(Update: Youtube version of the video found.)

From the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office

BREAKING: Two males broke into an occupied south Everett residence this morning, assaulting the female homeowner and ripping the jewelry off of her before stealing other items and fleeing. If you can identify either of these suspects, or have information about this incident, call Det. Geoghagan 425-388-5258

If anything, the video is conformation that the “just hide, don’t resist and they will leave you alone” tale is BS. Big Ass Warning: I am not advocating doing a house clearing if you are alone (If family is present and in danger, that is another deal) but I also not in favor of placing yourself in a situation where you have no recourse but to be injured.

The concept of a Safe Room makes sense if you realize the passive restrains alone are not enough, specially with cheap inside doors like a closet’s with a $15 door knob as locking device.  You would need to upgrade the door to at least a solid core with good locks (and even a dead bolt) and outside opening or come up with some sort of devices that would stop a lazy home invader or if you face a dedicated one, it will give you time enough to access your defensive weapons. Never forget that time and distance are your allies as they give you time to prepare.

My choice to reinforce an inside door? A cross-bar with the hooks firmly attached to the wall studs. There are plenty of manufactured door bars and other security devices, but never forget that if you really need it, it means you are on emergency mode running on adrenaline and gross motor skills. Anything that requires some sort of finesse to engage might not be the right call.

And, of course your weapon of choice must be there, ready to be used. This is the location where a good second-hand pistol, rifle or shotgun pays for itself with lots of interest.  Be smart about it: if you have an ample closet or you are securing the bedroom where a long gun can be manipulated, do so. If you have very little space, then a pistol might be the right choice.  Goes without saying that if you have kids, those guns must be secured with a device that does not require fine motor skills but still keep the guns from the little ones.

Other things you may need? Light source, a charged spare cell phone (does not need to have service to call 911) and a small med kit.

You can improve your chances of survival with some adjustments and according to your budget. Just take the time to research and think what could happen and how to minimize it.

Somebody upped the PMag decoration ante…

‘Murica!

Reader “Wild”  Bill Baldwin dropped this nugget in a comment:

“According to the Boone County (IN) tax collector, John or Shannon Watts no longer own property there. According to the Boulder County (CO) tax collector, John and Shannon Watts do own property there. They live in Colorado’s 2nd congressional (deep blue) district.

It certainly wouldn’t be out of the realm of possibility that she try to unseat Cory Gardner in 2020.”

So I checked her Linkedin account:

It seems she officially has moved to the People’s Republic of Denver.  Apparently Bloomberg feels that Colorado is now under his control and can get her favorite political courtesan elected to office.

Shannon is not going for a paltry State Congress seat but fully fledged Federal. The only question remaining: Is this vetted by Colorado Democrats or are we watching another Carpetbagging Attack?

Don’t blame the NRA or Gun Owners if you end up in the hospital:

Cincinnati police responded to Cameo nightclub more than 600 times in the past five years for all manner of reasons, ranging from off-duty police details to reports of fights, assaults or shots fired, newly released records show.Since mid-January 2012, CPD responded to five reports of assaults, six reports of fights, six reports of shootings,14 disorderly conduct reports, one report of a gun, two reports of wanted individuals and 23 reports of thefts.

Source: Police responded to more than 600 calls to Cameo nightclub over 5 years

Six hundred times in five years is about ten calls a month. To act surprised or indignant like Cincinnati.com and say it feels like it is an act of terror is just pandering  rather the face the music (pun intended) and bring the spotlight to places like that till they shape up or close for good.

Yes, I know that “targeting” (pun intended again) a nightclub that is a haven for Rap music and the pitfalls that come with it is akin of wearing a white robe and burning crosses, but if nobody is willing to do shit about the violence related to that culture, then stop trying to blame my culture for their thirst for shooting and killing each other.

from an NRA ILA alert:

SB-646 by Sen. Greg Steube was scheduled to be heard by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, between 3:00-5:00pm. But it wasn’t.

SB-646 Open Carrying by Sen. Greg Steube removes the criminal penalties for violations of the open carry law and prohibits a person who has a concealed firearms license from being arrested and charged with a crime if their firearm becomes temporarily exposed to sight of another person. (See background below)

Why wasn’t it heard by the committee? It had to be “Temporarily Postponed” because, once again, Sen. Anitere Flores (R-Miami) is single-handedly trying to kill it.

Sen. Flores is using her position as the swing vote on the Senate Judiciary Committee to block progun legislation from getting out of committee.

I emailed Senate President Joe Negron, but I really doubt we are gonna get a bill passed through the Judiciary this year. I still have not heard from the other emails I sent him anyway.

Walmart finally went full People of Walmart. I guess they thought: “If they go to the stores, might as well sell them the stuff.”

Hat Tip Nancy R.

I just spent an hour and a half watching the Judiciary committee of the Florida Senate and I am guessing they did not want to miss Happy Hour at the nearby watering hole because they postponed the hearing of the bill and left in a hurry.

One “good” thing is that this version of the bill does not have the “third time you go to jail” proviso but just keeps it a $25 administrative fine. That may explain why Moms Demand is throwing hissy fits and calling it an Open Carry bill. A Constitutional Right does not need a fee to exercise nor should be issue a fine.

I fear we are not even getting crumbs this year.