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Conservatives let the Communists pull that Saul Alinsky crap every time. We have to punish this punks when the step in it. Just like with Letterdork making comments about Palin’s 14 y.o. daughter. If that had been a conservative sports commentator, he would have left his job. Instead, intern humping letch is still there being a political hack and carrying Barry’s water.
I’m guessing that the insurance company underwriting the event, and or stadium, made the owners an offer they couldn’t refuse. We’ll underwrite a liability policy if you’re, 1) selling beer, or 2) allowing off-duty cops and CCW holders to be armed,…but not both. Pick one. You make the call!
Ya, it’s your basic “Duh?” moment. $$$$
I don’t go to these sort of events, but I know that tickets to stadium and other public events often contain a very small print legal disclaimer on the back that you are agreeing to simply by attending. Is it possible that by entering the stadium(s) the patrons are voluntarily giving up their right to sue in the event of some altercation or terrorist attack? That would explain the insurance companies and lawyers position on this as otherwise they would be wide-open for massive lawsuits in such events.
Here in Miami for the Dolphins game they always have quite a few cops around, with at least one at every gate with jacket and rifle and sometimes even a dog. Also even if someone tried to bring in a weapon they’d most likely find it at the bag check since for years they have gotten very through. Since 9/11 they inspected every bag. After Boston they make you empty out your pockets and you can only use clear plastic bags instead of backpacks ans such. TBH the place I feel the least safe is at the gate with the most security, because that is where it gets really congested. If, god forbid, someone was in the crowd with a grenade or a bomb he could take a lot of people out because the security wouldn’t have ever gotten a chance to see if he was armed or not.
I’ve had an M500 since before it was cool. Seriously, my Maverick 99 by Mossberg was simply the cheapest thing on the market 15 years ago when I bought it.
It’s still cheap, but it’s a 20″ cylinder bore 8 shot pump 12 gauge that has proved reliable and rugged for a decade and a half.
The barrel, 8 shot tube and black synthetic furniture were factory for about $200 back in the day. I wanted a ‘tactical’ shot gun for not much money that would replace my worn and ageing Franchi SPAS12, and the 99 fit that bill.
A couple of years later a friend turned up with an M590 for only about $100 more and I wanted one so bad I could cry. A decade later my cheap M88 still puts shells down range reliably and as accurately as you could expect from such a barrel. The lack of a heat shield, bayonet lug and other largely aesthetic features, so important then, now in no way impair the brutal efficiency of the M88/M500, they only make it lighter.
Speaking of lighter, it is shockingly light and as a result the recoil with serious loads is prohibitive. The gun was known as the ‘security’ gun, and it shows it’s intent: to be carried much and shot very little.
Still, an experienced user can focus a 5 second tube dump of 8- 3″ 00 on a torso target with devastating effect, out to the weapons 75 yard effective range. Your teeth will rattle and if you’re sneaking up on 40 like me your neck and back may hurt for a while, but it is still able to assert itself as the queen of the battlefield within it’s range when you’re willing to under go the punishment it dishes out on the ‘friendly end’.
My copy is pitted on the outside of the barrel, scared and scratched, abused and often maligned. It has spent years in the trunks of cars, silently rusting, but when it’s deployed it still sends shells down range with the same aplomb as it ever did, and the effect is still just as devastating.
It will never be the 10 shot semi/pump light recoiling SPAS it replaced, but then again, you could have 10 M88s for the price of a SPAS, and you’d never be outgunned.
Easy, Galand Revolver. One is shown in “The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly” when Tuco is in the store. He picks one up, plays with the lever under the barrel, and doesn’t approve of it.
http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Good,_The_Bad,_and_The_Ugly,_The#Galand_Revolver
I care why? Oh yeah, cause we’re all likely less safe and certainly less free. The POTG should avoid the NFL like Nancy Pelosi with a ‘reasonable compromise’. Until such feel the pain there will never be a reckoning.
“Jeff Follmer, president of the Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association, said the policy is ‘disappointing.’ ‘We are police officers 24/7,’ Follmer said.
Really, Jeff? Do your fellow New York City undercover cops feel the same?
Didn’t think so.
Nice, inflammatory, un-PC graphic. Tsk, tsk. When will they ever learn? They’re SO violent.
The question should be, “why aren’t these women tooling up?” Duh, some dude has promised to put you in the ground and you’re all emo and conflicted about what you need to do? When you get right down to it it’s a pretty simple equation. You’re the first and best line of defense. You are the first responder. You owe your assailant little or nothing and you owe yourself and your loved ones everything. It’s a hard place to be but you must come out the other side with your humanity, your dignity, your life and your soul intact. For all that you hold dear, never submit or succumb, not without the fight of your life. .
I have to say, I find this both ridiculous and fair. Not sure I’ve ever seen anything that checks both those boxes at the same time before. Here in WA, the stadium is being as accommodating as they can, providing a secure area with gun lockers. If I were to go to a game (which I wouldn’t because fair doesn’t trump ridiculous), the on duty guys would escort me to the lockers and watch me secure my sidearm.
The unfortunate thing for me is that the stadium also runs the convention center next door, and that’s where the car and motorcycle shows are. I like sports cars and bikes more than football, but looks like I won’t be going there either.
There is some debate around here about whether the NFL can enforce this policy against state law, which says they can’t do it in a publicly owned facility (stadium was paid for with tax dollars), but so far nobody has cared enough to mount a legal challenge. And as much as I would like to see it hashed out in court, any resources used would be better directed to a case that benefits more Americans than those who carry a badge.
At the end of the day, bringing a gun to the game should be open to anyone, provided they don’t get stupid drunk. Just like everywhere else.
its either a LeFaucheux pinfire revolver or New english patent pin fire pistol 7
It’s a Degueldre pinfire. I haven’t found too many specifics yet, other than a couple that were for sale at one point. Despite the lever being broken, the finish looks decent compared to the ones on the market, so I’d say it’d get $400 easy.
There’s only 1 machine gun that I’ve always wanted to fire and have never had the chance. A water cooled Vickers .303. Don’t guess I ever will.
If they lose on this one, the gun control folks will be all over it about how the “gun lobby” lost this time. Also, I don’t think the argument is that to keep the recall power, one should not use it, it’s that one should not use it excessively. If a politician is doing things you don’t like, you can vote them out next election.
I’ll just make the blanket statement that I strongly disagree with most of the comments here for several reasons. First, the no-gun policy effectively makes NFL stadiums Gun Free Zones, which commensurately increases their attractiveness for a mass shooter and / or terrorist. Second, I see a new trend in the civilian disarmament agenda – to *allow* only on-duty LEOs to carry. This idea further perpetuates that only government agents – and only when officially on the clock – are allowed to carry a firearm. I disagree with any arrangement where responsible people are not allowed to carry firearms. If anything, non-LEOs are more responsible with firearms than LEOs.
While the rest of you are getting your schadenfreude against LEOs, the civilian disarmament agenda notches up yet another victory. Bash LEOs for their mistakes, and deservedly so, but when y’all celebrate the addition of major Gun Free Zones, you don’t have my support.
And for those wondering, I absolutely support the right of responsible (essentially non-violent felons and US citizens) to carry firearms. I support rights in other states, help civilians get CC permits, help with AR and other purchases, introduce people to hunting and shooting, call and write congressmen, joined NRA, FPC, etc. I could do more, but I do have a life to live and a family to support, and I definitely do more than most. I’ve also protected people, taken enforcement action and stopped crimes in progress while carrying off duty. I personally know of other LEOs who have done the same, so I’d prefer not to be lumped in with LAPD, NYPD, Chicago PD, etc. I’m also supporting a very pro-gun union rep, and will run to be a union rep myself if he is promoted to a district rep.
I am seriously debating boycotting NFL stadiums due to this policy, but if you all want to be happy about it, that’s your choice.
Why don’t we give our ground,and our families,and our dignity and our wallets and our homes and our children and our pride and our belongings and our cars and our……..,FU go to hell.
Stupid f…ing liberal idiots,Idealizing a worthless thug,drug dealer/ user,punk,bully,crook burglar,thief,hood(hoodie).
Why shoot a $3K rimfire? Thank goodness she does! If I watched her shoot the same make/model of rifle I shoot I would be forced to stop pretending, “if I had enough practice and a good enough rifle, I could shoot like that”. With a $10K rifle and a thousand bricks of .22’s, there is not guarantee that I have the inherent skill to shoot that well.
The lady is a gifted shooter. Done deal. Few people have that gift. Fortunately, Ms. Weiss is also enthusiastic, entertaining, a wonderful role model and cuter than a basket full of kittens. I’d happily watch her shoot a slingshot, and then be encouraged to give it a try myself for the first time in years, because of her enthusiasm and showmanship.
Hope she never gets
That tacticool ammo belt
For some strange reason…
This demonstrates the level of hysteria coming from civilian disarmament proponents. It was only a matter of time before the gun grabbers started targeting off-duty and retired police. I hope that is a serious tactical mistake and finally pushes police agencies to vocally support our side.
And if you want a glimpse into the future, the gun grabbers will eventually require off-duty law enforcement officers to be unarmed. They will drive to their office/station where they will only get their sidearm to wear while on-duty. When they finish their shift, they will once again store their sidearm at the office/station and go home unarmed. And there will be no special considerations for retired officers.
My absolute, personal favorite firearm of all time, hands down. Thanks for the review.
They should say “only the cops that will take orders from us should have guns”. That’s what they really want.
Putting up “Cancer Free Zone” signs in hospitals. You’d better believe I’m going to be using THAT analogy more than once in the near future…
Looking forward to review. I love pistol caliber carbines. But for pure Gun Porn purposes I prefer the Beretta Cx4 Storm. The Beretta is Playboy and the Taurus is Penthouse and the Hi-Point is Hustler. LOL