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This tragic incident is what is called an “accident.” It is legally recognized as a class of event that is different from volitional crime, negligence or even depraved indifference. It is one of the heartbreaking manifestations of chaos which occur from time to time to visit grief and suffering on humankind. It is also of the same order of event that took the life of an 8-year-old boy at the Westfield Sportsman’s Club in Westfield, MA. The boy lost control of an Uzi he was firing and shot himself. (I wouldn’t have allowed him to shoot the gun, and I question the judgment of the adults involved, but that is a different issue.) It was an accident, and both incidents have approximately the same level of probability – extremely low. We will probably all live out the rest of our lifetimes without either of these events repeating themselves.

We often hear these days from people on both sides of the gun control issue that they are all in favor of “reasonable” gun control measures but each accuses the other side of being unreasonable by the positions they take. Is the “reasonable” gun control law a lot like Sasquatch, Yeti, and the Loch Ness Monster - some sketchy evidence but no real proof of its existence? Let’s take a moment and explore the situation once more.

Montana gunsmith Dan Cooper has been ousted as chief executive of the rifle company that bears his name after pressure from gun owners who are angry that he is supporting Democrat Barack Obama.

I don’t believe in burying weapons. Still, I have received so many emails about this that I guess I need to mention something. Whatever you do, you need to keep at least one weapon set (pistol and rifle) with you along with the accompanying ammo. But for those with extensive arsenals who want to secure them better and outside of the “gun safe” method, read on.

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.announces that it has recently received a small number of reports from the field indicating that LCP pistols can discharge when dropped onto a hard surface with a round in the chamber. Although no injuries have been reported, we are firmly committed to safety and will retrofit all older LCP pistols (described below). The retrofit involves installation of an upgraded hammer mechanism at no charge to the customer.

It’s the End of the World As We Know It. Musings on the upcoming election, gun rights and moose hunting.

The Chief Executive of Cooper Firearms of Montana, Dan Cooper, likes Obama’s general policies so much that he’s redistributed $3,300 to the Obama presidential campaign. Thanks to Downright Dusty via Days of our Trailers for the heads up. I was happy to inform them via their website that in the future I will redistribute MY wealth to a couple of those Illinois firearms manufacturers.

The phrase Shall Not Be Infringed is pretty straightforward. It doesn’t say Shall Not Be Infringed After a 3 to 10 Day Waiting Period, Shall Not Be Infringed for the Non-Elderly, Shall Not Be Infringed so Long as the Police Chief Says It’s OK or Shall Not Be Infringed for Those Without Vagina, but reading this story, you’d probably not know that…

I was at a match recently and one of the shooters was a long-time friend and a recently retired Army Lieutenant Colonel. We got to talking about the election. He said, “You know, if Obama is elected, you’ll go on the ‘known terrorist’ list.” “Yes, I know,” I answered, about half seriously.

carry guns, serious guns, working guns, guns that are actually shot now and then, must be looked after carefully and see professional maintenance on a regular basis, if they are to be ever-ready to be depended upon to fulfill their primary function!