Field Ballistics update

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I released a new version of Field Ballistics for Windows Phone earlier this week and it made it through Microsoft’s test gauntlet this morning.

Here are the changes in version 1.1:

A crash that occurred when measuring inclines has been fixed.

Auto conditions retrieves air pressure from the weather service and allows manual input of air pressure independent from altitude for user defined conditions.

Target range can now be set in the range edit box in addition to moving the target push pin on the map.

Another defeat for criminals…

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…both inside and outside of government. This time in Illinois.

I give more money to the SAF than anyone else outside my family.

Cool shooting pictures

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Herra Kuulapaa has some really cool high-speed photos of guns being fired. I don’t want to take his art without permission, but they are pretty good. Pistols, revolvers, AKs, differences in powder, muzzle-breaks and not, pretty good selection.

Gun Song – Janie’s Got a Gun by Aerowsmith

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Pretty dark song, but it’s one of the reasons for gun ownership – sometimes, you just have to take care of things yourself. If you do, the only question is just how unpleasant it will be in the details.

Aerosmith has been around for a while, rocking out starting in 1970 (wow – 43 years ago!) (wiki for them here) Most of their stuff is hard rock, but they have a few that are not quite so head-banger.

Quote of the day—Billll

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Sen. Morse is proud of his accomplishments and has said that if they cost him his job then it’s still worth it. He has the mindset of a suicide bomber.

Billll
September 11, 2013
Comment to Senator Says MAIG Should “Fold It Up”
[His accomplishment was to pass a repressive and unconstitutional anti-gun owner law.

It’s trivial to imagine scenarios where his actions kill more people than any one suicide bomber has ever killed. Senator Morse should be held accountable for his actions. He lost his job but he should be arrested and put on trial for violation of civil rights under the color of law.—Joe]

First shots

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After separating from my wife last year I moved everything out of the house without any sorting and disposing of old stuff that really should have been thrown away years ago. There were hundreds of used targets. Over 99% of them should have been thrown. There were a few that I was pleased to find as I was sorting and throwing away stuff today.

This is one of them:

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These are the first two shots son James ever fired. It was July 11, 1993. He was shooting the first gun I owned. That was over 20 years ago when James was nine years old.

I remember daughters Kim and Xenia first trip to the range.

Kim’s first target was a milk jug filled with water which she hit. I’m pretty certain that would have been throw away even by a packrat like me.

Xenia, IIRC, missed the target (shooting a 9mm handgun as I didn’t have a .22) and didn’t want to shoot again that day. But what do you expect from a four year old kid?

More on voter suppression

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Heh!

We’re being asked (told?) to believe that the voters who wanted Progressives in office “couldn’t get to the polls” (Where are they? I don’t know. What IS a poll anyway? Where am I? Who am I? Who are you? What planet is this? Vote for Who? Why? What’s happening and is there any way of stopping it?) while those who wanted freedom didn’t have any trouble at all finding those pesky, shifty, sneaky, evasive polls, even after the Progressives massively out-spend those who prefer freedom.

Well there you have it. When Progressives win it’s grass-roots democracy in action– a beautiful expression of The American Way and what could ever be better or more wonderful than that. When Progressives lose it’s big money corporate-funded voter suppression by mean people who suck and are probably terrorists.

Quote of the day—The Denver Post Editorial Board

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We hope the outcome of Tuesday’s recall elections closes an ugly chapter in Colorado’s political history, an instance when recalls were used against elected officials not for malfeasance or corruption in office but for simply voting their consciences.

The Denver Post Editorial Board
September 10, 2013
Time to move past Colorado recall elections
[“Simply voting their consciences?” Would they be saying the same thing if the lawmaker in question had come out of the closet as a KKK member and had helped passed laws which forbid mixed race marriages? How about “simply voting their consciences” to reinstate slavery? Or outlawing all non-Christian religion? Or outlawing books having more than 150 pages?

It is an ugly chapter in Colorado’s political history but not for the reason they believe. It’s ugly because bigotry and prejudice is a terrible thing regardless of the people being targeted.—Joe]

More on redistribution

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Charity is a vitally important component to any civilized society and as such, government should be kept completely out of it.

The first amendment touched upon the concept that a most highly important societal aspect or institution should be hands-off (no government involvement) but it is not well understood. We tend to focus on the particulars (religion, speech, the press, redress and assembly) but ignore the principle behind it.

A good 9/11 QOTD

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Religious tolerance: If your religion requires you to kill me to get to heaven, I don’t have to tolerate that.

h/t Random Nuclear Strikes

Quote of the day—Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America

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From the outset, this recall was designed as a tool of intimidation funded by the gun lobby. What a ridiculous temper tantrum by a bunch of bullies – moms know them when we see them.

Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
September 10, 2013

OFFICIAL STATEMENT: MOMS DEMAND ACTION FOR GUN SENSE IN AMERICA RESPONDS TO COLORADO RECALL ELECTION RESULTS
[It’s called psychological projection.

“Moms” were the bullies (by proxy) in this political battle. They supported anti-freedom laws that drove many millions of dollars worth of business out of the state, made criminals out of innocent people, violated the specific enumerated rights of millions of people, and cost million of people countless hours and dollars in their battle to remove some of the law makers who implemented the illegal laws. Those are the actions of bullies. Not the innocent people who just want to be left alone.

In addition to the recall elections being successful we now have the opportunity to give Mayor Bloomberg some investment advice. If you want to get a return on your money in politics invest in the NRA. MAIG got nothing in return for the hundreds of thousands they spent.

It’s all good news but as I saw in one Tweet, I’m a little sad that we’re not following through with the traditional tar and feathers.—Joe]

Up a tree

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Some days are more interesting than others.

Bent Continue reading →

Random thought of the day

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Liberals/progressives/etc. want to increase taxes on things to discourage such items and/or activities. Examples include the NFA of 1934 which taxed firearms and certain safety equipment, huge taxes on cigarettes and alcoholic beverages, And of course there are the frequent demands for huge taxes on ammunition and sometimes on gasoline and other fossil fuels.

What this makes crystal clear is those same people use the tax system in a way that is consistent with a belief that there should be fewer rich people and more poor people. They place huge taxes on “the rich” and want to eliminate taxes on “the poor”. If they really wanted to reduce or eliminate poverty shouldn’t they be taxing it? Sort of like the demand for taxes on guns and ammunition to “pay for the costs of gun violence” shouldn’t there be taxes on poverty to pay for the cost of supporting the poor?*

* No. I’m not entirely serious about this. Only a little bit serious.

Quote of the day—Brian Mann

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New York adopted one of the toughest gun control laws in the U.S. — banning the sale of assault rifles and banana clips. Many of the state’s county sheriffs hate the law and some say they won’t enforce it. The fight over gun rights and gun safety has become a hot issue in sheriff races, as local law enforcement officials seek re-election in rural counties.

Brian Mann
September 10, 2013
New York’s Gun Control Law Gets Even More Controversial
[“Assault rifles?” “Banana clips?” Gun rights versus “gun safety?”

The ignorance is strong with this one.—Joe]

Quote of the day—Jose Soto

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My gun control plan: a program where rednecks can trade their gun for a penis pump. That should ease the need for a weapon.

Jose Soto (@therealjosesoto)
Tweeted on February 15, 2013
[It’s another Markley’s Law Monday!—Joe]

Quote of the day—Stuart Leavenworth

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[Stuart Leavenworth writes opinion pieces for the Sacramento Bee. His Tweet was in response to this Tweet:

It’s good to know what Leavenworth thinks of gun owners. I wonder what his boss would say if Leavenworth said something similar to a gay/Jewish/black rights group.

Leavenworth is a ignorant, prejudiced, bigot. He just doesn’t know it. Yet.—Joe]

The police are the only ones

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The police are not “the only ones qualified to handle guns”.

This appears to be a training issue:

When one of the women involved in the brawl took off running across the street, the officer jumped out of his patrol car and pursued her on foot and approached the woman in the parking lot of a nearby business.

In the lot, the woman refused to show her hands and show she was not armed, prompting the officer to draw his firearm. While drawing his gun, the officer unintentionally fired one shot, striking the woman in the leg.

Keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to shoot.

There have been many times I’ve had a gun go off unexpectedly but only when I was planning to shoot anyway. Your training should include drawing a gun without actually firing. And when you do plan to actually shoot you draw while keeping your finger off the trigger until the sights are on the target.

Gun business

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If the economy is important then government shouldn’t be attacking such a successful industry.


Created by OnlineMBA.com

But the evidence indicates our government does not care about the economy as well as being hostile to gun ownership.

Why would you need a gun at the Dollar Store?

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From the Seattle Police Department:

A 53-year-old man set off an intensive three-hour search by police Friday after he was spotted growling, performing martial arts moves and brandishing a machete outside a dollar store on Lake City Way.

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Officers found the man near 125th and Lake City Way, arrested him, and seized what one officer described as a “big machete.” Police intend to book the man into the King County Jail for a weapons violation, and are still looking for other victims the man may have threatened.

You can be certain the police were glad to possess firearms when dealing with this guy and his victims would have been safer if armed as well.

Something to think about

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Via Zero Hedge:

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Bill, in a comment here, says, “a 1911 costs essentially the same, in gold, as it did in 1911, and 1945, and 1960, and 2000.”

I’m not sure what conclusions can be drawn from this other than holding onto dollars is a futile attempt to retain wealth.