Recent content by FieroCDSP

NEVER OPEN THE DOOR!!! Certainly not after-hours. Good on the guy for being able to recognize danger and effect his defense. The comment from the other student was a good addition to this story: Welcome to adult-hood, honey. Good time to realize you are your only hope.

Local and state defense is the purview of the National Guard, under the command of the state governor. There is neither a reason, nor requirement for the standing army to do the job. If they need to be deployed to assist in an Evac or dispensing aid, okay... The governor should have that as...

Guy enters a (presumably, from code requirement) gated property and enters the couple's home with a gun, demands their money. They offer no resistance, even telling him to take their cars, just get out. He then proceeds to beat them terribly with a pipe he had with him. When he turns to beat the...

TR, I was thinking it was along those lines.:D

One problem with a weapon mounted light is the fact you have to aim the weapon in that direction to utilize it. In this scenario, I doubt the cops would have appreciated being lit up by the light on a rifle. A rechargable Million candle spotlight might be the ticket here, and only cost...

One comment poster on the news link stated the intruder's death was being labled a homicide by the examiner. I wonder if the husband decided to (or was forcedto) finish him off when the wife went out to let the cops in. Maybe they label it such for the investigative purpose when dealing with an...

Another reminder to always check the gun to know it's condition. Or to be more specific to the rule, "treat every gun as if it's loaded." I'm glad she's okay, and I hope she's learned from this. Always rack the slide several times and visually check for ammo.

Lets see...most places conduct a monthly audit, but we'll require either a daily (entirely impractical) or a quarterly (too much room for error over three months)..... You can tell the schmucks coming up with this have never done a gun audit.

Lets try to keep things civil here, so we don't lose another interesting thread. A point was made that she may have been confronted by concerned parents regarding her choice to OC, and that she may have responded harshly back. Unless we see specific evidence that she responded in a...

Sounds like someone bought a Dillon. OKay.... First, go here: http://www.leeprecision.com/cgi/catalog/browse.cgi?1222150105.1790=/html/catalog/turretpress.html This is Lee's Turret Press page. On there you can get instructions in PDF form (to verify your parts) and also get an idea...

The Ruger looks pretty slick, and from my fondling in the gun store, felt okay. THe recall issue is a concern, but Ruger's trying to do right. The M&P is two years on the market, has the bugs worked out, and have taken a good share of both the LEO and Civilian markets. Couple that with...

I'm interested in what the legal definition of "would be likely to act in a dangerous manner to public safety" is. If OC is legal, and the gun never left the holster, then this woman has a case. The Ohio SC has found that OC rights are entirely independent of Conceal Carry rights. I'm not...

TJK, welcome to THR and gun ownership. A lot of us (myself included) take our 2A freedoms for granted sometimes. Then we hear about how bad it is in California or New York, and we say "that sucks." When we hear about some of the legal hoops other countries have, it really puts into perspective...

I have one. A BB caliber PPK. The power level sucks because of the "blow-back action" slide being run by a 12gram CO2 cartridge. On the question, the reason BB guns do not have the orange tip is because they can be dangerous, even lethal. Pointing one at a cop should get you shot. If you don't...

Sometimes you need a mag-loader, like loading a large number for a training course or competition, or a smaller caliber like 32 or 380 where fat thumbs and small case-wall exposure can hinder you. For those situations, I recommend the UpLula. http://maglula.tripod.com/uplula.htm Neat...