The Weapon Blog http://www.weapon-blog.com Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:50:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 GAU-19/B Gatling Gun http://www.weapon-blog.com/2013/06/gau-19b-gatling-gun/ http://www.weapon-blog.com/2013/06/gau-19b-gatling-gun/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:50:51 +0000 Aaron Spuler http://www.weapon-blog.com/?p=3659 Continue reading →]]> General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products has introduced a 3 barreled .50 Caliber Gatling Gun capable of firing 1,300 shots per minute. That would be over 975,000 grains (140 pounds) of lead and at $5 per round cost $6,500 per 60 seconds.

I would love to have one of these mounted on my truck. However, even if I were able to afford the gun there would be no way for me to afford to feed it.

Hat tip to Dustin.

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“He killed the gun’s owner, stole her car, stole her gun and then went to a school and killed innocent kids. No background checks could have prevented that. He illegally obtained the guns,” he told me in his small New York office. “Only two things could have potentially stopped him: his mother locking up her guns and an armed guard. Even then, he could have driven his stolen car into a playground full of kids. He was intent on killing, which we know is already illegal.”

Read the rest of the article: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jun/14/bushmaster-ceo-reflects-on-newtown/

]]> http://www.weapon-blog.com/2013/06/bushmaster-ceo-breaks-silence-on-newtown-school-shooting/feed/ 1 Top Shot All-Stars: Pick Your Poison http://www.weapon-blog.com/2013/06/top-shot-all-stars-pick-your-poison/ http://www.weapon-blog.com/2013/06/top-shot-all-stars-pick-your-poison/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:29:57 +0000 Aaron Spuler http://www.weapon-blog.com/?p=3655 Fourteen remaining marksmen face an old challenge with a new twist. Players must pick a rival to shoot against in a head to head, high-speed showdown featuring the Sig Sauer P229.

]]> http://www.weapon-blog.com/2013/06/top-shot-all-stars-pick-your-poison/feed/ 0 No Further Texas Special Legislative Sessions http://www.weapon-blog.com/2013/06/no-further-texas-special-legislative-sessions/ http://www.weapon-blog.com/2013/06/no-further-texas-special-legislative-sessions/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:12:39 +0000 Aaron Spuler http://www.weapon-blog.com/?p=3654 Continue reading →]]> Gov. Rick Perry said Thursday that he will not be adding any more items to the special legislative session currently underway in Austin, disappointing lawmakers who wanted more on the agenda.

Perry made the announcement while signing a bill that will allow students and teachers to use religious greetings in public schools.

“Everything has been added to the call that can be added from a time perspective,” Perry told reporters.

The governor initially called the Legislature into special session last month to adopt political maps drawn by a federal court. But in the last week he has added to the agenda, calling for stricter abortion laws, more highway funding and a new sentencing law for juveniles convicted of capital crimes.

Conservatives welcomed the addition of key, partisan issues such as restricting where, when and how women may undergo abortions. But conservatives also wanted expanded gun rights.

Read the rest of the article: http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/texas_lege/no-more-special-session-items-perry-says

There are few gun bills that have been proposed for this special session. I will go through my resources and compile a current status list tomorrow. Looks like if it hasn’t been brought to the table, then that’s it until 2015.

]]> http://www.weapon-blog.com/2013/06/no-further-texas-special-legislative-sessions/feed/ 0 The Seven Deadly Sins of Handgun Shooting: Doin’ the Bernie http://www.weapon-blog.com/2013/06/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-handgun-shooting-doin-the-bernie/ http://www.weapon-blog.com/2013/06/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-handgun-shooting-doin-the-bernie/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:17:25 +0000 Aaron Spuler http://www.weapon-blog.com/?p=3653 Continue reading →]]> We’ve all seen it, and most of us have done it. Men, women, kids, competitive Steel Challenge Llamas. It doesn’t matter. Doin’ the Bernie is a universal new shooter offense.

What exactly is doin’ the Bernie?

It simply refers to leaning backwards from the waist, so your shoulders are behind your belt line. Your head also leans back, like you’re trying to stop a nose bleed. It looks like you’re trying to shoot into a Category 5 Hurricane headwind.

Read the second deadly sin: http://www.outdoorhub.com/how-to/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-handgun-shooting-doin-the-bernie/

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]]> http://www.weapon-blog.com/2013/06/assaulted/feed/ 0 Open Or Concealed? http://www.weapon-blog.com/2013/06/open-or-concealed/ http://www.weapon-blog.com/2013/06/open-or-concealed/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:42:54 +0000 Aaron Spuler http://www.weapon-blog.com/?p=3647 Continue reading →]]> David Reeder gives his thoughts and solicited opinions from several prominent figures in the industry.

What are your thoughts on open vs. concealed carry? I know that in the Texas heat, it would be easier to carry a larger gun if we had the ability to openly carry our firearms.

http://www.recoilweb.com/to-open-carry-or-use-your-head-27357.html

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]]> http://www.weapon-blog.com/2013/06/top-shot-all-stars-tricks-of-the-trade/feed/ 0 June 2013 Gun & Gear Contests http://www.weapon-blog.com/2013/06/june-2013-gun-gear-contests/ http://www.weapon-blog.com/2013/06/june-2013-gun-gear-contests/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 20:29:58 +0000 Aaron Spuler http://www.weapon-blog.com/?p=3642 Continue reading →]]> At the risk of reducing my own chances to win, http://www.weapon-blog.com/gun-giveaway-contests/ has been updated with all the gun and gear related contests that I am aware of for
the month.

If you are aware of any that I do not have on the list, please let me know by using the form located at http://www.weapon-blog.com/contest-notification/.

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