after input from folks at the gunblogger_conspiracy.
Also, in case you’re wondering, subsonic 300blk out of a 20″ barrel has a 44 foot drop at 400 yards. Not recommended.
I bought the AR lower locally. The lower parts kit I got from Palmetto State Armory because they have one that includes some Magpul stuff. They were out of the lower build kit I wanted, which included a stock and buffer tube and all that goes with that, so I had to go elsewhere for those parts.
Because I’m impatient.
I’ll be building the lower over the next couple of weeks (or months depending on how the kids act) using various guides floating around. I’m starting here, and seeing where it takes me.
I hit up Brownells.com and CTD looking for parts, but as it turns out you can build an entire rifle, minus the lower, from Amazon
I’ll be building the lower first, then figuring out what I want to do about an upper. The bad thing about being a Dave Ramsey guy is that you can’t buy something until you have the money for it*. CURSE YOU DAVE RAMSEY!
So here is what I have so far:
ATI Mil-spec buffer tube kit
Magpul STR Mil-Spec in Flat Dark Earth
Magpul ASAP Sling Plate
I also took the opportunity to buy some tools that I didn’t already have, but need. If this goes well, I’m afraid I’ll constantly have one or two of these in various states of build.
Lower Receiver Magazine Vise Block
Wheeler 711016 Nylon/Brass Hammer
I already had an Ar15 Stock Combo Wrench
Again, build time is going to be dependent on me actually getting some time when 1)the baby is asleep, 2)the dog is asleep, 3)I’m not worn out from dealing with both of them and 4)all the other stuff I have to do is done.
As far as the upper….what do you think? Buy, or build?
*See, the rule in my house is that I can spend whatever I want on guns, but mrs wizardpc gets the same amount for jewelry, unless I come up with the money myself via selling old guns or saving up my allowance or from revenue from this site. So it takes a while.
The chief reason the Tennessee Firearms Association and the NRA went after TN House Caucus Chair Debra Maggart was because she prevented every gun bill that made it out of committee from being heard on the house floor. Presumably, this was on orders from Speaker Harwell. Maggart was primaried because she spent so much time working with us to get a Republican Majority, only to cast us aside once she actually got it. Harwell has never been a friend to gun owners, and never pretended to be, so her stance didn’t shock us. With Maggart, it was personal.
Maggart wasn’t the only incumbent Republican who lost their primary. Seven other incumbents are looking for new work today.
Speaker Harwell narrowly defeated conservative Glen Casada for the speaker position two years ago, so there was a good chance that he would win this year.
Except he’s decided not to challenge Harwell. That’s unfortunate, because it means that we likely won’t get much done in the next two years with Harwell as speaker.
I guess I’ll be spending the next two years working on someone to primary her–unless she changes her spots.
Oh, and Gerald McCormick? Don’t think we’ve forgotten about you. We watch the news, you know.
