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    What will your next handgun be?

    I think my next handgun will be a double-action revolver in .357 or .38. That's something I don't have yet. But I'm on a tight budget, so it may not be for a while. :(
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    Some firearms safety videos I produced

    Those videos are incredibly well-done and would be very useful for people with little hands-on experience with guns. The pacing is just right, without any fluff. The handling is very professional and the videos do an excellent job of carefully showing the actions required, and explaining a...
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    Ammunition safety in fires

    Related question/food for thought: What about rounds in the cylinder of a revolver? All of those are effectively chambered. I would imagine the effect could be quite destructive, launching pieces of frame and cylinder in various directions... Does anyone have info or experience with this?
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    Tumbler lid on or off?

    Since I tumble in my apartment, I always keep the lid on. I generally put it on the wood floor of my bathroom, turn on the fan, and close the door. As long as it doesn't creep over to the cabinets or wall, it's pretty reasonable. At least, I haven't heard any complaints from my neighbors yet...
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    An end-all, be-all dry-firing advice/info thread?

    I try to dry fire often. It's a good way to ensure I'm pulling the trigger correctly, and it's good practice for lining up the sights, etc. Muscle memory and all that. Most modern firearms are safe to dry-fire, even some modern .22LR stuff. Typically, the topic of dry-firing will be...
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    I'm so tactical that...

    I'm so tactical that... 1. criminals within 100 meters of me spontaneously combust, or explode. 2. I have my very own dedicated observation satellite. 3. when I sneeze, DEFCON drops two steps. 4. I move at infinite speed, with negative drag. 5. everything I touch turns tactical black...
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    Does Anyone Name Their Guns?

    What? Why don't you just ask them? My guns tell me many things... :scrutiny: :uhoh: ;) But in all seriousness, no, I don't name mine.
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    Surprising fact: Half of gun deaths are suicides

    This article got posted in the Daily Texan, our local university paper. I posted a comment online: I'd welcome any thoughts or criticism.
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    Anyone Else Buying Just for Today

    I bought my first semiauto pistol, a Kimber Stainless TLE/RL II, today, in celebration of the Heller decision. Shot it a little this morning, then cleaned it at home. Good stuff. I certainly hope a great number of pistols get bought today. It would be very appropriate.
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    Tennessee License to Carry Applications Skyrocket

    blonde_rider, what I think shdwfx means is that the right to defend oneself is a natural right, which all law-abiding citizens have. I tend to agree. However, most governments are unwilling to recognize that right at all, and some, like that of Tennessee, place a fee and checks on the...
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    You've heard it before

    Additionally, since it's very hard to conceal a car on one's person, it is much easier for law enforcement to find and arrest illegal and malicious "carmen." ;)
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    Anti Open Carry Article- Boston Globe

    Typical pseudo-psychological drivel, capped off with a few glaring grammatical errors. I guess the Globe's standards have really fallen. The obvious solution to gun violence in one of the most thoroughly controlled cities in America is more control. Yeah, whatever. :rolleyes: Just... wow.
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    Straight Dope column on defensive gun uses statistics

    I doubt the general crime decrease resulted in a significant decrease of criminal-on-criminal crime. One point I've come to understand from Lott's books is that criminals often obey a "substitution effect," that is, they will respond to an increase in the possibility of armed resistance while...
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    Grammar for Gunnies

    Top_Gunn, interesting. I'll concede that the Merriam-Webster Dictionary of usage states that there is no set rule. The pages you are referring to appear to be available via Google Book Search. Personally, I prefer the Strunk and White method, so I typically use that--but I'll be more...
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    Grammar for Gunnies

    Actually, it's not the "s" at the end, but rather the number of the noun that counts. So, " Dickens' " is correct if you are talking about something owned by more than one Dicken. For nouns ending with "s" but singular, you still add the " 's " at the end, so if you were writing about the...
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    Hospital could adopt pro CCW policy

    Mendocino Coast District Hospital has a website and a "contact us" link, for those interested: http://mcdh.org/contact.html the email links to: [email protected] We could start with those. The "contact us" page has telephone numbers, too.
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    Sometimes Peaceful Protest Works

    Rachen, I spent a little time going over some of your old posts, because I seemed to recall you promoting individual liberties a great deal elsewhere--for example, telling people to vote libertarian, etc. Looking back, there are a few things that really bug me, but one in particular stands...
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    If teachers could have guns, ....

    Hey Eric F, that quote you attributed to siglite was actually mine. My point was that a gun concealed on one's person is not often taken from his or her person and used against them, as those who oppose concealed carry (or self-armament of any kind) tend to say. I tried to figure out...
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    If teachers could have guns, ....

    I wholeheartedly agree. The point here is that people who already carry everywhere else are prevented from doing so in schools. They already deal with keeping their firearm concealed on a daily basis. They already have to handle a firearm every day. They already accept that responsibility...
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    Mandate Insurance To Reduce Gun Violence - It’s A Compelling Argument

    Here's a gem. Oh, boy, that is hilarious. This seems like another rehashment of the idea to "treat guns like cars," which requires one ignore the distinction between public and private spaces for the guns in order to not result in a lot less regulation on guns. I read an article about...
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