One previously unmentioned facet of the new Illinois gun freedoms is how landlords, building owners and managers will deal with the prospect of tenants and visitors legally toting guns. Private property owners can, of course, prohibit handguns on their premises, so declaring leasing offices off limits to guns is obviously legal, but what about individual apartments? The general consensus is that a rental property can prohibit concealed firearms anywhere on the property, including individual apartments . . .
if the lease contains specific language to that effect. “We are going to be prohibiting [conceal carry], absolutely,” said Victor Rodriguez, property management consultant for Hispanic Housing Development Corp., which handles 3,600 units in the Chicago area. So if you live in or around Chicago, be sure to read the fine print.
“Just give them what they want.” A 19-year-old college student was killed on the South Side of Chicago last month, despite giving his robbers what they wanted. Two men held him up at gunpoint and demanded his cell phone, which he surrendered. Then they shot him. According to his mother, he had resisted joining a gang, despite getting into repeated fights with those who wanted to bring him into their ranks. After handing over his phone, the robbers asked him what gang he was in. When he could not answer, they shot him. I really would like to hear a civilian disarmament proponent explain their way out of this one.
SIG SAUER introduced their 938 .22 pistol at SHOT Show. Available as a standalone .22 (in two barrel lengths) or as a drop-in conversion kit for the 938 you already own. You know, because .22 is cheaper and easier to find than 9 mm.
There’s a bill pending in Tennessee that would repeal bans on concealed carry in government-owned parks statewide, and leaders of the Tennessee chapter of Moms Demand Action went to a Nashville park on Friday to express their disagreement. A half dozen speakers were heard in what the tennessean.com called a “lightly-attended” press conference, expressing concern that the proposed bill would take decisions about gun control out of the hands of local governments. Tennessee passed a law in 2009 that said people with handgun carry permits could carry in state and local parks. But they included a provision letting local governments opt out and reinstate bans. Several cities opted out. The current bill would eliminate that loophole. [See what I did there?] House Bill 1407 is scheduled for committee hearing on Wednesday; the Senate companion bill passed on February 13th. Sen. Stacey Campfield said he has the votes to override a veto from Gov. Bill Haslam, should he choose to go that route.
From The Firearm Blog: Israel Military Industries Ltd. (IMI) recently announced a new 5.56 NATO load called the Razor Core. The load is designed to improve stopping power, accuracy and range when compared to standard NATO ball ammo. Contrary to what its name might suggest, the bullet doesn’t expand or have any other overtly “razorlike” properties. In fact, according to one reseller, the bullet is a 77-grain Sierra HPBT MatchKing. However, it is engineered to be very accurate, and succeeds, if the accuracy graphs from the manufacturer are to be believed. $390 per 500.
SureFire Hellfighter 5. I need one of these to walk the dog.
No price listed yet, but a previous (3000 lumen) version went for about $5500.
Yesterday I featured James Yeager’s take on the situation in Connecticut. Here’s The Yankee Marshal’s, and I think it’s worth hearing. I’m fond of saying that the civilian disarmament movement should just quit with the nibbling around the edges and just sack up and try to repeal the Second Amendment, or sit down and shut the hell up. The Yankee Marshal is thinking along the same lines. He wants them to go after the guns in CT, to scare people into noticing what’s happening and “lift the veil.” Listen to what he’s got to say, and tell us what you think.
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The true north, strong and free (?).
It would have been helpful if he’d turned on – er, activated – the Hellfighter in a manner that would give some idea of the brightness.
I always liked this movie line, “I have a .45 and a shovel, and I’m not afraid of using both”.
I keep reading how photogenic, telegenic, alluring and attractive these attention-demanding gals are supposed to be. I don’t know, maybe, on a purely physical level, perhaps. However, the immensity of irrationality on the part of Disarmament Barbie and her frivolous hordes overwhelms any of those other considerations. I think they’re as ugly as the idea they represent.
That second one from the left looks nice, I suppose Dirk has dibs on her. Story of my life, I see a pretty lady at the nightclub & start to walk over & before I get there 6 guys are on her regaling her about the time they slew a dragon barehanded.
I have but 200 lumens, but size doesn’t matter, am I right? Seriously, am I?
I swear that the uncropped version of this article’s title image must show a Looney
Tunes style cardboard box propped up by a forked stick with string attached. That’s how absurd the notion of “free .22 ammo” is in my mind.
That’s like saying we are prohibiting you your constitutional rights because of your skin color
So far the law does not work that way. Gun owners are not a “suspect classification,” which means a group that historically has been subjected to invidious discrimination. like women, gays, blacks and them nasty ferreners.
My buddy got me this one. I wear it out as often as fashionably possible. I had a guy stop me on the street and ask where I got it. He thought it was the best shirt a father of a daughter could have.
http://myfatherdaughterstore.bigcartel.com/product/10-rules-for-dating-my-daughter-t-shirt
You sound like me. I just handed my neighbor 100 rounds of .22LR Vipers. Why? Because he was out and I consider it an investment for when the SHTF. Told him that too. The other neighbor is low on 22LR, .38 Special and 12 gauge buckshot. I’ve got his “care package” waiting in the safe.
I agree with Yankee’s stance on the whole confiscation thing.
Way to blow the (remaining) doors off of the anti’s old, tired, and discredited arguments. I guess they’ve conveniently ignored Canada, Australia, the U.K., Cambodia, Russia, Germany, Turkey… Hell, it even happened here. Many times. Yeah, you get the picture.
Sorry about that Canada, now let me see …I ‘ ve loaded up my first 100 round thompson drum I need to load the other two and the 25 round mag for my1911 is ready for the range.Let see where did I put that supressor? Oh ya the safe.Ya know owning 50 guns is fun but can be burdensome.The next 50 will be fun though!Now what were you saying about registration/confiscation? Doesn’t happen where people are free to exercise their rights ! But….when you elect complete liberal ignorants, don’ t complain!
I feel bad for Canadians. Canada used to be a great country. Now the boys in red tunics and jodhpurs are wearing SWAT gear and swaggering around like the Canadian version of the Gestapo.
The US federal government has no national police force because national police force marks the end of freedom, and the end of hope. Most frightening is that the gang of five — Canada, UK, Australia, US and New Zealand — are partners with the NSA in spying on its own citizens.
Was talking to a dude on Counter Strike about this very subject. He said that even parliament was shocked by this. I told him that if push comes to shove, and shove comes to a boot through his door, his rifle’s better buried in the back yard than confiscated by the government.
On the one hand I don’t want it to come to confiscation. It will inevitably lead to serious trauma, possibly loss of innocent life. I don’t want to see that happen.
..but on the other, maybe it needs to. Maybe it’s the wake-up call that’s necessary to expose these statists for what they are.
Then again, I do not live in CT. I don’t think it’s right for me to say “Yeah, let ’em come and take it!” when they’re not going to be coming for ME. Lotta keyboard kommandos doing the same thing. So think for a moment. If they were coming for YOU, and seriously think about this–if they were coming for your guns, for your family…what would you do?
I know what I would do.
The landlord can set the rules — but evicting someone is a nightmare for landlords in most cities. And when the rent is being paid, its almost impossible.
PS: another especially good opinion, here- at Calgun forums where the discussion goes on while the 9th considers whether to grant intervenor status…
http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showpost.php?p=13584474&postcount=1895
and a good link to a recording with tips to on when to listen, of the December 2012 orals, the presentation to the 9th by Perutas lawyers, vs San Diego County’s :
http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showpost.php?p=13585057&postcount=1899
The solution it to take the fight to them in the form of IED’s and long range shots. I would recommend you not stop fighting until you lay claim to a large section of land (at least 1/3 of Canada) and establish your own rules and constitution. With each attack have a clear message for demands for freedom of your people.
…and to those aghast Americans reading the above – open a book and start reading – George Washington was a terrorist, a traitor, and an “insurgent” and the declaration of independence was the terrorist’s message.
Why would ban talk about our second amendment? If you don’t like block the sender… I have seen a lot worse things on Facebook!!!
In modern times, “truthiness” — a “truth” asserted “from the gut” or because it “feels right,” without regard to evidence or logic —is also a key part of political discourse. It is difficult to imagine life without it, and our political discourse is weakened by Orwellian laws that try to prohibit it.
The sarcasm is so heavy I’m honestly having trouble wading through it. But if I am to read that correctly, the argument is, in essence: We need to be allowed to lie as long as it feels right.
I love how so many couch commondos comment on a gun they have never seen in person let alone handled or fired. If you’re so thick headed to reject anything but your precious Glock, you deserve nothing better than your Glock.
Before you go on a rant about Glocks in competition, realize comp glocks are nothing close to your factory sponge box.
All factory guns can stand improving upon, glocks need more improvements than any other. M&P’s out perform Glocks factory made. Hell even XDm’s!
Glock-heads, pick up any other gun, a CZ, an M&P, a Steyr and see how ergonomics will improve your shooting abilities.
I see one common fault on both sides of the U.S. and Canada border: good people are quite literally too nice. Why are we nice to politicians and their supporters who seek to disarm us? There are two results of disarmament. First, it enables violent criminals to harm us. Second, it means police will harm us if we fail to comply.
Thus the primary consequences of disarmament is harm to good people, either at the hands of violent criminals or police. Tell me again, why are we nice to politicians and their supporters who push this?
Why are the actions of politicians any different than a local mafia boss who suddenly declared that no one could have guns … and that he was sending his goons out to enforce his new edict?
Awesomeness itself. As we in the gun community know, our opponents lie constantly (sometimes they say things that aren’t just wrong but nonsensical (“the shoulder thing that comes up”). But they have every right to say them. TTAG is a perfect example of truth keeping up with (and defusing) the dishonesty of our political opponents.
RUN….GET OUT.,… MOVE…..BUT WHERE?
Not just the kit but a little first aid training wouldn’t hurt also.
Up until this point I didn’t know they officially allow pages that are designed to facilitate sales. Now I do. So, which side is this a win for?