Here’s Why U.S. Special Forces Want Russian Machine Guns
Meanwhile . . . U.S. Special Operators and Marines Want A New Long-Range Machine Gun – On May 11, 2017, SOCOM and the Marines posted a notice on the U.S. government’s main contracting website, FedBizOpps, looking for information from companies on their ability to build as many as 5,000 machine guns chambered in .338 Norma Magnum. This round is more commonly associated with long-range precision rifles. ‘This is only for Market Research, but may result in an invitation to an open discussion with the U.S. Government,’ the announcement makes clear. The description does not mention any particular design by name, but gives a number of key parameters.”
Plenty of room inside a very big tent . . . Detroit instructor offers free gun training to women – “Detroit firearm instructor Rick Ector wants even more women to arm themselves, and he’s offering free training May 21 to any woman who wants it. This is his sixth year offering the free workshop. ‘Six years ago, I saw a (media) story about a woman whose body was discarded, and I thought ‘someone should do something.’ Then I thought, ‘why don’t I do it?’’ said Ector, who said he became a firearms advocate after being robbed at gunpoint in his driveway.”
Suicidal, she bought a gun, then returned it unused: Michael K. McIntyre – “The preschool teacher/improv comedian/playwright put down the gun and picked up the phone, texting her therapist: ‘I’ve done this thing.’ They talked. She lived. (If you’re in trouble like she was, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 or text 741-741.) The next day she returned the gun and checked herself into the hospital for five days, through Mother’s Day. ‘It’s your Mother’s Day today,’ her son said when she came home. How incongruous, she thought, to be so deeply fulfilled as a mother, yet so sick that she thought about suicide.”
And along those lines . . . How gun rights advocates are getting involved in suicide prevention – “‘It might last a week or two weeks, but during that time period they hit rock bottom. Then for about 10-15 minutes maybe they might have that ability to harm themselves. What we want to do is work amongst the gun owners. We don’t need new legislation — I want to really emphasize that. We don’t need new legislation that requires a doctor or law enforcement to come in and take the gun when you have a divorce. What we want to do among gun owners is say ‘hey, i know you’re going through a rough time, let me babysit your gun,’ ‘ (Clark) Aposhian explained.”
Not even for the final four . . . See what John Beilein’s NCAA tournament water gun went for at ChadTough gala – “How much would you pay for the water gun John Beilein doused the Michigan basketball team with after they punched their tickets to the Sweet Sixteen? For those keeping an eye on the ChadTough Champions for Change Gala silent auction, that number turned out to be $1,225 after the auction was shut down on Saturday, May 13.”
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Crossing the Line — Gun Loans – “Illinois generally is known for having more restrictions than Indiana on who is permitted to carry a gun and where people with firearms are allowed to go. But, for six more weeks, Indiana will have on its books a law tougher than anything in Illinois pertaining to how handguns may be used. It currently is a Class B misdemeanor in Indiana — punishable by up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine — for a bank, pawn shop or individual to make a loan that’s secured by the mortgage, deposit or pledge of a handgun.” That law goes away on July 1.
Another argument for constitutional carry . . . Sheriff vacancy delays gun licenses – “Blair County’s processing of issuing new and renewed licenses to carry firearms is on hold for lack of a sheriff. So are real estate transactions from sheriff sales. The department is still accepting and processing the gun carry permit applications, Chief Deputy Holly Garner said Thursday. But for lack of a sheriff signature, the department has about 350 applications it has yet to answer. In addition, about 20 real estate transactions from sheriff sales are on hold. ‘We can’t do anything about it at this time,’ commissioners Chairman Bruce Erb said Thursday. ‘We’re not the party that needs to take action.’”
Your jaw-dropper of the day . . . Is Tom Perriello’s previous support for the NRA hurting his gubernatorial bid? – “In 2008, (Virginia Democrat Tom) Perriello touted his ‘A’ rating from the NRA when he first ran in Virginia’s conservative-leaning 5th Congressional District. He also took several campaign contributions from the NRA in 2009 and 2010. The one-term congressman has since called the NRA a ‘nut-job extremist organization,’ and distanced himself from it, he explained to Koebel and others in the room.”
Faster, cheaper . . . New targets cut ammo use for soldiers zeroing their weapons – “The Army’s new zeroing target is finding favor at training ranges — and saving units some serious ammunition. One of the new target’s designers — Sgt. 1st Class Ash Hess, a master marksmanship trainer with the Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning, Georgia — said initial feedback from the field is that the number of rounds it takes to zero M4 and M16 series weapons has dropped approximately 50 percent.”
