Springfield Armory Daily Digest: Expanding the Universe, Weaponized Tears, and Ultra-Deep Concealment

Everyone is welcome . . . Unexpected buyers flood post-election gun market – “Gun sales usually surge going into the holidays, but this year, experts expect a shift in buyer demographics. With Donald Trump headed to the White House, gun retailers are seeing more women and the elderly buying their first gun. ‘The request from people in the general public has been increasing,’ said Robert Boike, a volunteer at Home Safety Academy, a Lake Park-based firearm training facility. Boike said he is already seeing a shift in the clientele following the outcome of the election.”

Coming soon to a college campus near you . . . This Design Student Built A Gun That Weaponizes Tears – “Ask any parent, any spouse, or any histrionic teenager, and they’ll tell you: Tears can be used as weapons. Until now, though, those weapons were figurative, wounding the heart of onlookers without actually damaging the flesh. Fuck that noise, said Taiwanese-born designer Yi-Fei Chen. Having a predilection for crying herself, the Design Academy Eindhoven graduate decided to weaponize her tears into a fearfully literal weapon. It’s called the Tear Gun.”

Remembering Mike Dillon – “It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Mike Dillon. Mike left us on the morning of November 7th, 2016. He leaves behind a large family including wife Carol, sons Stephen and Christopher, daughter Stephanie, and 9 grandchildren. Mike’s legacy has touched the lives of countless people worldwide. He revolutionized the ammunition reloading industry and made it what it is today. Mike also redesigned and manufactured the M134 Minigun that is now in service in the United States and foreign military forces. As a passionate aviator, he worked for TWA as a 2nd officer for 13 years and later made a name for himself as a writer for Air Progress Magazine. He is recognized by some as being the one who started the warbird restoration movement in the 1960’s.”

Lawmaker Will Push for Guns on Campus – “A new effort is coming to allow guns on the campuses of universities across the state. A state legislator pushing the effort says it will make campuses safer, but there is some evidence it could have the opposite effect. It’s an issue that sparked a heated debate during the legislative session two years ago. With Republicans picking up more seats in the state legislature, supporters now believe they have the votes to get it through. ‘By enabling the good guy and a good gal who may have a concealed carry permit to actually be present it makes the would-be murder think twice,’ said State Rep. Charlie Collins, R-Fayetteville.”

Yeah, pretty much:

[h/t everydaynodaysoff.com]

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Ya think? . . . Trump’s victory has enormous consequences for the Supreme Court – “All eyes will now be on the court’s oldest members, Kennedy and Ginsburg. Replacing Kennedy with a more stalwart conservative would immediately impact the court’s dynamics. He has given no indication about how long he intends to serve on the court. Ginsburg has said she will serve as long as she is up to the job. She would likely be loath to allow Trump to pick her successor; she caused an uproar this summer when in media interviews she called him a “faker” and said she feared for the court and the country if he were elected.”

New from VDC Armory . . . “This is a way to add a muzzle device to a rifle without altering the barrel and still get the full benefit of a compensator or muzzle brake. The PHNX-MBS is a Muzzle Brake System that uses a parent Stainless Steel clamp on design using 10x securing screws (the most secure system on the market). The parent adaptor is made in a common industry thread pattern (5/8 24 or 1/2 28) that requires two specific exterior barrel measurements from the consumer and then it gets cut-to –order within a 3-5 day turn around. The system includes a muzzle device that is really very good but with the common threaded patterns of the adaptor the end user can install ANY muzzle device on the market using those thread patterns and correct caliber.”

Australian police find loaded gun in biker’s bottom – “An Australian man linked to an outlaw biker gang has been arrested after police found a gun hidden in his bottom. The loaded pistol was uncovered on Monday after officers in Brisbane, Queensland, discovered a second handgun in his car. A body search revealed the biker had the handgun ‘secreted between his buttocks’, Queensland Police said. He was charged with weapons and drug offences.” The other gun above was found in his vehicle. We don’t want to touch either one.

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