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Miguel has a piece on firearm trainers at his "Gun Free Zone" blog that we believe the first paragraph in particular is outstanding. The importance of a good firearms instructor is not only in the bang-bang part. (UPDATED) I believe that we have a crop of less than desirable firearms…
John Boch Maximizing AR-15 reliability John Boch covered a number of topics in his presentation on maximizing the reliability of the AR-15 platform. First up, he talked about magazines. “Magazines don’t last forever,” Boch said. “The standard aluminum mil-spec mags have a 4000-round life expectancy.” It’s okay to buy used…
[caption id="attachment_3862" align="alignnone" width="800"] Merry Christmas![/caption]
[youtube]http://youtu.be/nZUP2dbQW8Q[/youtube] You want to learn poor gun handling skills? We've got a pretty decent video for you today! Charlie, our "instructor" shows us a lot of things. Let’s see if we can identify the red flags early on: 1. A home-made you-tube instructional video. 2. An “instructor” who doesn’t really…
[caption id="attachment_3845" align="alignnone" width="600"] State Sen. Donne Trotter, D-Chicago, listens as the pension reform plan is presented to the Senate Executive Committee Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. (MICHAEL TERCHA/Chicago Tribune)[/caption] Introduction by John Boch Senator Trotter made a mistake forgetting about a gun…
Two staunchly anti-gun Illinois governors (the last two governors in Illinois, actually) are currently residing at Club Fed. Please don't forget them in your Christmas greeting card list! We recommend sending a photo of you enjoying your freedom (and freedoms) and a nice letter letting them know how nice it…
[caption id="attachment_3833" align="alignnone" width="678"] Bob Costas.[/caption] Breda commented at Say Uncle: Newsflash: grown men who wear makeup and get plastic surgery so they can discuss other grown men playing ball games on television might not be intelligent/informed enough to offer commentary on anything other than sports! Here's Bob in…
[caption id="attachment_3827" align="alignnone" width="620"] Armored police vehicles, some with rotating gun turrets, have become popular items for state and local law enforcement agencies to buy with federal funds. This one was bought to protect the annual Pumpkin Festival in New Hampshire. (Photo courtesy Sen. Tom Coburn / Washington Examiner).[/caption] …
[caption id="attachment_3768" align="alignnone" width="738"] Police at the scene where a 17-year-old aspiring armed robber was struck down in his prime by a store clerk.[/caption] Rockford, IL (Guns Save Life) - The family of the armed robber killed last Friday in Rockford while robbing jewelry store behind his home has…
[caption id="attachment_3820" align="alignnone" width="960"] Democrat Sen. Trotter.Photo by Chicago Tribune.[/caption] (Guns Save Life) - Democrat Illinois State Senator Donne Trotter was carrying a .25 Auto pistol in his carry-on bag as he tried to board a flight at O'Hare. Was this a properly registered gun in Chicago? Was Democrat…