In a time of so many stories about “bad cops” here we have yet another example of cops doing it right.
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-GM
So, we mentioned during this week’s podcast that we were testing the FN SLP Mk1 shotgun. And as mentioned, the first test did not go well. Admittedly, we started out using reduced recoil 00-Buck, and thought the reduced load might have contributed to the gun’s failure to cycle.
To eliminate the human factor, I took a turn with the SLP. While my session started out showing some promise, it didn’t take the SLP long to take a dump in my hands too.
We gave up shortly after this so we could record the podcast but, I did stick around to do a second cleaning and lubrication of the SLP. A second range session was better but, not yet something to write home about. There’s more testing to be done. It may be that the gun just needed to be broken in…Time will tell. I’ll post a full review after the next session
GM
Meet Colin, Dad, and Samantha, his terrific daughter. Colin and Samantha joined the Tuesday night shooting club at Full Armor Range for their last meet of the year which found father and daughter on opposing teams that eventually had them to face each other on the line, one on one in a fast draw contest.
What you need to know is that the target in this challenge was a 1.5 inch wide, wooden gardening stake, seven yards away. On the buzzer, shooters would draw and engage their respective “stick” with one shot and one shot only, winner take all. When the buzzer went off and the smoke cleared, Samantha’s round found its mark in a little under 2 seconds…Dad might have been a little quicker but, his shot missed the mark. Great job, Samantha!
Oh, did I forget to mention that Colin is a 20 year veteran cop and that Samantha is a senior in high school? That’s not saying Colin’s a bad shooter but, Samantha was the better shooter tonight and he couldn’t be prouder of her. Samantha was shooting a plain-jane Glock 19 with little more than iron sights. To be fair, she was running Trijicon HD sights. Dad? Well, Dad had a really cool Smith and Wesson M&P with a Burris Fastfire red-dot. It didn’t help. Samantha clearly kicked his butt and her team won overall for the night. But it looked cool, Colin. Style points do count! Great job to both of you. We hope to see both of you on the firing line again soon!
GM
So here’s the story, a would be writter/director from San Francisco, California named Rejina Sincic has posted a video on YouTube that she calls a public service announcement against “gun violence.” Quite honestly, I’m not sure it makes a case against violence of any kind so much as it advocate dangerous and criminal behavior by children. Specifically, it suggests that to stop “gun violence,” children should steal their parents’ guns and take them to their teachers at school.
In the video, as a most melancholy piano solo plays in the background, we see a boy sneak into what is presumably his parents’ bedroom to steal a handgun. Of course, the gun is just sitting in a chest-of-drawers. He then hides the gun in his backpack before taking it to school. For those paying attention, we’re already at a felony here folks. But, then we see the camera panning through the classroom and the boy stays behind after the class bell rings. The boy walks up to the teacher’s desk and proceeds to plop the handgun down on the desk before saying, “Can you take this away? I don’t feel safe with a gun in my house.” You can see the video here here. or watch it below.
There’s so much wrong here it’s not even funny. As I said before, the woman is advocating a felony. Multiple felonies in fact. At let’s not forget, we all recognize the hazards of an untrained/unauthorized person handling a firearm. My guess is that if a child watches this and shoots himself, Ms. Sincic won’t feel she shares any responsibility for that. Nor is she likely to feel guilty about a kid getting caught with the gun at school and in today’s “zero tolerance” environment, being permanently labelled a felon for stealing and then bringing the gun to school. And heaven forbid, that the unsecured gun is negligently discharged in the process of the untrained kid reaching into his backpack or handing it to the teacher resulting in the teacher or another student being shot. Nope, all of that, in Sincic’s eyes is surely the fault of the evil parent who owned the gun or the manufacturer who built it. This folks, is the other side of the argument. There is no reasonable discussion to be had with people like this.
-GM
Update….I knew it wouldn’t be long before this video was taken down. But it needs to be seen. Why? Because people like Ms. Sincic need to be exposed for the way they think, or their failure to think past their own childish fears. Her arguments are completely emotional in nature and thus the video itself, devoid of logic as a result. So here’s the video in its entirety.
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In addition to Jason himself being on the job, all three of us have close family or friends wearing a badge who face threats like this all day, everyday.
-GM
