Now that’s a fisking!
Barron takes on She Who Must Not Be Named, and wins.
Project Phoenix
Good bye, Vicious Circle. Hello, The Squirrel Report!
Phew, I was getting the VC DTs. They are going to ease me to an analog.
I am a gunnie
Well, we seem to have kicked over the hornet’s nest with our counter protest!
Weer’d highlights the fallacy.
And Madmedic in the comments makes it a meme.
I’m a solutions architect for a major software company.
I am a gunnie.
I have a Bachelors degree in Computer Science and Philosophy. They are more closely related than you might think.
I am a gunnie.
My MBA is in Finance.
I am a gunnie.
I’m a dad and a husband. The two most important roles in my life. I want to make sure that my daughter grows up with her daddy, and my wife grows old with her husband.
I am a gunnie.
I love my daughter more than life itself. I can’t imagine what it would be like if she was threatened, and I couldn’t protect her. I can’t let that happen.
I am a gunnie.
While I’m larger than I used to be, I don’t think it can fairly be called a beer belly.
I am a gunnie.
I do, however, enjoy a good stout.
I am a gunnie.
I learned a long time ago that criminals break the law, whether it is the law against carrying a gun or the law about killing your neighbor. And begging for mercy from the merciless is a bad strategy.
I am a gunnie.
The deepest shame that I can imagine is my family hurt or killed, and knowing that I could do nothing to stop it. It’s my responsibility as a father and as a husband to provide food, shelter, and safety to my family. I do that with my tool of choice, the defensive firearm.
I am a gunnie.
You have nothing to fear from me. I mean you no harm. I don’t break the law. In fact, I’ve spent hundreds of dollars to make sure I don’t. I’ve been fingerprinted, background-checked, trained. I’ve proven that I can use my tool safely. And that wasn’t enough. I know the awesome responsibility I’ve taken upon myself. I’ve spent thousands of dollars more on training, making sure that I can use my tool, effectively, safely.
I am a gunnie. I’m your friend, your neighbor, your teacher, your pastor, your doctor, your mechanic, your customer. Look to your left and to your right. I’m one of you.
Why we win
Emily Miller is a columnist for the Washington Times. She has been writing a series on her attempt to get a legal gun in Washington D.C. It’s an interesting series. She has a blog entry discussing her trip to the Beretta factory in Maryland. During the trip, she got to shoot the Beretta ARX-160 rifle. The results are here:
I think the laughter and grin speak for themselves.
People of the gun
Welcome A Girl and her Gun to the fold.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Gunnies are good people.
A New Year’s resolution
As we greet the first day of 2012, all of us here at Newbie Shooter want to wish our readers a happy and prosperous New Year. And I have a few asks of you, the shooting community.
First, if you shoot and don’t have a concealed carry permit, go get it. We have already tipped the gun culture from fringe to mainstream. Shooting and gun ownership are mainstream activities. This is the year that we make concealed carry a mainstream issue.
If you do have your concealed carry permit, use it. Carrying a gun is a pain in the ass. It’s heavy, its uncomfortable, you can’t go certain places…the excuses are legion. Make a commitment to carry your gun, and do so every day for a month. One month, every day. At the end of that month, see if you want to keep carrying, or not.
If you already carry, good for you! Your assignment is very simple. Take a training class. I can highly recommend both Gunsite 250 and TigerSwan’s pistol courses. And bring someone with you. Training is more fun with friends.
Happy New year, Gunnies!
Gunnie Deals
John at NLOG&M has compiled an extensive list of Black Friday deals for gunnies. Go stimulate!
400 strong!
North reports that we have over 400 blogs on the Gun Blog Blacklist.
I think we might be mainstream….
TigerSwan, four days and counting
I’m getting psyched for the upcoming NC blogger TigerSwan class. Sean sent out an email with the instructors info:
Brian Searcy – President/COO
TigerSwan’s President, COO, and co-founder, Mr. Brian Searcy, served 23 years in Army Special Operations and spent the last 16 years with Delta Force. His leadership experience included serving as a military advisor in Central and South America and as the Command Sergeant Major for a 1,700 person Joint Special Operations Task Force in Iraq. A decorated combat leader his awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit and the Bronze StarAs a Delta Force instructor, Mr. Searcy authored and taught classes in assault planning, VIP protection, rifle and pistol marksmanship, explosive and mechanical breaching, close quarters battle and hand to hand combat. He also served as the program manager and primary instructor for Delta’s shooting program. As a civilian consultant to the Pentagon’s Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Defeat Task Force, Mr. Searcy worked in Iraq and the United States training soldiers and marines to predict, detect and mitigate the threat of IEDs.
A competitive shooter for over 25 years, Brian has competed at the top levels of competition in both precision and action shooting. Brian is a U.S. Army Distinguished Pistol Shot and has been awarded the President’s Hundred Tab. His other marksmanship accolades include: Overall Winner- 2005 Joint Special Operations Command Small Arms Championships and the 2003 North Carolina Indoor Conventional Pistol Champion.
In addition to receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Government from Campbell University, Mr. Searcy earned a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Central Michigan University. Additionally he has completed an executive leadership program at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and Harvard Business School’s Finance for Senior Executives.
Looks like he’s the real deal. 
I’ve got to decide what I am bringing. I think I am going to end up defaulting with an M&P. 9mm or .40sw? Choices, choices…
Day by Day
Today’s Day by Day cartoon has a familiar look to it:
Seems that Damon is a fan of my brother in law!
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