When talking about gun safety, it is hard to accept anything less than your own personal rules for yourself. For example, my mom thinks that gun safety means turn your head and pretend they are not there, and if you absolutely HAD to touch it for the most extreme reasons and nobody is available to do it for you, then you are to handle it like it is a loaded mouse trap (a finger on each side and touching the least amount of metal as possible). That was a long description for a short point. Everyone has their own opinion of what is acceptable firearm safety.

I am ok that different people have different standards of what is acceptable. Some keep a loaded shotgun under their bed while others lock every weapon up for safety. I think it is extremely important to practice situational safety. I personally don’t see the point in having a home defense weapon if it is locked up and not readily accessible in a time of need, but at the same time if you have a little kid or even untrained friends for that matter, you are probably going to see things in a different light.

I bring this up because recently I had a wake up call, and it has stuck in my head like glue since it happen about a month and a half ago… Read more »

Decided today to post about one of my biggest pet peeves, “No Guns Allowed” signs. I seriously don’t get it. How can an adult, who I assume is educated beyond the 12th grade since they are business owners, believe that these signs actually deter crime? How does one honestly and truly believe that a criminal (they are the ones who commit the crimes) would look at one of these signs on the door of the business and think, “Damn, I can’t rob this place as my gun is not allowed inside!” Are they really expecting these criminals to turn around and leave? Do you think they are going to leave your store and go rob a pro-gun store that allows them in?

Hell no!

If I was a criminal I would TARGET these places. All these signs do are keep law abiding weapon carriers out of the store. You see, the only people would would actually think twice about disarming because of your sign are the people that you do not need to worry about. People like me with concealed carry permits. People like me legally able to own a gun and carry a gun and who have gone through criminal and psychological background checks to get their permit.

Think of it in terms of a car alarm. Why do people buy and install them? Deterrence. If a car thief had his or her choice of 2 identical cars with identical contents but one had an alarm and one didn’t, which would they choose to rob? If are a liberal pansy you said, “Neither, as they will see the sign in between the cars that says No Car Thieves Allowed and they will leave!” Anyone that believes this nonsense is delusional.

Ask yourself why you almost NEVER hear of a gun store, where you know there is not one of these signs posted, getting robbed? Because the workers and the customers are ARMED. It has happened before and the dumb ass had more holes in him than Barry Bond’s steroid stories!

Take down your signs people. Let the law abiding customers come back to your stores. I for one don’t shop anywhere that has one of these signs. I don’t want my money going towards raising the moron’s offspring that hung that sign. Hopefully the tape or glue used to hang it makes them sterile so the stupidity can stop there. I’ll take my business elsewhere.

CNN.com reports that New York City Police shot and killed an 18 year-old boy armed with only a hairbrush. The kid was heard on the 911 call from his mother yell “I’ve got a gun!”
So the cops show up he is coming at them hiding his hands (I told you about this in my other post!) and they put 20 slugs into his ass. I see nothing wrong with this. Tragic? Yes. However this probably saved the good people of New York from having to support him with tax dollars when he went to prison later for being retarded.

Now read down the article and notice the quotes from the witnesses and neighbors. I will copy the meat and potatos for you.

“The boy didn’t have no gun, he had a brush on him,” said Andre Wildman, a neighbor.

Andre gives us a well thought out, grammar-filled account of what went down. Thank you Andre.

Wayne Holder, said police should be required to see a weapon before opening fire on a suspect. “At least see a gun before you start to discharge it,” Holder said. “Police don’t even have to see it, if they think you got one, you’re going to get shot.”

Wayne Holder gives us another key point. My guess is that Wayne doesn’t quite understand how guns work. If you have one pointed at you and you hear a bang, about .3 seconds after you hear it, you are going to feel a sharp pain like that of a truck hitting you going 60 miles/hour.

I don’t fault the cops here at all. Lets recap what we do know.

• Cops get 911 call (people in need and danger call 911).
• Cops hear man in background yelling, “I’ve got a Gun!”
• Cops show up to find man pacing in the house with his mother outside (who called 911).
• Man comes out of a window holding something black.
• Cops tell man to drop said item.
• Man raises hand towards police in a threatening motion.
• Cops shoot man A LOT.

Please tell me that if you were in the same situation you wouldn’t have shot. Anyone that says otherwise is a liar (liberal pansies not included). Cops aren’t in the business of getting shot. Waiting for this guy to shoot first, if he had a gun, could have gotten a police offer, or worse, an innocent bystander hurt or killed. That is unacceptable. He was giving a lawful order to drop that he had and chose to raise his hand. This guy wanted to die. Suicide by police. I am sorry for the pain his family is having to go through with the loss but I will not shed a tear for this jerk.

There are so many different points of views to consider when thinking about gun laws and restrictions. I am interested in hearing feedback from people I actually know on this.

The way I see things may be a little more pro-active than others, but I realize that everyone is brought up differently especially around weapons. I think most peoples initial reaction when asked their opinion on the perfect gun laws would be to keep guns out of the hands of the bad guys.

I think keeping guns out of criminal’s hands is the most common and feel good answer out there, but the fact is, that is 100% impossible. That mentality shines when laws, rules, and restrictions are put into place in order to help “keep guns away from the bad guys”. All these restrictions do is make it harder for the law abiding citizens to buy and carry weapons. If a person is willing to read right past the law that says it is illegal to rape and murder , why would they stop to consider what the states laws are on carrying a weapon?

It is a very simple point, and no matter which side of the fence you stand, you have to agree with me when saying rules only apply to those that follow them. Read more »

I am NOT a moron. Really, I’m not. I don’t know what it is but something about me must scream moron.

Today I was driving home from work. Leroy and I were driving our normal Miss Daisy pace. Being the conservative, liberal-hating, country-livin’ Republican that I am, I was, of course, eating something fried as I flew down the highway going 80+ while cleaning my handgun and singing along with “Sweet Home Alabama.” As I was belting out the last verse I looked in the ol’ rear view mirror and noticed some red and blue lights following me. Damn it! I was busted! The Man was on my tail and I was getting pulled over.

Now the rub. The fine State of Oklahoma allows us law abiding citizens to apply for and receive permits to carry concealed handguns. I, of course, have one of these. It is legal for me to carry my pistol concealed as long as I don’t carry into any of the restricted places (such as Federal/State buildings, schools, etc). Leroy is NOT one of those restricted areas so I am A OK at this point.

As the smokey approaches the car I have my hands at 10 and 2 and the window is rolled down. He gets to the window and asks for my license and insurance. I politely tell him that I will be reaching into my center console for my insurance and into my pocket for my wallet (It is always a good idea to let a police officer know ahead of time before you go diving into your pockets). I retrieve both items as well as my CCW (Carry Concealed Weapon) license. I am required by Oklahoma law to give him my CCW as well as inform him that I am, in fact, armed.

As I hand over my license, insurance, and CCW I say in a calm and steady voice, “Sir, I would like to inform you that I possess a concealed carry permit and that I have my firearm with me.” At least, that is what I think I said. From his next reaction I must have said, “Sir, You are retarded. You remind me of shit. By the way, your mother is a Vietnamese prostitute.”

He took about 3 steps back and placed his hand on his gun. He did not draw but that in itself was uncalled for. He asked me where my weapon was and I replied, “About 4 o’clock under my shirt.” He then asked me to place my hands out the window and step out of the car. I asked what the problem was and he told me to “just do it!” I complied and he opened the door and I stepped out. He asked me to move around to the other side of the car out of the danger of traffic (the only intelligent thing he has said so far aside from I need your license and insurance).

The next chain of events really confused me. I honestly didn’t know how to respond at first. This officer had the nerve to ask for my weapon. Excuse me? You want to take my weapon that I am licensed to carry? Am I under arrest? Have you even told me why you have stopped me (I knew why but that is beside the point)? We can get into the whole “officer safety” debate but I will stop you there and get to my point. The amount of hoops one has to jump through to receive this permit is borderline ridiculous. I have to take an 8 hour class, that cost me $60, on the law and firearm safety. I then get a certificate that I take to my local sheriff’s office. I give the sheriff $25 to fingerprint me. They then take a 10 page application from me as well as $100 money order. After they do an initial background check they sent the results and the fingerprints to the OSBI (Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation). They in turn send my prints to the FBI for a background check as well as conduct their own. After all this and 90+ days of waiting I am issued my license. 3 background checks and this guy wants my gun?

We haven’t even reached the worst part yet. His next statement almost made me pee a little. Not from fear, but from laughter. Officer Fife asked me to HAND him my loaded firearm. And here is where the title of this post fits in. DO I HAVE MORON TATTOOED ON MY FOREHEAD?

“Sir,” I replied, “With all due respect, you have no reason to disarm me. Second, I am not about to reach under my shirt to retrieve my loaded sidearm standing here on the highway. With my luck, one of your fellow troopers will drive by to offer assistance, see me produce a gun, and proceed to shoot my ass. If you would like my firearm I request that you place me in cuffs and get it yourself because what you suggested ain’t happening.”

The look of confusion and bewilderment on his face was priceless. I would give money for a picture so that I could post it for all of you to see.

Officer Fife finally broke the silence after about 15 seconds. “Ummmm, Ok. You stay right there for me.”

He took my information back to his car where I guess he ran my license and my tag. About 2 minutes later he returns and hands me my stuff. “Thank you sir, You have a nice day and slow down.”

WHAT?!? All that and you don’t even give me a ticket? Hell, where is my warning. I almost felt cheated. It took this moron 15 minutes to get me out of my car and almost shot and he doesn’t even cite me. I didn’t feel very protected or served!

Welcome to the site. I decided to start this blog as a resource for stories and information on concealed carry, open carry, and gun ownership and laws in general. I am no expert but I do have my opinions and I would love to hear from everyone whether they agree or not. (YOU better agree! I’m Armed!)

I have a buddy who will be posting as well. His name is Ryan. You will all have to excuse his spelling and typos. I will try to copy edit to keep them down to a minimum.

Well.. thanks for stopping by and enjoy the show!