It is amazing how much stuff to do piles up because it has been too cold to get it done.  Went day before yesterday to the Gun and Run Match at the Outpost Armory and performed a bit better than the last time. It is now my official “monthly therapy” and Dear God, I needed it. Half of yesterday was spent doing yard work and then I forced myself to vegetate with the missus in front of the TV binging a SciFi series. And today, after gym time, I did some research work and went back to the range to check the 10/22s that I will be taking to Appleseed next weekend. I checked scops, function, which ammo they like better (one of the rifles plain hates Norma) and made sure all 10-round mags worked flawlessly. One hiccupped some, so I figure needs to be checked, probably cleaned, but I ended up with 6 trusted mags.

After lunch and a movie with the missus, it was back a bit with the research while I smoked two pans of meatloaf.

And I had to let them rest some, so I decided to update the blog.

Now, if you excuse me, I am going to get me some BBQed love.

Fake delivery guy tries Home Invasion.

Any other week I would have warned about not opening the door for anybody (even in uniform) unless they have a properly official vehicle, but the case of somebody using a fake Amazon truck to deliver pot around town has made me cancel that tune. It won’t be long before somebody figures out that is a nice way to go in neighborhoods and do mischief, armed or otherwise.

My new strategy is to yell:

JUST LEAVE IT OUTSIDE! 

(Gray News) – The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the recall of millions of sledgehammers that have been sold nationwide.

According to the CPSC, the recall includes about 2.2 million DeWalt, Stanley and Craftsman Fiberglass Sledgehammers due to the head possibly loosening prematurely and detaching unexpectedly while being used.

The safety commission reports that the sledgehammers are made by Stanley Black and Decker and sold under the DeWalt, Stanley and Craftsman brand names.

Officials said the company has received 192 reports of the sledgehammer heads detaching, including a couple of instances where people suffered injuries to their head and face.

The recalled sledgehammers weigh between 2 and 12 pounds and range between 14 to 36 inches in length.

Sledgehammers recalled due to people suffering head and face injuries while using (kptv.com)

Wait a damned minute. Out of a spectrum of 2,200,000 sledgehammers, you get 192 separations (0.0087%), two injuries (0.00009%) and say “Hey! Let’s recall all of the darned things because we have to justify budget by looking as we are saving lives”?

The brands belong to one company: Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. I wonder who they pissed off.

Washington is about to become the 10th state to ban assault weapons.

Under the new law, expected to be signed by Governor Jay Inslee shortly as the bill was passed by the legislature Wednesday, it will be illegal to buy, transfer or export any firearm that falls under Washington’s definition of an assault weapon.
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But some Washington residents told VICE News that they’re worried the ban creates a situation where “traditional” gun owners—white, male conservatives—are sitting on an arsenal of high-powered weapons, which emerging demographics of gun owners, like LGBTQ people, leftists and minorities, no longer have access to.

Washington Is Banning Assault Rifles and Left-Wing Gun Owners Are Scared (vice.com)

Wait, you actually thought they were going to allow you to have them? Are you guys that stupid? You are NOT part of the elite, but just tools, useful idiots required to make noise and vote them into power. Just because you chanted the appropriate slogans does not mean you get a seat at the feast table. However, rest assured you have your place in the train car going east with the rest of the populus; color, creed and sexual preference notwithstanding.

John Rewolinski, 39, a political moderate from Bellevue, Washington, says that he’s noticed the shifting demographics at his local gun range—and thinks it’s unfair that new types of gun owners will never have a chance to catch up.

“Minorities and LGBTQ have been starting to participate in gun culture but now they won’t be able to,” said Rewolinski. “They’re severely outgunned compared to their right-wing counterparts, they won’t see themselves on equal footing.

You were warned by us in the Gun Culture. You chose to ignore us and call us White Supremacists, Racists, misogynists, transphobes, etc. and ignore our advice.

You are on your own and nobody is coming to rescue you.

I'm not going to beat around the bush, this is DeSantis going full Putin.

This is SOLELY so they can start executing LGBTQ people.

If you're queer and in Florida, get out while you still can. https://t.co/oMp6S0DQE2

— Ashley Lynch ✂️?️ (@ashleylynch) April 15, 2023

I’m old enough to remember when the gays were adamant that they weren’t child molesters.

Now the LGBT/ally activists ate adamant that they are child molesters and it’s homophobic to not let them molest your children.

The only reason to mention the seven days is to keep trying to pass the “cooling off” period when you buy a firearm. The “toughest” cooling off is the 10 day California law which should appeal to the Moms as the Socialist Bear State is mentioned many times as the jewel crown of Gun Control. I guess Asshole Connor Sturgeon would have not taking victims on day 11 of the purchase after planning for months to commit his rampage?

Some Republican leaders say Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s 11th-hour proposal to keep firearms out of the hands of people who are a threat to themselves or others likely does not have support to pass before the end of the legislative session — or, some say, ever.

Lee proposed legislation on Wednesday to create a temporary mental health risk protection order, an expansion of existing state code that would allow law enforcement to block certain individuals from legally possessing firearms for a temporary period, if they’re found to have threatened substantial harm to themselves or others.

GOP says support is lacking to pass Lee’s gun bill before session end

Governor Lee is termed, so I figure he is trying to remain in Nashville politics after he is out of office and that means kissing some Democrat Party’s ass.  I do admit I am still a total newbie when it comes to TN politics, but I suspect I may not be too wrong.

Now I wonder how petty the Gov is when a bill protecting Firearm manufacturers has been approved and sent to him for signature. Will he sign or veto as a “fuck you” to the Legislature that ignored his Red Flag proposal?