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The View From North Central Idaho – New shooter report.

Joel talks about taking his hoplophobic Daughter In Law to the range, “subjecting” her to Ballistic Therapy and getting her cured.

Perhaps the best thing about having somebody shooting for the first time is the invariable result: A Smile.

Cannot ask for better payoff.

This one I found in the Bass Pro Shop flyer that arrived in the mail.
As stupid as it sounds, I checked the Taurus USA website for the Taurus 380 Semi Auto revolver for lefties (Hammerless) and I did not find this wee particular model anywhere. I know, but this is the company that came up with The Judge, right? Anything is possible but more likely somebody in the Bass Pro Shop Marketing division had way too much fun with Photoshop and a pic of a Taurus 856.

I am saving this flyer…. It may become a collector’s item 🙂

UPDATE: Well, there is a .380 ACP revolver just not in semi auto but DAO. The 380IBULB found in the Taurus Catalog.

The Taurus Mini Revolver in .380 ACP delivers Taurus’ exclusive 5-shot cylinder, soft rubber grip and low profile sights. Its small size and lightweight frame makes it a perfect choice for law enforcement professionals or for concealed carry.

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The question remaining is… why?

Hat Tip to BornLib

Video from Venezuela. Two local cops just finishing their lunch at a local diner at 00:21.

The cop on the right died after being shot twice in the face. The one on the left was shot in the head and died shortly afterward. The killers were located 4 hours later and did not survive the encounter with the local police.

The bad guys regularly kill cops down there to get their guns. You see, if they need guns, they get them one way or the other. So far this year, 59 62 cops have been murdered for their guns.

There is so much to extract from this video, it is difficult to find a starting point.

Just because you have a gun…: You are not immune or will be protected from all danger. The cops had guns, helmets and body armor, yet they were killed anyway by a determined enemy.  Latin cops also have this institutional belief that the badge gives them a force field of superiority that makes them immune to everything. And they are almost right, having a badge down there gives you mini-dictatorial powers which are greatly abused since it is rare that they will get punished. That translates into a feeling of invincibility that, like in this case turned out to be deadly for one cop. If you think yourself as invincible, somebody will come along and prove how mistaken you were.

Self Defense is not just about the gun or how well you shoot it. It is also being aware of where you are, avoid danger and knowing that crap will happen at any second. It is knowing how to react, counter attack and win by whatever means are necessary since it is your life that is being threatened.

At the end of the day, we go back to basics, those basics that Col. Jeff Cooper talked about in his book Principles of Personal Defense.  I am not gonna expound on those because I cannot explain them better than the Colonel. So, if you don’t have the book, go buy it now. If you do, get it, swipe the dust and re-read it again a couple of times.

And then, read it again.

The Presidential election of 2012 was too close to call. Neither Romney nor Obama had enough votes to win. There was much talk about ballot recounting, court challenges, etc., but a week-long ice fishing competition seemed the sportsmanlike way to settle things.

It was decided that there should be an ice fishing contest between the two candidates to determine the winner.

After much back and forth discussion, it was decided that the contest would take place on a remote frozen lake in northern Wisconsin .

There were to be no observers present, and both men were to be sent out separately on this isolated lake and return at 5 P.M. with their catch for counting and verification by a team of neutral parties.

At the end of the first day, Romney returned to the starting line and he had 10 fish.

Soon, Obama returned and had no fish. Well, everyone assumed he was just having a bad day or something and hopefully, he would catch up the next day.

At the end of the 2nd day Mitt came in with 20 fish and Obama came in again with none.

That evening, the Democrats got together secretly and said to Obama, “We think that Mitt Romney is a low-life, cheatin’ son-of-a-gun. Tomorrow don’t bother fishing. Just spy on him and see just how he is cheating.’

The next night (after Mitt returns with 50 fish), the Democrats got together for the report of how the Republicans were cheating.

Obama said, “You are not going to believe this, – he’s cutting holes in the ice.”

Women, Guns and Sexual Assault « rebeccaguns.

For us Neanderthals. The more we learn the Ladies’ side, the better we can be prepared to help.

Just because they are gun owners does not mean they have the same thinking and fears we do. Never forget that.