Category Archives: Safety

Pocket Holsters: Use Them!

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Stories like these are a teaching moment. A 40-year-old man told police he accidentally shot himself with a .38-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun while he was walking his dogs on Cherry Hill east of Denton Road, according to a police … Continue reading →

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Pro-Criminal

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Weerd Beard

From the Anti-Rights blog “Kid Shooting” run by Joan Peterson and Jason Kilgore: The boy was armed with a loaded gun and his face was covered with a t-shirt. He approached a car in the parking lot of an apartment … Continue reading →

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OH THE OUTRAGE!

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Weerd Beard

LOL found this gem in Jason Kilgore of Ceasefire Oregon’s twitter feed. Essentially a man with no known next-of-kin dies and they find out he had a healthy amount of Machine Guns and ammo in his collection. Officers found 114 … Continue reading →

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Morning Watch: Paracord

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Weerd Beard

I gotta say, I was scratching my head at the trend to carry para-cord arts and crafts with you everywhere, but the idea does seem too good to not give it a good thought. I need to think of a … Continue reading →

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Cherry Picker!

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Thirdpower has a great post up on CSGV’s “Insurrectionist Timeline”, that seems to put a lot of weight on right-of-center groups, even to the point of glorifying minor things like Ted Nugent saying shocking things (Dude has Machine guns and … Continue reading →

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Ummm…

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Weerd Beard

I found this article via the Brady Campaign. They aren’t known for being big thinkers, but man there are limits for even rank stupidity. This article is entitled “When Are Light Bulbs More Dangerous Than Guns?” Ok you have my … Continue reading →

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My 2c

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Weerd Beard

There’s a bunch of talk about Robb’s post on Condition 3 Condition 3 not a good idea for carry. Also there is never a race to get the gun back into the holster. I’d like to add this bit of … Continue reading →

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Duty To Retreat

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Weerd Beard

An old story, but I thought I’d mention it. A citizen with a gun stopped a knife wielding man as he began stabbing people Thursday evening at the downtown Salt Lake City Smith’s store…Espinoza says, the knife wielding man seriously … Continue reading →

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More on the Changing Tide

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Thought I’d share this story. Applications in Hennepin County for permits to carry a gun in public are coming in at a furious pace this year and should easily set an annual record, authorities said Monday. The Sheriff’s Office has … Continue reading →

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“Gunfights Over Parking Spaces”

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Weerd Beard

The Antis predicted it as the forces of good push forward more pro-rights laws. Well they were right…kinda. A dispute over a parking space in the southern German city of Augsburg turned deadly when an irate man who threatened his … Continue reading →

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