I Have Got To Start Paying More Attention To Local News

I am going to bet that the officer in this video, the one who shot at the dog, is still working as an NYPD officer (although he may be on traffic detail or assigned permanently to a desk in the property section). It truly amazes me that he would have drawn his hand gun and then fire with what seemed to be reckless disregard for the safety of others in the near vicinity. I don't know what they are training officers nowadays when it comes to defending themselves from dogs but I would bet the one guy in the video got it right when he said he didn't think that was it. I did not post this here to bash the cops but more to show you what you need to consider when shooting at something. If there are people beyond what you are shooting at, you need to consider that. Depending on the totality of the circumstances, it does not always mean you will not take the shot but it most certainly does mean that sometimes you have to refrain from shooting and find some other way to defend yourself. Just in case you are wondering if that means that yes, I am saying sometimes you take the shot even though innocent people may be in the path of the bullet(s) beyond your intended target, my answer, speaking for myself only, would be that yes I can see justifiably taking such shot under certain circumstances, especially when the potential for public benefit far outweighs the threat of the harm being posed. For instance, a guy starts shooting people on a crowded street and is shooting them down rapidly one after another and you have the chance to stop him with a well placed shot but if you miss you may hit a person in the crowd. Think about what happens if you do not shoot - he keeps shooting and mowing down innocent people. Under such a set of circumstances I might decide to shoot. It is a choice each law abiding armed individual has to make based upon the totality of the circumstances. In the particular circumstance shown in the video, I think there was a much better way to handle it than shooting the at the dog when pretty much surrounded by a crowd.




All the best,
GB

See What Happens When You Don't Wear Eye Protection

If you are lucky, you wind up like this lady who was maybe rubbing a slight bit of powder residue out of her eyes (then again, it could have been tears remorse or happiness for just having shot her husband).

All the best,
Glenn B

I Do Not Think Hillary Clinton Will Be Elected President...

... and that is because I do not think she will win the democratic primaries. With all of her problems, I have to wonder if anyone can see her as anything but a blatant liar, a failure on foreign policy, an unpatriotic arse wipe who cares not one iota about our troops or national security, an unpatriotic tyrant, a possible law breaker (or at least rules breaker) on national security concerns, a leftist with at least a quasi-commie agenda, and a miserable failure as a wife. Yes, I ask myself that each day and the answer I give myself is that in my opinion: yes - many love her for just those things but not enough of them to get her to the White House. While not only hampered by all that, she is also seen as having been a loser the last time around.

The thing with all this that scares me is that if not she, then who will get the democratic nomination to run for their party? The Republicans have, what is it now, 16 major candidates, whom I mostly have heard of, in the running. Then there are another 17 candidates (if I counted right) who have declared they are running as Republicans with all of whom I am unfamiliar (source) and two more whom are expected to declare. They are truly that divided and uncoordinated. So, someone on the left will have an easier time of it and will have more funding likely flowing his or her way before the Rebooblikans even have an inkling of whom they might nominate.

While he may sometimes trip over his own tongue, this all makes The Donald look ever so much more appealing. He tells it as he sees it even if it comes right back at him and I, for one, certainly can admire that in a man; although',I could also admire a bit more discretion on what he says and how he says it. Showing disrespect for that piece of trash John McCain is alright in my book but not for veterans in general nor for those who were captives. John McCain's record of being a leftist arse wipe should be more than enough to keep him from the presidency unless he runs as a demoncrat. Trump needs to learn how to better take aim at those he wants to shoot down by parsing his words better before spewing them out of his mouth.

As far as Trump saying what he did about Mexico, I could not agree more. I believe Mexico is happy to use the USA as it's pressure valve to let off steam when the pressures of living in that shithole become too much. So, I think, they actually encourage illegal emigration out of that country sized slum. I am convinced that if we completely stopped illegal immigration, from Mexico, tomorrow - a revolution in Mexico would erupt within less than one year.

Anyway, Trump looks to be getting stronger day by day even though I still find it hard to believe he is serious about running.  One thing is for certain, he has enough money to seriously run as a totally independent candidate. I am also pretty sure of one other thing - he would beat any democrat, except maybe Hillary, with ease. So if she does not get her party's nomination, I hope he does actually run s I am none to sure any of the others would beat the demoncrats and as I certainly would hate to see the likes of Jeb Bush, John McCain or Chris Christies as our next tyrant. Time will tell.

As for my once upon a time candidate of choice being Bolton, he dropped out of consideration in May, saying he would not run. At least one of the potential candidates back then had the sense not to further muddy the waters as the rest of them are doing now. Hopefully it will clear up well before the primaries and we will wind up with only a few strong and good choices ready to hand a loss to the Democrats after having defeated the RINOs in the primaries.

All the best,
GB 

An Old Nemesis Has Been Paying Me A Visit...

...thus the lack of blogging yesterday. Gout sucks!

Although it was worse on Thursday (it hit Thursday afternoon lie a ton of bricks from out of the blue) and I did get to blogging then before it hit and then much later that night. Maybe that was because I took about 4 aspirin and only then changed to something for pain relief that was much stronger - Oxycontin. Even a couple of them did not quell all of the pain but it did make me feel good enough to hobble around just a bit. I can only imagine how bad it would have been on Thursday had I not taken it the pain pills.

As for yesterday, I was just not in the mood yesterday as it was still pretty bad. Day two of agony with each step did not have me in the mood for much except sitting. My wife did get to the pharmacy to pick up my refill for colchicine and that helped some. I got outside for a bit and did some small bit of gardening, then back inside to make some fresh salsa mostly from ingredients grown in the garden, then sitting on my arse wishing I could have a beer but there is no way I am about to have one for at least the next week or two. I may even cut out beer altogether as I recently saw medical information saying that beer is usually the worst type of alcohol to drink when one has gout. Wine is no friend of wine either. I have pretty much cut out red wine too and find it no coincidence that I had two glasses of it on Wednesday and then had a flare up on Thursday. I had thought that by now the allopurinol had stopped the flare-ups but I was wrong and found out the hard way. The thing is, you usually can drink again once allopurinol has taken full effect but since it often worsens gout attacks for several months after you start taking it. I guess I have to give it more time, I have only been taking it for three months now.

Oh well, life goes on and yesterday and today I at least could make it up one flight of stairs from the basement to the first floor as opposed to Thursday afternoon when I made it 3/4 of the way, had to sit down, then work my way back downstairs step by step on my butt. Gout sucks almost as bad as Obama. So, while I am still hobbling around today on a red and swollen foot at least I am hobbling and not moaning in agony with each step.

All the best,
Glenn B

If You Have Been Thinking Of Buying Silver - Now May Be The Time

The spot price for silver, as I type is $14.61 cents per ounce. That is about as low as it has gone in at least 5 years. You can pick up silver Canadian Maple Leafs for as little as $2.29 over spot, and American Eagles for $2.99 over spot at Goldmart.com. I just placed a small order, which would have been bigger if my credit card balances were not as high as they are currently. Yes, I used a credit card and that raises the price some but Goldmart is very reasonable and had better prices than both APMEX and KITCO. My silver cache was pretty much depleted last year to buy some lead, copper & brass (as in ammo) and some guns. That was a mistake that I do not think I will repeat any time soon. With all the ups and downs of our economy and with the Obummer Administration still in the saddle, I plan to slowly build up at least a cache of a couple hundred silver coins over the long term and also maybe add a couple to few gold coins to the mix. It's just a good insurance policy if the economy crashes.

All the best,
Glenn B

California Then & Now

All the best,
GB

Women With Guns - A Little Bit Of Nostalgia

Now and again I like to take a look at the women with gun of a bygone era:

Diana Rig - You may recall her as Emma Peel from
The Avengers but she is seen here in a James Bond Flick.

Anne Margret - I remember seeing her once in some movie and
thinking that there was enough room in her sweater for both of us.

 

The perfection of Raquel Welch.

Yes, that's Norma Jean having some fun with
what I am guessing is a Colt Woodsman.

Jayne Mansfield - the blonde bombshell whose life was
cut way to short in a tragic car/truck wreck. The Mansfield
Bar - the bars you see on the back of trucks to prevent cars
from going under them, were so named because of her death.

Quite familiar but her name eludes me; someone help me out here.

 

Yvonne De Carlo - You may remember her as Lily Munster
but if you're a guy and you watched her back then as Lily,
I bet you fantasized about her a whole lot more like this.

 

Jane Russell, back in the days before implants. She was endowed beyond almost
all, if not all, other Hollywood starlets back then with the possible exception of
Jayne Mansfield. Yet, if that was so, it was close - damned close.

 

Mary Astor - pictured with a Colt 1911. She played the femme fatale in one
of my favorite movies, The Maltese Falcon. Acting like that truly is a lost art.



Mae West - not the prettiest, not the most well endowed but
surely the sassiest of all actresses to ever pick up a six gun.

 

All the best,
GB

 

Sometimes You Just Need To Enjoy The Classics - Mae West

When it comes to the classics of film and great one liners, Mae West was one of the best. I especially like the one about being caught between two evils.



All the best,
Glenn B

How Come They Never Dress Like This...

...when I am the range!

All the best,
GB

NY Rated As The Worst STATE For Gun Owners

And maybe I should underline the word STATE if the caps in the title was not enough to emphasize it. Somehow the author of the Guns & Ammo piece, listing the states, said that Washington, DC (number 51 in his order) was the worst state (source). I guess maybe he follows the Barack Hussein Obama school of reasoning about how many states make up the United States of America. Obama, by implication, said there were 60 states when he said he had visited 57 of them, with one left to go and that Alaska and Hawaii had not been visited because they were off limits to him. To me that sure seems to add up to 60.



Anyway, we all know there are 50 states and as you can see in the article - NY is listed as number 50 or as the worst STATE for gun owners. Sadly, my wife will not move away from his hellhole of super liberal leftists, rights & liberties disregarding politicians and bureaucrats, and out and out tyrannical un-American government.

All the best,
Glenn  B

A Pink Gun...

...is more or less what I would have thought would be the choice of a gal with pink hair. Then again, there is no accounting for tastes or so they say.

Anyway, I didn't post a pic like that here to talk about fashion tastes. I only posted that image here for firearms safety educational purposes, I mean - why else would I put a pic like that here! Thus you probably also will note yes she does have her finger on the trigger, when she shouldn't, but let's for once overlook that to look at how much finger she has on it. It's way too much booger finger on the trigger. The next time you shoot pistol (or rifle or shotgun think about how much of your finger you usually use when performing that other delicate task of booger removal from your always tender nostrils. Respect the trigger of any firearm at least as much as you normally would do with your nostrils and you will likely wind up having he right amount of finger on the trigger - that is at least if you have normal sized nostrils and normal nostril to finger width ratios.

All you really want, in most instances, is the center of the finger pad, to maybe a tad closer to the first joint of the finger, to be on the center of the trigger on the horizontal plane. You do not want the first joint fold or further down (in toward the hand) on the finger to be on the trigger. More on that here but be warned it's a rather long old post of mine.

You can also watch the video I have in that blog; it's a long video but I mention where to start if you just want to see the part about trigger finger placement. You might enjoy the whole thing though - it is pretty amazing for several very different reasons such as great marksmanship and really terrible range safety or lack of it during the trick shooting. In all it is pretty amusing.

All the best,
Glenn B 

I Saw This Today At A Local Gun Store...

...and I just about pissed my pants and busted a gut, I was laughing that hard.

Source: http://www.someecards.com/usercards/viewcard/MjAxMi02YWNlZWQzNjc1YTM1NmVj#

 

I don't often just laugh like that at things I see out in public but this just rang so true and at the same time was so funny, how could I not laugh. I am sure though, if I show it to my wife, she would laugh harder than me. That's probably true for many, if not most, other married men.

 

All the best,

Glenn B

Ammo Alert 45 ACP

Cleaning the basement can be just like a treasure hunt. Let me clarify that, I should say a bit of straightening up, not really cleaning it is what I meant to say because my wife would be sure to tell you it is far from clean or even straightened up. Anyway, that's what a I did for about 30 minutes yesterday before I found an excuse to do something else more pleasurable - like nothing. During that brief time, I came across two out of place boxes. I was pretty sure I knew what was in them; well not specifically but in general. I figured both had some ammo in them. I was right and much to my surprise and pleasure I discovered that one contained 250 rounds of FMJ 45 ACP and the other held 500 rounds of it.

Speaking of 45 ACP, I had been doing some shopping for it in anticipation of the 8th Annual Northeast Bloggershoot but now that I have found his ammo, I don't need to buy any additional for the shoot and I'll still have a good deal of this left over. While I was shopping around for it though, I noticed that prices have fallen. They are not what I would consider back to normal but certainly are the lowest I have seen in years now. Boxer primed, brass cased, 45 ACP FMJ ammunition is going for as little as about 30 cents per round. That translates to about $300 per case of 1,000 rounds.

The big surprise is that I found it to be less expensive by the box. By the box of 50 rounds, it is selling for $13.99 (Palmetto State Armory) or just under 28 cents per round and that would be only $279.80 for a case. The particular ammo is Sellier & Bellot 45ACP 230gr FMJ. That is a very good practice ammo in my estimation and the price is not bad at all (meaning its darned good) considering todays prices. Add to that, they supposedly have it in stock as I type and you should be ordering by now if you are in need of any 45ACP ammo. Even though I am fairly well stocked up on it, that deal sure is tempting.

I don't know if it is an oversight or if someone at PSA pissed off the folks at GunBot.net but I did not see that deal shown on GunBot's site. In fact, I did not see anything in 45ACP that was listed on GunBot as being sold by PSA. While GunBot is an excellent resource, I guess it pays to shop around even if you use a site like GunBot.

All the best,
Glenn B

If Your Going To Be A Hoarder - You May As Well...

...hoard things that you love. Some people hoard knickknacks, others toys, some just about everything including old newspapers and all sorts of trash but one man evidently hoarded or collected away to my heart's content. When the police searched his home, after finding his decomposing body in his parked car about a block from his house (and that may wind up being a big story all on its own), they found what for once the media could be reporting as an arsenal but for some reason they are not, at least not in the two reports I read. I think an arsenal an apt description, then again I think large collection or life's work might be just as appropriate. The find consisted of more than 1,200 guns and approximately two (2) tons of ammo. While I might almost come near to having half that much ammo (chuckle, snicker, sob) I have a long, long, long way to go to acquiring over twelve hundred firearms.

Police have their rather tedious work cut out for them, they are going to try to determine if all of the guns were legal to own and whether or not any of them are linked to any crimes. Of course, they could all be legitimate and perfectly legal to own, even in California. Here is how one of the cops put it:

"Running the background, history and legality of these weapons is going to require a tremendous amount of time.

It's not a crime to have a large number of weapons so long as they were legal to own and legally obtained. We want to make sure that's the case."

More here at the source but sadly not a good enough picture to put in his post. The first but very small photo of the guns that I saw was one that Fox News had on its headlines page was one showing a large mound of pistols piled one atop the other in apparent total disregard for the values of the pieces. A couple of other photos I found, after doing an Internet search, showed the firearms, evidently outside strewn about on blue tarps an not looking like much care had been given to preserving their condition. A picture of rifles (and maybe shotguns too) showed them piled one atop the other much as in the first pic that I saw of the pistols. All that despite the reported facts that some were high end pistols and that many had still been in boxes with price tags attached apparently unfired. If the police took them and threw them in a heap like that - it seems they disregarded their condition, monetary and potential evidentiary values. I would hope that every one of them was legal and that his survivors receive all of them intact and in excellent condition. I would imagine though that the surviving family members, if any, will have what should have been an unnecessary lawsuit for any damage to the guns that might decrease their value. And yes, they could be very valuable depending on make and model. But that is only what  at most will amount to an afterthought. For now they mourn their lost loved one. My condolences to them in this time of their sadness.

In closing, I must say, if all those guns were legal (and maybe even if not) that man seems to maybe have been a man's man among firearms hoarders collectors!

All the best,
Glenn B

 

On Pretending

 

All the best,

GB

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Airsoft Never Appealed To Me Before...

...but for some reason it sure does now!

 

This could make a man want to hop on the next plane to
Hawaii to sign up at Impact Games for some Airsoft fun.
Model: Christine Mendoza, © Oseas Dagdad, Island-Foxes.com

Yet another example of a woman without her finger on the trigger - as it should be unless ready to fire.This image posted here for the purposes of firearms safety education and for that aone. I mean, why else would I post a pic like that here.

 

A hat tip, my thanks and an aloha to Oseas Dagdag of Island-Foxes.com for his generous permission to use this photograph (and others) in my blog. More like this one to come!

 

All the best,

Glenn B

Tomi Lahren Tells It To Obama Like It Is About Islamic Terrorism

It is so clear that it boggles the mind that our president does not get it and has to be told off time and time again by Americans who do get it. It also truly illuminates the sad state of affairs under which we now live during the current administration of a president who cares more about gay marriage, amnesty for illegal aliens, playing golf, wage equality, the minimum wage, and a lot of other things than he does about National Security and the safety of American citizens and legal resident aliens.



He has not even had the decency or shown the respect to order that flags be flown at half staff/mast in honor of the four dead marines and one dead naval officer.

All the best,
GB

I Have Got To Give BATFE Some Credit

I don't like the idea that we even have a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives within the federal government and I certainly do not like many, if not most, of their regulations relative to firearms and explosives. However, I have to give them credit when they are due credit. Years ago, I attempted to contact them by email and by telephone regarding an inquiry I had about the legality of a firearms transfer. They basically told me, via a return email, to pound sand. By phone, when I called their HQ, it was not much different. I also sent them a written letter via the post office, it got me nowhere. I called them again, dropped a dime on myself as being a federal agent, and only then did I get someone to give me some advice on my issue.

Last week, I made an inquiry of GunBroker.com an issue I was having about shipping a firearm. GunBroker got back to me the same day and they got back to me twice that day because, after their first reply, I had a follow-up question for them. I suppose that was both to my benefit and theirs; after all they are in the business of being a firearms auction house and it stands to reason they answer user inquiries quickly to keep their customer base happy and thus they keep making money.

Had I sent an email to BATFE and gotten a reply the same day, I may have fallen out of my chair on seeing it. Truth be told, I almost did fall out of my chair after contacting them. I sent them an email inquiry about the same subject on the same day I sent my inquires to GunBroker. BATFE replied to my question only two days after that and the reply I received was completely to the point and addressed my inquiry as good or better, in my opinion, than did the replies I got from GunBroker. I don't know what exactly has changed at BATFE to get them to reply to me so quickly, without any bureaucratic smoke being blown up my arse, but that change is a welcome one. Now if only they would realize the meaning of the Second Amendment.

All the best,
Glenn B

I've Always Wanted To Hold A Pair Of 45s Like These

I imagine they must be hefty but she appears to support them well enough except for the fact that her fingers are on the triggers, well of the one set of 45s anyway.

Folks, remember - barring certain exceptions - don't put your finger on the trigger unless ready to shoot. This photo posted here for firearms safety education and for that purpose alone. Why else would I post an image like this here anyway!

All the best,
Glenn B

Improving The Public's Image Of ISIS

This asshole...

ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi

...has got to be kidding! The leader of ISIS reportedly has banned the showing of beheading videos because it may offend other Muslims if it scares their children. Why worry about offending other Muslims - why not just behead them and get rid of them altogether if they don't like those videos? Isn't that what ISIS has been doing to anyone who has disagreed with or is offended by them! More here.

These jerkoffs have some serious mental issues and I think the only cure might be lead to the head. If that offends anyone, especially those in ISIS, I am happy to have written it.

All the best,
Glenn B

New Militarized Police Uniform Has Prisoners Surrending in Droves

Crime, in the tiny country know as the Duchy of Grand Fenwick, has skyrocketed and the jails are being filled faster than ever before all because of the new military style uniforms issued to Grand Fenwick's all female police department. Criminals are turning themselves in at a rate never before witnessed anywhere in the world. As for crime skyrocketing - it seems once law abiding men are turning to a life of crime just to be arrested. It has been predicted by Grand Fenwick's Immigration minister that a wave of undocumented male foreigners may soon over burden that tiny country's resources if a similar uniform is issued to their all female border guards.

All the best,
Glenn B

 

A Woman & Her Gun

There is just something about this image that stands out.

 

 

I guess its the big gun, and the fact that she does not have her finger on the trigger as should be the case - don't ya think! As usual, this image was posted here for firearms safety education, why else would I post a pic like that in my blog!

 

All the best,

GB

 

If They Don't Already Outnumber Us...

...and if the rate at which they are getting driver's licenses in CA is any indication, they soon will. More than half, get that, read it again, more than half of all driver's licenses issued in the state of California are issued to wetbacks illegal aliens (source). We are no longer a nation, there is no longer a United States of America - we have lost our country to interlopers through lack of interest in protecting it from this invasion. It boggles the mind that we not only allow this to happen but many encourage it.

It's no wonder the amount of terrorist attacks are and will continue increasing on our soil; our borders are open to all comers and once they are here our president encourages making it easy for them to remain. What a disgrace. As far as illegal entry into the USA goes, Donald Trump has hit the target dead center.

All the best,
Glenn B

A Gun Guru Handgun Video That's More Amusing Than Informative...

... because of the mistakes he makes about these pistols such as calling a magazine a cartridge, what he says about firing one handed and how he tells/shows you to unload a revolver. His comment about why women should like the Ruger LCP is destined to become a classic.



By the way, my calling this a gun guru video has nothing to do with his accent. Gun guru is long used term to denote a master firearms know it all instructor (at least he thinks he knows it all) who in essence has virtually no to only little real clue as to the subject matter. Folks, make sure if you seek firearms training, you are getting it from someone who really has the knowledge and experience to train you. That term, in my opinion, fits this guy perfectly. I prefer someone who has been certified as an instructor by a major firearms organization like the NRA but sometimes even that is no guarantee. Do yourselves a favor, read a good book or two - an actual published work on the subject of shooting before you even think of picking up a gun. Then, check with a group like the NRA, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, National 4-H Shooting Sports; they can all point you in the right direction to find an instructor who is right on target.

All the best,
GB

A Good Example Of Why I Try To Discourage Bag Carry

I don't think firearms are secure when carried in a handbag, purse, attaché case, brief case or any type of bag you usually carry in your hand or hand over one shoulder. First of all, you almost always wind up putting the bag down somewhere during the course of your activities and the pistol inside of it is then in essence not secured. Then there is always a chance of something like this happening. It is just too darned hard to retain a pistol that's inside a bag in such a situation let alone trying to draw it to use it against your assailant.

Let's hope no innocents are wounded or killed by this one that's now in the hands of a thug.

All the best,
Glenn B