Sorry. Some blog stuff coming soon, I hope.
But any politician who will celebrate a victory by dipping his testicles into a cup of pudding totally would get my vote.
From the news reports I've read, the ban on Open Carry in California is dead. This means millions of Californians can continue to harm the 2A Movement by openly displaying their firearms rather than stay in the closet, where it is most effective.
Remember, you might think you're helping the Second Amendment by using it openly, but you're not. The only way to advance our cause is to automatically and reflexively compromise our principles!
FDA Warning – This article may contain higher levels of sarcasm than the Recommended Daily Allowance.
Watching this happen is killing me. I realize that this is something I have no skill at. I joke that anything more complex than a set of kitchen tongs would be impossible for me to fix, but it's a lie. In fact, I tend to be very skilled at figuring out mechanical devices. My mind has no problem looking at levers, springs, and gears and comprehending how they all mesh together.
However, I have 0 knowledge on anything to do with building items from raw stock, be it wood, metal, plastic, or pure unobtanium. And it's bothering me that this is the case.
I think that maybe it's time to look into fixing this hole in my life. I'm a smart guy, but I have to admit the truth – I'm 38, meaning that my age is going to start being an issue in the programming world. I still love my job, enjoy banging on the computer trying to get it to do what I want it to do rather than what I just told it to, and am fairly secure in my job now. But that will change at some point, and it would be a good idea to start learning other skills that I could use should it come down to it.
So, for any of my readers out there, what would you think should be a good course of action to start learning the skills necessary to build my own pistol? The pistol is only a 'goal to achieve' insofar as it gives me something to focus on, but really I'd like to be able to understand how to build things. What are the base requirements for even wanting to get there eventually?
It's an article of faith amongst the anti-rights bigots that Stand Your Ground laws give people a license to murder!!!
Generally the argument goes something like "All a person has to do is claim he was being threatened and they get off, scott-free". Stories like this, however, tend to whiz all over their fantasy parade.
Story goes like this – Two men are in a scuffle. One guy beans the other guy in the melon with a wrench (a very deadly action, mind you). The guy proceeds to take his newly dented noggin over to his vehicle to retrieve his heater, then returns to the scene of the bashing and shoots Mr. Goodwrench dead.
You see, the timing of "in mortal danger" had, according to this article, passed. If you are able to get into your car, you were able to remove yourself from danger. You have no duty to retreat, but you do have the duty to not reengage the threat. At that point, you chose to put yourself in harms way, and the Stand Your Ground law ain't going to do you much good.
Now, I wasn't here at this altercation. I don't know if Mr. Shooter was being assailed as he tried to enter his vehicle, then he was still in the right to defend himself. Had the firearm been on his person, he would have been in the right to shoot his attacker the instant that wrench saw the light of day.
The point, however, is that there was a dead body and the man's story that he got his bullet dispenser from his automobile clearly indicates that the time for shootin' had passed, and is being held for second degree murder. When there's a dead body, there's an investigation.
Stand Your Ground laws do not give people a license to kill. That's just a fairy tale told by ignoramus anti's so they can milk the other ignoratti out of their donations.
Hat Tip Misfires and Light Strikes
Right?
A chilling story.
Hat tip WizardPC
Recently, I received a shipment of Fiocchi Small Rifle Primers from Lucky Gunner. Up until this point, I had only used CCI #41's for the 6.8 SPC and had never even looked at the Fiocchi brand, so I was happy to try them out.
On Saturday, I took the 6.8 out for a spin with a whole box of ammo loaded up to try them out. I compared the ammo to several magazines of reloads using the CCI primers to see what differences there might be. My recipe for the 6.8 SPC was as follows
The primers themselves have a bright green color to them. Seating the primers required a firm pull on the press and felt secure. Seating depth appeared normal. I took 90 rounds with the Fiocchi primers, and loaded an extra 10 with the CCI's for comparison. I also had extra CCI primered rounds but they were in reloaded cases.
Unfortunately, I do not own a chronograph, so accurate speed differences could not be determined, however there was no noticeable difference in the recoil of the Fiocchi primer loaded rounds vs. the CCI rounds. Powder was completely burnt in all cases, accuracy was the same as the cartridges with the CCI primers. The only thing I noticed is that I did have a bit more flattening of the Fiocchi primers than the CCIs, but there appeared to be no noticeable setback.
All in all, the Fiocchi primers performed flawlessly. No misfires of any sort, and at a lower cost than the CCIs, I see no reason to not continue to use them.
I would like to thank Lucky Gunner for providing the Fiocchi primers for review.
I just got an email informing me about WebChronical Gun List. Apparently, it's free to use and they only make money off of advertisements.
Check 'em out if you're in the market.
Saw another neurosurgeon yesterday regarding my neck. Surgery is absolutely out of the question, but she did a better job of explaining why. While my disc is protruding into the epidural space, there's still room for the spinal cord to move so there isn't any real pressure on it from the herniated disc.
My neck has experienced some straightening which is normal especially in people who sit in front of monitors all day long. Because of this, my muscles have 'compensated' and at some point, became inflamed and thus pinching any nerves that run through them. I've basically got a crick in my neck that simply hasn't gone away.
She suggested more physical therapy and lots and lots of NSAIDs.
So, no instant relief for me, but at least no surgery either. She was confident that surgery would not benefit me in the slightest, and being the 2nd neurosurgeon to say that, I'm comfortable with that diagnosis. However, it's still something I'm going to have to figure out how to fix. PT has helped tremendously, but my insurance only covers PT at a place that is too far away for me to get to, so it's been coming directly out of my pocket.
Oh well…
This is one of the many reasons why pants are a bad idea!