Despite the leftist election results often produced by the Northern VA and the Tidewater areas, the Commonwealth still rates as the most patriotic state.

I was told…When you drink vodka over ice, it can give you kidney failure.When you drink rum over ice, it can give you liver failure.When you drink whiskey over ice, it can give you heart problems.When you drink gin over ice, it can give you brain pro…

If someone says they want to do you harm, it’s reasonable to believe them.I see it as a failure of our education system that so many people actually think a civil war would be a good thing. They are ignorant of the destruction wrought in such a conflic…

We went out for burgers and beer the other evening. My beer choice for the evening was the latest “Enjoy By” iteration from Stone Brewing, Stone Enjoy By 07.04.18 Unfiltered IPA. Colleen opted for  the All Neon Like from Triple Crossing. When the server set our beers on the table, my first thought was she had mixed up our glasses. That supposed glass of Enjoy By 07.04.18 certainly did not contain an unfiltered beer.

The “Unfiltered” beer is on the left

On Saturday, June 23, 155 IDPA enthusiasts convened in Bristol, VA for the Virginia State IDPA Match at Kettlefoot Rod & Gun Club. The match consisted of 12 fun stages (match book) providing a variety of exciting challenges. Eleven of the stag…

Seen over over on Rough Seas…Very astute.
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Friday. It’s good for what ails you.Enjoy the summer weekend.Photo H/T Common Sense Evaluation.
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I do miss being able to practice outdoors, but when the “feels like” temperature hits 102°, I am more accepting of the limits at an indoor range. That was my thought as I drove to the range one day after work this week. (Still, it was a bittersweet thought of fun days past.)

I started with a couple of magazines shot strong hand only and then some rapid fire strings at 7 yards. After putting up a fresh target, I pushed the carrier out just a bit further to 12 yards. I did the rest of my practice at that distance.

In my last practice I was trying for more tightly aimed aimed shots. For this outing I tried to shoot as fast as I felt I would at that distance in a match, though obviously without the pressure of competition. Shooting 2 – 4 shot strings, I managed keep most of the hits within the -0 zone. I was somewhat surprised by not only the consistency, but that I was able to make out the hits on the paper at 12 yards. Generally 10 yards is my limit; perhaps either the lighting was brighter or my eyes less fatigued than usual.

In any event, it was wholly satisfying. Changing the target I contemplated my next drill. I had originally thought to try some 25 yard shooting, but decided to continue at the middle distance and try to pick up the speed even more. I shot for a total of 100 rounds at that distance.

It was a fun practice session. One that left me admonishing myself, “Now take that to the match.“

This might possibly be the most inane thing I’ve read online all week, if not all year. In a Letter to the Editor in our local bird cage liner, entitled “Police need more clearly defined rules of engagement“…

All police departments should have very clearly defined rules of engagement, with an emphasis on the use of non-lethal devices, i.e., Tasers and rubber bullets, before guns are discharged. And they should all have their body cameras turned on.

Perhaps you remember a time when the police always fired a shot in the air and shouted “Stop! Police!” before they shot at someone. What has happened to this idea? I haven’t heard it mentioned for years, nor have I seen it used in any of the videos showing police shootings.

Is “protect and serve” still in effect as police forces become more militarized?

It’s distressing that people who are incapable of telling the difference between TV and real life walk free in the streets. Such a disconnect with realty can be a dangerous thing. Sadly, this is just the sort of failed logic we see from those most vocal about “gun control.” Gun control and anti-police sentiments walk hand in hand these days. These people have absolutely no idea about guns or self-defense yet seek to place restrictions on the rights of others. In their distorted reality they think that defending yourself denies “due process” to criminals. As is typical of the left, they have greater concern for thugs than for innocent people. This letter writer seems to care little about innocent bystanders who may be injured or killed by the falling bullets from those “shots in the air.”

This is why it’s generally better to ignore arguments from the left, you can’t argue using logic when the concept is lost on them.