Helpful pointer is in this video. I just wish that I could download and embed it.
Anti American left
Your Rights are Just an Obstacle
This is the story about how cops will try to lie to gain entry to your house. As an example, I am going to use the story of Stephanie Rapkin, a woman who lived in Shorewood, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee. She was 64 years old at the time of these events. She was on her way home in 2020 when BLM decided to stage a protest in front of her house. They were blocking traffic and wouldn’t allow her to get to her house. She got in a confrontation with a 17 year old protester and wound up spitting in his face. The confrontation was caught on film. She then went inside of her home. Police were called. She was arrested then released due to COVID restrictions.
This is what BLM and their willing accomplices do- they provoke a confrontation while filming it. Then the cops come over and arrest you. That’s exactly what happened here. Never open your door or speak to police, they aren’t there with your best interests in mind. This continued the next day, when BLM decided to protest directly in front of her house. This is how the press characterized it:
peaceful protesters showed up on the sidewalk of Rapkin’s home to denounce the actions she took the day prior. The woman came out of her home and again started arguing with the demonstrators. That exchange led to her slapping and shoving one of the protestors.
Shortly after, police arrived at Rapkin’s residence and attempted to arrest her. At that time Rapkin kneed an officer in the groin before she was placed in the cop car. Rapkin is (still alive and) now facing criminal charges for battery, disorderly conduct, resisting an officer and battery to law enforcement,
The cops spent the next 30 minutes knocking on her door, but she didn’t answer. Good for her. Eventually, the cops decided that she wasn’t opening the door because she was probably committing suicide, even though there was no evidence that this was the case. They used this pretext to kick down her door, enter her home, search her home, and arrest her. Rapkin, who is an attorney, pointed out to them that they were illegally in her home without a warrant, but they arrested her for disorderly conduct anyway, claiming that they were there to check on her welfare and didn’t need a warrant due to exigent circumstances. During the arrest, she kicked one of the cops in the balls. Good for her.
The left had what they wanted. They claimed that Rapkin had attacked while BLM was “peacefully protesting.” Her case went to trial, and she was convicted of misdemeanor disorderly conduct and was sentenced to 60 days in jail. The leftist press claimed that the majority of Americans agreed with BLM and pushed to have her disbarred. They got their wish, but not in the way that they intended.
The police were caught on camera before they entered the home, discussing how they were going to arrest her on sight, and discussing how to find a pretext to enter her home. Rapkin sued them, and the discussions about circumventing her rights were enough to prove that the cops knowingly violated Rapkin’s constitutional rights, thus removing their qualified immunity. The case was settled out of court for $760,000.
Ms. Rapkin is now disbarred, but not by discipline. She stopped paying dues because she retired. As they say, take the money and run. She is now nearly 70 years old. It’s cases like this that caused me to put Milwaukee in Zone 3:
Zone three cities are areas where violence has has taken place with little to no attempt at mitigating response from local authorities. Additionally, police and/or prosecutors are likely to bring the full weight of the law down upon those who attempt to defend themselves from these actors, or those who speak out against them.
Don’t think that, just because Trump won the election, that the cops, officials, and communists in Milwaukee have simply given up or decided to follow the law. No, they are simply biding their time until they can attack again. Stay out of Milwaukee. I wonder what the loss of USAID slush fund money has done to the movement?
Here is a lawyer’s perspective on this case:
Anti American left
Another Good Democrat
Texas Democrat Congressman Sylvester Turner dies at age 70. He attended Trumps address to Congress last night, but it is unknown if he was already dead at the time. In keeping with Democrat norms, he will continue to vote and hold office. Congressional Democrats said “Being unalive is just another hurdle that this brave person of color will have to overcome.”
Military
The Real Problem
Why does the EU/UK need the US to be involved in the Ukraine affair? All you have to do is look at the numbers.
- The EU has a population that is 50% larger than the US- 518 million, compared to our 340 million. (UK 68 million, EU 450 million).
- The GDP of the UK/EU is $20.5 Trillion, compared to the US $27.2 Trillion.
- The UK/EU spends $394 Billion (UK $68.3 Billion, EU $326 Billion) on defense. That is 1.9% of its GDP.
- The UK/EU spends $1.2 trillion on medical care and $4.5 trillion on welfare benefits. That’s a total of $5.7 trillion, or more than a quarter of their GDP. That’s why they can’t afford a military, but that’s OK, the US will supply that, am I right?
- The US spends $1 trillion on defense, or 3.7% of its GDP, with a fifth of that going to support the defense of Europe. A third of the money spent on Europe’s defense comes from the US, with the other 2/3s coming from the 32 countries of Europe.
While all of this is going on, while Europe is demanding that we the United States do something to stop Russia, they are busy buying Russian oil. So much oil that the Russians have received more European money over the past three years than has Ukraine.
Europe has been spending their money on free healthcare, vacations, and baubles because they can afford to. The US is taking care of the defense budget. That’s what Trump has been complaining about- the nations of Europe are, like teenagers, spending all of their money on music and fast food because the US is acting like parents, and taking care of the groceries and home expenses.
Now tell me why American money needs to go to Europe, why Americans have to enter a war and die, all so Europe can continue partying like it’s a Frat party funded by Europe and the US.
It’s time for that to end. There is no reason why the nations of Europe can’t take care of Russia. The US has a bigger problem to deal with- China. The thing is, what is going to be needed to deal with the Chinese threat isn’t going to be the same as needed for Russia.
Russia only has 8 surface warships in service that are less than 25 years old and larger than 1,000 tons, and they are all Frigates. The remainder of their surface Navy is more than 25 years old, in drydock, or a Corvette (similar to a Coast Guard cutter).
They have one nuclear attack submarine that was built this century, the rest are cold war relics. The only attack submarines they have that are less than 25 years old are diesels.
That’s OK for shallow water operations, but they are no longer a blue water navy. They can’t protect SLOCs, nor can they project power. The Russian navy is not really a force projecting service any longer.
I am not saying that the US has no business interests in Europe, because that is false. The US has business interests in every nation in the world. That isn’t the same thing as a vital national interest. Our military doesn’t exist to make sure that no business venture in the world has risks. No American should die just so some businessman somewhere doesn’t lose money. The US military isn’t here to provide a risk free business environment for all of the nations of the earth.
It’s time that we stop being Uncle Sugar, the World Police, and stop borrowing money that we don’t have to provide security to Europe while they enjoy all of the fruits of our labor, our blood, and our treasure.
Guns
Cost to Add Caliber
As an example for what it costs to add a new caliber:
- Handgun: including tax, BG check, etc: $655.90
- Optic: Free, it was a rebate
- New Apex Trigger (I put an Apex on every M&P): $190
- 5 more magazines: $213.24
- 500 rounds of ammo: $626
Total cost to add a new caliber: $1,685.14
I figure it will cost more than three times that amount to add a 300 blackout with an integral suppressor to the stable. Man, shooting is expensive.
Uncategorized
Ammo
I have a wide variety of ammo, mostly because I am not picky. My biggest requirement is that it function well with the firearms that I am going to be using it in.
The only ammo I standardize is rifle ammo. In 5.56mm, I am buying 62 grain green tips. I have optimized my rifles for that. In 7.62 mm, I am shooting 149 grain, but I also have some 168gr BTHP as well.
For handgun, there is a wide variety. Still, here are the main cartridges that I have in stock, and this is largely what I am carrying:
| Caliber | Bullet | Velocity (fps) | Power (ft/lb) |
| .38Spl | 125gr | 950 | 250 |
| .357Mag | 125gr | 1400 | 544 |
| .357Sig | 125gr | 1350 | 506 |
| .380ACP | 90gr | 950 | 180 |
| 9mm | 124gr | 1110 | 339 |
| 9mm subsonic | 135gr JHP | 1010 | 306 |
| 9mm subsonic | 145gr RNL | 1000 | 322 |
| .40S&W | 165gr | 1045 | 400 |
| .45ACP | 185gr | 970 | 386 |
| .45ACP | 230gr+P | 975 | 464 |
| 10mm* | 180gr | 1250 | 624 |
Note that when more than one bullet is listed in a given caliber, the heavier one is the one that I use in firearms with longer barrels. The lighter bullet is for shorter firearms. For example, that 135gr 9mm bullet makes best use of the longer barrel from a PDC like my Scorpion EVO and its 8 inch barrel. You can tell that I am a fan of the 125grain loading. I also stock subsonic 9mm for using with a suppressor.
However, I also have odds and ends of ammo that I have tested and you will see some odd stuff like 184 rounds of this, or 20 rounds of that. (The 20 rounds is rat shot for the .38Spl)
*For reference, I included the 500 rounds of 10mm that I bought to test. Once I get sights, magazines, and I am sure that this ammo functions well with this handgun, this one will be ready for use.
My wife likes to use the 380 for handguns, but her home defense gun is that EVO, and I don’t blame her. It’s easy to use, recoil is great, and with the 30 round magazines, it gives you a decided advantage against an assailant.
My EDC is either the 38 snubbie, or my Shield Plus in 9mm. My house handgun is a full sized M&P45, and its loaded with the 230gr +p’s.
I may add that 10mm to the mix at some point. The numbers are impressive. I am looking at a company called Underwood that appears to be loading defense ammo to its full potential. The S&W10 is nice because it is the same sized as the 45, and uses the same holsters.
Here is Garand Thumb reviewing the Underwood loadings for the 10mm. I like this video, because it is more entertaining than a dry lecture on the benefits of a cartridge, even if he does take some liberties with strict range safety.
I have never bought or fired Underwood’s ammo before and I know nothing about them, other than their website and the above video. I have to admit that 15 rounds of 180 grains moving at 1300 feet per second is interesting.
Uncategorized
Losing a Friend
Silicon Graybeard lost his pet cat- it died in his arms while they were both asleep. It causes me to tear up, thinking about it. I hate losing a pet, and thinking about the day when either my pets or I will lose each other makes me want to go hug them. I believe that the Oatmeal summed it up best with this cartoon.
“He is my best friend, and I am his, but he will go to his grave having never known my name.”
Hug your pets. There is no love as pure as the one between a pet and his human.
Guns
Dick in Comments
A commenter comes here to the blog and manages to hit every single gun blog cliche in a single comment. His comments in red. Let’s take a look:
Glock Fanboi
Congrats on getting a 10mm, tho I would have gone with a Glock given it is the most proven of all the 10mm pistols with over 30 years of production.
The brand wars. The two most insufferable fanbois are the Glock and the HK aficionados. We all tend to be loyal to a brand, whether that brand is Glock, Beretta, HK, or Smith and Wesson. Most of that is a matter of opinion and I happen to own or have owned most of the major handgun brands. As far as the striker fired pistols go, I prefer the 18 degree grip angle of my Smith and Wesson over the 22 degree grip angle of the Glock. Your own mileage may vary.
However, a bone to pick with the statement above is that Glock produced its first 10mm 35 years ago in 1990, the same year that Smith and Wesson produced the 1006. As noted in the article, Colt is the manufacturer that has produced the 10mm the longest.
Refighting the Caliber Wars
I will say that .40 is not useless or does nothing better than 9 or .45, I’ve done research and one thing I think .40 does better than 9 is expand more reliably with just about any ammo as the .40 was designed for hollow points while the 9 was made for FMJ 80 years earlier and the cavities for the 9mm bullets are often small and can have issues expanding while making the cavity too big would shorten the OAL and cause feed issues.
The initial bullets for the 10mm (which are the same bullets that the .40 fires) were poor performers because they tended to overpenetrate. This was solved in the .40 because the bullets were a couple of hundred fps slower. That had nothing to do with bullet design, but was a function of the FBI agents being limp-wristed and sensitive to recoil.
The 9mm used to have a problem with expansion, but modern bullet design has largely solved that issue through the use of multiple means, including things like bonded lead cores, polymer-filled cavities, and specialized jacket designs, allowing for better stopping power while minimizing over-penetration. Other interesting design improvements include bonded designs or the all-copper hollow points. The coolest bullet designs I have seen yet are the monolithic designs that expand by using fluid dynamics of bullet shape to cause expansion. Bullet design has come a long way in the past 40 years. The most recent are bullets made from a blend of metal (for mass) and polymer to control expansion, called impact expansion. Arguments about what caliber bullet expands better are largely pointless at this time.
All handguns, as noted in the previous post, are sacrifices. We sacrifice effectiveness for convenience in carrying. Still, the majority of handgun rounds are so close to each other in performance that there isn’t a practical difference, thanks to modern bullet design.
.45 Auto is low capacity and expensive ammo in comparison to .40 and the pistols larger, yet the caliber isn’t much more powerful.
Now we mix reasons. If cost is a factor, 9mm is cheaper. Most handgun loads are in the same ballpark for power. For example, there are 9mm loads that come in at 500 ft/lb, which puts them in the same area as .40S&W.
I have a .45 that holds 14+1, a .40 that holds 15+1, another that holds 7+1, and a 9mm that holds 17+1, with another that holds 8+1. Capacity is function of model, size (full, compact, mini, micro), and caliber.
Brand loyalty again, this time for ammo
10mm, the key is stay away from Federal ammo because they load it weak and I suspect what they do is they use the same powder charge as they do .40 to save time during setup. Usually the foriegn companies like Fiocchi or S&B will load their 10mm warmer, but not as hot as the boutique companies.
In 10mm, there are not many companies that load 10mm to full power. The reason is simple: 10mm is still a niche cartridge, and the market for it is too small to offer a large variety. The makers of ammo are simply making what sells, and what sells is ammo that isn’t producing lots of recoil. The smaller ammo companies are tapping into the small market that wants the power and doesn’t care about recoil. It’s simply a matter of marketing and sales.
10mm defense ammo has an issue of the bullets are largely built around .40 velocities, so some companies will load it close to the same so as to not drive the bullets so fast they overexpander and fail to penetrate. The JHP I’ve seen perform the best in 10mm are the 200gr because they are built for 10mm velocities.
This is largely balderdash, and we have already addressed bullet design.
Reloading
I got into 10mm because I could load it to its full potential at a fraction of what Underwood or Buffalo Bore would charge me.
Perhaps you can, but reloading doesn’t make economic sense, especially if you are taking the value of your time into account. I have skewered this sacred cow before.
Danger
Nice thing about 10mm Glocks is you can shoot .40 from without issues. IDK if the M&P can do that too, but it would be good to know and test to make sure in the event you need to.
No, no, no. You shouldn’t shoot .40 ammo in a 10mm pistol. It isn’t good for your pistol to do so, just as it isn’t good to fire .380 through a 9mm. Recommending that you do so indicates to me a lack of knowledge about firearms. I know that there are a lot of people who do, but that doesn’t mean that they are right, nor does it mean that it is a good idea.
Revolvers can do this like .44 Special through a .44 Magnum, or .38Spl in a .357Mag because of the difference in how those two platforms (revolver vs. auto) set their headspace. A revolver sets headspace by indexing on the rim of the cartridge. An autoloader that fires a straight walled case sets that space by the bullet seating in the barrel.
The 10mm case is 0.992 inches long. The .40S&W is 0.850 inches long. Since the headspace is longer for a 10mm, firing a .40S&W in it causes gas pressure and leakage to prematurely wear out your barrel and also damage your rifling. Additionally, it causes damage to your extractor.
If you want to do this, buy a .40 caliber barrel for your 10mm.
The 10mm is not a conceal carry gun, this is a duty caliber/open carry/home defense/go to war cartridge. Not every handgun needs to be a conceal carry piece and you know what? Not every carry gun has to be an autoloader.
I live in Florida. Open carry is not an option here. I am not a cop, so duty carry isn’t a thing. If I am going to war, I sure won’t be reliant on a handgun. For home defense, I have a bedside handgun, but it is only there to buy me time to get to the long guns in the closet. There is an AR, a shotgun, and a PDC in the closet for home defense.
Also, I have revolvers as well, so I am well aware that you can carry a revolver. As you note, I have a J frame just for that purpose.
Since you brought up the .38 J frame, start researching .32 H&R or .327 Federal revolvers for lower recoil and 6 instead of 5.
If you compare the muzzle velocity of a 38 and a 32 out of the same length barrel, you get the same- about 850 fps, with the chief difference between the two being a 38 bullet that is about 50% heavier. If I want to carry something with a longer barrel, then I would simply go with an autoloader or a .357magum. I am not recoil sensitive enough to need a low recoil handgun.
I don’t pretend to be an expert, and most of the posts that you see on guns are largely a matter of opinion, including my own. I am not sure whether my opinions are more knowledgeable than anyone else, but I have owned literally hundreds of firearms over my lifetime, and still own more than the ATF knows about. Call it dozens. I have more ammo in the house than the local police or fire department would be comfortable with. I still own the first firearm that I ever owned- a Winchester Model 250 (it’s a .22LR lever action with a tube feed). I have owned that gun since I was 8 years old. I also have my great grandfather’s shotgun that is over 100 years old.
Even with all of that, just when I get to thinking that I own a lot, along comes someone else to show me that I don’t know or have as much as I think I do. My neighbor has more firearms than I do, and one of my coworkers knows more about loading ammo and shooting out to 1200 yards than I ever will. So I don’t pretend to be an expert, just an aging man with a long list of opinions.
Thanks for the opportunity to get another post out.
Firearms
10mm Research
In my continuing research of 10mm defense loads: Let me start this post by pointing out that pistols are a compromise, in that they all suck for self defense. We carry them because it is easier and gets you fewer sideways looks than does carrying a long gun. Better the handgun on your hip than the firearm at home in the safe.
The current 10mm that I have is a full sized M&P10mm and I am unlikely to carry it. I find that I don’t even carry any of my full sized handguns on a regular basis. What I find myself carrying most often is a J frame .38 or a Shield Plus in 9mm. Still, buying and shooting guns is fun, so what the hell?
Even though I won’t carry it much, I always keep plenty of magazines and ammo on hand for every firearm. Five magazines for every pistol is the minimum I am comfortable with. For ammo, the minimum is 500 rounds for semi auto handguns, 100 rounds for revolvers, and 1000 rounds for semi-auto rifles of “war shots” that I like to keep on hand. That doesn’t count whatever range ammo that I have.
Of course I am going to research this, because it’s what I do. See the months of research I did before going with solar as a backup power system.
In looking at defensive ammo, the most important criteria is that it functions well in my firearm. It needs to go bang every time I intend it to. I will accept no more than one failure for every 500 rounds. (That’s why I no longer carry and have sold most of my 1911’s. They jam far too often. See this post here about the suckage that was my experiment with that platform.) Going along with that, the ammo must also be somewhat accurate for my handgun. That means passing a 5×5 test- I have to be able to put 5 rounds into a 5 inch circle at 5 yards in 5 seconds or less while drawing from a holster. I would rather hit with a .22 than miss with a .44.
The next criteria is that it has solid performance. There is no point in reinventing the wheel- I use the FBI criteria that states a bullet should penetrate between 12 and 18 inches of ballistic gelatin and a bullet that expands to at least 1.5 times its diameter. With handguns being poor performers, I want to maximize what performance I *do* get, so I try to only buy and stock ammo that meets this standard. I expected that my research will find more full power 10mm that goes beyond the 18 inches than falls short.
In 1983, Whit Collins, John Adams, Irving Stone, and Jeff Cooper worked with Norma AB to design the 10mm Automatic cartridge. Their goal was to create the a handgun cartridge that fired a heavier and larger caliber bullet than the 9mm Luger at a higher velocity and magazine capacity than the .45 ACP. This would create a handgun cartridge that combined the best of both platforms.
They did this by cutting a .30 Remington case down and loading it with .40 caliber bullets from the .38-40 Winchester. they not only achieved that objective but exceeded it by a healthy margin. The original 10mm Auto load shot a 200 grain projectile at 1,200 feet per second for 640 ft-lbs of muzzle energy, which was a significant step up in performance compared to the 9mm Luger and the .45 ACP. The new round nearly doubled the energy of the 9mm Parabellum and off the shelf .45 ACP ammunition.
Dornaus & Dixon Enterprises worked in parallel with Jeff Cooper and the rest of the 10mm Auto team to build a handgun designed specifically to shoot the new cartridge: the Bren Ten pistol. Similar in appearance to the CZ-75, Sonny Crockett in the television show Miami Vice helped make the Bren Ten famous. For this reason, demand for the pistol and the cartridge exploded in the mid-1980s. Unfortunately, the Bren Ten was rushed into production and the pistol’s reputation suffered due to early issues with reliability, quality control, and a shortage of magazines. The company was never quite able to regain its footing after those initial missteps and declared bankruptcy in 1986 after only making 1500 of the pistols. Shortly after the passing of the Bren Ten, Colt rolled out a Model 1911 modified to use the cartridge that they named the Delta Elite.
Then came a fateful day in US law enforcement. The 10mm Auto piqued the interest of the FBI during their search for a more powerful service round in the aftermath of the disastrous 1986 shootout with two bank robbers in Miami.
The FBI liked the 10mm and originally wanted to switch to that platform, but the fact that they had a lot of limp wristed agents who were recoil sensitive, they wanted something with less recoil. The FBI test report on the cartridge was apparently labeled:
CAUTION: Velocities, pressures and recoil are extreme, vary greatly, and damage weapons with extended use. Control for multiple shots extremely difficult.
They downloaded the 10mm to reduce power by about 30% and issued a request for handgun makers to bid on a new cartridge/handgun combination for FBI use. This loading became known as the “10mm FBI load.” This load was several hundred feet per second slower than the original 10mm Auto, but the FBI was still satisfied with its penetration and terminal performance. The winner of this competition would get a lucrative contract to supply most of US law enforcement.
Enter Smith and Wesson. They developed a cartridge that was shorter than the 10mm and met the FBI standard, and the .40 S&W was born. Derisively, it is said that S&W in this case stands for “Short and Weak.” Many of the advantages of the powerful 10mm cartridge disappeared with this downloaded cartridge. Instead of getting all of the combined advantages of the 9mm and .45ACP, you got none of them. That’s why the .40S&W has largely fallen out of favor- there is no advantage of having it.
To be completely honest, I own several .40S&W pistols, but I can’t remember the last time I carried or even shot one of them. Less capacity and slower bullets than a 9mm, lighter bullets than a .45ACP. What’s nice is that I can swap a barrel and change my S&W40 to .357Sig or 9mm.
I don’t want to simply buy 10mm ammo that is loaded to 40 caliber specs. If I wanted to do that, I would just carry one of my 40 calibers. I was looking for an ammo manufacturer that was loading ammo that really took advantage of the 10mm cartridge. After some searching, I like Underwood ammo as well as Fenix ammunition. Both of them are loading to the full 10mm capabilities. Buffalo Bore does as well, but their bullets are overpenetrating and seem better for large animals than for self defense.
Fenix makes one self defense loading for 10mm, and that is a 180 grain JHP moving along at 1250 feet per second, giving us a muzzle energy of 624 foot pounds. They are currently out of stock, so let’s look at our next contestant.
Underwood has quite a few loadings for 10mm. I selected the Tools & Targets YouTube channel because the guy clearly loves his 10mm and does a decent job in testing the bullets he looks at. The loadings that I am most interested in:
200 grain XTP moving along at 1250 feet per second with 694 ft/lb of energy. This round got 1100 fps out of that 4.6 inch barrel, delivering 537 ft/lb. The bullet penetrated 24 inches. That velocity isn’t great, but it’s the overpenetration that concerns me. Any energy that the bullet has when it leaves the backside of your target is wasted energy.
180 grain XTP at 1300 feet per second and 676 ft/lb. This channel saw the ammo come in right at 1242 fps for 616 ft/lb from a 4.6 inch barrel. He got a full 16 inches of penetration with the bullets retaining 150-179 grains of their mass, even though they expanded to more than .640 inches in diameter. Impressive performance.
155 grain XTP at 1500 feet per second and 775 ft/lb. The guy in this video found that it hit 1500 fps from a 4.6 inch barrel, just like the box claimed. That means it was right about 800 foot pounds of energy. The bullet gave 12.5″ to 13″ of penetration, with or without the clothing barrier.
135 grain JHP at 1600 feet per second and 768 ft/lb. The guy here got an average of about 1450 feet per second out of a 4.6 inch barrel. The wound cavity looks great, but it is only penetrating to 12.25″ and I just don’t see me wanting to use this one. I think the combination of slower than advertised speed along with the Nosler hollow point means suboptimal performance.
Overall, it looks like I will be selecting the Underwood 180 grain XTP for our initial reliability testing. I will order some, and once the reflex sight comes in, we will take a couple of hundred rounds to the range and see how it works. At $1.25 a round, it is actually cheaper than Gold Dots ($1.75) or Hornady Critical Duty ammo ($1.50). I just ordered 500 rounds for testing. If that round doesn’t work out, I will try the 155gr loading.
The disclaimer: I don’t advertise, and receive nothing for my reviews or articles. I have no relationship with any products, companies, or vendors that I review here, other than being a customer. If I ever *DO* have a financial interest, I will disclose it. Otherwise, I pay what you would pay. No discounts or other incentives here. I only post these things because I think that my readers would be interested.
Illegals
Get Out of Boston
At about 1730 on Saturday evening, a knife wielding man was chasing people while being armed with a knife. The people being chased ran into a Chick Fil A. It so happens than an off duty Boston cop was eating dinner inside at the time. He identified himself and told the assailant to drop the knife. Instead of doing so, he charged the cop and stabbed him. (Tueller drill?) The cop shot his attacker, who was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
All told, it appears to be a good and righteous shoot by one of the few people in Boston who can legally carry a firearm. That would normally be the end of the story, and may or may not earn a blog post here. Except the mayor and police commissioner got involved.
They offered condolences. To the dead attacker and his family.
This is the same mayor that in late 2023 after hosting a ‘no whites’ Christmas party for ‘electeds of color’ and has vowed to resist Trump and ICE when they attempt to deport illegals. Note that no one is publicly identifying the attacker. I wonder why.
