Now it appears to be the turn of Luthiers. Gibson Guitars was raided by the Feds for allegedly buying wood that might have not come from environmentally-approved sources even though Gibson had no reason to suspect otherwise.

Outrage ensues obviously; I mean, this is the US of A damn it! Innocent until Proven Guilty? Nope, in “special” cases do not apply. Antique instruments built prior to this stupid law? Only if you can prove it is not regulated under the new rules; Burden of Proof now resides with you. And if you cannot prove it, you go to jail, pay the fine and that gorgeous Steinway grand piano built in the 19th century with Ivory keys will be destroyed. Does the thought of Government agents driving a steamroller over classic guitar, violins and other instruments make you sick to your stomach?

Welcome to our reality in the Gun Culture.

I caught this tweet by Alan Gura yesterday and I am a bit surprised about the childish tone of it.

The whole bad blood started because one (1) article in NRA’s First Freedom where apparently not enough laurels were tossed to Alan Gura for the Heller decision. Apparently Gura’s ego could not take it and things escalated after that to the point it is open season (again) on the NRA and people on the side of the Second Amendment are sounding like the Brady bunch .

The NRA has played it cool and stayed away from the antics. Unfortunately this has only encouraged Gura and others to actually say stupid stuff like that tweet. Alan, you did great with SCOTUS, but you did not do all the work and neither did SAF. The NRA laid the field for you and had been working on that field for many years. It was the NRA that got people to vote for Pro-Gun members of the Senate under a Pro-Gun president who gave you Justice Roberts and Justice Alito ensuring a Supreme Court that would rule in your favor.

Because I do not care how good you are, you wouldn’t had a chance in hell with President Gore, a Democrat-majority Senate and Liberal Supreme Court Justices.

If I wanna see prima donas throwing temper tantrums there is always Bridezilla on TV. All of us are working towards the same goal, if we cannot be nice to each other, let’s be mute.

We must, indeed, all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.
Benjamin Franklin

This fresh of the Twitter:

Even though Louisiana does have a high rate of gun deaths, it is VPC’s own zip code the one that takes the distinction of being the #1 in gun deaths:

But let’s keep the facts away from a good load of BS.

Newest and latest from CSGV.

This one called my attention immediately. Why is Craig Hexman so anxious in correcting dear Ladd? This is the same Hexman who accused a gun blogger of Child Abuse wanted to call Children and Family services because said blogger was teaching his 2 year old to eat peas.

So I clicked on the article mentioned on the first post and instead of finding a lurid tale of murder by a homicidal CCW maniac, instead we find a tragic story of a possible negligent discharge. But aparently by law in Pennsylvania, the coroner can only rule it homicide.

Even though her death has been ruled a homicide, Adams County District Attorney Shawn Wagner says the findings won’t have an effect on his decision to file charges. He’s waiting for the state police to finish their death investigation before he makes that call

But Ladd being the vulture he is, could not rad through the whole article and dove directly for the corpse of the victim, a moving so appalling that even one of his most faithful followers could not stomach and had to step in.

And now the countdown for this thread to disappear begins.

I ended up with 2 seriously stuck cases on my Rossi snubbie. I need advice from on how to do it myself even if it involves a dremmel  😉

And I will revisit my reloads.

UPDATE: I did remove the cases with a dowel and some “gentle” tapping. My apologies for not being clearer.

At least where vehicles are concerned.

Seriously, either take driving seriously or go back to bicycles.

I still think this is the best compilation out there.

• Bottled water ( 1 gallon per day per person) for 14 days
• Manual can opener*
• Non-perishable foods:*
• Canned meat, fish, fruit and vegetables
• Bread in moisture proof packaging
• Cookies, candy, dried fruit
• Canned soups, & milk
• Powdered or single serve drinks
• Cereal bars
• Package condiments
• Peanut butter and jelly
• Instant coffee & tea

• Flashlight (1 per person) *
• Portable battery powered lanterns
• Glass enclosed candles
• Battery powered radio or TV
• Battery operated alarm clock
• Extra batteries, including hearing aids
• Ice chest and ice
• First Aid Kit-including aspirin, antibiotic cream, and antacids
• Mosquito repellent
• Sun screen (45 SPF recommended)
• Waterproof matches/butane lighter

• Money (At least $200 in cash, small bills)
• Plain bleach or water purification tablets
• Disposable plates, glasses, and Utensils
• Maps of the area with landmarks on it

• Sterno
• Portable camp stove or grill
• Stove fuel or charcoal, lighter fluid
• Disposable eating utensils, plates & cups
• Napkins & paper towels
• Aluminum foil
• Oven mitts
• Lighters, matches, BBQ Lighters (long reach so you do not get burned)

• Prescriptions ( 1month supply)*
• Photo copies of prescriptions*
• Toilet paper
• Entertainment: books, magazines, card games etc*
• Soap and detergent
• Toiletries*
• Bedding: pillows, sleeping bag*
• Clothing for a few days*
• Rain ponchos, and work gloves
• Extra glasses or contact lenses

:

• Babies  Disposable diapers*
• Babies Formula, food and medication*

• Photo copies of prescriptions
• Photo identification*
• Proof of occupancy of residence (utility bills)
• Medical history or information
• Waterproof container for document storage
• Back-up disks of your home computer files
• Camera & film

Pet Supplies

• Dry & canned food for two weeks
• Water (1/2 gallon per day)
• Litter box supplies
• Traveling Cage

Other Necessities:

• Tools: hammer, wrenches, screw drivers, nails, saw
• Trash bags (lots of them)
• Cleaning supplies
• Plastic drop cloth
• Mosquito netting
• ABC rated fire extinguisher
• Masking or duct tape
• Outdoor extension cords
• Spray paint to identify your home if necessary
• One of your home phones (many people lost theirs during Andrew, even though their phone service still worked)

And, of course, weapons and ammunition!