Virginia Campus, An Alternate Scenario: World Net Daily looks back at
how two armed students helped end a killing spree at another college in
Virginia five years ago...Most news reports of the incident failed to
mention the presence of two armed students and their role in subduing
the shooter, saying only that he was tackled by bystanders.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55326
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Trade Brisk At This Weekend's Gun Shows: Thousands of shoppers packed
more than two dozen gun shows across the United States on Saturday, as
the domestic arms trade kept up a brisk pace after the worst shooting
rampage in modern American history. (Demand is up because [a] the Cho
incident has shown more people the need to take responsibility for their
own safety, [b] gun owners are concerned that the Cho incident may
result in more restrictive legislation or [c] it's April and lots of
people have income-tax refunds to spend?)
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N21223367.htm
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Alan Keyes On The Cho Incident: ...Far from suggesting that we should
restrict or ban possession of firearms, the Virginia Tech killing spree
illustrates two points often made by supporters of the Second Amendment:
1) Disarming the population leads to a higher death toll from violence.
2) The police cannot or will not protect people from deadly assault.
They are organized mainly to enforce the law, not to protect our persons
from harm...
http://www.canadafreepress.com/2007/keyes042107.htm
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From John Farnam:
17 Apr 07
News from ILEETA:
The 2007 ILEETA Conference in Wheeling, IL started today. Vicki and I
spent most of our time at the huge vendor's area. ILEETA has grown
rapidly into a major force in our industry!
Some highlights:
Ruger's Mini-14 LEO version now comes with a rail on top, standard.
Like all manufacturers, Ruger noted a relentless demand for the ability
to mount EOTechs, Aimpoints, and Trijicons.
EOTech now has a separate "Magnifier." It is a 3X scope that mounts
directly behind the standard EOTech sight. It cleverly swings in and
out of position, as the discretion of the user. 4X is also available.
Many chiefs want this optional magnification, so shooters can make out
detail downrange. Aimpoint has something similar. Close eye-relief is
required in both cases, which is the downside.
ACOG now makes a "Mini-EOTech," similar to the DR sight. Small and
rugged, with zero magnification, it fits nicely on an urban rifle, and
it will run fine with nearly any eye relief. I like it!
Meggit now owns both FATS and Caswell. The latest version of FATS is
extremely sophisticated, incorporating just about every variable
imaginable. They are already making military systems in an IMAX format,
and that technology will be filtering down to law-enforcement versions
before long.
Savage Systems has bought out Porta-Target.
Action Target is marketing a completely man-portable steel target, with
integral (collapsible) stand, all for under $100.00. They'll sell lots
of these!
"Dummies Unlimited" is marketing "Cuff-Man!" It is a mannequin with
realistically-jointed arms and hands that can be used for eidetic
Mechanics-of-Arrest training. He can be cuffed over and over. Clever!
SIG's new P250 will see the light of day in September of this year!
Like S&W's M&P and Beretta's PX4, it will feature interchangeable grip
panels (three different sizes), obviously a popular feature these days,
eh? It will look like a 229 and feature the DAK trigger system. Smart
move on SIG's part!
More tomorrow!
/John
19 Apr 07
More from ILEETA:
I had the opportunity to handle the compact version of S&W's M&P
Pistol. It is "just the right size" for concealed carry, about as small
as it can get and still be useable. The copy I handled was in 9mm. A
45ACP version will be available by the end of the year. For those who
carry concealed regularly, the M&P Compact is an excellent way to go.
The current, full-sized, M&P 45ACP has an optional, two-position,
ambidextrous, manual safety, similar to the one found on 1911 pistols.
It is there to fulfill some cockeyed, military "requirement." While I
regard it as pointless redundancy, it still would not be a deal-buster,
were it not for the "ambidextrous" part. Again, safety levers, facing
to the outside as the pistol is carried, are dangerous and should not be
found on any pistol that is carried on the person, particularly when it
is carried concealed.
On a similar vein, Glock had on display their G21/SF. Slide and barrel
are unchanged from the standard G21, but the frame is 1/8" shorter, in
order to be more appealing to shall-handed users. However, the grip
continues to be too big for many.
Again, to fulfill some general's wet dream, the G21/SF features
ambidextrous magazine-release buttons, one on each side, although the
pistol will also be available with the a conventional, single-point
magazine release button only on the left side, as many (like me!) will
have no interest in a magazine-release button facing to the outside as
the pistol is carried, for the same reasons noted above.
In addition, the G21/SF, when equipped with ambidextrous
magazine-release buttons, will NOT fit into conventional, G21 holsters.
Conversely, with the single-point magazine release button, the G21/SF
will fit just fine.
DSA showed their "Spartan" AR-15 and FAL. Both rifles are slick,
smooth, and devoid of superfluous junk! All internal parts are NP3'ed
by friend and colleague, Robbie Barrkman at ROBAR. Polymer coating
(ROGUARD) on external parts. They will run and run! Nice package.
Safe Direction is making a full-function gun/range bag, with an
integral, fold-out Safe-Direction, Kevlar pad. Now, you can always have
your Safe-Direction pad with you for safe loading and unloading no
matter where you find yourself. Everybody should have a copy!
First Light's (1) hands-free, (2) hand-optional, (3) hand-directed
flashlights now feature multiple levels of light and a strobe. First
Light is re-educating us all with regard to what flashlights should look
like and the way the should function and serve their user. All LEOs
should have a copy!
Ka-Bar had on display their new "LDK" (Last Ditch Knife). It is an
amazingly small and flat neck knife that can be worn, undetected by
nearly anyone, dressed in nearly any kind of shirt. I immediately
acquired several copies, so that all my children can have one!
More later!
/John
(I remain in disagreement with John on the matter of ambidextrous safety
levers on pistols. I have generally not found ambidextrous magazine
release to be necessary on pistols but can see where they might be very
useful on a rifle.)
19 Apr 07
More on VA Incident:
Truth with regard to the shooting incident in VA are hard to come by,
since the media only interviews those long on hollow emotion and leftist
political agendas, but, as always, short on facts! The media can't seem
to find anyone who actually knows anything.
However, since we know that the historical fatality percentage from
handgun wounds is relatively low, why is it so high in this incident?
The answer is unescapable: The majority of wounds were at contact
distance and to the head. The conclusion is also unescapable: Most
victims lined up neatly and waited patiently for their turn to be executed!
The goal of leftist politicians, to make all Americans (1) helpless, (2)
defenseless, (3) frightened, and (4) utterly dependant if obviously
succeeding! Being a "good victim" is now conspicuously considered one's
ultimate civic duty.
The "solution," offered up by the "usual idiots," who are the only ones
the media ever wants to interview, is predictably more of what has
perpetually failed in the past and failed miserably here: More cameras,
more criminal-empowerment zones, more unarmed campus police, less
individual self-reliance, and the elimination of all privately-owned
guns. These are the same people who, not surprisingly, believe
Communism really works. It's just that the wrong people have been in
change so far!
What has failed in the past will continue to fail! The only thing that
will prevent these kinds of crimes are good people, armed. The one
thing leftists are always too scared to try!
/John
(For the last few decades, the lethality rate of gunshot wounds in the
US has usually hovered between 20 and 25%. This probably reflects
improvements in the emergency medical system and surgery procedures on
the one hand, versus any improvements in ammunition on the other.)
--
Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
