In the discussion on Blueguns, Dan Cosgrove pointed me to a product called the Shocknife. I just spent some time on their website and then Googling about it, so I thought I’d offer up my opinion on it.
Guns
Tomatoes once were considered poisonous
It’s true. Robb explains it.
Open-mindedness
Murdoc’s got a nice collection of quotes from some open-minded people.
In my life I’ve found that those that espouse to be “progressive” and “open-minded” aren’t.
Mike Brown and Bushmaster
Last night I watched the WEC 41 rematch of Mike Brown vs. Urijah Faber. Great show. Some long exciting bouts, some that were over in seconds. I have to say that I wasn’t happy to see Jens Pulver lose and lose so quickly (he won me over as a fan some long time ago), but no question he made a mistake putting his head down and Josh Grispi was right on top of it and locked Jens up for the submission. Great feather in Grispi’s cap, but I really hope Jens doesn’t retire or at least if he does retire from fighting that he stays active as a trainer or something. Very emotional night for him.
Anyway, the point of this posting was watching Mike Brown walk to the ring and seeing Bushmaster Firearms as one of his sponsors.
That’s awesome. 🙂
The Brown/Faber fight was great. I wonder exactly what happened with Faber’s hands, and I can’t help but think that if he had full use of his hands he would have won the fight. I would love to see them have a Brown v. Faber 3 as their next fight.
But again, what tickled me the most was seeing Bushmaster as a sponsor. Nice exposure for them!
TSRA Legislative Wrap-up
Here’s the Texas State Rifle Association’s 2009 Legislative Wrap-up.
My feelings:
* Employee Rights
As I’ve stated before, I am not happy how the Voter ID bill held up this and hundreds of other pieces of legislation.
* Campus Personal Protection
Not happy about this one, but it’s evident there was a majority of support and it only lost out due to process.
* CHL Notification
I’m happy the penalty was removed, but I have no real problem with the requirement as I think it’s good to show your CHL anyway.
* Firearms purchases
I actually was surprised this was even a problem, so it’s good to see this come about.
* DPS Sunset
Good stuff here.
So, you win some, you lose some. You pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and keep on chugging. Regroup for next time. See you in 2011. 🙂
My First Hunt – After
Yesterday I went hunting for my first time. In short, it was a good time and I look forward to future hunts!
If you’d like to know more detail, read on!
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Guns in bars and restaurants
Courtesy of Brillianter, I find a useful business card.
Of course, the owners/managers of such establishments just will likely continue to have their fingers stuck in their ears and nothing will come of it, but still it’s an interesting way to spread the word and may just open a few closed minds. No harm.
The thing folks have to realize is that folks with concealed handgun licenses are not the sort of folks that go into bars and start shooting. These are the sort of folks that do. Compare and contrast.
Texas Firearm Legislation Roundup
Courtesy of JR, a roundup of the firearm-related legislation for the past Texas 2009 legislative session.
Less police to protect you
Austin’s facing some budget issues and consequently that is going to mean fewer cops on the street:
[President of Austin’s Police Association, Sgt. Wayne] Vincent said postponing the [cadet] class will keep about 90 new officers off the streets for at least two years.
Ninety new officers off the streets… for the next two years… at least… could be more than two years.
Even if the police were bound to protect you, with less and less police and more and more population, it makes their job a lot harder.
Since the police will now have less chance of being around to protect you, who do you think is around you enough to be able to protect you? Hint: you.
If you don’t want to risk being a victim, take steps to give yourself the mindset and skills to minimize your chances of it happening, and if it does, of ensuring you come out of the altercation intact.
Taking a stand
Exodus takes a stand. Pass it on. Let’s make it a movement and make it very clear, especially to public companies like Ruger and Smith & Wesson. But not just them; remember what happened with H-S Precision and Cooper Firearms.
If we the people wish to keep our freedom, authority, and power, then we need to keep exercising it.
Stuff From Hsoi 