Gun Free Zone

Unless you have been buying ammo by the pallet, you are also feeling the pains of the lack of ammo at a decent price. I am not gonna lie and say I am all fixed because I reload and have components, but there are a couple of calibers I feel pretty satisfied with the amount of components I have.

When I started reloading, I did it because of IDPA competitions and I hated to go hunting for ammo. Back then, reloading 9mm was considered silly because it was abundant and cheap, but not really if you had the time to pick up the reloading hobby (Have I mentioned that reloading is relaxing?). When I gave up IDPA, I ended up with a significant stock of both finish product, components plus the tooling to make my own ammo. Other than refreshing the carry ammo, I never thought about getting more and at this juncture in life, I am happy for not having to fret for pistol calibers. And here is the great truth about reloaders: They do not suffer as much, the whims of the market and politics. It is hard to be controlled by outside influences when you can manufacture your own ammo.

All the experts say (and I agree) that we won’t se the end of this drought till sometime 3rd quarter of 2021. I think reloading presses and ancillary equipment will probably be available earlier, but no idea about the price, not cheap either. Whatever the case, buy ammo and start buying anything for reloading, even if it takes you a year to do so.

And somebody out there reading this will be asking him/herself: “What about the warnings through the years about not using reloads in self-defense to avoid legal problems?” If I am down to using my reloads, our society is at the point where courts don’t matter much and we have more pressing problems.

CDC recommends virtual Thanksgiving to lessen risk of COVID-19 spreading https://t.co/y6dnh9KbVE

— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 28, 2020

NO.  FUCK YOU, NO.

Colonizers did this until there were only 27 bison left. TWENTY-SEVEN. All bison today are descendants of those 27. I do not want to hear anything more about looting, you cannot compare a walmart to an entire species. Pure evil. https://t.co/Cn29ZqNZzQ

— assaliaqlvr (@paniyaaq) August 26, 2020

Someone should ask her why there are no species of camels, horses, or elephants native to North America and why most of the North American mega-fauna went extinct shortly after the arrival of humans.

The news is all over the wire about the breakup of the Remington Outdoor Company following its last bankruptcy.

I know a lot of good people there and my heart goes out to them.

I am waiting for some anti-gun activists to claim victory for this.

It wasn’t them.  It was the motherfucking, sons-of-bitches, piece-of-shit hedge fund managers that bled that company dry they way they do.

It’s a sad day for a 204 year old American company.

I hope that any anti-gun activist who decides to do a victory dance on this gets hit with instant karma and falls into a sewer to drown gurgling raw sewage.

Even in New Orleans, it’s still possible to find a decent gun gal every now and again, a refreshing change from all of the wanna-be Antifa kids who are running around asking where to get guns and body armor these days. (I usually tell them that they needn’t worry…come that day, the guns will come along and find them. Not surprisingly, a lot of them grin because they don’t get it. But they’ll figure it out in the end. (Smile and wait for the flash, kiddoes.)

Lagniappe’s Lair – Gun Gal Pal

And yes, the pups are doing fine.

Not an unusual sight. The lake has bass (largemouth and peacock), catfish and sunfish. I should also include a gang of snapping turtles which are very shy and in the 20+ years we have been here, I still haven’t been able to get a photo of them.

I have another outdoor camera coming. Officially designated as the Grilling and BBQ cam, the main job will be to keep an eye on the smoker or the grill while yours truly is inside enjoying AC and a tall cold mug of water. But also I want something that can be positioned as needed for whatever emergency may happen or back up for one of the regular cameras.

This has been a great return for my investment. Being able to check what is going on outside the house without having to break perimeter is a tool you need to have.  My total investment is under $300 over 2 years and you can’t beat that.

This from Slate:

We’re Raising Our Daughter Gender-Neutral, but She Only Wants Pink Dresses
Where did we mess up?

My husband and I have a frequent disagreement on our 3-year-old and her love for dresses and all things pink! For the first two years of her life, she was constantly mistaken for a boy because she wore gender-neutral clothes. We direct her towards books and other media that do not represent traditional gender roles (no sparkle princesses!). We ask friends and family to refrain from commenting on her appearance and clothing, if they can help it, and to instead focus on skills or interests. However, our daughter adores the color pink, insists on wearing dresses, and is currently obsessed with accessories. I am fine with this, though I hope it will be a phase.

After a few battles about wearing her sole pink dress when it was dirty, my daughter and I did some online shopping together and she chose a few more dresses to order (all of them were pink, obviously). My husband is unhappy that I encouraged her obsession by purchasing the dresses and letting her wear some of my old jewelry. He gets annoyed when dresses get tangled while climbing a rock or running and says that dresses and accessories aren’t suitable for doing most things. I appreciate his commitment to raising our daughter without gender stereotypes, but I also want to encourage her to make her own choices. I feel like if we push back too hard on her love for dresses and jewelry, it will backfire, and she will only become more obsessed! Help!

This question reveals something very dark and malicious.

Whenever I had heard talk about “gender-neutral” parenting, the idea was that the child is raised gender-neutral until the child decides what he/she wants.

This little girl clearly has chosen to be a girly-girl.  That’s what she wants.

Mom and dad refuse to accept it.  They are disappointed that their daughter wants to be a girl in pink.

Why?  Why would they be disappointed in that?

Because this was never about the little girl choosing what she wanted to be.

This is everything about the parents waiting to be acknowledged and praised for having a gender-neutral, androgynous, or even transgender daughter.  Notice how the mother says, with an almost palpable sense of pride, “For the first two years of her life, she was constantly mistaken for a boy because she wore gender-neutral clothes.”

You can tell that they are terrified that their daughter will continue to act like a girl who likes girl things, and then they can’t parade around their gender-neutral woke parenting around.

I’d go so far to say that they are upset that they are missing out on basking in all the glory and praise of having a “stunning and brave” transgender child.

Their daughter isn’t a daughter to them.  Their daughter is an opportunity for them to demonstrate to the world how woke they are as parents.

This is child abuse.