I am beginning to find that there are a lot of women that enjoy the target/precision/concentration aspects of rifle shooting, however, because they are not into the shock trauma of high caliber weapons they are relegated to the limitations of a 22 rifle.
Now, this is not strictly true… It turns out that AR type rifles are remarkably well designed and have very very low recoil considering the power they impart. Unfortunately, because of the media and general perception, the standard AR looks just a little too dark and evil. Especially compared to a nice Ruger 10/22.
So, what is the solution….? Well, if you have patience and like arts and crafts, this gentleman rolled his own Hello Kitty AR system:
Of course, if you dont have the patience or skill to roll your own, or, for that matter, if you dont want to permanently make a dainty rifle, The fine folk at Cavalry Arms have made a limited edition set of pink furniture for your AR system.
A, very reasonable, $140 gets you an M4 style butt stock, hand guard and pistol grip. When you need to make your rifle evil again, they can easily be swapped back to their sinister counterparts.
posted by j k at 6:47 am
I really think I want this. If I had this, I would use it every day.
The Battlemug
I may or may not put a holo-sight on it… At $280.00 a pop, I might just have to wait for my birthday…
posted by j k at 6:32 am
The San Diego Reader has a nice piece on open carry in San Diego.
Worth the read. For that matter, it is probably worth participating in an open carry exercise before our fine friends in Sacramento close the “open carry loophole”. For those not in the know. It is legal in California to openly (not concealed) carry an unloaded pistol thruout the state except in expressly restricted areas (e.g., within 1000 ft of a school). Since the rules are complex, I wouldnt just jump on this without getting really well informed. http://opencarry.org/ is probably a good place to start.
Dont blame me if you accidentally end up violating the law and get arrested… For that matter, dont blame me if you DONT end up violating the law but you still get arrested.
posted by j k at 5:40 pm
Wired is running a neat little exclusive interview they had with a genuine pirate of the high seas…
Some interesting tidbits in there….
“What are the key factors to making a successful attack on a ship?
The key to our success is that we are willing to die, and the crews are not. Beyond that, in my case deploy a boat with six men to get close to the ship and leave another in reserve near the coast just in case we need backup…“
posted by j k at 5:20 pm
Today the appropriations committee heard AB962 and added it to the suspense file. Rather anticlimactic I know, but this means the fight is not over for this year. The bill could be brought out of suspense at any time and heard at a later date, so keep calling the appropriations committee office and tell them you oppose this bill.
Hopefully due to the fiscal impact and the opposition of the finance committee to the bill, AB962 will stay in the suspense file until the August 28th deadline and die for the year. Keep in mind that even if the bill dies it could be brought back next year by another hoplophobic legislator.
We always check our world at the range, so do the same in your political life. Be aware of what is going on in Sacramento and Washington D.C. and how it affects your 2nd amendment rights. You never how or where they will strike or from what direction.
Keep the pressure on the appropriations committee and call!
posted by c k at 9:18 pm
Happy 40th anniversary of what is, arguably, the greatest achievement the United States (possibly mankind) has yet accomplished.
So, what are we working on now? Where do our tax dollars go now that will have the same meaning or impact? I do like social programs, but, I also realize that social programs don’t directly produce anything — hopefully they enable people to be more productive, but, our social programs only have that as an indirect goal.
We need to find a way to be both “human” and be moving humanity forward.
In talking with a friend, the comment was made: “From the start of flight (1903) to landing on the moon (1969) was a span of 66 years…. there were people born that, within their lives, remember the first time man flew and the landing on the moon. Nut, in the past 40 years, nothing comparable.”
For the person that remembers the first flight and the first moon landing… What must they have envisioned for mankind’s future? I fear we have not lived up to expectations.
posted by j k at 12:57 pm
Join Citizens for California Reform in our effort to bring accountability back to Sacramento by returning California to a Part Time Legislature.
Since statehood, California has experimented with how frequently and for what periods of time the Legislature should meet in session. Sessions have been one year or two years, limited and unlimited in duration, with and without mandatory intervening recesses, and limited to certain legislative matters during specific types of legislative sessions.
The biggest change came in 1966 when California voters enacted a sweeping revision of the State Constitution, including a provision providing for a full-time Legislature with no limitation on the duration of a legislative session.
Our full-time Legislature has failed the people of California. The result is a Legislature dominated by career politicians beholden to special interests. A part-time Legislature will replace professional politicians with citizen legislators and break the stranglehold of these special interests.
Full-time politicians are completely out of touch with the people they represent. By shortening the legislative season, we will take power away from Sacramento and return it to our local communities to ensure that legislators have a better sense of the needs of their communities.
Citizens for California Reform has filed proposed ballot initiative language with the state’s Attorney General to create a part-time, citizen-legislature.
The Citizen Legislature Act outlines a legislative session, which will convene in regular session on the first Monday in January of each year for a period not to exceed 30 calendar days. The Legislature will then reconvene in regular session on the first Monday in May for a period not to exceed 60 calendar days.
You and a friend can sign the petition to get this proposition put on the November ballot. Simply follow the instructions on the petition.
posted by c k at 7:19 am
Did you know that, in California, there is a law on the books that describes Criminal Storage of a firearm? If you keep a gun in your house in such a way that a kid can get at it, and they do, you can be found guilty of a misdemanor or even a felony.
Did you know that, in Louisana this week, a ten year old boy shot an intruder in the face with his mom’s gun thereby stopping an intruder and protecting his little sister?
(2 of the 3(!) assailants)
(via WarOnGuns — Easy Access to Gun by Child Leads to Shooting)
UPDATE: Apparently a 16-yo in Texas killed a home intruder this week as well… (via FateofLegions)
posted by j k at 5:54 pm
In this story at the Washington Times a great statistic is reported. Apparently, none of the 515 legally registered handguns has been used in a crime or stolen or lost or, for that matter, in self-defense. In the same time frame, over 2000 illegal handguns have been siezed. Really? Gun control works? Really, it reduces crime? Wow. Ok. Thanks. Glad I know that now…
(via WarOnGuns – Why Did We Have to go to the Supreme Court to Make This Happen?)
posted by j k at 5:42 pm
According to an NRA-ILA release, the United States Senate is about to consider a bill on mandating nationwide reciprocity of concealed carry permits. This will be an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (S. 1390) which will probably be proposed on Monday. I can tell you that it is entirely a waste of your time to bother to urge your California Senators to support this bill.
However, so this post is not entirely a waste of space, I will present this little statistical tidbit. Florida has issued 1.5 million(!) ccw permits and revoked 166 of them because of criminal misconduct. About 0.01%.
Care to guess how many US citizens are, um, “involved” with the penal system? Prison/Parole/Probation? Why that would be 1 in every 31 adults, or, about 3%. Say whatever you want, but, ccw permits tend to select for individuals that are pretty darn law abiding….
posted by j k at 5:35 pm
