TomR

I carry a VP9 and like it a lot. Previously, I carried a Springfield XDm 3.8 Compact. It was an excellent gun but arthritis in my hands made it nearly impossible to rack the slide. For me, the advantage of the VP9 over the PPQ is in the "charging supports" at the rear of the slide. They make it unnecessary to have a firm grip on the slide in order to rack it. Mainly you just push against the small "ears" protruding from each side of the slide. It is very easy to do. This makes the VP9 ideal for anyone with limited hand strength. I also find the paddle magazine release on the VP9 much easier to use than the button release on the Springfield.

Try Costco for glasses.  I wear progressive lenses and my last pair with new frames cost $190.  

Take a look at the blade-tech nano IWB holster.  It can be set for zero cant or for a small cant.  I have one that I wear for appendix carry at zero cant.  Neither the crossbreed nor the alien gear cloak tuck 3.0 (which is a very nice holster) can be adjusted to zero cant.     http://shop.blade-tech.com/index.php?cPath=1_13_16&osCsid=qjqmk3slj65oidal4um64tg9b4#.ViJHZelh3zI

Browning BDA 45 (Sig p220 imported by Browning)

Wilderness original instructor belt 5 stitch. I like it better than any of the leather belts I own.

I always carry my Ruger LCP at home and elsewhere. The only exception would be places where it is illegal to do so. It doesn't make any sense not to carry it all the time since I can't predict when I might need it.

I always carry at home. I'm old and slow and not confident that I could reach a gun somewhere else in the house quickly if I needed to.

I took my HCP renewal application to the local Drivers License office two weeks ago. I was told it would be three months and maybe longer before I received my new permit because of the backlog. It came in the mail today.

I am a "single issue" dues payer. When the NRA or any other organization that I support with my dues takes positions that I believe are not in the best interests of the country, I will take my money elsewhere. The NRA excuse that it is a second amendment only organization is just so much BS. Presumably, they would endorse a child molesting murderer who has an A+ rating on second amendment issues.

The Conservative solution to Arizona's problem is to secure the border and deport the illegals. Unfortunately, what we will get is amnesty not deportation. Neither the democrats nor the republicans have the political balls to deport 10-15 million illegals and risk losing the votes of hispanics left behind.

That's a hard one. Obama is a chronic liar who wouldn't know the truth if it bit him in the butt. I guess I believe Kyl.

The Disclose Act will be voted on in the House tomorrow, June 23rd. Contact your congressman and ask them to vote against this first amendment killing bill. I just called Lincoln Davis' office and tried to leave a message. The mail boxes were full. If you can't leave a phone message then email.

Democrats in the House have introduced "The Disclose Act" to reverse the Supreme Court's recent decision which found provisions of campaign finance reform to be unconstitutional because political speech was restricted. The NRA originally opposed the Disclose Act because it would limit their freedom of speech but later changed their position when the bill was amended to exempt the NRA from it's provisions. Their current position is that they will not be involved with the bill either in support or opposition (https://secure.nraila.org/Contact.aspx). I called NRA-ILA to express my displeasure. I was told that the NRA was a single issue organization and they would not get involved in 1st amendment issues. I pointed out that they had gotten involved when their 1st amendment rights were being restricted. What hypocrisy. As long as the NRA's freedom of speech is not restricted, to hell with the constitutional rights of everybody else. I have contributed to the NRA-ILA in the past but will not in the future. I will support organizations that defend the entire constitution and the constitutional rights of all Americans.

This country does not have a shortage of illiterate, unskilled, non-english speaking labor. If there are jobs that are not being filled because Americans are not willing to do them, one of two things will happen. Wages will be raised to attract American workers or technology will be developed that will replace unskilled labor. We should encourage legal immigration of individuals who meet a need. That is, those who are skilled, educated and who want to be Americans.

The so called "blue dog democrats" like Lincoln Davis simply can't be trusted to reflect the views of their constituents. In most cases, their first loyalty is to the democrat party. The democrat majorities in Congress have to go. We cannot leave the the democrats in control of the the House and Senate. They need to be replaced by true conservatives not RINO republicans like McCain and Graham. The Tea Partiers are already moving the republican party to the right. Don't get me wrong. I don't like the republican party any better than the democrats. If it wasn't for Bush and the republican controlled congress, we wouldn't have Obama and the Pelosi/Reid congress today. However, history suggests that a conservative third party that splits the republican vote would likely leave the democrats in power. I think it makes more sense for the Tea Partiers to work within the republican party to promote conservative candidates for congress and at the state level. If progressives could take over the democrat party, conservatives can take over the republican party and begin to undo the damage to our country caused by Obama, Pelosi and Reid.