http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM58yMgWcxY
The Truth About Guns doesn’t pull its punches. It’s not in our DNA. We do, however, see stories in context, correct our mistakes and leave the “holier than thou” stuff to the Pontiff. And pompous pontificators. To wit: James Yeager. The Volunteer State gun guru can dish it out but he can’t take it. Reacting to his detractors, this video splits hairs like a Mel Pardue Benchmade knife. Arms bearing is a right—but the Tennessee permit is a privilege. Yeager’s not anti-militia. He’s “anti-retards wearing camos.” And for good measure, the bald-headed bubula thinks his infamous “I’m gonna start shooting” video was “educational.” Thought-provoking. Valuable. So . . . why isn’t it on his site anymore? Don’t get me wrong: he’s right. Yeager and TTAG and probably you are on the same team. How great is that?
…are you seeing the same in your neck of the woods?
In the San Francisco south bay area, it’s not just “no”, but “hell no!”.
On a trip back from Sacramento last weekend, I stopped at 5 Walmart stores – only one of which I was able to pick up some .308 (limit 3 20-rnd boxes) for $19 each.
The other ammo (if any) available were odd calibers, and .22LR was nowhere to be found.
Sorry I’d take Amber Leigh in chain mail over a Ferrari.
Flashback to 2008. I bought a pallet of cases of bricks of Federal .22lr bulk packs. “You’ll never shoot all that! It’ll always be around!”
I paid $13/brick. I haven’t bought .22lr since. What shortage?
At the Lufkin, Tx Academy store, .308 is getting easier to find. Still no .223 or .22. Boxes of .45ACP, 9mm, and .357 mag are still non-existent.
At the Wal-Mart, they had 2 Colt ARs, carbine length, for about $1200 each. Had about 5 boxes of Tula .223 steel case ammo. NO .308. Plenty of .30-06 though.
At both places I had a hard time finding 12G 00-buck. At Academy, the only 12G they had was target and bird loads and few boxes of slug. At Wal-Mart, all they had was that “gimmick” ammo from Winchester, those PDX defenders (1 rifled slug and 3 pellets of 00Buck in each shell).
15 minutes of fame, up.
The Yeagermeister can brighten up a room just by leaving it. He’s a horse’s @ss. Yes, he’s our horse’s @ss, and I won’t throw him under the bus, but still. Besides, nobody with bad tats and a worse beard should be raggin’ on guys wearin’ camo.
I advocated this yesterday. Just 20 clips/commercials saying “Gun crimes have declined in the past 20 years. Find out more and a link” simple, direct, no ask, and cheap to make.
So, people are stupid. What do you expect from “minds” that have been molded by the public school system? They are what they were taught to be — mushy-headed morons who can tell you everything you ever wanted to know about Honey Doo-Doo but not much more.
That Joe Biden sure has a BIG MOUTH.
It’s hard to control people if they aren’t afraid… so it makes sense that the recent wave of pro-gun control is rooted in fear of guns, and worst, the fear that someone they love, especially their child, could be killed by a gun.
Speaking as a “young father” of a son who’s almost 3 and a daughter who’s almost 1, being a parent can sometimes be an adventure in managing fear. It’s amazing how much of our modern, mass media based culture is rooted in fear. Fear in and itself isn’t necessarily a bad emotion; fear after all is a human trait that helps us to balance risk. Unfortunately, fear is exploited by politicians (BAN GUNS! BAN IMMIGRANTS! BAN GAYS!) and fear is exploited by companies to buy $1,000 armored baby carriages and over-priced baby formula (when modern science has proven that in general, yes, mother’s milk is superior).
TTAG has been right about how the Sandy Hook tragedy has been manipulated. It’s not hyperbole to say that Sandy Hook is every gun control advocate’s wet dream: murder of innocent children by a mad man with a gun is the perfect opportunity to create fear of guns. And what people fear, they will seek to restrict or ban.
beautiful poetry, but will it pass? all of them?
An excellent start. I like the change of allowing carrying in previously banned places. I never frequented dive bars, but I don’t even like going to the nicer establishments around here because I have to leave the peice in the truck.
And the MSM will report that Americans believe gun crime is rising during the morning and evening “drive time” news and on page 1, and that gun crime is decreasing at 2:30 am and on page 15 in the middle of the classified ads. THAT’s how our unbiased media works to report all the news…
Puyallup WA (south of Seattle) Gun Show:
223/5.56 = .70 cents -1$ / Round depending on vendor. Everyone has a little bit of ammo for sale on their table. I was there two hours and nobody is buying at this price.
.22lr = $15-20 / box of CCI Mini Mags. Starting to see other bulk product in at panic prices
.308 = .75 cents / round or higher.
Russian calibers are in stock not sure what the price was but people where buying it.
9MM = available at multiple tables for , wait for it, $50/box! Bulk ammo available at panic prices. Vendors “make it available” to you for purchase with a straight face.
40 S&W, 45ACP, 357, – all available but at obnoxious prices. I bought 3 boxes of 44 Special at $36/box and moped home.
High Cap AR mags are available, Seeing PMAGS gen2 and 20 round Gen3 for around $25 each.
No glock 17,19, 21, 22, 23 mags seen since November.
No Powder but there was,brass and primers and bullets for sale. I don’t reload so I didn’t check the prices.
Lots of black rifles for sale getting down to $1000-1300 range. Prices coming down to November levels.
What I don’t see: 10/22’s new or used, Gently used Marlins, Glocks in desireable calibers, HK pistols, .300 Blackout Ammo, HXP 30-06 ammo, 7.62 battle backs.
Have not been to the Cabelas in Lacy but will check soon.
The lawyers and gunstore lawyers can also work this over: absent a formal finding of fact, with appropriate appellate opportunity, that the designs actually are covered by applicable laws, why is this not prior restraint, or denial of due process?
Just sent $25 in their direction, since I’m sure they’ll be needing lawyers.
Great post.
This is the sort of obvious point that every journalist in the country should be writing about to show the administration’s hypocrisy. But, of course, they all consider it their duty to conceal the facts rather than report them.
so how long before Obama figures out he cant win?? its not a matter of if he stops trying or not, i just wanna know if he ever figures it out…..
Wouldn’t pepper/mace spray be a better option in such a situation?
I find it difficult to take this guy Yeager serious about anything. Most of his videos are just bad mouthing equipment he doesn’t find acceptable. He is all about having the right tool for the job and well in the real world that hardly ever happens. His videos also assume everyone is just like or should be just like him. Someone truly good would be effective with any tools they are given. I find his rant to be disturbing at best. For you who believe the enemy of my enemy is my friend that is sad. The last thing you want in a fight is a hotheaded egomaniac.