Ya, this is me...deal with it.

Jeff Foxworthy’s best routine is “You might be a Redneck if…” bit.

Sooooo…I’m going to shamelessly steal it.

You might be a gun nut extremist if…

1. When transporting your gear to the range, you realize your vehicle handles totally differently.
2. Your home has more gun safes than bedrooms.
3. You’ve ever bought a holster for a gun you don’t own…yet.
4. When at the range, someone approaches you and asks “Is this a gun show and where are the price tags?”
5. Your buddy has ever reminded you that you do indeed own a particular firearm. (Never gonna live that one down).
6. Your food pantry doubles as an ammunition cache.
7. You’ve ever retrieved live ammo from your clothes dryer.
8. Your clothes shopping decisions are based on CCW practicalities.
9. Your dogs AND cats know not to ever touch a firearm.
10. Your home defense strategy is to carry a handgun so you can fight your way to the shotgun if need be.
11. You are astounded that not all guns come equipped with bayonet mounts.
12. You have more and better guns than your local police department.
13. A cop has ever remarked that they wished they could carry what you are carrying.
14. You have a “bathroom gun”.
15. Your cleaning kit weighs more than 10 lbs.
16. You’ve ever torn a gun down to the point where you can’t put it back together again.
17. You’ve ever “chopped” down a tree with a gun…and didn’t have to reload.
18. You’ve ever had to move ammunition so you’d have room to chop vegetables.
19. You have a “gun room” in your home.
20. You created an excel spreadsheet just to keep track of all the crap you own.

As an added bonus, here’s another list titled…“You Know you’re from Oregon if…”

Family Shooty Fun

Since I couldn't make it to the LuckyGunner Shoot, I took the Fourth-powers Alpha & Beta out for some firearm fun and safety training.

Kel-Tec P-32. Perfect for their hands.





Then we broke out the SKS w/ some Daddy support.



We all had a good time. A few safety violations but they were turned into learning experiences. I need to get myself and them out much more often.

Networking

I ordered 3 “Kalashnikitty” T-shirts last year and wore mine today at work. One of my extended work group peers saw it and asked me if I was a gun owner.

I said “Oh yes, I’m actually what some would call a gun nut extremist.”

We then conversed for the next 45 minutes(while seated) about AR platforms, Top shot, Bob Munden, ammo prices, CCW, Nossler vs. Hornaday, chain guns, ballistic coefficients, bullet drop, varmint guns, the Civil War, the 1968 GCA, the 1934 NFA, suppressors, and reloading recipes. After we both determined that we should probably “get back to work,” we spent another 15 minutes talking guns while standing.

I barely know the guy, and he barely knows me. We work in adjacent labs but that’s about it.

At the time, I was just happy to be paid for talking firearms at work when I should have been…uh…working.

But on the drive home, I realized that we had talked about guns for a full hour while never mentioning the NRA, the Brady Bunch, the CSGV, MAIG, VPC or anything even remotely related to any of that crap or whatever and that.

Face it.

We engage the crusty douche-nozzles for entertainment purposes. Yeah ,we gotta hold a torch to SCOTUS and BATFE nominees, but little shit like HuffPo and Twitter are explored for a cheap laugh.

We walk the halls of congress while they try to get their twitter feed re-instated.

We fight everywhere; at every turn, at every opportunity.

They throw the golden ring they think they have at every wall they encounter in the hopes that we will not counter attack with the truth.

As long as we are who we are, they CAN NOT win.

Wish me luck!

It's that time of year again. I need to update my 2A list. I started this many years ago in an excel spreadsheet with the make/model of every gun I own along with the serial # and what I paid for it. A few years back I cataloged all my ammo in each caliber and type...FMJ, hollow point, shot, AP(legal in Oregon), frangible, etc.

I started out with the idea that I wanted to keep track of every round just for inventory purposes. Firm believer in having at least 500 rounds for each gun on hand I am. I tried to be smart about it and split every caliber into two groups.

1. Cache ammo
2. Range ammo

If I have 2678 rounds of 7.62x39, I cache 2500 rounds and I keep the extra 168 rounds in a seperate location for target practice. I only count the cached ammo on my spreadsheet. Once I deplete my range ammo, I move an even number amount from cache to range and track that number. I kinda slacked off and haven't tracked squat for at least 3 years.

I should probably add that self defense ammo is also not counted or tracked. I only track that which I believe should be hidden from those who would wish to track it.

This will be my first attempt to record every single round(number and type) inside my walls as well as my magazines and their round capacity. I'm also taking this opportunity to inspect for rust/corrosion/bent feed lips, blah blah blah.

I figured a 3-day weekend would be perfect for my endeavor, but I'm feeling a bit daunted.

I'm looking at at least 50 mags and 1500 rounds of ammo, and that's just what's in my kitchen.

I figure I should be able peek into my gun room late saturday or early sunday.

The room in which I sleep is probably gonna slow me down a bit.

The antis will read this and get a diaper-tearing erection, but if they would only step back and recognize that storing a drum mag next to a coffee maker isn't that different than storing incendiary ammo next to the peanut butter.

For those who gain my trust, I'll tell you what I have stored next to the smoked paprika.

GrassRoots Revisited

These are a couple of posts I did when I was still a neophyte gun-blogger and had readership I could count on my fingers and toes:

Grassroots I
Grassroots II

Recycling posts. I'm Eco-Friendly.

Tell the ATF "NO" to More Gun Registration

Thanks to all that sent in their info. Over 2500 responses in 48 hours. THAT'S grassroots.

Code from NoLawyers

The Message v The Messenger

In the discussion w/ the gun control advocate over CSGV's Twitter ban, he made the statement that he differentiates between the message and the messenger. That's a good position to hold but the question it raises is what if the messenger regularly lies and distorts? What does that say about the 'message'?

For example. The CSGV tweeted this:

Gun enthusiasts using loophole to acquire full-auto machines guns & silencers w/o background checks. #p2 #politics... http://fb.me/BTWVAA3p

Problem is, that's a flat out lie. Even in the article they link to, it says this:

Tough scrutiny comes along with this classification. Unlike with other guns, for each Title II purchase, a person must submit photos and fingerprints to the federal authorities for a background check.

Another version of the story goes deeper but, as Uncle points out, is poorly written and seems to be confusing background checks and LEO approval. Speaking to a representative of the 'Gun Trust Lawyers", I was told that the purpose of this is to remove the CLEO component but that the BATFE has the authority to conduct background checks on Trusts and Corporations but generally don't. CNN has apparently been contacting them for some time trying to get some sort of 'hit piece' story out of it.

Then there's the classic example of Josh Sugarmann of the VPC and his intention to deliberately confuse the public on 'Assault Weapons':

The weapons' menacing looks, coupled with the public's confusion over fully automatic machine guns versus semi-automatic assault weapons "anything that looks like a machine gun is assumed to be a machine gun" can only increase the chance of public support for restrictions on these weapons.

We've seen the dishonesty over and over when it comes to claims from gun control groups so when the messenger is dishonest, how can you trust the message? Shouldn't you at least look deeper into it?

For Sale w/ No Background Check

I'm waiting for Ford to be blamed for arming cartels as well. I mean you can buy an F-150 F-350 w/ no background check in a private sale in any state in the US.

We (Don't Really) Want To Talk

Well intentioned but naive guy posts a comment on CSGV's FB page offering to talk to them.

Regular readers know what happened next.

Seeing What Sticks

AZ shooter Loughner was found unfit to stand trial. So why is NY Rep Louise Slaughter talking about the 'No Fly' List?

Oh right. Because she knows Loughner never went through the mental health system or convicted of several indictments for drug possession. Either of which would have made him a prohibited person so she's just throwing sh!t up against the wall to see what sticks.

So when she decries that the 'gun lobby' isn't having an 'open and honest' conversation, look at what she's NOT saying when she's pushing her pet legislation.