RKBA - The Right To Self Defense - Part 2

A 22-year-old uniformed security guard who was buying gasoline at a Murfreesboro Pike station on Sunday shot and killed a robbery suspect carrying an air gun. Metro detectives are ruling the death of Jamie L. Sullivan, 37, a justifiable homicide. Wearing a mask and carrying what appeared to be a pistol, Sullivan entered the Mapco market at 2101 Murfreesboro Pike at 1:45 a.m. Eric Gordon, 22, was also in the market. Sullivan pointed his pistol at Gordon's head and threatened to kill him. Sullivan told Gordon to surrender his holstered gun and a struggle ensued. Gordon drew his 9-millimeter weapon and shot Sullivan once in the face. Sullivan died at the scene. Shortly after, detectives discovered that Sullivan's gun was a BB pistol that looked like a real gun. Metro police had charged Sullivan with 146 offenses since June 1989. His last arrest was for trespassing Nov. 20.

(December 1, 2008 Nashville Tennessean)

Anybody Need Any Professional Video Done?

If you are in the market looking for someone to do professional video work for your business or event be sure to to check out Taylore Studios. The man is a true professional and great to work with. The owner is Hawke Taylore and is a personal friend of mine. If anyone goes to "Dillinger Days" in downtown Tucson you will see him heading the video production crew each year.

I know most that will read my blog will be firearm enthusiasts. I can tell you that he is pro 2nd Amendment and even did the 2007 ACTS Promo video (which is on his site). If you want to do an instructional, promo, or any other kind of video he can do it. BTW, if you give him a call make sure to tell him Kelly sent you!

Almost forgot, here is his Myspace page! Myspace - Taylore Studios

RKBA - Civilian's Exercising Their Right To Self Defense

This is going to be a regular feature here on my blog from now on. I plan to show the civilian use of a firearm in stopping a crime. Some of you may be familiar with "The Armed Citizen" that is in the "American Rifleman" magazine which publishes accounts of everday citizens exercising their right to "Keep and Bear Arms". Some of these examples will come from there and from the "Civilian Gun Self-Defense Blog".

If you happen to come across such stories in your area please forward them to the sites linked above and to me for publishing on this blog.

Today's story is from my home town.

Around 8:50 p.m. an armed robber entered the Teinda Suarez grocery store in Indianapolis, Ind. The criminal ordered all of the customers into a single area of the store, while brandishing a handgun. The robber then pointed his gun at a woman and her baby. An employee, who saw the armed criminal point his gun at the woman and her child, retrieved his gun and fired at the robber. The robber was struck by a bullet and taken to a local hospital where he died. The police have not filed charges against the grocery store employee.

(The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Ind. 12/22/08)

Stadium Blown To Bits!

(Sorry, I tried to embed the vid but for some reason it won't work. Here is a direct link to the vid: The Hoosier dome being imploded)

The former home of the Indianapolis Colts, the "Hoosier Dome" (yes, I did say Hoosier Dome!) is no more. I wish I had been there to see, hear, and feel the demolition of this once great stadium.

Just about everyone knows I am a huge Indianapolis Colts fan and I'm happy to say that my Colts have made it into the playoffs yet again! They finished the season beating the Tennessee Titans 23-0, winning their 9th straight game, and with a record of 12-4. They started the season 3-4 and everyone said the Colts time had passed and they were a dying team. Their run, which started mid-season, just goes to show that you can't ever count the Colts out!

Go COLTS!

STICKY Post: December ACTS Match

Well, we finally had an ACTS match in December. The first year in AZ our group was without a range. Second year the weather killed it. I guess the third time is the charm as we had one helluva match today!

We had 28 shooters in all and I was truly shocked that we ended up with such a heavy turnout only 5 days before Christmas. I also think this was one of the most fun and challenging matches we have ever done. I hope all the shooters feel the same as I do and, by the few I was able to talk to, it appears so.

We ran three stages this month. Here are vids from each one of our stages.

Stage I was called "Boxed In!". Basically you are trapped in your vehicle and must defend your position.



Stage II was titled "Officer Down!" You come to the aid of a downed officer while fighting through BG's.



Stage III was the "Bug Out Truck" This was a very challenging stage for everyone who shot it. Oh, yea, it was fun as well!



Now, I'm freakin' exhausted so I'm going to bed!

He Knows Who Has Been Naughty and Nice...

...and you better hope you are on the right list! Here Santa is packing a G36C and is ready to do get busy on the naughty list.

Pic was taken from the HKPro.com forums. If you are a serious HK fan then this is the forum for you!

Help Out A Pretty Girl - Hey, She Likes Guns Too!

One of the Cavalry Arms girls has entered in an online modeling contest and needs our help to win this thing. If you feel you can help out a pretty girl who actually likes to shoot then do the following...

Step 1:
Add myspace.com/hornshalos to your friends list

Step 2:
Vote for her in the 2009 Horns-n-Halos flyer girl contest.
(all you have to do it go to the album, and hit comment and post something under her picture!) Its marked "Ali Crimson".

These first two pics are typical promo type pics. (click to view fullsize)

I like these next pics better as she is more "real" looking if that makes any sense.

'Tis the Season for...Ice Storms!

It looks like the eastern part of the country has been getting hammered with ice storms recently. I love ice storms for the most part. Just not when they would knock out the power.

Anyways, a member on a musician forum I am a moderator of (yes, I am a musician) posted up some great pics of the ice storm in New Hampshire and thought I would share them here.

White Castle = Heaven

Mmm...White Castle. I grew up loving White Castle cheeseburgers. If you have never had one then you just wouldn't understand. There doesn't seem to be a middle ground when comes to them. You either love them or hate them.

Being as that I live in Arizona and the nearest White Castle restaurant is in Missouri, my only option is the frozen ones available in grocery stores that are frozen. Yea. (sarcasm) They just are not the same from a microwave. Well, I got an idea and tried it last night.

What I did was take some of the frozen cheeseburgers like this...

...and thaw them overnight. Then seperate the meat from the bun. Get yourself a nice vegetable steamer and get it steaming. Throw the meat on until the meat is warm and then toss the top and bottom sections of the bun (inside down) on there as well. Give it about 15 seconds and then pull the bottom bun half off and put on a plate. Then the meat and lastly the top half of the bun. Now, you have as close to a fresh White Castle cheeseburger as your going to get on this side of the country! I hope this helps out some of you easterners that have transplanted like myself to get their fix for a true slider. Enjoy! Now if I can just figure out how to make their shakes and fries!

HEADS UP! - Weapons Confiscation in Wisconsin

Need I really go in to how wrong the action taken by the police was in this situation? Read and heed and then pass it along.

http://www.jpfo.org/alerts02/alert20081212b.htm

Today Was A Good Day

Yeah, woke up and got myself prepared for the meeting of the ACTS Rules Committee to do all our rules amendments and changes for 2009. I had to conference call with the rest of the committee which live in Michigan. We spent over two and half hours working on them and this doesn't count the discussions we had online between us. There was some tough debating but it never got nasty. We did get the rough draft of the rules changes done and now we just have to go over how each must be worded to ensure clarity. It seems as if the work is never done but I like it anyways!

So Long Nappy!

That is right my fellow Arizonans, Gov. Janet Napolitano is leaving us! Unfortunately it is due to her being named President Elect Obama's appointee to the head of the Department of Homeland security but that is a whole 'nother discussion.

For us here in Arizona this could meen great things as far as getting some more of our 2nd Amendment rights restored. I see a busy time for AZCDL (http://www.azcdl.org/) working to get as much positive legislation passed during the next couple of years as possible. Please, if you live in AZ, and are not already a member of AZCDL, please join. It is worth every penny and then some as you just can't really put a price on your rights!







So long Nappy! Don't let the door hit 'ya where the good Lord split 'ya!

My New ACTS Video

I made a new vid using still photos and vid mixed together and it is all put to Clutch's "A Shogun Named Marcus". I hope you all like it. If you would like to check out more of my vids then go to my YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/user/kuwi65

What happened to my America?

Walking home from work today I was thinking about life and such when I began to think, what happened to my America?

I grew up in a blue collar family that was made up of down to earth folks who were from Kentucky, Texas, Virginia, and Indiana. The men in my family were farmers, tradesmen, and soldiers. They were my role models as a child and taught me how to be a man and, more importantly, how to be a good American.

How I learned to be a man was taught to me by their words and by their actions. It all boiled down to respect, honesty, loyalty, working hard, stand up for what is right, take care of your family, and take care of your country. I believe in these principles and they make up the core of my beliefs.

Well, what happened to my America? Where is the America my elders had spoke of and prepared me for? If anyone has seen it, please let me know. I would like to know it still exist somewhere.

This is only a TEST!

Just a test to see if I can post a video.

Post Election Craziness and My Dilemma

It's not new that Obama won the election and all of us gun owners are sweating what may lay ahead for us. Unfortunately, a lot of people are now in the "panic" mode and buying like crazy and driving the prices up beyond reason. I just checked out an auction for an AR lower and it was at over $700! WTH?!

Anyways, to my point. I had been trying to find a rifle/carbine that my wife and kids would enjoy shooting. They all say my V-93 is too heavy (8.0 lbs empty/9.2 loaded) so I had my wife check out MP5 clones and AR's. Yeah, I know there are lot of other options out there but I don't care for them or they are hard to get parts/mags for.

HK MP5 type clones share the same basic functioning as all 9x series of HK weapons. I'm very familiar with them so this was my first choice. The wife really liked the MP5 ergonomics and the weight was good with her. The bad side is they are very pricey and so are their mags.

So, an AR it is, I think at the time. More accurately a CAR version. They are about half the price and mags are about a third the cost of MP5 mags. So, I want to get an AR lower with the HK pictogram type markings. (hey, I am the HKfreak!)

POF's lowers look really nice but are about $250 total to your FFL so I kept looking and found Spike's Tactical. I did some research and read nothing but good things about them. The election was coming up so I told her she had to make a choice between the clone or the AR. She finally decides to go the AR route the night of the election. OK, no problem. I'll order the lower in the morning. Wrong!

The next morning I get up and go to order the lower and Spike's has already jacked their price from $115 to $180 overnight! Well, I won't go into how I feel about it as I will be labeled a whiner, or even worse, a socialist! Let's just say I was unhappy with the price increase. Honestly, it just turned me off of AR's at that moment. I never have been a big fan of them but they are good rifles and it was for my wife and kids and not for me.

Man, I'm going in circles here! Ha! I start looking at the MP5 options and see that Coharie is selling off some MP5/40 kits for $425! You literally have to assemble everything on them but the price is great. I figure I can buy the kit, swap out the bolt and carrier for genuine HK and have one fine running clone. I can even use genuine HK mags as it would only put me up to 5 parts that are not 922(r) compliant. Hell, I can even add real deal HK furniture and still be compliant! I believe now that this is the direction I'm heading in as I can build the clone for just about $1k and still have money to buy about 10 HK mags for it. This is what I see for the future...



I haven't made a decision on whether I will do an SBR or not. Something about putting a weapon I own on the NFA registry that just doesn't sit good with me.

EDIT: I had to include this vid of me getting the opportunity to shoot a real full auto HK.



OK, I have rambled enough for one post so I'll shut up now.

I Have Been Outed!

Well, I guess the word is out that I have a blog now. Cowboy Blob has blown my cover. I was hoping to get the hang of all this layout crap before anyone found out but oh well. I guess everyone will just have to put up with me learning how this software, and it's little idiosyncrasies, work.

November ACTS Match

It was a great day for a match. The weather was nice, we had a great turnout, and everything ran like clockwork. I had been sick for two days prior so I didn't plan to shoot (Heck, I didn't think I would make it through the day!) but I did get to squeeze off some rounds through a sweet Class III MP5. I can see why they are so popular now. It isn't just HK hype.

Anyways, a few pics from the day...

Halloween, Gear, and the Election

Halloween, what a great holiday. I love it. It is the one day a year you can actually dress up and be a kid again. Unfortunately I didn't take advantage of it this year and instead just watched over my daughter and her friend while they got all the great candy and had a blast. Maybe next year I will get to play if I can get my costume done in time. (I might talk about it at a later date but it will show my inner nerd!)

Gear...

Well, I think I'm going to go with a bag setup for my "1st Line" gear. It is more for just making sure I can get myself home safely while maintaining a low profile if bad stuff goes down. I think I will, however, go for a vest system for ACTS matches and major SHTF situations where concealing my ready status wouldn't be much of a concern. Still liking that Blackhawk vest I looked at as well. Hmm...

Less than 48 hours until the election. Scary stuff. I truly believe that if Obama is elected it could spell the end of America as we know it. I don't want to lose the principles that our country was founded on. I guess we will see and I'm really hoping for a McCain/Palin victory.

Looking for gear...

Well, I'm currently looking for a new rig for shooting ACTS matches, running around the desert, and general SHTF situations. It has been a confusing yet enlightening journey through the infinite amount of available gear out there.

I started looking at a Blackhawk STRIKE Elite vest and was kindly informed that there was better gear for the $. BTW, I got a serious feeling there are a lot of people out there who dislike Blackhawk for some reason. Eh.

Anyways, I was pointed towards Tactical Tailor, Eagle, and a number of others brands. I still haven't made up my mind yet but I might just go with one of the ATS "War Belts" and a set of HSGI suspenders. It would be a fairly cheap setup but I'm still not sure if it will hold everything I want. Argh! This is such a pain trying to decide. Oh well, bedtime for this crazy American.

Hello.

My first entry to this blog. I have had an acoount for quite a while but have never really taken the time to mess with it so I guess I'm popping my blog virginity. I'll add some more here shortly.