Merv's Politically Incorrect Audio Blog

@purr1n what is the common opinion of Richard Riordan's time as mayor?

 

If you want to actually pull this off, be prepared to obtain appropriate training and practice. When the situation requires use of lethal force one needs plenty of muscle memory to acquire and neutralize target, no mistakes, and no shooting of non-targets. Training often requires over 10,000 rounds in serious situational training to accomplish. Look for training on Threat Management.

 

I would suggest a 20 gauge shotgun and not a handgun.

 

Around corner, low profile exposure threat management is easier with smaller arms.

 

Yes, for sure. It's just a lot easier to teach yourself to use a shotgun effectively.

 

I wouldn't recommend teaching yourself firearm training, that could be a slippery slope.

 

I carried a concealed handgun full time for about 5 years after my brother was murdered. Never had to use it but even in a pro gun state like Alaska I found it can really complicate your interactions with police. I eventually realized that the biggest risk was me or another family member accidentally getting shot. I say that as someone who has used firearms since age 10.

I also realized that if I ever fired it in anger, the result would almost certainly include crippling legal bills, even if 100% justified. After that I switched to pepper spray. Not as lethal as a handgun, but it’s been good enough to protect me against two hungry bears and one pissed off moose.

 

Shotgun can be tricky to maneuver in an apartment due to length. Revolver on the nightstand 357 mag and you can run 38 special or 38 special + P.
PS: Easy reloads
PPS: Ever heard a 357 Mag? Even at the range with cans on its shocking. Ear protection with the gun and consider 38 +p and keep the 357 for the bears.

 

Professionalism is good. I think military and police experience might be useful in either field. As was mentioned again and again you don't want some undisciplined gangs in the force who are grossly violating their rights.

Crowd control and getting hurt at violent protests is "what happens." Beating people behind some corners or just on regular functioning city streets is another thing. It looks like not getting even but just bad behavior. I have heard that on some police house calls police have no other way but to use the rubber club because a drunkard is wielding a long knife for an unknown reason and causing trouble to their neighbors. You can be male, female, "genderless." It doesn't matter here. So I imagine it isn't easy.

Even the Mafia has clear principles otherwise, it wouldn't have existed at all. Exmafia man talked in an interview on how their local people trusted the side of the street where the men meet up in the bar because there were random violent criminals around the streets.

PTSD was mentioned before. I think criminal or otherwise shitty acts and thinking one gets away with it endlessly is another subject. There were a rape and murder case in Canada by a Colonel from the military. If some people insist on being complete a-h then no one can help them, but they get caught usually.

When and why should people protest? Who knows... As they say, be careful what you wish for when things aren't that bad.

 

S&W model 19 revolver - what I’ve owned for almost 30 years. Shoots 38 or 357.
S&W Shield 2.0 9mm- semi auto, compact. Cheap. This has been my daily carry for the last 2 years.

lve probably spent as much on ammo the last year as I have audio. 500 to 1000 rounds a month to get really good with a good instructor and you have to keep it up or you lose the skill. I originally bought the Shield because 9mm ammo was a lot cheaper than 38, but lately the prices are similar so I’ve gone back to the revolver. It turns out I’m actually more accurate shooting the revolver double action, which is unusual. Most will be more accurate with a semi auto. If you can consistently hit the 8-9 spot on a target at 20 yds with a short barrel pistol in a timed drill, you’re pretty good.

 

When I was dealing with a stalker that threatened to kill my family some two decades ago, SW 686 was my daily concealed carry. LFI & FAS provided extensive training for both my wife and myself. Amazing how much power 125gr JHP Corbon 357 mag can deliver. With speed loaders I could compete favorably with semi-auto folks on the 12 and 18 second speed drills.

post scriptum: the stalker is now deceased, however PTSD lingers for all family members

 

Historically, you did not ever want the military policing your citizenry because they are trained to plow forward no matter what / don't stop. The police are taught restraint from the beginning. I do not to claim to know if this is still the case after decades of "no matter what, don't win" military and the militarization of the police force.

Mr Average Joe is not going to survive resisting either with force. Best to get the lawyers busy since this most of this stuff is unconstitutional. Its difficult with the truth so obscured by the lockstep mainstream media and our culture's lack of critical thinking skills and cultivated emotional over-response mechanism.

 

I wish I can shoot shit with @crazychile and smoke cigars with him. I been do thinking about getting a shotgun to shoot for fun. However, some apartments in FL do not allow renters to legally have a gun on their property unless you work for a place that requires it (Military and Police). Also, going to a range with a shotgun is farther than I would like, so it in a way cuts down my feeling to own a gun.

 

PTSD sucks. Many have it related to injuries others have psychological stuff.


PTSD is really something happening to the body that the consciousness couldn't fully grasp so there is a mismatch, based on what I know of mine related to collapse.

Stalkers... We don't want to be " farm animals" from Orwell stories. He had good humanitarian points in hes 3 books I read. Some people actually believe Big Brother is good for you. How else would you know that God exists or that there is good if there is no contrast or fear. I am your God kinda thing.

 

I can’t shoot in my back yard because I’m within city limits. But I’m fortunate enough that my best bud has his own range and we shoot at least twice a month (then smoke cigars). This helps a lot because otherwise ranges can get expensive or you have to drive really far.

Shotguns in an apartment are scary. With lighter buckshot loads you could shred an intruder and maybe keep it contained in your flat. Maybe not. But then there’s the guy that thinks a deer slug Is a good idea until he shoots through a wall and kills someone 3 apartments down.

 

I remember from my long, long ago military training that is was almost impossible to hit anything with a handgun. People who were effective with fully automatic AK47, yes it was that kind of an army, could not hit a static human size target from 6 meters with any level of consistency. I believe you that with handguns you have to shut enough to maintain a muscle memory, otherwise you are a danger to yourself and others.

 

I go shooting 2-3 times a month at my cousin's house, and he reloads all the rounds we fired and has them ready to go for next time. I pay 70% of the cost of materials and he does the reloading work.

I carry a Ruger LC9S, which has an amazing trigger and great sights. Very easy to shoot even with my large hands.

 

Once upon a time many European countries had militias (and plenty of mercenaries).

Remember the "Nachtwacht" by Rembrandt? That was a group portrait of a militia of some sort.

Putting the monopoly of violence in the hands of one group by mandate of the government is fairly new. I mean up the the 19th century duels were still a thing.

If a society has a strong sense of "this is how we treat each other, do not make trouble" well militias can work. Thing is if you get idiot volunteers without proper training in martial arts, handling of weapons and basic knowledge of the laws you will end up with chaos.

You only want people handling weapons, who prefer not to wield them. Why? A friendly word can restore peace in an instant. A raised fist can start a war.

 

A 15 minute drive and I am at our city gun range - a free open to the public facility. It's all outdoors, which is fine here in sunny NM excepting perhaps in the fall winds. It has private bermed ranges for handguns, as well as 3 different rifle ranges, some with steel targets. Get this, it has a 1000yrd rifle range with passable bench setup!

 

A friendly word will not stop a psychopathic criminal from robbing, raping, or murdering you. The thought that if he tries he’ll probably bleed to death on the ground with his brains outside his skull will. The state horrifically and publicly killing them and punishing their complicit families will. The most psycho killers might not be deterred by the death penalty but others will be. Especially psychopaths who only care about themselves. The USA is an individualist society where many local governments condone petty crime. Hello San Francisco. This means people need to protect themselves at an individual level. Those area that refuse to let people do so and their refusal to let people do so through manipulation of the electoral process and mass delusion, where someone willing to break some eggs can’t get elected, need someone mean. They don’t need hearts and minds anywhere but rotting underground.

Past societies left bodies up to scare the shit out of people. Drug cartels don’t have shit on them. Those states, however primitive, would demand the cartels be handed over for execution or else they would kill every man, woman, and child who may or may not be involved. Then actually do it. Even the USA did that in the Philippines. Go look up at execution photographs from 1840s-60s Japan. That’s what the the entire world did pre 1800. Imagine walking past a bunch of bodies on your way to work. Police brutality? Samurai cut people in half.