MIMS, FLA. — Police say a man who was checking to see if a bullet was still in the chamber of a pistol has died after he put the gun to his head and pulled the trigger, accidentally shooting himself.Authorities say 49-year-old Charles Cooper shot himself at 1:50 a.m. Sunday during a weekend fishing trip and a cookout in Mims.Police say Cooper had been drinking beer. At one point during the gathering, he retrieved a handgun.Cooper’s friends told investigators that after he removed the magazine from the gun, he asked if there was still a round in the chamber.Cooper then raised the gun to his head and pulled the trigger, discharging a round.He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Source: MIMS, Fla.: Florida man on fishing trip accidentally shoots, kills himself | State | Bradenton Herald

I bet it does not happen to him again.

Play stupid games……

By now you must have heard the sad news. Nine people dead by the hand of some deranged a**hole that at the time of writing (3:31 AM) was still on the loose.  I have the feeling he will be found dead by his own hand as that is what majority of those cowards choose to do.

Get ready for the rampage of BS from the Usual Suspects. So far only Everytown has said anything but a request for prayer, although the followers took up the slack on blaming every gun owner in the U.S. plus the NRA. The fact that attacks in churches have been present since Colonial times is something they do not know or choose to ignore.

And be aware of copycats. There is always and idiot that want to do the “me too.” Carry & Be Aware.

In recognition of Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s recently opining that the open carry of firearms is, as he understands it, legal now under Arkansas law as long as the person doing the carrying doesn’t intend to commit a crime, The Observer is pleased to announce the next step in the ongoing fight to preserve and defend the Right to Bear Arms: The Open Carry of Large Butcher Knives, Rusty Machetes or Razor-Sharp Hatchets Movement.At the core of our grassroots, common sense movement is this: Because the world is a terrifying hellscape full of people who don’t look like you and me, nor pray, have sex, live in the same neighborhood or watch the same news channel as you and me, the law-abiding citizens of Arkansas will henceforth exercise our right to bear either a large butcher knife, rusty machete or razor-sharp hatchet everywhere we go

Source: A modest proposal | The Observer | Arkansas news, politics, opinion, restaurants, music, movies and art

I was actually going to mock the editorial by pointing out that Arkansas has a pretty decent knife law to begin with since they removed the length limit on knives a couple of years back. What is happening in Arkansas in relation of Open carry is that the former Attorney General concluded that the way the law was written, OC was illegal. The new Attorney General however declared that the law allows for Open Carry so now people like the editors at The Observer are freaking out. The law will probably need another pass at the Legislature to get it fixed, but as I understand it, the intention was for OC to be legal.

But I found pure gold in the comment section and I could not let it get away:

I lost it at the door gunner for the Apache Helicopter although I have to admit that the Department of Airborne is a damned good one.

We may never know why the honchos at Colt could not ride the gun sales wave of the last few years (OK, stupidity is a valid reason) but they can come out of the basement if they only stop and listen (really listen) to the gun people.

First the stripped AR rifles:

Good idea executed late. Still keep pushing it.

Second: a GI 1911 with modern sights. Are you gonna tell me that people would not riot to get a 1911 with the pony engraved on the side? And make it reliable as JMB intended, don’t fall for the ultra accuracy BS that makes them prone to failure.

Third: Embrace the Plastic Fantastic. Time for you to at least join the late 20th Century. A striker fired pistol with a hint of the looks of a 1911 would sell like crazy. Have 3 sizes: Full, Officer and Defender. Start with 9mm and then work your way to .45 ACP.

Fourth and I am going to catch hell for this: Forget the revolvers for now. Sorry but it is a small and noisy minority who claim for them and they will not bring enough cash. Plus God forbid your first batch of Pythons suck and the word gets out, you will never recover.

And that is my uninformed opinion.

Most Gun Aficionados will agree that the shootout outside the bank in the movie Heat is, if not the best, one of the best of all times. Director Michael Mann sends his actors to train with the real stuff and I mean train not lollygagging and crotch-grabbing in the range.

It shows in the film quite well.

A third woman charged in a violent home invasion in Ensley last month is now in custody.Amelia Kennedy, 19, was arrested June 11, according to court records. She is being held in the Jefferson County Jail with bond set at $517,000. Chelsea Zuagar, 23 and Ariel Murray, 23, were already in custody.

Source: Masked woman sought in violent home invasion now in custody | AL.com

Home Invasion by females have been appearing more and more in my notifications. Not an impressive number just yet, but you could say feminism did break that particular glass ceiling. And they know what buttons to push too.

The holdup happened in the early morning hours of May 20 in the 2200 block of 25th Street Ensley. Police at the time said they were told three black females knocked on the door, and forced their way inside once the door was opened.

Early morning, imagine breakfast time with daylight. Three women knock on the door? That can’t be a home invasion! That happens only at night and done by brutish men, right?

You just simply do not know what the bad guy/gal looks like. Prepare accordingly.