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That's a strange one. If you're gonna shoot the guy, hold the dog. If you're gonna release the dog, give it a chance to do its job, which I'm certain it will quite effectively.

He's probably right in that if guns aren't in cars anymore, the number of car burglaries will go down. But I'd guess the number of home burglaries will go up, and the potential collateral damage of a home burglary is MUCH higher than a car.

I was being a bit facetious, but criminals are gonna get their guns from somewhere. If people aren't going to leave them in cars anymore, the criminals are gonna go to the next easy place.

So he'd prefer they start breaking into houses to get guns instead of unoccupied cars?

Same here. I don't have a convienent place to shoot rifles, which makes it even harder to find the time.

I always liked the look of those. It'd make a cool sleeper.

Tagged for more in depth reading when I have more time.

.223 or .243 or 6.5. .270's and bigger thump pretty good, especially in a light weight hunting rifle. An accurate hit with a small bullet beats a miss with a big bullet every time.

Your only obligation is to confirm the buyer is legally alllowed to own a firearm. How you do that isn't defined. Most people just ask. No paperwork is required.

Bummer. He was a fantastic musician. I still don't know how a guy with hands that big played that fast.

If the guy was dangerous enough to confiscate his guns, he was dangerous enough to warrant more than 2 cops at the door. They shouldn't have let it get to the point of physical struggle. Nothing good comes from a wrestling match. Again, back off, de-escalate, give it time for cooler heads to prevail.... especially since the house is already surrounded (hence more than 2 cops). There has to be more steps between zero and gun fight. If the guy comes out shooting, fine. If the guy just says no, show him a little respect, act like an adult, and talk it out. If that doesn't work, gas the house and maybe that will help him decide. As you say, it's all armchair quarterbacking. Stuff like this is maddening.

I'd consider it the difference between forcible confiscation and willingly surrendered. If you're willing to give them up and deal with the courts and aggravation of reclaiming your property because of an inadmissible and undefendable hearsay claim, fine. Should they be forcibly taken? No. If the guy got belligerent, which he did, the cops should have de-escalated. Back off. Watch him. Let it cool off. Going from zero to gunfire over hearsay is absurd. What would they have done if he wasn't home? B&E to confiscate (steal) his property? As Greg says, that's armed robbery in my book. Does the warrant to confiscate his property include a summons to a court date?

Gotta be a Bond movie.

So a judge is signing an order based purely on heresay? And this process is somewhat routine for other issues? Further confirmation that we have a legal system and not a justice system. And for the record, I agree with Garufa's comments. But this is America and we are assured certain inalienable rights.

Mine looks similar, though they're on the side instead of the front.

I'd say there's no chance this law passes any semblance of a "due process" examination, and it's clearly a 4th Amendment violation. But these days, you never know.

Processors bang through it as fast as they can. Watch a few videos and see how careful and thorough they are. Given what I've heard from hunters I work with, I also wouldn't have great confidence that I'd get my deer back.

Yep, I would guess an original sniper with documented history.

You can also get wire brushes, scotch-brite balls, and flap wheels that will fit a drill or die grinder.

Proof that while the left is very loud and would like you to think they run the show, there's not enough of them to tip the scale. Yet.

I'd also recommend you remove any bulk ammo and store it somewhere else. I use the silicone gun socks for long guns and cheap pocket holsters for the handguns. My cabinet is at about double it's rated capacity.

It looks pretty rough for sure. Good luck, I'm curious to see what can be done with it.

The notion is that since the .380 is as powerful and accurate as shooting spitballs into the wind that you have to be close enough to smell the BG's breath before it's worth using. And then you're better off just asking them nicely to stop, because the bullets might just bounce off and that'll make the BG even more angry. As opposed to a .45, in which case the BG spontaneously vaporizes before you clear the holster.