All this was over receiving a B on a completely low-stakes assignment.What followed was even more startling. The following week, the student brought along a muscle-bound man to class. He watched me through the doorway window for the entire three hours of the class, with his arms folded across his chest.And if this wasn’t enough, the young woman’s classmates avoided me on campus because, they said, they were afraid of getting caught in the crossfire should she decide to shoot me.

Source: Will guns on campus lead to grade inflation? – Houston Chronicle

So according to the author of this piece (Jessica Smartt Gullion) Precious Snowflake goes batshit for a B grade and uses threatening strategies against the teacher…well right there is a damned good reason to carry a gun just to make sure that if the threats go into the realm of application of force, you have something other than tenure to use.

But it gets better:

I WAS lucky that the student didn’t have a gun in my classroom. Other professors have not been so lucky.

Last year, a student at Purdue shot his instructor in front of a classroom of students. In anotherincident in 2009, a student at Northern Virginia Community College tried to shoot his math professor on campus. And in 2000, a graduate student at the University of Arkansas shot his English professor.

In each of these states, carrying handguns on campus was illegal at the time of the shooting, although a bill was introduced in Arkansas earlier this year to allow students to carry guns.

But…but.. you are arguing that keeping the campus Gun Free will make everybody safe! So what is it?

God Help Me. They let anybody teach kids nowadays. Cognitive Dissonance has replaced Common Sense and basic processing software for humans.

Then..

And Now:
It kinda tells you how little the mission has changed over the years, but the needs have remained. We went from Sir Galahad’s slow suit to a one handed (one-armed?) shield that has better protection against incoming bullets.

OK, go have fun…. It is Hot Dogs and Movie night over this side of the blog. I am undecided between The Wild Bunch or The Magnificent Seven.

Watch at your own leisure, but let me give you a preview: It is not a case where the shop owner was inside and they set the place on fire, nope: They poured lighter fluid on him and tried to set him on fire.

The first thing that came to mind was the disgusting practice of “necklacing” (follow the link at your own risk, graphic content) and the thought of people in the US actually trying to burn a fellow citizen alive is just too disgusting to even begin to process.

I got involved in a Facebook discussion about guns (so what is new?) and somebody asked why would anybody need a high-capacity magazine and/or a semi automatic rifle (constitutional reasons apart) . My answer was one worded: Baltimore.

This was the response from one of the individuals engaged in the discussion:

This was before I had seen the video. When I did, I returned to the thread and posted it:

I am always amazed at the Liberal “caring” mindset: You lose property to vandals, property that you poured who knows how many hours of unpaid labor, missed family time, missed nights and weekends with friends (specially on sports’ finals) because you had to slave over an oven…all that does not count, only the material stuff that can be covered by insurance. And God Forbid that you avoid the fiery ministrations of a crowd by defending yourself since there  might be a risk that somebody else but the firebug might get hit. That those somebodies are called ACCOMPLICES does not seem to process in their tiny little brains.

I do hope the pizza shop owner gets his gun. But that being Maryland, I figure he is facing an uphill trek specially since the same mentality that argued with me last night is the one running the show over there.

Well, it seems that statement has drawn a lot of butthurt across the Tactical Tommy Interwebs. It seems that Ninja Bois disagree with Melody or they offer some solutions that you see in movies coming from the Far Easy with really bad lip sync. The biggest counter attack has been prove it! Well, I will only share what I have seen.

In our IDPA Club, at least once a year, a Stage With A Baby is run. We even ran it during a Florida State Championship and bar none, it has been the most entertaining stage I have ever ran. Why? Because what some shooters did to the life-size baby doll would have sent them to prison or at least guarantee them a nasty divorce.

The instructions were always clear and repeated twice, more if asked: You were to treat the doll as a real baby. Any mistreatment to the doll would be given a Procedural Penalty by the Safety Officer and you could accumulate as many as you needed. The baby usually started in a chariot or cradle of some sort and you were told LOUDLY that the procedure was to first pick the baby up and then draw your weapon, as to avoid muzzling yourself. Most of the stages provided a safe point where you could gently put the baby down (usually on the ground) behind cover and finish the stage engaging other targets.

So what happened? For most of the shooters was an enlightening stage. That was something they never faced and with the instructions still bouncing in their heads, they did their best to shoot right (one-handed) and carry the baby safely…only to find out it was not that easy. It was hilarious to see usually great shooters become Rain Man while their brain was to come up with a new way to shoot and move and that led to much slower times and less than shinning displays of tactical coolness. Those who sprayed and prayed, suddenly found themselves trying to perform a reload with an arm busy and shook them badly, enough to make some dumb mistakes with the baby. The most common expression at the end of the stage was something akin to “effing baby” demonstrating that it was a teaching experience.

But yes, we had our fair share of “Child Abusers.” Dropped babies on both accidental and supposedly categories? Had them. One tried to hold the baby under his chin performing a reload while other placed the baby under his arm like it was a rolled newspaper. One shooter was so dedicated, that somehow started shooting one hand and transitioned to two-hands while keeping the baby in a choke-hold.  One placed the doll on his shoulder like he was going to burp the baby, but what it happened is that the baby fell behind him and he had to pick the baby back up and did so like he was grabbing a bag of groceries and slammed him back on his shoulder. But the best was a friend of mine who did a fantastic job holding the baby all the way to the safe cover, only to spike the baby like a football.

One Hand Shooting is hard by nature. One hand Shooting, under stress while holding a precious cargo and trying to get to a safe location item is amazingly difficult. You know what I think about shooting competitive and specially IDPA and I doubt many Tacticool schools have even thought about this. And by the amount of heat Melody is getting, I am sure  am 100% on the money.

You can follow Melody via her Blog Limatunes’ Range Diary or her Facebook Page. And don’t let the cute looking petite woman pictures deceive you, she will probably beat 99% of the Tactical Tommies in both Real Life and the range.

Snyder said, “Pope Francis, in addition to calling upon Our Merciful Lord for spiritual assistance in this trying situation, could initiate a worldwide program through which Catholic churches collect funds for the acquisition and distribution of self-defense guns to Christians facing barbaric Islamist persecution.”

Source: Islamist Plot Against Vatican Highlights Need for Christian Self-Defense Firearms, says Catholic Gun Dean – Christian Newswire

As much as I appreciate the sentiment, under the care of Pope Che The First, I’ll give you a snowball’s chance in Hell for that to happen.

I lost the Facebook post where I saw the warning originally, so kudos to whomever it was and my apologies.

Empty mag pouches?

 
Empty magazine?

I can’t tell, but I read comments that say they are not wearing body armor but only the mesh. The Ceramic Plates do seem to be missing.

There are stories from when Hurricane Andrew where a similar Rules of Engagement were applied and ended up with Guardsmen being robbed of their weapons.

But after how this whole week has been handled in Baltimore, I would not be surprised they have no ammo to go with their rifles.

Moms Demand are still at it on their campaign to shame Krogers into banning guns from their stores. As manner of example of flexing muscle and showing people how butch they are, they exhibited exchanges they had with the recently merged Albertsons/Safeway and call it a triumph even though Albertsons had forbidden guns in their stores for a long time.

Now my curiosity was piqued. Apparently for Albertsons, we gun owners are a very powerful threat even if we are law-abiding. So I decided to contact Albertsons myself and ask them a question and expecting a prompt response like they did to Moms. I filled the customer comments form and got the automated response, normal thing. The question was:

I wish to enquire about your company’s policy and measures to keep violent felons and sexual predators from going in your stores.

Here is the first batch of emails:

Note the date. We are talking an impressive response time. Good customer service!

So, what was the answer? Well, it has been almost 2 weeks and not a peep.

So from April 16 till today, Albertsons has not dignified itself with providing an answer. I know I am not as cute as Shannon Watts, nor I have the name recognition of Moms Demand or Michael Bloomberg. And they may even have done some checking and say “Well, this guy here is a gun nut troll!” But to go silent on the issue? I mean a simple “Dear Mr. Gonzalez. Rest assured that we have policies in effect to avoid as much as possible that our customers face danger. But I know you will understand that these policies are to remain private so they could not be abused by ill-intended parties. Here at Albertsons/Safeway are always doing our best to keep your shopping experience safe
Signed
Julius C. Pumpernickel III”

It does not take much imagination to pull this one out.  Now my personal take will be that Albertsons/Safeway is more afraid of Law Abiding Citizens with a proven record of being good guys than actual armed robbers and child molesters or that at least the bean counters have decided it ain’t worth it to have any decent safety measures.

PS: In case Albertsons Lawyers decide to get stupid, print this post for your records. Insurance by Streisand Effect.