It occurs to me, what with the plethora of foiled terror plots that were really one FBI informant encouraging another FBI informant to do something nasty….and one government LEO agency encouraging another federal agency’s undercover agent to enter into a conspiracy…See also Huttaree militia in MI and others in the west….

Was this another conspiracy, much like Fast and Furious, that just got out of hand?

Was this guy in Aurora CO encouraged by some three letter federal Law Enforcement Agency and then perhaps not stopped in time or abandoned without any followup?

Stranger things have happened, and the veracity and competence of our current federal LEOs is becoming ….laughably obvious.

Alternatively, if you have your tinfoil hat on shiny side out, is it possible that someone encouraged him to do what he did just so that they could push for more gun control?

Sadly, and disturbingly, I cannot discount any of the above with the people in charge right now. I’d like to believe that out sworn officers would not participate in such a thing… and allow people to get killed just to influence public opinion…..but recent history (Fast and Furious and others) has shown that it is not outside the realm of possibility. As is the coverup once things go southward. We might never know….

Looks like an excellent reason for the second amendment.

It seems the citizens have reason to believe that the police are out of control.

Maybe they are, and maybe they aren’t. But  they certainly seem heavy handed.

But again, like the battle of Athens, there is a reason that the founders wanted their citizens armed,

“and its funny how when you go eat with cops, soldiers or other like-minded people they all want to sit in the same place.”

Some stuff you might like to read on how to minimize your risks..

Most of this I already knew, and I practice a significant part of it every day whenever I leave the house. .

You can’t be in condition red all of the time, but you can pay attention and plan for such things, which will give you a better chance than most folks.

Read, learn, and think.

Kirsten Powers today, on Fox News, said the “this (Aurora Colorado shooting) is the fault of the NRA. ” and “The NRA OWNS the Republican party and cows Most of the Democrats”

Really, Ms Powers? The NRA never elected anyone. It was the citizens of the United States who elected our politicians, be it Presidents (via the electoral college) the senators and representatives, and the local state level congressmen. The NRA is not allowed to cast a vote, only the members of that organization who are citizens.

If the members of the NRA look to that organization for information on those politicians before making their vote then that is too bad for folks like you. Few of the membership of the NRA vote in lockstep with any organization, but rather decide for themselves. Unlike SEIU members and others of their ilk, most of whom vote for whomever they are told to, most of the rest of us make up our own minds. If the protection of second Amendment rights are important to us and we choose accordingly, then that is our right.

If the senators, congressmen and other politicians fear the wrath of those voters who are second Amendment supporters, then that is a Good Thing from my perspective. It may be that there are enough other votes to counteract those citizens who express their opinion on the second via the ballot box . But obviously there are enough of us who vote that the politicians take note. The fact that the NRA is the single largest member organization regarding Second Amendment rights does mot make it powerful. It is, rather the members who do so.

This is why I carry everywhere I can legally do so. Exactly this.

Even when it is hassle, or I must change my wardrobe or endure some discomfort to carry concealed.

Exactly why.

My firearms may be a pain at times, and sometimes heavy on my belt…..

But it is much lighter than the burden of regret I would carry (for the rest of my life) if I weren’t carrying my firearm when I needed it and had to watch helplessly as others were killed.

The Aurora Colorado movie theater tragedy incident happens just before the real debate over the UN arms treaty.

How convenient.

Coincidence? Maybe. Maybe not. You should decide for yourself. I am unsure.

I’m not trying to make light of this….It was, for everyone involved, a tragedy. But there are those who might think it is, and have a reasonable argument that it could be, a setup, a manchurian candidate type scenario. Sadly, I cannot dismiss this as fantasy.

These incidents do happen. And they may well be random (thankfully, the sample size is low), but there is, like with the whole Fast and Furious debacle, some interesting correlations with the wants and desires of the liberal and Statist party and the people who could make this happen to further their own agenda. 

The sad fact is that  it is not outside the realm of possibility that there are people in our government (in both parties) who would not have issues with killing 20+ people to influence public opinion.

Power corrupts. Absolute power….

I find it sad that I think that about those we choose to run our country. And frightening that I can believe that it is possible.  Even sadder that we elect people who I could suspect would make such decisions.

So I work Friday 7 am to about 6 pm at my business. Pretty much a normal day.

I left and went home to cook dinner and then relax before bed. Went to bed about 11:15. (yeah, wild man on a Friday night and all that).

I was on-call until 8 AM Saturday (it is a 24/7/365 business). I get the call at 11:54 AM. Midnight person not gonna make it. Big issues, but the bottom line is that the owner/manager/etc has to go in. That would be me….

Lovely.

Get up, shake head, splash water on face, get dressed. enter car and begin the drive in. Call the 4-12 person, explain what is happening, on my way, and all that. Ask her to look up Whitehouse switchboard, ’cause I figure that Mr. Obama and his government who “helped me” build my business and who is taking credit for that should take the midnight with no sleep.

Tel for the switchboard is: 202-456-1414. Asked for Barry. Figured he could give me someone from the oh so helpful government to run the night shift….Maybe he could. Barry wasn’t available.

Note: they have absolutely zero sense of humor at 1:07 AM DC time. I left a message, but Barry hasn’t called me back.

So: 24 hours with 1 hour of sleep. It ain’t as easy as it was when I was 18, I gotta tell ya.

But Barry and his gang slept, I am sure. And they didn’t help either. Seems that if they are gonna take the credit, then they should take some of the load.  Only fair.

(this was supposed to post Friday morning, but for some reason, it didn’t)

What happened to the country which made this happen? Which had the properity to pay for the program, the will to make it happen and the educated intelligent capable people to do the work and the industry to build that machine to take those brave men to the moon and back?
 

Liberals took over , that is what happened. 

Since we all complain about BAD customer service, I thought I’d give Kudos where they are due regarding GOOD customer service. .

As I have posted before, I am a fan of the Laserlyte pistol caliber cartridge training devices.

I was pleased to see that they had the .380 sized device finally available, as I have several small pistols  in that caliber. (I already have the .45ACP and the 9MM sizes for my other pistols).

Training with these is a joy. Once the initial investment is made, the cost is only for the batteries (Not an insignificant cost, I admit, but better than the cost of ammo). Even reloading, the increased cost of powder, primers (even purchased through my gun club, which is wholesale +10%) and the bullets, has somewhat curtailed my shooting at the range. Add in the increased demands on my time, and even a range which is only 10 minutes away becomes a burden to go to, especially when the heat is high.

Enter the Laserlyte training cartridge: always handy,  right there when you want to practice. I shoot at the end of the hallway to the other end. (15 feet). I practice my draw and shoot, my trigger squeeze, and my instinctive aiming as well as standard target style shooting. I find that without continued practice, my instinctive aimed shots tend to be low. With practice, I tend to keep them where they need to be. It’s all in the trigger, especially with double action only autos. It is not a replacement for range time, but it does help keep those perishable skills from fading as quickly. I like the cartridge specific units as when they are in the chamber, it is impossible to chamber a live round. (You do have to use a pencil or other rod to push the laser out of the chamber when you are through). I do wish that there was some sort of flag or other indicator when the device is in the chamber to reassure me that I don’t have a live round…..I tend to check, double check and then check again. A flag or other indicator would be nice….But I digredss from the point of this story:

When Amazon had the .380 trainer on sale, I purchased one to go along with my other calibers.
With Prime, I had my new toy in 2 days. It arrived Monday.

Sadly, it wouldn’t chamber.  In any of the 4 pistols I tried it in. I even disassembled the Micro-Max and tried placing it in the end of the barrel, with no slide or other obstructions (the laser trainer is a bit longer than a standard cartridge)…no go. wouldn’t even push into the chamber/barrel with two thumbs. .

I called Laserlyte. The first person I talked to suggested that my  pistols were somehow defective. When I pointed out that all 4 would have to be defective, she turned me over to a supervisor. This lady apologized, said that they had had some issues with the .380 size, and offered to send me a new one. I accepted with the promise to return the defective item.

Today, (Wednesday) I received my new laser trainer. With a prepaid envelope to send the old one back. They took me at my word that I would do so….AND THEY HAD NO PROOF THAT I HAD EVER PURCHASED ONE FROM AMAZON. I called with an issue, and they made it right, no questions asked. No proof of purchase, nothing.

I am, actually, impressed.

I like their products, and I have to say that their customer service (even if for a known issue) was very good.

I am a fan of their products (if you don’t have one, think about getting one in the caliber of your carry piece….practice practice practice!). Now I am a fan of their customer service.