May 22nd, 2009
Dear Friend, welcome home. In case you’re a veteran- especially of Vietnam- and nobody has ever told you… Welcome Home. I hope you have a great weekend. God knows you’ve earned it.
I have a few announcements to kick off this week’s Armed American Report.
Cruise with Class
My good friend and Concealed Carry Magazine contributor Craig Brownell wanted me to tell you all that the Cruise with Class rates have dropped, and the registration deadline is nearing!
Cruise with Class is the best, most fun way I’ve ever heard of to get your concealed carry permit: Imagine boarding a scenic, beautiful Alaskan cruise ship, having the time of your life, and walking away with a concealed carry certificate good for over 30 states!
You might want to plan a vacation specifically around this class!
I’ve put a little bit of text on the matter right after the forum highlights, or use the follow link for more information on Cruise with Class:
http://www.mnpistolclass.com/CWC.html
Armed American Radio
Hopefully by now you’ve heard about the official USCCA radio station!
We’re having a few technical difficulties getting the most recent podcast online, but it will be there shortly.
You may have just asked… “What the heck is a “podcast”??”
Basically, it’s simply an electronic recording of (in this case) a radio show. So, if you don’t happen to be able to tune into the station locally or online, you can simply download the audio and listen to it from your computer or mp3 playing device (such as an iPod, hence the term ‘podcast’).
Go to the Armed American Radio website for more info and to get access to the podcasts, and in case you can’t figure it out, I’ll share a video with you on Monday or Tuesday that will show you down to download the podcasts. It’s really a powerful show, and I know you will like it.
http://armedamericanradio.org/
Bluegrass Hybrid Holsters
Any time a new idea or improvement in a holster comes along, I’m a happy guy. The Concealed Carry Magazine editor, Kathy Jackson, recently told me about this company, and their products sound great. Kathy even plans on doing some serious reviews in an up-coming issue of CCM.
So, I wanted to give you the inside scoop so that you could give these things a peek, and maybe even a shot. Here’s their site.
http://www.bluegrasshybridholsters.com/
If you’re a member, you can also see what other USCCA members are saying within this thread:
http://www.uscca.us/forum/showthread.php?t=16359
SurviveInPlace
You may have seen the following snippet in last Friday’s Armed American Report:
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This is a new twelve week course that I am working my way through, about how to ‘bug in’ during a period of emergency.
So far it’s been great. I honestly can’t believe some of the basic principals about securing your home and formulating a plan that I’ve overlooked.
Well, the course has been very helpful to me so far, and so I wanted to bring the it to your attention. Here’s a link to where you can learn more:
Learn more about “SurviveInPlace”.
When I finish the course, I will definitely provide a more ‘in-depth analysis’.
And with that, let’s move on to the Laugh of the Week!
== USCCA Laugh of the Week ==
See all of Chaim’s Cartoons at his website:
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“Why Do I Have A Concealed Handgun License?”
“…Would he try to kill any witnesses?…”
by Cindy Justice
I have often been asked, “Why do you spend so much time at the range?” or “Why do you feel the need to carry a gun around with you?” or “Wouldn’t it be easier to just avoid bad situations?”
Most of the people I deal with on a daily basis - friends, family, and co-workers - all live relatively conservative lifestyles. They live in the nicer areas of the city. They shop and eat out in areas where they feel safe. Common sense has us all following the same principals.
We do our shopping while it is still daylight, often bringing a friend along and we try to avoid areas that are prone to violence. Is this enough? I had thought so. Besides, I have a big strong husband who is more than able to protect me.
Having my own handgun never crossed my mind, not even after moving to the city of Houston, Texas. I did watch the news and was aware that there are bad people out there. But, I considered myself to be a very aware person. I made it a point of being careful when out by myself. No talking to strangers and such.
After all, it seemed that those victims depicted in the news tended to put themselves in bad situations by being out late or alone at a night club. It would never happen to me, as I am very careful.
Like the birth of a child, one remembers the dates of important events which change our lives. An event in my life took me down a different path on January 8th, 2008. I would like to share my experience with you.
We had noticed our neighborhood deteriorating and had upped our guard. It seemed that the inner city crime was slowly oozing down our streets over the past couple years. I was very aware of the group of young men mulling around the front door. This corner had become a new hangout for the ‘drop-out’ crowd.
Yet, I still felt relatively safe as it was the middle of the afternoon and I was only a couple blocks from the safety of my home. I followed my normal guidelines by giving the young men a wide berth, watching their actions closely, and avoiding direct eye contact. They continued their conversations and let me through to the door without incident. My radar was peaked, however I still felt safe.
After work, I often stop in at that little corner store to pick up a few miscellaneous groceries. The family who runs the store is loved by the community. They take the time to get to know their customers, asking friendly questions about our families.
This afternoon seemed the same as any other. I walked by the counter prepared to chit-chat for a few minutes - asking about their son in the third grade, discussing the crazy gas prices, and telling them of our plans for the weekend.
Today was different. Every week they order one loaf of Oroweat Health Nut bread just for me. One loaf of wheat bread sitting on the shelf with all the fluffy white bread. Today they seemed edgy and the wife said, “No more bread. You go home now.” I was confused. Was the owner of the little corner store speaking to me? She looked directly at me, pointed to the door and said again, “You go home now!”
I leaned in a little closer to the lady and asked if she was OK. She looked so tired, so scared. The hoodlum element that had crept into the area was wearing her down.
She sounded so sad when she quietly replied, “No more bread here. Just go, please.”
As I turned to leave the store, the door was flung open by an angry young man. He was screaming and cursing at another customer in the store. Natural survival mode kicked in and I quickly moved to the back corner, ducking behind the shelves of canned goods. The owner, his wife, and I all crouched in fear.
She had warned me, practically pushing me out of the store. Now I was trapped. We were all trapped.
The two scroungy young men were arguing over what appeared to be a drug deal. Apparently the customer wasn’t happy with his purchase. As the drug dealer reached into his pocket I could feel my heart pounding and was certain they could hear it over their cursing. My mind raced as I tried to sort it all out… Was he reaching for a gun? Would he try to kill any witnesses? Could we protect ourselves?
I wish I could convey the helpless feeling, while crouched in the back of the store. If this man decided to kill us all, we would have been armed with nothing more than bottles of juice and milk.
The punk who came into the store was upset over his purchase. He was mad at the other punk, the one who was already in the store up at the counter. He cursed and then yelled, “I paid you for three and you only gave me two.” As it turned out, the punk who was at the counter pulled out a little plastic bag of ‘something’ and not a gun. The two continued to curse at each other, and then they both left the store.
Here it was 4:00 in the afternoon, in a fairly safe area of the city, just two blocks from my home… And I realized that I was not as safe as I had presumed. With drug dealers and their customers who are so bold as to do their business right in front of the general public, it was not far-fetched at all for me to think that it was going to be a gun coming out of the dealer’s pocket instead of a bag of whatever his “product” was.
I vowed that never again would I allow myself to be so vulnerable. Everyone with even the tiniest bit of common sense knows that criminals carry guns no matter what the laws are. And it doesn’t take much of a leap of thought to know that having my own gun to defend myself is a very good idea. I knew that if I wanted to live without the constant nagging fear of becoming a victim, I had two choices: I could stay locked in my home until my husband came home or I could learn to better protect myself. I chose to become more self sufficient in my personal protection.
With my husband’s encouragement, I purchased my first handgun, a .40 caliber S&W. It was a bit intimidating to shoot at first. For some reason, I was worried that it might jam and explode in my face. My husband was very patient while teaching me that my handgun was not my foe.
I was able to relax a bit more with each pull of the trigger. But it was not until I learned to break my handgun down, clean it, and put it back together that I felt in complete control. After months of shooting at the range, I took the course and obtained my Concealed Handgun License. I’ve switched to carrying a Glock 26 for concealment purposes. It has become a part of my daily wardrobe and I feel uncomfortable when it is not in the holster.
I am not a paranoid person nor am I ‘looking’ for a reason to pull the trigger. What my handgun has given me is a sense of control over possible situations. I know without a doubt that I can draw quickly and hit my mark; practice has made it automatic.
While no one wants to be placed in a situation where they would need to shoot another person, we also do not want the police to be forced to explain to our loved ones that we were gunned down while hiding in the back of the corner store.
Cindy Justice is a freelance writer who lives in Houston, Texas with her husband, oldest son and two dogs. You can email her at mrs.c.justice@gmail.com.
“The Latest News From Orange County”
“…You need to change your stance on this violation
of their Constitutional Right…”
by Uli Gebhard
Suarez International Staff Instructor
May 19 saw another meeting of the Orange County Board of Supervisors that had a CCW related topic on the agenda. While I was unable to attend this meeting, I would like to provide you with an update:
The agenda item was the response of the Board of Supervisors to the critique of a grand jury finding of February 23. Following is the Grand Jury comment regarding previous board meetings dedicated to the CCW issue: “Unnecessary interference causing delays in implementing corrective actions involving the issuance of CCW permits is a waste of county resources,”
The response to his unwarranted statement is clear: “In a 4-1 vote, with Supervisor John Moorlach dissenting, supervisors [...] said grand jurors were off-base in their Feb. 23 critique of the board for getting in the middle of the gun permit debate and siding with gun activists against Hutchens.”
Again, supervisor Moorlach has ignored the concerns of his constituents and proven himself the single ally to Mrs. Hutchens. Please note that he held a crucial role in appointing her to carry out the current term of Sheriff until the 2010 elections.
Mrs. Hutchens department later provided an update on the revocation process:
“Of the 1133 gun permits reviewed, [Assistant Sheriff] Anderson said a total of 423 had triggered concern letters warning of revocation last fall. Of those, 290 remained by the spring.”
93 permits were revoked – that means 93 law-abiding citizens are now stripped of their most effective means of self-defense.
Who are those people? Hutchens and her staff provide the answer: “avid shooter” does no longer meet the “threshold”. Publicizing this information comes dangerously close to an invitation to criminals to help themselves forcefully to the firearms of these individuals when they leave the local ranges.
How about the remaining 290 permits? What the OCSD and the article do not mention is that the majority of these CCW are now restricted.
These restrictions are typically to the “Scope of business”. In other words: a real estate broker or person who transport valuables can carry when they are on the job. Once off the clock, they have to disarm themselves.
This brings two questions about: How do these individuals prove to Law Enforcement e.g. during a traffic stop that they are indeed operating within the scope of their business? That could become problematic. Remember that a violation of the restrictions will most likely result in a revocation of the CCW.
Second- and probably more concerning: Are the bad guys going to tag along and restrict their assault to the times when their intended victim is running his or her business? Or will they be patient and hold off until they can be fairly sure that the person is unarmed.
I wonder if Mrs. Hutchens or any of command staff or deputies are leaving their firearms in the locker when they leave the office. After all, that’s what she is demanding of the CCW holders with restrictions on their permits.
This, however, is not all:
“A department spokesman confirmed that the total number of CCW permits in Orange County now hovers around 900, a 20 percent drop since Hutchens took office. Anderson said the lower number represents expirations such as people moving out of the county or situations that change such as threats that no longer exist.”
What does “threat that no longer exist” mean? One of the examples given by the OCSD in the past was that if a permit was issued due to a stalker, and the stalker had now moved out of the area, he is now no longer a threat. The “good cause” for the CCW is hence no longer valid…
There are some criminals out there that have a long memory and a lot of patience… To stay with this example, what does the OCSD do to verify that the stalker is truly no longer a threat?
Another point not mentioned is that many of the numbers in this discrepancy result from denied renewals – often for law-abiding people who held their permits for anywhere from two to six years. The OCSD did not provide any reasons, but denied the renewal, without a change in the threat situation or any wrongdoing of the permit holder.
Closing this update, I would like to share some of the comments that Mrs. Hutchens received from members of the law enforcement community. Below are e-mails sent in response to previous articles from readers of the “Armed American”.
I am a Police Officer [...] and I have been for 17 years. I have seen a number of times that an armed citizen has stopped or kept an offense from occurring. If you have citizens that have legally obtained a CCP and have been screened, poked and prodded about their background and they have passed and have been issued permits, then you should not be allowed to take this RIGHT from them and possibly disrupt or ruin their lives or livelihood. You need to change your stance on this violation of their Constitutional Right to be armed against any type of OPPRESSION! Let US stay a free society as our forefathers intended us to be. G.R.
Dear Sheriff Hutchens:
I have been following the controversy over CCW Permits in your County. I am writing to urge you to reconsider your position on this matter.
If for no other reason than for the safety of your own Officers. I am a former Police Officer and on more than one occasion I have had to request the assistance of bystanders to help me effect an arrest as my back up was not available or just too far off at the moment to get to my aid. Fortunately none of these incidents ever escalated into gun play but very easily could have and I would have been outgunned at the time. Having armed, certified, citizens, on the streets could well save one of your Officer’s lives someday. [...]
These are also armed, trained and vetted individuals that your office could call on for assistance in an emergency. G.E.F.
Ms. Hutchens:
[...] Many of us with permits actually spend more time practicing with our firearms than many police officers. I know because I’m a former LEO and am aware of the time typically spent by departments in training and qualification. I shoot more now than I ever was required to shoot while on the department. That’s common among the CCW community.
Thanks for taking time to read this.
E.F.
These are just a few of the e-mails that were sent to Mrs. Hutchens from current or retired Law Enforcement officers. I would like to take this opportunity to thank them, first of all for their support but also for allowing me to share their thoughts with the USCCA community.
There were many e-mails like these and posting them all would go beyond the limits of this newsletter. I will share more of them in my next updates.
Below is the contact information for the Supervisors and other parties involved:
Please continue to help us by letting them know that this is still an issue of concern for people across the United States.
The following supervisors support CCW holders:
Chair of the Board Bates
Supervisor Nguyen
Supervisor Campbell
Supervisor Norby
The following people are against armed civilians in Orange County
Supervisor Moorlach
Assistant Sheriff Anderson – currently acting in full support of Mrs. Hutchens.
Sandra Hutchens – Appointed to carry out the position as Sheriff for the remainder of the current term.
Review of Caldwell Pistolero Handgun Rest
written by Cody S. Alderson
USCCA GEAR REVIEW
I can’t tell you how much time I have wasted over the years using the wrong tools to try and get a job done. Come on, you know what I mean. Ever try to take out a Phillips Head screw with a flat blade screwdriver? How about trying to sight in a LASER aiming device by just trying to hold the gun steady in your bare hands, or using a sandbag that never quite adjusts to the right height?
I had a nerve-wracking time trying to sight in the LASER aiming devices I reviewed for the Kel-Tec PF-9 awhile back. I tried using different items to steady the little gun in place while sighting in both the Crimson Trace LaserGrip and the ArmaLaser. Nothing I tried was what I considered perfect for the job. I certainly would have liked to have had a Caldwell Pistolero when I was trying to sight in the LASERs.
The Pistolero works great for holding handguns in place to sight in new sights of any kind. In fact it works great to hold handguns in place for any reason a shooter needs to hold them steady while firing. Chronographing some new ammo? Use the Pistolero to hold the handgun steady. Just checking groups with carry ammo? Use the Pistolero to hold the handgun steady. Checking the zero on your favorite deer rifle? Use the Pistolero to hold the gun steady. What? Oh, I forgot to mention that the Pistolero doubles as an adequate rifle rest too.
Out of the box, the Pistolero takes less than five minutes to assemble. There is one Phillips head screw, and I would recommend that you use the appropriate screwdriver to get the job done right. The Pistolero has a vertical height adjustment of three inches. The rear rest is for your wrist and the handgun butt, and adjusts for about 6 inches of travel in 8 different locking positions. This makes it easy to adjust the rest to fit just about any handgun from a pocket gun to a big hand cannon, and still get the muzzle right where you need it to be on the target.
The front cradle pad is soft but not too soft to let the muzzle end of the gun move around while trying to keep it on target. It is soft enough to protect the surface on a Saturday Night Special or a multi-thousand dollar custom gun. The front cradle pad is in a U shape with a V-notch at the bottom. This shape is just right. It allows barrels and slides of all shapes and sizes to sit steady as a rock on the Pistolero.
The rear rest is just soft enough for the wrists and support hand to sit comfortably for even the longest shooting sessions. The ram adjusts vertically with a large adjustment wheel that is easy to rotate. Once adjusted to the proper height there is a ram lock knob to hold the front cradle in place. Four soft rubber feet keep the Pistolero in place on the shooting bench.
The Pistolero is one of those products that will last me a lifetime. I wouldn’t be too concerned about accidentally leaving it outside after a day of shooting even if it was going to rain. The only metal parts are the ram lock nut and bolt, and the screw that attaches the front cradle pad to the ram, which is under a padded cover anyway, and the screws that attach the rubber feet to the base. This is one of those products that a commercial range could offer to its customers to use without worry.
Here’s a close-up of the ram that adjusts with an easy-to-rotate wheel. After the wheel adjusts the vertical ram to the desired height, just turn the thumbscrew ram lock knob to hold it in place.
The rear rest has a pad that is 4 x 4 inches for your wrist and butt of the handgun. I could use the Pistolero all day, and I wouldn’t end up being on my last nerve due to not being able to get the gun positioned correctly and held steadily in place where I want it to be.
Here’s a Ruger Mini-14 being held in place on the Pistolero as it is doing double duty as a rifle rest.
Caldwell makes great products at great prices. I’ve got an opinion of why I like the brands that are made by Battenfeld Technologies. They make Caldwell and other brands such as Wheeler and Tipton. Battenfeld is the kind of manufacturer that I would be if I had manufacturing resources available to me to have products made specifically for problems I encounter on a day at the range. It happens to me at different times when I’m out shooting. I’ll have a problem with something, and think to myself how if I had the resources, I would make something to fix the problem.
Battenfeld already does that with their brands such as Caldwell. The folks there are shooters making innovative and budget priced products for other shooters. The cost of the Pistolero isn’t going to have an effect on the kids’ college fund. At $39.99, it’s the right tool to get the job done of holding a handgun in place for sighting in purposes or other purposes where a handgun needs to be shot from a steady rest.
Now when you are sighting in your new handgun, or new set of Tritium Night Sights, you need a target to shoot at. A white piece of paper with an X drawn on it will work, but after about 3 yards, the little bullet holes in the paper get tougher and tougher to see as the distance gets greater. An option that I like for my old eyes is Caldwell’s Orange Peel Targets.
Orange Peel Targets are bright orange and black. The contrast is great in sunlight or dim light. Wherever a bullet has penetrated the Orange Peel Target in the black area, the hole it creates has a ring of bright neon green that can be easily spotted from a distance. If it hits in the orange area, the hole has a bright white ring around it. It works by their dual-color flake-off technology. When the bullet hits the target, the color will flake off in a ring shape around the impact area revealing the contrasting color beneath it.
They come in different sizes with different bull’s-eye designs printed on them. Here is a sample of what’s available, but I must admit that I was a bad reviewer for this one. I liked them so much when I was out shooting, I ended up using them all up before I took any photographs. I was having way too much fun, and didn’t think about you guys and gals seeing a photo of the samples here in the review. Sorry! Not to worry though, because all of the designs are featured at Caldwell’s website.
Orange Peel Targets from Caldwell are self-stick. Just peel and stick wherever you will be shooting. I stick them onto scrap cardboard at the indoor range. The outdoor range has a rubber panel about 4 feet high to hold targets. The Orange Peel Targets stick easily and peel off just as easy without leaving any part of the target behind or any residue. I don’t leave my used targets up at any range that I visit, and neither should you.
If you are used to shooting cardboard and plain paper or other printed targets, I must warn you that these things are addictive. I didn’t need any tape or staples because they are peel-and-stick, and I could see where the bullet holes were. And for you game shooters, there are Orange Peel Targets available with lifelike images of varmints, turkeys, and ducks.
I highly recommend that you check out all of Battenfeld technologies brands at: www.battenfeldtechnologies.com.
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Dear Tim,
I am not writing to ask a question, I am writing to say thanks for the Beat the Ban. I thought I was ahead of the curve, but only realized I had been putting off buying what I may need and what I really wanted before the Obamanation takes place. I wanted to beat the ban.
I was going to joke and say your Beat the Ban cost more than 17.00 dollars, hell I bought a Saiga 12 Shotgun overpaid but got it anyway and to 2 RRA AR15s at retail cost due to having a gunsmith relationship. I also bought some fantastic 5.56 ammo and over 2k rounds of practice ammo.
My next purchase will probably be an SKS or AR47. I have read a great deal more about my rights to arm myself and to protect my country from a threat.
Thanks for placing me ahead of the curve and your book only cost me over 2800.00 dollars in guns and ammo. Well lets just say it was a good investment in my family’s future! Best to you and your family and may you continue with success and great health.
-Mike P.
Proud USCCA Member
Proud Member of the NRA
Proud American!
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First things first: DON’T PANIC. There is no reason to get nuts about this at this time.
Here’s a couple of things to think about right now:
Pick up extra disinfectant, some gloves, hand sanitizer, and a handful of N95-level masks. I don’t see a need to sweep the shelves clean, but a couple of extra is not a bad idea before the sleepers stampede.
Affects are more likely to be observed in supply chains, communications, and transportation IF, (big IF) the illness or, more likely, worry about the illness spreads.
Get voluntary medical stuff done sooner rather than later. The psychological worry and unnecessary panic about this will start stressing the health system if it goes on much longer whether it gets more virulent or not. The media will make sure of that.
What we will have to concern ourselves with at this point is psychological rather than mental. But the effects of others’ panic about this will be as real as if they were the result of a physical attack on our support structure.
What I would suggest is to keep an ear on the news about this, but filter it carefully, and also to see if you can keep an eye on the ‘upstream’, the resource chains, to sense the real hiccups as soon as possible.
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I post this only out of my desire to share my CCW experiences with the group and learn from my mistakes.
We were running late this morning, hectic all around, getting the boy up and out to the bus and my wife dressed and in the car (she’s disabled and had an early Dr. Appt), and I was flying through the house searching for the truck keys (my son is newly licensed and can’t hang them up apparently).
Got my wife to the doctor and then dropped her at her Mom’s house. Finally got into work at about 10 (2 hours late) and fired up the computer. Thinking all was well and good I went off in search of coffee and the men’s room.
After washing my hands I went to make sure my shirt tail covered my Walther’s grip and… to my astonishment I found that… I LEFT MY 9mm ON THE KITCHEN COUNTER!!!!
This is the first time in 3 years that I have not been armed leaving the house. I feel like my fly is open, all day.
Ok, I can take your abuse… HIT ME!
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Cruising for a Carry Permit?
“A few years ago,” confesses Craig Brownell, “my wife and I were on a cruise vacation and I saw a bunch of people doing business meetings aboard the ship. I instantly thought, ‘Wow! What a great idea!’ They got a nice vacation and got some work done too.”
Thus the idea of a Cruise with Class was born. Craig, a certified firearms instructor, teaches students what they need to know to be qualified to carry in no less than 33 states. As the ship –Carnival Spirit – cruises the scenic waters of the beautiful Alaskan Inside Passage, Craig offers three short class sessions presenting the concealed-carry basics to his students. He provides all paperwork and helps students get their applications prepared to submit.
The ship docks for one day each in Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan and Sitka. In Sitka, a brief range session completes the requirements for the firearms classes. Since firearms are not allowed in Canada or aboard the cruise ship, the range provides all necessary equipment including firearms.
Meanwhile, students and their families enjoy the visit to a world where bald eagles are as common as city pigeons, and where seals and whales frolic in the waves alongside towering cliffs and scenic fjords. Participants can trek into Alaska’s historic settlements, or spend a day cruising Prince William Sound and College Fjord or even spend a day aboard a crab fishing boat. Aboard the ship, vacationers awaken to buffet-style breakfasts, linger over lunches on the Lido Deck, and feast on gourmet meals in the dining room. Meals and room service are included in the cost of the cruise. The ship boasts a fitness club, gourmet coffee shop, wine bar, casino, pools, spas, and nightclubs. Two free Vegas-style shows play in the on board theater every evening. For those with children, there’s Camp Carnival, which provides age-appropriate activities for kids from 2 to 17.
Already mentally packing your bags? For specific price information (prices change rapidly as the departure date nears), call The Cruiseman at (800) 889-7683 and mention Cruise with Class. For more information, visit www.mnpistolclass.com online, or phone (651) 649-4878.
== Video of the Week ==
USCCA VIDEO OF THE WEEK
== “Tim-spiration” of the Week ==
USCCA PHOTO OF THE WEEK
All Photos of the Week are taken from Mr. Oleg Volk’s
website: http://www.a-human-right.com/. It is a
FANTASTIC site. Please check it out!
USCCA QUOTE OF THE WEEK
- Sometimes a good quote will inspire or motivate you. Sometimes, they’ll just put a smile on your face! Here is the quote for this week…
“Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state.”
-Thomas Jefferson
Self Defense Story OF THE WEEK
- Every day, thousands of Armed Americans use their firearms to preserve human life. Let this section of my newsletter serve as a record of this fact!
- “He Screamed Like a Girl”
A Tampa, Florida woman refused to be a carjacking victim when she was approached by an armed man who jumped into her car on Thursday.
The woman, who only wants to be identified as Adrianna, pulled out her own gun. “I just leaned forward and punched him in the forehead with my gun,” she said. The man “screamed like a girl and almost dropped his gun” as he ran away, she added.
Tampa Police have arrested one suspect so far in what they see as a pattern of carjackings. A-Keem Carr was arrested on related charges, but two others are believed to be preying on motorists in the West shore area.
Closing Thoughts
| This week, I’m posting a member question… but I’m not going to answer it.
The question brings up an excellent point, and my goal for this week is to have you use the form below to weigh in on the points the author brings up. Here goes! …………………………….. Doing this ingrains the very dangerous habit of racking the slide between each shot during an emergency. Many years ago, when I was fairly new to handling firearms, I had this very thing happen to me when putting down a neighbor’s injured cat at her request. I had never killed anything before, and I was not ready for the “death throes” the cat went through upon being shot in the head. In order to end the ordeal as quickly and humanely as possible, I began repeatedly firing the .22 semi-auto into the feline. When it finally stopped moving, I realized I had ejected half of my rounds onto the ground, because I automatically racked the slide between each shot! This was how I had practiced dry-firing, and I did it without even knowing I was doing it. Also, I have read of at least one documented account of a police officer who was killed by his criminal assailant when, during a gunfight, the officer ran out of ammo and was rushed by the bad guy and shot to death. The crime scene investigators found numerous ejected live rounds around the slain officer’s body. It seems that this officer had practiced extensively dry-firing his single action pistol, and, like me, racked the slide after each trigger pull, effectively reducing his round count by half. In light of this, is it recommended for a SA auto carrier to dry-fire for practice? Or is there a practice technique which addresses this issue? I regularly carry a full size 1911 or an Officer’s model, and I practice drawing from concealment and general handling of the weapon regularly. I also have my own shooting range, so I get to do live fire practice often. However, I abandoned the practice of dry-firing, except with my revolvers, many years ago, for the above mentioned reason. Any advice? Thanks. -Allen Use the ‘Ask Tim’ contact form found at this page to let me hear your advice. Just use the graphic below!
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Tim Schmidt
Founder - U.S. Concealed Carry
http://www.usconcealedcarry.com
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10:46 am
Hey where’s all the comments?
C’mon that video of Bob Hope is hilarious. There has to be a democrat or two who would like to weigh in.