Category Archives: Guns

Images of the Antis: Misdirection

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Weerd Beard

Sometimes I’m just amazed at how crass the bait-and-switch shows up in some of these images. Are there people dumb enough to be fooled by this? Honestly, I think it’s just pure confirmation bias, people seeing what they WANT to … Continue reading →

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Images of the Antis: Pure Ignorance

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Weerd Beard

So as we know the forces looking to ban guns in America as a rule: -Don’t Shoot -Don’t carry -Don’t Handle guns -Make ZERO EFFORT to learn about the guns they want to ban -Can’t even describe the guns they … Continue reading →

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Interesting Argument You Make….

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Weerd Beard

Found on Bloomberg’s “The Trace”: The argument that all military service members should be armed with guns to protect themselves — proffered by GOP presidential candidates Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, and Donald Trump in the wake of the shooting deaths … Continue reading →

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Gun Blog Variety Cast Ep. 48

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Weerd Beard

Another good show for this week! Show notes here, podcast below!

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Images of the Antis: Dicks

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Weerd Beard

So Joe posted this image for his Markley’s Monday series: So yeah the first thing I saw was it was a SAW of some sort (I’m honestly not big on the belt-feds, so this could be a 5.56 M249 or … Continue reading →

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Gunblog Variety Cast EP 47

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Weerd Beard

Another great show! Give it a listen! Show notes here, show below!

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Remember, Gun Ownership is on the Decline!!

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Weerd Beard

Or so the antis say: Background checks for gun sales spiked 11% in June compared to last year, making it the busiest June ever, according to the FBI’s background check data. Last month the FBI conducted nearly 1.53 million background … Continue reading →

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STEN!

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Weerd Beard

Yep! So, how gun-shaped of a piece of metal will they tolerate? 70% receivers? I mean, a relatively abstract lump of steel is a 40% receiver if you look at it from the right angle. Heck, Lowe’s sells 90% Sten … Continue reading →

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Seriously

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Weerd Beard

Background Checks will CURE EVERYTHING! Shooting of Firearms Trainer by NYC Woman Exposes Gun Range Loophole …In Vermont, which has notoriously loose firearm regulations, neither a NICS check nor a 50-state criminal background check is required. But even in states … Continue reading →

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The “Bad Apple” Trope

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Weerd Beard

So the Brady Campaign has been running hard on this! The cases reveal how difficult it is to go after what the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence calls “bad apple” gun dealers. The group defines bad apples as dealers … Continue reading →

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