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"It is not unusual for critics of the American scene to deplore what they hold to be an uncivilized toleration of personal violence in our society. Violent crime is not so much the issue, but rather the use of violence by socially acceptable persons in self-defense, in the righting of wrongs, and in meeting challenging situations. Such critics feel that Americans are too ready to ignore the police and handle their emergencies personally; and that, further, this barbarous attitude is encouraged, rather than inhibited, by our tradition."

Jeff Cooper

Just gotta love that guy.
May our traditions last forever.

It's Gonna Hurt . . . Regardless

I received this via e-mail.

Dear Employees & Suppliers,

Congress and the current Administration will soon determine whether to provide immediate support to the domestic auto industry to help it through one of the most difficult economic times in our nation's history. Your elected officials must hear from all of us now on why this support is critical to our continuing the progr ess we began prior to the global financial crisis. As an employee or supplier, you have a lot at stake and continue to be one of our most effective and passionate voices. I know GM can count on you to have your voice heard. Thank you for your urgent action and ongoing support.

Troy Clarke President
General Motors
North American bsp;

And a reply.

Gentlemen:

In response to your request to contact legislators and ask for a bailout for the Big Three automakers please consider the following, and please pass my thoughts on to Troy Clark, President of General Motors North America.

Politicians and Management of the Big 3 are both infected with the same entitlement mentality that has spread like cancerous germs in UAW halls for the last countless decades, and whose plague is now sweeping this nation, awaiting our new "messiah", Pres-elect Obama, to wave his magic wand and make all our problems go away, while at the same time allowing our once great nation to keep "living the dream". Believe me folks, The dream is over!

This dream where we can ignore the consumer for years while management myopically focuses on its personal rewards packages at the same time that our factories have been filled with the worlds most overpaid, arrogant, ignorant and laziest entitlement minded "laborers" without paying the price for these atrocities? This dream where you still think the masses will line up to buy our products for ever and ever.

Don't even think about telling me I'm wrong. Don't accuse me of not knowing of what I speak. I have called on Ford, GM, Chrysler, TRW, Delphi, Kelsey Hayes, American Axle and countless other automotive OEM's throughout the Midwest during the past 30 years and what I've seen over those years in these union shops can only be described as disgusting.

Troy Clarke, President of General Motors North America, states: "There is widespread sentiment throughout this country, and our government, and especially via the news media, that the current crisis is completely the result of bad management which it certainly is not."

You're right Mr. Clarke, it's not JUST management. How about the electricians who walk around the plants like lords in feudal times, making people wait on them for countless hours while they drag ass so they can come in on the weekend and make double and triple time for a job they easily could have done within their normal 40 hour work week. How about the line workers who threaten newbies with all kinds of scare tactics for putting out too many parts on a shift and for being too productive

(We certainly must not expose those lazy bums who have been getting overpaid for decades for their horrific underproduction, must we?!?)

Do you folks really not know about this stuff?!? How about this great sentiment abridged from Mr. Clarke's sad plea: "over the last few years we have closed the quality and efficiency gaps with our competitors." What the hell has Detroit been doing for the last 40 years?!? Did we really JUST wake up to the gaps in quality and efficiency between us and them? The K car vs. the Accord? The Pinto vs. the Civic?!? Do I need to go on? What a joke!

We are living through the inevitable outcome of the actions of the United States auto industry for decades. It's time to pay for your sins, Detroit.

I attended an economic summit last week where brilliant economist, Alan Beaulieu, from the Institute of Trend Research, surprised the crowd when he said he would not have given the banks a penny of "bailout money". "Yes, he said, this would cause short term problems," but despite what people like politicians and corporate magnates would have us believe, the sun would in fact rise the next day and the following very important thing would happen. Where there had been greedy and sloppy banks, new efficient ones would pop up. That is how a free market system works. It does work if we would only let it work"

But for some nondescript reason we are now deciding that the rest of the world is right and that capitalism doesn't work - that we need the government to step in and "save us". Save us my ass, Hell - we're nationalizing and unfortunately too many of our once fine nation's citizens don't even have a clue that this is what is really happening. But, they sure can tell you the stats on their favorite sports teams yeah - THAT'S really important, isn't it?

Does it ever occur to ANYONE that the "competition" has been producing vehicles, EXTREMELY PROFITABLY, for decades in this country?... How can that be??? Let's see? Fuel efficient? Listening to customers? Investing in the proper tooling and automation for the long haul?

Not being too complacent or arrogant to listen to Dr. W. Edwards Deming four decades ago when he taught that by adopting appropriate principles of management, organizations could increase quality and simultaneously reduce costs. Ever increased productivity through quality and intelligent planning? Treating vendors like strategic partners, rather than like "the enemy"? Efficient front and back offices? Non union environment?

Again, I could go on and on, but I really wouldn't be telling anyone anything they really don't already know down deep in their hearts.

I have six children, so I am not unfamiliar with the concept of wanting someone to bail you out of a mess that you have gotten yourself into - my children do this on a weekly, if not daily basis, as I did when I was their age. I do for them what my parents did for me (one of their greatest gifts, by the way) - I make them stand on their own two feet and accept the consequences of their actions and work through it. Radical concept, huh? Am I there for them in the wings? Of course - but only until such time as they need to be fully on their own as adults.

I don't want to oversimplify a complex situation, but there certainly are unmistakable parallels here between the proper role of parenting and government. Detroit and the United States need to pay for their sins. Bad news people - it's coming whether we like it or not. The newly elected Messiah really doesn't have a magic wand big enough to "make it all go away." I laughed as I heard Obama "reeling it back in" almost immediately after the final vote count was tallied. "we really might not do it in a year or in four?" Where the Hell was that kind of talk when he was RUNNING for office.

Stop trying to put off the inevitable folks. That house in Florida really isn't worth $750,000. People who jump across a border really don't deserve free health care benefits. That job driving that forklift for the Big 3 really isn't worth $85,000 a year. We really shouldn't allow Wal-Mart to stock their shelves with products acquired from a country that unfairly manipulates their currency and has the most atrocious human rights infractions on the face of the globe.

That couple whose combined income is less than $50,000 really shouldn't be living in that $485,000 home. Let the market correct itself folks - it will. Yes it will be painful, but it's gonna' be painful either way, and the bright side of my proposal is that on the other side of it all, is a nation that appreciates what it has and doesn't live beyond its means and gets back to basics and redevelops the patriotic work ethic that made it the greatest nation in the history of the world and probably turns back to God.

Sorry - don't cut my head off, I'm just the messenger sharing with you the "bad news". I hope you take it to heart.

Gregory J. Knox, President
Knox Machinery, Inc.
Franklin, Ohio 45005

I worked at Frigidaire for 4 years back in the 1970s while attending college. Frigidaire was one of the lower paid workplaces owned by General Motors. I can certainly attest to the general work ethic at that time.

I made fairly good money doing work that was just slightly above the skill level of an ape. Just staying busy, not loafing, made me the target of scorn. And when laid off I still received 80% of the pay I would've gotten when on the job.

If the auto industry has been anything even remotely close to that, it's no wonder they're in the tank.

Being Prepared

Most of our family and friends have said that if a disaster should happen, natural or man-made, they'll head to our house. I guess that's because we're prepared.

Something like 3,000 rounds of ammo, with the ability and components to make more.

The Boss has stated that I can only shoot one at a time. That's not the point at all.

Striking Back

It appears as if Israel has turned the other cheek about as many times as she can tolerate. Despite the protests from the rest of the world, Israel is striking back in self-defense. I find it ridiculous that anybody would protest these actions. Israel is disproportionate in the response? That's pure bull shit. They have but 2 choices, be killed or kill the attacker.

Merry Christmas to All

I truly hope you all had a very merry Christmas. I know I did. The Boss and I spent a lot of time with family, especially the grandchildren. Being a grandparent at Christmas is truly magical.

The Boss is the Christian of the family, not me. I'm not sure there is a God, especially one as defined by any of the various beliefs around the world. Despite that, the celebration by being with family, friends and giving is something that should be universal. And the teachings of the Christian faith need to be practiced by all. The world would be a better place for it.

The Boss gave me 3 books for Christmas, While Europe Slept, America Alone and The Obama Nation. I started reading While Europe Slept mostly because it was on top of the pile. The book is written by a NYC American who moved to Europe. The main theme is about radical Islam destroying Europe, but also delves into the different attitudes and thinking between the typical European and the typical American. Thanks to this book, I'm beginning to understand why European nations refuse to confront evil. They're such idealists that war, to them, is more evil than evil itself. In that respect, they're a lot like the loony left here in the States. I suppose that's our fault. We've supplied their nations defense since WWII. In addition they seem to have great trust in government, while we're generally the opposite.

The eldest son gave me .223 reloading dies for my AR. Sometime this winter I'll be replacing the HoloSite with a scope to test self-made ammunition. I doubt the scope will be permanent because I want it to be more of a utility rifle.

My brother-in-law gave me dies, bullets and brass for loading .44Mag Ammo. He sold his .44 and I'm waiting for Ruger to send mine back to me. Mine is a Super Blackhawk that was given to me with a destroyed barrel.

The oldest grandson, 13, is now the proud owner of an 8mm Mauser and a few hundred rounds of Ammo to go with it. He's been shooting my .22 and SKS for a couple of years now. We'll see how he likes shooting something that pops his shoulder a little.

Disturbing

Mr. Obama, and senior brass at the Pentagon, have decided to totally contradict nearly a century and a half of establish federal law and tradition -- the very essence of the Constitution -- by instituting one of the policies that we fought a revolution over: the active deployment of US military troops within our very own borders.

The totality of the reports are quite disturbing to anyone paying attention and truly cherishes liberty.

Two examples.

1 - There's been talk in congress about government confiscating personal retirement accounts to be controlled by a government agency.

2 - There's actions and words from our soon to be president that definitely indicate he has little regard for the constitution, the very essence of this country.

Then add the desire to disarm The People and military actively deployed inside our borders, and it's easy to understand why some of us are a little nervous. Our economic troubles certainly don't help any either. Some are actually more than a little nervous. For instance, the Boss is halfway expecting a revolution of the shooting variety. At her insistance I recently bought another 1100 rounds for my battle rifles.

Citizens Still Screwed and Crime Down in 2007

In the January issue of American Hunter page 60 -

. . . New Orleans has agreed to settle a lawsuit by the National Rifle Association. A permanent injunction has been issued against the city, as well as against Mayor Ray Nagin and current Police Chief Warren Riley.

The city admitted the gun confiscations carried out by Nagin and Riley were unconstitutional and illegal.

New Oeleans agreed to:

Cease and desist confiscating . . .

Make an agressive attempt to return any and all firearms . . .

Post on the city website within one month of the settlement the procedure for the return of confiscated firearms.

Mail city notices . . . to all individuals identified on the property tags . . .

Now all of this is well and good, but it did take years for the city to finally come clean, assuming they actually have. In that time, citizens were left without their lawfully owned property and most likely defenseless against thugs. So what about their compensation? What about punishment for those that broke the law? Once again the so-called elite are not held to the same standards. Once again the citizen gets screwed by the government thugs.

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Then on page 61 -

The FBI crime report for 2007 . . . violent crime rate . . . near a 30-year low. The nations murder rate is near a 40-year low. Meanwhile, the number of privately owned guns in the United States is at an all-time high . . .

In 2007, 32 percent of murders were committed without firearms of any sort - . . . Rifles and shotguns (semi-automatic and otherwisw) accounted for three percent each and, typically, guns classed as "assault weapons" have accounted for about one percent.

So when the antis want to reduce private ownership of guns, any guns, it's not about safety or crime reduction. It's all about fear, their fear of not being able to control us.

Yeah this magazine is bound to be biased, but so what? They'll surely print facts that support the pro-gun position, but I've never known them to be dishonest. I doubt the anti-gun publications would know honesty if it jumped up and bit them in the butt.

Clinging to Guns

The author's title shows that, despite the interesting article, he just doesn't get it. Guns are the symbol, the tool. What we cling to is our liberty, and the ability to defend ourselves

The Constitution, which the guarantee of possession of arms is intended to defend, is more likely to be upheld by Obama, the Constitutional Scholar, than by any President in modern history including FDR.

So why should we believe what he says, when he has a history of supporting any legislation that removes, or has the chance to remove, guns from The People? He may call them common sense laws, but I call them steps toward tyranny. We may not have iron clad proof that an armed population prevents tyranny, but we have evidence that guns may be the only way to get out from under it. We also have many pieces of historical knowledge that an unarmed population has fallen to tyranny and genocide.

I'll keep mine thank you very much. I'll have the tool of resistance against government or the local thug. I will not give that up.

Back to Being Subjects

I saw on the TV that back in the horse, chariot and sword days they rode on the left side of the road. Most being right handed this allowed them to hack at each other with more efficiency. It's my understanding that they still drive on the left in the UK and Australia. With their present attitude toward individual liberties and gun ownership it appears they're back on their way toward being subjects again. Actually, I'm not sure they ever got all that far from being subjects of the elite.

Won't Make Much Difference

Contrary to popular opinion laws don't allow or disallow anything. Increasing the speed limit from 55 to 65 did not allow drivers to go faster. It just made it more legal to drive the speed that they were doing anyway. Driving west towards the rockie mountains was a prime example. When going from a state with 65MPH limit into a state with 70MPH limit I couldn't tell the difference. No one changed their speed. The same was true going the other way.

I believe the same is true regarding this law (regulation) change. Concealed weapons will be allowed Great Smoky Mountains National Park I for one have been in that national park on more than one occasion. I've caried a gun, concealed, each and every time. When it comes to the defense of my loved ones, and myself, I ignore some laws as any real man should. Those laws are illegal anyway.

So What ?

When the teens who agreed that violence was acceptable were asked more specifically about rationale for such behavior, most noted self-defense (87 percent) and to help a friend (73 percent). However, more than a third said violence was acceptable to settle an argument (35 percent) and for revenge (34 percent). Other justifications were dislike of the person who is the target of the violence (22 percent), to gain respect (21 percent), peer pressure (14 percent), and simply for "the thrill" of it (10 percent).

What's all the hand wringing about? Sounds like what the results would be where I was of that age. I must admit to being a bit disappointed about the 87% considering self-defense as the reason violence is acceptable. Seems to me it should be more like 100%. I have no respect for those that find violent self-defense as being not acceptable.

Sorry About That

My blog posting for the last couple months have been rather short and bland. The truth is that I just haven't felt very inspired to write anything of late.

Last June or maybe July my right foot swelled to the point of not being able to walk without pain. Since then I've see the family doctor, a foot doctor 2 times and now an arthritis specialist 2 times. I have gout that just refuses to subside. Thanks to a double dose of meds each day for 2 weeks, and after an injection in my foot, I'm finally able to walk with some semblance of my former self. This weekend I'm to reduce the dosage to a normal level and then add another med that's supposed to help prevent future flareups. It's still touchy, but most of the pain is finally gone.

Unfortunately I'm plagued with arthritis in the hip (same leg, same time) that is causing me other issues. I'm still limping when I walk and reaching my right foot is the maximum of my flexibility. Putting on a sock is difficult at best. Three days ago I had to ask the Boss to trim my toenails. Getting old sucks.

Until recently I haven't been able to take walks in the woods or any other of the normal outdoor activities that lift my spirits. I couldn't even tolerate more than 30 minutes of standing at the shooting range a few weeks ago.

Yeah I know they're a lot of people with much worse problems than I have and I should quit wining.

Gun Show

An acquaintance, the latest husband of the adopted grandkids mother, presently doesn't own any guns but he has in the past. He expressed interest in having a shotgun, lever action 30-30, a handgun for the house and one to carry. He wasn't aware of what's available these days nor the cost so I took him to a gun show today. He had interest in a Taurus .357 Mag or Judge for the house and a Keltec 9mm for carry. I guess I can't argue much about his choices since handguns, especially for concealed carry are very personal, though I would've picked a Kahr over the Keltec mostly because the Kahr PM9 has a trigger reach that fits me a bit better. It'll be a while before he buys anything because their finances are very tight.

While there I took care of the Bosses complaint about not having enough ammo in the house. I bought another 400 rounds of .223 for the AR and 700 rounds of 7.62x39. Yeah I paid a little more than in the past, but felt lucky to find any at all. And as a bonus I bought 2 additional magazines for the AR and 1 for the CETME. So I now have 4-5 mags for each battle rifle and 500 - 1,000 rounds each for them as well.

Quote of the Day

Stolen from here.

No, society does not need a militiaman on every street corner. There should be one in every household in the country, defending our freedom from all of our enemies, domestic and foreign.

Stupid Engineers

On occasions I get flabbergasted by the failures that occur in new products. I can understand, but not totally accept the rare mechanical failure due to manufacturing errors. But there's absolutely no excuse for failures due to inherent design flaws.

Today mechanical engineers have one of the greatest design/analysis tools ever invented, called FEA. FEA, finite element analysis, is a computer simulation method that will predict the longevity or failure mode of any physical part or system. Unfortunately some so called engineers rely so much on the all powerful computer that they leave their brains at home. Computer simulations are like any other mathematical model in that bull shit in results in bull shit out. FEA is a wonderful and powerful tool, if and only if used correctly. When a tool like this is available, what appears to be a design flaw like this is totally unacceptable. Somebody should hit that engineer up side the head with board to get his attention.

Even before FEA was widely available there was still the ability to cycle test the part and mechanism. Cycle testing is done in a controlled environment where models or actual parts are subject to the loads and rigors they would see in the real world. This testing is done precisely to find the weak points of a design before it's in the hands of the consumer.

The 30 cal carbine in the post below was probably built in the pre-FEA times, but that's no excuse if there's a design flaw as opposed to a manufacturing error. Mechanical testing would've found the problem with ease.

Sometimes I'm ashamed of being in the engineering fraternity.

It Was On Sale

And the Boss insisted, so we bought this.

Now she's a good wife and all, but I do think there were some ulterior motives involved. All of her good (expensive) jewelry is in there with my better guns. Her jewelry is worth a whole lot more than my guns, in monetary terms.

3 Did, Do I Hear a Fourth?

Via e-mail comes this.

The people that are in Washington , tell us they can notdeport 12 million illegals! We probably need to vote all ofthem out of office and send them back to school to learn history! We pay more to illegals in welfare than it would cost to deport them! Our career politicians need to work for the voters and the good of the United States of America , not the lobbyist and big business.

HOOVER , TRUMAN AND EISENHOWER
Here is something that should be of great interest for you to pass around.

I didn't know of this until it was pointed out to me. But, back during The Great Depression, President Herbert Hoover ordered the deportation of ALL illegal aliens in order to make jobs available to American citizens that desperately needed work.

Harry Truman deported over two million Illegal's after WWII to create jobs for returning veterans.

And then again in 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower deported 4 million Mexican nationals! The program wascalled 'Operation Wetback' so that American WWII and Korean veterans had a better chance at jobs. It took 2Years, but they deported them!

Now, if they could deport the illegals back then, theycan sure do it today!!

If you have doubts about the veracity of this information, enter Operation Wetback into your favorite search engine and confirm it for yourself.

Reminder. Don't forget to pay your taxes... 12 million Illegal Aliens are depending on you.

If it was done then so it can be done now. No doubt our citizens need jobs now so it certainly should be done now. What's the chances?

Universal 30 Cal Carbine

About 18 months ago I bought a Universal 30 cal carbine for what I thought was a really nice price.



After maybe 35 or forty rounds I noticed that the bolt wasn't closing like it should. After returning home I removed the wood and this is what I saw.



The piston stop was gouged by the piston displacing metal up and interfering with the movement of the weight.

Here's a closer look with the weight out of the way.




Obviously the metal is too soft to withstand the pounding from the piston.

I had a guy add some weld to the area because weld metal is usually pretty tough. That was only slightly better than before, so I silver soldered a piece of tool steel in the area after having the soft stuff machined away. My personal skills at soldering are not the best because it let loose after only a few rounds.

That same piece of steel has now been soldered in place by a professional as seen below.



So far all the work hasn't cost me a penny because ( BS alert ) I'm such a nice person who knows other nice people. Actually I just happen to know nice people. In any case my next trip to the range will include some test firing of the 30 carbine.

Take my advice. Unless you enjoy dinking with the hardware, avoid Universal carbines.

Actions Not Words

My father once told me "it's not what you say, it's what you do". Politicians publically reinvent themselves all the time to get elected. So the only thruth about them is their history.

From Illinois citizens;

"He puts conditions on what the Second Amendment is," . . . . . . "That's scary to people."

"Illinois gun owners aren't stupid. They see the handwriting on the wall,"

"Since the election, people are looking for high-capacity handguns and long guns which have the capability to use a high-capacity magazine," . . . . "Those are the guns most likely to be banned."

From the politician;

President-elect Barack Obama said Sunday that lawful gun owners have "nothing to fear" from his incoming administration so there is no reason for Americans to stock up on guns.

"I believe in common sense gun safety law, and I believe in the second amendment," Obama said at a press conference Sunday.

"And so, lawful gun owners have nothing to fear.

And so who should we believe, the words and actions of people who know him and what he's done, or the words of the politician?

Plenty of Blame

Via e-mail comes this.

Back in the 1929 Financial Crash, it was said that some Wall Street stockbrokers and bankers JUMPED from their office windows and committed suicide when they were confronted with the news of their firms' and clients' financial ruin. Many people were said to almost feel a little sorry for them . . .

In 2008 the attitude has changed somewhat:

There's no doubt that extremely poor decisions by the experts have played a major part in this mess. But let's not forget there's plenty of blame to spread around. There's poor management by the largest U.S. corporations, there's legislation requiring risky loans combined with poor government oversight, and don't forget the poor decisions to take on home loans that families just can't afford.

Guns in Parks

Government agencies tend to be fast movers when it comes to stepping on the public that pays them, and slow to right a wrong.

Under the rule change, individuals may carry concealed handguns in national parks and wildlife refuges only if they are licensed to carry under the laws of the state in which the park or refuge is located. This new rule does not allow the illegal carrying of any firearm, nor will it allow hunting, target practice or poaching.

It'll probably be changed back the way it was by the end of January.

Sad But Funny

Via e-mail comes this tidbit

In response to Obama's complaint that FOX NEWS doesn't show enough Black and Hispanic people on their network, FOX has announced that they will now air"America's Most Wanted" TWICE a week.

Now that's funny, sad but funny. :-)

The Juice

While finishing up yesterdays activities I've been listening to FOX News on the TV. The Juice is finally going to serve jail time. As I write this they're going through all the preliminary BS. One commenter says there is a 15 year minimum. I'm sure it will be appealed, but hopefully this arrogant bastard will finally get what he deserves.

Oh Well

As sometimes happens, plans change. Instead of being in the woods I'm at home getting some things accomplished. The brother-in-law works as a machine repairman in a process plant. One major piece of equipment broke down Wednesday, and since I haven't heard anything I assume is still under repair. So he had to work and I'm not about to head out into the mostly vertical woods with a gimpy leg by myself.

So most of yesterday was spent trouble shooting the maze of telephone wires in the house. We kept getting the signal that one handset was off the hook, but none were. I got that fixed by undoing what the cable company professional did a while back. When we switched from the phone lines to the cable lines he ran a wire outside from the cable modem to the telephone systems box. When I bypassed that new wire all became well with our phone system.

Today I've cleaned up what I did yesterday and will then fix a chair, and then clean up my work room. The next chore on the list is to convert the garden tractor from a lawn mower into a snow blower. After that I may just chill for a while.

One With Nature

I just bought my deer license on-line. Thursday the brother-in-law and I will be traveling a couple of hours to public land for what used to be our annual, end of the gun season, 2 days or so in the woods. No, we don't do the opening day thing. We'd both rather come home empty handed than see a lot of orange clad bipeds stomping around, disrupting the peace and quiet.

We used to do this every year after a couple of months sitting in tree stands with a bow. The last time we went hunting together was 2 days, 3 years ago, when I got 1 and missed 1 with a revolver. Last year I hunted 1/2 of 1 day. Bummer! I haven't bow hunted in 3 years. That's my favorite method of deer hunting, but I haven't been able to participate recently for multiple reasons.

If you've visited here for very long you know that I hunt deer with either a .357 Mag or a .454 Casull. My brother-in-law uses a .41 Mag, which happens to be a great deer cartridge. Last time I let him use my bandolier holster because the crappy one he has is too big for his S&W, but a tad small for my scoped .454 Ruger. I keep thinking about buying one for the big Ruger but never seem to get it done. So once again I'll carry my scoped .454 in his crappy holster that's way too big for either my Ruger (red dot sighted) .357 or his S&W .41.

We've both decided that if a deer is shot by either, the drag back to the truck will be down hill, or flat at worst. He has a knee issue and I'm still bothered with gout and arthritis in one hip. I don't think that both of us, together, can drag a deer uphill where we're going. So why bother going when we'll both be limping around the woods? It's not about the killing. It's about the hunting, and being one with nature.

Here - - Residents Would be Armed

The terrorists in India were very successful. They were a lot more successful than I think they would be here, partially because we have a better trained police force. Then in a lot of our cities those residing in the hotel would be armed.

I live in India and I am a proud firearm owner -- but I am the exception not the norm, an odd situation in a country with a proud martial heritage and a long history of firearm innovation. This is not because the people of India are averse to gun ownership, but instead due to Draconian anti-gun legislation going back to colonial times.

Read the rest here.

Kill Them All

I haven't been following the story very closely, but I gather the India terrorist attack has come to an end. The only logical policy is to kill all the terrorists you can find. Kill them all. That's the only way to stop them.

Another reason to be armed at all times.

That Hurts Like Hell

I went to the arthritis specialist today concerning my gout that's been hanging around for several months now. He subscribed 2 medications, one I'll be taking 2 a day for 3 weeks, then if the attack has retreated I'll be switching to one a day combined with a different medication once a day. Assuming all that works I'm told I'll be taking the second medication for 3 years.

He also injected some medication directly into the joint at the base of my big toe. I don't care how small the needle or the anesthetic used, that hurts like hell.