More Idiocy From the Gun Banners

Thomas Menino is the Mayor of Boston, he is also the Co Chair with Michael Bloomberg of “Mayors Against Illegal Guns” (Which has a large number of criminals in its ranks) he is also a very stupid man. (Go spend some time at that site, its a hoot!) He’s equally as bright with his “Solutions” to the violent crime problem in his city.

Boston Mayor Thomas Menino is calling for a ban on motorized dirt bikes in the city, partly in response to a shooting in a Dorchester playground that wounded a four-year-old boy.

Menino — who called the motorbikes loud and dangerous — said Tuesday night that the city will immediately begin enforcing a ban on the vehicles in city parks and will ask the Legislature for permission to prohibit them outright in Boston.

Initial reports said two men fled on motorbikes after firing shots Monday night at Harambee Park. Investigators now believe the shooter fled on foot, but police said the presence of motorbikes in the park created an even more chaotic situation.

The Dorchester neighborhood of Boston is totally in the grips of the gangs, and most of the murders go unsolved because witnesses refuse to come forward because they and their families will be killed by the gangs for “Snitching”.

So we have what are likely underage gang members with illegally acquired guns, in a state that requires a permit and training to own a gun, registers all guns, demands background checks on all sales, and has a “Safety Roster” that restricts the sale of many types of handguns.

And the solution is to ban mopeds.

Doesn’t that fill you with confidence?

Again the other side is the side of the feeble minded.

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The Story the Nation Ignored

Robb mentions a Marine who received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism for foiling a attempted robbery, mass rape, and murder.

On the night of the party, the robbers stole money, cellphones and other items from the partygoers. Then Barner and the five other male partygoers were forced into a back bedroom; the four women were split into two groups and sent to separate bedrooms.

When the men overheard the robbers’ plan to rape the women and then shoot all the victims, Barner decided he had to take action. The sergeant, licensed to carry a concealed weapon, waited until the robbers were far enough away from the bedroom that he could grab the .40-caliber handgun in his book bag, which he had stashed in the room earlier that night.

This story has been very close to my heart because it covers so many gun rights issues. First these were college students….you know the ones who should never have guns, right? Second it was a massive assault where the robbers mentioned their plans to rape all the women, then execute the entire party. “Give them What they Want?” What if what they want is to rape you and then kill you and your friends?

Furthermore one man was killed, the other fled. Lots of lives saved, one life lost. I also read in one of the reports that one of the party goers was superficially wounded by a stray round from the Marine’s pistol (not sure if that’s true, I do know the original stories never mentioned he was a Marine).

All of this makes for an epic story…and it was only published in local papers and gun blogs.

Why would the media ignore a story like this? The only explanation I can think of is that a lawful citizen (specifically a young black man) foiling a brutal mass murder with a concealed pistol is an inconvenient truth.

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Story Across the Nation Hits Close to Home

Big fire in New Mexico, the Nerds are Evacuated but doing well it seems.

Good luck guys, and hopefully I’ll be talking Science with Labrat, and Filthy dirty porn with Stingray on a Vicious Circle soon!

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He Had a Good Run

Looks like Peter Falk shed his mortal coil at the age of 83.

Of course we all love the Princess Bride (seriously does anybody NOT like that film?)

Still my favorite of his works was a fairly recent one:

Go watch it! Then you can thank me!

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Combat Accuracy

Old NFO points me to this video by the great hickok45

An uber-high-end Ed Brown 1911 According to Google they run about $2500 NIB and a plane-Jayne Glock 21 Which runs around $530 NIB. Both guns are considered high quality and good value for their price point.

Still using both guns and the same ammo he shows he can ring any gong on his wonderful playground. When it comes to collecting, possessing , and shooting guns your tastes are the only relevant factor. I own a couple of 1911s, I don’t own any Glocks. Doesn’t mean I think Glocks aren’t great guns, just I never fell in love with one. (I really wanted to love a G20 I found a local shop for a good price, but standing there with the gun in my hand I just knew I wouldn’t shoot it much) Some people prefer revolvers, others semi-autos, others prefer to bother with shotguns and rifles over handguns.

Still when it comes to practical carry guns, which is better? The $2,500 1911, or the $530 Glock? Neither, they’re both effective lead delivery systems at practical ranges….and frankly beyond because unless hickok45 is doing some handgun hunting I don’t see him defending his life from attackers 80 yards away.

BTW when I shoot my 1911s some days my groups are fairly tight, others they really suck. I rarely get a group under 3-4″ on the page, and some days 8″ circles is all I can shoot consistently, what hickok45 shows is this is ONLY me, not my gun or my ammo, and in the end unless you’re going to log the crazy time to become a proficient offhand target shooter, there’s no need to quibble about what gun is better than what other gun.

Pick a gun in an effective caliber that feels good for you to carry and shoot and then practice with it. Doesn’t matter if its a .380 or a 10mm, doesn’t matter if its a used Glock or a NIB Ultra-custom 1911.

Actually scratch that, beware of REALLY tight guns, the accuracy they produce won’t be noticeable in your hands, but the tight tolerances might effect reliability.

Carry your damn guns!

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Doctor Update

I’m heading into the office in a bit, just thought I’d drop yet another update. Very fortunate that we already had this appointment scheduled so everything was able to move so fast.

The Mrs. is off to work, and while still not quite herself, she’s doing well and grateful for all the well-wishes. And the doctor recommended we again taper the medications, this time over a much longer time, and with an end at one of the smaller therapeutic doses. The taper starts immediately, so hopefully draining off a little bit of medication out of her system will help her recover a bit faster and feel a lot better. Also this keeps us on track with finding the best fit for seizure freedom, which is certainly achievable.

So good news!

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Morning LOL

More from Good old Joad.

Man I love this stuff!

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“Gun Death” Convicts and Pizza

This one got the “Bad Justice” tag too!

A man who stabbed another man to death in a fight over how to cook a Pizza Pop will be released to a halfway house.

But the decision by the Parole Board of Canada ordering the move raises questions about the effectiveness of the rehabilitation Brandon John Anderson, 20, received while behind bars.

“Your willingness to use weapons — whatever they may be — is . . . concerning and further suggests that you do not care how seriously you hurt others,” the board said in its recently released decision.

“”Your willingness to use weapons — whatever they may be” is really exactly why I run the “Gun Death?” files. They were cooking pizza and another man was murdered and the Canadians want to parole this jerk. We all know its not the tools, its the people, and more people will get killed as long as this beast draws breath.

h/t Wallphone

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Evening Oddity

So the other night the Mrs. was watching the 1998 Remake of The Parent Trap starting the insatiable Lindsay Lohan

I found myself deeply amused by imagining her in clown makeup and prattling like Dr. Rockso

I DO COCAINE A gigigigigigig YEAHHHHHH!!!!!!!

Seriously, try it, see if you laugh as hard as I did!

Another amusing clip here.

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Six Guns

OK I’m a 1911 guy specifically, and a semi-auto guy in general, but I’m hardly anti-revolver. As a matter of fact I’m packing my S&W642 today, and I think ANYBODY who’s serious about carrying should have a small-frame lightweight revolver in their collection. They’re no fun to shoot, and they don’t hold a lot of rounds, or are particularly easy to reload given they’re revolvers, and given the short ejector under that short barrel. But you can load and unload them all day, and they’re light enough to drop in a purse, bag, or pocket at a moment’s notice in case one has to run some unexpected errands.

Still we got talking here about revolvers holding numbers other than 6 shots. I got thinking of various revolvers that hold more or less than six rounds. Obviously I lead with the J-frame, and many small-frame .38/.357 revolvers carry only 5 shots. There are a TON of modern revolvers that carry more than 6 shots like the S&W686+ that is optioned to hold 7, there’s the S&W627 that rocks an impressive 8, and countless 8,9,and 10 shot .22 Revolvers. But that’s modern day.

We all know the SAA and Colt Navy percussion revolver that are best known among several others in the early days of repeating handguns often held an even 6 shots. But even back then 6 wasn’t the standard. Take the LeMat Revolver this Percussion revolver had a 9-shot cylinder, plus a central shotgun barrel. In the metallic cartridge world there was the very first Smith and Wesson revolver made in 1857 held 7 shots. Even into the fledgling days of smokeless powder the Russian Nagant Revolver was a 7 shooter. The famous Webley Revolver was a 6-gun in .455, the updated auto-cocking Webley-Frosbery came with either a 6-shot .455 Cylinder, OR a .38 ACP 8-shot Wheel.

And of course guns in a smaller size would have that 6th Charge hole deleted to further shrink the gun like the S&W Safety Hammerless which gave way to their J-Frame and its imitators.

Of course there are guns that use cartridges so massive they also need to make do with 5 like the S&W X-frame revolvers, or the .480 Ruger Alaskan.

So in the end, while many popular revolvers came standard with 6 charge holes, the revolver was never cemented in that number.

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