It's Hard To Think Of The World As A Good Place

When you read things like this

Having a child with Cerebral Palsy can be difficult. I am an extremely mild case and yet my condition put a lot of extra stress on my parents. Many children with CP are severly disabled, and are partially, if not fully dependent upon someone else to take care of their basic needs everyday. If a parent can't handle the added difficulty and responsibility of caring for a child with CP, then they need to put him/her up for adoption. That's true of parents with disabled children in general.

Stories like this make it hard for me to look at all people as intrinsically good. How can parents do this to their children? And how in the hell did no one, including CPS, bring this to the attention of law enforcement before the child died? Isn't that the entire purpose of CPS (or in this case DHS workers?)

Disgusted is the only word I can think of to describe how I feel at the moment, and that doesn't even begin to be an adequate description.

Big Brown Truck

The Big Brown Truck brought me something long and black today. Details and pics to follow.

Nevermind - Talked to Spike's and they said the bolt/extractor is functioning normally and should be good to go once I'm actually on the range with it.

Anyway, the rifle pictured is a Spike's Tactical ST-22 upper with 27 round Black Dog Machine Co. mags. The upper has a carbine length YHM rail, YHM flip-up front & GG&G flip-up rear BUIS. Spike's .22 bolt is also nickel coated which, aside from looking cool, should make cleaning easier.

I'm going to try and put a few boxes through it at the range this weekend, but we'll see if I make it. I need to stop at the hardware store 1st tomorrow so I can buy the allen wrench I need to install the rear sight.

Spikes Tactical ST-22 on DPMS lower.

What Liberal Media Bias?

I've been wanting to blog about this for a few days now. I've learned, via Gateway Pundit, that John McCain has an adopted daughter from Bangladesh. John & Cindy McCain adopted her in 1991. You're probably thinking "Why the hell haven't I heard of this!?" I thought exactly the same thing upon reading it. Liberals constantly claim that there is no liberal bias in the media, in fact they claim the media is actually conservative! If that were true wouldn't this story have been all over the mainstream news?

Let me ask something about this whole situation. If Michelle & Barack Obama had a child that they'd adopted from Sudan can anyone honestly tell me that the media wouldn't be all over it? They would jump at the opportunity to do primetime pieces gushing with lavish praise for the selfless humanitarian acts of the Obama's. Barack would parade that kid out for the world to see as a shining example of the good "hope & change" The Messiah can bring about, and he would tell the rest of America that they need to do the same.

The McCains? They haven't used this for political capital at all. To me that shows integrity and humility, and I respect them for it. Why has the mainstream media, who LOVE sensational stories, not reported on something like this?

This can really all be summed up with one thought. Actions speak louder than words. Obama promises people the world, but McCain actually gave hope and life in a better world to an orphaned little girl in a 3rd world country. He and his wife gave her a loving family, and a better life in the greatest country in the world. What greater gift could you give a child?

Quote Of The Day

Via the blog post cited in my previous post.

"Government is not Robin Hood, robbing from the rich to give to the poor. Government is a giant, forceful, idiotic brute that clubs everybody indiscriminately, punishes success, and rewards stupidity, all while being cheered on by fools."

-Larry Correia

Taking On An Obama Fangirl

Larry has the must read post of the day.

"The way it is now, people can choose what they believe, and then exercise their free agency accordingly. Your method relies on coercion, force, or bribery, to make others fall into line with your choices.

So which one of us is the fascist now, Katie?"

A liberal a fascist? How can that be? After all Obama and his supporters propose things like "mandatory volunteering" for the "common good." I've written before about liberals and their coercive use of force, yet somehow they spin such coercion as a good thing.

They're On The Ropes

And Dick Heller isn't pulling any punches. He's sued D.C. over its post-Heller gun laws. I'm glad to see he's on the offensive, hitting them while they're down and still reeling from their Scalia smackdown.

H/T to saysuncle

Still Spewing The Same Old Crap

About Heller being a reversal of precedent.

"The decision contradicts nearly 70 years of precedent linking that right to the amendment's reference to "a well-regulated militia."

In a sense, the decision states the obvious. Few could argue that Americans own 250 million guns so they can be ready to join a militia."

Really? The court didn't say that the right was completely unrelated to the militia. In fact, Scalia went into great detail about the right and it's connection to " a well-regulated militia." The article states,

"Few could argue that Americans own 250 million guns so they can be ready to join a militia."

Actually, the SCOTUS opinion contradicts the above claim. Scalia went into detail describing how the two phrases fit together. The Court absolutely said it was a right connected to militia service, because individual ownership was necessary to the continued existence of "a well-regulated militia." All the court said was that it was, first and foremost, and individual right, and that the right encompassed more than just the means to keep & bear arms in an unorganized civilian militia. And of course, if there's no implicit right to keep & bear arms for individual self-defense what good is a right to keep arms in defense of the State?

Also, could the press please quit the tired "Heller overturned 70 years of precedent" argument? That so called "precedent" in Miller is non-existent. The Miller ruling made no determination whatsoever as to whether the 2nd Amendment was an individual right or a "collective right" of state militias. The text of the majority decision actually supports the individual rights view, as I've touched on before, yet people continue to cling to Miller in total ignorance. Bitter clingers maybe?

Not Fun

Shooting next to someone with a black powder pistol is no fun. It was so smoky it was hard to see, and I'd occasionally get pelted in the hands / forearms with "stuff." I'm guessing it was wadding?

In other news, PMC 9mm shoots fine but smells terrible, and Winchester Wildcat .22lr is dirty, smoky as hell, and still occasionally chokes up my Bersa. Thankfully I think I only have a box or two of the stuff left.

My target? meh, it looked a lot like it did the last time I went shooting, which is a bit disappointing. I'm also happy to report that the P228 ran perfectly fine this time out.

Also, out of sheer curiosity I fired off a .22lr round without hearing protection. I won't be doing that again. I've heard people say you don't need ears when shooting a .22 They must be crazy.

Self-Defense Works

A home invader armed with a pistol and a bat gets beaten by homeowners and ends up in the hospital in serious condition.

"You're not necessarily gonna get someone who's just gonna lay down"
-Donna Angevine

Damn straight! Luckily this isn't England, where people go to jail for beating the hell out of home invaders.

Quote of The Day

"I hope Justice Stevens has nightmares about this. And incontinence."

- Lissa of Looking for Lissa discussing the Northeast Bloggershoot.

That seriously made me laugh. Great write-up by the way.

Sister Is Asking About Self-Defense Tools

Unfortunately not for her though. My sister's boyfriend, currently a MD resident, has just started grad school at Temple and is moving to the area. I think he's technically in Manayunk, but my impression is that Temple isn't exactly a "low-crime" area. Anyway, she's asked my advice on a pocket knife she can buy him for self-defense. Naturally I think there's a much more effective self-defense tool he could be carrying.

I'm thinking I may need to bring him to the range and see how it goes. I know if I were living near Philly I'd want to carry, but then again I'm a gun nut...

I looked up PA knife laws and didn't see any blade length limitations like we have here in Delaware. Are there any weird, obscure knife laws to be aware of? Is Philly OK? (It's funny I ask that, because I've carried my benchmade in Philly before and thought nothing of it till I got home.)

I'm also thinking I need to stress that my sister have something when she go to visit, even if it's just some Fox Labs pepper spray. She's about Breda's size, and quite frankly I worry. I am her older brother, so I guess it's my job to worry.

UPDATE - Looks like Sebastian has already covered PA knife laws, and I commented on his post. It also seems a pocketknife is illegal to carry in Philly. I'm sorry but that's goddamn ridiculous.

Getting Called Into The Bosses Office....

Is usually bad, but not when they've called you in to tell you you're getting an 11% raise!

Apparently it was time for performance evals and I got rave reviews. Who knew? It also applies retroactively to the entire month of July.

Funny thing is, she told me I scored a 4.64 / 5 which is apparently really good, but now I'm wondering what I've done wrong to not have scored higher.

Today I Give You "Post of The Day"

Seriously, go read Breda's eloquent prose. I can only imagine how much better the world would be if others saw themselves in the way Breda sees herself. We have strong, independent women like Breda, the anti-rights side has penis jokes. She is a shining example of why we're winning.

"I've always considered myself a human being first, before any other label. Not woman, not white, not disabled. Just Breda - who was born in a body not of her own choosing. Just like everyone else."

Breda's post is a "Must Read!"

Plans Ruined

I had planned to go to the range yesterday after work, but no, mother nature had to unleash torrential rains on Northern Delaware. Hopefully I'll make it this weekend. It's starting to feel like something always gets in the way of range trips recently. I guess that's not really a bad thing per se, it just means I've been busy with other areas of life.

The Race Issue

Ok, let's assume two young men are applying for financial aid so they can attend the University of Delaware. One is white, one is black. Both applicants live in the same neighborhood and are in similar socioeconomic positions. Both have virtually identical academic records and SAT scores. Why is it permissible for the black (or other minority) man to check a box and automatically have an advantage over the white applicant? Are both men not equally deserving of financial aid? If so, and if the purpose of financial aide is to help poor students go to college, then why not be entirely color-blind and give out financial aid, scholarships etc. based entirely on merit and need?

I fail to see how giving someone a leg up based solely on their skin color is any less racist than denying them opportunities based on that same criteria. Those deserving of help are deserving of help. Period. Why the hell should race matter?

Quote of the Day

"Compassion is not about making people dependent on government. Compassion is about encouraging personal responsibility, and getting people to understand that life is about making choices. Poverty does not cause crime. Crime causes poverty. Poverty does not cause a child to have a child. A child having a child causes poverty. Finishing high school is a choice. Not joining a gang is a choice. Not having a child until you have the maturity and the means to raise that child is a choice. "

-Larry Elder in his piece "How Can A Fellow Black Republican Oppose Obama?"

I would also add that compassion is about getting people to value and respect themselves and others rather than seeing themselves as downtrodden victims.

Another Armed Civilian Thwarts Terrorists

In Israel, and it looks like a copycat of the incident earlier this summer.

"A pedestrian recorded a video of the violence using his cellphone. The short movie shows the construction vehicle approaching him before a civilian runs up to the driver and begins shooting. The vehicle's shovel then falls to the ground and a policeman arrives, shooting the driver again."

Once again, an armed civilian saves lives, and arrives on the scene before the police.

Update - DoubleTapper has more.

Pure Shooting Bliss

Breda shows us what it's like. Just look at that smile!

5.45 S&W AR-15

The Firearm Blog has the details. Looks pretty damn cool considering the current cost of .223/5.56. I do have a few questions though.

1. Will it be reliable with steel-cased ammo? Wolf, Barnaul, and corrosive milsurp are the only 5.45x39 ammo sources I can think of and I doubt anyone's going to come out with 5.45 brass-cased ammo. That would likely eliminate a great deal of the cost savings over 5.56 anyway.

2. Corrosive Ammo? - I really wouldn't want to run corrosive milsurp 5.45 through the AR's gas system. I imagine cleaning would be a real bitch.

3.Will S&W sell just the 5.45 follower or will you have to buy expensive mags?

This seems very promising if it's reliable with steel-cased ammo and is priced right. I'm surprised I just heard about it now, since they apparently released the info back in March. If it works well this would pay for itself within a few thousand rounds, although if it's popular it'll likely drive the price of 5.45 up immediately.

Molly Resin P6's

Just a heads up. Dan's Ammo is offering Molly Resin refinished Sig P6's right now for $299. It's $279 for Sigforum.com members, but if you're a member over there you probably already know about these. I'd buy one, but I already have two P6's from Dan.

Dan is a great guy to deal with and I would recommend him to anyone.

Quote of the Day

"Before all else, be armed"

-Machiavelli

This Has To Be A Joke........Right?

The Nunez Family in Ohio has trouble making ends meet.

Here's the money quote. You'll understand once you click on the link.

"The rising cost of food means their money gets them about a third fewer bags of groceries — $100 used to buy about 12 bags of groceries, but now it's more like seven or eight. So they cut back on expensive items like meat, and they don't buy extras like ice cream anymore."

Somehow I don't think they should be buying any "extras" nor much meat. Beans, rice and water are cheap. Poor children in Africa are starving, but these poor heffers can't afford ice cream anymore. How will they ever survive?

"Nunez, 40, has never worked and has no high school degree.....she and her daughter, Angelica Hernandez, survive on a $637 Social Security check and $102 in food stamps."

40 years old, she's NEVER WORKED and she has the audacity to bitch about her inability to make ends meet? "I just can't get a job" is BULLSHIT. If she's that age and has never worked it's because she's a lazy lard-ass who'd rather live off of the government. Her 19 year old daughter is no better. I understand some people are naturally big, but DAMN! Can't afford gas and a car? (I saw no mention of car insurance.....how typical.) Can't walk to work? Ever heard of a bicycle? There's got to be a bus stop somewhere nearby.

Holy shit! Check out the graphic discussing their budget. They pay only $100/month in rent because it's subsidized housing! What the hell!? None of them earn any income, yet they still have spending money at the end of each month......and they're complaining?

I can't even comment anymore. This just pisses me off. Was this article supposed to evoke sympathy? Well it didn't. I must be a heartless asshole.

Fight For Your Right To Be Taxed!

Fighting for Liberty has the story. Unbelievable.....and yet not.

Apparently Deval Patrick is having a hissy-fit at the thought of doing away with the State's 5.3% sales tax, calling elimination of the tax a "potential disaster." Yeah, it's a potential disaster alright, for the big-government liberals of Massachusettes.

It gets better though,

"Patrick, holding a public meeting of his cabinet at the Bangs Community Center in Amherst, listened as Northampton Mayor Mary Clare Higgins called for the public to rally against a ballot question that would eliminate the state’s 5.3 percent income tax."

The Mayor wants Massachusettes residents to rally against the elimination of a direct tax on them? How dumb do these politicians think their constitutents are? What citizen is going to enthusiastically support taxation that applies to everyone in the state. Even far left folks only support taxes for "the other people" meaning all the "evil rich capitalists."

Jesus, it's like Mass. politicians are running around screaming "the sky is falling, the sky is falling" at the idea of actually lowering taxes. It will "cripple the budget" and there will be "no schools, roads, or public safety." They even put this disaster of insane proportion on the level of Sudan, saying that country has no taxes. Well yeah, Sudan doesn't have much of anything, no government, no taxes, no food, water or security, but lots of starvation, disease, and genocide. I'm sure if they just had taxes everything would be blissfully wonderful for the Sudanese.

Where do they find such imbeciles? And how in the hell do they get elected?

By the way..... DELAWARE has no sales tax! (THE HORROR! I know...) We seem to be doing just fine down here. Someone should let these idiots know about little old Delaware.

More "Trashy" Gun Girls

I guess certain Delaware folks who think of pro-gun women as "trashy" probably don't think too highly of this little girl, Mckenzie. I never get tired of that AR-15 video. Her excitement says it all.

It's a Disease

So you think "I'd like to own a gun and start shooting." You start out telling yourself "oh I'll just buy one pistol & one rifle." Along come great deals # 1 - infinity, and various items you "need," often for guns you don't even own yet. Before you know it you've got a safe full of guns, a closet full of ammo, and random shit you can't even use......yet.

Anyone care to explain how this happens?

Gas Guzzlers

For the record, I drive an 07' Mazda 6 with a 2.3L 4 cylinder. You'd think it'd sip gas right?

Nope. I managed a grand total of 18.5 MPG my last fill up. When I tone down my driving I can get maybe 20/gal, but I've also gotten as low as 15/16 MPG.

In 20K miles my brakes & front tires are both almost shot, but that's because these are the roads I drive for my daily commute. I have some awesome pictures at home, so these crappy ones will have to do for now. God it's fun!

Most Of You Have Probably Seen This

But it's too good not to post anyway.

The Jib Jab Election 08' Video. God that had me dying laughing, even the terrible Arnold impression at the end. Barack and Unicorns, Hillary nailing Bill with a frying pan. What's not to love?

Anti - Gun Bigot of the Day

"Dear Trashy Gun Girls -

Congratulations on being allowed access to the computer by your gun-totin’ men! It always gives me a thrill up my leg when I see a little lady have the freedom to express an opinion her husband has allowed her to have.

Now carry your bad hair down to Walmart and pick up some more ammo. You must be low on supplies after the July 4th festivities. Don’t forget to get the kids their own supply so their sticky fingers don’t end up all over your stash."

Commenter "Dominique" from those enlightened folks at Delaware Liberal. I don't know what to say other than these people are really sad. She also refers to our women gun bloggers as "testosterone laden 2A chicks from your whacko blogs."

Am I ever going to make it to the range?

I couldn't make it last weekend, couldn't go after work today, and can't go on Saturday because I have my nephew's christening in the morning. Hopefully Sunday. I hate that the range closes at 3PM four days a week.

Remember - slow and smooth, focus on the front sight. This is really important because I have a tendency to rush my shots.

Quote of the Day

Peter over at Firearms & Freedom has a great one by Dr. John Lott. Head on over there to see it.

I'd say that yes, people are that dumb, but then again I'm a cynic.

Carry Rig.

Got my carry rig today, a Blackhawk Serpa CQC holster. My god it was a huge pain trying to find a left handed model. I bought the model intended for the P220/226 & 228/229, however my P6's lock into the retention device just the same as my P228. I can say immediately that this distributes the weight FAR better than the surplus nylon duty holsters I got with the P6's. The button for the retention release is intuitively placed and doesn't feel awkward when drawing the pistol from the holster.

It's a belt loop holster but also came with a paddle attachment. What the heck is the goofy looking paddle thing for?

Obviously I'm still going to need an IWB holster for out-of-state CCW once my permit finally comes in.

Sorry for the crappy picture quality.

Serpa with Sig P6.

Stay Classy!

I am no longer "Mike W."..... I am now referred to as "Murderboy."

Stay Classy Delaware Liberal!

Quote of the Day

"I’m not surprised that a left winger would find funny, a correlation between guns and church. I wonder if that Colorado church holds the same hoplophobic sentiments after the Jeanne Assam incident?

Liberals: proving day after day that emotionalism is all they have."

Commenter "Molon Labe in the discussion on Delaware Liberal

By the way, sorry for the lack of substantial & interesting posts recently. I've been low on good blog fodder.

Today's Anti-Gun Bigot

"As to gun-toting pastors, I’m sure there are some, just as there are pedophile priests and pastors who rob their flock blind. Any organized religion has it’s share of sinners and nuts. That doesn’t make them the role model for the rest of us."

Rebecca - A member of Progressive Democrats for Delaware

Politicians Who Think We're "Nuts"

Maryland Senator Brian Frosh is clearly just as much of a bigot as Joe Biden, Mr. "I don't know that he's mentally qualified to own that gun."

H/t to Sebastian of PGP

A Happy 5th Birthday

Brigid celebrates her lab Barkley's 5th birthday. Happy Birthday Barkley! Go wish them a good one!

In explaining the mutual devotion they both share Brigid says,

"But dogs are more than animals. They teach us about unbridled living in the moment and following your heart. They teach us to appreciate the simple things..... in the last five years, he has also pointed me to the things that matter in life. Loyalty, devotion; and love without judgment or strings attached."

I couldn't agree more. A dog is the greatest companion a person could ever ask for. They have an uncanny ability to bring out the best in their owners. I love my Zack and don't know what I'd do without him. And yes, I do talk to him sometimes.

Quote of the Day

"Arms are the only true badge of liberty. The possession of arms is the distinction of a free man from a slave."

-Andrew Fletcher (1698)

Not A Good Way To Start Off A New Shooter

Back when I was a kid my mom went to the range with a few of the local cops we know. That was her one and only range trip (though I hope to bring her to the range with me at some point)

Anyway, she brought home some brass and her target as souvenirs and I had the target on my bedroom door for a few years. That target has been gone for years now, and I'd misplaced the brass until just recently. Here's what I found. A +P+ .38 casing. No wonder it wasn't a particularly pleasant experience.

Mom doesn't know much about what she shot (I've asked) although I do know she shot a DA revolver and that "the trigger was really hard to pull." She also shot an AK-47 and an unknown rifle. We actually have pictures of this somewhere. In one shot you can see her shooting the rifle during recoil with the gun having actually jumped out of her hands. Clearly whatever they had her shoot was not a .22

A great post on Guns & Suicide

"Delaware Libertarian" on Guns & Suicide

Bravo sir. Great post!

What Have I Done?

Delaware Liberal has been putting up quite a few gun-related posts, and the comments sections have gone crazy.

I think I touched a nerve. Maybe I hurt their feelings?.... oops.

Delaware Socialist Party

They actually made it onto the ballot in Delaware........scary stuff. Check out this picture

I don't understand why they're necessary though. They'll just take away votes from the Democrats and Obama.

Stupidest Thing I've Heard Post-Heller

"When you look at all of the amendments, six other amendments, the word ‘people’ is used, it is referring collectively, usually to the states.”

-D.C. Rep. Elanor Norton Holmes

Boy! If "stupid" were a crime this woman would never be let out of her cell. And how does she explain the use of both "the people" and "the states" in the 10th Amendment? Something tells me she's never even read the Bill of Rights.

Via Saysuncle

Anti-Gun Ads

I've been seeing this commercial on TV consistently in the past few weeks, probably 15-20 times.

Gun Crimes Hit Home

What a load of crap.

Quote of the Day

Via Kim

"Actually, when it comes to most Black people, I’d be satisfied if they’d become bilingual in terms of Ebonics and English......By insisting on using that stupid dialect, Black people consign themselves to the lower rung of the economic ladder forever, just as surely as will a Mexican who speaks no English. Of course, any Black who speaks proper English is scorned for “acting White”—and thus will social pressure (and not “The Man") perpetuate a bad situation."

I couldn't agree more. I sometimes see BET while flipping through channels and just shake my head. Their own culture is destroying them. A successful, well-spoken black is considered a sell-out, an uncle tom.

Breda

The 1st google result for "Breda" brings up this wikipedia article.

Apparently "Breda" is a city in the Netherlands. How boring.

This "Breda" however is anything but boring. In fact her blog is fantastic! You DO read it right? If not where the hell have you been?

Quote of the Day

"Women are obviously weaker than men, so it would stand to reason that we would be most concerned with defending ourselves against attackers. Yet, by and large, women are not fighting the good fight for gun rights (save the ones on the gun sites…we all know they’re an anomaly). Why do you think that is? My guess is it has something to do with the fact that we’re not bogged down with penis brain. That and we tend to be more inclined to nurture than to destroy."

- Commenter "Dominique"

You know, I actually enjoy riling these people up. It's hereditary. I've always been this way. Besides, it's easy when you have facts and logic and they have emotion and personal attacks.

Negotiating with Iran

Funny how the Democrats have complained for years about Bush's unilateralism. Now he's taking a multi-national approach to dealing with Iran and they're bitching because he's not dealing with them directly. They'll hate him no matter what.

More on Pfc. Dwyer and Delaware Liberal

Let me start by saying that if there's one group of citizens who should be treated with respect it's our military veterans and those currently serving in the United States Armed Forces. There's not much that's more disrespectful than talking ill about a soldier simply because you disagree with the politics of the conflict in which our country is embroiled. In this case it's an even more egrigious case of disrespect because they're bad-mouthing a dead man. I simply don't understand how folks can consider this acceptable behavior.

Members of the U.S. military, past and present, are men (and women) who sacrifice and put their lives on the line while the rest of us enjoy our freedoms and live safe, content lives. These men volunteered to serve their country. I think their actions speak quite loudly and it is our duty as Americans to treat them with respect when they return home. Hate Bush, hate the war, but DO NOT hate the men and women who provide your security. They cannot choose the manner and circumstances of the conflict in which they're serving. They serve, they try their best to do what's right, look out for the men next to them, and make it home alive.

What right do you have to speak ill of a man who served his country with honor and genuinely did what he could to help the Iraqi people? You have NO RIGHT to call him a "pussy" for being unable to deal with the horrors of war. Pfc. Dwyer was a medic. In that capacity he likely saw some of the worst that war has to offer. No one comes away emotionally and mentally unscathed from on the ground combat in a war zone. You say Dwyer should have just sucked it up and dealt with it. Ok, tell that to rape and abuse victims you despicable piece of shit. There are things that the human psyche has trouble coping with and everyone reacts differently. Unless you were in his shoes and saw what he saw you can't possibly know what inner demons he was dealing with.

I know someone who recently came back from Iraq. He was a medic. When he came back I thanked him for his service and told him I was glad he made it back OK. It wasn't my place to ask much else, since I'm not in a position to understand what he saw while there.

My grandfather served several tours in WWII as an infantry soldier in both Europe and the Pacific. My grandma said he had night terrors for years. Was my grandpa a "pussy" because he carried emotional baggage from seeing the men he served with die right beside him day after day? My grandmother grew up in Germany during WWII. She saw and experienced things that no American could ever know and her father was killed in the war. Should she just suck it up and pretend those things never happened? Of course not. Such things leave scars that sometimes our young men and women can't deal with. The least we can do is show some support and respect for those who have gone through hell and back. We owe them that much.

Building the Ammo Stash

Roughly 1200 rounds of various calibers came via the Big Brown Truck today. I swear it's almost like Christmas.......until you look at your credit card statement.

I wish I had the cash to buy 1200 rounds at a time in each caliber. That would be nice. Right now I have no choice but to build up the stash slowly until I have a "reasonable" amount.

Delaware Liberal

Head on over..... and bring a barf bag. Also, don't expect any intelligent debate in the comments. I tried to point out some of their fallacies and was met with childish personal attacks, one sentence responses, or comments that completely changed the subject. They came to my blog and did the same thing in comments to my Sig P226 giveaway post. You can see my posts under "Mike W."

Thanks Rusty for piquing my curiosity with your post. I should have known based upon what was said about Pfc. Dwyer on their site. It's really like trying to reason with petulant children over there.

Blog Talk Radio

I'm Listening to Caleb & Bonnie right now on blog talk radio. I'm going to have to catch these from now on.

You guys can add one more blogger to the list of those who have nothing better to do at 11:30PM.

Sig Sweepstakes

Enter to win a 9mm Nickel Sig P226.

I never win anything, but maybe one of my readers will end up winning.

Remember This Post?

...About just how little my sister was taught about the Constitution in her High School Honors Civics class?

Well her school, A.I. DuPont (my alma mater) was ranked # 388 of 1300 in Newsweek's "America's Top Public High Schools."

If that's what they're learning in an honors class at a "good school" I shudder to think what kids are learning at the "bad schools" in general classes.

The public school system is a joke and it drives away the best teachers. My world history teacher in High School got so fed up with the bureacracy and teaching morons that he left and started his own charter school.

The ABC's of Me

Seen Via Squeaky, Breda, and Falnfenix


The ABCs of Me

Accent: I don't think there's a "hockessin" accent or a northern Delaware accent, so I guess I'm accentless.

Breakfast or no breakfast: Breakfast is almost always a bowl of Life cereal, a glass of milk, and if I have it a glass of no pulp OJ. When I was younger I skipped breakfast a lot or just ate microwaved brown sugar cinnamon pop tarts.

Chore I don’t care for: Umm all of them? I thought the word "chore" automatically implied having to do something I don't care for.

Dog or Cat: Dog. I'm allergic to cats and they're not much fun. Neither are small dogs. Dogs really are man's best friend, except when they let off deadly, silent farts and then leave the room.

Essential Electronics: Computer - I don't know what I'd do without the internet. And my watch. I really don't like not knowing what time it is.

Favorite Cologne: Abercrombie Fierce. The ladies seem to like it so that's what I wear.

Gold or Silver: Gold

Handbag I carry most often: It's called a wallet. Seriously. How much could you possibly need to carry around with you on a daily basis?

Insomnia: Yup, I have that. I think it's a holdover from college

Job Title: Law Clerk - Otherwise known as "office lackey" or "paper pusher"

Kids: I'd require a woman for those, preferably one who's not an emotional nutcase. (God - are you listening?) Oh and really I'd love em' if they'd just pop out fully potty-trained. Baby shit is vile stuff.

Living Arrangements: Suck - my dad = emotional nutcase of the male variety. Drama, Drama, Drama. And he's an anti-gunner. I'm outta here as soon as I can find a more solid job.

Naughtiest Childhood Behavior: Always bugging my sister. She cried easily and I found that quite amusing. In so many pictures she's crying and I'm laughing.

Most Admirable Trait: I don't know, you tell me. I suppose I'm a nice person, at least that's what most people say.

Overnight hospital stays: Several. I took em in stride, even when the morphine spinal tap ran out or I couldn't stop puking my guts out. At least people are trying to make you feel as comfortable as possible. Oh and occasionally you'll get a hot nurse too, which is nice.

Phobias: Heights. Oh, and ending up alone later in life.

Quote: "Reason obeys itself; Ignorance submits to what is dictated to it." - Thomas Paine

Reason to smile: Beauty. There are so many beautiful things in the world and so many beautiful people. Stupidity too. Stupid people are funny and they make me smile.

Siblings: 4. half brother, half sister, and two younger sisters. We may not always get along, but they're all pretty cool people.

Time I wake up: 7AM on weekdays. Usually around 9 on weekends. I slept in this weekend though.

Unusual Talent or Skill: I can crack my knuckles just by making a fist. I've never seen anyone else do it and it freaks people out.

Vegetable I Refuse to Eat: Cauliflower. That stuff is gross. Oh, and beets too.

Worst Habit: Procrastination / lack of motivation / fucking shit up. (It's usually some combination of those three)

X-rays: Right foot and ankle several times, both legs, face - both before and after my jaw surgery.

Yummy Stuff: Kate Beckinsale, Scarlett Johannson....mmm. Did you mean food? Pasta, and homemade rice pudding for dessert.

Zoo Animal I Like Most: Lions, Tigers and Bears Oh My!....... Seriously though, I like monkeys. I'd love a pet monkey if they didn't bite and throw poop.

Running Low on Blog Fodder

I honestly can't think of much to write about. I never did make it to the range this morning. Sleeping in and then sitting around just bumming it while enjoying a typical pancake & sausage breakfast just seemed like a great idea.

Since I have nothing I leave you with one of my favorite cars. The Toyota Supra, with it's legendary 3.0L 2JZ-GTE inline 6 and twin CT12B's. If I listed all the cars I want to own I'd probably bore you all with a huge list full of attainable and semi-attainable cars with all kinds of different motor swaps.

Anyway here's the Supra. The one pictured is Stu Hagen's. Stu is the guru of the TT system on these cars, which most people ditch in favor of a larger single turbo. I'll spare you guys a long detailed post about these wonderful marvels of engineering and just post a pic.




I suppose I can't post this without a few vids.
GSC Motorsports Supra
Ryan Woon Dyno Run

Happy Independence Day QQTD

"Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it."

- Judge Learned Hand




Never forget what our founders fought and died for. They gave up lives of affluence to fight for what they believed in, no matter the costs. As John Stuart Mill once said,

“A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.”

These men were better men. They were patriots, men of principle and action, (no matter what liberal professors say about them) and we owe them an enduring debt of gratitude. May we never forget what they sacrificed for us and for future generations of Americans.

A Thought on EBR's

I think Heller might very well take the possibility of a future federal "Assault Weapons Ban" off the table. Hopefully we can win an incorporation case and AWB's at the state and city level will be overturned. I have relatives who live right outside of Denver County, so I'd love to see their AWB fall. Colorado is a great pro-gun state aside from Denver (and their idiot governor who amended the CCW laws, invalidating reciprocity with all non-resident permits for out of stater's.)

In Heller the majority wrote,

"The District’s total ban on handgun possession in the home amounts to a prohibition on an entire class of “arms” that Americans overwhelmingly choose for the lawful purpose of self-defense. Under any of the standards of scrutiny the Court has applied to enumerated constitutional rights, this prohibition—in the place where the importance of the lawful defense of self, family, and property is most acute—would fail constitutional muster."

Aren't "assault weapons" an entire class of "arms" under the 2nd Amendment, even if the term "assault weapon" is a legislative creation with no set definition?

More important is the following passage from the Heller majority,

"The traditional militia was formed from a pool of men bringing arms “in common use at the time” for lawful purposes like self-defense. “In the colonial and revolutionary war era, [small-arms] weapons used by militiamen and weapons used in defense of person and home were one and the same.” We therefore read Miller to say only that the Second Amendment does not protect those weapons not typically possessed by law-abiding citizens for lawful purposes.

The Court is clearly saying that weapons "in common use" (particularly those used for individual/home defense) constitute protected arms under the 2nd Amendment. Later in the opinion the Court says that the prohibition of "dangerous and unusual" weapons would be permissible, however this statement comes in the context of their discussion of weapons "in common use" as being protected. I've heard some say that AWB's may pass Constitutional muster because such weapons are "dangerous and unusual" but I fail to see how a weapon can be both "unusual" and "in common use" simultaneously.

So the most pertinent questions are,

1. Are the "arms" banned under a Federal AWB currently "in common use" among the civilian population?

2. Are they commonly used for self-defense and defense of the home?

Assault Weapons bans are so expansive and encompass so many different types of weapons I think it's difficult to determine whether each banned weapon listed is "in common use." The AR-15 however, is banned under every AWB I've ever seen. It's a difficult sell to say that AR's are "unusual" or not "in common use." For one, almost every police agency issues AR's to their patrol officers. They're also commonly used by civilians participating in CMP training (as is the M1 Garand which is also often considered a banned "assault weapon." CMP directly impacts the training and arming of "the militia." I would hope this point might resonate with the dissenters in Heller, although I'm not sure any logic would resonate with Stevens or Breyer given the audacity of their dissenting opinions. They seemed to have their minds made up irrespective of logic and facts and were running in logical circles in a vain attempt to justify their personal prejudices.

In addition, Joe Poyer, author of "The M16/AR-15 Rifles - A Shooter's And Collector's Guide" had this to say about the AR-15 platform.

"The AR15 rifle, has been manufactured in the hundreds of thousands by more than a dozen different companies. It is the current National Match Service Rifle and the most popular target match rifle in use today."

I think that in the event we see pro-gun advocates challenge the constitutionality of either federal or state/local level AWB's, the popularity and widespread civilian use of the AR-15 could be the key to striking down laws banning such weapons. Also, although I don't have a quotable source handy I'm fairly sure AR's are extremely popular for home-defense as well. The AR-15 has obvious self-defense and militia applications. I believe that like handgun bans, AWB's banning AR's would be unconstitutional under the reasoning set forth in Heller. I hope to be proven right in the near future.

Talk About Injustice

Remember the cop who dumped a quadriplegic out of his wheelchair at the police station because he wouldn't stand up at the booking counter? Well the bitch only got 100 hours of community service. Hell, I got almost half that for a victimless crime when I was 19. There's no way a non-LEO would have gotten such a slap on the wrist for doing the same thing.

I can't even begin to express how pissed I'd be if that'd happened to me during the times I was wheelchair bound, and at least I can break my fall.

I think tying up her arms and legs and dumping her from a wheelchair out onto the pavement a few hundred times would be a fitting punishment.

h/t to Zendo Deb

'Tis But A Scratch

...A scratch? Your arm's off!

After seeing Kevin's most recent post I have to post this video.

The Black Knight

If you don't watch it I'll bite your legs off.

Dirty Stuff

Does anyone else find 9mm Remington UMC green box to be really dirty? I hate cleaning after I've shot this stuff.

It could be worse though, I could be shooting lacquer coated Wolf. Why do people buy Wolf pistol ammo when you can get Blazer Aluminum for virtually the same price?

Constitutionality of Federal Gun-Free School Zone Act

As I'm sure most of you know, the 1990 "Gun-Free School Zone Act" was ruled unconstitutional in U.S. v. Lopez, however it was amended in 1995 and that version is still on the books as current federal law.

The current law can be found here and here is the pertinent part of the law from the Delaware AG's website.

Under current law you cannot carry in a "school zone" (within 1000ft. of a school) unless you have a CCW permit issued from the state in which the school resides. Open carrying? You'll have to stay out of "school zones" at all times or risk becoming a felon unless you also have that state's CCW permit. Carrying concealed in PA on a Utah CCW? watch out for school zones.

Just how are you supposed to know whether you're within 1000 ft. of a school, especially if carrying in an unfamiliar area? (I.E. out of state) Even in Newark, I'm not 100% sure where the 1000ft. radius around Newark High School extends to. Also, the law contains the phrase,

"that the individual knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, is a school zone"

This means you'd be better off not ever reading the law in question nor acquiring knowledge of where the schools are in the area(s) in which you will be carrying. Ignorance is innocence.

Someone I know may have at times thrown his/her guns in an unlocked range bag to go shooting at Ommelanden and driven right past William Penn High School, thus passing through a prohibited "gun-free school zone."

In light of Heller I think this law could end up being challenged at some point down the line and ruled unconstitutional.

A Must Read Post on Obama and Fascism

via Armed & Dangerous, who says Barack Obama sets off his "Never Again" alarm. I'm sure I'm not the only one who shares his sentiments. Never before can I remember an American politician who achieved messianic, rockstar-like popularity in such a short timeframe. The transcendental, holier than thou aura that surrounds Obama scares the shit out of me, as does his uncanny ability to draw the ignorant masses to his cause like no other Presidential candidate ever has. Hell, Obama supporters cheered when he blew his nose.

Liberals like to call Bush "evil" but he's never had the unwavering adoration of anyone. Obama does, and that, combined with his socialist policies and naivety is a recipe for potential disaster. Things can change for the worse in an instant, and people ripe for a mass movement don't always get the "change" they were hoping for...... or maybe they do? Maybe they deserve to get it good and hard.

Just read the linked post. My commentary is pretty much unnecessary, since Armed & Dangerous says it far better than I could hope to.

h/t to Rusty for the link

FBI Director Mueller's Remarks on Heller

Mueller is wary of the SCOTUS ruling and thinks it will jeopardize campus safety.

Here's yet another government agent, who assuredly has an armed security detail, effectively telling us peasants that "guns r' bad m'kay?"

Campus safety could be jeopardized? How so exactly? Almost all of them are "gun free zones" anyway, and that particular campus safety policy has clearly been a smashing success in recent years.

Also, the article is wrong on a few points. Heller did not uphold the Constitutionality of licensing. It simply didn't address that issue because D.C.'s licensing law wasn't challenged by Mr. Heller.

Mueller, a former marine in Vietnam, says,

"I tend to believe weapons harm people and more often than not they harm the people carrying them."

Oh really!? I suppose Mueller will be calling for all FBI agents to turn in their weapons since they're more likely to cause harm to their carriers? I suppose he'd have preferred to be unarmed during his service in Vietnam?

Mueller hopes college campuses will be gun-free. Come on Director Mueller, jump on Obamarama's "Hope & Change" bandwagon and travel to a wonderful world where all you have to do is "hope" for something and it will be so. I suppose Obama and the President don't need bodyguards anymore either. They can just hope that no one will hurt them. In fact, all anyone needs is a little more "hope," a little more "change" and maybe some unwavering faith in "The Messiah" and the world can be a better place for us all.