The Wyoming Attorney General’s Office, acting as counsel for Wyoming and 18 other states, filed an amicus brief on Wednesday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to grant a hearing in the case of Drake v. Jerejian, a New Jersey case which has at issue “(1) Whether the Second Amendment secures a right to carry handguns outside the home for self-defense; and (2) whether state officials violate the Second Amendment by requiring that individuals wishing to exercise their right to carry a handgun for self-defense first prove a “justifiable need” for doing so.” The Wyoming brief says that the 19 states are concerned . . .
that if the appeals court ruling stands, it could threaten their less restrictive concealed carry laws.” The NRA has also filed a brief in support of the case. The other states joining in the brief are Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota and West Virginia.
Your non-Lockdown of the Day™ comes from Jonesboro, Arkansas where sanity prevailed, against the odds. A 17-year-old student was pulled from class Wednesday and questioned about a video of him posing with a gun in his truck before school. A search of his truck turned up a BB gun, a 12-gauge shotgun, a .22-caliber rifle, a .243-caliber rifle, and some loose ammunition. When asked why he had them, he said they were for hunting. [Duh.] The guns were given to the kid’s grandfather, and student was disciplined by the school. No mention was made in any of the five stories I read of a lockdown, an arrest, or any hyperventilating panic attacks.
I know Valentine’s Day was yesterday, but what better way to say you care than by giving your sweetheart the gift of armed self-defense. Impact Guns, an online gun retailer based out of Utah, is holding a Valentine’s day giveaway, offering the winner a free Smith & Wesson Shield 9mm and two dozen roses. No purchase necessary to enter, contest not valid in New York, Rhode Island, Colorado, and Florida [!!!], contest runs from Valentine’s Day through 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time on February 21st. Go here to enter.
The Mississippi House on Tuesday passed three gun-rights bills, one by a more than 2:1 majority, one nearly unanimously, and one unanimously. The first of those, passed 85-33, says that city and county governments “may not interfere with the right of citizens to possess firearms” and that state law preempts local ordinances. The second one, pass 112-2, prohibits confiscation of personal firearms by local governments after emergencies (a la Katrina) or under a declaration of martial law. The third bill, passed unanimously, says that cities and counties that hold gun buy-ups must offer the recovered guns for sale to licensed dealers, and can only destroy them after proving they are valueless.
If you live in Florida or have spent much (gun) time here, the name Suncoast Gun Shows will be familiar to you. They’re the big fish down here, running large, well-attended shows from one end of the state to the other. Lately though, they’ve been feeling the pinch, and their reaction to that is drawing some heat from dealers and customers alike. They’re threatening to ban any exhibitors from their shows who also attend another promoter’s show. “If any exhibitor sets up at another promoter’s show within the same metropolitan area and within a four-week time period, before or after our show, we will not accept any future reservation for you.” This isn’t the first time Suncoast has been accused of questionable practices. There are stories of Suncoast banning some smaller dealers in the past for selling firearms cheaper than the larger competitors (who buy more tables, hence have more pull). Maybe that’s why it seems impossible to get a deal at the show anymore.
I’m building up a backlog of videos again; so many good ones. I’m curious, because I have no way to track it: Are there any videos that I feature regularly that you absolutely hate and never watch? I don’t really care why, but if there appears to be a consensus on what doesn’t get watched, I’ll stop doing it. Be warned, after I note your answer, I may delete or edit the comment to avoid starting fights. Or not.
Anyway, in the interests of shortening the list, I’m gonna do three shorties instead of a single long-form video like I usually do on the weekends. First up, mattv2099 liquid cools an AK with vodka in memory of Mikhail Kalashnikov…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3KNDCRpG9Q
Next, Demolition Ranch hits a plastic 55-gallon drum full of water with a .50BMG round. You’ll probably guess that it doesn’t hold up too well, but the cinder block is neat.
And finally, always a favorite, Jerry Miculek has “Ugly Gun Day” with an RPK. Some of you may disagree with him on that score, but you may want to do it from behind a bulletproof screen, as he’s about to dump 30 rounds out of that ugly gun in just under 5 seconds.
Sometimes ugly works. That’s what tell people about myself, anyway.
Well no more Suncoast sponsored shows for me. I hate anti-competitive tactics that attempt to suppress the free market. If their shows were lucrative vendors wouldn’t be going to other venues.
the fluttering price tag was a great added touch..lol
I think Jerry needs to work on his shilling skills after that not-so-subtle shill for Magpul’s lastest plastic wonders.
The Miculek clip made me shudder.
I’ll just hope that while he admits to not having fired that beast at all, he at least verified that there was no debris in the barrel that might turn it into a grenade with a 3 millisecond delay.
Yowza!
Here is the chance for the Robert’s court to redeem itself after obamacare.
Here Here!
It’s a diversion tactic by Leftists. They almost get away with it, but they couldn’t stop themselves from screwing up right at the end. Notice how they shoot the pinata. They’re trying to send the message that the Founding Fathers were, in their words, dumbasses. They’re trying to insinuate that the Founding Fathers understood the concept of dumbassery, but we have evolved to further understand what constitutes a dumbass, such that the pinata shooting would qualify today but not back then. More of the “The Founders never envisioned semi-automatic rifles” malarkey. Furthermore, because they show the Founding Fathers being dumbasses, the allude that even they should not have had guns, ergo the whole thing is moot.
Hey Matt. While I find mattv’s videos entertaining, I think there are much better videos to post from good gun guys on YouTube. I’m not saying you should stop posting his vids because they are fun, but there is some more meaty stuff out there on YouTube that actually has educational value. I love almost everything iraqveteran8888 does. I watch all james yeager’s stuff, even though some find him controversial, I respect his opinion because of his experience actually hard training with gear. Military arms channel is superb for information. Colion noir is awesome. Tnoutdoors for ballistics. Sooch. There is really a great community out there. Keep up the great work with the daily digests.
I second MAC. I’d love to see more of his vids up here.
Also look at Bigshooterist. I like his stuff.
I’ve seen a couple of bigshooterist vids just browsing. I’ll definitely watch more. The amount of NFA gear that guys has or has access too is wholly impressive.
I watch a lot of IV8888’s stuff but a good portion of it just feels like advertising and there’s also bad info mixed in with the good disguised as ‘fact’.
Plus now that Barry’s fired and about to go to the clink for dui\stolen property etc it’s just not as interesting.
While Mr Miculek is impressive, I’ve heard of a California politician who clams to be able to do that in POINT five seconds.
Jus’ sayin’
Aww. another racist down.another 300 million to go. gz will pay for his murder eventually.i sure he will pull his gun in the future.hopefully with different results.
Demanding civility in one’s own sandbox had nothing to do with censorship. Would you say something in that person’s home? Would your comments give you concern of getting punched if they were given face to face?
Neither of those questions have anything to do with censorship or political correctness. Political correctness controls what you say – and think – this anout how.
I spend a lot of time engaging in Christian apologetics. In that discipline there is an adage. “In essentials unity. In non-essentials liberty. In all things charity.”
Wow. Go Mississippi, go. And Wyoming. There’s some good stuff happening.
I rather like the MoscowPrepper’s channel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8muPe3o7b2E
Is there anybody who still thinks that big business and big government aren’t hand-in-glove?
Did it again!
However, in my decision to purchase the Serpa, I consciously knew MY FAMILIARITY with the weapon I am going to be carrying & deploying in and from the holster, as well as my capabilities & limitations. I also know that I must become FAMILIAR with the release button of the Serpa as opposed to the active, friction retention of the Uncle Mikes.
Most importantly, before I made my decision, I did research to determine if the Serpa fits me well, is compatible with my weapon, functions according to my (obvious, perceived and/or unexpected) needs, has high quality & reliability, and is the right price. The one feature unique to the Sera is the push-button release. This was a concern of mine, so I made absolutely sure that, other than having to press the button, it had no effect on my natural drawing motions, including the position of my trigger finger as the weapon leaves the holster and the trigger is exposed. The Serpa meets this non-negotiable requirement, and my trigger finger remains high on the frame, well above the trigger guard/trigger, as it does with the Uncle Mike’s holster.
My first dry-practice sessions pointed out how much repetitive practice is going to be necessary to employ the Serpa holster full-time. The first couple of dry-practice sessions began with a sharp pull on my SIG, and the right-side of my pants being lifted toward my armpit because I NEGLECTED to push the release button. Old habits with a new piece of equipment equals “oops!”. In this case, the “oops” did not create an unsafe condition, but did remind me that I need to develop new skills/techniques/ habits with the new holster. Fortunately, I can go back to the Uncle Mike’s holster if need requires.
In summary, is the Blackhawk Serpa defective or the “cause” of the posted Negligent Discharges? A resounding “NO!”. Was it a contributor – PERHAPS, but only through the shooter, HUMAN, decisions & errors, UNFAMILIARITY, and resulting (overall) INCOMPATIBILITY (collectively created by the shooter, weapons’ trigger mechanisms, holster retention design, technique, and resulting elevated risk-factors).
I hope this reminds us that we alone are responsible for the safe carrying, deployment & use of our weapon systems. We must be mindful that they are complex systems that require disciplined consciousness, diligence, training, and practice. We need to look at the BIG PICTURE to evaluate the individual components that make up the “systems”, and that WE, as HUMANS, are the most significant AND WEAKEST link.
Safe shooting – EVERYONE!!
RPK ugly…?
I’m willing to bet if someone’s unloading it at that you’re not going to care.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egsaVu2wgXM
Sweet Home Alabama!
I just purchased myself two new Remingtons (20 gau. / 12 gau.) for the next hunting season. My favorite hunting shotguns.
Safe bet this writer is making up this review and never even seen this rifle. Lost all cred as I just bought one and the bolt handle is not plastic. It looks plastic in a pic so this writer just goes by pics and not facts. so much for “truth about guns”
Guns and bibles are very different…
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f335/DJStuCrew/BibleandGun_zps9ceab239.jpg
As soon as we can we too will join the exodus of folks who are 2 A pro life conservatives who ” have no place “in Cuomos communist state . Sad but reality is taxes , anti gun , pro death of babies state is quickly heading down the toilet !
That’s the flushing sound you hear
You’re so cool! I don’t think I’ve read through
something like this before. So good to find somebody with a few unique thoughts on
this subject. Really.. thank you for starting this up. This web site is something that is required on the internet,
someone with some originality!
Hmmm… Listening to celebrities again, I see.
Seriously, though: “I don’t own a gun, but feel better with a lot of them around…”
Right on!
It is ok to register late… until they change their minds and send out confiscation letters with threats of felonies.
The fastest way a celebrity can get me to stop buying their work is to speak out politically. They can read and play a part or sing, so what. Most are uneducated idiot who should stick with what they do.
The problem isn’t so much that celebrities espouse their opinions or use their fame to shill products. The problem is that so many people out there mistake celebrity for intelligence, or are so vapid that they want to emulate these people.
Most celebrities have neither the intellect nor the education to back up their opinions, so I DGAF what they feel as a result. I don’t like that they have a bully pulpit to project them from, and willing audiences for them though.
That said, I do respect Bruce Willis’s and the Pitts’ healthily pro-2A views, if only because they’re not cliché Hollywood.
70k. Pretty good sized private army wouldn’t you say. Why does the DHS need 70,000 armed agents?
Evidence right out of Chicago that supports carrying. Hmm…