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Resource Of The Week: Free Digital Editions Of GUNS Magazine, American Handgunner, Shooting Industry, And American COP
Chances are, you've visited a pharmacy or grocery store which contained one or more titles from FMG Publications on their magazine rack. San Diego-based FMG publishes:
• American Handgunner (6 times/year)
• GUNS Magazine (12 times/year)
• Shooting Industry (12 times/year)
As well as a number of special editions, including:
• American Handgunner Annual
• American Handgunner Personal Defense
• American Handgunner Survive
• American Handgunner Tactical
• GUNS Magazine Annual
• GUNS Magazine AR-15
• GUNS Magazine Combat
• GUNS Magazine Surplus
I've picked up issues of American Handgunner Survive in the past, and was really impressed with the content.
Now, did you know that FMG Publications uploads FREE digital editions of some magazine titles onto its website? From the FMG site:
FMG Publications are now available at no charge to anyone with access to an Internet connection. The new interactive digital editions of American COP, American Handgunner, GUNS Magazine and Shooting Industry uses the latest dynamic flash, flip-page technology to create a real-time, page-turning, online magazine viewing experience. Embedded links in featured products and advertisements allow visitors easy, single-click access to advertiser web sites.
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
I understand American COP is no longer being published. Still, digital editions appear on the website up until July 2014. As I type this, the May/June 2015 digital edition of American Handgunner is out on the FMG site, as is the June digital issue of GUNS Magazine and April's Shooting Industry.
Head on over to the FMG Publications website here to access each publication's digital editions.
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
(Editor's note: Link added to "Resources" page)
Proposed Ban Of Common AR-15 Rifle Ammunition Suspended
In case you haven't heard the latest about that proposed ban on common M855 ball ammunition (or SS109 as it's sometimes referred to) for the AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, the National Rifle Association's Institute for Legislative Action reported on their website yesterday:
Fairfax, Va. – The National Rifle Association (NRA) was instrumental in stalling the Obama Administration's initial attempt to ban commonly used ammunition for the most popular rifle in America, the AR-15. The announcement that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) will suspend its proposed framework to ban M855 ammunition validates the NRA's assertion that this effort was nothing more than a political maneuver to bypass Congress and impose gun control on the American people.
"Today's announcement proves what we have said all along — this was 100% political. President Obama failed to pass gun control through Congress, so he tried to impose his political agenda through executive fiat. But every gun owner in America needs to understand Barack Obama's hatred of the Second Amendment has not changed," said Wayne La Pierre, Executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association.
Chris Cox, Executive Director of NRA-ILA criticized the dishonest campaign to ban this common ammunition: "The lies used to justify the ban were shameful. This proposal was never about law enforcement safety – it was about the Obama Administration's desire to pander to billionaire Michael Bloomberg and his gun control groups. Since they haven't been able to ban America's most popular rifle, they are trying to ban the ammunition instead."
Since the BATFE announced its plan to ban commonly used ammunition less than a month ago, the NRA rallied its five million members and tens of millions of supporters across the country in strong opposition. In addition, the NRA worked with congressional leaders in both the U.S. House and Senate to oppose this misguided proposal.
"The NRA would like to thank House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and House Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman John Culberson for leading the fight against this unconstitutional attack on our Second Amendment freedoms," continued Cox. "This was a significant victory for our five million members and tens of millions of supporters across the country.
"Make no mistake, this fight is not over. We will remain vigilant and continue to fight against President Obama's attempt to dismantle the Second Amendment," concluded LaPierre.
To view the congressional letters to BATFE, along with the Member signatures, click here and here.
To view recent op-ed in the Daily Caller by Chris Cox on the proposed ammunition ban, click here.
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Latest On Proposed Ban Of Common AR-15 Rifle Ammunition
Back on February 16, I blogged about the push by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE) to ban common M855 ball ammunition (or SS109 as it's sometimes referred to) for the AR-15, a semi-automatic rifle incredibly-popular with America's shooting community. The National Rifle Association's Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) charged on February 13:
In a move clearly intended by the Obama Administration to suppress the acquisition, ownership and use of AR-15s and other .223 caliber general purpose rifles, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives unexpectedly announced today that it intends to ban commonplace M855 ball ammunition as "armor piercing ammunition." The decision continues Obama's use of his executive authority to impose gun control restrictions and bypass Congress…
Earlier today, I tuned in to the Mrgunsngear Channel on YouTube.com, and noticed Mrgunsngear had uploaded a video this weekend in which he discussed the latest developments going on with the proposed ban of "the second-most common ammo sold for the AR-15":
"Is M855/SS109 5.56 Banned Already?
**Edit—Update With Current Latest Info At End…"
YouTube Video
Personally, I suspect the proposed (current?) ban is simply more "backdoor" gun "control" coming out of the White House. Remember what I wrote back on May 31, 2011:
This report comes after a recent Washington Post piece that was published on April 11th by Jason Horowitz in which President Obama is alleged to have said his administration was working on gun control "under the radar." Horowitz wrote:
On March 30, the 30th anniversary of the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, Jim Brady, who sustained a debilitating head wound in the attack, and his wife, Sarah, came to Capitol Hill to push for a ban on the controversial "large magazines." Brady, for whom the law requiring background checks on handgun purchasers is named, then met with White House press secretary Jay Carney. During the meeting, President Obama dropped in and, according to Sarah Brady, brought up the issue of gun control, "to fill us in that it was very much on his agenda," she said.
"I just want you to know that we are working on it," Brady recalled the president telling them. "We have to go through a few processes, but under the radar."
In the meeting, she said, Obama discussed how records get into the system and what can be done about firearms retailers. Her husband specifically brought up the proposed ban on large magazine clips, and she noted that even former vice president Dick Cheney had suggested that some restrictions on the clips might make sense.
"He just laughed," Sarah Brady said approvingly of the president. Both she and her husband, she emphasized, had absolute confidence that the president was committed to regulation.
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
"We have to go through a few processes, but under the radar."
That's how this administration is going to roll, especially after those gun and ammunition magazine ban setbacks at the federal level post-Newtown.
That being said, gun "control" supporters will be ready to breach the "front door" with the next major mass shooting/casualty event. Readers may recall my February 18 post about the Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act (bans ammunition magazines accepting more than 10 rounds) already introduced in the U.S. House and Senate (H.R. 752 and S. 407, respectively).
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
How To Survive A Mall Shooting
If you've been following the news the last couple of days, you might have heard about the threat by the terrorist group Al-Shabaab against a particular "family" of shopping malls (blogged about this Sunday). The more I thought about the potential for a mall shooting, the more I wondered if there was anything out in cyberspace that might assist readers in surviving an active shooter situation within this type of environment. Enter SPIKE's TV series Surviving Disaster from a couple of years back (blogged about here). In particular, the episode entitled "Mall Shooting." For those of you who've never heard of the television series, from the SPIKE website:
What will you do when disaster strikes? Spike TV's new original series Surviving Disaster, led by Navy SEAL Cade Courtley, vividly takes viewers through catastrophic scenarios and arms them with the knowledge needed to survive the unthinkable. Courtley tackles worst-case scenarios and equips viewers with the practical information needed to save their own lives and the lives of their loved ones. Whether the threat is natural or man-made or on a national or personal level, Courtley speaks directly to the viewers and guides them through a comprehensive, step-by-step process to not only survive the big picture disaster, but endure the many dangerous obstacles that may occur within each catastrophic event. While leading viewers out of danger, Courtley not only provides helpful tips and hands-on instruction, but swiftly points out common misconceptions and fatal mistakes. Unlike any other series, Surviving Disaster may actually save lives by providing actions that anyone can perform.
If Cade Courtley looks familiar, it may be that you recognize him from another survival TV series called America Unplugged that recently aired on the New Berlin, Wisconsin-based TV network The Sportsman Channel (blogged about here– good stuff). Or it could be from a different project of his.
"Who is Cade Courtley?"
YouTube Video
Getting back to Surviving Disaster's "Mall Shooting," from the SPIKE website:
A highly trained terrorist cell takes over a crowded mall in a military style siege. Navy SEAL Cade Courtley shows you how to survive a firefight using SEAL Team tactics and take on this well armed enemy by constructing improvised weapons, smoke bombs and night vision gear.
It's been a few years since I watched the 42-minute production. But I think it still has a lot to offer should readers ever find themselves in a similar predicament. For example, I jotted down the following from the first part of "Mall Shooting," after the terrorists had commenced their attack:
• Don't play dead
• Spread out
• Priority is to clear the "kill zone" as fast as possible
• Move away from the kill zone, from cover to cover, avoiding mere concealment if possible
• If no clear exit nearby, escape through the back of a store to the fire-escape hallways
• If the exits from the hallways are blocked/booby-trapped, search for a different escape route from the mall, utilizing those "you are here" maps if necessary
• One possible exit could be the loading dock area, which might be difficult for the terrorists to seal off and a potentially-good spot for law enforcement/other rescuers to gain entry into the facility
Now, some of this might sound "basic" to a number of readers. However, Courtley did cover more "advanced" topics like:
• Individual/group movement (keep at least a foot off of walls because bullets could ricochet down their length)
• Obtaining makeshift weapons and gear from within the mall
• Ambushing terrorists
• Operating an AK-type rifle acquired from the bad guys
• Constructing a makeshift silencer for the captured firearm
There's plenty more material in Surviving Disaster's "Mall Shooting," which you can view in its entirety over on the SPIKE website here.
Personally, I hope readers never have to utilize this information. That being said, I'm real glad SPIKE TV and Cade Courtley put it out there for the general public.
Know of other "how to survive a mall shooting" resources? Feel free to share it with everyone via the comment section.
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Courtley's SEAL survival guide…
NRA: BATFE To Ban Common AR-15 Ammo
It was only a matter of time. Several weeks into the new year, and the gun "control" crowd is off-and-running again. There's been a number of developments lately, but here's one that seems to be really worrying American gun owners- particularly those possessing the popular AR-15 rifle. From the website of the National Rifle Association's Institute for Legislation Action (NRA-ILA) this past Friday:
In a move clearly intended by the Obama Administration to suppress the acquisition, ownership and use of AR-15s and other .223 caliber general purpose rifles, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives unexpectedly announced today that it intends to ban commonplace M855 ball ammunition as "armor piercing ammunition." The decision continues Obama's use of his executive authority to impose gun control restrictions and bypass Congress.
It isn't even the third week of February, and the BATFE has already taken three major executive actions on gun control. First, it was a major change to what activities constitute regulated "manufacturing" of firearms. Next, BATFE reversed a less than year old position on firing a shouldered "pistol." Now, BATFE has released a "Framework for Determining Whether Certain Projectiles are 'Primarily Intended for Sporting Purposes' Within the Meaning of 18 U.S.C. 921(a)(17)(c)", which would eliminate M855's exemption to the armor piercing ammunition prohibition and make future exemptions nearly impossible.
By way of background, federal law imposed in 1986 prohibits the manufacture, importation, and sale by licensed manufacturers or importers, but not possession, of "a projectile or projectile core which may be used in a handgun and which is constructed entirely . . . from one or a combination of tungsten alloys, steel, iron, brass, bronze, beryllium copper, or depleted uranium." Because there are handguns capable of firing M855, it "may be used in a handgun." It does not, however, have a core made of the metals listed in the law; rather, it has a traditional lead core with a steel tip, and therefore should never have been considered "armor piercing." Nonetheless, BATFE previously declared M855 to be "armor piercing ammunition," but granted it an exemption as a projectile "primarily intended to be used for sporting purposes."
Now, however, BATFE says that it will henceforth grant the "sporting purposes" exception to only two categories of projectiles:
Category I: .22 Caliber Projectiles
A .22 caliber projectile that otherwise would be classified as armor piercing ammunition under 18 U.S.C. 921(a)(17)(B) will be considered to be "primarily intended to be used for sporting purposes" under section 921(a)(17)(C) if the projectile weighs 40 grains or less AND is loaded into a rimfire cartridge.
Category II: All Other Caliber Projectiles
Except as provided in Category I (.22 caliber rimfire), projectiles that otherwise would be classified as armor piercing ammunition will be presumed to be "primarily intended to be used for sporting purposes" under section 921(a)(17)(C) if the projectile is loaded into a cartridge for which the only handgun that is readily available in the ordinary channels of commercial trade is a single shot handgun. ATF nevertheless retains the discretion to deny any application for a "sporting purposes" exemption if substantial evidence exists that the ammunition is not primarily intended for such purposes.
BATFE is accepting comments until March 16, 2015 on this indefensible attempt to disrupt ammunition for the most popular rifle in America. Check back early next week for a more in-depth analysis of this "framework" and details on how you can submit comments.
How to comment – from the BATFE
ATF will carefully consider all comments, as appropriate, received on or before March 16, 2015, and will give comments received after that date the same consideration if it is practical to do so, but assurance of consideration cannot be given except as to comments received on or before March 16, 2015. ATF will not acknowledge receipt of comments. Submit comments in any of three ways (but do not submit the same comments multiple times or by more than one method):
ATF email: email@example.com
Fax: (202) 648-9741.
Mail: Denise Brown, Mailstop 6N-602, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Enforcement Programs and Services, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, 99 New York Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20226: ATTN: AP Ammo Comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise Brown, Enforcement Programs and Services, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, U.S. Department of Justice, 99 New York Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20226; telephone: (202) 648-7070.
Permission has been granted by the NRA-ILA to reproduce the above.
"BATF to ban M855/SS109 ammo"
YouTube Video
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Illinois Governor Pushes Ban On 'Assault Weapons,' 'High-Capacity' Ammo Magazines
As Democratic lawmakers can't figure out why shootings and murders have erupted with renewed vigor in Chicago this summer (hints: bare-bones Chicago Police Department, gun-related laws already on the books but not enforced, and shooters not going to jail or for too short a stint), they've resorted to pushing more gun "control" laws on law-abiding constituents who have had nothing to do with the outbreak in violence. From a press release on the Illinois Government News Network website Sunday:
Governor Quinn Fights for Stronger Gun Laws Across Illinois
Congresswoman Kelly Joins Governor to Urge General Assembly to Pass Illinois Public Safety Act and Take a Stand Against the Violence
CHICAGO – Governor Pat Quinn, joined by Congresswoman Robin Kelly, today visited the site a recent fatal shooting in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood to urge legislators to stand with families and communities and take action against gun violence. The Governor pushed passage of the Illinois Public Safety Act, legislation that would ban the sale or delivery of assault weapons and high capacity ammunition magazines in Illinois and require background checks for the transfer of guns. Today's action is part of Governor Quinn's agenda to make Illinois neighborhoods safer.
"The recent epidemic of violence in Chicago is unacceptable and we must join together to fight back," Governor Quinn said. "Public safety is government's foremost mission and Illinois should not wait any longer to act. There are too many victims of a war being waged on our streets, a war fueled in part by the availability of deadly, military-style assault weapons that have no purpose other than killing.
"We must work together to protect the lives of those we love and stop what's happening in our communities. I urge the Illinois General Assembly to take a stand and pass this legislation that will save lives and protect communities."
The Governor today was joined by Congresswoman Robin Kelly who recently released the Kelly Report on Gun Violence in America, the first-ever Congressional analysis of the nation's gun violence epidemic that offers a blueprint for ending the crisis.
Senate Bill 3659 – the Illinois Public Safety Act – was introduced during the recent spring Legislative session by State Senator Dan Kotowski (D-Park Ridge) and supported by Governor Quinn. It bans the possession, delivery, sale and purchase of assault weapons, large capacity ammunition feeding devices such as magazines or clips, and .50 caliber rifles and cartridges in Illinois. Valid Firearms Owners Identification Card (FOID) holders who possess any of these devices at the time the law is enacted would be allowed to keep them, but could not transfer or sell them except to a family member. The legislation also requires background checks for the transfer of firearms except to a family member or at a gun show…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
Of course, the bad guys won't obey what's stipulated in the Illinois Public Safety Act if it becomes law. But here's what's really messed-up about the bans the Democrats are pushing.
According to Federal Bureau of Investigation statistics, so-called "assault weapons" and .50 caliber rifles are rarely used in crimes- particularly murders- around the state of Illinois.
From Table 20, "Murder by State, Types of Weapons, 2012" on the FBI's "Crime in the U.S. 2012" web page (last year I could find pertinent data available for):
Illinois ("limited supplemental homicide data were received")
Total murders ("Total number of murders for which supplemental homicide data were received"): 509
Total firearms: 439
• Handguns: 429
• Rifles: 4
• Shotguns: 2
• Firearms (type unknown): 4
439 firearm-related murders in Illinois in 2012. With a rifle (type unknown) definitely used in only 4 of those homicides.
Ban "assault weapons" and .50 caliber rifles. Yeah, that will solve the rampant violence.
Something tells me these Democratic politicians are trying to dupe voters into thinking they can end the ongoing carnage in this election year with such legislation.
Not going to happen, as the so-called Illinois Public Safety Act doesn't even come close to getting to the root of the problem.
See "hints" above.
You can read that entire press release on the IGNN website here. And that 2012 FBI report table here.
By Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
About That 'Sniper Nest' In Chicago
Sorry FOX 32 News in Chicago. As much as I like watching you on TV on weekday mornings (Jake Hamilton, Darlene Hill, Jon Kelley, Melody Mendez are particularly good), whoever penned the following on your website on June 30 needs to be flogged.
The offending article…
Sniper nest discovered near Kennedy-King College
The Chicago Police Department made a frightening discovery on the South Side of the city last week.
Officials say they found a high-powered semi-automatic weapon about a block from the campus of Kennedy King college, near 64th and Lowe last Thursday. Officers say the nest was found on top of a garage across from a soccer field on campus.
At the scene, officers recovered a fully loaded Mac-10…
"Sniper nest?" "High-powered semi-automatic weapon?" "Mac-10?"
I could've sworn the piece originally said "high-powered semi-automatic rifle" when I first read it. But I see it was updated on July 1.
Consider what Elizabeth Kreft reported on TheBlaze website that same day:
The weapon officers recovered at the scene wasn't a rifle but a fully loaded Mac-10.
"I'm not sure why they are calling it a sniper's nest, it was a machine gun, not a rifle," Officer Mike Sullivan, Chicago Police Department spokesman, told TheBlaze.
Sullivan said media members should look up the difference between a Mac-10 and a rifle. "They are very different," he said…
I was kidding with that bit about the author needing to be flogged. But I concur with the CPD- they definitely need to learn more about firearms (Guy Smith's free Gun Facts e-book is a good place to start) or risk "cheapening" the FOX 32 brand.
Not like I'm an expert on the subject of guns myself. But I'm not paid to write about such things.
Now if an unpaid intern wrote the article… lesson learned? I hope so. You'd be doing your future field of work and colleagues a favor.
By Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
"Sniper nest discovered near Kennedy-King College." FOX 32. 30 June 2014. (http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/25910016/sniper-nest-discovered-near-kennedy-king-college). 3 July 2014.
Kreft, Elizabeth. "'Sniper Nest' Found Near College Campus In Chicago — but It's the Type of Gun Found Close by That May Be More Disturbing." TheBlaze. 1 July 2014. (http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/07/01/sniper-nest-found-near-college-campus-in-chicago-but-its-the-type-of-gun-found-close-by-that-may-be-more-disturbing/). 1 July 2014.
Chicago To Be Sued For De Facto Gun Store Ban?
Survival And Prosperity readers outside the Chicagoland area may have heard that the City of Chicago just recently approved commercial gun sales within its city limits.
Mind you, this wasn't done willingly.
From a June 25 press release from Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office:
Due to the fact that a federal court has ordered the City of Chicago to allow commercial gun sales, the City drafted one of the toughest, smartest licensing laws in the country.
In order to operate with a city license, gun stores will be required to take a number of steps that are proven to minimize gun trafficking, illegal gun sales and theft including:
• Employee background checks and state-of-the-art training
• Anti-theft safety plans and quarterly inventory audits
• Video cameras to record the point of sale
• Maintain a log of all guns sales where the gun was later recovered in a crime and traced back to the store
• Sell only one handgun per month per buyer
• Make store records available to police for inspection at all reasonable times
• 72-hour waiting period to purchase handguns, and a 24-hour waiting period to purchase rifles and shotguns…
Of course, left out of the press release is any prospective gun shops would only be permitted to operate in less than one-half percent of the city. Fran Spielman reported on the Chicago Sun-Times website last Wednesday:
Special-use zoning would keep gun stores out of 99.5 percent of Chicago and at least 500 feet away from all schools and parks…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
Critics are adamant that when all of the above is taken into consideration, a de factor ban on gun shops in Chicago exists. Spielman added:
Richard Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association, has accused Emanuel of making the ordinance so restrictive, it will "make sure there are no gun shops" in Chicago.
"The license is $3,800. Your business transactions are videotaped. The costs are so high, nobody can possibly make a living doing that, so no one is going to do it," Pearson said…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
So should Mayor Emanuel and the City of Chicago expect to be slapped with yet another lawsuit related to gun rights?
The Associated Press reported last Friday:
Richard Pearson of the Illinois State Rifle Association says the ordinance is so restrictive it amounts to a ban, and will likely be challenged in court.
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
Chicagoans, get ready to bust out your wallets yet again.
And in case anyone's interested, that press release (pdf format) is located here on the City website.
By Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Spielman, Fran. "Facing court order, City Council votes to allow gun shops." Chicago Sun-Times. 25 June 2014. (http://politics.suntimes.com/article/chicago/facing-court-order-city-council-votes-allow-gun-shops/wed-06252014-929am). 30 June 2014.
"Chicago City Council passes strict gun store law." Associated Press. 27 June 2014. (http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/25870759/chicago-city-council-passes-strict-gun-store-law?clienttype=mobile). 20 June 2014.
Gun 'Control' Forced On Boston, Chicago Cops?
I think Survival And Prosperity readers might find the following two firearm-related stories as they concern local law enforcement interesting. From the popular Chicago police blog Second City Cop this morning:
There is (or soon will be) not a single person in the State of Illinois who has to register a firearm anymore.
Unless you're a Chicago Police Officer.
Read the linked order here, right on page two:
• H. Sworn members will register all duty and nonduty firearms with the Department…
"Register all… nonduty firearms with the Department"
Sorry, but I can't see many rank-and-file Chicago police officers registering their personally-owned firearms.
I wonder who came up with this idea, and if they actually expect sworn CPD members to comply with the order.
Regardless, as regular Survival And Prosperity readers already know, gun registration often leads to confiscation.
Then there's this out of the East Coast. Antonio Planas reported on the Boston Herald website yesterday:
Mayor-elect Martin J. Walsh is shooting down the plan to arm some Boston patrol officers with military-style rifles – setting up a potential showdown with the department which has backed the controversial measure, citing a need for high-powered weapons in light of school shootings and the marathon bombings.
"Mayor-elect Walsh is opposed to the AR-15 rifles," his spokeswoman Kathryn Norton said in a short statement yesterday. "Unless otherwise convinced by the Boston Police Department, he does not think they are necessary."
Walsh would have to approve a budget for 33 AR-15 rifles at a cost of $2,500 each. Police were in the planning phases of acquiring the rifles to put in the cruisers of two specially trained beat cops in each of the city's 11 districts…
Other local elected representatives oppose BPD patrol officers having access to AR-15s. From the website of Boston's FOX affiliate Sunday:
City Councilor Charles Yancey is not for the plan and said active-shooter incidents are better left to specialized SWAT team units and the use of assault rifles actually put the public in more danger.
"I don't believe arming them with assault weapons is going to make them any safer," he said.
I haven't heard/read anywhere as to exactly why the Boston mayor-elect is opposed to a limited number of AR-15 rifles going out on patrol.
Has he drunk the "scary black rifle" Kool-Aid being offered up by anti-gun/gun "control" types?
Perhaps he's ignorant of the 1997 North Hollywood shootout and body armor, and the 2008 Mumbai (India) massacre, where patrol officers armed with semi-automatic rifles could have tipped the scales in favor of the good guys. I'll never forget those scenes of Mumbai police officers armed with Lee Enfield bolt-action rifles seeking cover as bursts of automatic rifle fire came their way.
Or maybe Mayor-elect Walsh is more shrewd than he's letting on, having concluded a Kalashnikov can do the same (if not better) job as the AR-15 for a fraction of price. Got to be frugal when it comes to utilizing taxpayer money these days, right?
In all seriousness, I'm guessing it's probably only a matter of time before Boston experiences an incident where their patrol officers are outgunned at the onset of contact with the bad guys and where SWAT is too late to help. If Boston's mayor-elect doesn't want BPD patrols to have access to AR-15s in such a situation, so be it. Just be prepared for the consequences when such an event takes place and police officers and innocent Bostonians are wounded/killed.
By the way, using the excuse "no one could have ever seen this happening" probably won't cut it.
By Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
SCC. "Once Again, Second Class Citizens." Second City Cop. 30 Dec. 2013. (http://secondcitycop.blogspot.com/2013/12/once-again-second-class-citizens.html). 30 Dec. 2013.
Planas, Antonio. "Walsh shoots down rifle plan." Boston Herald. 29 Dec. 2013. (http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_politics/2013/12/walsh_shoots_down_rifle_plan). 30 Dec. 2013.
"Walsh comes out opposing rifle plan for Boston police officers." FOX 25. 29 Dec. 2013. (http://www.myfoxboston.com/category/233063/about-us). 30 Dec. 2013.
Resource Of The Week: Slickguns.com
Any readers looking to buy a firearm, ammunition, or related product during the holiday season? Sometime in the near future perhaps?
This Friday's "Resource Of The Week" is Slickguns.com, "Best deals on guns and ammo posted by users." From their website:
This is an index of best deals on guns and ammo posted by users like you. We do not sell any of the products listed on our website. Deals are posted by us and our visitors throughout the day.
"Slickguns Discovery"
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Categories of deals are listed across the top of the home page and include:
-All Deals
-Black Friday (at least for now)
-CA Legal
Additionally, there's a Coupons, News, and Forum section, as well as a query tool if you're looking to score a discount on a particular item you have in mind.
Slickguns.com is incredibly easy to use. Click on a deal and you are taken to the Slickguns description page for the item(s), which includes information, photos, price comparisons, comments, and the all-important "Go To Store" button.
That's it!
Best of luck finding a great deal on that gun-related item you've been looking to purchase.
By Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
(Editor's note: Link added to "Resources" page)
Gun Registration Often Leads To Confiscation, As New Yorkers Find Out Once More
"Why Gun Rights Advocates Oppose Gun Registration
A centralized registration system is the one usually proposed by gun control activists, and it is the type most feared by gun rights advocates. At the heart of resistance to registration is the belief that it encourages firearm prohibitions and ultimately leads to confiscation. (It is also why many choose not to comply and register weapons already owned.)
Those who favor more gun control often accuse gun owners of being paranoid, but the track record of firearms registration is not a good one."
-GunCite.com, popular firearms information website, August 24, 2007
Supporters of more gun "control" in the United States routinely push for the registration of firearms.
And, "Don't worry," they like to say, "No one is going to take away your guns."
Problem is, history repeatedly shows otherwise.
I blogged backed on January 14, 2013:
Gun registration often leads to confiscation. From the latest edition of Gun Facts, a popular firearm reference book:
Myth: Registration does not lead to confiscation
Fact: It did in Canada. The handgun registration law of 1934 was the source used to identify and confiscate (without compensation) over half of the registered handguns in 2001.
Fact: It did in Germany. The (before the Nazis came into power) required all firearms to be registered. When Hitler came into power, the existing lists were used for confiscating weapons.
Fact: It did in Australia. In 1996, the Australian government confiscated over 660,000 previously legal weapons from their citizens.
Fact: It did in California. The 1989 Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act required registration. Due to shifting definitions of "assault weapons," many legal firearms are now being confiscated by the California government.
Fact: It did in New York City. In 1967, New York City passed an ordinance requiring a citizen to obtain a permit to own a rifle or shotgun, which would then be registered. In 1991, the city passed a ban on the private possession of some semi-automatic rifles and shotguns, and "registered" owners were told that those firearms had to be surrendered, rendered inoperable, or taken out of the city.
Fact: It did in Bermuda, Cuba, Greece, Ireland, Jamaica, and Soviet Georgia as well.
Now, you can add the "Big Apple" to that list for a second time. Edmund DeMarche reported on the FOX News website earlier today:
The New York City Police Department is taking aim at owners of shotguns and rifles capable of holding more than five rounds, demanding such guns be surrendered, altered or taken out of the city.
The demand came in the form of some 500 letters mailed out to owners of registered long guns that are in violation of a 2010 city ordinance. The first option for the letter's recipient is to, "Immediately surrender your Rifle and/or Shotgun to your local police precinct, and notify this office of the invoice number. The firearm may be sold or permanently removed from the City of New York thereafter."
(Editor's note: Italics added for emphasis)
"Surrendered, altered or taken out of the city."
Sound familiar?
"Question: Why is it, every time I buy and register a gun in New York City, it gets confiscated?
Man, funk dat!"
Sagat, "Funk Dat" (1993)
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Smith, Guy. Gun Facts Version 6.1. Guy Smith, 2012.
DeMarche, Edmund. "NYPD cracks down on long guns that hold more than five rounds." FOX News. 5 Dec. 2013. (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/12/05/nypd-targets-owners-multi-clip-shotguns-rifles/?intcmp=latestnews). 5 Dec. 2013.
Democratic Congressmen Push For 20 Percent Federal Excise Tax On Firearms, 50 Percent Tax On Ammo
Back when Danny Davis (D-IL) was my congressman, I don't recall hearing too much from him- unless he was coming up for re-election.
Well, November 4, 2014, is fast-approaching, and he and another Democratic congressman- William Pascrell (D-NJ)- whose seat is up for election have both decided to take it upon themselves to remind Americans that Democrats stand for gun "control."
You see, Representatives Davis and Pascrell introduced HR 3018- the "Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act"- last week, which would hike federal excise taxes on firearms from 10-11 percent up to 20 percent, and hike taxes on ammunition from 11 percent to 50 percent.
I'm guessing a number of pro-gun Democrats, especially those holding office whose seats are also up for election in 2014, are livid right now.
From GovTrack.us this evening:
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the excise tax and special occupational tax in respect of firearms and to increase the transfer tax on any other weapon, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the 'Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2013'.
(a) In General- Section 4181 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
'There is hereby imposed upon the sale by the manufacturer, producer, or importer of the following articles a tax equivalent to the specified percent of the price for which so sold:
'(1) Articles taxable at 20 percent:
'(A) Pistols.
'(B) Revolvers.
'(C) Firearms (other than pistols and revolvers).
'(D) Any lower frame or receiver for a firearm, whether for a semiautomatic pistol, rifle, or shotgun that is designed to accommodate interchangeable upper receivers.
'(2) Articles taxable at 50 percent: Shells and cartridges.'.
HR 3018 would also increase the transfer tax on firearms covered under the National Firearms Act ("machine guns," for example) from $200 to $500 and the transfer tax on all other guns from $5 to $100.
Other blogs/websites are reporting that besides ammo, this legislation hikes just handgun- not long gun- taxes, but based on the following- "Firearms (other than pistols and revolvers)"- I take this to mean rifles and shotguns as well.
Consider the following analysis of the gun "control" legislation by Michael Cohn over at AccountingToday.com:
The bill, known as the Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act, is co-sponsored by Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr., D-N.J., and Danny Davis, D-Ill. It would increase the excise taxes on firearms from the current range of 10 percent to 11 percent and raise it to 20 percent. The bill would also increase the excise tax on ammunition from 11 percent to 50 percent. It would also increase the Special Occupational Tax on firearm importers, manufacturers and dealers; include assault pistols in the definition of firearms covered under the National Firearms Act; increase the transfer tax on all weapons (except antique guns) covered under the National Firearms Act (excludes most common guns) from $200 to $500 and index to inflation; and increase the transfer tax for any other weapon from $5 to $100 and index to inflation.
All government agencies would be exempted from the tax, including federal, state and local agencies, such as police departments.
Here's my analysis. The legislation won't become law. And I think Congressmen Davis and Pascrell know that.
But it did get them some valuable face time for next year's election.
You can read the entire text of HR 3018 on GovTrack.us here.
By Christopher E. Hill, Editor
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Cohn, Michael. "Congressmen Introduce Bill to Increase Taxes on Guns and Ammunition." AccountingToday.com. 27 Aug. 2013. (http://www.accountingtoday.com/news/Congressmen-Introduce-Bill-Increase-Taxes-Guns-Ammunition-67848-1.html). 27 Aug. 2013.
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Two for you this week from state lawmakers down South…
I wonder how many Boston liberals spent the night cowering in their homes wishing they had an AR-15 with a hi-capacity magazine. #2A
-Arkansas State Representative Nate Bell (R-Mena), in an April 19 tweet
I am the senator. You are the citizen. You need to be quiet.
-North Carolina State Senator Tommy Tucker (R-Union), to a newspaper publisher at an April 16 public hearing. Senator Tucker disputes the quote.
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Massad Ayoob, Rob Pincus Defend Semi-Auto, Military-Pattern Rifles And "High-Capacity" Magazines
How many readers have heard this uttered during the latest push for more gun "control" in America?:
Americans don't need "fast-firing" guns with "high-capacity" magazines to protect themselves. Stopping a bad guy doesn't require all those bullets.
Such dribble often reveals two things:
1. The individual saying this watches way too much television and/or movies.
2. That person fails to comprehend that sometimes there's more than one aggressor involved.
This last point has been made exceedingly-clear to me these past couple of years in my observations of crime "south of the border."
Any readers remember my July 2011 post about a gang of criminals carrying out a violent home invasion against an American couple residing in Ixtapa, Mexico? Pretty graphic story, huh?
And then there's Fernando Aguirre of Surviving In Argentina blog-fame, who has mentioned multiple incidents involving more than one aggressor in his home country of Argentina. One story in particular stands out in my mind. From his survival-themed book The Modern Survival Manual: Surviving The Economic Collapse:
I also remember a forensic doctor that used to live in my neighborhood, who got ambushed by five or six men when he exited a restaurant. They did kill him, but he managed to kill four of them and he severely wounded another.
This doctor used to practice with his Glock .40 S&W at my local shooting range. I don't remember exactly how many rounds he fired during the attack, but I remember that it at least doubled the capacity of most revolvers.
"Home Invaders Shot in Self Defense"
(Security cameras catch armed Tucson resident thwarting home invasion)
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Recently, two well-known firearm and personal defense experts- Massad Ayoob and Rob Pincus- have come out in support of semi-automatic military-pattern rifles and so-called "high-capacity" ammunition magazines. Here are some comments from them in their defense of the guns and magazines which others are so desperately trying to ban/take away:
I can certainly imagine scenarios where I would need to have a lot of rounds. I can certainly imagine scenarios where I would need to have the capability of controlling those rounds through a semi-automatic rifle where I can fire those rounds quickly and accurately. Multiple person home invasions would be an easy example that could obviously happen to any home in any part of the country.
-Rob Pincus of I.C.E. Training, in an interview published on the WND.com website on February 27, 2013
In a world where the Good People With Guns often have to deliver several hits to neutralize even one Bad Person With Deadly Weapons, and in which there is often more than one attacker, anyone applying logical thinking can only end up shouting one three-word mantra:
-Massad Ayoob of Massad Ayoob Group, in a January 31, 2013, post on the Massad Ayoob on Guns blog on the website of Backwoods Home magazine
The cops are the experts on the current criminal trends. If they have determined that a "high capacity" semiautomatic pistol and a .223 semiautomatic rifle with 30-round magazines are the best firearms for them to use to protect people like me and my family, they are obviously the best things for us to use to protect ourselves and our families.
-Massad Ayoob again, in a December 29, 2012, post on the Massad Ayoob on Guns blog
When it comes to firearms and self-defense, these guys know what they're talking about.
More so than others who would have you "just fire the shotgun through the door" in an ill-advised attempt at protecting the home.
By Christopher E. Hill, Editor
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Illinois State Rep Tells Chicago Don't Blame Rest Of Us For Your 'Runaway Gun Problem'
This week, Illinois politicians clashed over gun rights in the state capital of Springfield. State Representative Jim Sacia, a Republican from Pecatonica and former FBI agent, added his two cents during a concealed-carry debate on Tuesday, February 26:
Here's the problem in Illinois. I love you folks in Chicago. You're the ones that have the problem. You have a runaway gun problem. Don't blame the rest of us. This isn't about Democrats. It's not about Republicans. It's because Chicago wants a warm fuzzy. Let's pass a bill that will eliminate assault rifles. Last year there were more people killed with hammers than with assault rifles.
And then the State Representative went on to make an analogy about taking away the semi-automatic rifles to, ahem, castration…
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Trophic transfer of biodiversity effects: functional equivalence of prey diversity and enrichment?
Article first published online: 8 NOV 2012
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.415
© 2012 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Ecology and Evolution
Volume 2, Issue 12, pages 3110–3122, December 2012
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Ecology and Evolution 2012; 2(12): 3110–3122
Publication History
- Issue published online: 13 DEC 2012
- Article first published online: 8 NOV 2012
- Manuscript Accepted: 3 OCT 2012
- Manuscript Revised: 28 SEP 2012
- Manuscript Received: 26 JUN 2012
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- Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. Grant Number: STI180/3
- Biodiversity;
- carbon-to-phosphorus ratio;
- chlorophytes;
- Daphnia magna ;
- enrichment;
- light intensity;
- niche complementarity;
- phytoplankton;
- resource use efficiency;
- trophic transfer
Producer diversity is frequently assumed to be detrimental to herbivores, because less edible taxa are more likely to dominate diverse communities. Many producers are, however, complementary in their resource use, and primary production is often positively related to producer diversity. We performed an experiment with microalgae and a generalist herbivore to explore the hypothesis that such positive effects are transferred up the food chain and are functionally comparable to effects of enrichment with a limiting resource. In both absence and presence of grazers, primary production was positively affected by both light supply and producer diversity. Survival, reproduction, and biomass of herbivores were also positively affected by light supply and producer diversity, with both factors contributing equally to grazer performance. We conclude that producer diversity can indeed have similar positive effects on secondary production as enrichment with a limiting resource and discuss conditions under which such positive effects are likely to dominate over negative ones.

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easy and delicious!
This is so easy and tastes wonderful! I doubled the recipe and used apples we picked at a local orchard. I think I only baked mine for 15 minutes, as my apples were small. Any longer and my topping would have burned, too, so keep an eye on it. The topping had a nice crunch. Make sure your apples are all the way covered by the topping because any exposed pieces will dry out.
I made two individual servings of this for myself and my DH and it disappeared quickly. It was delicious! And so very easy to make. I put it in the oven right before sitting down to dinner and it was warm and ready when we were. I am looking forward to trying this with pears, peaches, blackberries....all sorts of fruit. Such an easy, tasty dessert.
Very, very easy and good too. I microwaved it and it would probably be alot better in the oven, but we needed dessert quick and it worked! Thanks.
This was easy and fast in the microwave. We loved it. Thanks for the recpe
This recipe is awesome. This recipe is a life saver for my sweet tooth! Perfect for when I come home from class and want something sweet but don't feel like making a big ordeal. After slicing and peeling the apple, I tossed it with a little bit of granulated sugar and cinnamon to give it a little more flavor. I also added a bit of granulated sugar to the topping because I was running out of brown sugar the last time I made it. I served it with vanilla haagen dasz. Yum!!!
Yum! I made this as dessert after a nice supper of potato soup and rolls. I used small ramekins and used 3/4 of an apple each dish. Just the perfect amount of apple to crisp topping and wonderful served with a scoop of melting vanilla ice cream!
Wasn't sure if I could use a very firm pear, but it worked! I used the microwave method since it was so much quicker. This is a definite keeper recipe for extra fruit laying around. Thanks!
I made this morning for breakfast. Pretty fast and tasty. I did cook it in the oven as I wanted the kitchen to warm up. The apples were just soft enough but not mushy. I made this with a tart apple and that was a good thing as this was a bit sweet - it might be that I had previously cut up the apples and tossed them with brown sugar and cinnamon before I knew what I was going to do with them. It was also a bit juicy but I liked that. Thanks for a good breakie
I am hereby admitting to extreme doubt about this recipe. I figured a crisp in the microwave would be really watery. I am, however, pregnant and in need of quick single serving sweets so I tried it. I take it all back. This was perfect. I substituted white sugar for brown only because it was all I had and used a pear. The fruit was perfectly tender without being mushy and somehow, the top formed a nice crust on the top. This makes absolutely no sense to me but believe me, I will be eating without questioning for the next 5 months...and probably long after!


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The Manteca Buffaloes wanted to close out its non-league schedule playing good baseball and winning ball games ,and the group has accomplished that feat, handling Argonaut High with ease in a 7-1 win Thursday on the road.
Sierra High's boys tennis team appears to have righted the ship after opening the Valley Oak League season with a tiebreaking loss to Kimball of Tracy last week.
Nick Olmo was worried his Sierra softball team would be rusty after taking nearly a full week off from action in Thursday's non-league finale at Linden High.
It came down to the final minutes, but the tone was set at the start of the Sierra High girls soccer team's 3-2 loss to visiting Oakdale in the Valley Oak League opener Wednesday.
The 2011 Lions All-Star Football Game rosters for the North and South teams were announced, and four area standouts will get the opportunity to close their high school football careers in the marquee Central Valley event amongst the best players in the area.
With the Ripon Christian Knights no longer in the Trans Valley League, Escalon will have the sour taste of its two-stroke 224-226 loss to the Knights in its mouth for the remainder of the season.
With mere days remaining before the start of the Valley Oak League season, the Manteca High baseball team got a good send off from starting pitcher Matt Burrows, who went seven innings scattering four hits in a 5-2 Manteca win over Stagg High Tuesday in Stockton.
The first four innings might not have been pretty, but East Union was able to get out with minimum damage Tuesday night in their non-league matchup against Escalon.
Ripon High's Andrew Bonner edged out Logan Vos of Ripon Christian for the second time in as many days Tuesday in a crosstown rivalry golf match featuring two of the area's best golfers.
Sierra High's Valley Oak League title defense in girls soccer begins tonight when it hosts unbeaten Oakdale.
For the first four innings of Sierra' varsity baseball game with the Johansen Vikings it seemed like the normal steps to a lopsided win were taking shape, but in the top of the inning the Vikings changed the script and Sierra needed a late insurance run in an 8-5 win Tuesday.
The Trans Valley League's best boys golfers of 2010 shined in the Yellowjacket Invitational hosted by Hilmar High at Stevinson Ranch Golf Club Monday.
Ron Wayman already has his share of heartbreaking losses in his first year as Weston Ranch High's varsity baseball coach.
East Union looked impressive through the first portion of its EU Varsity-JV Tournament Saturday against Tokay, but after the Tigers fought back with two unanswered goals East Union was forced into action and the Lancers responded, pulling out a 3-2 win at Woodward Park.
After starting the Vern Gebhardt Champions Cup with a perfect run Friday, Sierra High opened up day two on fire, earning a berth into the tournament title games against the St. Mary's Rams. After two halves of play ended in a tie, and two overtime periods, the two schools moved to a shoot out and the Rams came away victorious with the 2011 Champions Cup.
East Union had a chit in the karma bank Wednesday night and picked the right time to get it back.
Marcus Montano and his booming right foot are taking the next step.
Comfortable first-round victories allowed the East Union and Manteca girls soccer programs to rest many of their regulars.
It was a return to prominence for the Sierra High baseball program.
TRACY - It has been a long time since the Manteca High softball team has made the playoffs - not in this century, at least.
For weeks now, Manteca coach Neil MacDannald has talked about building momentum for a run at another Sac-Joaquin Section title.
Much of what Jenna Zuniga does on the right wing is cunning and calculated.
Manteca High's girls soccer team padded its program-record setting goal total Tuesday and set another new standard with a 7-0 victory over Vallejo.
Two Valley Oak League champions were crowned at The Corral on Tuesday.
Three league champions fell in the second round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Coed Team Tennis Playoffs on Tuesday.
It's been a season marred by heartbreaking losses for East Union
Ripon High's Nick Sharp and the Ripon Christian boys golf team appear to be peaking at just the right time.
STOCKTON - History was made Monday at Weston Ranch High school.
Before the Rivera sisters exploded on the scene with the force of a three-hit combo, turning East Union into a section heavy, another prolific sister act tormented defenses.
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Houston Texans star second-year defensive end J.J. Watt leads the league with 20.5 sacks this season. While Watt is a heavy favorite to win the Defensive Player of the Year award (49ers linebacker Aldon Smith — who has 19.5 sacks — is the other), he also believes the race between Broncos QB Peyton Manning and Vikings RB Adrian Peterson for the NFL's Most Valuable Player should also include the NFL's sack leader. "Being a defensive player, I want a defensive player to win it, and I think I have as good a chance as any, Watt told Mike Garafolo of the USA Today. "And if I'm not even in the discussion, I think it's going to be tough for anybody to ever get into the discussion again. I would love to be a representative for defensive players." Since 1957, an Associated Press panel has voted on the NFL MVP and only twice has the award been won by a defensive player. Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Alan Page became the first in 1971 and New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor was th...
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Cordova man shoots dog, lights house on fire, authorities say
Shelby County sheriff's deputies apprehended a half-naked man with a shotgun in his backyard Wednesday, but not before he killed one of his dogs and set his Cordova house on fire, they said.
It was a bad day for 57-year-old David Galloway, who, according to an affidavit, told deputies that he'd argued with his ex-girlfriend on the phone Wednesday morning. When he got upset, one of the dogs bit Galloway on the hand — so he got a shotgun from the attic and killed the canine, deputies said.
That's when Galloway decided to pour gasoline throughout the house and light his couch on fire, according to the affidavit.
He told deputies that he brought the shotgun with him to the backyard of his home in the 6900 block of Show Boat Lane because he was planning to shoot himself with it.
It was unclear at what point he removed all of his clothing from the waist down, but it was in this condition that Shelby County fire crews and sheriff's deputies found him when they responded to a call about the fire.
They also found another dead dog in the backyard, though Galloway told them the dog had died days ago but he hadn't gotten around to burying it.
Galloway later told investigators that he suffered from depression and was taking psychiatric medication.
He also complained incessantly about an excruciating, two-months-long headache on his Twitter account, at one point asking his followers if it was possible to die of a headache.
The day before the fire, Galloway posted photos to the same account showing bite marks he said were from his dog, Boy, a Jack Russell terrier.
"It's been 7 months since the last bite. Little jerk," he wrote Tuesday. "This is what my dog just did to me. And I haven't killed him. Yet," he tweeted later the same day.
When the deputies found Galloway in the backyard Wednesday morning, he put his shotgun down and was taken to St. Francis Hospital Bartlett for treatment.
At the hospital, Galloway recounted the events of the morning to a sergeant, and was placed under arrest.
Galloway is charged with a single count of arson and remains jailed on $25,000 bond. He is due in court Wednesday.
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AbstractDESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Physical models of proteins have been proven useful in science classrooms at the high school, undergraduate and graduate levels. These models become discovery tools in the hands of students, turning the abstract concepts of molecular structure and function into something real. Unfortunately, the current method of producing these models, by rapid prototyping in a one-at-a-time process, is too costly to allow the widespread dissemination of models in an educational setting. Therefore, the goal of this project is to develop the technology needed to produce physical models of proteins by a novel injection molding process. We will address two problems that currently prevent the production of low cost physical models of proteins by injection molding. First, we will develop the ability to "unfold" the complex geometry of a protein into an unfolded state that is amenable to injection molding. Second, we will further develop PHAST, a proprietary rapid tooling method that creates hardened metal injection molding tools by a process involving mold masters created by rapid prototyping, and a series of casting steps involving ceramic materials and powdered metal. These two innovations will be applied to the creation of a physical model of the MHC protein complex by injection molding.
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Cisco Packet Tracer features an array of simulated Application layer protocols (HTTP, DNS, …), as well as basic routing with RIP, OSPF, and EIGRP, to the extent required by the current CCNA TM curriculum. It also includes Cisco IOS 15 with licence features which was introduced in the CCNA exam in 2013.
Cisco Packet Tracer 6.2 has been released in two versions by Cisco in February 2015 : "Cisco Packet Tracer Student" and "Cisco Packet Tracer Instructor". Cisco Packet Tracer 6.2 includes an ASA 5505 firewall with command line configuration (but no Adaptive Security Device Manageror CCP tools). It also includes a netflow collector as a Desktop application in the server device, routing protocols for IPv6 (OSPFv3, EIGRPv6 , RIPNg), DHCP snooping commands, IPv6 CEF, IPSEC ...
Packet Tracer 6.2 introduced 3G/4G telephony support as well as a new Cisco 819 ISR router with a embedded wireless Access Point. OSPF and EIGRP enhancements were also added in this new version.
Update 27/05/2015 : Packet Tracer 7.0 is under development and could include new IoE (Internet Of Everything) items and an IoE registration server. Last known build is Packet Tracer 7.0 build 71 as of 2015-03-11.
Update 17/06/2015: The new Packet Tracer Community forum has been launched a few days ago. This forum is the first one fully dedicated to Cisco Packet Tracer to help users sharing knowledge, labs, bug reports about this application.
Cisco Packet Tracer is created by Cisco SystemsTM and provided for free distribution to faculty, students, and alumni who are or have participated in the Networking AcademyTM program. Self-learners are not allowed to download Packet Tracer.
Cisco Packet Tracer 6.2 instructor and student versions are currently available for download for Cisco Netacad Alumni from the Packet Tracer resource page on Cisco Networking AcademyTM website.
Log in to Cisco CCNA Netspace (NetacadTM website) and select Cisco Packet Tracer in the menu to access the download page.
CCNP TSHOOT is a qualifying exam for the CCNP certification. It differs from the other CCNP exams (SWITCH & ROUTE) by requesting the exam candidate to work on simulated Trouble Tickets. The network topology of the tickets is publicly available on Cisco website.
This CCNP TSHOOT lab is now available in Cisco Packet Tracer 6.1 to help students to prepare the exam by beeing comfortable with the exam network topology and concepts before taking the exam.
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Cisco Packet Tracer Mobile 2.0 is the second Packet Tracer version released by Cisco for android tablets. Cisco Packet Tracer Mobile 2.0 is not available for windows 8 or ipad devices.
This mobile version is based on the Cisco Packet Tracer 6.2 simulation engine and is thus compatible with Cisco Packet Tracer 6.2 labs. Limitations and differences with Cisco Packet Tracer 6.2 desktop version can be found in the release notes available on Cisco netacad website. A Cisco Networking Academy Netspace account is required to use the full features of the simulation software.
Packet Tracer mobile 2.0 requires Android > 4.2 on ARMv7 CPU tablets. User interface is optimized for screens with a minimum size of 7 inches and is as such difficultly usable on a phone.
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