Recent content by Dysfunctional Individual

All you really need to bump-fire a semi-auto is a steady finger. Once you learn it and practice a bit, you can pretty much have the same effect as advertised by bump stocks, trigger cranks, rubber bands, etc. Once people realize that, they will appreciate that banning bump stocks is the first...

In my experience, it can be any number of things, from your local jurisdiction passing some nonsensical new ordinance to you being placed on a terrorist watch list due to a mistake or for no reason at all. Your best bet is to call Amazon on the phone and divine the real reason from a person who...

Switzerland and perhaps Finland might be worth looking into, even if their militia- and sniper-focused gun cultures differ somewhat with ours. Somehow their citizens are able to own weapons banned here, such as modern automatic rifles, yet mass shootings and other incidents of gun violence are...

The Five-seveN is a relatively rare, specialty high-end pistol, whereas the guns used in crimes tend to be inexpensive or popular models using readily available ammo. Chances are low that the 5-7 would become a "cop-killer" gun.

Assuming it's failure to feed, one reason not given already is a weak mag spring that fails to exert enough force, often on just the last round. I have personally experienced this with poor-quality aftermarket mags in a G19. It has never happened with factory mags.

It's simple FUD, much like around election time in 2008 and 2012. It's truly a form of wealth redistribution, moving vast sums of money into the pockets of those who can recognize and capitalize on the situation. Demand and prices may well increase even further because many gun and ammo...

The real craze was back in 2008, but this recent revival is just an indication that Obummer is very likely to get reelected, possibly in a landslide. Recently there have been a number of positive economic signs, like unemployment ticking down and factory orders picking up, so the chances of a...

Anything with scary features: Barrel shroud, flash hider, collapsible or folding stock, high-capacity magazines, etc. Anything "armor-piercing" or "incendiary": FN Five-seveN, .50 BMG, tracers, surplus specialty rounds, etc. Anything banned in CA, IL or NYC

Around the time of Obummer's first coronation, I thought people were crazy to shell out ridiculous amounts of cash for guns and accessories likely to be banned. Exactly the opposite has happened -- prices have crashed while gun banners are generally running away with tails between their legs...

Very "canny" move on the part of Gregoire -- she knew the existing law made no sense, even to gun ban extremists. Undoing it will not harm her reputation with the latter while impressing the easily impressed gun owners.

Then I guess I'm just lucky...

I suppose that none of the hoarders and SHTFers like to admit it, but anyone who's been to a gun show or shopped online recently can attest to prices coming down. A year ago, SA battlepacks ran around $70-80 in my area, and now can be had for $15-25 less. Sportsman's Guide and Cheaper Than...

Fabrique Nationale 5-7

Yes. He is (or claims to be) an accomplished marksman, but says that guns in the hands of typical US gun owners aren't safe, owing to the fact that nearly anyone can use guns without training or learning much about them. He also dislikes the supposedly arrogant, chest-beating attitude commonly...

Accounting for the freefall in oil prices, gas should be $1.93/gal on average as of today. However, don't expect station owners to sprain their ankles rushing to lower prices when their wholesale costs go down. Likewise for ammo.