Recent content by Anchorite

I once read (somewhere) that the real goal of terrorism is to change the way you live your life ... to not be completely free. Surveillance has certainly become the new normal since 9/11/2001.

Good article and food for thought. I like to throw a saw in my pack too. Both have their uses and place, but it's a lot more difficult to hurt yourself with a saw than it is an axe.

I find red to be hard to pick up on a sunny, cloudless day. I want to try green.

The catch in these cases is “eligible individuals,” and all too often that’s at the discretion of the DOJ.

Dove season is right around the corner.

Crossdraw would make more sense. And I’m visualizing how off hand twist draw would work too.

I am picturing a back pack, correct?

I would think that practice with the non dominant hand and injured hand drills would also be good. Does anyone carry Calvary style anymore? Seems that method allows either hand to access the handgun (butt forward). Recognize that’s problematic for concealed carry.

Doubtful the public ever will. Great question! Either way, it smacks of a violation of the 4th. And that's why, even as a former prosecutor and currently practicing criminal defense lawyer, in general, I distrust law enforcement today. It wasn't like this twenty years ago.

It's our open-air prison now.

From the release: "An immigration query into Melo Santos, and his co-defendants, concluded they have no legal status and are residing unlawfully in the United States." and "investigators observed repeated sales of the same make and model of firearm by a group of individuals sharing the same...

And yet, rifle and ammunition makers continue to market in a fashion that makes the practice of "long range" shooting seem so easy....it fosters that unethical and irresponsible conduct.

Felony DUI, his address was his parents (camper out back), and h*ll no, his parents didn’t consent to any search. His parents told the SO their son was in jail, and they (the SO) must have made a mistake. The SO didn’t take their answer as sufficient and proceeded to search the house and...

True. Pick up a bullseye pistol built by a bullseye ‘smith to feel the difference at the next level. Those of us mere mortals can make do with what’s available in the OTC world.

Completely understandable