Right now Arnold has AB 962 sitting on his desk. He has until Sunday to veto AB 962 before it automatically becomes law. AB 962 does 3 things in the name of helping law enforcement efforts:
- Require dealers to obtain an ammunition seller's license and to collect a buyer's thumbprint, name, drivers license, address, phone number and date of birth.
- Make handgun ammunition inaccessible to customers.
- Transfer of handgun ammunition must be done face-to-face.
Fine, #1 and #2 are just annoyances, but what about #3? Requiring handgun ammunition to be transferred in person effectively bans all mail order and Internet sales of handgun ammunition. Right now you can count the number of places where this is the law on one hand and the motivation put forward is to improve the enforcement of other laws and aiding investigations. As long as you can order ammunition through the mail, then criminals will be able to buy ammunition for the guns they aren't suppose to own. So if a criminal doesn't obey one law surely they'll obey this other law if we pass it. Right?
That's the ultimate problem with laws trying to control firearms and ammunition. The only ones who abide by the rules are those of us who are law abiding to begin with. Criminals can't own guns, but they still find ways to obtain them. Now criminals won't be able to buy ammo online, but does anyone believe they'll have trouble obtaining ammunition illegally for their illegally possessed weapons? The criminals go on breaking the law and the rest of us are saddled with more regulations, rules, hoops to jump through and higher prices. What would be next, a background check and 10 day waiting period for purchasing ammunition like we have with firearms?
Funny thing is there's nothing in the law about the components used to manufacture ammunition, those will still be available through mail order and the Internet. So even if this passes, criminals could order bullets, cases, powder, primers, dies and a nice progressive reloading press and assemble their own ammo. Actually that's what I'm thinking of doing. How backwards is this state that the laws they try to pass encourage individuals to think like criminals.
I'll be mashing my F5 button this weekend on this page: AB 962 Status
Tagged with: ammunition, california, firearms, guns, law, second amendment
Posted under: Gun Stuff
I reviewed the Sennheiser PX 100 headphones last year and really liked them. I had gotten the Koss PortaPro's about the same time, but hadn't really used them much. Listening to the PX100's at work for extended periods of time started making my ears hurt (maybe I have sensitive ears) and replacing the pads didn't improve things much, they're still clamping down on your ears to stay in place.
The Koss PortaPro's feature a "Comfort Zone" that places an additional pad above your ear where it can be set to transfer most of the "clamping" feeling from your ears up to the side of your head. This makes the PortaPro the most comfortable open, over the head headphones I've ever used. Ear discomfort is gone and I'm able to wear them for extended periods.
Along with being comfortable, they sound great. In fact I think I like how they sound better than the PX100's. The PortaPro's pump out some very nice low end while staying balanced and clear. The PX100's are a little more laid back and sound darker. The PortaPro's just have that extra bit of punch.
As of this writing the PortaPro's are $32 at Amazon while the PX100's are $50. Between the comfort, price and sound quality of the PortaPro's they are easily my favorite headphones now. They definitely get my sound geek stamp of approval.
Koss PortaPro Headphones at Amazon
Tagged with: gear, headphones, music, review
Posted under: Geek Stuff
Ooooh a small plastic box, wonder what's inside?
Oh hello CZ-75B SA 9mm.
Let's get you into something a little more comfortable.
But how does it shoot? Not bad for the first 10 rounds at 7 yards.
How about after 20 more rounds of practice?
I had been wanting a semi-auto in a caliber larger than .22 and I saw this posted for sale on Calguns and it met my two requirements: all steel construction and very accurate right of the box. I have nothing against the 9mm round and it is relatively inexpensive compared to .45 ACP so that ends up being a plus too. The plastic grips were fine, but I thought the cocobolo grips added some nice style and contrast to the gun.
The "SA" in the model denotes that it is single action only. Because of that the trigger is pretty nice with a fairly light and short pull. I've read that the only gun with a nicer stock trigger is a 1911. Pointability is good and it fits great in my hand. The gun is unique in that the slide is on the inside of the frame which lowers the axis of the barrel closer to your hand and it minimizes the profile of the slide. The only downside is there's a little less slide to grab onto which makes racking the weapon tougher.
And I think the accuracy right of the box speaks for itself.
Tagged with: 9mm, cz-75, targets
Posted under: Gun Stuff
Holy cow July is almost over. We've been super busy at work since we deployed a fairly major application on July 1st. Friday is my birthday, 25, woohoo. I get to pick up my present next week, I'll keep that a secret for another post. And just in case you're wondering, I haven't lost my enthusiasm for firearms. This grouping from Sunday would be pretty darn nice if not for the one flyer:
S&W 686 4" revolver, .38 special, double action, 21 feet
Tagged with: .38, firearms, revolver, work
Posted under: Life Stuff
There's a preorder for Window 7 going on right now. $50 for Home Premium and it sounds like you can do a clean install to upgrade straight from XP to 7. I've been really impressed with it so far and I'm ready to upgrade all of my machines. The regular upgrade price is suppose to be around $120. I put my copies on order at Amazon.
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade
Tagged with: deal, software, windows 7
Posted under: Geek Stuff
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