hello all. Here is part one on plating guns. In most cases guns will be blued or nickel originally. So the original finish has to come off first. Lesson learned-bead blasting or sand blasting create way more work. unless you want a matt finish,all it does is rough up the surface that now needs extra steps to smooth. Gun blue can be taken off with muriatic acid bath.Pic 1 shows the receiver after bluing is gone The smoother the finish,the more reflective the finish. I usually will matt finish the top of the firearm in the sight radius,but sometimes its nice to do 100 percent for the WOW factor. Once we have bare steel (aluminum will be later) some times I will buff it with black emory to see what Im dealing with, as it shows surface damage better. If there are no deep rust pits I start sanding with 400 wet,using sanding blocks on any flat surface. Pic 2 is my hi tech sanding block. Better known as a paint stick. On flat surfaces sand in one direction,say long way on this receiver to start out. then when you are happy with the way it looks,take the next grit in this case 600 and sand 90 degrees to the 400 as in pic 3.What this does is eliminate the previous  grits scratches. If you sand in one direction you will not remove all the scratches and the piece will never be like a mirror. Do the same on round areas too. This is as far as I have gone with this piece so far. I will be finishing it up on Sunday and will finish this post on Monday. Any questions on this,shoot me an email or comment below, Thank you. Out here till Monday.

A little after 5:00 am Eastern time, my dad passed.  His battle against lymphoma was short.

He was an attorney.  He taught me about the Constitution, raised me to debate the law, and instilled in me a love of politics.

He was the man that taught me to shoot and that it was the responsibility of every able bodied Jew to be armed, because when we said “never again” we mean it.

He was the man that made me the man I am today.

He was a father of three and a grandfather to one, my son.

He is loved.

He will be missed.

I love you dad.

J.Kb

Simply I refuse to travel by air and endure this crap:

Security line at Chicago Midway. Just looking at the video and my back screamed bloody murder.  Three hours worth of waiting for security? I can drive to Orlando (at speed limit) in that time. Hell, Miami to Nashville is 13 hours behind the wheel and it would be faster than going to the airport, wait in line for TSA, miss the frigging flight alongside thousands of others, and having too be rebooked for another flight probably the next day.

And you know some terrorist idiot has to be thinking “All them Infidels bunched up together? Need to call the seamstress and get me a new sparkly vest.”

This is hanging fresh bait over a shark tank. And when it happens, the Government will act all surprised it did and promise to extend the check points to the airport’s parking lot.

They don’t read history or follow SCOTUS much, right?

And because they make sh** as they go…

And this is from the HufPo’s’s article : The Easiest States To Buy A Gun.

I guess I shall expect an arrest warrant since my only solitary gun (the rest were lost in a tragic boating accident) is not registered. Oh My!

Newsflash HuffPo: Florida not only does not have registration, it is against the law!

I caught an article about Donald Trump titled “Donald Trump: London mayor made ‘very rude statements’ about me.”

Apparently the newly elected Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said that Trump’s comments on Islam were “ignorant.”

Trump’s response was (and I’m not kidding here) “I’m not stupid” and then challenged the Mayor to compare IQ tests.  Yes, Trump’s retort to the Mayor of London was what you would expect from a fat middle schooler facing a bully.

Prime Minister David Cameron called Trump’s statements on Muslims “divisive, stupid and wrong.”

Trump fired back at Cameron with “It looks like we’re not going to have a very good relationship. Who knows, I hope to have a good relationship with him but it sounds like he’s not willing to address the problem either.”

Keep in mind that the UK is our No. 7 trading partner by dollar value, and is widely considered by to be America’s closest ally.

So I find it very disconcerting that Donald Trump would risk relations with the UK over what could be considered the pettiest of insults.

Obama has not endeared the US to the British after a series of gaffes.  One would have hoped that our next president would be less of an ignoramus and try to repair our special relationship.

Trump, instead, has decided to make things worse, and he’s not even president yet.  Why?  Because he’s a narcissistic, childish, dunce.  I don’t care how much money he made.  He’s classless, and willing to risk America’s position on the world stage  because he feels personally affronted.

So I commented on the article with “He’s not even elected yet and already souring foreign relations with one of our closest allies.”

What I got in return was a level of vitriol from Trump supporters that could dissolve steel.

I was told that I was a traitor and a terrorist supporter for defending Khan.  I was called stupid, a troll, and told that I should kill myself.

For the record, I was not defending Khan.  He has been friendly with Muslim extremists and terrorism apologists.   He is a leading member of the Labour Party, which is suffering from a metastasized tumor of antisemitism.

But a good leader should respond to criticism with grace and dignity.   Reagan and G.W. Bush were burned in effigy by Communists and Liberals respectively, and neither lost their poise and acted like petulant children.

But my favorite comment was this:

Wow.  What a clear and rational justification to vote for Donald Trump.  I have been completely convinced that he is head and shoulders above every other candidate for President since the beginning of the 2016 primaries.

Oh wait, no.  That’s just the same insult and bulling tactic that Trump himself uses.  Bobaloo really does aspire to be like Trump, using only “the best words” (what a fucking tragedy that clip is).

I don’t know what is worse, Trump or his supporters.  What I can tell you is that they are making it harder and harder for me to ever come around on Trump, because I don’t want to associate myself with those assholes.

I am not the only blogger to feel this way.  There are more and more of us every day to can’t handle the Trumper tactics.

One Halloween night, some years ago, a man came into the bedroom where my girlfriend and I were sleeping. He fled as soon as she began screaming. We never got a good look at him, though the police were able to pull fingerprints and arrest the intruder, a homeless man with a criminal record. It was a terrifying experience — the kind that makes you think long and hard about how to protect yourself.

I was told by the men in my life to buy a gun — that was the responsible thing to do. But after a lot of thought, I decided there was one principal reason I wouldn’t buy a handgun: I don’t want to live in fear. I know that sounds strange — a gun is supposed to bring peace of mind. But to keep a piece at your side is to look at the world through gunsights. It’s a profoundly anti-social posture. To me, carrying a handgun is an acknowledgement of weakness, not strength. It’s an admission that you’re out of ideas for how to deal with people, even those — especially those — who mean you harm. It’s a failure of imagination, a failure of wits and, in the case of open carry, a threat of violence to every passing person.

Why I Don’t Own a Handgun – The Texas Observer.

Let’s go over the points he makes:

“I don’t want to live in fear.”

Nobody does. But somehow for Forrest Wilder (The author of the piece), preparing one self for a bad encounter with a criminal is living a state of perpetual fright. I still have not figured out how their minds can stretch over that oversimplification unless is heavily laced with a political stance. The same excuse could be made for First Aid kits, seat belts and airbags, smoke detectors and fire extinguishers but this apparently does not match the same requirements for being prepared in case of a crisis. I am almost willing to bet that Mr. Wilder’s smoke detectors might be malfunctioning and the only reason he wears seat belts is because he is afraid he might get a ticket.

“carrying a handgun is an acknowledgement of weakness.”

And our standard response is : Well, duh. I acknowledge that my physical condition is not prime to face a younger and stronger individual seeking to do me bodily harm or that my 110 pound-soaking-wet-wife is pretty much fodder for any male 15 to 65 who would like to beat the crap out of her and rape her or that no matter who you are, you are always reacting to an assault with a deadly weapon and you need something to not only even the circumstances but to succeed against the assault. The problem is that they do not see weakness the same way we do. For them, admitting that they do not want o get down and dirty is weakness according to a pseudo-moral stance: Nothing is ever solved with violence.  That is the eternal unicorn that they ride to show how much mentally elevated they are from you. Of course, unicorns do not exist and we like to deal in reality which can be quite physically hurtful.

“It’s a failure of imagination, a failure of wits.”

And here we have the ultimate in self-deception. Do not take this sentence alone, but combine with the previous two. What we get is: You unimaginative rednecks! Your only answer is pew-pew! Bow to your Superiors who are smart and know better than you!
Now, anybody who spends over an hour doing a bit of research on a defensive life-style, has come across the following:

Your number one philosophy for personal security should be a life long commitment to Avoidance, Deterrence, and De-escalation. (do follow the link)

But even following these principles, we know sometimes avoiding a deadly force encounter might be inevitable. We train on both the principles and the use of the gun because our lives depend on it.

My fear is that Mr. Wilder firmly believes that he can eliminate any danger by saying something witty or deeply profound. Sort of like Hogwarts Safety Spells by Intelligentsia. That book can be found in the same shelf where you will find the truly effective Gun Free Zone signs. My experience has taught me that one of the few things that can come out of my mouth that may defuse a situation tends to be a heartfelt-sounding apology  and a careful retreat. But I am willing to bet that Mr. Wilder thinks a witty remark will astound the attacker into submission… somehow I don’t see quoting Monty Python solving an active shooter incident or stopping a knife-wielding man from poking new holes in Mr. Wilder’s belt while he is still wearing it.

You know? He is free to follow his self-imposed course of what he thinks is a proper defense of life. But he can spare us from his tone of superiority and trying to tell others his way is better. He does not get to dictate how somebody else’s blood get spilled or even if.

I have not watched the full documentary. I may or may not do so. For those of you who don’t know, it is a documentary over gun violence in the U.S.A. It is supposed to represent both sides, and it is done by Katie Couric and Stephanie Soechtig.

I want to watch it to see how balanced the documentary is, but from the trailer and reviews it appears to be one-sided. For instance, the trailer opens with an interviewer asking “How do you feel about the fact that a person on the government’s terror watch list can’t board a plane but can buy a gun?”. Right away there is propaganda- or just misleading information- given. First, the terror watch list is known to be faulty. Second, boarding planes is not a right. Bearing arms is a right, and requires due process.

The show then points out that there are more FFL dealers/people than total of Starbucks and McDonalds in the U.S.A. I can’t figure out why this is such a terrifying number? I mean, let’s compare entire markets at least. About 247,000 fast food restaurants are in the U.S.A., while there are only 51,438 retail gun stores. However, the number of these stores do not matter. I just figured I would also quickly find larger numbers for the fun of it since the filmmaker did so.

The trailer doesn’t contain much else, other than a few quotes on how the film is fair on the topic.

According to Katie, the NRA only represents 5% of gun owners.  There are about 5 to 6 million NRA members. Let’s go on and say that by their math, 120 million gun owners exist in the U.S.A. You don’t think that it is possible that many of those gun owners support the NRA? I am not a member, but I approve of a lot of what they do. While I am sure there are gun owners that think all gun sales should go through background checks, it is terribly misleading to think that only 5 percent of gun owners approve of the NRA.

This is all for today, and I will consider watching the full documentary. However, I will likely just go on about one or two topics from the film if I do. That way the blog does not become burdened or repetitious. Have a nice day.

Update: I missed J. Kb’s article in February that spoke of this film.

https://gunfreezone.net/index.php/2016/02/07/triumph-of-the-anti-gun-will/

There you will find where he showed a list of official partners of the film. Everytown and quite a few others made the list. Thanks to the comment below for pointing this out.