April 2008 – Page 2 – Shall Not Be Questioned

Bucks County Robbery String

This one hits close to home, since I live in this area.Â Always a good idea to carry where you are legally able to.Â This is one of the reasons why.Â Robberies are a tough situation.Â In most cases, the best course of action is to let it go down, and make sure to get a good description for the police, if the robbers are content to take the cash from the till and go. But robberies can go south quickly, so it’s wise to be prepared.Â So far the places that have been robbed:

State Liquor Store
Subway sandwich shop
Pizza shop
Rite Aid pharmacy
Hair Salon
Dollar Store
Auto Zone

This guy seems prone to tying people up.Â Never a good idea to let the robber control the situation.Â If he’s not content to get the cash and get out, draw and fire, because that guy is dangerous, and will kill you as soon as look at you.Â Most of the places on this list are easy targets, but mom and pop pizza joints in this area are generally packing heat.Â Someone willing to rob family businesses is someone willing to risk taking a bullet, and not someone to give the benefit of doubt.

Temporary Reciprocity

Countertop notes that Virginia residents can now apply for a temporary recipricol permit if they are visiting the US Virgin Islands.Â Why would you visit the Virgin Islands?Â This would seem to be a good reason.

An Open Letter to Senator Obama

From Cam Edwards.Â Go read it.

Unhappy Bitter

Bitter is not happy about the NRA alert she got tonight. I saw it too and thought it was a bit hyperbolous. Either way, it’s not quite as important as the advances we just made with National Park carry, and the fact that there would be lawsuits on the Florida parking lot bill is predictable.

It’s Everything You Want to Shoot

Air gun, 200 dollars. Tin of 500 .177 caliber pellets, 7 dollars. 25 box of CO2 cartridges, 15 dollars. Being able to pop the ram between each of these sentences, priceless!

Air Gun Happiness

So today I picked up a Crossman 2300S so I could do IHMSA air pistol class.Â Those are 1/10th scale animals, with chickens at 10 yards, pigs at 12.5, turkeys at 15 and rams at 18 yards.Â I also got one of these for practice in the house.Â I am disappointed that the animals look nothing like IHMSA standard animals, but are merely vague approximations.

But as for the airgun, the trigger is a little creepy for my tastes, but you can turn the pull down enough that it doesn’t much matter.Â It shoots pretty well, regardless.Â The plastic grips on it are pretty lame as well.Â But still, 200 bucks and you have a gun you can shoot in a different class with and practice at home to boot.Â I’m not complaining.Â That’s not even mentioning the price of pellets and CO₂ compared to .22LR, or .44 Magnum.

I guess I can’t call this a range report, since I didn’t have to go to the range to zero the sights and try it out :) This will all be fun and games until someone loses an eye.

All Tragedy, All the Time

It’s the new Brady Channel.

Men in Black

I can’t help but notice that these kinds of stories seem to come from states with high Brady rankings.

Why Wright Did It

I think Wretchard of The Belmont Club hits it out of the park on this one:

Now after Obama built up a big delegate lead on Hillary, the Democratic Party was essentially committed to carrying Obama whether or not Hillary found some way to overtake the lead. Remember, Obama once in the lead, is always in the lead. Otherwise it’s a lynching. I think Wright is essentially running up the Jolly Roger knowing full well that the Democratic Party will have sail under those colors or lose the black vote. He’s going to force the Democrats to take Obama on his terms. This is the revolutionary act. Wright believes he has an historic opportunity and he’s going to take it.

I think part of the messianic air about Obama was that somewhere in the national consciousness people saw him as absolution for America’s original sin.Â In a sense, he literally was a messiah, come to forgive America for the sin of slavery and racism.Â Someone who could lead us into the promised land of post-racial politics.Â Reverend Wright, a man who built a ministry on racial politics, will apparently have none of that.Â Obama is now a false messiah.

National Park Carry Update

The public comment period has begun.Â Just so you understand the process, in order to affect a change in the Code of Federal Regulations, the change has to be published in the Federal Register, and offered a public comment period.Â That’s the part we’re in now.Â You can examine the proposed rule change here.Â Basic summary is this:

Under the proposed amendment, an individual will be able to possess, carry, and transport concealed, loaded, and operable firearms within a national park area in the same manner, and to the same extent, that a person may lawfully possess, carry, and transport concealed, loaded and operable firearms in any state park in the state in which the federal park, or that portion thereof, is located. Possession of concealed firearms in national parks as authorized by this section must also conform to applicable federal laws.

This is a big help to those of us in the east who drive thorugh NPS land regularly without realizing it.Â I occaisionally travel through Valley Forge National Park when I’m heading to visit friends in that part of Chester County, and Independence National Historical Park is part of the City of Philadelphia, and doesn’t have clear boundaries.Â Now, I would note that buildings within the park will still be considered a federal facility, and still off limits to carry.Â That’s a different law, and will require an Act of Congress to fix/clarify.