Travis E. Smith faces 15 years in a state prison and a $10,000 fine.
Today, Barb and I went on a somewhat impromptu hike to the First Burroughs Mountain adjacent to Mount Rainier. We had been in this area before (see Barb and Joe’s unexpected adventure and The mountain has a hat). I think …
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I wish this were posted somewhere you did not need an account to read it: Matt Tardio on X: “Charlie Kirk “Mystery Bullet” Explained” / X The summary is: This analysis draws on two major U.S. military sources: the 1962 …
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This means it probably should be evaluated for accuracy.
Subsidies mean more money chasing same pile of goods or services.
We negotiated the price down $2000 to cover some important repairs that the selkers are too strapped to pay for. We have a number of ambitious renovation plans to bring it into the 21st century which we can afford to do.
We leave on August 4th and become Tennesseans August 12th.
Quote of the Day Let’s be precise about causes. For example, the housing crisis isn’t a progressive policy failure — it’s rooted in decades of restrictive zoning, corporate real estate speculation. Homelessness requires federal funding for mental health services and …
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A short time later, a person arrived at a local hospital with a
gunshot wound to the leg. Police said the injury was not considered
life-threatening.
Investigators also spoke with a man who
remained at the scene and told officers he fired the shots after being
assaulted during an altercation. The man cooperated with detectives
throughout the investigation.
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Jeremiah Northern, 23, was booked into the Craighead County Detention Center Tuesday on suspicion of first-degree murder.
Jonesboro
police were dispatched to the 3500 block of Fairview Drive shortly
after 7:30 p.m. Monday following a report of shots fired.
Police said Northern and another man were involved in a robbery in which gunfire was exchanged.
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Actually it has been for a couple of weeks. I've had a pretty bad case of blogger burnout - there's been a number of blog worthy topics and I just haven't been feeling it.
Meh.
Still, 14425 posts and 54948 comments is pretty decent. Especially the comments.
Thanks to everyone who stops by.
Certain governments seek to maximize terror and murders. One strategy is to prohibit concealed carry licensees from carrying on public transit systems. Angelo v. District of Columbia challenged this ban. The district court denied that these licensees had standing to challenge the district's law. The D.C. Court of Appeals reversed that decision:
Otherwise, because the pistol owners have alleged a pocketbook injury that is caused by their compliance with an allegedly unconstitutional criminal statute, we reverse and remand the case for additional proceedings.
Most of this decision is about decisions concerning whether the economic injuries suffered by the ban qualify them to sue. At district court, the plaintiffs also need to raise a Second Amendment challenge. In the Framing Era "sensitive places" did not include either public transit (there was none) or private transit. In various cases in which I have worked, their side has attempted to argue that post-Civil War railroads prohibited private possession of firearms. Their evidence has been either weak or non-existent. Railroads often required long guns to be checked. (People were going west to hunt.)
Quote of the Day It’s over. Not in the theatrical sense the conspiracy industrial complex thrives on…no dramatic last-minute twist, no shadowy cabal revealed, no grand redemption arc for the woman who built a brand on “I alone see the …
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Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday, brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new Victra 20-gauge shotgun suppressor . This week we are taking a look at a lesser-known integral suppressor upper. This is the Clandestine Laboratory Enforcement Team upper that Knight's Armament created for the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Celebrate A Good Time At The Range Join the 2026 July 4th Challenge to run until the last day of August 2026. Rules Of Engagement 50 Yards 5 Warm Up Sighters Allowed Gain the highest points you can notice there are certain points that break the 7 point line. 2 Shots Per Star. Shot in […]
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Day At The Range.
Remember these?
All the cool kids listened to these after 8-track went the way of the buffalo. There were pre-recorded ones made very cheaply and short-lived. Or if you had the most minimal of technical know-how, you recorded from your turntable onto a cassette tape deck for your car.
I had one of the highly hyped Pioneer AM/FM/Cassette decks in several of my silly cars as a young adult: 1977 Chevy Nova; 1978 Camaro Z28; 1979 Pontiac Grand Am.
The case was 1970s cool also:
Making a 1970s period piece? Let me know or in the trash it goes.
Do descendants of displaced and abused peoples of the past have legitimate power to force other people (some of whom may be descended from the abusers) of different "origins" by claiming "stolen labor" or other justification?
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The AK rifle has earned a reputation as one of the most widely produced and reliable firearms ever made. Designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov in the years following World War II, the platform has served military forces, law enforcement agencies, and civilian shooters across the globe for decades. Its gas system, generous clearances, and relatively simple design allow it to continue functioning in conditions that might disable more tightly fitted firearms. Its fairly open front trunnion and the two locking lugs are also simpler and easier to clean out and get back in the fight.
Photo Of The Day: "White Satin" exemplifies the resurgence of 1970s 1911 aesthetics married to contemporary precision. The Colt Combat Commander frame sports a squared and checkered trigger guard, a hallmark of that era, paired with a Stan Chen Gen 2 magwell. Harrison Design & Consulting controls anchor the platform, while Derr Precision's bobbed grip safety and EGW Inc. bushing deliver both ergonomic refinement and mechanical reliability without sacrificing the cleaner lines of early custom work.
At the end of the 1890s, John Moses Browning was in a weird place. He’d had a hand in designing many classic lever-action rifles (and even shotguns!) over the past years, but he realized that without some big changes to the design, lever-actions would lose a lot of market share to bolt actions. Tube mag lever guns were not suited for pointed spitzer-style bullets, which European bolt action rifles could easily handle with their box magazines.
Talked to the folks at the container place. First thing, the difference between new and used. Used ones are a better deal but new ones are more secure with shielded padlock hasps and venting to keep condensation at bay. Price …
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A fresh palate is important.
Henry Repeating Arms has joined forces with Big Woods Bucks (BWB) to create a pragmatic, simple, and extremely useful new lever-action rifle for all of us that should be perfect for whitetail deer hunting and other medium-sized game: the new H14 Long Ranger Big Woods Carbine in .308 Win/7.62x51 NATO .
Vortex Optics has taken one of their most popular rifle and shotgun red dots and enhanced them to be even better. The Crossfire II dot now has solar capabilities, a green dot option, motion activation, and other small upgrades to make it even more desirable for gun owners.
A good cigar is hard to pass up. With Foundation Cigars and the Firing Line Lounge, it's impossible to say no.
Leupold & Stevens, Inc. has expanded its Mark 4HD riflescope family with three new illuminated reticle options. The Oregon-based optics manufacturer now offers the Mark 4HD in Illuminated PR2-MOA, Illuminated PR2-MIL, and Illuminated PR3-MIL configurations, available in both 6-24x52 and 8-32x56 magnification ranges.
Fly fishing is the draw. But the oncology nurses who volunteer at every Casting for Recovery retreat are what make the weekend truly transformative — and five of them explain why, in their own words. When a woman arrives at a CfR retreat, she isn’t just handed waders and a fly rod. She steps into […]
Quote of the Day Taxes are nothing more than time-share slavery. Mike HinesJuly 8, 2026Comment to It is Not a Right if Someone Else has to Provide It To be fair, Mike was rephrasing Divemedic. In related news, communism is …
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Why most after-action reviews produce paperwork instead of learning, the format and culture conditions that make post-incident review genuinely useful, and how to run one that officers do not dread and do not forget.
