Great Satan, Inc.

You may be familiar with the idiom, Fast, Good, or Cheap, pick any two.  In the current firearms and accessories market, you may not get any of those choices. While much of the U.S. has been experiencing a gun, magazine, ammo, and reloading component shortage, there’s been a secret among shooters at Arizona ranges.  Quietly [...]

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President Obama’s OFA campaign machine, recently renamed Organizing For Action, called for a National Day of Action in support of laws that would limit your right to self-defense, ban guns and magazines, and devote your tax dollars to the creation of anti-gun propaganda.  I was curious what an anti-gun rally looked like, so I headed [...]

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The 2nd Amendment to the United States Constitution, as interpreted by Senator Dianne Feinstein: A well regulated Militia collective, being necessary to the security of a free State Aristocracy, the right of the people to keep and bear registered Arms, shall not be infringed only be tolerated if approved for peasant possession under 18 U.S.C. [...]

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This is a reprint of Dr. Paul Quinnett’s thoughts on how to effectively deal with the disturbed, before they commit murder, reprinted with his permission. I don’t agree with all of his statements, but he actually is willing to have a conversation that focuses on the real issues we face, rather than just latching onto intentionally [...]

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Robb Allen has a great post about citizen engagement in legislation and how you need to be involved to get good laws, specifically good gun laws.  He notes that legislators aren’t experts on the issues they legislate.  That’s where you, the engaged and informed citizen, have a duty to write, call, or visit your elected [...]

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As noted in Tyler Montague’s post on Sonoran Alliance, there is quite a bit of debate about Arizona Senate Bill 1474.  SB1474 would allow Arizona concealed weapons permit holders to carry on state college campuses, rather than leaving their weapons in their cars, where the risk of weapons theft is high. The bill even allows [...]

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My muse told me to get off my lazy butt, so it’s time to share my 1911 project gun. My project is a .45 ACP 1911 with a chrome Colt Series 80 slide, a Caspian frame, a 1990s vintage Aimpoint, Colt grips, and a 20 plus pound recoil spring.  The recoil and main springs are [...]

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It’s time for SHOT Show 2012.  Time for the annual pilgrimage to NSSF’s Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, the biggest firearms trade show in America.   Mz. VRWC and I will lead you to the various temptations of new guns you’ll need to buy this year.     Our GunBroker.com SHOT [...]

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Top Shot 3 is right around the corner, premiering on Tuesday, August 9th at 10/9c.  Even with the somewhat lopsided ratio of drama llama to actual shooting, I’ll be watching (and hoping the drama llama goes on hiatus for season 3).  I’ve already got my favorite shooter picked out for the season – Sara Ahrens.  I had the [...]

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