“Officers were dispatched to the 2100 block of South Bertelsen Road near West 18th Avenue,” registerguard.com reports. “A resident of the area had reported that a man was wandering around outside a duplex and pointing a rifle with a silencer at neighboring properties . . . Police sent an armored vehicle to the home, and used a crisis negotiator to contact Ryan and two other people who were there. A number of officers had their weapons drawn when Ryan emerged from the duplex. He did not put up a struggle before surrendering to police. Officers obtained permission to search the home and found the pellet gun that Ryan allegedly had been carrying, [Police Sgt. David] Natt said. He added that it can be difficult for police to know at the outset of an investigation whether or not a weapon is an actual firearm. ‘It’s a very dangerous situation,’ Natt said.” Roger that.
I don’t know about the rest of the people here but I find it’s not a good idea to sell any of my weapons. I believe I’m going to need all of them as well as all the ammo I can round up in defense of my family. Gun are tools and what they say about them is true. You can never have enough of either.
Back in the early 80’s, my friends and I would wander blocks away from our house, armed with BB guns and a compound bow. No one cared. Those were the good ol’ days…
I rode all over St. Johns County Florida with a .22 on my bike’s handlebars when I was 11 and no one thought twice about it. I was expected to act like I had good sense and my daddy would have slapped some in to me if I forgot where mine was for an instant.
Same here, used to wander all over the place with bb guns, 22 rifles, bows…noone cared. Hell, when I was growing up there wasnt’ a pickup truck in the school parking lot that didn’t have a shotgun or a rifle in the back window.
Ain’t progress grand?
My home town and school were the same. Sad how some things change.
Back when only women in their 40s were menopausal!
well, beneath the fold, the article says:
I’ll feel so much better when hes out on bail.
What’s wrong with this picture? They’re not decked out in full camo with battle armor, tank and air/drone support. Amateurs.
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As long as they’re starting ballot initiatives, how about recalls
for every legislator who voted for the bill. Tempers are
pretty high, they could probably get enough support for
atleast a few.
I’ve read elsewhere that a group called the Basic Freedom Defense Fund has already started the recall process against a couple of legislators.
Probably one of those pellet rifles that look like they have a silencer attached, but it’s just part of the barrel. They can look “scary” from a distance no question.
Maybe if we reclassify all arrests as “rescues” there won’t be such public outcry when we take someone in for owning a BB gun.
kinda surprised there hasnt been a sh*tfit over an airsoft gathering yet. “i swear i saw at least 6 guys with ak’s and mp-5’s running in the woods, the terrorists are invading i tell you!”
“… only the voters can (determine the law) restrict magazine size and remove any existing restrictions.”
Now this is an interesting theory. Given the current state of this country maybe we aught to try that out.
I’d like to hope that only the Constitution can make those decisions.
It’s never to soon to panic! Hope the neighbor feels like an idiot. The scandal channel has everybody on edge these days.
I love how Cruz flatted this hag on debate.
Well, as to “finicky” and the M1A (or Garand): Neither one is finicky, so much as there is an expectation of maintenance by someone who is literate and can understand basic mechanical maintenance. There’s a similar assumption in the M16 design, too. The AK and FAL were designed for people who have only recently advanced beyond banging rocks together to make fire.
For the US, this was a very sound assumption until the NEA and Jimmy Carter got the federal government into our educational system. Now it appears that the US is producing third-world output from our schools, so maybe a FAL or AK makes more sense for our future:
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/03/07/officials-most-nyc-high-school-grads-need-remedial-help-before-entering-cuny-community-colleges/
In actual practice, the M14 has a better trigger, an easily cleaned piston/op-rod gas system, and better sights than an FAL/AK/M16. The real downfall of the M14 was trying to make it full auto with a “full power” cartridge in a rifle under 15 lbs. That just can’t be done easily. The issue with full auto fire by grunts is still an issue today. Ask the guys who have been in the sandboxes how often they’re allowed to go into burst mode on an M16. There’s a bias against individuals going into burst mode… even today.
The story of why our military was obsessed with heavier bullets (which underpins the obsession with not going below .30 cal) prior to 1960 goes clear back to the .45-70-500, and is a tale too involved to tell here. Suffice to say, people need to learn a lot more about how the US military chose the cartridges it did to see that going to the .30-06 M2 Ball round was a pretty big evolution for the Armory system… go back and look at the first “small bore” round of the US military, the .30-40. They used a 220 grain bullet.
It took getting our asses kicked in Cuba by the Spanish with the 7×57 Mauser for the Army to grudgingly admit that there was something to these “smaller bore” rifles and light bullets. At first, there was the .30-03, again with a 220gr pill. Then the .30-06 came along, with the M2 Ball round at 150 grains, and the old school boys would simply go no further. OK, they went to 147gr bullets in the 7.62. Big whoop.
Where we needed to be was about 6.5mm, 120 to 140gr pills launched at about 2400 to 2800 fps, and the old-school boys were never going to go there.
Just make sure you hide the dog if you take your pellet gun outside.
I suspect the tipping point will be reached if government decides to seize all 401K and IRA retirement accounts and replace the accounts with “guaranteed” government bonds.
Before anyone accuses me of being a conspiracy theorist, such discussions have taken place. I’m sure some will say “it’s only a discussion” to which I’ll respond “Government shouldn’t even be discussing such things.”
Not till the
RedcoatsPolice State start shooting first. They must take the first step to violence, till then we are still seeking peaceful redress of grievances.Second place was the T44 Springfield, which became the M14.
Citation is Ezell, “Small Arms Of The World”, Section 1. No page number, I’m at work. If you need it, contact Robert and he’ll put us in touch.
Nah, we more then most believe in the checks and balances of the current system. To go to war against your neighbors is about as extreme a measure as can be imagined.
If our petty tyrants are willing to be incremental and appear to let the petition for redress appear to be available and functioning, I would doubt an insurrection would happen.
If someone gets crazy and declares martial law or similar
or if government has internal strife, that would not be a good sign.
I figure that a high profile raid on an innocent party in the style of
Ruby Ridge or Waco is fast on the way. That will be the tipping point.
Escalation from the gungrabbers will force things to go down-
hill fast. After that is anybodies guess.
The thing about tipping points is that it’s a slow creep up to that point and a quick drop once it’s hit. I feel in my gut that we’re not at that point, and as bad as things are, it will take even more before things really go FUBAR. That being said, the statists are clearly willing to use any event to lunge towards disarmament. If it wasn’t for the fact that both congress and the media have such low approval (and high distrust), we would already be under UK levels of grabbing and regulation.
All thay being said, expect anything, prepare for the worst, and involve any friends or family that will listen and prepare with you.
Nice work man. But asking for a girls number on the interwebz? C’mon now…
It’s only lame if it doesn’t work.
I guess they don’t have Craigslist’s “Missed Connections” in Texas? LOL.
This is a prime example of why we need “TERM LIMITS” she has been around way too long and completely out of touch with the people and the reason to serve!
I’d like to believe that 99.9% of our community, while angry, are sensible and strategic enough to keep up the peaceful protests + some civil disobedience. Most of the TTAG commenters give me this hope that if we play the long game, we can win. Being passionate, but peaceful, loud, but rational… that’s how we’ll defy stereotypes and win more supporters for our 2A rights, even if they don’t own a gun right now.
But I’d be lying if I said it hasn’t occurred to me that somewhere out there is some LONE NUT, who rather than be courageously peaceful and wise, is some self-righteous nut like Dorner and goes on a killing spree, murdering either police / government officials, thereby adding more fuel to the fire. Things are bad enough already… an incident like that would make the current backlash escalate to confiscation-type levels.
Our nation is DOOMED
And all the while Hollywood, err Hollyweed, gets the pass because of the first amendment, while we in the law abiding 2A camp don’t? I get it, glorifying the bad guys is the new cool. That is one sick movie, I have daughters that age for Christ sake. This is what people like Michael Moore support. He’s in the news today saying death to the NRA, let’s show the bodies of the Sandy Hook victims. Nice person….
People that make movies like these should be required to serve on the front lines first. Trust me, there are no atheist in combat. The first time a real bullet or two zip by your head supersonic, while friends are blowing up next to you, the first thought to cross your mind is “Oh my God please help us!”
You guys are so lame. That movie looks awesome.
I just had to watch a couple minutes of Gary Oldman as Drexl in True Romance to flush out the pathetic attempt at “scary white punk w/ dreads” in that trailer. Thanks, Gary.
All without firing a shot. All that practice and never fired a shot. A horrible bad guy, and never fired a shot. Ah well, I guess that’s good news, but somehow the BG having a few extra holes in him seems to satisfy me more. I guess I need an attitude adjustment.
Nick – Thanks for the article and support! Thanks to everyone commenting for the support!
I hope I can get you all to support my proposed amendment initiative and visit my newly minted blog site for regular updates. This is not an organized effort. It is a grassroots effort. By the people, for the people.
The site’s first post has the proposed language and I hope you read it with an open mind because the language is not ideal – but effective and moderate.
Set your bookmark for: putittothepeople.blogspot.com
Me shoot you long time.
The problem goes well beyond post-9/11 funding. It all started with the war on drugs. With the 4th Amendment, it is really hard to combat drugs. So, over the decades the Supreme Court has permitted the erosion of our rights because unless we bend the rules, we can’t get the drugs off the street. Now we live in a society where just about any search warrant results in a SWAT visit.
Internet, Idol, Dancing with Stars, Marijuana dispensary’s, Sports fans, state sponsored media, Guns are bad, drugs are good, everyone is either asleep or stoned or so stupid that total Gov’t control will be assumed. Obedience….Now… Obama is a Sith lord and a Douche.
Cops are Dicks, they are so stupid and egotistical that they don’t even realize they will be the first targets in a SHTF situation. They may train but they better find away to morph…
I recommend that people check out Radley Balko’s work; he’s a libertarian independent journalist currently publishing at HuffPo, and his “beat” is entirely this kind of thing: police militarization, excessive force, and all things connected with it.
He has a book out soon on the topic, of which I expect good things given his online writing.
Warning: reading his stuff will rile you up unless you like jackboots and the stomping of them on innocent faces.
Why isn’t anyone pointing out the Miller vs. US decision where the court more or less points out the people should have access to the military weapons to fulfill their duty towards the militia as set fourth in 2A?
Anything that old, that cool and fairly rare is of course going to be collectible, even if it is as safe as a thirteen year old driver.
No safety, and if uncocked then the striker is sitting on the cartridge rim – not precisely bump safe.
Beautiful machines, though.
On a flip note, the Fergusson Rifle – at that time a design ninty years of age – would’ve done just fine in trench warfare, had it ever caught on.
> Maryland has a delightful little system where, instead of using the
> NICS check system for background checks as most states do, the
> Maryland State Police run a more invasive and discriminating
> background check when you buy those regulated firearms.
We have the same thing in Colorado, with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation running a check in addition to the federal NICS check.
> They then return the results after seven days.
If CBI does not complete their check within 3 days, the dealer is authorized by law to complete the transfer. However, when the system became overwhelmed earlier this year, CBI decided to start the clock when they began the check, not from when the dealer contacted CBI.
James Winchester, who wrote Colorado’s background check law, told the state House Judiciary Committee that CBI was acting illegally by delaying purchases for one to two weeks, and called for an investigation and for filing criminal charges against CBI. This was during his testimony opposing the new background check law.
Miraculously, the background checks were down to the normal 15 minutes a few days later.
I find this so-called cartoon to be the most egregious abuse of the 1st Amendment that I have ever seen. This image is only slightly above the actual crime it recalls. I think I will go be sick now.
We are not people, we are free citizens; those people who choose to go naked and defenseless, they are subjects and prey to whatever predator might choose to target them.
People who work for a living are being overwhelmed by people who vote for a living.
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