Gun Collector

This was sent to me from my dear husband:

Gun Collector

You may have heard on the news about a southern California man put under 72-hour psychiatric observation when it was found he owned 100 guns and allegedly had (by rough estimate) 100,000 rounds of ammunition stored in his home. The house also featured a secret escape tunnel.

My favorite quote from the dimwit television reporter: "Wow! He has about a quarter million machine gun bullets." The headline referred to it as a "massive weapons cache".

By southern California standards someone owning 100,000 rounds would be called "mentally unstable". Just imagine if he lived elsewhere:

In Arizona, he'd be called "an avid gun collector".

In Texas, he'd be called "a novice gun collector".

In Utah, he'd be called "moderately well prepared", but they'd probably reserve judgment until they made sure that he had a corresponding quantity of stored food.

In Montana, he'd be called "The neighborhood 'Go-To' guy".

In Idaho, he'd be called "a likely gubernatorial candidate".

In Wyoming, he'd be called "an eligible bachelor".

 And, in South Carolina, he’d be called "a deer hunting buddy".

This is troubling

I am not the biggest fan of Huffington Post's reporting, but this article has me concerned.

NYPD Testing Long-Distance Gun Detection Device

It appears to be some type of very low level radiation that will show a "disruption" in your body heat signature if you are carrying a concealed weapon.  I already feel violated just reading this article!

All the anti's will say that this will be great to get illegal guns off the streets, but what about those of us that have taken the steps to be able to conceal carry?

I conceal carry for a reason, and that is I DO NOT WANT anyone to know I am carrying!!!

This is dangerous and needs to be heard!

Quote of the Day

"Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act of depriving a whole nation of arms, as the blackest."
-- Mahatma Gandhi

Went to the range yesterday.

Yes, got home from work and DH was home and had the bags ready.  So...off we went!

I was shooting a bit low, but still good groupings, so I am not going to complain (too much).  That is a bit of an inside joke with my sweetie, since he says I am too hard on myself with my shooting. :-)

At the end of our time at the range, I got to thinking about the hollow points that I had just put back into my carry gun.  I was wondering if they felt any different when they are shot, compared to FMJ rounds......so, I asked sweetie.  He said "a little, go ahead and shoot what you have and see."  Now, being a bit on the frugal side, I was hesitant to shoot the "pricier" ammo.  He said to go ahead, we need to buy more anyways, so I shot.

OH MY GOODNESS...... he did not tell me that flames basically come out the end of the gun when you shoot that ammo!  It was really cool, with just a little more kick than FMJ ammo.

I think it was a really good thing to see how that ammo shot, so that I am not taken by surprised if I ever have to use it in a real life situation.

Quote of the Day

“Gun bans don’t disarm criminals, gun bans attract them.” -- Walter Mondale, Vice President 

Missed going to the range today..

But it was just too cold!

We have hardly missed a weekend in months, but we have decided that if it is less than 40 degrees outside, we are staying home!

The range we go to is outdoors and is really nice, but oh my goodness it can get cold out there sometimes!

We are hoping that it is warmer tomorrow.  Since it's a holiday, DH and I both have off, so a trip to the range would be nice. (just when did a trip to the range qualify as a date??)  I want to start practicing some with both eyes open.  I know that is something I need to work on.

I am one!

     I am an evil “pro gun extremist” as far as some anti-gun extremist are concerned.  But guess what, I am proud of it.  I am proud of the fact that I have gthe ability to protect myself and others if there happens to be an opportunity to do so.

     I have read on the blog-sphere that some in the anti-gun crowd feel that we should “just let them rob you and no on will get hurt.”  How can anyone with even a thimble full of common sense believe that a person can be robber, either at gun point or not and NOT be harmed?  Maybe not physically, but I can guarantee they will be harmed emotionally!  I can not guarantee that the criminal that is willing to threaten my life to steal my possessions will be satified with leaving me without injury, there have been many cases of people that “complied” with a mugger and still got pistol whipped.

     Have I always been this way?  No, I have not.  I probably don’t look like a “pro gun extremist” either, though I am not sure what one is supposed to look like.  I am sure there are some of the anti’s out there that could help me with that bit of info, but I don’t feel like asking. LOL  I am a bit of a homebody, I like to cook, can, sew, read, and being a mom and grandma.  I work full time and go to school full time.  I do have one tattoo, does that give me “the look?”  I am probably the least likely person that people would think is “packing heat” when I am at the grocery store, but that is the way I like it.

     So, to all those out there that feel that I should not have right to own the means to protect myself, I say “sorry, but I am going to anyways!”