I took possession of my new to me Rossi Model 62 .22 pump action rifle yesterday after jumping through a few hoops. I showed up at Ammo Bros a little after 6pm to pick up my gun after the 10 day waiting period. In California the law states that all sales and transfers of firearms must be accompanied by a cable/trigger lock with a receipt from the last 30 days or proof you have a safe. Fine I’ll buy a $5 cable lock, but the guy helping me noticed the chamber wouldn’t accept a cable so I’d need a trigger lock. They didn’t have any so it was off to Turner’s to buy their last trigger lock (rung up at $30, but it had an old $20 sticker on it which they honored) and hurry back to AmmoBros before they closed.
So they check off that I have the trigger lock and receipt and hand me my gun. So now I have an unopened trigger lock and no lawful requirement that it actually be used. This is just one of California’s wacky gun laws. They should pass a law saying all scooter/motorcycle sales (even private party sales) be accompanied with proof of ownership of a helmet, but then you don’t actually have to wear one while riding. I don’t see why I shouldn’t return the trigger lock and reclaim my $22.
Off to Seattle tonight for a nice little vacation. I hit my one year with the county last week so I can actually use my vacation. Also, my promotion went throught last week so I’m now an Application Developer I.
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Turned 24 yesterday and celebrated with inexpensive dinner and dessert at Chick-fil-A by the slightly mediocre movie The Bank Job at home. Dinner with the family tonight, Dave and Buster’s on Saturday for Kurtis, trip to Dana Point on Sunday, and then Vegas Monday through Wednesday for more mourning of the end of Kurtis’s bachelor status.
I wasn’t planning on getting much in the way of birthday presents, but I’m getting myself something that I just couldn’t resist. Saw an older Rossi Model 62 .22 pump action rifle for sale on Calguns.net and the price was good. It’s a remake of the classic Winchester Model 62, but those cost 3-4 times as much. The seller was local so we’re meeting at Ammo Bros tomorrow morning. Should be fun and cheap to shoot, more details to follow.
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Bunch of us guys went up to Burro Canyon to go shooting for Charles’s Bachelor Party. We had a good turn out and ended up with quite the arsenal:
- 2 SKSs
- 2 AR-15s
- 2 Ruger 10/22
- my Savage Mark II bolt-action rifle
- 2 black powder rifles
- 30-30 lever action
- .45LC lever action
- 3 shotguns
- 3 S&W .357s
- Glock in .40S&W
- Ruger in .45ACP
- Springfield XD in .45?
- .45LC revolver
- black powder revolver
- and Jason’s sweet little Colt .22
Fun was had by all and we burned through most of our ammo. I shot everything except the black powder guns, but stuck to my .22 and .357 for most of the day. Probably shot 400-500 rounds of .22 and 100-150 of .357 and .38 special.
A .22 pistol is high on my list right now and I still want a Marlin 1894C lever action rifle in .357. I know I sound like a gun nut, but those are the only other guns I want except maybe a shotgun and a 1911. Pics of all the shooting fun is up in the gallery:
Burro Canyon Shooting
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Heller High Water
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The close 5-4 ruling in DC vs Heller goes to show how important judges are. The 4 left-wing judges on the court wanted to repeal the individual right to own a firearm without connection to a militia. The current election could help determine the composition of the Supreme Court considering the older justices on the bench:
Judge Stevens - 88, Ginsburg - 75, Kennedy - 72, Scalia - 72 and Breyer - 70
There’s a good chance the next president will be nominating replacements for 1 or 2 of them. Any of McCain’s nominees would be far superior to anyone Obama would put up. You might not like everyone about the McCain, but he sure looks good next to the alternative.
Read the entire dissent, starting on page 68, written by Stevens in DC vs Heller to be thoroughly disgusted. Here’s just a quick tidbit:
As used in the Second Amendment, the words “the people” do not enlarge the right to keep and bear arms to encompass use or ownership of weapons outside the context of service in a well regulated militia.
That’s right, 45% of the Supreme Court doesn’t think you should be able defend yourself in your home with a handgun. Suzanna Hubb is a perfect example of what happens when law abiding citizens aren’t able to protect themselves. If you haven’t heard her story you must listen to her tell it:
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SCOTUSblog » Court: A constitutional right to a gun
The Supreme Court ruled on Heller vs DC today and pretty much said that an individual has the right to own a gun. From the opinion:
The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditional lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home.
The decision doesn’t invalidate regulations like registration requirements, but it certainly opens the door for legal action against laws that limit the use of firearms by law abiding citizens. I’m not a gun nut but this how I feel about the whole situation:
Criminals don’t obey gun laws, they just leave their victims defenseless. I’m glad I have the ability to defend myself in my home because I don’t want to be at the mercy of some criminal threatening my life and property. If that moment ever comes the police won’t be able to help. When seconds matter, the police are minutes away.
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I went shooting today with Sarah, her dad and sister. I have been several times are I generally enjoy shooting and will own a gun when I get married (Sarah is probably bringing her Sig Sauer along with her). We were shooting a 9mm and .45, shot about 100 rounds of each. I definitely prefer a 9mm, not as manly as .45, but the reduced recoil and larger clip size (15 vs 7/8) allows me to lay down more rapid and accurate fire.
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Me shooting the 9mm
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Sarah shooting the .45 at a little slower pace
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