The recent and growing boycott of law enforcement agencies within New York by firearms industry folks is a fascinating and in some ways unprecedented development. It’s the realization of a theme that we’ve been mooting since the site began: cops are civilians too. Citizens should have access to the same self-defense tools as the police and the police should be held to the same standard of firearms responsibility as citizens. Only they’re not, are they? To wit: a member of TTAG’s Armed Intelligentsia recently sent us a link to some declassified FBI discipline rulings from the Agency’s Office of Personal Responsibility. Our reader remarked, “this stuff makes for interesting reading.” Yes. Yes it does. Specifically . . .
1. Domestic Violence: During argument with spouse, Employee broke spouses e-reader in half and pointed unloaded gun at dog’s head while dog was sitting in spouse’s lap. In mitigation, Eniployee [sic] had been struggling with spouses mental health issues and fol!owing [sic] this incident, entered marriage counseling. In aggravation, Employee introduced a firearm into a domestic dispute, an extraordinarily serious escalation.
PENALTY: 45-Day Suspension
OFFENSE: Assault/Battery, Offense Code 4.1
“A regular Joe would have received a conviction or plea bargain involving domestic violence and that would have been his/her right to own guns gone right there,” the TTAG commentator opined. “And WTF with pointing it at the dog? What is it with LEO’s and dogs?”
Yes….
CTD can FOAD.
Period.
Hmm. Dumb wolves focus on the sheep, smart wolves focus on the sheepdog?
Not exactly, but perhaps some vestigial responce from our ancestors.
What is it with LEO’s and dogs?
Dogs have been wary of the over militarization of the police for decades, and the cops know this.
I love my Savage model 16 in 6.5 Creedmoor. The cartridge itself was designed off the .30 T/C, which is a shortened .308. It has a 30 degree shoulder, and the body has less of a taper compared to .260 or .308. The shortened length of the case is what makes this cartridge excel when it comes to the longer 140+ grain bullets. The shortened case allows these longer bullets to be seated with less intrusion into the case compared to the .260. When you subtract bullet intrusion from the .260’s case capacity with these longer bullets, the .260 has a minimal 0.7 grain advantage. When you combine the 30 degree shoulder (20 degree shoulder in .260), reduced body taper, and shorter case length you get a more efficient cartridge that burns less powder and gets the same numbers as the .260. If you reload, that means more bang for your buck. If you don’t, the Creedmoor Hornady ammo is less costly compared to the .260. Hornady offers match ammo in 120 and 140 grain A-Max and cost around $26/box. Nosler will start producing ammunition for the 6.5 Creedmoor this spring, as well as brass. One of Nosler’s 6.5 Creedmoor loads will be match ammo ($40/box).
“Yes, Aldermen are considered “peace officers”
So Jerry “The Ice Man” Butler, a Chicago alderman, can pack heat?
Would they not be able to use this as an example in court?
You can’t wait for the next vote to get this clown out because by then your rights will be gone.
Excellent, most excellent! Nothing wrong with this, put the power back into the hands of the people. Yeah, the gun grabbers will throw a hissy fit, but you can’t put the genie back in the bottle. When technology allows the common man to be able to create something like this, there’s no turning back.
First, the “reviewer” should not quite his day job. this was a very poorly written review. Secondly, it was . . . only one guy’s . . . limited experience with this revolver. Before moving my daughter up to my 640 I bought this for her to practice with something similar. As an inexpensive trainer, this revolver fills the bill. Would I trust it beyond that, no. I have read several dozen personla accounts of this revolver buying it and this is without the most biased. More trugger pull required than a GP100, put the crack pipe down, clean out, and review it with a clear head.
BTW, I paid $430 for it and it was a LOT cheaper than a S&W J-Frame .22 . . . Have fun!
I’m thinking that we need to come up with some sort of legal solution to mega-cities that have drastically different political views than the rest of the state which result in the majority of the state (land / county-wise) having their votes ignored. It’s ridiculous that NYC gets to rule NY and that Chicago gets to rule IL.
Denver is the same way as well.
Yes, he’s trying to pull a fast one.
But relax and take a DEEP breath folks.
Madigan’s bill doesn’t mean bupkis because, (drum roll please), we pro-gunners have the votes to scuttle a crappy bill in the Illinois Senate.
This is a dog and pony show, per Todd Vandermyde.
It’s going to be okay, but yes, it’s Madigan politics at its best (or worst, depending on your point of view).
John
POI shift is WHY 10 shot groups are useful. It isn’t about hitting the same spot 10 times, it is about how the bullet behaves compared to POI after 10 shots. If the shots are stringing vertically or vertically and to the right, etc, it is nice to know that and be able to compensate.
Am I the only person in the USA that can’t get the sixteenth round in the mag? I’ve left two clips loaded for 6mnths hoping in one hand and wishing in the other, that it may take some tension out of the spring. Even when I get the 16 in the mag, it will not go up into the gun and lock.
Unloaded my ass……
Buh-buh if they can’t enforce the laws, and they’re going to cut back on the FBI, who’s going to come to my rescue, when I’m hiding in the closest? The good guys are on furlough! Oh Noes!
great video but i didn’t need to see the last shot.