Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to the ultimate defensive weapon, God's own 1911. 100 years and still thumping bad guys.

I'm Speechless

You can't help but bump in to the occasional bit of incorrect information on the internet. Lots of people out there that talk about subjects they know nothing about and have taken no time at all to properly research. Kind of like the mainstream media and the Brady bunch.

This however, has to be the single, most colossally stupid thing I have ever seen on the web. Wanna do life in prison? Follow this moron's advice.

H/T Tam

It's That Happy Time Of The Year

Time for my almost annual Spring preparedness reminders.

How's your batteries? Weather alert monitor working properly? You have 3-7 days of water and food stored up? Does your storm shelter need any work done or a good spring cleaning?

We're not talking about TEOTWAWKI or a zombie invasion, we're talking about fire, flood, tornado and other natural mayhem. Tornado season begins soon, be prepared in case one decides to visit your town.Mother Nature doesn't always give you a warning or a second chance. Check your supplies now.

I've Been Thinking

I know, it's dangerous but still.

I've been in and out of the security industry for almost 25 years now. Things have changed a lot and not in a good way.

When I first got into the industry in 1989, the mere presence of a person in uniform was sufficient deterrent to crime and stupidity. Now, I don't think you could deter some of these animals with a Ma Deuce. The war on terror, the crappy economy, the hip-hop culture all combine to make the world a damn dangerous place.

I live and work in the Battle Creek, MI metropolitan area. An area which was just named the 22nd highest crime rate area in the nation. That puts it at number 3 in Michigan. My local police agency has told me both that I should do whatever I have to do to get home safe after work and that they will see if they can get me a used set of armor. Not real good for the old comfort level. Top that off with the fact that the area I guard seems to cater to the shallow end of the gene pool and I really don't think I should be patrolling in anything lighter than a Bradley.

I see security officers getting less respect than ever and not just from the general public. I am fortunate to work with a great police department which sees me as an extra set of eyes rather than just a bystander in a silly costume, but most law enforcement agencies aren't like that.

The hip-hop culture has some of these hood rats thinking that jail time is a great way to develop what they call "street cred" so they can look all tough for their homies. I bet more than half of them would get a chubby out of taking down a uniformed person.

There are 4 known Islamic terrorist cells in the Detroit area, 3 in Chicagoland and at least 2 near Indianapolis. Talk about a potential triangle of death and mayhem. (I'll take more current info if anyone has it, thanks).

I don't think I have to talk about the economy, we all see it every day.

I wonder if the day of the unarmed security guard is dead? I don't think that a uniform and a vigilant attitude are as effective in this day and age as they used to be. I don't think there's any respect for guards anymore and I think we may actually be potential targets rather than the deterrent we were 20 years ago. If you have thoughts, I'd love to hear them.

Thanks Assholes

Well, nice job Lansing you bunch of fucking morons. The new Avengers film was slated to be partially shot in Detroit, a city that could really use the income.

Unfortunately, I have learned that the Avengers film will not be shot in Detroit but instead in Cleveland, OH thanks to some great tax breaks. Here's the link.

With the current state of the economy, Michigan cannot afford to chase away even one penny of possible income.

Hunt Club, Battle Creek

I went to the Hunt Club in Battle Creek, MI today. It's supposed to be a nice place. The special was a 16oz ribeye. The worst cut of meat I have had since I was in the Navy. 3/4 fat. By the time the fat was trimmed away it was a weight watchers cut. I would have been happier going to Burger King or cooking up some fresh road kill.

To top it all off, when I said something to the waitress, she had to talk to the bartender, the bar tender actually acted like she was offended that someone had had the temerity to complain. I will say that the waitress was wonderful. The overall experience, however, was totally ruined by the crappy cut of meat and the horrible attitude of the bar tender, who had to call a manager on the phone to find out what to do about this. Had to call the manager? Really? The motherfucker couldn't be bothered to come out from wherever and deal with a dissatisfied customer?

They turned my first ever visit into my last ever visit. Fuck them.

Information Needed

There is an idiotic bit of misinformation circulating around my neck of the woods about .45 ACP.

It seems some knucklehead is spreading the word that 45 has been found to be excessive force. If anyone knows of any place where this is true, please let me know.

Ammo Sale

I ran into an ammo sale at Gander Mountain with a little extra coin in the account and walked out with 100 rounds of 5.56 for $32. Now if I could find a deal like that on .45 ACP I'd be a really happy camper. I wanna go walk the XD.

Edit Please

From the Fox News website and the Department of Redundancy Department comes this stunning caption:

Coast Guard Taking On Drug Smugglers

Feb 16, 2011

- 3:46 -

New ship faces submersible submarines

Thanks boys

What's A Bieber?

I don't usually read entertainment news but the headline about America being evil caught my eye. Apparently, Justin "What's a" Bieber thinks US healthcare is just evil. I'll let you read it here.

You know what I think? I think you've made millions here. If we're so evil, then you have an obligation to give all that money back because it came from such an evil place. Once you've done that, you can trot your teenage ass back to Canuckistan and fucking stay there. You can have a nice steaming cup of STFU on me.

Critical News

Federal Cartridge has issued a recall of some lots of .45 ACP. Go to Western Rifle Shooters and check your ammo.

So Much Bullshit

I'm not quite sure where to start but you should start by reading this drivel. Mr Mills is all about spreading the fear isn't he? Too bad he has no facts. The comments are pretty entertaining too. Well enough of that, let's begin.

Automatic handguns? Where are these and where can I get one? Without the licenses and taxes, they're illegal.

Oh boy, he quoted the Brady Bunch. They're already thoroughly discredited so I'll leave that.

Let's turn to some of the comments.

flandysz February 03, 2011 at 10:28PM

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There is no Second Amendment right for Joe Cowboy to parade around showing off his gun so he can feel like a man.

"A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state..." That's the part of the Second Amendment the NRA doesn't want you to remember. When it was written, the U. S. was concerned about Indians on the frontier and the English coming back for another round of fighting, maybe by way of Canada. That was then, this is now.

The Second Amendment is about the creation of what became the National Guard and Reserves, not Joe Cowboy imagining himself to be a big hero and kill a bad guy and then ending up killing the brother-in-law he hates in a fit of rage, or maybe his wife and then himself?

Easy access to guns is killing us. 400,000 Americans murdered with guns since Martin Luther King was himself murdered with a gun on April 4, 1968.

The NRA are liars. Let's stand up to them. Let's rid our country of the scourge of guns. We don't need them. Only the military and the police should have them. Don't be afraid of the NRA. They disgrace America. They cause so much death and destruction in our country because of their lies.

Guns make killing easy. Guns make murder easy. Easy access to guns is killing us.

Do it for your country. Stand up to the NRA. They are liars and bring dishonor to America.

Hey asshole, that part that you say the NRA wants us to forget? Have you read Heller?

No stupid, the 2nd Amendment has nothing whatsoever to do with the creation of the National Guard. If you've read any of the Federalist papers, then you'd know that the "militia" was to be the whole of the people.

Let's see, 400,000 people over 43 years makes about 9302.325 people per year. According to alcoholalert.com, 17,419 persons were killed in alcohol-related crashes in 2002. Where's your call for a ban on cars? How about this? Preventable medical mistakes and infections are responsible for about 200,000 deaths in the U.S. each year, according to an investigation by the Hearst media corporation. Damn, we better ban Doctors and hospitals too. You damn banners make me sick. You don't want to look for a root cause for anything, just fan the flames of fear.

Oh yeah, hell yeah....Only the police and military should have guns. Like this guy?

I never get tired of posting that.

OOH, how about this one?

downtownresident February 04, 2011 at 9:22AM

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I am fully aware of the use of a gun for hunting and fully endorse that. The point of my statement is: HANDGUNS ARE USED FOR ONE THING-TO KILL HUMANS. Plus, you had no response about Arizona gun laws. Arizona gun dealers are the NUMBER 1 supplier of weapons to the drug cartels in Mexico period.

No dipshit, the number 1 supplier of weapons to drug cartels is the corrupt Mexican government. The numbers on the guns found have been cherry picked to suit the gun banners purposes.

The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. That's the only section of the 2nd Amendment that stands on it's own as a complete sentence. The militia is the whole of the people. The Heller decision confirms the right of the individual. AND...the Michigan State Constitution Art 1 Sec 6 states: Every person has a right to keep and bear arms for the defense of himself and the state. Did you note the express mention of individual self defense?

You sheeple that want guns banned should move somewhere where the ownership of said guns isn't protected by a Constitution.