So I was banging away at the keyboard Wednesday when the big brown truck pulled up and dropped off an unexpected package. In it was a hardback copy of the Norma Reloading Manual, Volume 2. That’s right, it just appeared out of the blue with no note. I have no idea who was kind enough to send it, so I can’t thank them. The only thing I reload are shotgun shells, but from the perspective of a non-precision shooter, it looks very comprehensive. Still, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t benefit from my bewilderment. The best caption for this photo [h/t DrVino] entered in the comments by midnight Sunday gets the book. Ready….go!
Warning: the web site to which the above photo is linked is NSFW.
Oscar Mike!
Contact! Aisle 3! Contact, Aisle 3!!
Be vewy vewy quiet, I’m hunting choco………………….shut up Carl!
Field expedient assault vehicle. Now with 50% more stupid!
Liberals – constantly pushing magazine capacity down, while raising minimum wage – both by arbitrary numbers pulled out of their a$$
Shopping for supplies before a southern snowstorm requires only the bravest.
Abraham Lincoln: Shoplifter Hunter
I’m so operator when I’m operating in operational operations that even my cart is more operationally operator!
Ms. Jackson-Lee (whose national holiday we just celebrated) is a race-baiting POS. Maybe she’ll think better is said gang-bangers paid her a little visit.
And that’s how you ensure you don’t get the cart with squeaky wheel.
Fire team bravo defend aisle 6. Hold until relieved!
My kid can ride in any damned part of the cart he likes!
The Brat Patrol
“20 or fewer items,” my ass!
Supermarket Sweep, Afghanistan edition.
Mop-up on 3; mop-up on 3…
10 percent off for survivalists today only.
BOGO?…HALO? I always get them confused
Damn, these convoys are getting more ridiculous every day!
When the city inspector specified the need for a fire suppression system, the store owner misunderstood.
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Obama’s New 2014 Eco-friendly Hummer …Solyndra’s style only 3.2 million apiece….thank you mister tax payer
Never fails. You’re about to check out and you run into somebody you know.
I wish this thing had a cupholder
AFV with integral roll cage.
Colorado based military personnel have first dibs on the munchies.
Finally, the Obama administration begins cracking down on food stamp fraud.
Something called a MINIMI ought to fit in a shopping cart.
We’re putting a stop to wobbly grocery cart wheels if it’s the last thing we do!
Just your basic Mark I Mod 0 “Second Amendment but…” Monkey with the optional “F.U., I got mine!” attachment.
Tier zero operational supply acquisition.
Damned catheter…
I guess since Idelfonso Mendez is wearing a cross…his sins are forgiven. Frack that.
Arkansans are deadly serious about scoring bread and milk before the snowstorm.
Overzealous preppers lose it over lack of “C-rats” at local Walmart-FULL STORY at eleven.
Now at your local Walmart, buy one soldier, get a free soda!
Now available with light machine gun!
(Not available in CA, HI, MA, NY, or DC)
When snow is fore-casted, southerners get serious about their grocery shopping.
So, the antis in Sacramento folded and left the table.
Good news is that the ruling will stand. The bad news is it’ll take another lawsuit before they’ll obey it.
Cue the “Heller Shuffle” where CA anti carry authorities defy the order until a future case forces them to obey. They could also do the right thing and start issuing carry permits, but I’m not drunk enough to believe that.
Ride of the Valkyries playing in the background
Its not the first time TTAG has flamed a gun blogger. Remember the ‘1911s are finnicky’ overreaction? Sometimes TTAG posts sensationalism rather than unbiased, intelligent posts. It happens! Journalists and oggers will ocassionally jump on something when there’s a slow-traffic day. Its more damaging to TTAG than it is to the likes of FPS Russia or ModernServiceWeapons. People remember…VUURWAPEN summarised it very well
We said “Don’t Squeeze the CHARMIN”, OR ELSE!!
Gimme an angle!
Punk ass coward!!!!
Pusher: Sure is great that the government made the military more inclusive. Isn’t it Lieutenant Dan?
Rider: WEE WOO WEE WOO VROOOMM BANG BANG BANG
One thing to keep in mind – one of the judges on the 9th Circuit Court could himself ask for an En Banc hearing. So it’s not over until the deadline for that runs out, which is March 6th.
Taking the pain out of crew-served weapons.
Here’s a torture test using the cheapest of so called “bulk” ammo. Interesting results.
http://www.luckygunner.com/labs/brass-vs-steel-cased-ammo/
AR this, AK that. I like ’em all. Mostly. Love living in a place where I can get ’em in any flavor. They’re all my favorites. Mostly.
Should surprise anyone… they have the long game in mind; If they appeal, it would undoubtedly make its way to SCOTUS who would then have several different federal districts ruling differently on the matter, which would put all that much more pressure on SCOTUS to take it up and potentially leveling a HUGE blow to the antis.
So, instead of being set back nationally, they are accepting being set back just in the 9th.
Iraqi bobsled team?
Meanwhile in New York, the state has declared registered firearm owners too irresponsible to be permitted a drivers license. Citizens everywhere are now exploring alternate means of transportation.
Bought a XD9 back when they first come out..loved it but unfortunately lost it to a full house over 3 aces…Who would have thought. Ive had Glock , Smith and others since and today my wife purchased me another XD9. I knew I married her for a reason..They are truly superior firearms and I strongly recommend them for any one seeking a carry weapon
Marines never grow up.
man down in aisle 4.
DAMN IT!!! I freaking hate NJ!!! I think it might be time to start thinking about moving out of this state, and not just because of their ass backward gun laws.
I wonder how many criminals and crimes will be effected by this law….oh yea exactly ZERO!!!
You would think they would pass legislation that would protect the law abiding citizen and not the gang bangin’ pieces of sh*t.
Christie is too busy stuffing his face with doughnuts to care about preserving what little 2nd amendment rights we have left. I doubt he knows ANYTHING about guns. Kind of hard to be a gun enthusiast when you can’t touch your hands together.
It was interesting how intricate and time consuming finishing that stock was. Definitely a job for someone with a lot more patience and attention to detail than I have!
For those who think that the 2A is an unlimited right, you may want to look at case law regarding the 2nd Amendment. Here’s an example from DC v Heller:
“Like most rights, the Second Amendment right is not unlimited. It is not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose: For example, concealed weapons prohibitions have been upheld under the Amendment or state analogues. The Court’s opinion should not be taken to cast doubt on longstanding prohibitions on the possession of firearms by felons and the mentally ill, or laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings, or laws imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of arms. Miller’s holding that the sorts of weapons protected are those “in common use at the time” finds support in the historical tradition of prohibiting the carrying of dangerous and unusual weapons.”
United States Supreme Court majority opinion, District of Columbia vs Heller, 2008.
http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/07pdf/07-290.pdf
There are some people in this conversation who are uneducated about the Second Amendment. They may not be who you might think.
The Second Amendment is, in my opinion, the most important amendment because it is the one that safeguards a free society. But we, as gun owners, would do well to be able to converse without vituperation and with good knowledge of the issues we are talking about.
Poster children for unabated magazine capacity…
Can this 9th ruling be used/cited in shall issue cases in other circuit cases before it gets to the USSC? -not the ruling having weight but rather the findings in the case.
” Despite being shot, Hechavarria managed to run outside, where he continued to attack the guard. Mendoza, struck over the head, was still able to subdue the suspect . . .”
… I hope the store either gets that man more ammo or some extra target practice. At least I assume he ran out of rounds, because I don’t see why else he would stop firing…
And to the student, I figure there’s one of two things going on. First, he probably learned a lesson about women some older men still haven’t figured out (looking your way, GZ). Or perhaps he was frontin’ like a big man with his little girl and she thought he was crazy. Either way… not a good choice on his part.
if i was the high school kid in AZ, i would have been long over the snitch girlfriend.
Armed gays don’t get bashed. Gays dependably vote Democrat. Democrats are the party of civilian disarmament. Because of Democrats, gays are unarmed. Because they are unarmed, gays get bashed. Second verse, same as the first.
Cognitive dissonance in all its glory.
Hey, Ralph!
I ain’t gay, and I ain’t black, but I know you speak the truth about gays, and the same applies to blacks. Being free means being able to take care of your own business. If you are, or if you think you are, in a group which people may wish to harm for no reason, it is incumbent on you to be prepared to take care of your own damn self. If time permits, call 911, of course. But right here, right now, it is up to YOU. Are you ready?
Exactly what I keep saying. Count on it.
The first sign will be when cops have to lock up their guns in a locker or armory after a shift.
Something tells me these guys have a plan to cut the line at the ammo counter
Ya’ll know what’s really ironic about these kinds of results; the stupid grabbers continue to deceptively push untenable positions and bring their losses on themselves.
New from Hasbro life size limited edition “Comrade Commander Anatoly with KUNG FU GRIP” $99.95. But wait, order within the next 3 minutes and receive the accessory “Step and Fetch Boris” just pay separate shipping and handling. Hurry supplies are limited and will go fast.
Security to aisle six, security to aisle six!
If an anti-gun state, such as NJ, unconstitutionally jails an out-of-stater for a frivolous weapons charge, the home state of that individual should be morally obligated to get their citizen back, by force if necessary.
One more further point.
When I talk about rights not being unlimited, I want to be very clear that I do NOT mean that we should accept statutory limitations on what we can carry, for instance. I do, however, mean to say that there are legitimate circumstances under which a right cannot be exercised. Just as the right to free speech does not hold under circumstances such as shouting fire in a crowded theater, the exercise of the right to bear arms does not hold under circumstances not involving the lawful use of a firearm.
I find this opinion to be most similar to my own:
“To prohibit a citizen from wearing or carrying a war arm . . . is an unwarranted restriction upon the constitutional right to keep and bear arms. If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of constitutional privilege.” [Wilson v. State, 33 Ark. 557, at 560, 34 Am. Rep. 52, at 54 (1878)]
The problem with talk of a right being unlimited is that it can be construed to mean far more than we might consider. There are always limits to rights, and the absolute talk does nothing to advance our cause. The original intent of the 2A was to ensure that the citizenry remained on military parity with any standing army, thus ensuring a last check on governmental abuses. Thus, the current talk about how military-style weapons should be banned etc, does strike me as being counter to the purpose of the amendment.
However. When we’re at the range, and a drunk person shows up, and the range staff asks him to leave, do you consider that a violation of his right to bear arms? What about the new member who does not obey safety rules, and fires when people are front of the line, or continues to point a loaded gun in unsafe directions. Do you feel that requiring people to lay down their firearms when the range is cold is a violation of their right to bear arms? Of course not. These are all circumstances delineating the problems that absolute right talk yields. You may mean to say that the Constitution permits no statutory limitations upon what firearms may be carried (and if it weren’t for the FIRST part of the 2A, that you all seem to conveniently ignore), I’d agree. In fact, I still agree, I just don’t think it’s as clear cut as you claim. But the presentation of the argument as such has implications beyond what you may have considered, that may prove relevant when arguing the case for gun rights.
Range rules do not disarm people, and most ranges are private property. Somehow you seem to be mixing up the RKBA with discharging a weapon at will.
Those Larry Potterfield videos and a bag of popcorn are often the highlight of my evening.
Brown is fairly centrist. I think the left went left of him a while back. But more important, he likes to be viewed as a centrist, as a moderate.
Veto half of gun control, sign half. Things like that. He wants to be seen as moderate, and he wants a legacy, like his father had. Whatever advances either, that fits him.
ETA: One can hope that facing our severe drought and specifically opposing those who created the magnitude of the problem, namely a federal judge, Pelosi, Feinstein, etc would be a good way for a legacy. His father gets the California Aqueduct, the son defends the drought reserve system from his fellow Democrats who have raped it.
Drive the 5 in CA, between the Grapevine and the Bay Area…you will see signs. Anti-Pelosi, anti-Feinstein. They blame them and that stinking tyrannical judge for an artificial drought Now that we have real bad drought, and these tyrants interfered with the reserve system, we have a crisis…precisely the kind the system was designed to handle.
Operator as F@#%!
The owner of the HC should be arrested, put in jail and the paper shut down.
Ramming Speed!
Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 3 geeks go just a bit too far on multi player mode!!!
Is she someone that has a TV show or something like that?
Matthew Quigley said it best.
“We already run the misfits outta our country. We sent ’em back to England.”
Mendoza didn’t haave to shoot did he? Course he would have looked like a bad Benihana dinner, but thats just the price to be paid for living in a “decent” society, thanks sarah, what would we do without your strong moral compass?
I’d no idea who Nancy Gace might be, but following a quick perusal of a few spots on ‘te intertubz,’ I can say that she is certainly noone with whom I should wish to break bread.
The enemy of my enemy might have uses, but she sure ain’t my friend.
Anyway, Piers Morgan is more a tragic, psychically-misshapen clown than an enemy. I respect my enemies.
The title is misleading. The ATF is not imposing anything, it’s just that the pro-suppressor campaign launched by AAC and others over the past few years has been very successful. Combine this with last year’s legislation scare and you have a lot more people trying to push paperwork throught a system that has not grown in proportion to demand.
Given the Big O’s position on guns, hiring more agents in a time when budget items are geing cut is just not going to happen. Is it defacto gun control? Probably, but I would not expect it to change even if the Presidency changes hands in the next election. The simple fact is that the number of people who purchase NFA items is still proportionally small compared to the population of gun owners and unless that changes (or the NFA law is changed which is not too likely in the near to mid term)’ the wait time is not going to get better.
As to those who don’t want to wait, well, two years ago, when I bought my suppressors, the wait was six months and people groused that they were not going to wait that long. Now the wait is a year. News flash folks, the line ain’t going to get any shorter. A couple of years from now, we may look back fondly at a time when the wait was “only a year.” Bottom line- if you want an NFA item, stop crying about it and pony up the cash.
A word about ad hominem attacks — don’t. Leave the ad hominems alone. They’re not hurting anybody. All they want is to get married, join the military and smoke pot, just like everyone else, except maybe not in that order. And remember: armed ad hominems don’t get attacked.
To sporting goods they just received a shipment of .22lr.
Does the judge think that old ammunition just kinda explodes by itself?
The only thing ‘dangerous’ about old ammunition is if it won’t fire when needed. I ‘love’ when someone puts on a black robe and suddenly believes they know everything. And one wonders where he gets his caselaw for the ammunition…
FAIL. Another rich guy who cant speak to the blue collar base, and cant stay on message. We arent going to win the Govenors office with another “try to be all things to all people” Republican in a left leaning state,
nor are we going to educate the big bloc of potential swing voters – the traditionally Hispanic blue collar who know they need jobs but dont understand how it works.
This was a perfect opportunity to point out how that works, and why the Democratic Liberal Plantation uses the blue collar families for their votes, but doesnt really look after their interests, including their right to self defense to protect their families.
Gun control hurts blue collar families in particular, in high crime areas where they live in LA, Central Valley- and they know it- they all have relatives back home just like the ones in the pickup trucks in Roberts stories on the citizens arming themselves in Michoacan. You think that father who paid $10,000 to the coyotes to get him here, and sent money home for ten years, while he worked stooped over in the fields, and lived in a spider hole to save money WONT defend his kids? The GOP needs to make the point that the Democratic Party is like the corrupt oligarchs running Mexico- PAN, PRI- they are both the same, and every first generation hispanic here knows that in their bones- thats WHY THEY ARE HERE!!!
The rich old farts running the CA GOP cant totter out of the country club to see whats going on, or their consultants cant find the stones to tell the truth for fear they wont get hired again.
In the meantime all the voters who CAN do math, and already see the writing on the wall, the retirees, mobile high earners, and small and big businesses both, along with the mobile blue collar Hispanics who need jobs, are moving out of state- to AZ, TX, etc.
Tim Donnelly would be a good choice-as he is a good communicator, but unfortunately he has some history- and the StateRunMedia is already after him, and scored a big blow against the Latina who dared to help in that commercial. But a little integrity and planning ahead and that could have been a setup and a WIN for the GOP.
Instead of letting her give into the HollyWeird threat “you will never work in this town again” she should have been set up in advance working for some business as a PR person with a guaranteed income-thats what the Dems do, and imagine if she had stood up like a proud Latina (watch the movie “end of watch” to understand the loyalty and love for this part of the latino family dynamic) she would have captured hearts and minds for the GOP…
Just dumb, old dinosaurs in the CA GOP.
Wake me in 4 years when we have another shot and more of them are extinct.
PS: Gov Brown knows it too, but he is stuck with the nitwits in Sacramento until the voters throw them out, while they waste time preening and looking in the mirror and writing ever more irrelevant gun control laws, like De Leon. And thats probably best in the end, as then there will be no one to blame but the Dems when the whole house of cards comes crashing down. Its a slow motion crash already started, but its got to get much worse before its obvious to all the LIVs.