“Despite the lack of accomplishments in this first year, it’s important to always remember how intertwined much of Congress is with the gun lobby, making the advancement of NRA legislation a constant threat while anti-gun safety members hold a majority. … While the NRA failed to secure several victories it surely thought it would achieve in its first year serving as a de facto media arm for the Trump White House, its luck could change in a moment’s notice. 2018’s nationwide elections are on the horizon — and the NRA’s divisive messaging operations require continued vigilance.” – Timothy Johnson in The National Rifle Association’s first year as Trump propagandists [via salon.com]
“anti-gun safety members”
wwwhhhuuuuh?
What newspeak bullhockey is this?
Yeah, I liked that one, too. Listen, there are literally millions of us. If we were actually opposed to gun safety, you’d know it, and I don’t mean by reading the Congressional Record.
In the immortal words of Roger Waters, ‘Your lips move, but I can’t hear what you’re saying.’
‘This article originally appeared on Media Matters.’
Tim, now that O’Bama is gone, the economy is doing pretty well. Perhaps it’s time to consider finding a job and moving out of your parents’ basement.
The “advancement of NRA legislation” is simply the expansion of freedom and the rollback of infringement. This is what he considers a “constant threat” in his world? Good grief, man. Grow up.
Sometimes it’s just nice to turn money into brass and noise.
But for anything else, treat it as training and show up with a plan. And by plan, I mean write it down.
What do you want, how will you get those results, and what do you need to accomplish those results? It’s really simple, and your shooting will dramatically increase if you treat your range time as training time, not just as noisy-fun time.
As an aside, if you are shooting a pistol and you don’t have to take a break every 15 minutes or so, you aren’t gripping the gun tight enough.
Is it a crime to be drunk in your hotel room in Texas? Was there any crime committed?
The hotel parking garage probably has a warning to NOT leave any valuables in the vehicle.
I recall an arsenal was defined as six identical arms, anything else is a collection.
I’m definitely one of the folks that prefers a full grip on a shortened slide, like they are doing here. For my 1911s, I’ve always preferred a full Government frame under a Commander slide. On the Glock, I shoot the larger frames better, but the shorter slides are more comfortable to carry IWB.
Plus, the shorter slide is just easy to move around the body in very close situations.
I often carry a Glock 21 or a Glock 19, but this 19WTF would probably be my favorite Glock. I’ll know after I shoot it. A bunch.
Hmm, I had a sudden thought. I’m wondering if these “buybacks” will take zip guns (the homemade kind)? A length of pipe and a few homemade attachments probably wouldn’t cost more than a few bucks…much less than the gift certificates many of these silly buybacks offer….
‘…on the equator, that’s 1,037 miles per hour…’
Hmm… so 1037mph just happens to be 1520fps, which just happens to be the velocity Double Tap claims I get out of their 158gr. .357s out of my 6″ GP 100. So, if we are both standing on the equator and you are to the west of me and I shoot you, the bullet will actually stand still while you rush to the bullet at 1520fps. On the other hand, if you are to the east the bullet actually accelerates to 3040fps, but you’re rushing away at 1520fps, so it will still catch up with you with pretty similar results. However, the earths gravitational pull is constant regardless of spin, so shooting east results in 3040fps of centrifugal force working against gravity, whereas shooting west results in no centrifugal force.
Once you think about it makes sense.
Neck tattoo is always a bad sign
That was a pretty funny ending.
Now do pinwheels.
Oh, and thanks for fixing the previous article.
This principle alone completely disproves flat earth theory. Let alone the rotation, but the actual curvature of the earth. It’s pretty fascinating to understand these things when you’re shooting far enough that they have an effect.
Fun fact: if you are a given distance south of the equator shooting at a target the same distance north of the equator (or vice versa), there is no Coriolis drift!
It says we haven’t let criminals like him have full control of our country. Yet. For all the crime issues, we should be more concerned about the state. Historical precedence dictates that.
Well done Springfield. You have once again found a way to waste R&D money force your way into a market that is already glutted and populated by guns made by other companies who have been doing it better for longer.
You tried the AR game with the SAINT. Moderate success. You got Colion Noir to talk it up.
You tried the DA/SA game with the xDE. Flopped.
You’re now trying the pocket .380 game with this thing.
You are either operating on a higher plane of thought than I am capable of comprehending, or you are complete idiots.
I’m from commifornia… I do not understand the question.
Side note… WHY DO I HAVE TO WRITE MY USERNAME AND EMAIL EVERY TIME I COMMENT?!?
NJ has more stupid laws than this.
Check out this article on the 12 most stupid law in the US. NJ accounted for 3 of them!
https://www.personaldefenseworld.com/2017/06/stupid-gun-laws-current/