Wednesday, November 06, 2024
Confessions of a Glock 19: It’s Lonely at the Top
Like most Austrians, I try to keep it low key. You know, abide by the whole “keep your mouth closed and let your work do the talking” thing. But it hasn’t been easy. You see, from the moment I hit the scene in 1988 my detractors have done their best to discredit me. They’ve called me every dirty name in the book: tactical Tupperware, the brick, and my personal favorite, the McPistol. But after 36 years on the market I’m known simply as the GOAT.
That’s right, it’s me, the Glock 19—the pistol people love to hate.
Secret Service Brass Interfered in Inspector General Assassination Probe
Secret Service leaders meddled in an independent government investigation of the July 13 assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump and are still not following many basic agency security protocols for presidential candidates, presidents, and vice presidents in the final days before the election, according to emails reviewed by RealClearPolitics and several sources in the Secret Service community.
As U.S. Secret Service (USSS) failures came to light in the weeks after the July assassination attempt, USSS managers sent emails to employees asking them to alert them to any “direct requests for information or interview” from the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, or DHS OIG. The internal government watchdog is conducting its probe of the failures that led to the near assassination of Trump, the killing of fireman Corey Comperatore, and the wounding of two other rally-goers at the western Pennsylvania campaign event.
The Real Purpose of Fake Liberals
The following is not intended to criticize anyone truly liberal or who keeps an open mind. It is aimed at those who pretend to be liberal but are in fact allies of the Left, which makes them Marxists. Quotation marks on the word “liberal” separate the meaning of the word from its contrary practice.
“Liberal” reporters used to be fond of pointing out that the death of John F. Kennedy marked the end of this nation’s “age of innocence.”
Those “liberal,” more astute and mature observers than all others were in fact obscuring the reality that progress toward excellence in the social, political, and cultural life of America was sliding downhill after that fateful event.
Oakland PD's inaccurate crime reporting leads to questions about what's going on in city
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- In 2023, Oakland PD reported to the California Department of Justice that only 3 percent of their violent crimes resulted in an arrest in 2023. When it came to property crimes, the number was 0.1 percent.
"Their clearance rate was abysmal, now it's practically nothing, they are just not solving crimes," said Mike Males with the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice.
But that data isn't accurate.
Commentary: After Hurricane Helene, Tennesseans Are Meeting Their Neighbors Where They Are
On the north bank of the Nolichucky River in Telford, Tennessee, sits Plum Grove. Between 1796 and 1801, the property served as the home of Tennessee’s first governor and founding father, John Sevier, who became a national hero after leading a band of volunteers from Washington County into battle during the Revolutionary War.
More than two centuries later, that same Volunteer Spirit is alive and well, especially at Plum Grove. In the weeks following Hurricane Helene’s devastation, the historic farm has transformed into a hub for volunteers and first responders helping those in need. In the aftermath of the flooding, friends and neighbors coordinated to deliver water, food, and other essentials to the farm. From there, volunteers worked to distribute the supplies, especially to hard-to-reach communities that were isolated because of road closures and bridge collapses.
Mother of the Year
A mother is behind bars after being accused of throwing corrosive acid on her teenage son and a 14-year-old girl following an argument over a phone at a North Carolina apartment complex.
Kendra McDougald is facing charges of throwing acid, assault with serious bodily injury, negligent child abuse and assault with a deadly weapon. It happened on Oct. 20 at an apartment complex on Ponderosa Drive in Dunn, which is about 25 miles northeast of Fayetteville. According to an arrest warrant, the female victim suffered first- and second-degree burns on her chest.
Pay up, bitches!
What would you do with a $44 million lottery win?
Sitting around for weeks waiting to receive it probably isn’t high on your list.
That’s what one California man says has happened to him.
Jerry, whose last name wasn’t given, says he won the Powerball jackpot on Aug. 19 and hasn’t seen a single cent of it.
Paw prints? Oh, the horror!
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WKYT) - A Georgetown man is accused of killing his neighbor’s cat.
It happened on September 22 on Green Lane.
According to the complaint, the owners of the cat returned home that evening to find their cat lying in the grass, suffering from what appeared to be a gunshot wound. The cat was taken to a vet but had to be euthanized.
Your Wednesday Morning Florida Report
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Elizabeth Blanchard, 34, used to work at EPIC Behavioral Healthcare, but is now at the St. Johns County jail.
Jacksonville deputies arrested Blanchard last Friday on out of county warrants from St. Johns County.
When Life just keeps getting better and better
A North Carolina resident hit the jackpot twice: First when he found $20 on the ground outside a convenience store, and a second time when he spent the money to buy a $25 winning scratch-off lottery ticket worth $1 million.
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Talk about instant karma
A man who struck a woman with his car was struck by a car himself after he went to render aid to her, police say.
A Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson confirmed to KTLA that a vehicle was driving east on 3rd Street near Virgil Avenue in L.A.’s Westlake neighborhood around 5:40 a.m. Tuesday when they struck a pedestrian.
Tuesday, November 05, 2024
Ruger Mark Series: The Evolution of a .22 Caliber Icon
We're diving into the history and evolution of the Ruger Mark Series, the legendary .22 that’s been dominating the rimfire pistol market for 75 years. Starting with its humble beginnings in 1949, we break down the key differences that distinguish each of the four generations of this pistol, and discuss why its still the gold standard of .22s today.
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I've got a Mark II Target with a 6 7/8" bull barrel that I bought back in 1985 or '86 and it's one of 3 handguns that I will keep until the day I die. It's that much of a pleasure to shoot.
The balance is fantastic and it's much more accurate than I'm capable of shooting. Matter of fact, it's so accurate that any time I shoot it I walk away impressed with my marksmanship until I remind myself that it's the gun, not me. I've pumped thousands and thousands of rounds through it over the years and I can't see any degradation in the gun's accuracy.
The kicker, though? I'm still using the same magazine it came with and it feeds just as well as it did when it was new. I did break down and ordered a new magazine a few years ago while they still made them. It's sitting in my safe still in the unopened packaging.
I did have a couple of minor complaints when I first got it, though. The one I ran into first was reassembling the damned thing. As soon as I got it home, I tore it completely down before I ever put a single round through it, and then couldn't get it back together. You have to tilt it up and get the tip of the hammer strut just right with the mainspring housing or you won't be able to pull the bolt all the way back. I fought and fought it until I finally gave up, then took the damned gun back the next day in pieces in a box. Gary, the owner of the gun shop, got a nice laugh at my expense and told me every single person he'd sold one to ran into the same issue.
The other issue was the target sights. They're outstanding provided you're shooting at a light colored paper target. If you're popping ground squirrels that are undermining your driveway, not so much. I cured that by painting the front of my front sight blade bright yellow. That took care of that shit.
Federal appeals court rejects challenge to capital’s ban on ‘extra large capacity magazines’
A federal appeals court has rejected a challenge to the District of Columbia’s ban on extra large capacity magazines.
A split panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled against four gun owners who argued that they needed magazines that hold up to 17 bullets for self-defense.
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You read that right: Extra large capacity magazines. I've noticed over the past week or so that the fucking gun grabbers have started using that term to describe any magazine of holding more than 10 rounds. I guess regular large capacity magazines aren't scary enough.
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