Think again. BHO is doing his best to stack his cabinet and staff with as many anti-gun rights people as he can.
First we have Rahm Emanuel, Clinton’s gun control go-to guy.
Now, 45Superman at Armed and Safe brings us up to date with BHO’s selection for Attorney General, Eric Holder.
It’s painfully obvious that Obama is stacking the deck with like minded socialist gun grabbers in the hopes of a perfect storm in January.
BTW, join the NRA!
Ok, I’m not much of a writer. But that doesn’t change the fact I can’t seem to put anything together for the blog this week. The truth of the matter is one of the reasons I decided put this blog together, beside my obvious love for all of our constitutionally guaranteed rights, was my desire to improve my obviously shoddy writing skills.
Here’s a few things on my to-do list:
Hopefully I can shake this funk and get into writing.
At least that’s what some Obama supporters seem to think.
The NRA-ILA sent out a notice that Obama supporters are intentionally trying to mislead NRA members.
Dear Thomas,
It has come to our attention that with Halloween upon us, the Barack Obama campaign and its allies are up to dirty political tricks.
NRA members in key presidential battleground states have informed us they have received deliberately misleading phone calls from someone professing to represent the NRA, asking voters to support Barack Obama. This is an absolute and intentional lie.
NRA has long been on record as opposing Barack Obama, as Barack Obama has long been on record as opposing the rights of law-abiding gun owners. For example, Barack Obama:
-Voted to allow the prosecution of citizens who use a firearm for self-defense in the home (Illinois Senate, S.B. 2165. 3/25/04);
- Voted to allow reckless lawsuits designed to put America’s firearms industry out of business (S.397, vote 219, 7/29/05);
- Voted to ban almost all rifle ammunition commonly used for hunting and sport shooting (United States Senate, S. 397, vote 217, 7/29/05);
- Supported a 500% increase in federal taxes on guns and ammunition (Chicago Defender, 12/13/99);
- Voted to ban hundreds of rifles and shotguns commonly used for hunting, including single-shot, over-under and side-by-side shotguns (Illinois Senate SB 1195, 3/13/03); and,
- Proposed restrictions that would close 90% or more of all gun stores in the U.S. (Chicago Defender, 12/13/99).
For more information on the TRUTH about Barack Obama’s hostility toward the Second Amendment, please visit www.GunBanObama.com.
If you receive a call to this effect, please know that it is a deliberate attempt by Barack Obama supporters to mislead gun owners. Our opponents know that you can make the difference in this election, and they’ll stop at nothing to try and deceive you!
Thank you for your support, and remember to “Vote Freedom First!” on November 4th.
Sincerely,
Chris W. Cox
Executive Director, NRA-ILA
Now that the wife has applied for her CPL (Concealed Pistol License). The search for the perfect carry gun is in full swing. So far after handling about 40 different makes and models, she’s narrowed it down to the Kimber Ultra Carry in 9mm. She would have to pick the most expensive one in the lot. Of course, she hasn’t shot any of them yet, so that could change. But if she does get the Kimber, it wouldn’t exactly break my heart if it didn’t work out for her. I’m a big fan of the Kimber 1911′s, and I’m sure I could put it to good use. I wish she would consider the Pro Carry instead of the Ultra. The extra 1″ on the bbl will make a big difference in shootability, especially if I convince her to go with the .45 instead of the 9mm.
In the end, it’s her choice, and I will only veto that decision if it’s obvious that it’s not the right weapon (no snubbies or pocket guns).
-Thomas
After badgering my wife off and on for the better part of a year, she finally went down to the courthouse and made application for her concealed carry permit. It should be here within 30 days.
Washington is a funny place when it comes to guns. It’s one of the friendliest gun-unfriendly states that I’ve seen. What does that mean you ask?
Friendly because:
Unfriendly because
All in all, it’s a good place for shooters, but not the best.
-Thomas
Once again, more proof has surfaced that Obama is lying through his teeth when he says he supports the 2nd Amendment. Steven at Bucks Right has audio of an Obama interview where he states that he supports a federal ban on CCW.
But don’t worry, he won’t take your guns.
Yeah, right.
Listen to the entire audio here
H/T to Sebastian at Snowflakes in Hell
-Thomas
I stopped off at a couple of gun stores on the way home from work last week with the intent of picking up a few stripped AR-15 lower receivers. The first store I stopped off at was down to their last Stag Arms stripped lower. So I snatched it up. Not being content with just one, I stopped off at another store which to my delight had about 50 stripped lowers in stock of various makes (mostly Stag, Bushmaster).
But then I saw the GSG-5 hanging on the wall. I’ve been looking for one of these little gems for about six months with no luck, so I just couldn’t resist. I gave up the idea of stocking up on more lower receivers and ended up getting the little GSG-5 instead.
For those of you that aren’t familiar with the GSG-5 it is a.22LR clone of the H&k MP-5. It’s made by German Sports Guns who primarily makes airsoft guns, and it’s imported by American Tactical Imports. The version that I purchased has the standard fixed stock, and a 16.25″ bbl with a fake suppressor that covers the portion of the barrel past the front sight post. There is also a short barrel pistol version available also GSG-5P.
Here are the technical specs: GSG-5 Flyer in PDF
Caliber: .22 LR
Action: Semi-Auto
Weight: 6.6 lbs
Length: 33.5″
Barrel Length: 16.25″
Magazine Capacity: 22
One of the neat things about this gun is the availability of accessories. German Sports Guns has already released a line of upgrade parts.
The tactical handguard, vertical foregrip, dual magazine clamp, scope mount and the red dot sight seen above are justa few of the accessories available for the GSG-5. Other official GSG accessories include a folding stock, colapsable stock, laser mount, 4×8 scope with weaver mounts and of course spare magazines in 22, 10 and 2 round configurations. But that’s not the end of it. Because the GSG-5 design is similar to GSG’s airsoft offering, there are tons of other accessories already available that can be installed with little to no modifications.
How does it shoot? This gun is pure fun. I took it to the range to get everything dialed in and ended up putting about 600 rounds downrange. At one point, I put six magazines through it at as fast as the range rules would tolerate (about 2 rounds per second) and ended up with a 1-3/4″ hole punched in the middle of the target at 50 yards. That may not seem like a tight group, but putting132 consecutive rounds into a in an area less than 2″ at 50 yards rapid fire with iron sights is nothing to be ashamed of. Add the fact that it was cheap federal bulk pack ammo, and it just brings a smile to my face. Sure, it’s no tack driver, but it was never designed to be one. By the way, I did not have one singe failure to fire or failure to feed. It just ran and ran.
I’m hoping to pick up one of the new Caldwell Shooting Galleries soon and this gun would be perfect in that application. In fact, from what I’ve heard, they have become very popular at steel challenge matches.
I haven’t decided if I want to do any serious customizations yet, but I definately want to get a UMP style folding stock, a scope mount, and a red dot scope of some variety.
The only real problem I have with this gun was the price. At $499 (MSRP) it isn’t cheap. In my opinion it should be about $100 cheaper. But demand is still outpacing supply, so dealers can get the full suggested retail price. At the same time, I don’t regret paying full MSRP.
And if MP5 isn’t your style, GSG has tentatively scheduled to release an .22LR AK Q1 of 2009.
If you listen to the main stream media, they would have you believe that Obama is a staunch supporter of the second amendment. However, his record clearly shows that if he wins the election next week, he will be the most anti-second amendment President in the history of this country. And he’s not just against it philosophically, he’s taken very active part in the anti-2nd amendment movement. He’ll say anything just to get elected, so you can’t trust his words. Instead, you have to look at his record.
Here is an article titled Obama and the Attempt to Destroy the Second Amendment that I’ve found written by noted 2nd Amendment scholar and lawyer David T. Hardy that sheds some light on the great lengths taken by Obama to subvert the 2nd amendment.
David said it best “Voters who value the Constitution should ask whether someone who was party to that plan should be nominating future Supreme Court justices.”
Please read the article, and pass it on to everyone you know.
Below is a great educational video on the 2nd amendment put together by the JPFO
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Part 3:
It’s done! I finally got all the pieces put together.
One nice thing about building the gun yourself is all the goodies that comes along with it. In the picture above, you can see some of the schwag that alot of the firearms accessory dealers and manufacturers are sending out with the product. There still isn’t any optics mounted yet. I haven’t decided yet exactly what I really want to get yet. I do have a Leupold 3-9×40 rifleman sitting on the shelf collecting dust, so I think for now, I’ll get a LaRue SPR mount for Leupold and slap it on. There was one last minute change I made to the rifle. I was running the standard single stage trigger that came in the RRA lower parts kit, but I wasn’t happy with it at all. Too gritty, too much creep. I was hoping to hold out for a nice 2 stage setup like the giselle or maybe even the new AR Gold trigger, but it was not to be. I ended up picking up a RRA 2-stage NM trigger. It’s not what I was looking for, but I’m actually very happy with the results. The takeup is smooth, and the break is very clean and crisp. I would guestimate it’s breaking around 4-5 lbs. At the range, I quickly realized it’s been a very long time since I’ve shot iron sights at long ranges. My eyes simply are not as good as they used to be. On the 100 yard range, using cheap federal bulk 55g FMJ-BT, the best group (30 rounds) I could get was about 4". Between my crappy eyes, and the cheap ammo, there was little chance of me doing any better. I’m going to have to get some glass mounted on it to really figure out what the true potential of this rifle. All in all I’m very pleased with with the results.
