If you don’t want to hear the whole podcast, go straight to 00:28 12. He summarizes pretty well the importance of John Ross in shaping what we know as Gun Culture today. It is hard for the young generation to understand how much our rights were under attack and what kind of abuses were done in the name of “gun safety” and “preventing gun violence”. Most will know about Waco, possibly Ruby Ridge, but there were many others that never made it to the Big Media Newscasts. Basically, if you owned too many guns (number was never determined) or the “wrong type,” you were considered fair target for abuse, incarceration or elimination.

MICHAELBANE.TV™ ON THE RADIO!: John Ross, R.I.P. (libsyn.com)

There is a shot of Gentleman’s Jim in my future. Probably tonight after work and ahead of the long weekend.

UPDATE: I forgot. If you are too busy or too lazy to listen to the podcast, the great news appears to be that John Ross’ last book “Cold Resolve” is in the hands of the publishers.

And I am getting one no matter what.

Reader Ratus was not happy with the simple lock that came with the COM safe (and probably the same goes for many others of the type) so he upgraded the lock.  I am copy and pasting his original email and links here.

Okay, I’ve got some updates for you, it can be done but it’s not exactly a drop in replacement.

I will not call it a “pick proof” lock, but it requires a specialty pick and practice vs the stock one that could be picked almost any type of wire

So, I received my locks from eBay from two different sellers, but only one out of the three fits.

Also, the replacement is slightly taller.

Of the one that fits it’s a different tail piece then the current square one. So you can reuse the stock hook.

But, with about 15-20 minutes with a hacksaw and a file I made it work.

Mostly.

This when I found out that it is slightly taller than the stock one.

A trip to Lowe’s fixed that with the addition of a washer to take up the difference.

It works and still holds the same amount as before.  A nice feature is that it’s key retaining in the open position, so you can’t leave it unlocked and think it’s locked.

A Dremel would probably be faster, but I wanted to see if it could be done with the most basic of tools. Of course a vise is very helpful, too.

All together it’s just over $10 with tax for everything.

I’ve attached an album, you can use everything except the pistol photo.

Also, I don’t get anything from the ebay seller.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Lock upgrade – Google Photos

5/8″ High Security Abloy key style Finland Tubular Cam Lock (key retaining) | eBay

Hillman 2 3/4-in Steel Machine Bushing in the Spacers & Machine Bushings department at Lowes.com

Thank you very much, Ratus. I keep saying this blog has some of the best readers out there and you guys keep proving me right.

All 22 Trump-Backed Candidates Win Primaries in Ohio and Indiana – Dan Bongino

Oh yeah. That is why.

Get ready to become illegal. They need to do something not to be shellacked in November.

The SCOTUS leak was step one.

More to come.

It seems he is all right, but his attacker got tackled, taken backstage and turned to the police…. It may have taken several minutes before cops took charge of the culprit.

Definitely don’t tackle #DaveChappelle while he’s performing on stage ? pic.twitter.com/X0Lbi8ghsf

— AlexGB.sfm (@ab_a_w_p) May 4, 2022

Ouch!

Oh damn, I guess she won’t after all.

How’s that? Moms Demand more Government to control people but not controlling them?

I have seen raving bath salts lunatics in street corners making more sense than this.

We are going to need more ammo.

Hat Tip Royko

Sig Tango MSR LPVO 1-6x24mm SFP Rifle Scope With Alpha Cantilever MSR Mount | Black | Palmetto State Armory

I have come to believe at least one of your semi-auto rifles should have one of these scopes. You can do Close Quarters a the lowest setting, but also do a precise long shot if the situation arises.

And I would have dropped coin on it already, but since I like you bastards and I want to keep the blog going, I will be spending the coin on a new desktop later this week because this one is starting to show its age and be very cranky.

Seriously, I need the winning lotto numbers ASAP.

I read the leaked paragraphs and nowhere said anything about rape or eliminating the access to birth control devices or meds.

But suddenly we are going to become hordes of Cossacks rampaging into neighborhoods demanding women to open their legs so we can forcefully impregnate them.

Dear Angie: If bad men try to rape you, pick your AR15 or other force multiplier weapon and kill their asses.

Oh… wait one.

Oops! You don’t believe in armed self-defense. Never mind! Enjoy your paranoia.