Rare Ammo

A place I found online, Ammo-One, sells exotic and rare cartridges, such as .950 JDJ.  Sweet!

However, they don't have 20mm, probably because it's for Destructive Devices.  Somewhat related, a Federal website (FBO) has "business opportunities" for manufacturing 20mm ammunition.  That'd be sweet to get into....

Proposed AWB Renewal

Several days ago, a shooting buddy forwarded a link to the latest toilet-paper bill from psychotic bitch Dianne Feinstein coming down the (shit) pipe when Congress convenes in January.  Basically, it bans the sale, importation, manufacturing, and transfer of most semi-automatic rifles and handguns, and requires grandfathered firearms to be registered under NFA.  (I'm assuming there's an exemption for production of such items for LEO/MIL, otherwise where would they get their gear.)  However, it would appear from the summary that since the transfer is prohibited, unlike current Title II firearms, once the registered owner passes, the registered Title I firearm would then be surrendered to the government.

I don't seriously think that this atrocity will pass—if it does, we're talking civil war.  What I think it's set up to do is attempt to distract the public from the watered-down version that will eventually pass.  It's twisted that something like this would even be proposed, though.

NIJ Firearm Examiner Training

The National Institute of Justice has on their website training modules for "firearm examiners".  The information on small arms ammunition is quite interesting, as it was written by a former CCI/Speer employee.

Walter Williams

I recently saw an image on Facebook by the Bastiat Institute with a purported quote by Walter Williams.  I wanted to post it here but couldn't find a source for that specific quote.  The text of the image:

How does something immoral, when done privately, become moral when it is done collectively? Furthermore, does legality establish morality? Slavery was legal; Apartheid is legal; Stalinist, Nazi, and Maoist purges were legal. Clearly, the fact of legality does not justify these crimes. Legality, alone, cannot be the talisman of moral people.

The closest I could find is an article on creators.com from June 6 of this year.

In other words, does an act that's clearly immoral and illegal when done privately become moral when it is done legally and collectively? Put another way, does legality establish morality? Before you answer, keep in mind that slavery was legal; apartheid was legal; the Nazi's Nuremberg Laws were legal; and the Stalinist and Maoist purges were legal. Legality alone cannot be the guide for moral people.

Even better, a search turned up a piece called "When and Under What Circumstances Should Violent Force Be Used?" Williams makes many of the same points as in the prior article, but he also makes the same argument that I've been making against the ultimate threat of force from the government enforcing the law. I feel somewhat vindicated.

EIEI-EO

While I'm dumping links, here's an Executive Order, dated July 6, 2012, issued by President Obama regarding "National Security and Emergency Preparedness (NS/EP)".  What number is this?  Did they stop numbering them so we don't know how many there are?

Drones over the U.S.

The AP has an article about the use of drones over U.S. soil.  Sounds like a good impetus for the technically savvy to start building anti-drone drones for a hobby.

Can't Wait, Eh?

So the President is using his executive powers to get around Congress?  He's supposed to carry out the laws made by Congress, not to act on his own.  I'm curious what the actual mechanism is.  These aren't all Executive Orders. How are these being funded?

I dunno, to me it smacks of treason.

FBI Records

How to see what the Feds have on you:

Individuals may obtain a copy of their criminal record by writing to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Include a letter stating why you are making the request, a set of fingerprints and a money order (no checks) for $18. Mail to: FBI, Criminal Justice Information Services Div., 1000 Custer Hollow Rd., Clarksburg, WV 26306. Telephone: (304) 625-3878. Web: www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/fprequest.htm

Individuals who do not have a criminal record can make a request under the Freedom of Information Act to determine if the FBI has compiled information about them. The request must be in writing and should include a complete name, address, date and place of birth and notarized signature. It should be sent to FBI, Freedom of Information Privacy Section, at the same address and telephone number as the previous paragraph.

I also didn't realize that the rap in "rap sheet" is an FBI acronym for "record of arrests and prosecution".  Huh.