Gun Free Zone

The possibility that Red Flag bill is dead before conception and some are actually thinking on advancing gun rights is making the Opposition a bit unnerved.

Weeks after calling for a special session, there is still no clear date on when it will happen. However, if it does, and if allowed, one senator announced plans to introduce a bill to arm the teachers to the floor.

In a statement from State Sen. Paul Bailey (R-Sparta), he wrote:

“The option to pursue this path could be especially useful in rural districts which don’t have the resources to heavily invest in school security. It could also deter potential school shooters if they know multiple people in the building might be armed.”

Nashville students urge against firearms on school grounds as special session looms closer

And this cute little infant of a teen still has not figured out adulthood means to expect and prepare for the worse because wishful thinking is not a sound life strategy.

“I constantly have to ask the question, ‘Is this a day that a maniac with a gun comes into our schools? Is this a day? Is this our last day?’ We’re asking that within institutions that are supposed to protect us, sort of supposed to build us up,” said Seamus Purdy with the Tennessee Student Union.

We fight for our right to be victims!

Fine, be a victim. but you do not get to force victimhood on others.

In —KOONS v. PLATKIN, No. 1:22-cv-07464 (D.N.J.) the District Judge issued multiple TROs blocking New Jersey’s Chapter 131 Bruen response bill. She then consolidated the case with Siegel and on May 16, 2023, the court issued a preliminary injunction, blocking parts of Chapter 131. The same day, the District Court issued the preliminary injunction, the state filed for an emergency stay with the 3rd Cir. Court of Appeals. See —Ronald Koons v. Attorney General New Jersey, No. 23-1900 (3d Cir.).

At the end of May, the Siegel plaintiffs (good guys) filed a response with the Circuit Court, explaining why the state should not get a stay. The Third Circuit Court has issued notice that they will be hearing the case on an accelerated basis, but has not (yet?) issued a stay pending appeal.

The gist of the response to the state is that the state didn’t do the appeal correctly and that the state won’t succeed on the merits.

What is the state doing?

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In reading this response, I was struck with how they slammed Patrick J. Charles. And as that is a name that keeps coming up in these cases, I decided to look into his work.

Who is Patrick J. Charles

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You may end up in the middle of a shit show.

A larger dog grabs a puppy off of a woman’s lap while she is eating lunch pic.twitter.com/vlR59F1Qnz

— Crazy Clips (@crazyclipsonly) June 10, 2023

Let’s be quick about it: Trying to open the jaws of a dog, specially a pitbull, is a fool’s labor at best.

IANAL warning.

Now the question is: Can I legally use deadly force to stop (Gun/Knives/etc) the destruction of property? (Sorry, pets are not humans no matter if you call them fur babies) If the answer is no in your location, then you should be ready to use alternatives.

I carry pepper spray, so I would go with a quick squirt right in the nostrils of the attacking pooch. If no pepper sprat is available, I go straight to punch the crap out of the nose of the dog and even covering it altogether or shoving anything liquid to make it gag and release the object in its mouth. Dogs with slender necks are easier to choke, but only if they are wearing a sturdy collar you can twist. Thick necked dogs? You better be very strong or carry piano wire and garrote the hell out of the creature.

Oh yes, pain is also a deterrent: Break the tail. Squeeze the nuts. But the downside is they may come after you.

We are being invaded by squirrels. They are eating the bird food. Wife has declared war on the damn things.

I have four scopes. They range in age from 30 years old to “who the heck knows?” One came on the M1. It is a fixed four power. It is currently dismounted. The scope on the Rem. 700 is a beautiful Nikon scope, but that is not moving. The “varmint” scope that I picked up to go on a flat top AR-15 from the 1990s is a cheap one. There was another scope which I pulled off a donated .22.

I started with the donated scope. It was OK, but I did not like it. I switched to the varmint scope. That sort of worked. I had to put a 20MOA base under it and then managed to foobar things.

As I’ve said, I normally use iron sights. I’ve got red dots which are all co-registered with the backup up iron sights. And I have that Rem. 700 that was sighted in 30 years ago at 100 yards and just works.

What I ended up doing is messing things up badly. When the target is at the exact correct distance, then the varmint scope put round after round through the same hole exactly where I was aiming.

On the other hand, if the distance was anything other than that “correct” distance, the point of aim and point of impact were way off. All of this is because the scope is 2 inches above the bore.

Now, this scope has a very delicate and precise point of aim. It is a small, very small, dot in the center held there by two very fine crosshairs. The crosshairs are so fine it is difficult to see them. The center dot is very small too. And there is a muddiness to the image that bothers me.

I bought a cheap scope. Vortex Optics Crossfire II Second Focal Plane, 1-inch Tube Rifle scope.

First, it is much shorter than the other scopes. Second, the objective is 40 mm vs something smaller on the varmint scope. Third, it is freaking clear. It is only a 3-9×40, while the varmint was 8-32. I had the varmint at 8x, while I’m running the Vortex at 5x.

I purchased the “Dead-Hold BDC” This gives me hash marks on the crosshairs. This allows me to easily figure out my hold based on distance.

The turrets are cleaner and feel nicer to the touch.

And for those that suggested that bore sighting with that cheap-ass laser wouldn’t work well, the first rounds were on paper, 0.5 inches right of point of aim. The elevation was spot on. I made the adjustment for windage and then proceeded to put 10 rounds through a dime size hole.

The other big thing I noticed is the speed of target accusation. With the old scope, I would spot my target, shoulder the rifle, then spend time searching for the target.

With this new scope, I shoulder the rifle and everything just lines up. The target is in the center of the crosshairs.

If you have been considering a low-cost rifle scope, check the Vortex out. Make sure you get the right reticle for you.

The Blue Angels came to town and some buddies joined in.

It has been a good week in the courts. There are a couple of cases at the trial stage at the District level. There are still more cases about to be heard at the Circuit level.

I’m just waiting for some of those to drop.

I’m also waiting for a ruling from Judge Benitez, that should happen sometime soon. It sometimes feels that he is the one who kicked the hornets nest and got Bruen under way.

I’ll have a report about some new glass. What a huge difference 30 years makes.

Have at it in the comments.

And you are your own first responder.

Police has no duty to protect.

Read the transcript of the call.