This looks pretty handy. Anyone use them?

For Buy a Gun Day, I snagged a new S&W M&P9C. Now, I’m a cool kid times two:

I’ve dropped in the Apex Reset Assist Mechanism and the Apex Hard Sear. So it now has an identical trigger to its bigger brother, seen here:

And one more comparison shot to show the size difference:

The M&P9C was, I thought, an odd size. It’s between the Glock 26 and 19. So, it’s got an additional two rounds over the 26. Of course, the 26 may have been bigger was it not made under the AWB. It’s currently riding in a Galco Tuck N Go holster:

It’s pretty handy having two guns with similar grip angles and where the full size magazines are compatible. I carry a spare 18 rounder with the compact. It sticks out a ways but works just fine. I’ve not yet equipped this one with a LaserGrip. I’m seriously considering waiting until the green version comes out.

Managed to twist my ankle pretty good this weekend. Ice and compression wraps for me.

100,000 carry permits issued in Wisconsin.

Tam schools:

Complaining that a 1920s firearm may not have been drop safe when you were actively ignoring two or more of the Four Rules of firearm safety is like complaining that you drove your Ford Model A head-on into a brick wall and the airbags didn’t deploy.

Australia: giant spider eating a tree snake.

Infiniti G plans: Hybrid, 530 hp V-6, maybe diesel!

At LuckyGunner, it let’s you filter by caliber, brand and video. Cool.

Home invader shot and killed with an AR-15. No way! I read on the internet that AR-15s were only good at killing poodles.

Despite the gun industry contributing heavily to the economy, Bank of America is ditching gun clients. Seems that since McMillan is getting more into the gun business than the gun accessories business, BOA doesn’t want to do business with them.

Stupid move from both a financial and PR perspective.

FIFTH CIRCUIT DENIES QUALIFIED IMMUNITY FOR OFFICER IN NO KNOCK EXECUTION OF SEARCH WARRANT.

This needs to happen more in questionable raids, particularly ones that turn deadly. Then this problem might lessen significantly.

I, however, am.

Why Isn’t There a Movement to “De-radicalize” the NRA? Because the NRA’s positions aren’t radical. They are member driven and the members are not telling them to unradical themselves. And NRA has a 68& approval rating. They’re not the radicals.

Whine at your own risk.

Selling candy at gun show nets $15K for the Special Olympics

Markdowns on Kershaw knives.

HR classes on both sides of the guns at work issue. How times have changed!

Make for some cool photos

Magazine maintenance.

School isn’t the real world.

School is prison for intelligent kids.

Not so sure. School does socialize children and does this through routines. Trouble is, some can’t deal with the lack of routine when done.

Houston will have TSA agents and police officers doing searches on buses.

A man shoots someone in self-defense. The police show up and take the weapon as evidence, which is standard in these cases. The shooter is cleared of any wrongdoing. But can’t get his gun back.

At least this guy is suing.

Romney gives a speech from an empty factory to mock Obama

Bill Clinton tells Obama not to bother with gun control. Because he’s urban. Is that term racist this week? I can’t keep up.

CrimsonTrace issues a presser on their coming green lasers. Looks like they’ll be out in the fall.

Boomershoot set up here and here.

Jay likes ’em big.

For Buy a Gun Day, the SR1911

A look at the M&P Shield

I’ll be attending Crimson Trace’s Midnight 3 Gun Invitational. And I was excited to be asked. How often do you get to do a night shoot? I’ve done it once at Mike’s place and learned a lot.

Then, it occurred to me. I’ve never shot a 3 gun match. Or any match other than Glock Sport Shooting Foundation matches (highly recommended). And I started thinking about gear. Handgun, clearly the M&P9 with the Lightguard for the handgun. My AR has a light and a mount. But the only shotguns I own are double barreled. Though, it’d be pretty bad ass if I shot the match with a 26 inch barreled double barrel shotgun. Also, I’m not much of a shotgun guy.

That and having never shot a match pretty much means I’m going to suck. Good thing I’ll be doing press coverage too.

Mad Ogre‘s book, Uprising USA, is free on kindle today at Amazon.

A contest

Senator Diane “.38 in her purse” Feinstein puts a hold on the national reciprocity bill.

NSSF with some numbers: Firearms Industry Helps Lead Economic Recovery; New Study Shows Growth in Jobs, Taxes Paid and Sales

The press notices Buy a Gun Day: People using income tax refund to buy guns