Armchair RO’s

Concealed Weapon holder foils robbery. This is good. Fearing for the safety of himself, his wife and others in the store, he said, he unholstered his semi-automatic 9mm handgun, cocked it and kept it down at his side as he motioned another customer behind the robber to move away. When the robber turned the shotgun toward him, Al-Mujaahid said, he fired six or seven shots from about 20 feet away. He said he hit the suspect in the leg and forehead. The robber then dropped the shotgun and...

posted @ 2/8/2012 8:51:54 AM | Feedback (3)

You want to fail this interview

Near confrontation at Dick’s this morning As I approached the door I saw them watching me and assumed that they were going to hit me up for a dollar, so while keeping track of them with my peripheral vision I avoided making eye contact to reduce the opportunity get my attention. The decision was a mistake. … About 10yrds from the Jeep I spot the “youts” on the far side (drivers side) and they look surprised to see the security guard with me. At this point I felt pretty sure this...

posted @ 1/25/2012 9:13:56 AM | Feedback (15)

Octogenarians need to compensate for small genitalia too!

Florida Senior Citizen shoots burglar The 82-year-old homeowner woke up at 6 a.m. after hearing someone at his backdoor, the report said. He armed himself with a .45 automatic and fired a single shot through the door, the report said. The suspected burglar was hit in the abdomen and likely died minutes later. The suspect was described as a white male in a ski mask who was carrying a hammer and screwdriver at the time of the shooting. Police have tentatively identified the suspect as the...

posted @ 1/12/2012 3:47:16 PM | Feedback (12)

In the land of the disarmed, the one knifed man is king

Or in this case, the many knifed man This is the astonishing moment a crazed attacker stormed into a supermarket armed with an arsenal of knives including a hockey stick with a blade on the end. David Millington, 37, then launched an attack on a security guard at a Morrisons in Wolverhampton over a grudge he had held since he was seven years old. He went to the supermarket wearing a tool belt that contained kitchen knives and a makeshift shield, the city's crown court heard. The...

posted @ 1/12/2012 9:12:07 AM | Feedback (13)

After Action Actions

Let’s say you are forced to deploy your firearm in self defense and end up shooting your attacker(s). As we’re playing worst-case scenario here, let’s assume the shots are fatal. Now what? What are your plans? Do you have a lawyer on speed dial? What do you say to the police? Do you also have plans to deal with any mental anguish you might have? Do you have clergy you can talk to (should you be of a religious bent) or a psychologist? Are your family members the type that would be supportive...

posted @ 1/11/2012 9:37:21 AM | Feedback (11)

Ruminations on candle wax and lead

Ask yourself this – Will a thug stop because he thinks his intended victim lit a candle the night before or because his intended victim might be armed with a gun?

posted @ 1/9/2012 8:34:20 AM | Feedback (2)

Things that will never show up in any stats or the news

JayG brings us a report of a professional burglar after being caught. Jay goes over some of the details that are very important to understand on things to do to make your own home less attractive to burglars, but this nugget from the goblin himself is a point I want to highlight He stated that he kept coming back to this area because it was the easiest area that yielded the most reward without risk. … He also said in Fairdale they would pull guns on you if spotted in a neighbor’s...

posted @ 10/27/2011 9:23:07 AM | Feedback (7)

Lights, ninjas… ACTION

I’ve been meaning to hop into this discussion because it has been bugging me like that piece of popcorn that always seems to get caught at the back of your throat. A few days ago, Chance reviewed the Crimson Trace Lightguard and of course, mall-ninjas came out of the woodwork to harp on how a light gives away your tactical element of surprise during a home invasion. Caleb did a pretty good dissection of the general stupidity here I see comments like this all the time, and they drive me up...

posted @ 10/26/2011 12:33:06 PM | Feedback (8)

Look at my last post, now look back to this one

Now back to my last post. Now to this one you plan 2 fight against the 99 we lop heads off a few white kids you will fall in line Two threats do not a trend make, but remember there are plenty of those out there who consider your life worth nothing if it is of no use to them and while some of them may be utter cowards who talk a big game online but would run at the first sign of resistance, some of them aren’t. And for that, I have one response Remember, I got disqualified at my last...

posted @ 10/14/2011 10:09:55 AM | Feedback (29)

Some of these people mean to do you harm

Miguel over at Gun Free Zone has a twitter conversation with one of the Occupy Wall Street goons. What said goon tells him is nothing short than chilling -@anarcosocialist You guys want to tax “the rich” 90% of what they make. So what happens when “the rich” stop generating revenue? -@GunFreeZone the vast majority will fall in line the others will be forced to keep working. its very simple -@anarcosocialist what do you mean they can’t? How are you gonna force them if they don’t...

posted @ 10/14/2011 8:49:24 AM | Feedback (31)

Why would you ever need a gun in a church?

Because crazy doesn’t respect holy ground Officials said the suspect, Jeremiah Fogle, shot and killed his wife, 56-year-old Theresa Fogle, in their home before bursting into the nearby church, opening fire and seriously wounding the pastors in Greater Faith Christian Church, located at 2035 West Parker Street in Lakeland.

posted @ 9/19/2011 12:34:41 PM | Feedback (3)

Two-In-One

Gun Shy Tourist has a link to a story about how in Jolly Old England, people defending their lives risk jail time for their act. Despicable isn’t a strong enough word to describe that. And speaking of despicable, the Brady Campaign, who likes to promote themselves as a ‘violence prevention’ group is equally reprehensible as they actively desire that you and your family become victims of violence rather than be able to fight back effectively. When Florida residents were protected by law...

posted @ 9/19/2011 9:33:26 AM | Feedback (13)

There’s no need to bring a gun to where you work

Especially when you can look outside your window and see that the entire building is surrounded by cops, K9 units, and helicopters looking for a criminal with a gun. Nah, it’s better I’m disarmed, sitting here at work because crazy guy could never walk into the building.

posted @ 9/13/2011 11:12:21 AM | Feedback (13)

Pretty please with sugar on top?

I meant to get to this story last week, but like many things in my life, it got pushed aside and partially forgotten. Although cleared of shooting charges in a 2007 dispute at a Key Largo trailer resort, a Hialeah man still faces a felony count of carrying the handgun he used to defend himself. Why, pray tell, is this man facing felony charges for a right enumerated in the Constitution? Because he didn’t have a permission slip to do so. Jorge Correa, 44, must return for a November...

posted @ 9/2/2011 9:25:45 AM | Feedback (6)

In today’s economy, what does 7 cents buy you?

A felony charge. And finally, one I can agree on.

posted @ 8/31/2011 6:43:14 PM | Feedback (1)

Condition yellow

Pay attention to your surroundings. Now, I’m not sure the author exposing his firearm to a cop as an indicator that the perp the cop was eying was armed was a good idea or not. “Gun Hands” won’t get you suspended from school while you’re at a Cracker Barrel and may have been a better or at least a bit more subtle way of indicating the armament situations, but it worked and that’s a good thing, my Monday Morning Quarterbacking aside. Hat Tip Montieth, who has a live journal account and thus...

posted @ 8/29/2011 12:26:14 PM | Feedback (5)

Well written words that will fall on deaf ears

Gunwalker and the Foundation of Liberty It all comes down to this: Is there an inalienable right to self-defense? If there is, each man has indisputable, inestimable value, value that he may rightly preserve even if the life of another man is forfeit. A man may kill another in lawful self-defense even if the policy preferences of the state would prefer his death. If a right to self-defense actually exists, it is in a very real sense the highest law of the land and all lesser laws must pay...

posted @ 8/21/2011 8:05:19 PM | Feedback (24)

When carrying is not the best option

I know a ton of gunnies have severe cases of turgidity when it comes to the concept of “carry everywhere”. Lord knows I would never consider carrying inside a post office or whatnot because that would be illegal! Heaven forbid, I should just accept the fact that criminals too abide by the No Guns policy in those types of places! But this isn’t about that. It’s about those rare times when it actually makes more sense to leave your heater at home (securely encased, with ammo stored in a...

posted @ 8/16/2011 8:49:41 AM | Feedback (31)

The budding gunnie?

I love my wife. Utterly and endlessly. It’s a sickness, yeah I know. As a married man I’m supposed to do nothing but complain about her, but that just doesn’t happen. I love her even though we don’t see eye to eye on the whole gun thing. My wife was solidly in the neutral camp when I started getting all gun-nutty. When she met me, I had a rifle and a pistol and that was it, and that didn’t bother her at all. She wasn’t anti, but she surely wasn’t “pro”. She went with me a few times to the...

posted @ 8/10/2011 11:31:28 AM | Feedback (14)

A note on self-reliance

From Kevin Baker (who I just knew wasn’t going to be able to stay away from blogging too long) The British state lectures, hectors and micro-manages the law-abiding. When it comes to defending them, it is, all too often, AWOL. -- Andrew Stuttaford This is one of those things that really stick in my craw. All too often we’re told over and over that we need to let the government do X, Y, and Z because only the government can. Unfortunately, when abdicating your responsibility to the...

posted @ 8/10/2011 10:17:42 AM | Feedback (5)

No seriously

Get off my lawn. Rifle shown, threat disperses. Brady’s stats hardest hit.

posted @ 8/8/2011 10:45:10 AM | Feedback (9)

Another woman the Brady Campaign would rather see dead

68 Year Old Grandma Shoots Home Invaders NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A 68-year-old grandmother armed with a shot gun took aim at criminals in her neighborhood over the weekend, and she didn't miss. The woman shot two men trying to break into her home. It happened in the early Saturday morning in South Nashville at a home on Glencliff Road. She said she had no regrets. Nor should she. Of course, the antigun forces would have much preferred the 4 choir boys would have been able to have their way...

posted @ 8/4/2011 8:51:36 PM | Feedback (3)

Kinda hard to beat up them queers when they got guns, ain’t it?

Sometimes, they don’t even have to have a gun All I could think to do was to get to my backpack and find my phone. As I fumbled for the phone, I heard one of them say, “Does he have a gun?” So I kept my hand in my backpack, allowing them to wonder whether I was reaching for a gun. Then a couple of them started to run away, and the others soon followed. I got back on my bike and pedaled as fast as I could out of there. When I got home, I began to reflect on what had happened, and...

posted @ 7/20/2011 3:01:03 PM | Feedback (16)

Interesting observation

The other day the Mrs. and I took the little ones to Sunny’s, the fastfood of BBQ. While we were there, two police officers (sheriffs) came in and had dinner. I noticed that I was better armed than either of them since their holsters were noticeably empty. Now both of them were very young, but they had plenty of medals and stuff to lead me to believe they weren’t cadets, but I just found it odd that two police officers would, either through policy or choice, be disarmed. Odd. At least I had...

posted @ 7/12/2011 1:07:33 PM | Feedback (7)

The decision to pull the trigger

So, there’s been a few discussions amongst some gunnies about when is it ok to use lethal force on stuff. On the Florida Open Carry Facebook page, there’s a pretty lengthy discussion going on about when do you clear leather. One, when you follow through with your shot is entirely dependent on the situation. The best gunfight is the one you’re not involved in and if you can remove yourself safely from the situation, that’s probably the best bet. Probably. Sometimes it isn’t. The thing...

posted @ 7/12/2011 12:39:47 PM | Feedback (2)

Must be compensating for a small… umm…

I dunno. What do all these women wanting CCW’s in Michigan compensate for? “We’re being victimized; we’re being raped. The crimes are getting higher and the police departments are less and less,” she said. “People are realizing now that they need to be their own security.” Bah, security shmuirty, they’re just trying to make up for a small wee-wee.

posted @ 7/4/2011 4:39:08 PM | Feedback (1)

I’m betting the Brady Campaign won’t mention this one

Marine gets medal for thwarting robbery. Except according to the thugs themselves, it was going to go from robbery to murder and rape. When the men overheard the robbers’ plan to rape the women and then shoot all the victims, Barner decided he had to take action. The sergeant, licensed to carry a concealed weapon, waited until the robbers were far enough away from the bedroom that he could grab the .40-caliber handgun in his book bag, which he had stashed in the room earlier that night. ...

posted @ 6/28/2011 9:24:09 AM | Feedback (11)

¿Cómo te gustan los huevos*?

Because this punk picked the wrong sexagenarian to threaten and got his huevos scrambled! When Thomas stopped and got out his car with his fists balled, Moser shot Thomas in the groin, Atkinson said. *

posted @ 6/28/2011 7:33:10 AM | Feedback (5)

What a difference a gun makes

What was that crash downstairs? Remember, the Brady’s and their ilk want people like Meryl here to have nothing else at their disposal in these instances rather than a phone and maybe a baseball bat. Hat tip Bill Quick

posted @ 6/10/2011 12:23:34 PM | Feedback (1)

The problem is with the guns or the size of their magazines

It’s with the ‘justice’ system that, even after reams of arrest and harassment records, the crazies still walk the street When last I reported on our old friend she’d recently been sentenced to an extended jail stay (of which she wound up serving only a few days). On Dec 23, her electronic monitoring device was removed. Another wrist slap. Well, today, Frisch was arrested yet again. She’s being charged by the Lane County Sheriff with one count each physical harassment and criminal...

posted @ 2/4/2011 8:39:56 AM | Feedback (1)

Your pipe. There should be one in it

Why carrying with a round in the chamber is a good idea A while back, and I can’t recall the exact post but I put up a quote about a guy talking to another gun owner who decided that it was too dangerous to carry with a round in the chamber, and he could always just rack the slide, right? The other guy said something to the effect of “Who said you will have both hands free? You make be pushing your children out of the way or defending yourself against the knife. How will you convince your gun...

posted @ 2/2/2011 9:47:59 AM | Feedback (5)

At least she didn’t have a gun

23 year old Brenda Brown decided to murder someone over ice cream. Her weapon of choice? Her vehicle The husband told police that he and his wife were crossing the street to go back home when he saw a silver PT Cruiser careening down the road. Going north, the crazed driver made a fast turn over to the southbound lane and barreled the silver bullet toward the couple, striking the wife 10 feet in the air. The car also smashed into the man's shopping cart, but he jumped out of the way and...

posted @ 1/9/2011 11:19:56 AM | Feedback (2)

Mediations on caliber

My post the other day asking people to describe what makes a handgun caliber effective without describing or naming a particular round was meant for more than hornets’ nest stirring or blatant link whoring (that was just a happy side effect). It was an attempt to illustrate that the definition of what makes a handgun cartridge effective for self defense covers a wide swath of calibers. The interesting thing is that the definition of ‘effective’ changes per person, and often per situation per...

posted @ 12/15/2010 9:01:19 AM | Feedback (9)

Feel good story of the day

Pizza delivery guy shoots choir boy who was only looking for ‘forced donations to feed the needy’. A person who read the story was concerned that said delivery person would be terminated for his audacity in defending his own life. Chain owner replies While I do not own the Nippers Corner store, I wanted to assure you that the policies of both the Nippers owner and my own are such that we not only allow, but encourage our drivers with valid HCPs to carry while working. HUZZAH!

posted @ 12/8/2010 12:08:00 PM | Feedback (3)

You know what has to burn the Brady Campaign’s ass?

A double decaf mocha latte about 3’ tall. That, and a company with a ‘no-gun’ policy deciding after an employee carries a concealed weapon against their rule and ends up protecting his own life while at work decides to reevaluate their policy Then there’s the barista’s boss, Travis Boersma. He and his brother started the Dutch Bros. coffee chain in 1992. Instead of firing the young man for violating company policy, Boersma told registerguard.com, “Under this unique circumstance, the...

posted @ 12/6/2010 8:43:52 AM | Feedback (5)

Defense against tyranny

Sebastian has a story about a Mexican farmer who decided to fight back against the drug cartel. In the end, the old man was killed, but he managed to stack up quite a few cartel bodies in the process. One man. At some point, when enough farmers fight back, the cost to the cartels becomes too great. Even with the cartels’ deep pockets and overwhelming firepower superiority, an old man armed with a rifle can put a large enough dent into their ranks to make the endeavor not worthwhile. Well...

posted @ 11/24/2010 10:17:32 AM | Feedback (2)

But I thought Stand Your Ground laws meant you can kill with impunity?

According to those who suffer from severe bouts of PSH, Stand Your Ground laws mean all you have to do is say “I felt scared” and the cops won’t even take down your name and number after you ice someone. Jon Gutmacher explains why this isn’t the case I often warn people about the dangers of feeling "too protected" by the new Stand Your Ground laws. The law isn't as good as it seems, things can still go very wrong, and the use of a firearm normally means that you're facing a very...

posted @ 11/1/2010 12:59:53 PM | Feedback (4)

Don’t be that guy, please?

Someone has decided that maybe it’s time to buy a gun. Thoughtful gun owners step in and give advice. Then suddenly, an asshole appears and shits all over the poster condemning him for being “another liberal lightweight starts to grow a pair and still doesn’t get it”. This is me, face-palming. That doesn’t help. Not everyone goes from “I hate guns” to “I can’t wait to pick up my 4th Kimber Ultra CDP!!!” overnight. And we don’t necessarily want them to to begin with. If your goal is to...

posted @ 10/26/2010 9:03:25 AM | Feedback (4)

What caliber for "Insane, crazy stalker"?

IMHO, any caliber works, but go for broke. Jeff, I hope you have at least a 12g shotgun handy in your house. At some point, Deb Frisch is going to act on her impulses. I want you anti's who read me to pay close attention to that posting. I will give you a little background. Deb Frisch is insane and an alcoholic to boot. She latched on to Jeff Goldstein's blog and threatened his son. Death threats, if I recall correctly. Jeff sought out legal action against her and got a permanent...

posted @ 10/13/2010 10:30:05 AM | Feedback (4)

Armchair quarterbacking

It's a human thing to read a shooting story in the newspaper, assume you have all the information necessary, and proclaim innocence or guilt from your comfortable chair. Everyone on all sides suffers from the guilt of this affliction, mind you. It's not particular to any one view. One of the latest occurrences of this is the Erik Scott case. Sebastian has more data, including a blurb from a toxicology report that shows Scott's bloodstream contained a practically lethal dose of morphine and...

posted @ 9/27/2010 9:48:25 AM | Feedback (8)

It's a sound recognized the world round

The chambering of a shotgun shell is a sound that puts the fear of {Insert Deity Here} into even the most hardened of criminals. Bill Quick discusses his DGU and how, without a shot fired, scared away some thugs.

posted @ 9/11/2010 10:32:33 AM | Feedback (3)

The evidence is in

Last week I wrote about a gentleman, who after being beaned in the noggin with a wrench, casually strolled back to his conveyance to retrieve his lead dispenser, then sauntered back to the scene of the crime to dispatch his attacker. From the details provided, this was an unacceptable use of a firearm as once you remove yourself from danger, it is no longer self defense. As is the general case when a room temperature body is involved, there was an investigation. Witnesses were questioned,...

posted @ 9/7/2010 8:12:41 AM | Feedback (8)

If you look up 'Clear Shot' in the dictionary

This picture accompanies the definition A lone gunman. Orders everyone to the floor. Now, his attention is on the teller. That lady you see in the back? She could have taken out the thief and at that angle, more than likely had little to worry about as far as what lay beyond her target. I am armed when I go to the bank. Laws that would bar me from doing so do not stop thugs like this guy. 155 grain projectiles at >1000 fps do a pretty go job of stopping them, though.

posted @ 8/3/2010 12:57:59 PM | Feedback (125)

Self defense is a human right

And Floridians know this Some scumbag lawyer is trying to get the Castle Doctrine overturned because he claims people are killing others left and right. The comments AND the poll show an overwhelming support for reality and common sense and thus, against said scum sucker.

posted @ 7/23/2010 1:19:24 PM | Feedback (0)

There, FIFY

Rusty brings us this wonderful quote, which I shall fix for the poor commenter Yes, crime car accidents can happen anywhere, anytime. But it seems to me that many people misinterpret overall crime vehicular crash statistics and believe that they are in danger should wear their seatbelts 24/7. I choose not be be burdened with that kind of mindset. Ask for further comment, bright11 lowed and resumed chewing his cud.

posted @ 6/3/2010 10:43:02 AM | Feedback (5)

Suppression and home defense

I just got an email from a friend asking about suppressing a .45 for home defense and my thoughts on it. I'm conflicted in my reply, so I thought it best to open it up for discussion here. First and foremost, I'm not a fan of handguns for home defense. The advantage of handguns is that they are portable, concealable, and can be taken anywhere with you that isn't protected by a magical No Guns barrier (said barriers only are effective against the law abiding, alas). Their disadvantages are that...

posted @ 6/3/2010 10:27:54 AM | Feedback (27)

A new blog you should read

Nikki Goeser has a blog and her story is chilling. Ben asked me to marry him on Nov 14, 2007 on the karaoke stage. Ben has been gone now for just over a year. My husband was murdered right before my own eyes by a man that had been stalking me. I am a right to carry permit holder but because of Tennessee State Law, I had to leave my legal "permitted" weapon locked in my car the night my stalker decided to bring his "illegal" gun into Johnny's Sports Bar (where Ben & I...

posted @ 5/28/2010 9:29:58 AM | Feedback (1)

Gun = Tool

Nothing more, nothing less. Sometimes when you don't have a gun, you improvise by taking your attacker's shotgun and beating him near to death with it. Sometimes you see your attackers' gun is unloaded and then proceed to beat the hell out of them and hogtie them with electrical cords. Then, both sets of thugs get their pictures online after said beating, and smiles break out amongst the populace. Remember, the gun is a very effective tool but without the will to fight back, it's useless....

posted @ 5/26/2010 11:39:52 AM | Feedback (2)

And where were the cops?

I thought they were supposed to be omnipresent? TAMPA - Police are searching for a man with a knife who tried to break into a family's home late Thursday night. The homeowner and his wife let a guest out of their back door about 11 p.m., then heard a knock on the door a few minutes later. Believing it was their friend, the homeowner opened the door and saw a man with a black cloth wrapped around his head and a silver kitchen knife in his hand, Tampa police Lt. Lee Bercaw said. The...

posted @ 5/14/2010 8:29:00 AM | Feedback (1)

Is that a card you are willing to deal?

JayG brings up, in my opinion, the biggest question you have to ask yourself if you own firearms for personal protection. Are you willing to take the life of another human being in defense of your family, yourself, and your property? Squeezing that trigger will result in someone losing all of their tomorrows. Now, that someone may very well be coming through the window with duct tape and a butcher's knife in hand with the sole purpose of killing you and your entire family - but the...

posted @ 4/6/2010 10:48:53 AM | Feedback (42)

If Paul Helmke had his way

This 82 year old grandmother would be dead She said she was just walking to her car with some groceries when she was approached by the suspect. She said, “In a very mild voice he said, ‘this is your day. You are too old to be alive anyway.’” Moments later she said he grabbed her cane and started beating her and she’s got the bruises to prove it. She said, “I got boo boos where I didn’t know I had a place to put boo boos.” She eventually went for the gun in her purse and opened fire....

posted @ 3/18/2010 8:21:57 AM | Feedback (4)

Need a smile put on your face?

Remember the story from yesterday about the gentleman who defended his life with his gun, killing one of his assailants? Then the picture here should make you smile A man who appears to be the homeowner (pictured left) returned home shortly after 8 a.m. and started cleaning his driveway of the blood left behind by the assailants.

posted @ 3/17/2010 4:32:27 PM | Feedback (9)

Having a gun is not a magic talisman

It will not ward off evil spirits or vanquish those who wish to harm you. What it does is in increase your chances of surviving an attack A man returning home from work was met at gunpoint overnight. Little did suspects know, he was armed with a gun of his own. It happened around 12:30 a.m. in the driveway of a quiet Ocoee neighborhood. The homeowner, identified as Dave Henry, got out of his car and may have been pistol whipped by the suspects, according to police. Police said one...

posted @ 3/16/2010 12:25:00 PM | Feedback (3)

That excuse didn't fly with the Germans

It doesn't fly here either SEATTLE - Three unarmed security guards were following orders last month when they stood by without intervening as a 15-year-old girl was badly beaten in a downtown Seattle bus tunnel. Emphasis mine. Just following orders? Excuse me? There is a 15 year old girl being beaten half to death and you're just going to stand there because you're afraid of getting reprimanded? Cowards. The standard meme applies here Police arrived minutes after the attack, and...

posted @ 2/13/2010 10:35:01 AM | Feedback (16)

Quote of the Day

Crazy homeless guy attacks lady. Cops show up and use a taser to no effect. Crazy guy charges cops. Cops decide to shoot. Breda makes a very, very salient point Clevelander Rita Ciofani's friends say she had dedicated her life to helping the poor and vulnerable. But as she lay dying, those sworn to protect and to serve used deadly force only to defend themselves. Tasers, pepper spray, and all other non-lethal weaponry may sound good on paper. Often enough, they're not effective. If we...

posted @ 2/10/2010 7:07:16 PM | Feedback (1)

Poor kid. He's only 11 years old

And he's already compensating for something She got up to check and she saw two Hispanic males men masks and armed with handguns walking towards her. She quickly closed the bedroom door but one of the men tried to force it open. The masked man kept telling her to open the door and she would not open the door. The woman told deputies that the home invaders shot through the door and hit her son on the left hip area. Her son had a 22 cal. Rifle and shot back at the alleged...

posted @ 1/16/2010 12:15:13 PM | Feedback (7)

You can't dial 911 when the phone doesn't work

With the proliferation of cordless phones, the requirement for electrical power to make phone calls is more and more of an issue to consider during an emergency. Cell phones are a good backup, but calling 911 on a cell doesn't let the police know where you are. My phone is Internet based, and my internet connection is on battery backup (both the connection itself as well as the routers needed to connect everything). I have a corded phone in the house so that calls can be made even if the...

posted @ 1/6/2010 10:18:27 AM | Feedback (18)

Correlation does not equal causation

But damn if it doesn't jump up and down, pointing its fingers and going "Pssst! Look over THERE" With just two days left in the year, according to preliminary numbers from the police department, the District has had 138 homicides compared with 184 at the same time last year, setting up the city to record the lowest number of homicides since 1964, when 132 were reported killed. Now, nowhere in the article does it mention the fact that thugs now had to take into consideration that...

posted @ 12/30/2009 11:44:16 AM | Feedback (5)

Close call

Caleb got mugged over the weekend. A cup of coffee and a .25 changed the entire outcome. I'm glad to hear he is ok. No shots fired (unless you consider the ballistic application of coffee a 'shot'), and the bad guy got the message. I'm glad Caleb kept his head about him and didn't put two in the chest followed by a headshot (then show clear, hammer down, reholster). As much as I hate the criminal element in our society, I do not wish to see death dealt if it can be avoided. I too have had to...

posted @ 10/26/2009 10:16:05 AM | Feedback (6)

Fantastic plastic

Many people scoff over 'plastic' firearms. Little do they realize how devastating the correct application of plastic can be A woman surprised by a man in the front room of her home near Council Bluffs grabbed a plastic toy bat and hit him repeatedly until he ran out the front door. The Pottawattamie County sheriff’s office says the 26-year-old woman was taking a bath Wednesday night with her 3-year-old child when she noticed a cat who normally stays outside had entered the bathroom....

posted @ 10/23/2009 10:32:40 AM | Feedback (7)

One who gets it, and one who doesn't

Another heartwarming story about a senior citizen defending his life and property It took one shot for an East Texas senior to put an end to a would-be robber's crime spree. The story began around 2am Monday morning at Southside Bank in Hawkins. The branch is located inside Brookshire's, right off Highway 14. That is where police say 19-year-old David McWhorter was spotted, first. We spoke to the homeowner whose one shot landed the alleged burglar in the ER. … One shot through the...

posted @ 10/21/2009 12:04:35 PM | Feedback (7)

Don't these guys get Viagra to help them compensate?

81-Year-Old Man Hits Bull’s-Eye On Intruder An 81-year-old man shot and killed a masked gunman during a home invasion early this morning at a residence north of Brewton, Escambia County Sheriff Grover Smith said. The sheriff said the robber had been released from a Nebraska jail just two days before he was killed. Smith declined to identify the homeowner, but said the man and his wife were in bed in their home along U.S. 31 north of town about 3 a.m. when the intruder kicked in the...

posted @ 10/19/2009 8:36:23 PM | Feedback (11)

Because a loud noise is all you need

So, recently I've been seeing these crappy ads for Broadview Security on TV. They're taking over the Brinks company I guess. Each commercial shows a woman at home alone and some guy smashing down the door and invariably, hightailing it once the beeping of the alarm starts. See here for an example. These commercials are utter crap. The threats are real (although probably not as cliché as the ads make them appear), but the sense of security of a beeping alarm and a reassuring phone call are,...

posted @ 10/18/2009 1:07:57 PM | Feedback (22)

Now might be a little too late

So, I'm reading on Facebook a series of posts from an old high school buddy on how his wife was attacked in their neighborhood yesterday. They got the perp, but lo and behold, he happens to live in the same hood. So, he's going to have to worry about this eventually when the thug gets out / off / escapes or whatever. Someone suggested in comments that he get a shotgun, and while I'd love to chime in and agree, I can't. Now, I've not spoken with this guy since I was in school and I cannot tell...

posted @ 10/1/2009 9:46:45 AM | Feedback (12)

If it's not caliber wars

It's "Should I carry my own reloads for self defense?" Damn straight you can. Nobody has yet showed me a single case where a person involved in a shooting was convicted solely on the basis of hand loaded ammo. Will some unscrupulous prosecutor try to make that an issue? Of course. Their job is to put you away, guilt be damned. And if you didn't reload, they're going to make a case that you used hollowpoints, or +P ammo, or that the 9mm was "high capacity", or any number...

posted @ 9/29/2009 7:59:31 AM | Feedback (26)

Hey, just because I started the fight doesn't mean you get to hit me

OK, it's not really that simple, but this is an interesting thought-experiment California self-defense laws allow people to use reasonable force (and even violence) to protect themselves against an attacker. The threat must be immediate and a person must use no more force than is reasonably necessary to thwart the attack. But what if someone starts a fight? Can he claim self-defense as a legal defense against criminal charges? Basically, the point is that if Person X starts the fight...

posted @ 9/25/2009 12:36:01 PM | Feedback (20)

Hornet's nest. Stick. Some assembly required

InSights Training has a surefire post to get the caliber wars running again. The take away point is this: Round count is largely meaningless as a predictor of cartridge effectiveness without a lot more context. So take what “statistics” you read or hear about regarding self-defense and ammunition with a huge grain of salt! I can hear the 9mm and .45ACP commandos gearing up now. The main point to the article is that if you can carry more rounds, you're going to shoot more. The guy with 17...

posted @ 9/23/2009 7:26:19 AM | Feedback (12)

Don't blink

Say Uncle emailed a link to this video showing a rather interesting course of fire at a shooting match Interestingly enough, someone had pointed this out on IRC this morning. I believe the concept is to illustrate how fast an attacker can cover 21 feet. Caleb mentioned in the email chain That is really fast, wow. I'd hate to have a COF where you had to hit that from the leather. Which made me think. Consider that if you are out and about, carrying your gun concealed, could you...

posted @ 8/31/2009 12:18:34 PM | Feedback (16)

Windmills. Some tilting required

Marko speaks complete and utter sense. Too bad you can't argue with the illogical using logic.

posted @ 8/25/2009 12:59:46 PM | Feedback (2)

Tactical feng shui

Casa de SaaM is not a tactical house, and it is one thing that I never considered when I bought it. It's basically the letter L with the girl's bedrooms at one end and ours on the other. The only entrances are at the crook of the L, so if there's a break in, it's most likely going to happen between my daughters and I. Using rule #4, I know what lies beyond which parts of the walls. I've determined safe areas that won't cover where my daughters are most likely to be in case of needing to fire a...

posted @ 8/6/2009 7:59:22 AM | Feedback (11)

Only minutes away

The Civilian Gun Self-Defense blog has a great story about why "calling the police" isn't always the best option Cassidy Lockett was home with her young children late last month when she says two men tried to break into her home. She hid the children behind the couch, grabbed a .22-caliber semiautomatic pistol and aimed it at a man who was already halfway through a window, climbing into her home. One woman and her young children. Two men who just escaped from prison. By the time...

posted @ 7/28/2009 7:37:38 AM | Feedback (2)

Seeing the light

Jeff Soyer at Alphecca highlights this story about a true-blue liberal and his come-to-Jesus moment regarding guns A terrifying example - Now, before I go any further, I want you to understand one very important thing. Never before in my entire life was I so thankful to have a loaded gun in my hand as I was at that moment. Why? Because it gave my son and I a decent chance of getting out of this predicament alive. I've said it so many times I feel like I have Tourette's syndrome – Having...

posted @ 7/20/2009 7:55:32 AM | Feedback (15)

83 year old men and their need to compensate

Why couldn't this octogenarian just stay duct taped and blindfolded? As the intruder stalked through the house, the retired freight dockworker hustled to free himself, twisting and wriggling his arms first, then crawling to the kitchen to find scissors to cut his legs free. “I had to get my gun,” Parrish said. Meanwhile, the intruder found a 10-year-old girl in the first-floor living room waiting to continue her tennis lessons with Carlson. Give them what they want, right? What if...

posted @ 7/16/2009 8:23:28 AM | Feedback (1)

Et tu, Brute?

In this particular story however, Julius Caesaer comes out ahead Officers responded to a burglar alarm at BMW Motorcycles of Little Rock and made contact with an employee, Julius Ceasaer, who advised he was sleeping in the business when he heard a loud noise. He then observed a dark colored Dodge pick up backing into the business. Ceasaer advised that he grabbed his shotgun and approached the front door and observed a black male looking around at some of the motorcycles that...

posted @ 7/16/2009 7:43:04 AM | Feedback (1)

I guess it IS like the wild west

But this shootout didn't happen the way the anti's would have you believe

posted @ 7/14/2009 6:37:45 PM | Feedback (0)

Too hot?

This is an interesting article, mostly because it manages to pertain to me and my decision for my carry piece The prosecution also made hay about Fish carrying a 10mm handgun loaded with hollowpoint ammunition. In an urban area, that may not be your preferred carry gun. But on a hiking trail that is probably the caliber of choice. It's enough bullet to drop most any four-legged predators you may encounter, and the hollowpoint round is a good choice both for stopping power and to prevent...

posted @ 7/7/2009 9:32:15 AM | Feedback (8)

When the will is present

The very fists God gave you will suffice A knife-wielding burglar got a shock when he attacked a pensioner in his home - a couple of right hooks to the face. Gregory McCalium had not realised that 72-year-old victim Frank Corti was a retired boxer. Surprisingly, Mr. Corti isn't facing life in prison being that this is the UK we're talking about. However, go check out the picture. That punk got his ass all sorts of busted up. Mr. Corti opines 'If you can't defend what's yours,...

posted @ 6/30/2009 12:38:08 PM | Feedback (5)

Getting the jump on things

In this case, an attacker with a gun TAMPA - About a month ago, Audry Sauceda was carjacked and fought back. He stuck a gun in my side and told me to get out of the car," Sauceda said while sharing her story with FOX 13 on May 15. "And I pulled out my gun and stuck it in his face, and told him, he needed to get out. He screamed and jumped out of the car." A gun isn't a magic totem that prevents criminals from attacking you, especially with concealed carry. A firearm...

posted @ 6/19/2009 8:52:15 AM | Feedback (0)

And just what are YOU going to do about it?

This.

posted @ 6/15/2009 9:57:32 AM | Feedback (0)

Resistance is not only futile

But if the petty tyrants get their way, illegal to boot. The town council discussed an ordinance that would ban stun guns at Tuesday night's meeting. Councilman Joe Hall says businesses making bank runs with large amounts of cash could carry stun guns as a form of protection, instead of hand guns. If approved, the ordinance would ban instruments capable of temporarily incapacitating with the discharge of an electrical current. Can't carry a real gun. Can't carry a capacitor. No...

posted @ 6/10/2009 1:22:01 PM | Feedback (3)

Hitchhiker's Guide be damned

Towel - Just about the most massively useful thing any interstellar Hitchhiker can carry. Partly it has great practical value. You can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; you can lie on it on the brilliant marble-sanded beaches of Santraginus V, inhaling the beady sea vapours; you can sleep under it beneath the stars which shine so redly on the desert world of Kakrafoon; use it to sail a miniraft down the slow heavy River Moth; wet it for use in...

posted @ 6/9/2009 12:48:21 PM | Feedback (2)

Bringing a knife to a gun fight

End just as one would expect At that time, the suspect came towards the clerk and opened a gate, which separates the clerk from the customers. While doing so, the suspect pulled out a knife. Seeing this, the clerk grabbed a gun and shot the suspect.

posted @ 6/8/2009 3:59:57 PM | Feedback (3)

Using the wrong end of the right tool

If and when I ever have to confront a burglar with a shotgun, I'll be making use of the end where the lead exits A homeowner confronted a burglar this morning, smashing the intruder across the face with the butt end of a shotgun, St. Petersburg police said. There's a more effective way to use that tool The burglar, identified by police as Justin Masse, 22, at first fled, then turned around and started toward homeowner Michael Lowry, a U.S. Navy veteran, police said. That's when Lowry...

posted @ 5/15/2009 8:08:10 AM | Feedback (8)

The tool is irrelevant

The will to fight back is what is important. For example, some thugs break into a house and the lady of the house beats them off… with a crock of chili. Doesn't that lady know that she should never do that because the criminals could take her chili away from her and possibly change her recipe? Hat tip Bitter Speaking of Bitter, this is part of the conversation we had in chat. (2:02:46 PM) Bitter Bitch: oh my goodness, that's so quotable! (2:02:54 PM) Me-Gmail: Blogged it already,...

posted @ 5/13/2009 2:01:28 PM | Feedback (10)

Welcome to Florida. Be nice or we'll shoot your sorry ass

Robbery suspect dies after being shot by property owner Polk County man shot at two robbery suspects Tuesday morning when he thought they were going to run him down. One of the suspects was hit in the head and died, and the other is still at large. They stole his Land Rover and tried to run him down with it. The lady (gasp! There's crooks with ovaries?) was driving and paid for her stupidity with her life. Detectives aren't sure if the male suspect was hit. The property owner last...

posted @ 4/30/2009 7:08:03 AM | Feedback (5)

Self defense in action

The Civilian Gun Self Defense Blog has this story Tucson, Arizona From the April 24, 2009 Arizona Daily Star: A woman who tried to carjack a man at gunpoint outside a North Side Walgreens early Thursday was shot and wounded by the man, police said. The man called police around 12:30 a.m. to report he had just shot one of two women who tried to take his car as he waited in the pharmacy drive-through near East Grant and North Swan roads, said Sgt. Fabian Pacheco, a Tucson Police...

posted @ 4/24/2009 10:39:56 AM | Feedback (6)

Something I've wondered about myself

Florida- Homeowner Cleared in Shooting Cornwell arrived at his Grove Avenue home just before 7 a.m. His wife left for work, and he was alone with his 3 1/2-month-old son and 3 1/2-year-old daughter. A noise awoke him from his sleep and, armed with a semi-automatic pistol, he went to find out what was happening, Antonello wrote. Cornwell came "face-to-face" in the hallway of his home with Michael Collins who swung a crowbar at Cornwell's head. Cornwell chased Collins out the...

posted @ 4/24/2009 8:07:27 AM | Feedback (14)

Some good self defense advice

Regardless of the tools the government allows you to use, your voice is one they cannot restrict. Use it. I like how this is illustrated as part of the self defense equation, not an entire pre-packaged solution where you'll need nothing else.

posted @ 4/22/2009 12:26:46 PM | Feedback (1)

In other words, don't f*** with us Floridians

The Civilian Gun Self-Defense Blog just celebrated its 4000th entry. Clayton Cramer, the brains (and the looks) behind the site had this to say Regular readers know that the reason that I started the Civilian Gun Self-Defense Blog was an email exchange between myself and anti-gun Professor John J. Donohue back in 2003, in which he claimed that legitimate defensive uses of guns by civilians were extremely rare. Thanks, Professor Donohue, for making me do this! This is the main resource I...

posted @ 4/21/2009 12:43:45 PM | Feedback (1)

If I only had a gun

I thought 20/20 said that having a gun was useless? When the handgun was loaded he raised the weapon and pointed it at his wife, who had armed herself with another handgun. She fired multiple shots at her husband, striking him several times. Troy Christoff was charged with five counts of Attempted First Degree Murder with a Firearm. The shooting is considered as self defense. Hat Tip Mad Rocket Scientist

posted @ 4/15/2009 3:10:27 PM | Feedback (4)

So now what?

You think someone is breaking into your house. You pick up the phone to dial 911. Some jackass has cut a cable, effectively cutting off your phone service. Could you survive a break-in without the police?

posted @ 4/10/2009 9:54:09 AM | Feedback (11)

Armed self defense

Even against the half-sister of the husband of a recent vice-presidential candidate. I'm pretty sure the left will use this to bash Sarah Palin even more.

posted @ 4/4/2009 8:52:33 AM | Feedback (4)

The gun is but a tool

The will to fight back is the real weapon ST. PETERSBURG -- A would-be snatch-and-grab thief came out empty-handed after trying to rob a 75-year-old St. Petersburg woman Monday. Marcie Rae Lee had slid behind the wheel of her car after shopping at the Publix on 34th Street N when a woman described by police as black, 5 feet 4 to 5 feet 6 and about 135 pounds approached her demanding the money in her hand. The suspect implied she had a gun, police said, but Lee refused to hand...

posted @ 3/25/2009 7:20:09 AM | Feedback (0)

Bring enough gun

This story is interesting in several ways. One, it's near home. Two, it illustrates an interesting point Police said two children, ages 3 and 3 months, were inside the home at 1261 Grove Ave. about 10:30 a.m. when a burglar pried open a rear sliding glass door with a crowbar. The startled homeowner fired off seven rounds from a .380 handgun … The bullets hit the suspect, 45-year-old Michael Collins, in the head and arm, police said. Collins had parked his van in the home's driveway...

posted @ 3/19/2009 11:55:46 AM | Feedback (12)

First and foremost, you have to have the will to fight back

And this guy did BROCKTON - Bebiano Correia was helping a customer when he saw the man wielding a shotgun come into his Pleasant Street convenience store Sunday afternoon. “He came inside the door, then he pointed the gun at my nephew. He said, ‘I need money, need money,’” said Correia, owner of the Universal Grocery Food Market on Pleasant Street. But instead of freezing from shock, Correia took action to defend his family. Self defense requires the will to fight. The tools you use...

posted @ 3/9/2009 9:04:19 AM | Feedback (1)

Totally cool term

In my last post, I was going to use the term hue and cry. I've always thought the phrase meant to make noise about an issue in order to distract from the true problem. For example The protesters' hue and cry could barely be heard above the 30 foot tall, paper-mâché of Sarah Palin being burned in effigy. Turns out, there's a rather interesting denotation to the phrase In common law, a hue and cry (Latin, hutesium et clamor, "a horn and shouting") was a process by which bystanders were summoned...

posted @ 2/6/2009 12:27:53 PM | Feedback (3)

A fighting chance

Having a gun does not guarantee you will not be attacked. Having a gun does not guarantee you will be victorious in any confrontation. Having a gun does give you a fighting chance to defend yourself Tucson Police say two armed men entered the Grand Market on South 6th Avenue Monday evening. The suspects fired a shot at one of the employees, and the employee fired back. During the exchange, both a suspect and the employee were shot. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene by police. The...

posted @ 1/27/2009 9:48:54 AM | Feedback (3)

Never rob a house using a gun

The homeowner will simply take it away from you and use it against you Homicide detectives are still investigating an overnight shooting in which a resident of a north Houston apartment said he disarmed a burglar and killed him with his own gun. Justice + Irony = AWESOME!!!!

posted @ 1/23/2009 10:24:00 AM | Feedback (10)

It's like Rock Paper Scissors

'Cept with revolvers and shotguns. Shotgun takes revolver The two men who live in the ground-floor apartment told officers they were preparing to watch a movie when they heard a loud noise. Their front door was suddenly kicked open and two men burst into the apartment, one of them holding a revolver, police were told. Both residents grabbed shotguns and one of them fired, killing one of the intruders while the other ran away. I try to tell anyone who'll listen, for home defense, nothing beats...

posted @ 1/21/2009 1:46:49 PM | Feedback (9)

It's just not safe for crooks any more

It must suck for anti-gun groups like Brady to have to defend disarming people when there's so many stories of people successfully protecting themselves The two masked men entered Big Bob's Liquors on Richmond Avenue at 9:59 p.m., police said in a statement describing the shooting. One of the men pulled a handgun and pointed it "directly at one of the two store clerks then on duty," the statement says. One of the store clerks pulled his own gun and shot the alleged robber several times,...

posted @ 12/11/2008 12:10:40 PM | Feedback (5)

A common debate

Mad Rocket Scientist emailed me last night with a link to this story regarding the Mumbai terrorist attacks. Speaking of the comments, MRS says A common debate, played out in a predictable fashion The article itself was primarily about the actual rarity of terrorist attacks (24x7 news coverage amplifies the effect, yet terrorist attacks are still rare) and the security measures that fail to prevent them. However, the comments took on a life of their own. Let me summarize JohnMcLane- This...

posted @ 12/4/2008 11:02:01 AM | Feedback (8)

Why do you shoot?

Roberta X asks How about you? Why do you shoot? Why do you carry, if you carry at all? I shoot because I find the action of shooting to be relaxing. There's a Zen-like state one can achieve when target practicing. All the variables come into play - trigger control, breathing, stance, grip - and you can find that thinking of any of them will throw you off. You have to almost go on automatic pilot to get them all to play well together. When one of the variables is off, you concentrate on that...

posted @ 10/16/2008 8:29:27 AM | Feedback (6)

Another Law-abiding gun owner

Here's another person Paul Helmke and his cronies at the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Ownership would rather see dead than have the ability to defend herself I have to admit I was a little dismayed to see it stored in a cupboard, I was rather impressed that she kept her finger well outside of the trigger guard while displaying the weapon. Hat tip Xavier

posted @ 7/6/2008 9:39:19 PM | Feedback (0)

More reasons to ban guns

So I'm chatting with Greg and he sends me a link to a story about a shooting. What makes this different is that Greg personally knows the victims The three men, identified as Robert Latner Brown, 20, Curtis Alexander Watkins, 19, and Glen Whitestone, 18, became verbally abusive toward them and denied any wrongdoing, Cooper said. "The victims then drove away and their car was peppered with gunfire," Cooper said. Greg writes Gregory says: the assailants are claiming my friend flashed a gun...

posted @ 5/29/2008 11:56:57 AM | Feedback (2)

Practically next door

This was but a few miles from my house Investigators were called to a Hillsborough County beverage store where a man attempting to rob the store was shot and killed. It happened shortly after 6:30 Monday evening at the CNK Beverage Pit at 12002 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Seffner. According to witnesses an unknown suspect went into the store and tried to rob the clerk but was shot multiple times. Apparently, the masked man had his birth certificate revoked. The suspect was transported...

posted @ 5/27/2008 2:30:20 PM | Feedback (2)

A FANTASTIC read!

Bullet efficiency from a coroner's perspective. Here's a sample I see an average of 8.2 autopsies per day/365 days per year, and I can tell you that when the chips are down, there's nothing that beats a 12-gauge. As for handguns, the name of the game is not only shot placement but how a properly-placed bullet acts once it gets there. I've seen folks killed by a bb to the eye and others survive after being hit by several well-placed rounds with a 9mm. As for me, I'll take a slow-moving .45 to...

posted @ 4/30/2008 6:27:17 PM | Feedback (6)

When you call 911

Make sure you don't talk too loudly. You wouldn't want to wake up the operator. 911 - Like Vegas only the odds are even less in your favor. Do you have a backup plan in case 911 fails for you?

posted @ 4/30/2008 8:41:28 AM | Feedback (2)

So much for the blood in the streets

One of the common talking points of the PSH crowd when it comes to promoting the ideas of Castle Doctrine and Self Defense laws is that people will simply shoot their neighbors and use the excuse of being "in fear of their life" and simply walk free. John Gutmacher points to why this isn't the case The question was squarely answered as applied to an "unreasonable" belief in the recent case of Hill v. State, 33 Fla.L.Weekly D. 1038 (Fla. 3DCA 2008), where the appellate court held that there is...

posted @ 4/29/2008 9:47:03 AM | Feedback (1)

Quote of the Day - Roberta X edition

But remember, human rights are inherent. Governments may make the free exercise of them awkward but they can only impede; even when penalized or barred, your rights exist. Such a great point. Hobsonian as the choice may be, you still can exercise your rights at any time.

posted @ 3/20/2008 8:20:20 AM | Feedback (2)

To fight

Two articles have really caught my attention so far this weekend, and they both are relevant to me in some way. First is this illustrative story from Breda. One day last winter, I pulled on my boots, buttoned up my coat and went out into the snow to fill the birdfeeder. We kept the seed in a large bucket in the garage and when I went to scoop some out to carry to the feeder, I noticed that the supply was running low. It was dark in the garage and even darker in the bottom of the bucket. I...

posted @ 3/1/2008 4:50:00 PM | Feedback (4)

I guess we can skip that whole separation of church and state thing

Churches in Minnesota win another round on gun ban Court of Appeals: Churches can lawfully ban guns from their premises. Court agrees to exempt religious institutions from the 2005 law. In another victory for churches wanting to ban guns from their premises, the state Court of Appeals issued a 32-page decision Tuesday agreeing with the district court that religious institutions are exempt from the so-called Minnesota Citizens' Personal Protection Act of 2005. Exempt. Meaning they're better or...

posted @ 2/5/2008 7:50:55 PM | Feedback (4)

Starting the new year out with a bang

New Years Resolution #1 - Reach room temperature. Check.New Years Resolution #2 - Learn to play the piano. Not gonna happen

posted @ 1/1/2008 11:16:54 AM | Feedback (1)