‘Twas pointed out to me…

That Liberals will condemn you for having an opinion of Glowbal Warming Climate change when you aren’t a degreed Climate Scientist (who gets paid for research into….global warming) because they claim you know nothing about such things….

But they have no qualms making statements and having an opinion of “Assault rifles” and other guns even though they have never held one in their hands, much less shot one.

Double standards and all that….

Have you noticed

That the Gun Massacres were few and far between until the Gun Control folks began their push?

(Even CNN has noted this ) (via Tam)

And there are so many things that make the Conspiracy folks go crazy in every story. Sometimes I wonder if they are right.

Ferinstance, this guy’s story has a lot of holes in it (starting about 2:40) (“The bullet was as big as my finger and it was sticking out of his leg (shows 6 inches)”)…. Makes one wonder. (Plus admitting that you might have trapped others to die?)

It would seem that the incident of gun massacres are increasing. I am beginning to wonder if they are all real whackjobs (as opposed to staged things) especially when I see “witnesses” like the above…It is odd that we had so few until a few years ago….Almost as if the farther behind the gun grabbers get, the harder they try the murderous gun whackos grow bolder….

Odd that.

I figure that the Donald won

As of last night about 2 AM….

Once it came out that it was an Islamic Terrorist that did the killings, he is likely a winner.

Hillary is blaming the guns, and the lack of “common sense gun control”….But the killer was a licensed Security Guard (Background Check) had purchased a firearm in the week previous from an FFL (NICS Check) Concealed Carry holder (Background Check) and had been checked out by the FBI several times in the previous years.
All of which prove that these checks do nothing.

If Trump can find a way to articulate the issue….Islamic Radicals/Unhindered immigration….then he can win here, without dancing in the blood of the victims.

I was a bit dsgusted

At a High School graduation party. One person stated that it was only “faggots” who were shot.

I replied that they were my countrymen, whether I agreed with their lifestyle or not.

Turned my back and walked away before I said something I shouldn’t have and ruined a party.

Those Amish:

SO apparently an Amish youth shot a bunch of people in an Orlando gay club to mark the Start of Ramadan. (No names given, even though they have the shooter…or at least his remains, so I assume that true to form, when they don’t give a name at first, it must be an Amish guy…)

Police say it may be Terrorism. Nationality of the shooter(s) unknown. (Although if it had been a white guy, a black guy, an Hispanic guy, or a chinese guy we’d have been told immediately (especially had it been a white guy and a christian))…the fact that his ethnicity and such hasn’t been stated tells us what they are….)

20 dead, 40+ injured.

Prayers for all involved.

ETA: Definitely Amish. Named Omar Saddiqui Mateen, (surprisingly, they actually named the dude) A us Citizen of Afghani ancestry. “This is not about religion”.

May be more than 50 dead. State of emergency called.

Proceed:

So The Big Hill of boy style Gooses called and said my new 1911 was in.

And, despite what they say on the Leftist Media, I had to endure yet another Form 4473 (this one electronic) and, of course the video from the BATF(e) telling me “Don’t lie for the other guy“. (Odd, that, I was under the impression that currently I could just walk in and take home any gun that met my fancy…but it wasn’t true)

There is always the slight ….Well, fear isn’t the right word, but perhaps apprehension…that THIS time the BATF(e) is gonna say “No”. Not because I have any convictions or domestic violence, or any of the valid reasons to deny me,l  but that somewhere, some asshole has transposed two numbers on some other dirtbag’s Social Security number on the arrest record or some other bureaucratic fuck-up, or that some other dude with the same name as me is gonna get arrested for beating up his girlfriend and her pet ferrett while high on meth or whatever, and the folks at BATF(e) aren’t gonna know that is wasn’t me…

I fear Bureaucratic Incompetence (rather than malice) inhibiting the free exercise of my Constitutional rights.

But last night, once again, I rolled the dice and the (so far) benign hand of the BATF(e) waved acceptance.

My it is a sweet, tight fitted gun.

Range report in a week or so. I got Graduations and such to attend this weekend. And I gotta detail strip, clean and lube this before I shoot it.

Now if only Michael Hast was still making holsters….

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Not Colt, but still:


The lusty Colt, the trusty Colt,


The weapon democratic,


It’s vicious might, makes men one height,


The Army automatic.

Looks like it is gonna be SIG:

Was shopping and saw the Sig 1911. Nice gun. Pricey though.

Full size.

stainless.

Adjustable night sights.

Price (list) is very salty, but they offered me a really really decent discount.
Price was below what I could buy it through my club, even.

Total was about the same as what I could build a Caspian for (actually less…it is the little parts that kill you there. The Frame/slide barrel is bad enough, but then each other part costs you $25/$50/$70…the total is a lot of cash. Plus no fitting of parts for me…. Barrel to bushing, slide to frame, sear to trigger…disconnector…. grip safety…safety. all fitted by SIG. Trigger strut. Leaf spring. …Too much fitting….and no warranty, really
Gah. For the same (or actually about 35% less) cost, I get one of THESE  from SIG….no work to put together and make it work…..with a lifetime warranty  . Of course, I have several Para brand pistols with a lifetime warranty…..except they are out of business part of Remington. Which means no parts except aftermarket and no service, really. So the “lifetime warranty is only as long as SIG doesn’t go bankrupt. Which they probably won’t. At least not in the near future….

And those of you pushing Kimber? I looked a ’em. Fit and finish, not so great quality not what they once were. Better than the Remington, but not better than the Sig. Or  better even than the Colt. Sad…. Kimber was once a fine brand. Now? I dunno. I seriously doubt that the Kimbers or the Remingtons I looked at will go 10,000 rounds without failing…(I have several 1911’s that have passed that mark).  I could be wrong, but probably not. (to be fair, I consider springs and extractors to be wear parts, really.) But other parts should last well past 10K without failing. And I doubt those brands will. .Nor, likely will a lot of “major” brands. (see also, Taurus and Ruger….and others. ) I have a Rock Island that has gone over 14K, but that is unusual… And 10K rounds is a little over 5 years for me. Quality guns last, others don’t.

My new gun is supposed to be here Thursday.  We will see.