Life ain’t no crystal stair….Paraphrasing the quote from a Langston Hughes poem (Mother to Son) my Mom often told me when I was growing up. Life is not fair. For some, it is cruelly so. And yet, there are young men and women like Hunter who face such challenges boldly and find a way to win anyway. Your excuse is invalid.
-GM
Link courtesy of The IG Militia.
Two of the suspects were found by police at the shop according to FOX 4’s Megan Brilley and two of the suspects fled and ran in a southeast direction. They ran for a few blocks and hid inside a home’s screened porch, knocking on the homeowner’s door to get in. Maj. Tennis said the homeowner called police and they were apprehended.
via Co-owner of Shawnee gun shop dies; three suspects shot during attempted robbery | fox4kc.com.
Robbing a gun store is just never a good idea. Unfortunately, an attempt to rob the She’s A Pistol gun store in Shawnee, Missouri has also cost one of the store owners his life. Jon Bieker, 44, husband to Rebecca Bieker died of injuries sustained in the ensuing shootout from a robbery attempt earlier today. Rebecca Bieker was also injured but, at last report, all four suspects, including two who fled the scene, were in custody.
The Shawnee Mayor, Jeff Meyers issued the following statement about the shooting:
“Today is a day of great sadness in our city. John and Becky are respected business owners in our community who do things the right way and are always willing to go out of their way to help others.
The simple fact is there is no place for this type of violence in Shawnee or any other city. We pride ourselves on being a safe and friendly city and today’s events, while unbelievably tragic, will not change that.
I want to pass along my condolences to the entire Bieker family. As they deal with this tremendous loss, I know our community stands ready to assist in any way that we can.”
We hope Mrs. Bieker recovers quickly. There’s nothing we can say to make up for the loss of her husband but, we still offer our condolences. We also hope the suspects are tried, convicted, and see justice served swiftly.
-GM
No. I am not kidding. Available now from Stealth Gear USA, the Onyx IWB holster is available to anyone who needs to shove 12 inches of thoroughly impractical steel into their pants. Now having said that, they do make more practical holsters for more sane choices in handguns.
-GM
Larry Vickers posted this on FB. He says it was developed per SOF request. Personally, it’s hard to imagine anyone using a dedicated optically sight pistol outside the IPSC/USPSA or other competitive shooting environments. Doesn’t mean it can’t happen. After all, the Army is using Aimpoint optics as the only sight on many M4s and we so those in IPSC for years before the military adopted them.
Correction: The rail shows above is in fact from ALG Defense (it was previously reported as being a Geissele product). I couldn’t see the ALG Insignia on my phone when I posted the photo yesterday based on Vicker’s announcement. I still think this is more game gear than anything else. Any holster would have to be specific to this rail and knowing what it costs some manufacturers to tool up for a new gun (as much as $20,000), I just don’t see anyone other than ALG Defense themselves or a smaller custom shop creating a rig for guns configured with this rail mounted.
GM
by late December, it was all over for Beretta’s engineering change proposal for the M9. The Army’s Configuration Control Board decided not to evaluate the M9A3, according to a source familiar with the decision.
The move clears the way for the Army to release a pending request for proposal that will launch the MHS competition.
via Army Rejects M9A3 Proposal, Opts for New Pistol | Military.com.
Looks like Beretta is officially getting kicked off the government tit. I don’t blame them for trying and it really would have been a logical move by the Army and Department of Defense to adopt the M9A3 but, it sounds like the majority of people with stroke on such decisions are committed to going in a new direction. Chances are this will be some polymer framed pistol as that is the “modern” method of manufacturing pistols these days. Many polymer framed pistols allow a great deal more versatility with respect to fitting a wide variety of hands compared to traditionally manufactured pistols. Time will tell.
-GM
