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Thursday, February 25, 2010

“One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them.”

Thomas Jefferson

More Second Amendment friendly quotes here.

New Utah Gun Brandishing Law!

The "Brandishing Bill" passed the Utah state senate yesterday afternoon by unanimous vote!

Correction: **It must now go back to the house for approval of the senate version of the bill.**

This clarification of Utah law spells out a citizen's right to inform someone that they are carrying, display the weapon, and even threaten them with it, under certain circumstances, if they believe that doing so is necessary to prevent someone else's unlawful use of force.

Good bill. Good Utah.

http://le.utah.gov/~2010/bills/hbillint/hb0078s03.htm

Friday, January 29, 2010

Homeowner Shoots Intruder

The "Homeowner Shoots Intruder" link has expired, sorry folks!

Here's another story that validates the practice of treating every firearm as if it's loaded:

Skycap Injured in Accidental Shooting

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Careful with Handloaded Ammo!

Please make sure you're using factory loaded ammunition or reloads from a trusted source. What happened below was the result of a reloader pushing the limits of the recommended powder charge for that particular caliber.


This Smith & Wesson Model 629 .44 Magnum Revolver is having a great life until its owner visits the range one day to try out some new hand-loads. He aims and fires...Suddenly his gun goes BANG! in a very abnormal way. After experiencing a nasty blow to the forehead and hearing little bells and tweety-birds, he looks at his .44 and this is what he finds...