Recent content by .45StayAlive

CCW is permitted in Israel. We've all heard and read the stories of terrorists there getting gunned down by armed mothers and other citizens. In one such incident described in John Lott's book "More Guns Less Crime" the (one) surviving terrorist of a group of three was quite annoyed after...

Yes, excellent story. Mr. Thomas conducted himself as eloquently in the interview, as he conducted himself with necessarily aggressive and professional discipline in his shootouts. The best thing we can all get out of this, and what I know he wants us to get out of this, is we all need to...

.22LR and .45ACP (happy late April Fools Day)

Just today I took my G19 Slide and Barrel and put it on my G26 Frame. Went on just fine, and cycled just fine. This does leave the spring exposed at the front, but I don't think that would cause a problem. Note that I did NOT fire the weapon in this configuration, but just manually cycled...

Ahem to everything you wrote. Of all the comments about this terrible, tragic event, I find your words to be the best, the most accurate and the most educational. Speaking of educational, I hope and pray all of us have learned something fromo this terrible incident. Perhaps the lives of...

Hi gaudio5, Glad to hear it!

Given the fact that I attend a major University in Chicago, and am always armed with a .45 Automatic while there, I would say, yes, I would "risk" it. I place the quotation marks around the word "risk" because the real risk is in being unarmed. If the NIU shooting had occurred in one of...

I would suggest a strong pepper spray in your weak hand and a 4 cell Maglight in your strong hand. Then you've got the best of both worlds. You can pepper the dog before it gets within biting range, and then if that doesn't work, you can cave in its skull with the Maglite. (To one and all...