Just in case anyone was wondering, I was in Academy the other day and the ARs were back on display. Looks like I was right, and they hid them under the counter after the nightclub shooting in Miami until the craziness blew over.
Real life example of why registry is bad
If you’re reading this blog, you probably already know the usual arguments about registry. A friend of mine just brought up a scenario that I had never thought of.
He has an older friend that is unfortunately in the hospital with one of those issues that a lot of folks don’t come home from (hope that’s not the case here, but…). Life has apparently treated his buddy pretty well, and he’s been able to afford some machine guns. This is where it gets sticky. Some folks have apparently attempted to rob his buddy’s house a couple times. My friend is the only one that the guy and his family trusts/knows that has the ability to properly lock up the guns away from the now vacant house.
From the admittedly small amount we know about the NFA registry, this may not be exactly legal. When getting your NFA tax stamp, you can either register by your lonesome, or set up a trust. If you get the stamp directly tied to you, you’re the only one that can possess the item. No loaning it out, etc. If you set up a trust, anyone that is named on the trust can possess it. Unfortunately, I don’t know which this gentleman did, but, if it was a trust, my friend was not named and there’s a decent chance that the guy will die before the ATF gets back to him about adding a name to the trust. Not to mention that the third robbery attempt may succeed.
If there wasn’t a registry, it would be a simple case of “oh, I can hold onto that for you. With the registry? Things get a lot trickier.
(By the way, no. This isn’t me. It really is a friend of mine. I won’t tell you his name. On the other hand, if you have a tip other than “find a lawyer,” I’ll be happy to pass it along.)
Fun with Headlines–“I can’t even” edition
Play the game yourself.
1) Go to a major news outlet’s website.
2) CTRL+F “Trump” or “Ban”
3) Click on the link
4) Read the headline, the story, and the comments
5) Go find the source material: Documents or video.
That’s it. Who knew I had discovered “Fake News” long before Fake News was a thing?
The Army goes Sig
A non-gun geek friend of mine actually brought this to my attention. Apparently, the Army has finished it’s trials for a replacement of the M9. They’ve decided to go with the Sig Sauer p320.
As a Beretta fanboy, I’m sad to see the M9 replaced, but the Sig is a damn good gun. The M9 was a great gun in the 80’s, but there have been improvements since then. Specifically in ergonomics an modularity. The M9 fits great in my hand, but I have freakishly large hands. Of course, I find the M9 a much nicer looking gun, but that doesn’t really matter to the military.
The Sig has been on my list of guns that, if I could justify another full sized 9mm, I would buy. Heck, I might anyways.
Good reason to carry a spare
So… when putting my carry gun in the safe last night, I discovered that the magazine wasn’t in the gun!
Apparently, when I ran out to the store to pick up stuff for dinner last night, I had managed to hit the mag release. Went back out to the car, and it was sitting there on the driver’s seat.
And yes, I was wearing a good quality holster in good shape. I’ve tried recreating this event and can’t, but it’s obviously happened.
Which meant I was walking around carrying a single shot pistol. Of course, I had a spare mag in my pocket, but…
If it weren’t for double standards…
Ben Rhodes, Obama’s Deputy National Security Advisor, on 12/23/2016, reacting to Donald Trump’s commentary on the US allowing United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 to pass:
“On the president-elect, the first thing I’d just say is that there’s one president at a time. President Obama is the president of the United States until Jan. 20, and we are taking this action, of course, as U.S. policy.”
President Obama on 12/26/2016:
“That doesn’t mean that if a year from now, or a year-and-a-half from now, or two years from now, there is an issue of such moment, such import, that isn’t just a debate about a particular tax bill or, you know, a particular policy, but goes to some foundational issues about our democracy that I might not weigh in. You know, I’m still a citizen and that carries with it duties and obligations.”
So the President-Elect should shut up until he’s President, but a former President has a duty to speak out. Okay, then.
It’s almost like he knows me
Christmas presents from my dad
Are you freaking kidding me?!
Apparently, it’s illegal for folks to carry pepper spray in Canada. Some folks with clear heads are trying to correct that. You’d think that would be a no brainer, right? Nope.
Ok.
Fine.
Are the detractors stating that bad guys might use the sprays to attack the innocent?
Nope.
Maybe they’re concerned that folks might over react and spray someone because they got into an argument?
Nope.
The argument against is that legalizing pepper spray is evil and wrong because “places the onus on women to defend themselves rather than focusing on addressing and preventing gender-based violence,” and is “offensive to women.”
That’s right. It’s evil because we should just teach boys not to rape, and then we’ll live in a magical world of peace. Oh, and it’s offensive to think that you might want to be prepared if some droog’s treatment doesn’t work.
I can’t even.
Random Thought of the Day
I now have a TV that has no buttons on it, the remote has no number pad, but I can control it with my phone.
Living in the future is weird.
All the pocket guns!
Some random gun porn for your holiday weekend. This is from me visiting a buddy and us deciding that it was going to be a pocket gun day at the range.
I promise that there will be actual content soon.