Daily Archives: March 14, 2008

Answering Diana’s questions

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March 14, 2008

I’m going to do something that I don’t often do, which is create a new post specifically because of the comments to another post.  In the comments to this post, Diana from Virginia had a lot of things to say about homeschooling, not necessarily from a hostile standpoint, but certainly not from the point...
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Donate your old holsters

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March 14, 2008

To support Students for Concealed Carry on Campus. In partnership with the Students for Concealed Carry on Campus (SCCC) , TGSCOM Inc. (www.thegunsource.com, www.topglock.com, glockworld.com, xdpistols.com and more) encourages gun owners, gun stores, police officers, manufacturers and concerned citizens to help the SCCC with its planned 2nd Annual Empty Holster Protest during the week...
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Guns and gays

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March 14, 2008

Can guns protect gays? Murdoc takes a look at the cognitive dissonance that often surrounds gay advocacy groups, who often advocate against firearms ownership and CCW laws. Personally, I fully support the Pink Pistols, and like Murdoc I believe that everyone has a right to defend themselves, regardless of sexual orientation, etc.  The problem...
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BATFE Reform an NRA priority

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March 14, 2008

Chris Cox is urging NRA members and gun owners to contact their House Representatives and implore them to cosponsor HR 4900, the BATFE reform bill. Here is a short list of changes that HR 4900 would have if passed: Clarifies the standard for “willful” violations–allowing penalties for intentional, purposeful violations of the law, but...
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Speaking of derringers

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March 14, 2008

Speaking of derringer type pistols, I struggled for a bit with how to spell derringer in the post below.  While the kit refers to it as a “derringer” kit, I went back and forth for a bit on whether or not I should spell it with one or two “r’s”. The reason for that...
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Black Powder Build

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March 14, 2008

One of the things I’ve been meaning to do is build my own black powder firearm, using one of the handy kits from Traditions. However, what I wanted to direct you to was this post from the guy at The Box O’ Truth, who actually did a pretty cool build with a 30 year...
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This is a pleasant surprise

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March 14, 2008

So, in the name of cutting back on completely empty calories in the name of health and fitness, I decided to try Michelob Ultra. Big mistake. However, in true Proverbs 26:11 fashion, I decided to continue my experiment and try Michelob Ultra: Amber. I’m pleasantly surprised, unlike the standard Ultra beer, the Ultra: Amber...
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Bad gun meme

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March 14, 2008
Bad gun meme

Oh Tamara, what am I doing picking up this silly-assed meme from you?  What kind of handgun am I? Apparently, I’m cool like Tam. I am a: Walther, Model PPK in .380 auto What kind of handgun are YOU? I wouldn’t carry a PPK either, but it’s got nothing to do with the gun...
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