Owners of the recently reclassified Swiss Arms rifles in Canada will be granted amnesty from criminal prosecution, according to a statement by public safety minister Steven Blaney on Monday. “I will bring forward an amnesty to ensure that individuals in possession of these firearms can continue to possess their property without threat of criminal charges,” he said. The previously legal rifles were reclassified as prohibited just a few days ago by the RCMP, and owners have received no instructions about what they’re supposed to do with the rifles. Blaney said on Friday that the decision to reclassify the guns was made by “unelected bureaucrats” and vowed not to let it happen again. In addition to the amnesty. . .
Blaney did not rule out the possibility of either compensation or grandfathering of existing ownership. The thing is, it’s still the prohibition of ownership by the stroke of a pen. Whether they pay you for it or not.
Today’s Lockdown of the Day™ comes from Will County, Illinois, outside of Chicago. A shell casing turned up around noon in the cafeteria at Hadley Middle School after the sixth-grade class had finished lunch, and cafeteria staff brought it to the attention of school administration. Principal Kristen Schroeder placed the school on “soft lockdown” (a “regular procedure in such instances”) and a search of the school ensued. Two hours later, three dogs trained in finding weapons and gunpowder had found no other weapons or ammunition during a search of classrooms and lockers, and according to the Chicago Tribune, police and school administrators were left “scratching their heads.” An email sent to parents after the incident stressed that it was a casing, not a live round of ammunition, and no threat to staff or students had been found.
From The Tactical Wire: COTTONWOOD, AZ – LaserLyte®, innovators in firearms laser technologies, re-engineers the best-selling Kryptonyte(R) Center Mass laser system to give users a choice between two laser patterns; single dot or the popular Center Mass pattern. The Center Mass laser feature projects a ring of eight green laser dots with one green laser dot in the center as the aiming laser. The circle grows at one-inch per yard, approximately the same configuration as a shotgun aimed at a moving target. The green laser, both single and Center Mass pattern, aid the user in daylight visibility, giving the user the advantage of a wide field-of-view while using both eyes for aiming. More info at the link above or at www.laserlyte.com.
The Kentucky House passed a bill last Friday that would allow people protected by domestic violence court orders to obtain a concealed carry gun permit before they go through the required training. Rep. Leslie Combs, who experienced a negligent discharge in her office several weeks ago, was present but did not vote. The bill requires recipients of court orders who wish to get a carry permit to apply with the state police, who will conduct a background check and issue the permit. The permit would be good for 45 days, during which time the holder would have to get the normally required training, at which point the temporary permit would be converted to a permanent one. A Senate version of the bill is awaiting a floor vote.
Short-barrel rifles are now legal in Washington state. SB 595 has now passed the House (having already passed the Senate), and now needs only the governor’s signature. Should he choose to veto it, there’s enough support to override the veto. Paging Jeremy S.
Jerry Miculek is starting a new series, Gun Myths. For his first episode, he’s going after the idea of using a pillow as a silencer. Does it work? Watch and learn.
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Jerry Miculek’s instructions for how to quietly eliminate an unwanted spouse.
Step 1. Get a gun.
step 2. Get a pillow.
Couldn’t Mr miculek be violating the law regarding suppressors by using a pillow as an unregistered suppressor
I’d have to watch the video again, but I believe the government required tag was still attached to the pillow. Shouldn’t that count?
Another component phrase that should be defined is “free State”. Lots of countries have a military, yet do not exist as a free state. What sort of militia then is necessary for the existence of a free State?
Certainly not one as proposed by Stevens.
I hope Jerry either has friends in high places, like dick Gregory did or has a manufacturers license, because if he doesn’t have a license, we just watched him commit a federal felony.
Unless the pillow was registered…
Hasn’t the batfe already declared it not illegal to use something in a manner for which it was not designed, a la sig sb15? Using a pillow, or soda bottle, or whatever to supress a shot does not make it a regulated device. If you modified it in such a way that could be interpreted as intention to make a regulated device, then you may be in trouble. . . If you were loose lipped about it.
I recall a very popular Russian movie; “Brat” (means “Brother” in Russian) in which the protagonist fills a 2 liter bottle with steel wool and uses it as a silencer for an assassination. Always seemed like a good field expedient to me.
Hit the deck!! Sanji’s on the trigger!!
http://i.imgur.com/WNlCPKY.jpg
“Am I doing this right?”
“Nah, nah, a little more to the left.”
*muffled laughter*
“How bout now?”
“Liiitle more…” *more snickering*
“Now?”
“Yeah, let ‘er rip!”
*BOOM!*
“..hey what are these coordinates? What am I aiming at?”
“Rookie, you just took out Joe Biden’s Firebird.”
You got a stamp for that pillow, Jer?
“Are you sure it isn’t one of ours?”
“I dunno. Just shoot’em all down and sort’em out on the ground.”
The grappling cannon is assembled! As soon as the next plane flies over we’ll be out of this quick sand!
Huzzah!!
*waits……..
Did you not read past the fourth paragraph of your cite for “The State enjoys overwhelming public support for their gun control policies.”? That claim is a foundational premise for your entire article – but the poll is wrong! Intentionally and dishonestly skewed toward liberals and Democrats.
While I don’t have a cite for a TRUE poll, I certainly hope and pray that with all the recent attention, the next election in Connecticut turns out very differently than those of the recent past.
the title should read “turn your voluntarily held tracking device into a wind meter.”
If you’re gonna do that, at least make sure the gun’s not loaded and a round’s not chambered…Or better yet, DON’T! Oh and Safety first…
Can you define the English word “Freedom”?
Can you define the English word “Liberty”?
Can you define the Layman’s terms “Come and get them”?
Repealing or altering any amendment to The Constitution is as easy as altering anything in the main body. There’s a reason for that.
There’s a presumption among the Left that interpreting the constitution is an ambiguous, immutable pursuit, akin to interpreting the Old Testament. The difference, we know exactly who the authors of the Constitution were, and we know what they intended their words to mean, because they left letters. Both sides pick and choose here, and they shouldn’t. It’s not arguable that the second amendment was included as a direct, militant defense from tyranny.
To look at it from the other direction, anyway, those in favor of gun control love to cite car control. As has been mentioned here too many times, the point is moot, automobiles aren’t mentioned in the Bill of Rights. Let’s pretend, for a moment, cars are on par with firearms, though.
I grew up with guns. I own well over the average number, and the collection is growing. I’ve never seen someone get shot (though I’m originally from a bad neighborhood, and I’ve seen a lot of people who were shot). Even with a half decade of military service, I’ve never personally known anyone who was ever shot with anything stronger than a paintball or .177 caliber steel sphere. And one guy who shot himself with a crossbow, but that shouldn’t count.
I have, on the other hand, personally watched three children die at the hands of an elderly woman behind the wheel. She was a resident of a retirement community, so, self-admitted incapable of caring for herself. Yet no one was legally allowed to question her driving ability. Due to political correctness and connections, this woman is still driving (if she’s still alive).
Let’s change the scenario. Let’s say the perpetrator was 24, not 94. And let’s say it was a dumb mistake with a 9mm, instead of a Buick. And lets say the victim was another adult, not three unbelievably innocent children. Hell, the hypothetical unlucky victim even survives. What happens to the shooter (assuming he/she wasn’t an off duty cop)?
First of all, confiscation of the firearm, probably not that far off from the value of a ’99 Buick Century. Then, loss of firearms rights. Maybe temporarily, but still more restriction than the rental car furnished by the state while the investigation was ongoing. Then possibly charges, where even an acquittal can be used as restrictively as a conviction.
Let’s be fair, the Founding Fathers and their contemporaries were interested in trying to figure out a way to sling as much lead down range in as short a time as possible, with as few shooters as possible. They not only envisioned the modern machine gun, they probably daydreamed of it frequently. If you gave George Washington or Ben Franklin an M-4 (or AK, these aren’t the sides I’m trying to pick), they’d probably marvel over the design and praise the documents they signed for allowing every free citizen in the nation to own one if they have the means. They would definitely be far more horrified by the concept of individuals in iron boxes who routinely pass each other, with mere inches of clearance, at well over one hundred miles per hour relative velocity.
Muzzle control could use a bit of work, but she is exercising good trigger discipline!
(Just posting this to get it out of the way ahead of the SafetySusies)
Cute kids!
Pet peeve of mine is when children are used for political statements. The side of the issue doesn’t matter. This seems as tasteless as the MDA moms using there kids as props. But…pretty cute picture.
I smell a school suspension and lock down in the making..
OK, my take is that Krause, et al, are apparently trying to train the staff to do something other than herd together in a bathroom, which apparently is the NEA-approved-approved reaction (liberals really do prefer sheeple ). So to that extent I see Krause as something of a kindred spirit, who just needs to take an additional step or two to arrive at the conclusion that such pro-active responses are better done with armed staff. For the children.
I would circumstantially do whatever was in the best interest of my people and myself. If other adults around won’t take on the responsibility for protecting their people and themselves, I’m not going to endanger mine one bit for them or theirs.
My response in that thread:
“Good stuff except if you’re armed. If you engage the shooter you improve the chances of all the others who are unarmed. If he’s ducking and diving and attempting to hit you he’s ignoring everyone else. Best case scenario, you disable or kill him. Worst case, you die, but give others a chance to escape.
In active shooter scenarios cops are now taught to engage as soon as possible to stop the bad guy. You have the jump on them by 2 to 5 minutes and you know exactly who the shooter is because you’re on site from the start.”