Guns Have Taken Over Illinois....

So 'Illinois' took over the lower peninsula of Michigan.



at least according to some Brits asked to label the US states. 

The scary thing is most of these maps are more accurate than many US students could do.

HAPPY OGRE-MAS DAY!!!!!

The armaments hung by the chimney with care, with hopes that Steve Jackson soon would be there...

After a year and a half, the OGRE DE has finally arrived...... along w/ everything else.

Issue. The truck couldn't get onto my property.  Too narrow and steep.  So we do it the hard way.  Hippie mobile to the rescue:

Two carloads and 50+ reps of 50 lbs each and everything was into the house before dark.  I started w/ the little box.  It was swag (dog butt not included):

Then one of the Nihon boxes:

 and my official stamp of Gamer Geek coolness:

Opening the main box, I thought they had sent me a troll instead of OGRE:

j/k.  This is what was in there:

Out of the box:

Followed by pure Geek joy:

SQUEEE!!!!

 

Another MAIG Mayor Arrested

Monticello NY Jenkins. 

DUI, damage to property, yelling racial slurs. A history of assault and criminal activities.

Pretty typical.

Mosin Twins Cleanup Day 2

I was wrong.  The 1955 barrel didn't have the cosmoline cleaned out of it.  Some dish detergent got it out in nice heaping clumps to show an immaculate, shiny barrel.


The lemon oil treatment is definitely helping the stock but now I'm debating stripping and refinishing it.

Started working on disassembling/cleaning the bolt when I got called away for a honey-do.

So should I or shouldn't I strip and refinish?   I'm no expert on woodworking so any advice would be helpful.

DOOT Update

Been quiet around the trailer the last few days.  I've had a few rough days at work (those who know what I do for a living know what that entails); we've had one of my favorite cats, Beau, who was somewhere around 18, put down; and the Sears washing machine STILL isn't fixed.  The replacement part they sent was defective.

So the muse just hasn't been there.

On a positive note, the OGRE 6E Nihon order (a PALLET of stuff) is scheduled to be delivered on Monday. Expect many photos of joy.  The shipping out of all the sheets will be eating into more of my freetime.

Josh Sugarmann Attacks 'Assault Coins'

Joshie is jealous that the NRA actually has income and people who want to advertise in their magazines.  So his latest target?  One of those companies that make coins because it was the NRA's fault that Kennedy was killed or something like that.

Just the levels of silliness that the old school PuSH'ers are delving to truly explains why their organizations are relying exclusively on funding from groups like the Joyce Foundation and Bloomie. 

More Fake Anti-Gun 'Victories'

The Brady's are claiming that new anti-gun bills are imminent.

Meanwhile in Illinois, the NGAC is claiming that they have taken control of public opinion regarding guns:

29 percent were persuaded by NGVAC last night--more than those persuaded by pro gun messages. Reason prevails

Here's the real info:

Even more people changed their viewpoints after the debate, almost equally in either direction.  An anonymous vote showed that the number of people that said homes are safer with a gun went up by 27 percent. Those who say homes are not safer went up 29 percent. Although these numbers were slightly affected by a few latecomers to the debate who missed the initial poll.

29 to 27 percent.  What a huge difference.  Now take a look at this screen cap of the 'crowd'.

So out of the few dozen people who attended, Elliot 'may' have convinced one more (assuming is wasn't his handlers that made the difference). These people do not live in anything resembling reality.

Rockford Non-Event

From IllinoisCarry:

The speakers were a local SA, a local judge, a law professor, and a guy from ICHV. Overall like dodgeboy said it was a very fair and balanced presentation, mostly fact based, with the SA waxing eloquent on some quotes from the founders and history for a few minutes at one point. The law professor was first and the longest, and walked through the law point by point. I got the impression he might be an anti, but to his credit, his presentation was completely fact based, and he did a fine job overall. The SA was clearly a proponent of CCW, though he was also fair, bringing up both supporting statistical studies, and non-supporting statistical studies in his speech. The judge asked several questions to the other three which to me it seemed he should already know, so I think they were rhetorical for the sake of presentation. 

And the reason for the ISRA Alert?  

The guy from ICHV didn't have much to say. He clearly had his tail between his legs.

I'm sure in a canned event, he would have had a lot more to say regarding how CCW holders are just killers in waiting.  Instead he faced this:

I think the crowd was mostly pro-2A people. At least a half dozen NRA hats including myself, and I saw a few igold shirts too, among other 2A clothing.

The only time gun control can survive is in areas where they are the only ones speaking. When it comes to open debate/discussion, they lose. 

EDDDDIIIIEEEEE!!!!! HALF!!!!!

Fans of Eddie Murphy will get the reference. 

Jacksonville gun show AAR.

Half.  That's about what most of the shows have been doing compared to this time last year (pre-Sandy Hook). From what I was told by Reader/Blogger Jay Ater, the New Berlin show about 20 miles away was equally as slow although a good number of people signed up for the ISRA.  Talking to other vendors who do venues other than guns, music festivals, biker rallies and flea markets are doing about the same. People are keeping their wallets closed.  Why is the question.  Getting close to Xmas? Fears of the economy?  Obamacare?  All of the above?  Who knows. 

For me the fast movers were patches, hats and toys.  Several folks bought gifts for kids and a few bulk sales of patches to vendors/groups really made the weekend. I can now pay for the washer that went out.

No more shows scheduled until after the holidays. That gives me the time to start shipping out the OGRE 6e Nihon sheets when they arrive.

Anti-Gun Meeting Tonight; Rockford, IL

From the ISRA:

The Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence (ICHV) will be holding a panel
discussion against concealed carry on Monday evening in Rockford, IL. The
ICHV is a rabidly anti-gun organization that is working hard to take your
guns away from you.

WHAT: Anti-CCW Panel Discussion

WHEN: Monday, 18 November 2013, 6:30 PM

WHERE: YWCA, 4990 East State Street, Rockford, IL

I'm betting the reps signed up more new members this weekend at the Jacksonville/New Berlin gun shows than there will be anti's present at this meeting.