Gun MEME REVIEW!! F-15’s and Nukes Edition

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July 3, 2021

We’ve spent time on this but in order to compliment this whole video… I’m going to post Biden’s Speach, word for word, here below…

It. Is…. Oof…

President Biden, from WhiteHouse.Gov

Thank you, General. Let me — before I begin, thank the participants in our roundtable today: two mayors — three mayors, chiefs of police, attorneys general, and community organizers who have been doing significant work in bringing down violent crime in their communities. There is no one — one answer that fits everything. And it’s about being engaged and multiple organizations being engaged.

So, I want to thank you for the time you spent with us today. And I warned you: I’m coming back at you again for more information. (Laughter.)

And we just met, as a I said, with a bipartisan group of mayors, law enforcement, and community leaders. And we discussed a comprehensive strategy that I’m releasing today to combat the epidemic of gun violence and other violent crime that we’ve been seeing in our country for far too long, that has spiked since the start of the pandemic over a year ago.

Crime has — historically rises during the summer. And as we emerge from this pandemic with the country opening back up again, the traditional summer’s — summer spike may even be more pronounced than it usually would be.

For folks at home, here’s what you need to know: I’ve been at this a long time and there are things we know that work that reduce gun violence and violent crime, and things that we don’t know about. But things we know about: Background checks for purchasing a firearm are important; a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines — no one needs to have a weapon that can fire over 30, 40, 50, even up to 100 rounds unless you think the deer are wearing Kevlar vests or something; community policing and programs that keep neighborhoods safe and keep folks out of trouble.

These efforts worked. They saved lives. But over time, these policies were gutted and were woefully underfunded.

In our conversation today, we talked about our strategy to supercharge what works while we continue to push the Congress to act on sensible gun violence legislation.

First, we discussed cracking down, as you heard from the Attorney General, on rogue gun dealers. We know that if there is a strict enforcement of background checks, then fewer guns get into the hands of criminals. Background checks have thus far kept more than 3 million guns out of the hands of felons — convicted felons, fugitives, domestic abusers, and others prohibited from being able to purchase a gun. And there are still too many loopholes in that system.

And, today, enough rogue gun dealers feel like they can get away with selling guns to people who aren’t legally allowed to own them.

And I might add: The Second Amendment, from the day it was passed, limited the type of people who could own a gun and what type of weapon you could own. You couldn’t buy a cannon.

Those who say the blood of lib- — “the blood of patriots,” you know, and all the stuff about how we’re going to have to move against the government. Well, the tree of liberty is not watered with the blood of patriots. What’s happened is that there have never been — if you wanted or if you think you need to have weapons to take on the government, you need F-15s and maybe some nuclear weapons.

The point is that there has always been the ability to limit — rationally limit the type of weapon that can be owned and who can own it.

The last time we had data on this issue of who is purchasing guns was more than 20 years ago. Five percent of gun dealers — it turns out, in the study we did — showed that 90 percent of illegal guns were found at the crime scenes sold by 5 percent of gun dealers. Five percent sold 90 percent of the guns found at crime scenes.

And the — these merchants of death are breaking the law for profit. They’re selling guns that are killing innocent people. It’s wrong. It’s unacceptable. And as the Attorney General said, we’re going to crack down on those gun dealers and the violent criminals they knowingly arm.

In April, I announced that the Justice Department is going to be issuing an annual report on gun trafficking so we can update that data.

Today, the Department is announcing, as I just did, a major crackdown on — to stem the flow of guns used to commit violent crimes. It’s zero tolerance for gun dealers who willfully violate key existing laws and regulations. Let me repeat: zero tolerance.

If you willfully sell a gun to someone who is prohibited from possessing it, if you willfully fail to run a background check, if you willfully falsify a record, if you willfully fail to cooperate with the tracing requests or inspections, my message to you is this: We’ll find you, and we will seek your license to sell guns. We’ll make sure you can’t sell death and mayhem on our streets. It’s an outrage. It has to end, and we’ll end it. Period.

Second, we discussed disrupting illegal gun trafficking. Now, the gun lobby wants you to believe that cities that are the toughest gun — have the toughest gun laws still have the highest rates of gun violence, as was pointed out by the group we had today in our roundtable. They — the violence is so — they argue, “Why do you need those gun laws if they don’t work in cities that have tough laws?” Don’t believe it.

Here’s the truth: Today’s conversation with Mayor Scott of Baltimore, for example, echoed what we know to be the case, and you hear it from mayors across the country. Mayors have the power to help shape and enforce the laws in their cities, but they can’t control the laws in neighboring cities and states, even though the gun legally bought there is — often ends up in their streets.

Mayor Scott says that 80 percent of the guns in Baltimore were acquired outside the city — outside the city. There’s little he can do about that, so we have to act.

As part of our strategy, the Justice Department is creating five new strike forces to crack down on illegal gun trafficking in the corridors supplying weapons to cities like New York; Chicago; Los Angeles; Washington, D.C.; and the Bay Area.

With these strike forces, local and federal law enforcement and prosecutors are going to be able to better coordinate the prosecution of illegal gun trafficking across city and state lines, so illegal guns sold from the back door of a gun shop in Virginia don’t end up at a murder scene in Baltimore. And if they do, then local and federal law enforcement can better coordinate to trace illegal gun sales back to the shady gun dealer and hold them accountable.

Police Chief Murray of the Baltimore [sic] — excuse me, Police Chief Merritt [sic] — Police Chief Murphy Paul of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, talked about how he’s coordinating more closely with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; the ATF; and the Federal Bureau of Investigation — the FBI — to help take on criminal organizations committing violent crimes in the city.

This kind of coordination is essential to keeping the weapons of war out of the hands of dangerous criminals, fugitives, and gangs, as well as organized crime.

Third, we discussed historic funding — we discussed historic funding for states, cities, and counties, and Tribes for law enforcement and crime prevention. You know, they’ve not only had to fight this pandemic, they’ve also had to deal with economic crisis that has decimated their budgets — forced them to cut essential services, including law enforcement and social services.

And amid the COVID-19 pandemic, they’ve had to deal with a second public health crisis: gun violence. The American Rescue Plan, which we passed in the first 100 days of my administration, is providing much-needed, historic relief to bring back those law enforcement jobs and social service jobs.

Much of this relief has already arrived. The rest is on its way. And we’re now providing more guidance on how they can use the $350 billion nationally that the American Rescue Plan has available to help reduce crime and address the root causes.

For example, cities experiencing an increase in gun violence were able to use the American Rescue Plan dollars to hire police officers needed for community policing and to pay their overtime.

Mayors will also be able to buy crime-fighting technologies, like gunshot detection systems, to better see and stop gun violence in their communities. They can use the funding to scale up wraparound services for the residents as well, including substance abuse and mental health services that we know will make a difference in prevention of crime.

Here’s another example that reminds me of the old saying my mom used to use. She’d say, “An idle mind is the devil’s workshop.” Well, school’s out for the summer. Teenagers are in tough neighborhoods, no — who are in tough neighborhoods — no jobs, more trouble.

We know summer job training — summer jobs, training, and recreation for young people work. They help make sure young people pick up a paycheck instead of a pistol. One study found a Boston summer jobs program for youth reduction reduced violent crimes by 35 percent in Boston.

Another study found that a program that offers high school students in Chicago a good summer job and an adult mentor and behavioral therapy led to a 45 percent drop in violence.

We can invest in more of these programs with the American Rescue Plan. And here’s another thing states, cities, counties, and Tribes can do with that funding: When someone finishes their time in prison, they can’t just give them — we can’t just continue to give them 25 bucks and a bus ticket. They end up right back where they started and got them in trouble in the first place — or no option for being able to provide for access to public housing or for schools or for — for mentors to help them find their way, and the stuff that prevents recidivism and helps them integrate in a society. That’s changing with guidance we’re issuing today.

The American Rescue Plan funding can help formerly incarcerated people get skills training, apprenticeships, and work experience so they can gain stability and security and a chance for a better life, rather than going back to exactly what they left.

Attorney General Greenwald of New Jersey and Mayor Daniel- — and Mayor Daniella Levine Cava of Miami-Dade talked about their efforts to lift up those kinds of communit– their — the kinds of community programs that reduce gun violence, keep communities safe, and make real, positive difference in people’s lives.

And for folks at home, the American Rescue Plan, which is a once-in-a-generation investment to reduce violence in America, is available. I’m proud of it. It means more police officers, more nurses, more counselors, more social workers, more community violence interrupters to help resolve issues before they escalate into crimes.

It means we go after the people who flood our streets with guns and the bad actors who decide to use them to further terrorize the communities. It means saving lives. And Congress should in no way take away this funding. It’s already been appropriated.

In fact, a few weeks ago, the bipartisan United States Conference of Mayors, the National League of Cities, National Association of Counties — they all came out forcefully against efforts to reclaim American Rescue Plan funds that have already been allocated to the state, cities, and counties, and Tribes. This is not a time to turn our backs on law enforcement or our communities.

Fourth, we discussed the need to support community violence intervention. These are local programs that utilize trusted messengers and community members and leaders to work directly with people who are most likely to commit gun crimes or become victims of gun crimes.

We know who they are. They intervene before it’s too late — these — these interrupters — turn down the temperature, halt the cycle of retaliation, connect people to social services. And it works. Community violence intervention programs have shown a reduction in violence of up to 60 percent in many places.

We heard from two community leaders that do this work. Eddie, thank you for coming from Chicago to — you’re really — quite frankly, it was impressive — your presentation. And — and DeVone Boggan from Richmond, California.

Eddie was formerly incarcerated for gun homicide, and DeVone lost his brother to gun violence. And Eddie worked as a violence interrupter. Now he runs a program that provides high-risk men with cognitive behavioral — cognitive behavioral therapy to help them react to the impulses by slowing down rather than following through on the violence. It puts them in — he — puts them in paid jobs to change their trajectory. The program has reduced sh- — has reduced shootings by 40 percent.

DeVone runs a program across California and six other states that enroll high-risk individuals in peace fellowships, complete with intensive mentoring and social services. It’s saving lives. In Sacramento, for example, 91 percent of participants stayed away from gun violence.

States and cities should invest the American Rescue Plan funds in those kinds of anti-violent crime programs. And today, I’m announcing that the White House will be working with 15 jurisdictions that are doing exactly that — from Baltimore to Baton Rouge, and Memphis to Minneapolis — to build up their community violence intervention programs, starting this summer.

And Mayor Steve Allender of Rapid City, South Dakota — a Republican and a former chief of police himself — joined us today and will be a part of this effort to help disrupt cycles of crime and violence in his community and nearby Tribal communities.

We need more mayors to follow and I’m going to be pushing to keep — pushing for more of these proven programs, which are part of the American Jobs Plan and my budget.

Fifth, and I’ll close with this: We talked about the lives we lost — have already been lost and the lives that we can save. We talked about how much pain and loss so many people have experienced and so many people have now accepted as their fate here in America.

We have an opportunity to come together now — as Democrats and Republicans, as fellow Americans — to fulfill the first responsibility of government and our democracy: to keep each other safe. Enough.

That means Congress passing sensible gun prevention, violence prevention initiatives is warra- — is — makes sense: background checks, ban on assault weapons, repeal of the liability shield for gun manufacturers.

It means the Senate reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act — my proudest legislative accomplishment — to close the so-called “boyfriend loophole” — its “boyfriend and stalking loophole” — to keep guns out of the hands of abusers. We added the provision saying, “If you have a stay-away order — you are stalking someone and you’re told that has to stop — you can’t own a weapon.”

Every single month, an average of 57 women are shot and killed by an intimate partner. We can help stop that.

It means confirming my outstanding nominee for — to lead the AFT — excuse me, the ATF: David Chipman. It’s been without a leader for a while. The top job has been un- — unconfirmed for much too long. A career and distinguished ATF official for 25 years, David is eminently qualified for the job that we desperately need to fill.

As Vice President, I pushed hard to lift the freeze on gun violence research at the C- — the Center for Disease Control, the CDC. Guess what? Why should they not be able to study gun violence and what causes it? But there’s been a block on it. I want to unfreeze that.

As President, my budget doubles funding for the gun violence research at the CDC and the National Institutes of Health — the NIH — to study gun violence as a public health threat that it is.

And while we keep pushing there, Vice President Harris and I also — and our entire administration are continuing to be — will continue taking action where we can. Let’s stop the proliferation of ghost guns, as we announced back in April with the Attorney General.

We need to support the development of smart gun technologies. This doesn’t affect responsible gun owners or Second Amendment rights. It helps keep guns out of the hands of people who shouldn’t have them in the first place, from a child who accidentally picks up a — picks it up, to a burglar or violent criminal trying to steal it and use it.

And we need to keep building on the gun violence and crime-prevention strategy we’re laying out today.

Folks, this shouldn’t be a red or blue issue; it’s an American issue. We’re not changing the Constitution; we’re enforcing it — being reasonable. We’re taking on the bad actors doing bad and dangerous things to our communities and to our country.

Talk to most responsible gun owners and hunters. They’ll tell you there’s no possible justification for having 100 rounds in a magazine of a gun. Like I’ve said before: What do you think, the deer are wearing Kevlar vests?

Responsible gun owners will tell you that there are too many people today who are able to buy a gun but shouldn’t be able to buy a gun.

And these kinds of reasonable reforms have overwhelming support from the American people, including gun owners.

The bottom line is this: Let’s show the world and show ourselves that democracy works and that we can come together as one nation. We can do this and save lives.

So, thank you. God bless you all. And may God protect our troops.

And again, I thank you all for participating. But the bad news for you all is, I’m coming back. I need your continued help. So, thank you very, very much.

And, General, thank you. Appreciate it.

Tabuk – Iraqi ‘Sniper’

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Keith Finch

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July 2, 2021

9-Hole ran their practical accuracy test on the Tabuk (or rather a Tabuk-a-like) to see if the rather famous/infamous rifle the Iraqi armed forces shoehorned into the DMR role was actually worth a shake.

The Tabuk is an interesting animal

9-Hole put this under the video:

The Iraqi Tabuk Sniper rifle is based on the famous Yugoslavian M70 type Kalashnikov rifles. Boasting a 23in barrel and manufactured on Yugoslavian/Serbian tooling, in Al-Qadisiya, Iraq.

This specific reproduction rifle was made by Two Rivers Arms in Oklahoma.

While many see this as a way of extending the 7.62×39 cartridge’s distance, the rifle was categorized to only have a max effective range of 600m. However the rifle has lived on to be an effective “urban sniper” weapon or a platoon-level marksman’s rifle, as the marksman is able to interchange and cross-land ammunition/magazines with infantry regulars. This directly solves many logistical issues that a large standing army with lesser logistical support may face.

Fast forward into the 90’s and 2000’s, US forces entering Iraq now face the Tabuk Sniper as a rifle encountered in the hands of both insurgents and friendly troops from the region.

The Tabul was a simple and inelegant solution to the DMR question for Iraq. They needed a rifle in the role, they used AK’s. Put an RPK type barreled AK in and put an optic on it. Done.

While nobody is accusing the stubby slow 7.62×39 of exceptional accuracy, it isn’t an inaccurate round. It simply has a lower BC (Ballistic Coefficient) than much of the western nations standardize on when it comes to precision kinect munitions. Iraq wasn’t looking for a high BC, they needed a rifle that supported their squads.

Their squads are running AK’s, generally slick down. No optics, lights, sometimes slings. A 4x equipped optic that’s coaxing a little more speed on front end can put a little more legs on the round, but the real benefit is in the optic. Observing the target and putting accurate rounds or guiding accurate rounds from the squad onto target is where the Tabuk needed to do work.

It’s the same theory of slapping a variable power on an M16A2 or A4 and calling it a DMR, changing the optic alone can up the hit percentages by granting a better target picture. No other change is immediately necessary for the rifle to support the squad.

4th of July Sales

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Keith Finch

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July 2, 2021

Independence Day is about many things.

Independence being chief among them. The declaration of the 13 to the crown that the United States would be sovereign from this day fourth (see what I did there?)

Anyway. Nowadays there are plenty of companies that love a good sale and with inventories finally coming back, sales are fantastic right now.

Aero Precision is running a helluva good sale on the whole site. Receivers, small parts, barrels, bolts, and the rest.

AR’s for Independence!

DeSantis is easy, 25% off the store. Lethear, Kydex, Nylon. Get it done and on the way. Remember to use the code.

No seriously, remember the code: 25J421. It’s important.

And finally some more DIY and the like from Rockey Brass

Timney Trigger weighing in on Glock’s Perfection

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Keith Finch

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July 2, 2021

Despite what its marketers say, Glock handguns may be close, but they aren’t perfection.

Mainly, their triggers–even for two stage types–suck. And a handgun’s trigger is absolutely vital to fast and accurate shooting. But now the trigger expert Timney offers it’s Glock Alpha Competition drop-in trigger that anyone can install with no tooling in about 15 minutes.

Watch as JJ–who’s not a gunsmith–opens the Timney trigger for the first time and installs it in real time, then tests and compares it to his Model 19’s factory trigger. The difference is dramatic; The Timney features a pull-weight half-that of the factory trigger–from 7.5 to 3.5 lbs.–a crisper feel with less take up and a more positive, quicker reset. JJ isn’t a big believer in putting a bunch of aftermarket junk on your carry gun, but this Timney Alpha Glock trigger is an exception.

For $150 it’s the best thing you can do to your Glock to instantly make you a better shooter.

Sig Legion Face Off

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V. Caldwell

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July 2, 2021

1 (1) — These are two formidable 9mm handguns.

My friend and associates will tell you I am conversative concerning personal defense gear. Solid 1911 handguns, and Colt and Smith & Wesson magnum revolvers are among these. The Beretta, CZ, and Glock are appreciated. However I am liberal in testing practically any type of firearm, although it may not end up in my defense battery. Thank God I have reached the point that every firearm doesn’t have to work for its keep or have a clearly defined purpose. Among the most proven reliable pistols in the world are those made by SIG. US Military tests, Texas State Patrol, German police, the 228,000 round Ohio State Patrol test and especially France’s extensive testing qualified the reliability of SIG products.

Recently I have been firing and using two very nice pistols from SIG. One is the P226 and the other a full size P320. Each have the Legion improvements. By any standard these are rocking good guns and very nice guns. I may not be able to keep both in the long run and this has made for a lively internal debate.

The author has came to prefer the P226R SAO Legion for most uses. The Editor approves of this choice, although he carries the TDA version.

Lets look at the SIG P226R SAO Legion first. This is a big gun for some of us with an eight inch overall length. The pistol is 1.7 inches wide and 5.5 inches tall. The barrel is 4.4 inches long. At 34 ounces it isn’t a lightweight and absorbs recoil well. The pistol features the distinctive Legion finish, night sights, and distinctive grips. The pistol features a steel slide and frame. The big difference in this 9mm and any other P226 is the single action only trigger. Let me make a significant point- the SAO trigger IS NOT a double action first shot pistol without the DA trigger. This is a true purpose designed single action trigger. A big advantage not only in firing the pistol accurately but in handling is the difference between the placement of the slide lock and the safety lever. There is no decocker and this frees up the design a bit.

Many of us tend to ride the slide lock of the P series. This results in the slide failing to lock back on the last shot. That doesn’t mean anything in comparison to the P320 but it is a consideration if you choose the SAO over other SIG designs. The SAO re-design seems to cure this problem. The grip fits most hands well and the trigger breaks cleanly. The sights are excellent for personal defense. The magazines hold fifteen rounds and three are supplied. The SIG P226R is a popular service gun. When the brass purchases the SIG you know they have not gone with the low bid.

The P320 X Five Legion is a bold design and a great performer.

The P320 Legion X Five Legion is the first P320 I have really warmed up to. I didn’t like the trigger action. It is light and breaks fairly clean and while the sear is moved rearward prior to firing they say- in the manner of the Dreyse I suppose- it is a single action in all handling. Recalls hurt the new pistol but then who hasn’t had recalls?

The P320 X Five Legion is a heavy pistol at 43 ounces. This is great for competition and for tracking between targets. The frame is polymer but tungsten infused. You would think it is all tungsten by the feel. I am not certain it has the weight of steel and the flex of polymer as claimed but it is pretty close. The recoil spring and guide are well turned out and a spare lightweight spring is supplied along with three 17 round magazines. The magazine well is generous and the magazine base pads are well designed. The slide is optics ready and the rear sight is fully adjustable. The barrel is a five inch bull barrel. The new skeletonized flat trigger is super cool and a great trigger design.

This is a very well turned out pistol. The frame rail is standard P320. If there is a rating for improvement the P320 Legion is far more improved over the original than the P226 Legion. The P320 is a modular design. I won’t be changing frames and slides since I bought the gun for competition. But it is a good thing to have.

When firing these pistols we can skip to the end of the test period for one bit of information. Neither pistol has failed to feed, chamber, fire or eject. This includes some pretty dirty ammunition picked up in the pick as you can environment we are currently in. Like all quality firearms each pistol preferred one load or the other for accuracy. Dirty ammo is dirty ammo. Remington UMC provided consistent reliability and accuracy. I used a small number of Remington’s Golden Saber and Winchester’s PDX, now simply called the Defender. 115 grain economy fare for the most part with a few 124 and 147 grain loads. Lets sum the testing up-

The SIG P226R features a well shaped grip that fits most hands well. The ambidextrous safety is positive in operation. The flat trigger is excellent. Trigger compression breaks at 4.5 pounds with a rapid reset. This reset is an aid in rapid fire control. Handling is good. The night sights are very well designed and offer a well defined aiming point. The extended tang of the Legion series is superior to the standard P series design. Perhaps the forward cocking serrations are less than ideal as they are cut into the slide flats a little lower than usual. Practical combat accuracy is good. As for as absolute accuracy the pistol exhibited several two inch 25 yard groups.

These are big guns that shoot very well.

The P320 grip did not feel as good in the hand- at first. After several runs the pistol came into its own with this shooter. The trigger breaks at 4.0 pounds. Reset is good. This striker fired pistol definitely feels different than the SIG P226R. After several runs on target the P320 exhibited greater speed and smoothness in reloads. Those who are willing to practice dry fire relentlessly and master the trigger will find a pistol that will clean a combat course faster than the P226R, no surprise there. The P320 Five X Legion also features lightening cuts in the slide, pretty racy- race gun it is- and a fully adjustable rear sight. No Kentucky windage needed for any 9mm load with this pistol. Dial in the sights and hit the target with finality. The combination of a bright fiber optic front sight and fully adjustable rear sight make sense for a competition gun. Absolute accuracy trailed just behind the P226R with most of the groups at 25 yards around 2.25 inches. This isn’t a group fired with a highly developed target load but rather the Remington 124 grain Golden Saber.

The P226R, left, and the P320, right, each feature excellent sight designs.

So- the experienced shooter may say the P226R Legion is the gun for personal defense. The pistol features a manual safety that is easily thumbed off on the draw. Combat shooting is excellent. Absolute accuracy is outstanding. The P320 X Five Legion may give us pause for daily carry as the trigger is light and there is no manual safety. We might say this is the pistol for competition or as a range gun. It is very fast on any type of combat course. It doesn’t just blow the SIG P226R away in humiliation but certainly outstrips it. An inexperienced shooter might choose this handgun based solely on shooting rather than heft, balance, and suitability for concealed carry. In the end this is more of an exposition than a comparison that turns up a hands down recommendation. Here is my take- if I could have only one of these SIG pistols it would be the SIG P226R SAO Legion. This is a great combat handgun. Series production has not suffered significant recalls or problems. Heft and balance are excellent. Reliability is unquestioned. A positive safety adds to security. I may not win a competition with the P226R but neither would I look foolish, just outclassed. The SIG P320 X Five Legion is an outstanding target gun. For range use there is nothing quite like it. But it isn’t as versatile as the P226R SAO Legion.

NPR: Hollow Commentary on ‘Surging’ Violence.

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Keith Finch

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July 1, 2021

Say what you will about NPR, they do good work at delivering a good product.

Their product is commentary.

On the Morning Edition, Steven Inskeep hosted Ronald Wright for a talk on surging violent crime. The year 2021, following the middle and late 2020, has been a more violent time than the historic lows we were seeing in the 2010’s.

Listen to the excerpt here.

I do want to highlight a couple parts that struck me though as… well… vapid. They fill the sound space but offer nothing.

Early in the talk, Inskeep and Wright converse about the fact that homicides specifically are up while other crimes are still down with relatively little change from earlier years in the decade. The projectable margins, given the general ups and downs of society, supported the lower trends for the remaining crime types. Crime is still motivated by its traditional factors. Homicides are surging most in large cities, urban areas that historically already have the highest rates. These are also areas that were heavily hit by the resource drain that COVID restrictions caused while COVID hit the older population hard as an infection.

There were, as I like to say, a myriad factors that have resulted in a very stressful year. But we’ve been building the factors for a surge for several years as we made drastic and coarse changes to policing and enforcement in order to try and ‘correct’ biases and inequality in enforcement. It was a perfect storm of being empty on political good will, enablement from the top, caving to political pressures

Things, clearly, have not yet improved.

Inskeep then leads the conversation: “So we’re focused here on homicides. We’re focused, I think, in many cases, on gun homicides. That’s certainly what the president was focused on yesterday, looking at different ways to reduce the availability of firearms within the rather limited power the federal government seems to have. Is the availability of firearms a clear factor in this increase in homicides?“ [Emphasis Added]

That question, that very leading question, is the same thing they do in surveys when they want to generate a certain result. It is the same as asking, ‘Do you believe gun safety legislation is important? Y or N?’ or some variation of, ‘Do you support background checks to prevent violent felons from accessing firearms? Y or N?’ with no elaboration.

Both of those are phrased in a way to lead you to an answer without obtusely plowing you into it. The questions has the vibe of reasonability, made to feel neutral, when it is anything but. The question should have been, ‘What are the factors driving the increase in homicides?’ but instead we get firearm availability pushed out like it is the known critical factor.

In context, firearms have never been as popular as they are currently, we had a very violent previous summer with a plethora of social issues that drove very strong opinions, and all of those on top of pandemic concerns, gun control concerns from both the previous and current administration, finally combined with reduced policing presence as the nation tackles its current crisis with its law enforcement officers. There was a lot going on.

All of these factors would be complex and difficult topics to begin slowly repairing on their own, they all got thrown into the firestorm that was 2020.

All of that said, we could’ve seen a much much worse spike. Civility still reigns in this nation, despite what the news media likes to say. We aren’t at the early 90’s levels and we can bring the numbers back down and keep them on that downward trend, but there isn’t an easy button for that. There is no buzzword fix for all these problems. Using the buzzword fixes caused more problems, ask Minneapolis.

But Wright picks it up, responding: “Yeah. That’s right. And it’s not just the usual people buying guns because they’re anxious about the, you know, political state of the nation…

Correct, it was new people buying guns because they’re anxious about the political state of the nation and suddenly realized maybe all the people buying handguns an AR-15’s weren’t so crazy after all…

… But this was an increase in the number of people buying, not just the number of guns. So this wasn’t just people adding to their existing stockpile of guns. But this was new gun owners coming on.”

Yes, it was new owners. There was a massive concerted effort from the shooting industry, welcoming them and pushing as much information as possible into as many forums as possible on good ownership practices. Locks, safes, proper handling, places for training, places for questions. There was a massive outpouring of resources centered around not only bring new gun owners into the space, but doing so responsibly.

“Well, that is particularly interesting because I’m mindful – and tell me if I’m wrong about this. I’m mindful that if you have a gun in the house, I mean, there’s just a chance it’s going to be used. The availability of a gun increases the chance that someone in that household at some point is going to use it. Is that a factor here?” – Inskeep

You mean to tell me… that if someone buys something for their house, their personal safety, and they are encouraged to learn about this new tool and practice with it that it may, just may, get used? Are people who purchase cars more likely to get into a vehicle accident with them? What brilliantly deep causative analysis…

“It is. If you don’t follow proper storage procedures then bringing a gun into the house brings more risk with it into the house, unless you are doing the things that you need to do to store the gun properly.” -Wright

If you are unsafe with the thing, it can be unsafe. Unless you are doing the things that make it safe, then you are safe. Truly groundbreaking stuff here…

Then after this excoriation of ‘New Gun Owners’ as bumbling mouthbreathers, incapable of being left to their own devices and conduct themselves safely, the then slide back to homicides as if these two items are directly linked. Like someone who forgot to lock their pistol in the safe and instead put it into a nightstand caused Portlands 800% jump in homicide numbers all on their own. It was all the hunter who didn’t put their shotgun all the way away and left it in the living room for awhile. The new gun owners, and their terrible awful habits and the hundreds and hundreds of murders because the guns wandered off…

Yeah, its correlative nonsense. But it is NPR! A name that holds weight as an information authority that on many topics, firearms just has never been one of them. Not in the manner their reputation deserves.

The two then pivot back combating the rise in homicides, and what is the solution? After they just scored the hide of every new gun owner during the pandemic and took a passive aggressive swing at current owners who bought additional firearms as paranoid fringe lunatics (but just a little, like ‘no offense’)? The solution was…

Local policing.

Build a relationship of trust so that the community is empowered to work with the police to solve the crimes.

Buzzword solutions…

That’s all well and good, but we know these homicides are in locations where snitches get stitches, or a body bag themselves, so ‘nobody seen nothin’ becomes the name of survival. In regions where it is organized crime, where it is groups fighting groups, these sunshiny little colloquialisms about the community coming together to stop the violence is hard. damn. work! Bordering on impossible in some cases.

So why discuss it without getting into the discussion about how difficult this actually is instead of pinning the blame on the folks who realized that the big .GOV was not coming to help them out?

Ignite the 4th of July – Crosman Pre-Order

By

Keith Finch

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July 1, 2021

This limited edition Crosman® Full Auto R1 pays tribute to the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation. Crosman will give a portion of the proceeds to this foundation. This BB air rifle is fueled by two 12-gram CO2 cartridges and a 25 round drop-out magazine, you will have target cans flying in no time. Outfitted with a stealth gray stock and color highlights that red metal component and custom dark blue magazine for an exciting and patriotic look. The rifle features a genuine feel, familiar controls, and an intense 1400 round per minute rate of fire, all at a jaw-dropping rate of up to 430 fps. Even better, the rifle is fully customizable with a 6 position adjustable stock, AR-compatible buttstock/pistol grip, a Picatinny rail that provides endless accessory mounting opportunities and a bonus CFPF branded morale patch.

Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation

Our mission is to provide college scholarships and educational counseling to military children who have lost a parent in the line of duty.

We are dedicated to serving the families of service members from all branches of the armed forces who have died as a result of combat casualties, military training accidents, service-related illnesses, suicide, as well as other duty-related deaths as ruled by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The vision of the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation is to ensure that every child of a fallen patriot receives all necessary college funding. We believe a college education is the single most important gift we can give these children. We believe this is an important investment in the future of America. We believe this is one of the best ways we can honor those who died defending our country.

Crosman is giving a portion of the proceeds to the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation.

Tactical, full or semi-auto BB air rifle
Fueled by two 12-gram CO2 cartridges and delivers velocities of up to 430 fps with an intense 1400 round per minute rate of fire
25-rounds drop out magazine with Fallen Patriots logo, compatible with traditional 4.5mm steel BBs
Adjustable stock and AR compatible buffer tube and pistol grip
Quad forearm accessory rail
Realistic weight, action and functions, great for skill development, training and fun
Color highlights to add an exciting and patriotic look with a bonus CFPF branded morale patch
Crosman is giving a portion of the proceeds to the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation

The Rise and Fall of ‘~10.5’

By

Keith Finch

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July 1, 2021

The video is (quite obviously) another of Mike Jones’ work.

Is the MK18, the CQBR, an obsolete platform. Do we need to go and start tossing out all our 10.5ish (10.3 if you’re a close cloner of the old guns) inch SmolBoi platforms.

I’d take the time (were I you, or me since I watched) to watch the video and go through the breakdown.

But here are my thoughts.

Short answer, no. The MK18, the CQBR platform, is not obsolete.

The M16 isn’t obsolete.

But they are reaching the ends of their development arcs. The 5.56 NATO families of firearms and the ammunition has seem decades of optimization and improvements to the point where we are squeezing about everything we can physically expect out of this round and the platforms that fire it.

And it is good.

The CQBR concept is merging with the M4 and we are ending up on a modernized variant of the Colt 733. But we are in a period of running down the most diminishing of returns when we, years ago at this juncture, surpassed the point where we had a solidly functional product for the niche.

The military picked up CQBR’s for a very specific purpose, size under suppression. That utility hasn’t changed too much.

When the Military restructures under a new service caliber then we will be looking at filling those same niches with new platforms for that caliber at need, but we are not there yet. Firearms are durable goods. Sure they wear, need maintenance, and eventually will be replaced, but they don’t get less good at their roles without something else changing.

In the day-to-day, we aren’t looking at engaging a near peer enemy force with modern weapons technology and personal protective systems. Instead we are looking at soft opportunistic humans of the normal squishy variety that we also are. We need to protect ourselves from the hyenas and coyotes of the human world, not some grizzly bear on grizzly bear territorial disputes.

Short 5.56 guns are going to serve us a long time, even as the advanced ammunition systems like 6.5 and 6.8 start to become mainstream in the military spaces. We aren’t going to see a hyper rapid overlap into the civilian space until cost and availability of the calibers drop into the ‘buy it now’ range. We will see niches grabbing it up, I probably will to experiment with it, but that is my job. But until .277 Fury is .45/round and you can get an $800-$1200 rifle that shoots it well it isn’t going to be a priority.

Add to that the fact that the experimental .277 rounds are meant to increase the maximum effective range of the squad’s individual weapons while the individual citizen user already has access to several calibers that more than cover the useful effective ranges of defense firearms. It’s why 5.56×45, 5.45×39, 7.62×39, and .300BLK have become the 4 workhorsemen of self defense rifle calibers and .308 and 6.5 CM are specialists that can flex down into that roll.

So no, no need to write off 5.56 anytime soon. Probably not this century.

Long live the MK18.

Henry Repeating Arms Sponsoring Kevin Harvick’s Xfinity Series Ride at Road America

By

Keith Finch

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June 30, 2021

RICE LAKE, WI – June 30, 2021

Wisconsin-based firearms manufacturer Henry Repeating Arms is announcing primary sponsorship of Kevin Harvick’s entry for the Henry 180 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Road America (Wi.) on July 3 with the #99 B.J. McLeod Motorsports Henry Repeating Arms Ford Mustang.

The partnership marks Henry Repeating Arms’ 5th primary sponsorship of a NASCAR Xfinity Series car. Additionally, its return to Road America marks the 2nd consecutive year as the race title sponsor.

Henry Repeating Arms operates a 135,000+ square foot facility in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, manufacturing rifles and shotguns a few hours west of Road America. Over 100 Henry employees and their families are attending the race in addition to Henry ambassador and UFC fighter Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. Henry Repeating Arms also invited 180 active-duty members or veterans of the U.S. military to attend free of charge.

Fans attending the race will have the opportunity to win one of two custom Henry 180 Edition rifles in a giveaway at Henry’s fan experience display trailer. The prize rifles are identical to those presented at victory lane to the pole qualifying winner and the race winner.

“We are counting down the days until we can get out to Road America for what is going to be a huge, patriotic weekend. You can’t go wrong with the mix of guns, gears, and fireworks right in our back yard at one of the beautiful motorsports venues in the country,” . . . “We are big Harvick fans, so to have him behind the wheel is exciting for us. Being first through the checkered flag in the Henry car at the Henry 180 would be the cherry on top.

No pressure, Kevin.” says Anthony Imperato, President and Owner of Henry.

The Henry 180 NASCAR Xfinity Series race will be televised live at 2:30 PM ET on NBC, Saturday, July 3.

Holosun Going Green(er)

By

Keith Finch

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June 30, 2021

City of Industry, Ca. (June 30, 2021) – HOLOSUN adds three new pistol optics with Super Green LED technology. At 540nm, HOLOSUN’s Super Green LEDs are closest to the wavelength the human is most sensitive to. Over the next few weeks HOLOSUN will roll out three new Super Green LED models: HE507K-GR X2, HE509T-GR, and HE407K-GR X2.

Green LED optics are becoming more and more popular within competitive, self-defense, and law enforcement circles due to the intense, high-contrast green reticle and increased battery life. The Super Green LED has three times the battery life compared to red at the highest intensity settings providing even more confidence that your HOLOSUN optic will be ready when you need it.

Designed for concealed carry or backup firearms, the HE507K-GR X2 features HOLOSUN’s Multi-reticle System (MRS) with fast acquisition 32MOA/2MOA Circle-Dot reticle. For those who prefer a simpler sight picture, the HE407K-GR X2 features a 6MOA dot only.

HE509T-GR is HOLOSUN’s answer to the pistol optic durability question. With independent testing seeing 20,000 rounds of accelerated use including dozens of shoulder height drops, the enclosed design and grade-5 titanium housing of the HE509T take durability to another level.

With innovations including side-mounted battery tray, Lock Mode, up to 50,000-hour battery life, Shake Awake, and Solar Failsafe (HE509T), HOLOSUN optical sights adapt to any environment for defensive, professional, and sporting users alike.

For more information, please visit: WWW.HOLOSUN.COM

Magnum Research 1911

By

V. Caldwell

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June 29, 2021

The pistol’s combat performance is good to excellent.

I have used the Desert Eagle 1911 handgun manufactured by Bul Limited of Israel for many years. Both the Government Model and Commander pistols have been good performers. Recently Magnum Research of Minnesota has imported interesting pistols from this maker, but dropped the billboard type Desert Eagle slide markings in favor of a simpler smooth slide design. I find this new pistol much more tasteful. On the left of the slide the MR1911GSS is the only marking. The frame contains the makers and importers information and the serial number, all done low key. Frankly when I first saw this pistol in the showcase I thought it was a Dan Wesson, it simply has that look. While it isn’t a Dan Wesson I am not disappointed by a pistol that retails for around eight hundred dollars. It seems Bul Armory of Florida is getting into the 1911 business as well with Bul marked pistols from Israel. More on these later.

The MR1911 is a full size Government Model 1911 with a five inch barrel. The pistol features the conventional slide and barrel with barrel bushing, full length guide rod, and good fit and finish. The pistol’s satin finished stainless construction is attractive. The MR1911 is supplied with nicely checkered G10 grips. The machining looks good. These are cast frame, the same as Ruger 1911s and a few others in the lower price range. The MR1911 has good features for a pistol in the price frame. The pistol features a checkered front strap. I like this very much, it makes a great deal of different when firing the pistol with sweaty or cold hands. The beavertail design grip safety properly releases its hold on the trigger about halfway into the grip safety’s trigger compression. The hammer, barrel bushing, mainspring housing, grip safety and slide lock are finished in black. Fit is good. The trigger drops the hammer at 5.15 pounds, a good measure for this type of handgun. The safety indent is positive and the extended safety offers good speed.

The MR1911 is well made. Good material selection.

The edges of the magazine well are broken up in a slight bevel to aid in speed loading a magazine. The pistol features forward cocking serrations. I like these, they certainly made administrative chamber checks easier. The barrel is nicely polished in the feed ramp, the frame section of the ramp is also smooth, with the required 1/32 gap between the two surfaces that makes for good feeding. There are two advanced features surprising to find on a pistol in this price range. There is a dip behind the trigger guard that lowers the bore axis slightly. The 1911 pistol features a low bore axis and straight to the rear trigger compression. This feature is an aid in additional lowering of the center line of the bore above the hand. The other feature is a set of excellent combat sights. The front sight is a standard Novak style post with a serrated face. The rear sight is the Wedge type. This sight may be adjusted for windage with a brass hammer. The wedge design allows the slide to be racked on a boot heel or belt. I am not as certain about the efficiency of this maneuver as those who have never tried it are, however, to release the slide after a speed load the wedge sight works well.

Black Hills Ammunition and the MR1911 proved a good combination.

The proof of the pistol is in the firing. I collected a good mix of popular ammunition, handloads, and a stack of Wilson Combat magazines. I could not identify the single magazine supplied with the Bul manufactured Magnum Research pistol. Most makers use the excellent MecGar, this may be a Bul product. During the evaluation the most common load was a hard cast lead SWC at 850 fps, I also used a hardball standard 230 grain RNL at 820 fps. From the beginning of the test there were no failures of the pistol to feed, chamber, fire or eject.

The pistol is fast on target. There really isn’t anything faster to a first shot hit than a good quality 1911 .45. Control is good. The cadence of fire is never set by how quickly you are able to press the trigger but how quickly you are able to regain the sights, aim, and fire again. The pistol has good practice accuracy. Like most steel frame 1911 handguns recoil isn’t tough to control. I added a couple of modern defense loads including the Black Hills Ammunition 185 grain JHP, Fiocchi 200 grain XTP, and the Browning 230 grain JHP. Feed reliability was never in question. Benchrest accuracy may not be a test of a combat pistol but then a combat pistol should be accurate enough to strike a threat in the chest area at least to 25 yards. I fired magazine of the Black Hills 230 grain JHP into a tight three inches, firing from a solid barricade position, and a magazine of the Remington 185 grain JHP +P ( out of production at time it seems ) into a slightly larger group. The pistol will run reliably and offers good combat and practical accuracy.

I looked hard for a proper holster. I like the Government Model .45 for concealed carry and have carried the type for many years. However- I am not as young as I was once and a number of stupendous fights, a couple of vehicle wrecks, and a rip in the muscles have led to some back pain. The Salty Dog Special holster is the work of Dave Galloway and a collaboration between him and ‘Salty Dog.

Ronin’s Salty Dog Special is a first class concealment holster.

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This inside the waistband holster is pancake/kidney position holster with a greater than normal can. The belt loops allow up to a 25 degree cant, I wear it as 15 degrees, the old FBI tilt. A stabilizing food near the base of the holster keeps the holster in position for a sharp draw. This is good kit. The Magnum Research SR1911 is a great 1911 and an important part of my carry gear.

One Man’s Fantasy

By

DRGO

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June 29, 2021

(from Express.co.uk)

This message is directed to whoever is speaking into the earpieces of the 47^th Vice President (hereinafter, “47^th”), who earlier this week mumbled something about F-15s and nuclear weapons:

We the People aren’t going to compromise on our rights, especially the right to keep and bear arms, because our rights were the basis of the compromise made at the Founding: We agreed to delegate limited powers to the government in return for its solemn promise to protect our rights. We agreed to be governed for no other purpose.

If 47^th doesn’t read the Amendments as absolute, we’re happy to renegotiate the 16th Amendment (may John McAfee rest in power), and start exploring the “emanations” of the Second Amendment. After all, if the Bill of Rights is properly understood to have a “penumbra” of unwritten but nonetheless government-limiting individually-delegated freedoms afforded to the People, then clearly each enumerated right must contribute.

We’re no longer interested in grammatical discussions about the meaning of prefatory clauses, or the significance of the dicta of the Heller decision, or who used what during the American Revolution. We claim our right to life, the freedom to use our minds to direct our actions in the service of our lives and our happiness, and the right to use tools of whatever kind to peacefully defend our lives and property, limited only by the mutual promise to not initiate violence.

If 47^th believes that the government is now beyond the reach of its citizens, then the government has exceeded the terms of the contract made at the Founding. The penumbra of the Second Amendment needs to robustly developed, not constrained by arcane rules based on the hope that criminals would change, tyrants would be no more, and gun control would magically start to save lives after failing spectacularly time after time.

We don’t want your “gun control.” If we did we wouldn’t have purchased all the guns we have over the last year. We’re not going out on the balcony as 47^th suggested to FLOTUS and firing both barrels of an over-under, as all those 4473 forms confirm. We don’t want “AFT” nominee David “Waco” Chipman, who would love to comb through them in order to retroactively classify thousands of arms as illegal and/or subject to new taxes.

We are buying guns with standard (sorry that 30 or 75 or 100 is too high to comprehend) capacity magazines, and we are making guns and parts at home. We don’t care if you don’t like pistol braces: if that helps us stay on target then we’ll use them. We’re buying body armor—sorry, Chuck—and we are practicing at the range. We know that if we weren’t in the right there would be no need for your propaganda. We are catching flack now only because the RKBA is increasingly popular and accepted.

You are so embarrassingly wrong on so many points that it’s almost unseemly to correct you, but there’s really no alternative. The only prohibited persons at the time of the Founding were slaves. Your confusion on this point is appalling.

You were confused, misled or bamboozled about “gun violence” in large Democrat-led cities. You tried to say something about guns flowing into those cities from other localities. Ask yourself “Why would people make the effort to traffic guns and commit crime in those cities? Why not just engage in mayhem where they are?” Availability of assets is a partial reason, but other entities have valuables, and no criminal bothers them. Fort Knox comes to mind.

Obviously, the most important factor is that the valuables’ owners are disarmed, literally at gun point by law enforcement. Your confusion is tragic because our law-abiding kindred in those cities desperately want to be able to defend themselves and instead are forced to become defenseless victims, becoming statistics that you and your ilk trot out to promote more useless gun control.

You engage in dangerous rhetoric and do so without expressing any understanding of how far you drifted from the decorum expected of the ostensible leader of our free Republic. Remorse is in order. Peaceful opposition to your policies and the government you lead should be welcomed, understood and respected.

Remember (if you can) that your Senate career and the F-15 both first took flight in 1972. Much has changed since then. Please read up on it.

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–Dennis Petrocelli, MD is a clinical and forensic psychiatrist who has practiced for nearly 20 years in Virginia. He took up shooting in 2019 for mind-body training and self-defense, and is in the fight for Virginians’ gun rights.

All DRGO articles by Dennis Petrocelli, MD

Gunday Brunch Episode 8: Hilton Yam Special

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David R

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June 27, 2021

Keith is out of the office this week, so we’re re-airing a special episode originally recorded by Caleb last year with Hilton Yam of @108Performance

Hilton is one of the leading experts on the 1911 pattern pistol, an accomplished competition shooter, and retired FBI agent whose career included assignments on FBI SWAT and in their firearms training division.

Who are Biden’s “Bad Actors”?

By

Keith Finch

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June 25, 2021

President Joe Biden announced new efforts Wednesday to stem a rising national tide of violent crime, declaring the federal government is “taking on the bad actors doing bad things to our communities.” But questions persist about how effective the efforts can be in what could be a turbulent summer. – The AP.

Who is Joe talking about? Career criminals that local prosecutors keep getting sprung? That activist judges keep letting out? Criminals whose cases are used for political points? Who are we targeting as ‘bad actors’ in our communities after we spent a year on ACAB and ‘defund’ and ‘community safety efforts’?

“Crime rates have risen after plummeting during the initial months of the coronavirus pandemic, creating economic hardship and anxiety.”, The AP continued, and anyone with a few IQ points devoted to reasoning and critical thinking could have told you that shutting down the country for an extended period would cause severe turmoil. We drastically changed the resource flow, especially in the services industries, and cut millions off from their resource lifelines with no alternative. Then we paid them three piddly checks that got blown on impulse buys because people couldn’t wait that long for replaced income. Unemployment filled some gaps but the execution allowed rampant fraud.

People adapted, the government got left in the dust.

Adding that into the rules that forced landowners to not be able to evict (instead of say, filing a tax relief form or another form of offset from the government to adjust for the costs associated with their properties and non-paying tenants) they just pushed that burden onto the owners and said “deal with it.”

The fustercluck of mismatched and discordant rules put out by the government to provide ‘relief’ contributed mightily to the current situation. But what does the POTUS blame?

Guns. Because of course it is guns. And specifically gun dealers…

Biden’s plan focuses on providing money to cities that need more police, offering community support and most of all cracking down on gun violence and those supplying illegal firearms.

By ‘those supplying illegal firearms’ he means FFL’s and apparently only FFL’s. Because there is a secret cabal of gun dealers who just dump guns into places like LA, Chicago, and NYC and who don’t follow the mountain of federal and state rules imposed by 2A hostile politicians toward the legitimate and constitutionally protected business of providing the citizenry their access to personal arms and they are really good at dodging audits somehow.

“These merchants of death are breaking the law for profit,” Biden said. “If you willfully sell a gun to someone who’s prohibited, my message to you is this: We’ll find you and we’ll seek your license to sell guns. We’ll make sure you can’t sell death and mayhem on our streets.”

How Joe Biden sees everyone with an FFL apparently, (Lord of War, 2005)

There has never been a clearer indication that our President is clueless, completely and utterly ignorant of the process of purchasing a firearm and how firearms make it into the hands of illegal users. How often are prohibited possessors charged? How often is a failed 4473 followed up on? How often is a concern brought by an FFL to LE’s attention followed up on?

But no, let’s threaten innocent American’s livelihoods because they are “merchants of death” looking for any excuse to arm dangerous people with as much firepower as possible. Total. Disconnect. From. Reality.

But there are also tricky politics at play, and Biden’s plan shows how few options the Democratic president has on the issue. – AP

No there aren’t. These politics aren’t tricky in the slightest. The Democrats are trying to say the sky looks green when it is still looking awfully blue, trying to make something blatantly unconstitutional stick by strawmanning the FFL’s who already bend over every single rule change to keep their livelihoods and businesses going. They are already under threat of getting their licenses yanked for any egregious enough violation at the subjective will of the ATF and now we want to make that subjective will ‘Zero Tolerance’…

The steps he outlined are aimed at going hard after gun dealers who break federal law, without even giving us an estimate to how widespread that problem is (because it isn’t) and establishing strike forces in several cities to help stop weapons trafficking. Strike forces who will strike whom? Will they patrol the neighborhoods where these shootings are consistently taking place?

Or go after FFLs?

He also said he would seek more money for the agency that tracks the nation’s guns. So fund the ATF for… why? Why are we trying to track an untraceable inanimate item. Why are we trying tracking hardgoods but we are very light on sentencing abusers? Fast & Furious was a classic example of just how effective we can expect weapons tracking and trafficking programs to be. ATF gave away thousands of weapons, most are still in cartel hands.

All evidence suggests that the government cannot be relied upon to be effective in this regard, yet it is Joe’s only plan apparently.

“Refund the Police” – New Democrat Party Line, until we ask them about it then it will be something like, “Oh, well we really need a balanced approach to community safety that takes the needs of the community to be communal into… *more obfuscation*” They never want to give the hard answer. They never want to admit they cannot solve this problem easily because their reactions to the last problems was short-sighted. They have never met a buck they could not pass.

NeoMag – Conveniently Carry a Spare

By

Travis Pike

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June 25, 2021

Carrying a spare magazine seems to be a topic that gets the concealed carry culture riled up. Some say it’s an absolute must-have. Others claim you’ll never need it. I fall in the middle. I often carry a spare magazine, but I don’t see it as a must-have. However, I like having options when it comes to packing a spare magazine. I’ve tried vertical and horizontal carriers, IWB carriers, pocket options, and now the NeoMag. The NeoMag solution is a pocket carry option, but it’s not your typical pocket mag pouch.

What’s a NeoMag?

It’s a pocket clip combined with a magnetic mount that wraps around half the magazine. The pocket clip sinks deep into your pocket and looks like the clip you’d see on a knife or flashlight. The magnetic mount clings to the magazine and holds it in place. It’s a true concealed carry design.

You can choose between a few different pocket clip options. You have a standard and an extended clip that allows the magazine to sit deeper in the pocket. For short and sweet magazines, the standard works, and for magazines a little longer than average, go with the extended.

For example, if I want to carry a 10 round P365 magazine, I’ll use the standard model. If I want to carry the 15 round SIG P365 magazine, I’d go with the extended. If you are putting a magazine extension or pinky rest on, then go with the extended option. The NeoMag body comes in three sizes. One for 380 and smaller, one for 9mm, 40 S&W, 357 SIG, and the like, and one for 45 ACP and 10mm.

It’s quite simple overall and rather ingenious. They offer a standard model and model specifically for Glocks. The Glock model has two magnets. That being said, I’ve been using the standard one magnet model with Glock 43X magazines, and it works fine.

The NeoMag and Concealed Carry

I’ve been popping my SIG P365 15 round magazine in the NeoMag and packing it daily. It sinks the magazine nice and low in my pocket. I can’t exactly conceal a magazine while wearing a tucked-in shirt with a belt mounted pouch. The NeoMag fixed that while remaining accessible. Tuckable IWB Mag pouches exist, but they don’t offer a super-fast or intuitive reload.

It’s super convenient in my business casual day job clothing and presents me with an accessible mag without being evident. It’s not uncomfortable by any means, and I found myself forgetting it was there. In fact, as I unloaded my pockets on my first day carrying it, I was briefly surprised by it. It was an “Oh yeah,” moment.

One downside with the NeoMag is that you surrender that pocket exclusively for the NeoMag. Tossing in your phone or keys interrupts your ability to draw the magazine. You might get away with packing a pocket knife, but you’ll need generously sized pockets.

I tried to see if I could get the magazine to detach from my NeoMag while it was in my pocket. I did some kicks, lunges, jumped up and down, and I couldn’t get it to detach. Even the G43X magazine stayed put.

Reloading

Drawing a mag from a NeoMag isn’t difficult. You’ll need to use a pincer grip with your thumb and pointer finger to grip the magazine around the front and rear of the magazine. The carrier seemingly stays out of the way as you grab it and pull. The NeoMag carrier stays in the pocket, and the clip clings to your pants without moving.

Drawing is relatively smooth but takes some practice. My first few tries resulted in a rather clumsy mess. It took time for me to really master the movement and the grip. I advise gripping nice and tight because it’s easy to send the magazine flying when a loose grip meets some momentum.

A huge benefit to the NeoMag is that you don’t have to get past a concealment garment. I don’t have to pull my shirt up or out of the way to access the magazine. I can reach in, grab it, and reload quickly and rather intuitively.

NeoMag Vs. a Belt Carrier

How does the NeoMag stack up against a normal magazine carrier? I grabbed my Wilder Tactical Belt Pouch and a shot timer to see what was what. Admittedly I have a lot more training on a belt pouch. Although, I’ve been working with the NeoMag for the last week.

I figured it should even out the skill gap. I worked mostly with a Glock 43X because I’ve been reviewing it. I reloaded, doing five reps at a time with each carrier. After 20 reps with each carrier, I was pretty sick of reloads. However, I figured out a few things.

I can reload just as fast with the NeoMag as I can with a concealed belt-mounted carrier. However, I was more consistent with faster times with the belt pouch. I could accomplish a reload in about 2.3 seconds from concealment with either pouch. With the belt pouch, I got that time with the majority of my reloads. It was tough breaking the 2.4-second mark with the NeoMag.

With more practice, I might close that gap. That being said, the belt-mounted carrier offers a more intuitive reload. With a belt-mounted pouch, I can get a great grip on the magazine and rip it out. With the NeoMag, I just got that little pincer grip to get it right.

Packing a Spare

While I’m a little faster with a belt-mounted pouch, I find the convenience of the NeoMag and concealability to make it the superior option for daily carry. I’ll keep practicing to try and close that gap as much as possible. With the NeoMag, I’m more likely to carry a spare magazine than a belt-mounted option, and it’s easier to conceal in formal or business attire. The NeoMag is a handy little device and worth checking out.