The Weapon Blog
In Honor Of Chris Kyle
His funeral procession as it passed through my hometown, February 12, 2013.
Texas Governor Declares ‘Chris Kyle Day’
I have declared Feb. 2 to be Chris Kyle Day in Texas. We honor our military heroes. @ChrisKyleFrog #txlege #tcot pic.twitter.com/rhLhIlevNM
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) January 30, 2015
FDIC Reverses Course on “Operation Choke Point”
In a major development concerning NSSF’s leadership to halt discrimination in the provision of financial services and products to firearms related businesses due to “Operation Choke Point”, the top officials of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on Wednesday admitted wrongdoing and said they would cease practices that had the effect of encouraging such disparate treatment.
...Self Defense in the Home
Brigid has some sound advice.
Look around you, if you come face to face with a criminal in your home and you don’t have a firearm within immediate reach, what would you use to defend yourself? (If you think electrical cord to choke your attacker, you have watched way too many movies with Matt Damon in them). Spontaneous attacks in your home could vary from open hand, firearms, impact or edged weapons. You’d better have the same things around you to fight back.
It is well worth your time to read the rest of the article.
http://mausersandmuffins.blogspot.com/2015/01/self-defense-in-home.html
DEA Chief: US Abandoned Plan To Track Cars Near Gun Shows
The Drug Enforcement Administration abandoned an internal proposal to use surveillance cameras for photographing vehicle license plates near gun shows in the United States to investigate gun-trafficking, the agency’s chief said Wednesday.
...The Voice Of Veterans
Well, it’s a new year. Welcome to 2015. This is the year we were supposed to have flying cars and hover boards. Color me disappointed.
...SIG Sauer Silencers Shows Off New Line With QD Taper-Lok Mount
SIG Sauer has jumped into the silencer pool with both feet, releasing a full line of cans at this year’s SHOT Show. Everything from a small .22LR version up to a quick-detach .338LM beast. Headed up by Kevin Brittingham, formerly known as the founder and head of AAC, SIG Silencers is bringing a science- and engineering-based approach to the business of designing and manufacturing silencers, having rethought every aspect of the suppression process. One of the more interesting results is the new quick-detach mount system, which the company calls Taper-Lok.
...SIG Sauer Challenges ATF Open Letter Regarding SB-15 Brace Use
How to use or not to use, that is the question.
...Judge Alleges ‘Fraud On The Court’ By Government Attorneys In Dobyns Case
Commenting on revelations about Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and Department of Justice (DOJ) actions in the case of retired agent Jay Dobyns against his former employer, attorney David Hardy equated them with “a BATF and DOJ Watergate… or worse,” Friday. Noting that actions taken over a civil lawsuit evidently have included concealing evidence, secret threats against witnesses, and surveillance of attorneys and witnesses, the new information lends further credence to Dobyns’ allegations and appears to show government lawyers engaged in a criminal conspiracy.
...End Of An Era
Marine veteran Michael Smith wept Wednesday when he heard about the death of Chester Nez, the last of the original Navajo Code Talkers.
...Equal Protection Under The Law
But some appear to be more equal than others.
...A Statement Regarding the SIG SAUER Pistol Stabilizing Brace
SIG SAUER, Inc., has issued the following statement about the recent opinion by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in regard to the SB15 and SBX pistol stabilizing braces.
...In A Discussion On Bullet Weight For The .45 ACP
…And Saint Browning raised the .45 ACP up on high, saying, “O LORD, bless this Thy handgun’s cartidge that with it Thou mayest blow Thine enemies to tiny bits, in Thy mercy.” And the LORD did grin and the people did feast upon the lambs and sloths and carp and anchovies and orangutans and breakfast cereals, and fruit bats and large chu…
[why don’t we skip a bit, brother]…
And the LORD spake, saying, “Shalt thou use bullets of 230 grains, no less. 230 grains shall be the number thou shalt carry, and the number of grains of the carrying shall be 230. 185 shalt thou not carry, neither a round count thou 200, excepting that thou are pausing when couting 230. 140 is right out. Once the grains being 230, being the right number, be obtained, then loadest thou thy Holy Handgun of 1911, so that thy foe, who being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it.”
The REAL Story Behind the ATF and the Sig Brace
Hat tip to Mike over at ENDO.
5-Year-Old Missouri Boy Fatally Shoots 9-Month-Old Brother
As the father of a five year old and a five month old, my heart goes out to the family. A sobering reminder to keep firearms out of the hands of children.
...Robber’s Famous Last Words: ‘I Thought You Couldn’t Own A Gun In New Jersey’
A Newark, New Jersey deli owner who shot and killed an armed man will not face charges, police and prosecutors say.
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray as well as Newark Police Director Eugene Venable say that the owner of the deli had a permit for the gun that he used to defend himself.
New Jersey is notorious for having some of the strictest gun regulations in the nation. The robber apparently thought that meant there was no legal way for his would-be victims to arm themselves.
According to Guns.buzz, Mark Robinson’s last words inside the New Neighborhood Deli Supermarket were “I thought you couldn’t own a gun in New Jersey.”
Robinson, 46, had walked into the deli around 8:30 p.m. and immediately pointed a gun at the owner, who didn’t hesitate to pull his own weapon and fire. Robinson was pronounced dead at around 10 pm.