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Got my notice for jury duty in Philadelphia. Now Philly just had their 22nd homicide this year which I think makes it more dangerous to be in the city than a soldier in Iraq. Yet, I cannot carry a firearm to the federal courthouse! There is a law requiring state and county courts to provide...

So I went to my favorite gun store this weekend for ammo. While there I encountered a gun store lawyer. I started talking to him, I don't know why, and soon began to push his buttons. Mind you what followed was more to rile him up than to make a legal arguement. The subject of legal carry on...

Took my young son to the range on Wednesday. He was shooting "his" P9C, .40cal and tearing up a 9 inch bullseye at 15 yards. Two other adult men came over to see who was shooting and went back to their own targets a bit less sure of themselves. They both had shots scattered all over their...

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I know I'm doing this backwards but, here goes. Can anyone tell me about the Springfield P9C? I know it was made in Italy for Springfield and was last made sometime in the late 90's. I'm interested in experience with this gun. I just bought one new-in-box for my son to shoot. He is...

On Sunday morning, October 23, 1982, a terrorist truck bomb entered the Marine compound in Beirut Lebanon. I crashed through 2 fences and around two guard posts. Contrary to what you may hear, the guards opened fire to no effect. The truck was armored, the tires filled with calcium. It ran...

The subject came up in a BS session recently and got me thinking (always a dangerous thing). Does anyone know what percentage of a rounds energy is used to operate an auto. I am sure it varies among guns, but is it a consideration. It would sem that the less energy required to operate the...

This guy's a good shot! One dead, 2 critical while under fire. They won't be robbing him again! http://www.nbc10.com/news/5069424/detail.html Police: Firefighter Shoots 3 Would-Be Robbers, Kills 1 POSTED: 8:03 am EDT October 7, 2005 UPDATED: 8:36 am EDT October 7, 2005...

I have been asked to speak to my childrens elementary school teachers about handguns in the school. They want to know the best way to physically handle a situation where a handgun would be found on school grounds. My first thought is, leave the gun alone, isolate the area from students...

Does anyone else see the potential in SCOTUS rulings in the near future? Any day now the lawsuits will start in the aftermath of Katrina. No doubt, there is fertile grounds for civil rights and 2d and 4th amendment complaints. It is not hard to imagine the Supreme Court hearing cases of 2A an...

Our DA gets it right again. A little background; The individuals initially charged are no angels and were well known to the local PD. They were confronted in the car as they returned to Andersons apartment. They then attempted to retreat approx five miles until they were acosted at a red...

Help me out here. I have always considered it unwise to leave firearms in an unattended vehicle. I don't consider the locks on a car to be adequate security. It may be a matter of location, I live in the suburbs in the northeast and have had two vehicles stolen, one from my driveway. The...

My sister and her husband from Mass. went shooting with me this weekend. It was her first time ever and she had a good time! My brother-in-law had shot once before ad also had a good time. What I found interesting was his perception of firearms and the law. They have lived in Texas and are...

Another thread this morning made me realize that the Brady Bill actually strengthened my rights as a gun owner in Pennsylvania. We had a waiting period to buy handguns, now with insta-check, we don't. Can/Shall issue was a foggy subject, now it's clearly "shall issue." Before I had to...

I just fired 100 rds of Winchester .38 special ammo. I noticed it was very smokey and left a lot of soot on the outside of the barrel and cylinder. The real surprise came when I tried to reload the .357magnum rds for carry. The forcing cones were so fouled the .357's wouldn't seat. Has...

Was shooting the sig today. This guy asks why I resist the recoil. I replied, that is the way I was taught. It got me wondering because I really don't know a better answer. I do feel safer keeping the gun under control all the time. What do the rest of you do? Do you try to hold the...

I now own an M-1 Carbine that my father bought in 1968. It was fired for the first time ever today. I'm having some feed problems. Sometimes the round will strip and overshoot the chamber, jamming up at 12 o'clock. Sometimes the bolt doesn't strip the round and closes on an empty chamber...

Wasn't sure where to put this so I decided it's a strategy. You're carrying your ccw and are stopped by LEO. When do you tell them you are carrying and how? Also, what do you expect their response to be?

I must be getting old and senile. Can anyone tell me the course of fire for Marine Pistol qualification. I've fired the course dozens of times but the last was in 1985 and for the life of me, I can't remember the course.

Why is it a .357magnum as opposed to a .38magnum? Is the round actually smaller and if it is, why? It is almost embarrassing to admit I never thought much about it but, today I was asked that question.