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Tuscon Hero Joseph Zamudio: Acted without hesitation.
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Warriors on 19/Jan/2011 22:52
“By now, almost everyone knows who Jared Loughner is. On January 8, in a Tucson-area shopping center, this 22-year-old crazed gunman opened fire on U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the crowd around her. Six people, including a federal judge, were killed; 14 more were injured. Giffords was critically wounded in the head.
Yet, it could have been far, far worse. Four heroic bystanders selflessly sacrificed their own safety by tackling Loughner and subduing him. Without their intervention, it’s anybody’s guess how many more people could have been injured or killed. One of those heroes was Joseph Zamudio. Zamudio, a 24-year-old who works at an art gallery, has a concealed-carry permit. He was in a nearby Walgreens when he heard the pop of gunshots nearby. Zamudio acted immediately and instinctively, and headed outside towards the gunfire. He was armed and ready for anything.
“When I came through the door, I had my hand on the butt of the pistol and I clicked the safety off,” Zamudio said during a television interview. “I was ready to kill him. But I didn’t have to do that.” Zamudio also revealed in interviews that he always carries his gun with him. That’s precisely why he had the confidence to act swiftly and without hesitation.
Despite Zamudio’s heroics, liberal reaction has been entirely predictable. U.S. Representative Peter King of Long Island promptly introduced a bill to ban anyone from carrying a gun near a federal official. (Does he think that would have stopped Jared Loughner?) New York Times columnist Gail Collins fretted in her column that people like Zamudio really can’t be trusted. (She conveniently ignores the fact that in the United States there has never been a shooting of an innocent bystander by a concealed firearm permit holder.) A grocery chain in Iowa has banned firearms from its stores, asking that concealed carry permit owners not bring them in while shopping. (Do you think armed robbers or crazed gunmen will honor that request?)
Every single year, up to 3.6 million crimes are thwarted by the presence of a firearm. Case in point: Vermont. Vermont has virtually no restrictions on gun ownership or carry laws. This is perplexing to liberals, because even without restrictive gun control, the rates of homicide and robbery are a fraction of the national rates. The story is the same in communities across the country – when citizens are free to protect themselves with firearms, crime goes down.”
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China’s Military Comes Into Its Own
China’s Military Comes Into Its Own is republished with permission of STRATFOR.
By Rodger Baker
Chinese President Hu Jintao is visiting the United States, perhaps his last state visit as president before China begins its generational leadership transition in 2012. Hu’s visit is being shaped by the ongoing China-U.S. economic dialogue, by concerns surrounding stability on the Korean Peninsula and by rising attention to Chinese defense activity in recent months. For example, China carried out the first reported test flight of its fifth-generation combat fighter prototype, dubbed the J-20, during U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ visit to China the previous week.
The development and test flight of China’s J-20 is not insignificant, but it is also by no means a game changer in the U.S.-China defense balance. More intriguingly, the test highlights how China’s military increasingly is making its interests heard. Read the rest of this entry »
Protect Your Smartphone
Over at ArsTecnica, a technology site, there is a good article about how and why you should want to protect the data on your smartphone. Here is a snippet:
Exhaustive cell phone searches aren’t exactly commonplace today, but they’re growing more and more frequent as law enforcement begins to realize how much incriminating information modern smartphones tend to contain. The rapidly growing digital forensics industry already offers a range of tools to law enforcement designed for pulling data off of mobile phones, and entire books have been written on such topics as the forensic analysis of the iPhone operating system.
Unfortunately, few consumer-grade smartphones support full device encryption. While there are numerous smartphone apps available for encrypting particular types of files, such as emails (i.e. NitroDesk TouchDown), voice calls (i.e. RedPhone), and text messages (i.e. Cypher), these “selective” encryption tools offer insufficient protection unless you’re confident that no incriminating evidence exists anywhere on your smartphone outside of an encrypted container.
Wisconsin expected to expand gun owner rights
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 18/Jan/2011 10:24
(Reuters) – “Wisconsin, one of two states in the nation that prohibits citizens from carrying a concealed weapon, is expected to reverse this law during the upcoming state legislative session, according to a local newspaper.
Only Illinois and Wisconsin forbid carrying concealed weapons. A Republican was elected governor and Republicans won majorities in both houses of the Wisconsin legislature in November, bringing many more supporters of gun rights to the state government.
“You’re going to see a concealed carry bill pass the Legislature, I have no doubt,” Chris Danou, a Democratic legislator from Trempealeau, Wisconsin, told the LaCrosse Tribune newspaper. “The question is what kind of bill it’s going to be.”
Obama Adminstration’s Attack On Guns
Fox News reports that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has proposed a new regulation for the sale of rifles in border states (i.e. Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and California). The regulation would cover any rifle larger than .22 caliber that also has a detachable magazine, which is almost every rifle ever made.
According to an ATF spokesman:
the agency is pushing for this new regulation now because since 2004, there’s been a 100 percent increase by Mexican drug cartels using rifles, which are not covered by any reporting requirements.
This quote is misleading at best. The spokesman is implying that gun runners for the cartels are coming into the United States and buying semi-automatic rifles off the shelf. There have been many claims that most of the guns found in cartel caches are from the United States. Most of the guns that can be tracked are from the U.S., the U.S. military. The automatic rifles that we send to Mexico are stolen from the army and police and used by the cartels. The distinction between semi-automatic and automatic is key, because for the most part no one is this country is allowed to purchase a fully automatic rifle.
Later in the article a spokesman for the Brady Campaign is quoted:
“It makes sense that law enforcement should be alerted if someone is buying five, 10 or 100 assault weapons, when it’s likely that those guns could be headed to drug cartels in Mexico,” said Paul Helmke, president of the Brady Campaign.
“It will give ATF the same amount of information about people who buy military-style assault weapons in bulk that they already have had for more than 40 years about people who buy handguns in bulk,” he said in a statement. “It’s the kind of crime-fighting information that our law enforcement officials ought to have if we want to reduce the number of assault weapons being trafficked illegally to Mexico, as well as to American cities.”
This quote is also misleading and full of exaggeration, meant to scare people who don’t know any better. There maybe a few cases of gun owners buying five rifles at a time, but it is very unlikely to occur not to mention ten or a hundred at one time, which is ridiculous. I don’t know anyone who owns a hundred guns and if you are reading this I bet you don’t either. As I said before cartels are not purchasing their guns from U.S. gun shops. This regulation will, if passed, inevitably make it harder for law-abiding citizens to arms themselves while doing nothing to deter criminals and the drug cartels who are already breaking the law.
Northern Alliance Tribute
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 17/Jan/2011 01:24
Shouldn’t even have to say this but: Not all Muslims are terrorists.
Afghans Aren’t Willing to Fight for their Country?
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 17/Jan/2011 00:12
“Though our media doesn’t often point this out, the 134,000 heroes serving in the Afghan National Army have made extraordinary sacrifices in the name of freedom and Afghanistan. Next time someone says “Afghans aren’t willing to fight for their country, so why should we bother?” show them this video.
Another thing: Nine years into this war, we are realizing that if we ever hope to pull our troops out, we must have competent Afghan security forces to take over our task of keeping Afghanistan secure and free from the clutches of the Taliban and other Wahhabi lunatics. So we really must pray for, help train, and assist the Afghan Army and Police – they are our key to finally leaving Afghanistan.”
If you are wondering if there is anything you can do to support these heroes, you might like Spirit of America’s fundraising project for caps, boots, and jackets for the Afghan National Army located here:
http://www.spiritofamerica.net/cgi-bi…
This video is shared with the courtesy of NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan. Please visit their website at:
http://www.ntm-a.com/
Impact comparison: cinder block hit by 9mm, .40, .45, .223 and .308 rounds
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 16/Jan/2011 23:33
This is not exactly a scientific analysis, but it’s a strong visual showing the impact of some common rounds on a cinder block, and you see clearly the power of a .308 rifle round.
(and you might think twice before relying on a cinder block wall for cover from rifle fire)
Report: Women should be allowed in combat units
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 15/Jan/2011 19:14
By Uriel Sinai, Getty Images A female soldier from the mixed-sex battalion, Karakal, is in action during training near the Israeli-Egyptian border on Dec. 14, 2010.
“WASHINGTON (AP) — Women should finally be allowed to serve fully in combat, a military advisory panel said Friday in a report seeking to dismantle the last major area of discrimination in the armed forces.
Opponents of putting women in combat question whether they have the necessary strength and stamina. They also have said the inclusion of women in infantry and other combat units might harm unit cohesion, a similar argument to that made regarding gays. And they warn Americans won’t tolerate large numbers of women coming home in body bags. Those arguments have held sway during previous attempts to lift the ban.”
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-01-14-women-combat_N.htm?csp=34
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Shotgun Home Defense Ammunition
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 14/Jan/2011 22:30
BEST shotgun round for home defense?
(According to Firearms Tactical Institute)
Federal Classic 2 ¾-inch #1 buck load (F127)
(The Federal shotshell uses both a plastic shot cup and granulated plastic shot buffer to minimize post-ignition pellet deformation, whereas the Remington and Winchester loads do not.)
What about Birdshot?
“With birdshot you are wise to keep in mind that your gunfire has the potential to NOT PRODUCE an effective wound. Do not expect birdshot to have any decisive effect.
Number 1 buckshot has the potential to produce more effective wound trauma than either #00 or #000 buck, without the accompanying risk of over-penetration. The IWBA believes, with very good reason, that number 1 buckshot is the shotshell load of choice for quickly stopping deadly criminal violence.
Birdshot, because of its small size, does not have the mass and sectional density to penetrate deeply enough to reliably reach and damage critical blood distribution organs. Although birdshot can destroy a great volume of tissue at close range, the permanent crush cavity is usually less than 6 inches deep, and this is not deep enough to reliably include the heart or great blood vessels of the abdomen.
A gruesome, shallow wound in the torso does not guarantee a quick stop, especially if the bad guy is chemically intoxicated or psychotic. If the tissue crushed by the pellets does not include a vital cardiovascular structure there’s no reason for it to be an effective wound.”
ACR Wins NRA “Rifle of the Year”
Posted by Brian in Bushmaster, Long Guns, News on 14/Jan/2011 17:17
From The Tactical Wire:
Windham, ME – Bushmaster ACR has been selected to receive the NRA’s 2011 Golden Bullseye Award for “Rifle of the Year” by Shooting Illustrated magazine. The NRA Publications Golden Bullseye Awards acknowledge the finest products available in the shooting sports. The Golden Bullseye Award will be presented to Bushmaster during the 2011 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in April 2011