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I'm planning on converting a Sig 5.56 pistol to an SBR by adding a folding stock. I understand that I'm "manufacturing" an NFA item when I do so and must mark the receiver. Is there any particular information that's required, or could I just engrave my initials on the receiver?

"14,000 knife victims a year" http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/14000-knife-victims-a-year-860857.html How do you regain control in a society that has effectively denied self defense to law abiding citizens? It would be easy to say restore gun rights and the right to defend...

In another thread, the thought crossed my mind that Heller affirms the idea of "A Militia of One". Well, not really, but it is a catchy phrase. What would be a good design for a t-shirt?

What effect will Heller have on suppressors? I can see a real medical need to have a suppressor on your home defense firearm so as to protect your hearing. How would this play out as an angle of attack on the NFA? Is a suppressor an arm or just a safety device?

Do you have a safe place where you can move your firearms collection in case a levee breaks and floods your home? I'm thinking of a friend or relative's house that I can trust in case I need to store firearms and other valuables in case of bad things happening. If so, what factors do you take...

http://green.yahoo.com/news/ap/20080524/ap_on_re_us/environmental_survivalists.html An interesting article in that it's in the "Green" section of Yahoo! News. The author treats the subject of having firearms to defend oneself and one's family as a matter of course without resorting to any...

I've been searching for instructions on unitizing the gas system on my SA M1a with screws or by welding. I've seen a few pictures, but no instructions on where to drill and tap or spot weld anywhere. Does anyone have detailed instructions?

My wife is very small of build (5'5", 98 lbs) compared to a knuckle dragger like me. We've tried her with a 20 ga. pump and the recoil was still more than she was comfortable with. She has found that her Marlin 1894 Guide Gun in .44 mag is very pleasant to shoot with .44 Special cowboy loads...

Link: http://shock.military.com/Shock/videos.do?displayContent=164747&ESRC=soldiertech.nl Now that's what I call bunch of powder! :eek: I'm not sure I've used that much in my whole life, let alone for one shot. Does anyone know how much one of those bags weigh?

An interesting post from http://www.ferfal.blogspot.com/ : Good points all around. Here's the question: what actions would you take in the situation described? 6 on 2 is not good odds no matter how you look at it. One thing is certain, surrendering is not a good option.

http://boortz.com/more/video/code_pink_wackos.html I especially love it when the lady says it would be great if there were an organization dedicated to defending our freedom of speech. WHOOSH! Right over her head... :evil:

Just got home from a 12 hour shift, 7:00 am this morning 'til 7:00 pm this evening. I do this every year so one of our young full time officers can have time off to be with the wife and kids on Christmas day. It's my little contribution every year. It's the least I can do, take some of the...

"Security Guard 'Probably Saved Over 100 Lives' (CNSNews.com) - Many people are expressing relief that a volunteer security guard used her own gun to stop a man on a shooting spree Sunday. "She probably saved over 100 lives," the Brady Boyd, the pastor of the New Life Church in Colorado...

I Just put an EOTech 552 on my DPMS flattop with a Midwest Manufacturing flip up rear sight. My question is, if I zero at 25 meters with the long range peep on the flip up sight (battle zero for 325m) and then zero the EOTech at 25m, am I battle zeroed the same as the iron sights?

I will be attending Lt. Col Dave Grossman's "The Bulletproof Mind" class tomorrow at the Washington County Sheriff's Office. "Col Grossman is a retired Airborne officer and current Psychologist and has studied man's behavior in regard to killing other men. He has published several books and...

Glenn Beck is on the radio right quoting the recent UN Small Arms Survey in reference to the situation in New Orleans. He's suggesting that one way to make people feel safe enough to move back to New Orleans(now with the highest murder rate of any city in a developled nation, his words, not...

Looks like we have an official treatment program for the anti's among us: http://www.changethatsrightnow.com/problem_detail.asp?SDID=212:1603 :D "What is Hoplophobia? Defined as "a persistent, abnormal, and unwarranted fear of firearms", each year this surprisingly common phobia causes...

Just heard another old truism at my local gun shop yesterday and it got me to thinking. Here 'tis: "Beware the man with only one gun, he probably knows how to use it." I thought about that for a minute since I own two safes full of guns and I'm working on a third. Most people who I know...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070607/hl_nm/japan_suicides_dc Japan suicides top 30,000 for ninth straight year By Elaine Lies Thu Jun 7, 4:37 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - The number of Japanese who killed themselves edged down last year but stayed above 30,000 as it has for nearly a...

(Mods: If this is the wrong place for this, please move.) Interesting report on the opinions of soldiers on their small arms: (2Mb .pdf) http://images.military.com/pix/defensetech/cna_m4_study_d0015259_a2.pdf Surprise, surprise, the most dissatisfaction expressed was with the M9...