“Gun Death” Rope

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Why Would anybody need rope? You can’t hunt with it! (OK you can)

The woman, who is the girl’s foster mother, checked with a neighbor whose daughter often played with Katelynn, but he hadn’t seen her. When she returned home Thursday evening, she found the girl hanged from a tree with an old tire swing rope, deliberately, authorities say, by her 14-year-old half-brother who was charged Friday with murder.

The cotton rope was tied in a simple knot around the girl’s neck, but was not a hangman’s noose, said St. Clair County Sheriff Terry Surles. County Coroner Dennis Russell said an autopsy found the cause of death was homicide due to ligature strangulation.

Just another sick story of wanton murder…but it isn’t a “Gun Death”, so who cares?

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Great Post!

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Weerd Beard

I got nothing. Still I’d been thinking about doing a post on the taxonomy of gun sizes.

I’m glad I didn’t, as Balloon Goes Up, did a MUCH better job than I could have.

Go read it!

I will say, my best way to classify guns by size is by mode of carry (like “Nightstand Gun” “Belt Carry Gun” “Small Belt Gun”, Pocket Gun”) Or by “brand Name” ie “Baby Glock” “Compact Glock” “Full Size Glock”, or Government, Commander, Officer, Defender, and Long-Slide 1911.

Overall the guns fit in the boxes Balloon made, still in this both the Government 1911 and the Commander are “Full Size”, which is true, my S&W1911Sc isn’t a small gun…but it also isn’t my 5″ Stainless S&W1911!

Ahh the joys of taxonomy, the more you group things the more you grumble about the limits of your tools!

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I Was Going To Listen Anyway

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Weerd Beard

But This Seals it!

Vector had a ant swarm on his front steps, and he let me SOLVE it this way. It was awesome…and smelled a lot like burning hair.

Show Can be found here if you weren’t already listening.

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“Gun Death” Cheap Gift

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Well this makes a Happy Mother’s Day

Not long before, around 11:30 p.m. Sunday, she’d dropped Clifton “JR” Barkin off at his house after taking him to Wal-Mart to buy flowers and a Mother’s Day card for Paige Parkerson, the mother of Barkin’s two small children.

When she answered the phone, she said Parkerson was on the line.

“Paige told me she killed JR, that he was dead,” Wright said through sobs…Barkin, 22, was stabbed several times and died just after midnight Monday in the backyard of his yellow rental house. Wright said she believes Parkerson expected a more expensive gift, such as jewelry.

Wow, that’s super-classy right there! Talk about looking a gift horse in the mouth! Also what a deserving mother, isn’t she?

Hey but no gun, no “gun death”, so no tragedy, huh?

h/t Bob to Farmdad, but I’ll link to Farmgirl to keep it in the family!

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Evening Dubstep: BREAKFAST!

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Weerd Beard

They call me “Weer’d” for a reason! Here’s some Weird for ya!

GREAT SONG!

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You Know You’re in Metro Boston…

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Driving home I was behind a pickup truck with the back window COVERED with stickers. There were a few brand stickers, a “Horny Little Devil”, as well as stickers for the New England Patriots, and the Boston Bruins. The clincher is that there is a “Yankees Suck” sticker right under the center brake light…but no Boston Red Sox sticker to be found!

Only in Boston!

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Quote of the Day: Mas Ayoob

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Weerd Beard

From the Master

The Clutter home was not an unarmed household…but the guns weren’t where any of the victims could reach them in time. Capote wrote that the police “found some shotguns in a closet.” They didn’t do much good there when the murderers, armed with a hunting knife and a Savage 12 gauge shotgun one of the parolees had taken without permission from his parents’ home, caught Herb Clutter alone and unarmed and forced him to lead them to the bedrooms where, one by one, they bound and then murdered his wife and his son and his daughter, and Clutter himself.

A gun you can’t reach in an emergency is useless. When I read that book as a high school kid, it struck me that since I had long possessed guns in my bedroom including a loaded Colt .45 automatic, I would have had a lot more options than Clutter’s son did when the homicidal intruders entered his bedroom…and, knowing my dad, in Herb Clutter’s situation my old man’s regularly-carried Colt Cobra .38 revolver would have probably gone into action long before things got even that far.

The guns tucked away, the people were murdered. Meanwhile Mas’s home was heavily armed, and ready-at-hand (Mas even carried concealed as a minor in his father’s Jewelry store for safety and security), nobody was hurt…even by accidents.

There’s a LOT of data in just that one quote.

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More Made-Up Problems

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Weerd Beard

This is the BEST the antis can come up with.

Local airport considering security changes after pilot boards plane with loaded gun…The pilot, Brett Dieter, 52, of Barboursville, faces a federal charge of attempting to carry a weapon or explosive on an aircraft. Dieter could not be reached for comment Monday. He was released following an initial court appearance and is scheduled to return to U.S. District Court in Buffalo, N.Y., on Wednesday….Federal officials allege he made seven flights over two days with the gun in his bag. Officials said Dieter is not a member of the federal Flight Deck Officer Program, which allows commercial pilots to carry firearms in the cockpit on duty.

Of course the reasonable security change is to stop giving a shit about this pointless nonsense. First up, if the Pilot wants to start some shit he can fly the plane into the ground or large body of water. Everything else is harder, and less dangerous to do.

Second, where’s the problem? Nobody was hurt, threatened, or even FRIGHTENED.

Guns in the hands of lawful citizens are NOT a problem. Meanwhile the September 11th attacks were committed with BOX CUTTERS. But you know what the biggest weapon the terrorists used that day? The fact that all the passengers were unarmed. Just like school shooters, the terrorists chose aircraft because they KNEW there would be no resistance, and a bunch of guys with box cutters could get the job done.

Add ONE pilot, or passenger with a .357, and things can change DRAMATICALLY!

Further comes the serious stupidity that isn’t addressed. If I’m fine on the sidewalks, highways, public transit, as well as places like grocery stores, movie theaters, museums, and zoos with a loaded gun, what is sticking me on an Airplane going to do?

More Made-Up Problems who want to propose “Solutions” that restrict the rights of lawful good people!

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Compare and Contrast

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Thirdpower has a great comparison to when Gun Owners protest vs. when Leftists do.

See also the tea-party. Say what you will about the politics of any of them, but one side leaves their mark by peaceful organization, and leaving the protest grounds cleaner than when they arrived. The other can be located from miles away from the rising cloud of oily smoke and from the sounds of sirens.

This is why “Progressive” will ALWAYS be written in quotes in this blog. Sorry but burning cars, broken windows, riot suits, and trauma teams aren’t “Progress” in my book.

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“Gun Death” SCUBA

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Interesting Case

The man accused of killing his new bride as they honeymooned in Australia did so to profit from it, and displayed little distress as others tried to resuscitate her, a court heard yesterday.
Gabe Watson, 34, drowned Tina Watson, 26, in 2003 by turning off her air supply, prosecutors say.
But defence lawyers insisted as his Alabama trial began on Tuesday that her death was an accident.
He thought he could collect $210,000 from a life insurance and travel policy, and it is also alleged that Watson tried to get her diamond engagement ring back….Watson allegedly turned off his wife’s air supply while both were underwater and held her in a bear-hug until she lost consciousness – before turning the air back on and letting her sink.

Yikes! When I first read the story, I remembered my own certification dive where I had to take off my SCUBA/BCV so I could manipulate the equipment at depth, which would include turning a shut off tank valve….that would be pretty hard if I was being held by a bigger stronger person.

Still, no guns, no “Gun Death”, no story, right?

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