Recent content by skidmark

At between 15 & 20 yards (never actually measured it) I shot this http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w186/vaskidmark/downsizerpistol.jpg Downsizer WSP .45ACP 1 derringer DAO 3.25" 2.25" 0.90" 11.00oz at a popper, knocking it over. The miracles were : - I was not even aiming - was...

Because every defensive shooting involves the commission of a crime - either aggravated assault/ADW, attempted murder, or some version of homicide. State laws have affirmative defenses of justifiable or excusable homicide (which can include the lesser offenses of AA/ADW, AM) but in order to...

Maybe it's not the holster itself, but where you are wearing it? Sounds like you & I have many of the same issues re: health and meds. I am nearly as tall as I am around, thanks to meds and water retention. (Do NOT go there or this grumpy old man will go upside your noggin!:uhoh:) First...

Not so fast there, friend! Something aint right. Why is my BS meter pegged? Anything this big at the Circuit Court of Appeals level would be all over the news. And the .gov would be fighting its way to the Supreme Court to get an appeal on record. How come I have not heard of it...

Dear CLEO: I am Pheonix79, and am moving to 123 Main Street, Anytown, Your State on 2/24/09. I hold Curio and Relic Collector's Licence number xxxxxx as issued by the Bureau of Firearms, Tobacco, Alcohol and Explosives (BAFTE). Acording to BAFTE regulation # yyy I am required to provide...

You can get rid of those reduced-capacity magazines. The law applies to magazines capable of holding more than 20 rounds. You would only run into problems if you had 21-round or greater magazines.:) Of course, if your .308 is defined as an "assault weapon" you are bound by the restriction -...

There is a great and never-to-be-resolved debate about the necessity and usefullness of a mechanical safety. There are two sides (at least) to the debate. You belong to one side, he belongs to the other. As long as the "4 Rules" are followed, we will never know if one or the other of...

I thought that once you made a pistol a rifle it was forever a rifle, even if you swapped parts around. Did I miss something on that lecture? stay safe. skidmark

It would help greatly if you posted 1) where you are, and 2) what reason(s) was given for the denial. PM me to arrange for storage of all your guns - only cost to you is shipping and transfer fees. :D stay safe. skidmark

I'm still waiting for evidence that racking the shotgun action makes a BG change his mind. No offense to the poster above, but a knock on the door and yelling "Police" has never, in my limited experience (30+ years) resulted in folks getting quiet(er) so that they could hear the sound of a...

Not a lawyer, but We need more 2A/RKBA-friendly lawyers. There are enough things happening outside the 2A/RKBA arena to keep you in business, but if you want to specialize you will probably be able to do a land-office business. Check out the VCDL website www.vcdl.org for a list of...

Sometimes it takes more than a letter Essentially the same thing is happening, but to one individual - repeatedly - in Norfolk, Virginia. See http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=398214 for a brief description. Instead of a letter/email/phone campaign, folks are going in person to...

I do not know where my post went, but it did not end up here. Posting again: Long story short - fella who chooses to open carry has a history of being harassed by the Norfolk (Virginia) Police Dept. Recently the settled a complaint for $10K and a no-discuss clause. A few weeks later a...

Look up the local laws for public nuisance, common niusance, operating a bawdy house, etc. See if anything fits. Select someone to file the complaint in both civil and criminal courts. Everybody tighten seatbelts for the bumpy ride. If these folks have previously been placed on probation...

You need a lawyer and an insurance advisor Seriously, if you are as big as you say you are, with a half-million dollar annual budget, you and your membership need more than justy a by-laws overhaul. But you do need a by-laws overhaul if you have some but are not operating per the written word...