An Opinion on Gun Control by someone experienced in the firearms industry.

Larry Correia is a man who has been around firearms for a long time. He used to be a gun store owner, firearms instructor, a competition shooter, and has done quite a few other things related to firearms. In this article he goes over gun control laws such as armed teachers, gun free zones, media coverage, bans, and regulations. He provides references, facts, and draws on his own experience to give his reasoning for pro-gun arguments. It’s a well-written article and you should go visit. You might need to mark where you are and finish it later as it is a very long article.

Via Say Uncle.

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii could become the first state in the United States to enter gun owners into a FBI database that will automatically notify police if an island resident is arrested anywhere else in the country.
Most people entered in the “Rap Back” database elsewhere in the U.S. are those in “positions of trust,” such as school teachers and bus drivers, said Stephen Fischer of the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division. Hawaii could be the first state to add gun owners.

Source: Hawaii could be first to put gun owners in federal database

I am going to start blaming the water of the Pacific Ocean for the sudden raise in fascist-like streak in the area governments. The question will be if the FBI will want to get his hands dirty with this scheme as I seem to re all there might be some federal mandates about not keeping gun owners’ databases when doing background checks. I wonder if the mandate will cover or affect this stupidity.

Supporters say the law would make Hawaii a leader in safe gun laws. Allison Anderman, a staff attorney at the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, said the bill was “groundbreaking,” and that she hadn’t heard of other states introducing similar measures.

So exactly what kind of gun safety is achieved with a database? Surely not securing guns at home or proper range etiquette.

Sen. Will Espero, who introduced the bill, and the Honolulu Police Department said Hawaii could serve as a model for other states if it becomes the first to enact the law.

I think the senator over-estimates his influence in mainland. It is not like we are just gonna roll over and let other idiots copy your idea.

The cost to enter names in the database will be covered by a fee paid by gun owners, which wasn’t defined in the bill.

So basically you want to f*** gun owners and they have to pay for the Vaseline too?

Oy!

Taking care of some personal stuff. A couple of funnies in the meantime.

LEAGUE CITY, Texas – A suspect was shot and killed during a failed robbery attempt in the drive-thru of a McDonald’s Saturday afternoon, according to police. Around 2 p.m. the male suspect approached a man and his young child in the drive-thru of the fast food restaurant located at 102 South State Highway 3.League City police say the suspect held the man at gunpoint and was attempting to rob him.During the altercation, the driver shot the suspect multiple times, hitting him in the chest. The suspect was transported to Clear Lake Regional Medical Center where he was later pronounced deceased…

…Police said the driver involved is licensed to carry a handgun and has been fully cooperative with the investigation.

Source: Suspect shot, killed in failed robbery attempt in McDonald’s drive-thru | khou.com

Years ago, we had a rash of drive-thru robberies in Miami and a couple ended with the death of the driver. It is safe to say that my level of awareness raises whenever I am using that service, but eventually you will need to concentrate on the business you came to do.  That means your field of vision is narrowed to a couple of feet and you can become a target.

Walt Rauch said (according to one Michael Bane) that the fastest way to get to your gun is to have it in your hand… or something like that. This is true, specially in cases like this because you are reacting to the attack and if you can shave off a second or two, you may be able to give the bad guy a surprise. The problem becomes how to keep the gun in your hand without displaying it and end up with a charge of brandishing.

So let’s make this post an informative one. If you have a solution or a technique you want to share, please do so in the comments. Links to pics will be accepted and I will make sure they display.

Hat Tip, Jim K.

Forty years later and this character still makes me cringe. Speaks volumes to the great acting skills of Sir Lawrence Olivier.

Never liked dentists anyway, but this guy made me absolutely loath having to have any kind of dental work.

I guess I should mention the movie for the Youngins: Marathon Man.

Roy K. alerted me of this CSGV post.

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