Remington is set to introduce a new full-size 9mm polymer handgun, the RP9. It is a crowded market and Remington's recent stumbles with the R51 will make it an uphill climb, but I wish them luck.
New From Remington: Rp9 Full Size Polymer Pistol - The Truth About Guns
Obama and Hillary Clinton's recommended form of gun control, Australia's mandatory gun buyback from 1996 has been a failure in terms of reducing firearm homicides.
On Friday, Australia announced an amnesty to get more people to agree to voluntary firearm confiscation.
Australia Reveals...
President "My plan will cut the cost of a typical family's health care by up to $2,500 per year/If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor" has announced that he wants to "improve" the airline industry as well. Hold on to your wallets.
I'd be far happier if he took steps to address...
Recent hurricane/tornados in Australia left a large area without electrical power for up to three days. Their observations of who was prepared, what worked and what didn't provides some interesting lessons.
oftwominds-Charles Hugh Smith: What Happens When the Electricity Is Off for Three Days?
An undercover reporter talked to NY Commissioner of the Board of Elections. What he had to say about voter fraud in NYC is amazing and disgusting. People being bused from site to site to vote, fraudulent IDs being handed out by the government, laws preventing requiring IDs to vote, etc. Well...
Initial reports of 2 dead, 1 wounded with the shooter specifically hunting police. Report is that they have him trapped in a house.
Two police officers killed, one injured in Palm Springs shooting
In a recently published policy report, the "libertarian" CATO Institute does an excellent job detailing reasons that Democrat-driven gun controls fail, but recommends that we do them anyway. CATO is defining compromise as Democrats always do: give them at least some of what they want.
Gun...
It's getting to be that season. Hickok45 has just put out his annual how to carve a Halloween pumpkin video.
http://youtu.be/5JGB9FBSl-o
You can see more of his pumpkin carving/destruction here.
and we're headed in the wrong direction. Murders up 10% since 2014 (that's huuuge) and violent crime up 3.9%. Both of these stats had been trending down for years. Unfortunately, I expect those numbers to increase again in 2016. Keep your guard up...
2015 FBI Crime Report
Still very early, so details are sketchy. Apparently at least 6 shot and the bomb squad has been called in.
WATCH LIVE: 6 shot, gunman taken down by police in SW Houston | abc13.com
"Bodies On The Ground" - At Least 7 Injured In Houston, Suspect Down, Bomb Squad Called
The president of Henry Repeating Arms has taken an interest in a 2yr old Indiana boy (Brayden) who was born prematurely and has had serious problems that will require most of his organs be replaced. To raise funds, they've created a series of 33 special edition Henry Golden Boys, the first of...
Historically Christie, while not a gun banner, has certainly not been the best on gun laws. However, it looks like he has pulled a couple of legislative moves that are clearly pro-gun. Neither are guaranteed to make it through the full legislative process, but I'll give him credit for pushing...
by my favorite law professor, Glenn Reynolds. This particular article was about the flooding in Baton Rouge and the governments slow response.
Learn from Louisiana, be the help: Glenn Reynolds
He made a number of good points, particularly about large-scale disasters, but the lessons apply...
It's not just OFWGs anymore. OFWW are getting in on the act too. :)
Good on them for getting involved in their 50s and 60s.
Older Generation of Females Dominate in Air Rifle Bench Matches
Not my choice of rounds, but if you carry a .32acp for a primary or backup, you might want to check out this review of the Lehigh/Underwood "Xtreme Cavitator" round.
If you weren't aware, there is a new breed of solid rounds out in the last year or so that do damage comparable to hollow points...
Woot is having a one-day sale on Mountain House freeze-dried entrees in #10 cans. Prices appear to be very good and these are 2016 packed. I haven't used this particular brand before, but they are well known and have high ratings on Amazon.
Mountain House Freeze Dried Food - Sport.Woot...
At least 50,000 homes have been flooded in Baton Rouge due to historic-level rains over the last few days:
Ascension officials: 15,000 homes, busineses flooded so far; levee overtopped | News | theadvocate.com
Up to 70 percent of Livingston Parish homes have flood damage, official estimates...
I'm still waiting for a smart gun design that keeps the firearm both easy to use in a self-defense situation and reliable. This is another miss...
http://youtu.be/Yzww8SE_bw4
Bill Whittle and friends do an excellent job of summarizing the article "Why We Hate You & Why We Fight You" from ISIS' own publication (Dābiq, Issue #15):
http://youtu.be/rF0ekWf5vv8
We hate you because (paraphrased from the article):
You are disbelievers and reject Allah.
You make laws...
*** Standard disclaimer: NICS checks <> firearm sales. Yada, yada. ***
Some amazing numbers from the latest FBI NICS report:
July 2016 NICS checks numbers are in and are up 37% vs. 2015 (2.2 million vs. 1.6 million)
Year to date NICS checks are up 32.8% vs. 2015 (16.0 million vs. 12.1...