Babe Of The Week

A friend turns 96 today

This friend has served in two World Wars, Korea, Viet Nam. He suffered with the hapless victims of political expedience at Desert One. He jumped with the Rangers into Grenada. My friend was there when Kuwait was liberated, and returned 11 years later to finish the job that should have been so long ago. My friend has suffered countless hardships, from tropical jungles to arctic winters, crawled through muddy pits made with the blood of the dead and dying. He has comforted the weak and fortified the brave, he has been the faithful companion of Citizen, Soldier, and Police Officer alike. Through all this he has not complained, he has stood tall and done the job he was placed on this earth by his creator to do. To this day my friend is held up as a standard that all others who seek to perform the same duties must match. Who is this friend you ask?

Why none other than the 1911 Automatic Pistol Designed by John Moses Browning.

As translated from the original ancient manuscripts by Fr. Frog.
© copyright 2002 by John C. Schaefer

1 In the beginning was the 1911, and the 1911 was THE pistol, and it was good. And behold the Lord said, thou shalt not muck with my disciple John’s design for it is good and it workith. For John made the 1911, and lo all of his weapons, from the designs which I, the Lord, gave him upon the mountain.

2 And shouldst thou muck with it, and hang all manner of foul implements upon it, and profane its internal parts, thou shalt surely have malfunctions, and in the midst of battle thou shalt surely come to harm.

3 And as the ages passed men in their ignorance and arrogance didst forget the word of the Lord and began to profane the 1911. The tribe of the gamesman did place recoil spring guides and extended slide releases upon the 1911 and their metal smiths didst tighten the tolerances and alter parts to their liking, their clearness of mind being clouded by lust.

4 Their artisans did hang all manner of foul implements upon the 1911 and did so alter it that it became impractical to purchase. For lo, the artisans didst charge a great tax upon the purchasers of the 1911 so that the lowly field worker could not afford one. And the profaning of the internal parts didst render it unworkable when the dust of the land fell upon it.

5 And lo, they didst install adjustable sights, which are an abomination unto the Lord. For they doth break and lose their zero when thou dost need true aim. And those who have done so will be slain in great numbers by their enemies in the great battle. a

6 And it came to pass that the Lord didst see the abomination wrought by man and didst cause, as he had warned, fearful malfunctions to come upon the abominations and upon the artisans who thought they could do no wrong.

7 Seeing the malfunctions and the confusion of men, the lord of the underworld did see an opportunity to further ensnare man and didst bring forth pistols made of plastic, whose form was such that they looked and felt like a brick, yet the eyes of man being clouded, they were consumed by the plastic pistol and did buy vast quantities of them.

8 And being a deceitful spirit the lord of the underworld did make these plastic pistols unamenable to the artisans of earth and they were unable to muck much with the design, and lo these pistols did appear to function.

9 And the evil one also brought forth pistols in which the trigger didst both cock and fire them and which require a “dingus” to make them appear safe.

10 But man being stupid did not understand these new pistols and didst proceed to shoot themselves with the plastic pistol and with the trigger cocking pistols for lo their manual of arms required great intelligence which man had long since forsaken. Yet man continue to gloat over these new pistols blaming evil forces for the negligent discharges which they themselves had committed.

11 And when man had been totally ensnared with the plastic pistol, the lord of the underworld didst cause a plague of the terrible Ka-Boom to descend upon man and the plastic pistols delivered their retribution upon men. And there was a great wailing and gnashing of teeth in the land.

12 Then seeing that the eyes of man were slowly being opened and that man was truly sorrowful for his sinful misdeeds, the Lord did send his messengers in the form of artisans who did hear and obey the teachings of the prophet and who didst restore the profaned 1911s to their proper configuration, and lo, to the amazement of men they didst begin to work as the prophet had intended.

13 And the men of the land didst drive out the charlatans and profaners from the land, and there was joy and peace in the land, except for the evil sprits which tried occasionally to prey on the men and women of the land and who were sent to the place of eternal damnation b by the followers of John.

a Several old manuscripts add the following text. “And they [also rendered as "these men"] didst chamber it for cartridges who’s calibers startith with numbers less than the Holy Number 4. And lo the Lord did cause great grief amongst these men when their enemies who were struck in battle with these lesser numbers didst not fall but did continue to cause great harm.”

b or Hell

© copyright 2002 by John C. Schaefer

Gun Blogger Round Up For Today

Sorry folks, between a stomach bug and a Migraine I haven’t felt much like typing. So here’s a few things to keep you occupied:

Tamara over at View From The Porch Has an excellent point in her “An open letter to gun store clerks” post. One of the most critical things to selecting a handgun is how it feels in $individuals hand. When I worked as a salesdroid I wanted my customers to get a reliable product for their money. Like Tamara there is little out there in the world of handguns for me besides a 1911 or a S&W Revolver. However, I recognize that some of the fantastic plastic crunchentickers out there are solid accurate and reliable guns. If a customer asks me what I think of a certian gun I tell them based on what I know about it. If they ask me what I use and/or carry I will tell them and why, but I’ll still sell them that crunchenticker if they want it.

Reactuate has a post up titled: What Happens After the Gun Fight that I found thanks to Kim du Toit. Like Kim says:

“The link above is worth remembering. Study it, commit it to memory, and do a lot of role-playing in your mind. It may make a huge difference in your life.

Finally we have evidence that Global Warming has not reached hell as a New Jersey Superior Court recognized the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and held that a citizen’s Constitutional Right to Keep and Bear Arms cannot be involuntarily waived under a New Jersey firearms forfeiture law.

In fact I dare say Hell is experiencing an Ice Age.

Babe of the Week

I’m moving this to Monday to make the week a bit brighter for regular readers. Those who only read Ordnance-Corner at UserFriendly will have to suffer till Friday.

Thoughts on Home Defense

As far back as we can go in history man has had one consistent fear. The invasion of his home by a thief or an aggressor. We have put locks on our doors, bars on our windows, paid for the latest in alarm technology and yet the threat remains. A Google news search for the term “Home Invasion” returned 9,032 results. Just off of the first page we see: “State police seek trio in home invasion, burglary,” “Homeowner Kills Burglar During Home Invasion,” North Fort Myers man reports home invasion,” “Police seek ID in home invasion,” “Youth Arrested In East Nashville Home Invasion,” “Four arrested after Hartford City home invasion” and so on.

What can you do to prevent a home invasion? For starters you can enhance the security of your home. Install motion activated lights, keep plants from blocking the view of doors and windows from the street, put in a 160° peephole or a camera intercom so you can see and talk to people without opening your door, and having an alarm system installed are all steps you can take to make your home a less inviting target. In case you are targeted, take extra precautions. Make sure you have solid core doors, heavy duty locks, and that your windows are reinforced with a product like shattergard or 3M Security film. Have your exterior lock strike plates and door hinges anchored to the building with screws at least 3 inches long. Keep all doors and windows readily accessible from outside the home locked, if you like to open your windows use a blocking device to keep them from being forced open far enough for a person to gain entry.

Having done all that, what do you do if the Goblins decide to target you anyway? The time to start thinking about such an eventuality is now, you will not have time or the mental capacity to wing it should the balloon go up. First step; establish a plan, multiple plans actually. What do you do if you are in this room, an intruder comes through that window and the rest of the family is in another room? We are supposed to plan and practice how we react in our homes in the event of a fire. We should do the same for a home invasion.

The house fire analogy is actually a good one for dealing with home invasion. No, I’m not recommending you leave your home during a home invasion unless you absolutely have to. Such as your house is on fire. However, when planning for a house fire one of the items on our check lists is a safe place to meet. In the case of a home invasion, you should also have a safe place (room) to meet if at all possible. This room should be reinforced to make it safer should you need it.

Now before you go building or modifying your safe room, check your local building codes first! Get any and all necessary permits and inspections. This will do two things. 1. It will make sure your room is safe as a structure and 2. it will avoid problems when the home is sold. In my case an upstairs bedroom was chosen for this modification. It wasn’t easily accessible except from a very small (about 6 feet in width) point in the house, it has two ways out besides the door and sine we spend most of our time upstairs anyway in the computer room it just made the most sense. I also have a “tornado room” in my basement that could be used if necessary, but it is not as ideal.

When the house was being built I had the door frame reinforced to handle a exterior grade steel door. The door is anchored using 4 inch long screws and has three commercial grade deadbolts with 1″ throws as well as an exterior grade locking door knob. The walls to the room that are accessible from the other side have been reinforced with 3/4″ Plywood and Steel Sheeting, those that aren’t received a layer of chicken wire between the studs and the drywall. Inside the room I keep a cell phone that is on a charger 24/7, a large class A,B,C fire extinguisher, a comprehensive first aid kit, several flashlights with spare batteries, and a small rapid access gun safe that holds the weaponry I have chosen to be used should the need arise. I also keep a roll up fire escape ladder, and a house key. The house key is on a ring by itself with two other objects; a bright orange 2″ wide by 18″ long ribbon and a Cayalume light stick. This arrangement allows me to get a key to the Police if they need it to gain entry.

Having a plan and practicing it is the most essential part of preparing for an emergency. One thing that either has me rolling on the floor laughing or screaming at the TV set is the Brinks T.V. Commercials. In one of them Dad’s in another room on the computer, probably looking up porn or where to get the best deal on viagra, and mom is getting the kidlets ready for bed. Suddenly there is a guy outside breaking in. The alarm starts blaring, mom gathers the kiddies in a clump in the hall, the phone rings and it’s the alarm company checking to see if everything is OK. What happens next is the part that really frosts me. Here comes dad asking “what’s going on?”

What’s going on? You muddled moron, your burglar alarm is going off what the hell do you think is going on, that your pizza has arrived?! Where’s the immediate action drill? Why are the mom and kids sitting there all huddled up and scared? Don’t they know what to do? Where the hell is your plan to repel boarders?! People like that don’t need alarm companies, they need baby sitters.

In closing I’d like to point out that, alarm company hype aside, you have a greater chance of having a house fire than suffering a home invasion. However, both are traumatic events that can either leave you dead or scarred for life. Prior preparation, planning and practice for both events increase your chances of not only surviving such an unfortunate event, it also may decrease the emotional trauma you will suffer as well.

Babe of the Week

This Guy Is Just Creepy

Hat Tip: skreidle of the Guns Community at LiveJournal

No OSHA for Criminals Here

Suspected robber shot by victim

A suspected armed robber is being treated for bullet wounds to a hand and leg after being shot by his intended victim. The shooting happened outside the Motel 6 on St. Charles Rock Road in Bridgeton. The wounded suspect limped down the street to a restaurant where he was arrested and taken to a hospital.

On the radio this morning I heard that the shooter had a Concealed Carry Permit. I will update with a link if I find one.

Update!

Would-be robber wounded in Bridgeton
By Harry Levins
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
03/13/2007

A robber packing a pellet gun lost out early today to a motel guest packing a real firearm.

Bridgeton police say that after surrendering his cash, jewelry and car keys to two robbers in the parking lot of the motel, the guest drew his own firearm and got the drop on the robbers, wounding one of them in the hand and leg.

It all happened about 3 a.m. at the Motel 6 at 3655 Pennridge Drive, said Bridgeton police Lt. James Woodland.

“The man being robbed had a concealed-carry permit,” Woodland said.

After the shooting, the would-be robbers fled. “We caught the wounded one about a quarter-mile down the road, outside a bar that was closed,” Woodland said.

Woodland said the suspect had been taken to a hospital for treatment of his wounds. The second robber remains at large, he said.

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Imagine…

51 Rallies across the nation all on the same day.

Save the 2nd

Hat tip: Xavier Thoughts

Armed citizens stop Memphis street shooter

copyright AP

Last Updated: 3/8/2007 2:09:14 PM

Police in Memphis say a gunman firing a pistol beside a busy city street was subdued by two passers-by who were also armed.

No one was hurt during the incident that apparently began with a minor traffic accident, but one passing car was believed hit by a bullet.

Brothers William Webber and Paul Webber told police they stopped their car and pulled their own pistols when they saw a man firing a handgun yesterday.

The brothers said they ordered the man to drop his weapon and then held him at gunpoint until police arrived a few minutes later. Police say the Webbers did not fire their pistols.

Police arrested Dementrius Roberson and charged him with reckless endangerment. Police say the Webber brothers and Roberson have licenses to carry firearms.

Paul Webber says Roberson was firing across traffic and they couldn’t tell why he was shooting.

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And the crowd goes wild

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