A New Jersey State Policeman assigned to Governor Chris Christie’s security detail has been suspended without pay and arrested for shoplifting. Police in Tilden Township say the officer, William Carvounis, stole nearly $300 in merchandise from a Cabela’s. He was observed placing items in his basket, then removing the packaging, placing the items in his pockets and discarding the empty packaging on nearby shelves. He was also seen removing the price tag from a Cabela’s hat, which he was wearing. . .
when he attempted to exit the store. Police say that when caught he invoked his position, asking repeatedly for a little professional courtesy so he wouldn’t lose his job. Carvounis through his attorney denied both the shoplifting and the request for special treatment. [h/t PetitionForRedress]
Your Lockdown of the Day™ today is, unusually, perfectly warranted. Nine schools in Roanoke County, Virginia were locked down just after noon today after a man robbed the Union First Market Bank on the southwest side of Roanoke. While I love to poke fun at lockdowns that occur for silly reasons or at a great remove from the incident that prompted them, and while I’m still not sure that schools all the way across the county needed to be locked down, in this case there were three schools within a mile of the bank, one of them literally 500 feet away. So they get a pass, this time. The lockdown was lifted a couple hours later, with the suspect not apprehended, but having been seen headed in a direction away from any of the schools. Mark this day, as this is the first well-justified lockdown I can remember reporting, and it may have to hold for a while.
Brownell’s Valentine’s Day promotion, a free box of chocolates when you spend $99. Visit www.brownells.com/chocolate to learn more. The video’s pretty good, even if you don’t care about the offer.
As mentioned earlier today, Senator Rand Paul is introducing legislation that would end the blanket ban on guns in U.S. Post Offices. The measure would be offered as an amendment to the Postal Reform Act of 2013, which was introduced back in August and is still sitting with the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Sen. Paul proffered the amendment informally recently, but has withdrawn it to work on it some more before officially offering it to the Committee for action. The Democrat-controlled Committee has 16 members from 15 different states, so look at the list at that link and see if you’ve got someone on it. If you do, reach out and let them know how you want them to vote when the amendment does come up for consideration.
A man attempting to rob a home in Bloomfield Township, Michigan walked way (well, ran) with an extra hole last night. He and an associate forced their way into an occupied home and demanded money. The homeowner agreed to give it to them, and led one of them to a bedroom, where he grabbed his gun. A bit of fisticuffs ensued, and a shot was fired. The fight continued, and goblins eventually beat feet. The homeowner fired another shot as they fled. A bit later, sheriff’s deputies found an injured suspect in the hospital receiving treatment for a perforated hand. He was questioned and arrested, and police are still looking for the other guy.
MattV2099 is back out with his Draco AK47 pistol, this time with the addition of a muzzle device from Snake Hound Machine called the Loudener. Basically designed to clear the range around you, the whole point is to make the report as loud as humanly possible. The microphone on the camera gets clipped quite a bit by the volume (notice you can’t hear anything when he changes magazines because the muting levels haven’t zeroed out yet), but there are several shots where you can hear it echo off the mountains nearby. (Some NSFW language)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1n2rbpOJ4E
I’m not sure why you’d want it, but “because I can” has always been good enough for me.
My friend used to deliver pizzas up in Minneapolis. One night he got an order for 6 pizzas in one of the many bad parts of town, but he went anyway. As he was walking up to the door 4-5 guys came around the corner of the house and just beat the crap out of him. No demands, no warning, just beat the shit out of him. Didn’t take his money, his keys, or his car. They took 4 of the pizzas and the several 2 liters of soda he had in the car.
Delivery guys don’t get paid enough in some places. just my opinion
The loudener? Like in that simpson’s scene! 😀 Look it up. It’s hilarious.
Good pay and pension. Good current duty. Thinks he deserves free stuff? Who does Carvounis think he is, Jack Kennedy?
This falls in the statistic that shows cops are arrested for various crimes at a higher percentage rate than those Licensed to CC.
I remember the stats as the general population has a criminal rate of around 3%, cops as 1.5% and people with CCL’s as 0.3%.
So cops break laws at 5x the rate as the POTG; and they break the law about half as much as the criminals they are supposed be protecting us from; Yep, I can believe that.
Turn it to 11!
I was told there would be Christie news.
You want Christy news? Type ‘bridge’ into google.
Here’s a video showing a field-strip. Someone asked for it, and I found it.
http://youtu.be/KWpeAqe4k0k
Loudener. Nice. Single chamber brakes like that can be pretty effective recoil reducers. Plus… noise and fire is awesome! For a gun like that Draco with no “real purpose” other than FUN (which is a great purpose), a loud, flashy muzzle brake makes it even more fun. I’ve always liked the Rainier Arms Mini Comp that I have on an AR and on the Tavor. Also single chamber, but it’s smaller than this Loudener so probably isn’t quite as loud but it’s still good for some sideways boom and fire and a very noticeable reduction in felt recoil and muzzle rise (it also has a couple small top ports). Plus it’s really small, which appealed to me. Or… you could always run this 😉 http://precisionarmament.com/product/m11-muzzle-brake/
what are yu gonna do? yu gotta have a job when your unemployed.. and if it means delivering pizzas to keep the lights on, then you deliver pizzas.. too bad they can’t protect themselves while doing it.
I wouldnt pocket carry anything w/o an external safety. That means this requires leather to carry safely.
The original had an external safety.
too many things snag triggers and depress safeties
Cute gun tho.
All weapons are unproven until you are convinced its reliable enough for you. Any example of a production run can and has failed. hopefully at a non fatal time.
I read the title and immediately thought, “Well, no shit, Sherlock!”
I agree with the quote, as a stan alone.
I also thought the article was actually fairly balanced. He admits that stats back up John Lott’s assertion that CCW holders are law abiding, mentons the decrease in violent crime as gun carrying has increased, etc.
The arguments on the other side he presented were, of course, weak. But if you are writing an article presenting “both sides” then that might include bad arguments. He does the predictably heart wrenching opening with a tragedy, but I think he does a fair handed job giving air to the pro-gun side as well. A little bias in the article, but heads and shoulders above what I usually see
1) While an armed individual is the best counter to an potential spree shooter, an armed civilian May not be the best counter to some asshole with a bomb strapped to his chest, I won’t go into detail, but just because you cap the guy with the bomb, doesnt’t mean it still won’t detonate.
2) You seem to forget that we had a major terror attack in Boston this past April, just because the death count was lower, does not mean it was any less of a tragedy. A gun might’ve helped, but shooting some Eastern European guy because he dropped his bag and walked away wouldn’t have stood up in court.
3) I’ve been thinking about open carry demonstrations and have decided that we as a community are doing it completely wrong. Walking around with your AR15 that has every damn gadget that DEVGRU,CAG,MARSOC, and Navy EOD rock on their M4s and attired in the latest and greatest from 5.11 is not the way to win hearts and minds. So don’t be surprised when the 5-0 want to talk.
So how do we fix this? I understand that this might not be practical everywhere, but where I live in Colorado, CCL classes are available through the rec center. And I live 15 minutes south of denver. The political demographic could be best described as progressive conservatives (love right wing values, but guns are evil). So having a community event where there are firearm related activities would be a good idea.
3b) when you decide to ignore the above and rock your Ar15 for a demonstration at your local swimming pool, don’t be a total dick to the sheriffs deputies/ police officer/ state trooper when they arrive. I understand that you legally don’t have to provide them your name as you are not being charged, but, giving them at least your first name could help. Always keep in mind that all the officer knows is some bodies packin heat, and the officer is just trying to go home safe to his family at the end of the day.
If law enforcement arrives and has weapons drawn, hands on weapons, put your hands on your head just comply again they want to go home too.
If the cop is a complete asshole, remain polite, and calm, dont try to educate them on the law, this will more than likely just piss them off. Just be polite, and if the ask you to put down the camera, or not to film their face, don’t, that’s called being polite. Also do not give them a long winded explanation, just the spark note version.
4)for whatever reason there is a group of you on here who will find any reason to hate on law enforcement, more than likely you have been pulled over one too many times. Frankly, get the chip off your shoulder, be a man and move forward. There are good cops, there are bad cops. There are good gun owners, there are bad gun owners. There are good drivers, there are bad drivers. If your a bad driver I recommend you go back to drivers ed with Mrs Sexy Reacher Lady Who Was Like 22 And she Gropped Ypur Penis as you were learning how to drive.
5) smile!
Add the Loudener to a Mosin and the shockwave would divert nearby rivers.
Long before Wisconsin had CC, pizza delivery man Vega was packin. He shot a few robbers & was charged by wonderfull gov doyle(you know, my life is precious yours isn’t worth shit). I believe the case made it to the Wi supreme court where they told asshat doyle that just because Vega chose a dangerous job didn’t mean that he had to give up his life. Randy
Chris, two things buddy.
1. After much study I have come to realize that I don’t necessarily have a Constitutional Right to Keep and Bear Arms. But what I do have is a Pre-Constitutional, God-given Right to Life and by inference and God-given Right to Protect My Life with whatever means necessary. Before the Constitution was created the Colonialist STILL had the Right to protect their own lives. You do not have the Right to Keep and Bears by any government edict. Governments are instituted to Protect our Inalienable Rights. If they don’t, the People still have the Right to alter or abolish their government.
2. ANYONE WHO SAYS THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO PROTECT YOUR OWN LIFE IS YOUR ENEMY! Do not be friends, much less, Facebook Friends who say you don’t. MY RIGHT TO DEFEND MY LIFE, TRUMPS THEIR RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH.
Been unfriended by friends(2), and family(1) over 2A support.
No regrets.
I’ve owned a brand new PF9 a few years ago. This is a pistol I really wanted to like, but no matter how I tried, I hated it. Lots of malfunctions right out of the box. Recoil is punishing and its not fun to shoot at all. Keltec may have excellent warranty and CS, but all that doesn’t make up for an unreliable handgun.
check his blog for good info on ammo testing methodology. latest post is on why the standard is 12″-18″
http://shootingthebull.net/blog/if-a-chests-only-10-thick/
If looks are important, bring back the Israeli supermodels.
Just going to leave this here:
Video: 1969 MI Pizza Delivery Driver Shoots, Kills 3 Gang Members, Goes On To Invent Body Armor
http://gunssavelives.net/self-defense/video/video-1969-mi-pizza-delivery-driver-shoots-kills-3-gang-members-goes-on-to-invent-body-armor/#
Just because your government isn’t a tyrannical one today, doesn’t mean it won’t be one tomorrow.
… especially when guns are outlawed. Being an “outlaw” will be a badge of honor at that point.
I spoke with the ATF NFA branch last week. I had called about the status of 4 NFA items I had in their queue. They were on top of their game and had extremely fast responses. I was asked if I would fill out an online survey afterwards, which I did. I was contacted the next day by the ATF NFA branch in reference to my survey responses. Specifically about my comments on wait times and the e-file forms. I was impressed by the professionalism and desire to increase customer service. They admitted to having a buggy program and are working in getting it fixed. They were proud of how it decreases wait times. They also covered other issues of how to decrease time and improve service. In the end it will help your business IMHO, embrace the change FC
You could use that circular reasoning for anything you don’t like, but that’s just a weak argument from weak minded person.
Umm, your intro conveniently ignores that the Glock 34/35 longslides have been available for many years.
Adapt tactics to the environment and the behavior of the enemy in the short view. Adapt strategy to the according to the emerging value of various goals and objectives in the long view.
I think a folder with a blade length just under the legal limit is more practical for me. But I think a thin knife like the little Kabar shown above wouldn’t be a bad thing to keep in the vehicle, backpack, or wherever. Seems pretty indestructible and versatile.
hmm, didn’t know the Fulcrum came in stainless, mine’s the black fixed with red safety in billet aluminum..
but yeah, no Glock is truly pimptastic without a dovetail red dot sight and backup side (ghetto) sights with tritium. .
I guess we could wait for all the idiots in CA to move, and then when they’re gone we could go buy property there in CA and remake it the way we’d want it to be. The only problem is that the ones who move to other states will just move back to CA once they’ve ruined the places to which them move.
On a scale of 1 to 10 I’d give PA a 7 or 8. Things are pretty good here. Handguns have to be transferred at an FFL but otherwise? Open carry is legal, a ccw is shall issue and cheap, no mag cap limits and lots of public land to shoot on.