The Truth About Guns


Sharps Rifle Co’s Reliabolt Sets Reliability Record. I Think.
“We were not trying to set a record,” Tim Lesser, Sharp Rifle Company’s VP of Sales and Marketing pronounced in a presser. “We just told the testers to shoot a modern sporting rifle till it jammed. After 7500 jam free rounds and a fried barrel, we felt good about the Relia-Bolt’s reliability.” Which is just as well, really, given the name of their product. To accomplish this jam-free mission, which Guinness has yet to adjudicate, the bolt features an innovative rounded and tapered lug design, S7 steel and NP3 coating. NOW how much would you pay? Well DON’T ANSWER. Because the Relia-Bolt has a lifetime warranty. NOW how much would you pay? $45? $55? How about $149.99? Sharps sure hopes so.
TTAG’s Robert Farago vs. Gun Victims Action Council’s Elliott Fineman
For this encounter (starts at 49:50), Mr. Fineman of the Gun Victims Action Council promised not to talk over me. Needless to say he did. Also needless to say, Mr. Fineman is divorced from reality. In fact, he wants nothing to do with it. When confronted by facts – such as scientific studies quantifying defensive gun uses – Fineman takes the same tack my second ex does: change the subject. In short, there’s no talking to these people. But it’s worth doing when someone else is listening, in case there’s an open mind available. IMHO.
Quote of the Day: Political Power Grows Out of the Barrel of a Gun Edition
“Those in the law enforcement profession have complete power and authority over you, your life, you family, your loved ones, your rights, your freedom, your future, and everything precious to life.” – Onslow County, North Carolina Sheriff Ed Brown [via jdnews.com] [h/t footforthinkers.com]