I’m gonna credit Mike “The Gun Guy” Weisser for this one. The Massachusetts gun dealer (go figure) was the first proponent of re-branding “gun control” as “gun violence prevention.” While I’ve yet to see anyone use his favored acronym (GVP), “gun violence prevention” has officially replaced “gun safety” and the totally lame “gun reform” as the most recent nom de guerre for gun control. We know this because . . .
I just got an email from Keith Ellison. The Deputy Chair of the Democratic National Committee wants me to take a survey “to let us know what issues are important to you.” Here’s the top of the list:
FWIW I reckon that’s the order of priority for the issues the Democrats are targeting for the midterms.
And while I’d love to see the results of this survey, I don’t think I will. But I do expect to see the term “gun violence prevention” become the gun control/civilian disarmament euphemism du jour in the mainstream media. Because fake news.
I was really hoping for a redesign/relocation of the safety on the Scorpion
That isn’t very nice that they are still shipping that defect. But it is pretty cheap to fix and multiple vendors to choose from.
Gun violence prevention=Locking away felons instead of releasing them dozens of times to offend again and again.
Be careful, you’re making too much sense and I am pretty sure such things as logic and reason confound and (further) emotionally confuse the liberal masses.
At what cost?
Wouldn’t it be easier to just dispose of those deemed incapable of rehabilitation?
None of my guns have been violent. They must be broken.
I do have a hammer that is guilty of hammer violence. Hit constantly goes around hitting things.
Come to thing about it, I think I have a knife violence problem too.
It is even more clear to me that surveys major purpose is just a form of cold reading (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_reading). A scam to find the words to put into their campaigning.
I actually know a guy that carries 3 .45’s. A full size XDM, A subcompact XDM, and then an XDS in .45. He was like a walking advertisement for Springfield until recent events toned him down a bit. He also carried spare mags for each. He was weighed down like a SOB and anytime we walked anywhere together he’d frequently stop to sit down and take breaks. He is also obese. I guess the extra weight could be considered a workout at least. The best thing about this recent SA kerfluffle was he finally STFU about great XDs are every 5 minutes.
Alinsky probably ripped off Orwell when he said, ““He who controls the language controls the masses.” Of course, Orwell probably meant it as a cautionary note against authoritarianism. Alinsky, as an instruction manual for Stalin wannabes.
Orwell certainly meant it as a caution. He hated communism and totalitarian government (thus 1984 and Big Brother; if you ever want to be depressed about where we’ve been and where we could be headed, read that book).
Seems like, after some iteration, a very nice sounding action. Unfortunately, it also sounds more complex than the current pistol actions. That means it is going to take a while for this to become cheap enough to be popular. Patent law doesn’t help in that regard either (but is necessary for Bond arms to have any hope of recouping). The given characteristics (easier slide pull, positive cartridge control, better use of physical space/size, etc) seem to be pretty good positives, but, the fact is, even Kimber’s pocket pistol is barely more than half the price of this thing. Not many people are going to buy it.
Hopefully the tech itself has the longevity to last long enough until it can be made for cheap enough to actually sell.
If money was no object, I probably would get one of these; it seems to check all the right boxes for a pocket 9. But money is an object; and one I’m not close to having too much of.
Gun-control is TYRANNY.
Kill a commie for mommy.
Gun control is most certainly tyranny and for decades this country has been slipping down that slippery slope to socialism. We are a country inhabited by foreigners, and I don’t mean in the literal, global, legal sense. Being an American has almost superseded nationality, it is no longer just a birthright, but also a state of being or mind…and too many inhabitants of this country are not “American”, and I hate to use quotation marks, but feel compelled to. And so many of these un-American Americans have been elected to office in this country by “victims”, special interest groups, imported voters and just about any subsection of the American public. What do you expect? What will it lead to?
None of my guns are violent. Well maybe my type 99 is a a little violent to shoot because that steel butt plate doesn’t feel great depending on where it ends up sitting on my shoulder. Yeah we could find a way to prevent that… I’m in!
You are my breathing in, I own few blogs and occasionally run out from post :
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Think I might use the money I was saving for a penis transplant and buy one of these instead.
FWIW: I got a very nice used top quality baby diaper bag at a garage sale for almost nothing. You know people with money and mall moms like nice bags. It has all the pockets and hidden compartments a man could need to use as a very very nice strong range bag. And …….black……..!
Shouldn’t 1776 go with When in the course of human events… and We the People go with 1789?
Also…can you get it with a few of the stars removed?
Also, also…should we point out that the gun celebrating American ideals has Made in Taiwan prominently on the frame?
“Also…can you get it with a few of the stars removed?”
25 stars per side, for 50 total…
Shouldn’t there be 57 stars?
That’s democrat math right there.
But but, he was just turning his life around.
Yeah … Seems he was bad at math and didn’t know to stop at 180.
I blame the teachers.
Hmmm. Wasn’t the original designed to orient the bullets south-north in the “clipazine” rather than the usual north-south? So there was a LOT more re-engineering going on here. Either way, I love it and love what Bond arms has done. And I hope they sell a boatload of ’em. I’m definitely on board for one.
My neighbor used to carry 3, but eventually went back to one.
I use a Springfield milspec .45 and a Glock 19 for gun violence prevention. In extreme cases I have an AK and an AR available.
Gun violence prevention might involve popping a few constituents caught in the act
Nothing says that you are a proud and patriotic American quite like a US Declaration of Independence themed BB gun that is made in Taiwan…
It has its place but nothing screams look at me, like a molle backpack in military or operator colors
SAM I AM (and everyone else here) read this article: http://www.guncite.com/journals/gun_control_wtr8512.html
“GUN CONTROL” HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN ACT OF RACISM
All gun laws have been blatantly racist and elitist in their intent and enacted to control certain classes of people, mainly black and poor people, by stripping them of their civil rights.
The most dedicated and vociferous proponents of strict gun controls are urban, upper-middle-class, pro-big-government liberals, most of whom know nothing about firearms and the wide range of legitimate uses to which they are regularly put to use.
If you really want to bring about a reduction of violent crime, do away with the racist Gun Control Act of 1968 (that was intended to keep guns from inner-city black people, but failed miserably).
Crime and homicide rate skyrocketed after the 1968 law was passed. It didn’t come down until the revolution in legalizing concealed carry was underway.
We need to eliminate the entire US Code that constitutes the National Firearms Act of 1934 (which was originally created to prevent black men from having handguns, even though handguns were removed from the legislation before the bill passed).
Moreover, we need to repeal the Gun Control Act of 1968, the Firearm Owners Protection Act (specifically the Hughes Amendment) of 1986, the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993, and abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, none of which has prevented a single violent crime, in fact quite the contrary. Disarming law-abiding citizens has allowed criminals to flourish.
Then ban all state laws that violate the civil rights and liberties of all law-abiding American people black & white, rich & poor.
Once Nationwide Constitutional Carry is the law of the land, deadly “gun-free” killing zones are completely eliminated, and people who commit violent crimes using a firearm are locked up for decades through mandatory minimums, violence will be all but a thing of the past.
The difference isn’t in the training, the difference is that when a cop claims it was an accident they give him a month paid vacation. When a civilian claims it was an accident they prosecute him.
BTW, I have not received any compensation from the NRA.
Our tires are made with high quality genuine rubber with proprietary grooved tread design for superior handling. All tires made right here by us include top grade steel belting to ensure steel strength for long life while unique patterns and patented tread designs provide smooth quiet ride…… blah blah blah
This kind of sales tactic reminds me of Dan Coonan.
I’ve been waiting for him to finish his designs for a 44 Mag version 1911. Last time I emailed him he said they have been busy with their new line of Coonan 1911’s in 45 ACP……
WTF?!
Why the heck would you take a design EVERYBODY makes, make it awesome by loading it in a super popular non auto caliber, make yourself stand out….. THEN… start making them just like everybody else has done for the last 100+ years…..
bah!
Too late.
Walking around a Big 10 campus I see LOTS of packs and sling bags with MOLLE nowadays. To the hoi-polloi MOLLE is just as mysterious, and useless, as the attachments for crampons and ice axe that are seen on some of the other high-end choices; all they want is a bag that will last a year and doesn’t look like what their little sister gets on the bus with back home.
Years back I looked hard for a “non tactical” bag, and then gave up. I put a flashing red strobe like a cyclist might use, and a peace sign pin from a local head shop on my black tactical bag and nobody gives me a second look. (It might help that I come by a certain “old hippy” look fairly honestly.)
Black and MOLLE is fairly normalized these days as long as you avoid hanging your big ol’ Bowie knife on the outside.
Need to get 2, and the rifle.
I have plenty of GLOCKs. I want to carbine.
Nice review.
I just looked at one at my LGS with the intention of buying if ti gave me the warm fuzzies.
The deal breaker (for now) was that my SR9 magazine wont work in it couple with that POS safety on the frame.
I don’t care about the safety itself but the flat is obtrusive and where my thumb wants to be when holding the pistol. Maybe they will do a PRO model without it.
I liked the sights (can see the whole dot in the rear outline) and the stippling (I wish the SR had stippling or checkering on the backstrap).
Easy to rack and the trigger on the one I handled was waaaay better than most other tupperwear guns (except my SR9c).
If I find one for 240 I will probably buy it anyway. It may become my recommendation for newbs over the Creed/PPX.
Thanks
“Wookie” LOL
As much as I like Han Solo’s best friend, I would recommend Wookie-free shoulder-holster carry.
The exposed hammer groove is so you can set it up as a booby trap.
Wedge it into place, rack the slide (setting the hammer), place a small object tied to a trip-wire on top of the hammer, pull the trigger all the way back and tie it back. Walk-away. Aim pistol at 20# jar of tannerite to increase the . . . confusion.
That’s also why it’s a < $300 pistole.
We tried to deny the problem existed by blaming everybody else and letting the trolls scream in our defense to “just not drop it”, but that didn’t work. So now, you can spend your time and money sending it back to us and we pinky-promise to f̶i̶x̶ i̶t̶ provide increased drop performance. O̶r̶ y̶o̶u̶ c̶a̶n̶ j̶u̶s̶t̶ g̶o̶ b̶u̶y̶ s̶o̶m̶e̶t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶ t̶h̶a̶t̶ w̶o̶r̶k̶s̶.̶
The real concern with this story isn’t that Russia may have funneled money to the Trump campaign via the NRA. My concern is what will Torshin do with all the weekly or daily solicitation mail from NRA, asking for donations, and is all the NRA swag (hats, roller duffles, jackets, vests, cleaning kits, etc.) he signed up for compliant with ITAR export regulations?
Poor cats, their safe space was invaded by those nasty brutish, deplorable hounds. I didn’t read anywhere that any of the cats were killed, they’ll come crawling back over time. By the way, domestic cats kill sh*tloads of birds every year, so I don’t have much sympathy for them.
This investigation has more “dimensions” than string theory … and less actionable / testable theories.
Democrat Murphy received 1,166,911 votes to Republican Guadagno’s 883,973 votes, for a solid 55% to 42% trouncing. Ouch. It’s hopeless! Change-agent Republicans can’t win in New Jersey! Or can they?
Trump got schlonged by Hillary by that same 55% to 42% margin in 2016. However, in 2016, the turnout was higher. Hillary received 2,021,756 votes to Trump’s 1,535,513 votes.
Soooo…..there exist some 1,535,513 Republican, or at least non-Democrat, voters in NJ. Where were they in the governor’s race? That’s a huge surplus of Trump voters who just forfeited their votes and their rights and handed the keys to the Democrats.
THIS is why I have no sympathy for these lazy, complacent people in NJ and other slave states. You say you want a revolution? Well…..you know…..
I don’t support sending Texas boys to New Jersey to do what New Jersey boys should be doing for themselves legally and easily.
Suck it, New Jersey. Suck a million.
Off the subject a bit, but I couldn’t help noticing the “DINE-IN” sign. Reminds me of the small pizza place in my small town. It also has a DINE-IN sign.
I always thought the phrase to “DINE” in, or out was reserved for a “Classier” place, such as a “Dinner house”, at least something other than a pizza place, or hamburger joint.
Well, John Wayne didn’t perforate innocent bystanders in movies or in real life, so if a bunch of John Waynes pop up and start firing, we should be just okey dokey.
Time to head for greener pastures, this will be the final nail. People unfortunate enough to grow up in New Jersey can’t wait for SCOTUS or Congress to save us any longer
…Did someone say Civil War…? And the arrest, conviction, and execution of traitors to the US Constitution…For those Who would misuse their public office in the name of public safety to criminalize, Strip them of their civil rights, property, and strike fear in their fellow US citizen…..
No, it’s neither mental illness or toxic masculinity. You are about as statistically safe around the mentally ill population as the rest of the population save for one segment of that population; the psycho/sociopath/narcissistic-personality disorder, which I might add usually go undetected in society. Toxic masculinity? Most likely just arrogant children who feel the world owes them something. Much like Islamic terrorists, and especially democrats. You call them snowflakes, I still call them cupcakes.
Under $200? I’m so getting one…
Anyone know what the muzzle velocity is for the BB’s?
What do you expect from a state where (according to another thread on these forums) possession of a slingshot is a felony!
Happy Motoring, Mark
I thought that was an everyday carry pocket dump at first.
She’s just half a sentence away from saying all men are mentally ill. (The enchanting moment when we’ll all be carted away to an armed guard facility.)
nothing new really. intimidation is their number one tactic. i can’t tell you how many times a cop has asked to search my car and i said no then i was let go after a few minute wait. they just wanted to see if i would freak out for having to wait. i didn’t, no drug dog, and i left. this happened more than once. if you let them intimidate you, then they will just keep doing it. Let them violate your rights then you take their ass to court. as long as you don’t live in Commiefornia or New Fascists City, you will probably win. but you can’t win in court if you make him shoot you. you may not “win” but a settlement to me IS a win.
this would make a nice shifter handle.
The swapable magwell makes me think…. Could a cali gun maker build an AR-lower with a detatchable magazine well, and easily affordable spares so you swap the whole well instead of removing the magazine?
It’s like every decision the NRA makes ends up being terrible for gun owners, but another reason for them to beg for more money.
i dont see triggers falling into this category. hopefully im right. the trigger doesn’t pull itself no matter the trigger job done. on the other hand a bumpfire, depending on the model, may not make you pull the trigger at all if it does it for you. seems like that is what they are going for.
We are here because Congress doesn’t want to do its job and they don’t like the result of a correct interpretation of the law. Congress defines, bureaucrats enforce. Bumpfire stocks are not machine guns. And never invite bureaucrats to change the clear meaning of the law simply because you don’t like the result. Want to outlaw bumpfire stocks? Go back to Congress and change the law.
1360 words excluding title, subtitle, author and date
Once again someone with passable writing skills and a desire to castrate men is given a forum to display an astonishing inability to examine evidence and draw reasonable conclusions.
Laura could have written that all mass murderers are air breathers and it would have been a generalization worthy of her talents, as displayed in the Politico piece. The claim actually would have been valid. Unfortunately it could cast a bad light on females since they too are air breathers so just to make sure we all understand the real source of the problem she states it over and over: Men.
Here is the title of her piece for those not interested in going and reading it; note the specific identification of men:
Don’t Blame Mental Illness for Mass Shootings; Blame Men
Based on my own experience reading Laura’s manifesto I have to recommend to fellow TTAG readers that they steer clear of this article. Think of it as something soft, smelly, wet and often found on the ground in a cow pasture. You’ll get the idea.
It doesn’t come in 80% and is still striker fired. When’s the 80% CZ-75?
(Seriously, where is the 80% CZ-75? Frequently cloned, no patent issues and parts are more than obtainable.)
He had “blue plastic hose with funnel, fan and SCUBA mask attached.”
I don’t get it. I guess to keep down smoke but that doesn’t make sense in that configuration. That is some serious premeditation, I would never have considered smoke build up in the room.
Personally, I don’t give a flying bat sh*t about bump stocks. Face it, they’re stupid.
The NRA knows which battles to fight.
Wish I could get my hands on the Shadow 2 Kadet Kit!!!
“According to police, John Boeder, 51, and Bryan Keith Spaulding, 52, were hunting Sunday night in the Crabtree Lake area off Quartzville Road outside of Sweet Home.”
I thought Sweet Home was in Alabama……
Just wondering, If Mass gun owners said noway we will go to war. How many volunteers could they expect from other states. I’m guessing none. Much talk of revolting, when in fact the breath of forming the words are stronger then the words themselves.
Looking at the pictures, it looks more like 10-15 guys had been standing around with loaded weapons and then just dropped them and left than someone with any organized formal plan to shoot at the concert. For someone who thought through this enough to worry about bullet drop, the layout of his ‘resources’ doesn’t make a bit of sense.
Dana is a brave woman in the face of adversity. It would be easier to be quiet and just go along.
It appears that fool doesn’t recall that when DC was the murder capitol of the world in the early 90s, guns were completely banned and had been for many years.
To put it mildly, it didn’t work.
The New York Times has for many decades been a Left Wing Rag. It uses the same tactics as the Fascist era De Sturmer used to support the Nazi’s. Use defamation to attempt to discredit anyone who doesn’t follow their Ideology. Twist others beliefs to make them look and seem evil all the while claiming purity of intent. Didn’t turn out very well for the Jews of the time. Keep Your Powder Dry…
Hang this around her neck every time she runs for office the rest of her life. Never let anyone forget it. Let her be an example.
I have both the binary trigger and the echo trigger. They make me smile. I ordered one more of each even though I’m in the best place to be with your black rifles… Idaho!
Wait, I thought McCarthyism was bad?
Sorry comrade. I forgot for a moment: We have always been at war with Oceana.
The easier it is for all of us to make guns the hard it is for anyone to ever ban guns. LOVE THIS! MOAR POLY80 type designs please :D.
Nice choice in using the 1853 Enfield rifle for the article pic. You’ve inspired me to take mine out today.