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Archive for category News
“Arms” Means More Than Just Guns
There is now an effort to loosen knife laws.
From The Atlantic:
The similarity to the gun lobby isn’t accidental. The most influential organization dedicated to knife rights is patterned after the National Rifle Association, although it doesn’t nearly have that group’s legislative firepower. But the movement is also a recognition that, as gun advocates score victory after victory at the state level (the Georgia Legislature this week passed a bill that would allow guns to be carried in bars, schools, churches, and airports), the political environment has never been better for loosening similar restrictions on knives.
Which Amendment Comes First?
The question is in regards to states disclosing information about gun licensees.
From The Volokh Conspiracy:
There is no First Amendment right to access government records. There’s a First Amendment right to speak about what you’ve found in a record that was released to you, but not a First Amendment right to access the record in the first place. (Courts have recognized one significant exception this principle — a First Amendment right of access to documents filed in criminal prosecutions or civil lawsuits. But that exception is limited, and not applicable to ordinary government records.)
Artillery Shootout Between North and South Korea
Posted by Brian in News, Threat Watch on 31/Mar/2014 14:25
From Military Times:
The exchange of fire into the Yellow Sea followed Pyongyang’s sudden announcement that it would conduct live-fire drills in seven areas north of the Koreas’ disputed maritime boundary. North Korea routinely test-fires artillery and missiles into the ocean but rarely discloses those plans in advance.
AK PMAG Review
From Guns.com:
During my 1,000-round test, the AKM PMAG jammed once, when an old round’s bullet dislodged from the shell casing, spilling powder inside the magazine body. I consider this to be a 100 percent success rate, since it was the fault of the round, not the magazine.
From Estonia to Azerbaijan: American Strategy After Ukraine
“From Estonia to Azerbaijan: American Strategy After Ukraine is republished with permission of Stratfor.”
As I discussed last week, the fundamental problem that Ukraine poses for Russia, beyond a long-term geographical threat, is a crisis in internal legitimacy. Russian President Vladimir Putin has spent his time in power rebuilding the authority of the Russian state within Russia and the authority of Russia within the former Soviet Union. The events in Ukraine undermine the second strategy and potentially the first. If Putin cannot maintain at least Ukrainian neutrality, then the world’s perception of him as a master strategist is shattered, and the legitimacy and authority he has built for the Russian state is, at best, shaken.
Whatever the origins of the events in Ukraine, the United States is now engaged in a confrontation with Russia. The Russians believe that the United States was the prime mover behind regime change in Ukraine. At the very least, the Russians intend to reverse events in Ukraine. At most, the Russians have reached the conclusion that the United States intends to undermine Russia’s power. They will resist. The United States has the option of declining confrontation, engaging in meaningless sanctions against individuals and allowing events to take their course. Alternatively, the United States can choose to engage and confront the Russians. Read the rest of this entry »
2014 Operator Challenge Invitational
Posted by Brian in Matches and Competitions, News, Training on 28/Mar/2014 08:39
You have to be invited but you can check out all the cool details here.
LEOs Oppose Gun Control Measures
From FoxNews:
“Sheriffs have a constitutional duty to refuse to comply with such ordinances,” said Richard Mack, president of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association. “We’re seeing sheriffs in New York oppose the Safe Act and Gov. Cuomo. If we have sheriffs in New York doing this, how much more should we have sheriffs doing it in Vermont?”
New Concealed Carry Pistol (CCP) from Walther
A new compact single stack pistol for the concealed carry market from Walther.
Video: How To Buy A Suppressor
A tongue in cheek video from SilencerCo:
Long Range Operators Challenge
Posted by Brian in Matches and Competitions, News on 24/Mar/2014 08:31
The first Long Range Operators Challenge was held in early March in Washington.
An Armed Populace Is The Best Defense Of Government Repression
Posted by Brian in News, Threat Watch on 21/Mar/2014 15:30
From Reason.com:
A 2008 study by The Independent Institute’s David Kopel looked at 59 countries, and “the data show[ed]… nations with the highest rates of gun ownership tend to have greater political and civil freedom, greater economic freedom and prosperity, and much less corruption than other nation.”
Israeli Special Forces Seize Rockets Bound For Gaza
Posted by Brian in News, Threat Watch on 21/Mar/2014 12:55
From The AP:
Israeli naval forces on Wednesday seized a ship laden with rockets allegedly bound for militants in the Gaza Strip, and officials accused Iran of orchestrating the delivery in an elaborate 5,000-mile (8,000-kilometer) journey that included covert stops across the region.