Timmersomethings Blog Of Random Stuff

In the news this week a southern California man was put under 72-hour psychiatric observation when it was found he owned 100 guns and had (by rough estimate) 1-million rounds of ammunition stored in his home. The house also has a secret escape tunnel. The television reporter said: "Wow! He has about a million machine gun bullets" and the headline referred to it as a "massive weapons cache". By California standards someone even owning 100,000 rounds would be called "mentally unstable". If he lived elsewhere, such as Arizona, he'd be called "an avid gun collector". In Nebraska , he'd be called "a novice gun collector". In Utah , he'd be called "moderately well prepared", but they'd probably reserve judgment until they made sure that he had a corresponding quantity of stored food. In Montana , he'd be called "The neighborhood 'Go-To' guy". In Idaho , he'd be called "a likely gu...

Ruger is coming out with a new pistol in honor of Senators and Congressmen. It will be named the Congressman. It doesn't work and you can't fire it.

A policeman pulled over a pickup truck owner for a faulty tail light. When the officer approached the driver, the man behind the wheel handed the officer his driver's license, insurance card, and a concealed-weapon carry permit. The officer took all the documents, looked them over and said, "Mr. Smith, I see you have a permit to carry a concealed weapon. Do you have any weapons with you?" The driver replied, "Yes sir, I have a .357 handgun in a hip holster, a ..45 in the glove box, and a .22 derringer in my boot." The officer looked at the driver and asked, "Anything else?" "Yes sir, I have a Mossberg 500 12-gauge and an AR-15 behind the seat." The officer asked if the man was driving to or from a shooting range and the man said he wasn't, so the officer bent over and looked into the driver's face and said, "Mr. Smith, you're carrying quite a few guns. May I ask what you are afraid of?" Mr. Smith locked eyes with the off...