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Carrying a Gun in the John

I’ve carried a firearm on a regular basis for a decade now, for most of that time a Glock 19. During that time I’ve never had an issue with what to do about the gun in the john. I’ve found it’s possible to use a urinal without dropping the drawers far enough that the gun drops below the covering garment (though I usually prefer a stall when carrying), and the number two situation can be dealt with easily, if you’re using a proper holster, by not dropping your drawers around your ankles. Taking the belt down to just above the knees is enough to drop your friends off at the pool, and to keep your firearm out of sight and under your immediate control. A proper holster will stay on the belt regardless of whether you’re wearing it or not, and will retain the gun even if you hold it upside down. The only thing you have to be conscious of is to make sure the belt doesn’t side out of the loops, but I’ve not found this to be a problem with properly sized belts.

I think advice that suggests unholstering the firearm is bad, and I wouldn’t suggest anyone follow it. If Â you do find it necessary to remove your gun in the john, or anywhere in public, remove the holster while the gun secured in the holster. If your holster won’t do this, or if retention is a problem, time to rethink your holster. The best advice is always going to be that which keeps the firearm secured, and minimizes the chance of something, booger hook, piece of clothing, or door coat hook, from yanking on the bang switch. I’m of the opinion that, ideally, the only time your firearm should clear leather (or Kydex, as the case may be) in a public place is if you have to defend yourself.

Electronic Arts Partnering with Gun Makers

If you’re a gamer, and also part of our shooting culture, you might want to meander over to Gameological.com and start scoring points for the team. EA is partnering with gun makers, which I consider to be a good sign, but some people are freaking out about it. In some cases, the right people. But this is one of those cases we should play some defense. There’s nothing wrong with marketing a legal product, and makers of first person shooters can be as much in the political crosshairs as gun companies. It’s not surprising to me that convenient scapegoats for complex social problems may find themselves to be birds of a feather.

A Startling Rise

CBS News New York is reporting on the increasing number of women owning guns and shooting:

In fact, according to a recent Gallup poll 23 percent of woman reportedÂ they are gun owners, up from 13 percent in 2005.

That’s quite a jump for just 8 years. I have to wonder how many of them were already gun owners, but didn’t want to admit it, and are now it’s becoming more socially acceptable.

Maria Alampi at the Cherry Ridge Range in New Jersey teaches women how to shoot. While it used to be known as a manâ€™s sport, it may not be such the case much longer.

â€œA lot of women, a lot of college-age women, take the course,â€ Alampi said.

Anthony Colandro runs a firearm training school in New Jersey, where right now he said women are a driving force for business.

If this is the case in New Jersey of all places, our opponents are in more trouble than they realize. Especially given that women are more likely to try to do something about public policies that they don’t like, Emily Miller being a key example.

More Signs the Zombie Meme has Jumped the Shark

CSGV is lambasting it as serious. You know, I think if you put these folks in a dourness contest with a bunch of Puritans from early New England, the Puritans would have some pretty stiff competition.

And, oh, Guns and Ammo? The Zombie thing stopped being funny a while ago.

UPDATE: From the people who don’t want to ban your guns:

Yes, the Mossberg 500, one of the most common sporting pump-action shotguns in existence, and you have a CSGV loyalist who suggests the fact that these are sold is “Disgusting.” Yet they aren’t ever going to come for your guns. You can trust them on that. You’re paranoid for thinking that.

The Media and Shooting

Interesting article in the San Bernardino Sun where they mention the lack of press attention Kim Rhode, despite the fact that she’s been setting all manner of Olympic records. It’s an interesting question to ponder whether it’s the media revulsion in regards to anything involving guns, or it’s just that not many people follow shooting. I tend to think it’s probably more the latter. The media has been willing to be a lot more fair to shooting as a sport these days, so it’s likely unfortunate the lack of media stories simply reflect the public’s lack of interest. Shooting really is a participatory sport. It’s fun to do. Even I find watching other people shoot is like watching paint dry. But that doesn’t seem to bother Kim:

“Ultimately, I don’t do it for anybody but myself and my country,” she said. “I’m happy with that and that’s all that matters.”

Spoken like a true shooter. Even if the media doesn’t care about shooting, we will still celebrate Kim’s accomplishment here. On a good day, when I’ve shot ATA trap at my club, I could do maybe 20 out of 25, doing 99 out of 100 in Olympic Skeet is something I can’t even fathom.

Not Interested in Dialog

If anti-gun groups ever wonder why we are single mindedly dedicated to their political existinction, they need to look no further than the ridiculous hate they themselves promote.Â Comparison America’s 4,000,000+ NRA members to a terrorist group like Al-Qaeda is pretty much a recipe for remaining on the fringe, and for no one to take you seriously. That even tops the SPLC. Additionally, it’s a recipe for keeping our people stoked and ready for a fight, which gets harder the more and more gun control groups become politically irrelevant.

Rhetoric being echoed by the likes of Jack Dunning here are not that of a group trying to seriously engage in political activism. If you’re activism starts out with comparing your opponents to the group that murdered 3000 Americans on 9/11, you’ve lost before you even start. This is just more trying gather mouth foamers among the left in an attempt to, what Sean calls it, if I recall, “save their phoney baloney jobs.” Otherwise, the would be no reason for several prominent gun control leaders to be promoting the likes of Jack Dunning. But hey, never interrupt your enemy in the midst of making a mistake, and of Oregon Ceasefire and Brady Campaign want to associated with rhetoric like this, who am I to stop them?

Beretta CNC Fail

Tam tries to replace the sights on a Beretta PX4 Storm and discovers a quality control problem. Sounds like whatever program they use to generate the toolpaths from their CAD drawings didn’t quite get things right. That happens. But hey, that’s why you run one off and examine it closely before doing your production runs. I think Jason, when he was experimenting with making a one-off CNC AR-15 pistol and CNC 1911 (still in progress, pending Delorean engine rebuild), went through several mistakes before getting things right. The mistake is understandable, but selling the mistake is not.

UPDATE: “Beretta says it’s in the drawings and is a stress relief cut.“

It’s Markley’s Law Monday

Every Monday, Joe Huffman highlights examples appearing in the media of people violating Markley’s Law. What is Markley’s law?

That has to be some kind of variant of Godwin’s Law: As an online discussion of gun owners’ rights grows longer, the probability of an ad hominem attack involving penis size approaches 1.

This week’s example is pretty egregious. I’m wondering how Mr. Auslander thinks this is going to work for Bitter.

Civilian Engaged With College Station Shooter

SayUncle noticed a blurb from a local TV station that seems to indicate that before backup arrived, the shooter went over to the constable, and upon trying to remove the now dead officer’s gun, took 5 or 6 round of handgun fire from a civilian. This seems to have caused him to retreat, and no doubt prevented him from arming himself with another gun.

Where Being An Arrogant Bastard Hurts You

When the left gets upset at Mayor Mike, even they can’t help but to notice. As I said previously, I think NYPD’s policy of recycling brass casings by selling them to the highest bidder is the right thing to do, but I can’t help but snicker that even the left thinks Mayor Bloomberg might be, well, a bit full of himself.