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Our Gun Nutty Blackwater Transportation

There’s nothing gun bloggers like better than Blackwater provided transportation of a shot up car.Â Blackwater is the largest single buyer of used cars in the State of North Carolina.Â They buy them for everything from stunt driving to their own version of Smash Up Derby, usually involving a lot of breaking through barricades, and often firepower.

Standing around at the Black Bear Inn awaiting our transportation

There were a lot of empty cases and simunition cases in the vehicle, and more than a few live rounds of both.

The really great thing was that I managed to fish about 40 once fired Lake City brass out of the vehicle.Â The really funny thing is, the radio in the vehicle still worked just fine.Â I guess the Blackwater mechanics have their priorities in order.Â Thanks to Blackwater for telling us “Hey, if you need some help getting to and from your range, the keys are in the ignition of those shot up cars, feel free to use them.”

Morning Shooting at Para Summer Camp

This morning we got our hands marked up by Todd Jarrett to teach us a proper grip. Let me tell you, it works. My speed and accuracy improved markedly. I still have some difficulty with the draw, but there’s nothing that will correct that except for repetition.

Todd also had us shoot a silhouette target at 25 yards. I did respectably, but let me tell you, Caleb got all of his hits in the kill zone. I had to shoot low and right to find the bullseye.

Obama’s Other Anti-Gun Running Mate

So the Obama/Bayh bumper stickers were a leak to distract folks. It looks like it’s Joe Biden. So, like I did with Bayh, let’s look at Biden’s record. We don’t have to go far. Remember the YouTube debates where he said a gun owner was not “mentally qualified” to own guns for simply asking a question.

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He takes pride in writing gun bans.
He’s F-rated with NRA – the worst among almost all of the most talked about candidates.
NRA highlights his recent threats to gun owners via his work on his Senate committee:

NRA has been tracking the U.N.`s gun-ban activities for well over a decade, and thanks to the Bush administration`s appointees to the U.N., the U.S. position on any global gun-ban treaty has been consistent and uncompromising: Hands off the Second Amendment rights of American citizens!

However, all that could change, now that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee–which approves or rejects our U.N. representatives and assesses international treaties for possible ratification–is chaired by anti-gun U.S. Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware.

Like Schumer, Biden is rated “F” by the NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) for his countless votes against firearm freedom. Like Schumer, Biden voted to expose the lawful firearm industry to crippling lawsuits; to extend and expand the Clinton gun bans; to allow a ban on most hunting-rifle ammunition; and to deny the free-speech rights of groups like the NRA during elections.

Now, as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Biden can use his power to sabotage pro-freedom nominees for U.N. ambassador–as he did with Second Amendment defender John Bolton–and bully fellow senators into accepting whatever gun-ban treaty the U.N. concocts in the name of fighting international terrorism.
Needless to say, he didn’t sign on to the Heller brief and doesn’t support efforts to reform DC’s gun laws.

Biden is bad news all around for any gun owner. Pair him with Obama, and it’s a far left gun ban ticket.

Steel Shooting With Todd Jarrett

Here’s some video of a few familiar bloggers shooting plates with Todd Jarrett with us today at ParaUSA Gun Blogger Summer Camp.Â Caleb is looking pretty sharp.Â It’s going to be an interesting settling of this bet.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pot6c7H8G78[/youtube]

Tomorrow is going to be a lot of fun.

First Impressions

On Blackhawk:

These guys are making and designing a lot of cool gear.Â SayUncle and I were particularly interested in their upcoming tactical stocks for the Ruger 10/22.Â We saw a prototype version, and they say the final production version will be better, which is good because I thought the prototype was pretty sharp.Â Blackhawk has been absolutely great to us as bloggers, giving us two different holsters that work with the 1911s we’re using.

On Blackwater:

As Tam and Kevin said, it’s like Disneyland for gun nuts.Â It’s a really impressive facility.Â Blackwater has been completely open with us, gave us a pretty thorough tour of the facility, and let us drive around their track in the Blackhawk Bus.Â If Blackwater has a reputation for being creepy mercinaries, I’ve gotten none of that impression so far.Â So far, my only impression is of a world class training facility.Â Though, they do have black helicopters.

On Todd Jarrett:

Todd is a true professional.Â I’ve very much enjoyed the instruction so far, and have discovered shooting steel is about the most fun you can have and still keep your clothes on.Â Plus, excuse my jumping up and down like a little girl (which Caleb is), but Todd Jarrett complimented my shooting!Â Tomorrow is definitely going to be fun, and I don’t care how hot it is out.Â He’s corrected a few things I was doing, and I’m going to do my best to stick with his instructions.

On the Para LDA:

It’s a little too early to draw a final conclusion, but for this Glock shooter I find the LDA trigger to be very familiar and comfortable.Â Keep in mind I do not own a 1911 currently, so I am not, by any means, a 1911 critic, but I can compare it to what I’m familiar with.Â The operation is similar to a Glock trigger, in that you have take up, and then a point where it breaks, but the action is a bit lighter than with the Glock, and I shoot a little better with it.

More pictures and impressions to come along later.

Obama’s Anti-Gun Running Mate

Now that Drudge has likely leaked the identity of Obama’s running mate, there are a few things gun owners should know about him.

NRA rated him as D- in his last election.
One reason is because he’s a liar. Take this example:

Sen. Bayh pledged last year [2004] to support legislation to block frivolous lawsuits against the firearm industry, and NRA sent a letter to Indiana members encouraging them to thank him. Sen. Bayh failed to honor his pledge and voted for the Reed amendment to completely gut S.397. When the Reed substitute was soundly defeated 63 to 33, Bayh voted against final passage of the bill.
Bayh refused to sign on to legislation that would honor the Second Amendment rights of Washington, DC and would not sign on to an amicus brief in Heller with more than 54 of his colleagues in the Senate. It would seem he considers some to be more equal than others – a theme I’m sure Obama loves.
He doesn’t support concealed carry reciprocity across the country, as evidenced by his refusal to sign on to S.388. Nor did he join a majority of his colleagues in supporting honoring state laws on firearms possession in National Parks through letters to the Department of Interior.
He beat Paul Helmke’s ass in a landside – the largest a Democrat has ever won in an Indiana statewide election. No word on if that speaks to Paul’s suckitude or Bayh’s appeal. Based on what we see in the gun world, likely the former.

What’s it like at Blackwater?

I can’t post photos from the range, but I can post this image:

That dewpoint of 68 can’t be terribly comfortable. Consider what the National Weather Service says about dewpoint numbers:

less then or equal to 55: dry and comfortable
between 55 and 65: becoming a bit “sticky” with muggy evenings
greater then or equal to 65: lots of moisture in the air, becoming oppressive

Hopefully they have lots of water out on the range to keep hydrated.

Get in on the Poll Before it’s too Late!

Don’t forget that over at the Second Amendment Blog Bash site, we have a poll up through the end of the weekend at Blackwater on who will win the big shoot-out – Joe Huffman or Caleb.

So far, ~~86%~~ ~~78%~~ 81% of voters think Joe will win the bet. If you think Caleb can out-shoot Joe, it’s time to get over there and make your vote count. If you think Joe will top Caleb, make sure you show him your support by voting.

Make this a memorable Battle of the Gun Blogs!

A Taste of What’s to Come

Mr. Completely posted video of Todd Jarrett at the Steel Challenge recently. Alas, you’ll have to click through since his video hosting service doesn’t seem to have any sharing or embed options.

It’s About the Bill of Rights, Not Profits

Bryan Miller seems to be taking the Mary McFate thing pretty hard.Â I can’t really blame the anti-gun folks who feel betrayed.Â I mean, imagine if you found out SayUncle was really a mole for Sarah Brady.Â But none of us are really pissed at NRA over the whole “spy” incident, and it has nothing to do with wanting to preserve gun industry profits.Â I worry about gun industry profits when I’m going to buy a new gun, not when I’m wearing my activist hat.

No, this is about preserving our Constitution and the Bill of Rights.Â Are any tactics too despicable to prevent someone from undermining the very basis of natural and civic rights of the American people?Â Would it be wrong to try to gain insider knowledge on a group of people who were intent on silencing newspapers, and ending all publishing in the United States?Â What Bryan doesn’t understand, or perhaps he does understand and merely doesn’t want to acknowledge, is that we hold the Second Amendment right up there with the First in importance for maintaining a just and free society.Â We demand the Second Amendment be respected.Â We’re quite serious about it.Â Serious enough that we’ll condone our own advocacy groups doing opposition research, even if it means being a little underhanded.Â If that makes you upset, if that makes you paranoid, that’s not my problem.Â My problem is the fact that you want to trash the Bill of Rights.