Guns
“El Chapo’s” rifle traces to Fast and Furious operation
When drug kingpin, Joachim “El Chapo” Guzman was arrested recently, he had eight firearms stashed in his hideout. According to the FBI one of the two .50 caliber rifles in that arsenal traced back to the “Fast and Furious” gun-walking program that was designed to trace guns as they moved through the structure of the […]
Marquez facing gun charges
Dave sends us a link to Reuters which reports that the feds are considering charges against Enrique Marquez, the pal of the jihadist couple in the San Bernadino terrorist attack. It looks like he illegally made a straw purchase of the rifles used in the attack. It also appears that Marquez and the male jihadist […]
ABC/WP poll: less gun control will prevent terrorism
I know the Washington Post wants their money back for conducting this poll. It seems that, if you believe poll results, Americans think that more guns in the hands of private citizens will do more to prevent terrorism than the government. Among the roughly three-quarters of Americans who doubt the government’s ability to prevent a […]
Detroit officers oppose NFL policy
The National Football League enacted a policy in 2013 that forbids off-duty cops from taking their firearms into the NFL stadiums according to a Detroit News article. The Detroit police union wrote a letter asking them to reverse that decision; “Law enforcement officers often carry a weapon while off duty not only for their own […]
Washington Post; Half of D.C. residents want a return to citywide gun ban, poll finds
The Washington Post conducted a poll of the residents of the District of Columbia in regards to the current state of gun ownership, or, rather, the lack thereof, in the District. Their poll says that 51% of the people polled want the gun ban to return and 47% oppose that. However, the margin of error […]
Confession of a Gun Nut
I collect guns, there I said it. Those of us that collect have to speak in whispers about or hobby. We have been called gun nuts and several other things by the media. We are questioned about why we have so many, or asked what we need them for. Few other hobbies draw as much […]
Armed Ohio teachers
Hondo sends us a link from Fox News which reports that more than 40 school districts in Ohio have given their permission for teachers and school administrators to be armed in their schools in order to protect students from criminals. In addition to thier licensing for concealed carry, the educators attended a special course designed […]
Two Amazing Feats of Marksmanship of Yesteryear
Marksmanship is an essential military skill. And in truth, hitting a man-sized target out to around 300m isn’t that difficult with a well-zeroed weapon. But hitting a target of that size at extreme ranges is a different story. Doing that takes extraordinary marksmanship skill. Wikipedia maintains a reasonable list of the longest verified sniper kills […]
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