Hey Penn State, how do you like THIS legacy…

Posted on by March 6, 2013
The NCAA dropped the hammer on Penn State today, and the apologists are already decrying it…  


First article HERE.

– NCAA is imposing a fine of $60 million on the University (equivalent to proceeds of one year) — An endowment will be established to be used around the nation to serve victims of child abuse
– Penn State Football will be banned from bowl games and post season play for 4 years
– Initial scholarship reduced from 25 to 15 per year for four years
– Entering, returning athletes are able to transfer and immediately complete
– NCAA to vacate all wins of the football team from 1998 to 2011 and record will reflect change
– Football program on 5-year probationary period
– NCAA reserve right to initiate an investigation and impose sanctions on individuals


And of course the Paterno family is laying off blame HERE.

But I’d say go look at page 17 from the Freeh Report-  Paterno and the rest allowed Sandusky to retire as a ‘valued’ member, not as a child molester, and allowed him access to Penn State and the facilities until his arrest… Sorry, but THAT is covering your ass, and protecting your reputation and program NOT doing the right thing!


And if you check any of the blogs/comments the PSU ‘faithful’ are out there screaming “It’s not ‘our’ fault…

As far as I’m concerned, they should have gotten the death penalty year for year, for every year the abuse continued… 

And all the whining about ‘others’ that will be injured by this?  Well, too bad, so sad… PSU made it’s bed, and now they don’t like laying in it…

It took SMU 20 years to come back, and I hope it takes Penn State even longer!!!

YGTBSM!!!

Posted on by March 6, 2013
Turns out the fire aboard the USS Miami was set by a 24 year old who wanted to get off work because he had an anxiety attack…  Tha sumbitch should be taken out and SHOT!  I hope they sentence his ass to about 40 years… THEN let’s see about anxiety!

AP article HERE.

h/t Les


And thanks to PE, HERE is the indictment of Fury…

Are you coming for MY guns???

Posted on by March 6, 2013
Sullivan Act of 1911, National Firearms Act of 1934, Gun Control Act of 1968, AWB, limited/no CCW privileges, gun confiscations in emergencies, “proof” of ownership…

Where does it end, or does it?

Here is a sampling of people I respect and their posts on our about Aurora and freedom…

Peter has a good one HERE, eIA has a good post up HERE, Brigid has one up HERE, Guffaw has one up HERE, Robert has one up HERE, Sean has one up HERE, Weer’d has one up HERE, JB has one up HERE, Navy 1 has one up HERE, and Uncle has one up HERE …

Why do the liberals HATE the 2nd Amendment so much, and refuse to listen to the truth and deal with reality?

I was coming back from the range today, and stopped to get gas and a bottle of water.  I happened to have on this shirt.

And a lady with a smallish (8-10 year old boy) were standing in line behind me.  I heard him ask his mother what the 2nd Amendment was, and she told him words to the effect that he didn’t need to worry about it and it was an excuse bad people used to carry guns. 

At that point I turned around and I asked her what she meant; she said words to the effect that “people” like me caused the shooting in Aurora, and that “I” deserved to have all my guns taken away and I should probably be in jail.  I asked her if she knew that AMC Theaters is a gun free zone, and that if CCW ‘had’ been allowed, there was a chance there would have been a LOT less fatalaties and injuries.  She responded, “No, there would have been MORE killed and wounded because bullets would have been spraying everywhere!”  At that point she was raising her voice, and she grabbed the boy by the arm and stormed out of the station.  The two other guys in the store were amazed by her actions, one pointed out that she was a “clinical hoplophobe” and we all agreed!  We were just standing there shaking their heads when we noticed her drive up behind my truck and write my license number down…

You can guess what was on her bumper…

But it does raise a question or two in my mind. How do we prove we own our guns?  What about our ammunition or re-loading components? What if she reports me as having ‘threatened’ her?  What if I get that knock (or no knock) on the door in the middle of the night?  What is the next stage in the gun grabber’s agenda?

Proof of ownership is becoming an issue, witness what happened in NOLA and in NC after the confiscations.  If you couldn’t ‘prove’ you owned the gun by providing written proof, you didn’t get your gun back, even though they had the records that it was taken from YOUR possession.  What about the family guns, handed down through generations?  Or that, according to Bloomie, “illegal” gun you bought at a gun show? What is the definition of proof?  I don’t know… 

And how much ammo is ‘enough’…  Any time I go to the range I’ll shoot 150-200 rounds of major caliber pistol/rifle and probably 200 rounds of .22 for warmup.  When I was practicing to compete, I’d shoot 1000 rounds plus a month in practice… I normally buy ammo by the case, to save cost an simplify storage.

I actually asked the two guys and they gave me their addresses and phone numbers, just in case she does try something. 

I do keep loaded guns handy in my house, and I don’t answer the door at night (well, I DID screw that up once)… I’m thinking if that does occur, I’d dial 911 put it on speaker, and keep the chain on, block the door while asking for a picture ID.  That will probably get the door taken and me either proned out or possibly shot since I WILL have a weapon.

More and more laws have not stopped the criminals, in fact we’ve seen MORE serial killings, mass killings SINCE most of those laws have taken effect.  And a bigger and bigger push to ‘outlaw’ guns…

What piece of legislation would have stopped this tragedy?  Please somebody tell me that…

PLEASE!

BECAUSE CRIMINALS DON’T OBEY LAWS! They could care less, and they want us not to be able to defend ourselves, it makes it a LOT easier to threaten and do violence to unarmed people.  Witness the mass shootings that have occured, most have occurred in “gun free zones”, just like a lot of the mob violence…  The criminals know there aren’t enough LEOs to handle the situation, respond in time as most crimes like these take place in seconds to a minute or two. 

In the current ‘flap’ over the tragedy in Aurora, the liberals are truly dancing in the blood of the dead and injured victims.  Not the first whit of sympathy, just pushing the “Military guns” mantra- He had a MILITARY pistol (Glock 40), an ASSAULT weapon (S&W M&P AR-15), and a TACTICAL shotgun (black 870 12 Ga).  And ILLEGAL clips (33 round Glock mags, and apparently a 100 round C-mag), but the actual AR in this article (scroll down to the bottom) shows a regular 30 round mag . And OMG ELEVENTY 6312 rounds of ammunition and he could shoot at a rate of 100 rounds a MINUTE!  And he got all that ‘legally’…

But if we pass more laws he can’t do that!!!

I’m beginning to believe there are two possible agendas at play here, one is to turn ALL of us into felons through a mishmash of  laws that will be so confusing we WILL sooner or later violate one and get nailed.  The other, I think will be an attempt to make ammunition hard/impossible to buy, or only be able to buy it in one box lots.  And tax the hell out of every bullet.

What is coming in the next few months?  I have no idea… BUT I will hazard a guess… If the congresscritters cannot make a deal on the budget, we ARE going to see cuts in everything, including entitlements, welfare, etc.  When that happens, I believe section 8 housing, and those that live off those entitlements will go on a rampage unlike anything we’ve seen.  It will occur mainly in the cities, as that is where most of those folks live.  I also think it will make the LA riots look calm.  Interestingly, one of the ONLY strip malls that did not get fired/looted in the LA riots was Korean owned and they DEFENDED their property with guns and DID shoot people.  After that nobody tried anything around them. 

The other thing I would guess is a possibility of marital law being declared, and God forbid if you actually defend yourself… Especially if you shoot someone of a different race.

OR, will the BATF go into gun stores and take the gun books and pay ‘visits’ to those in the books and confiscate their (and MY) guns???

I ‘hope’ none of my worst case scenarios pans out, but I’m going to STAY prepared! And wait for that knock on the door… 

         Aurora, Colorado July 20, 2012

Range Time!!!

Posted on by March 6, 2013
FINALLY…

Sheesh, I really hate how work keeps getting in the way of ‘fun’ time.  But I finally got to the range with the HBAR, and put a few down range to check the sights and new trigger.

All I can say is OH WOW!!! 

I had a Geissele High Speed Match trigger put in on the recommendations of folks I know that ‘really’ know how to shoot.  I will be honest and say that is the smoothest AR trigger I have EVER seen!!! 4.5lb break and it’s glass rod smooth for both stages.

I also had the sights changed out, as the original ones were NOT true NM sights (1/2 MOA clicks).  Again with recommendations went with Armalite front and rear. 

The three rounds covered by the dots were at 50 yards, just to make sure I was actually on paper…  I was shooting 69gr FGMM and I love the accuracy and capability of the rifle! 

I know these groups aren’t match quality, but what the hey… Open sights, tired old eyes and coffee… I can HAZ excuses 🙂

I had one flyer, but at least I called that one.  We quit as it was starting to rain, but that is a SWEET shooter and almost a different rifle from the original set of targets on the range.  I KNOW the trigger is a whole bunch different!

And I have to give credit to W.A.R Rifles in Manassass, VA for the quality work!  They are not fast, but they ARE good!!!

And there will be a follow-up post once I figure out how to write it…

Back in the Day…

Posted on by March 6, 2013
Had an interesting ad hoc dinner last night with a few old friends, with folks in town for various and sundry reasons.  I think it was probably the first time in 6-8 years all six of us were actually in the same place at the same time!  The talk turned to where we’d come from over the years, and what has happened in the intervening years…

In a way it’s kind of funny, how specific things tend to ‘stick’ in one’s mind.  We’d all flown together back in the 70s out of Hawaii, and one of the guys brought a few pics.

First it was the Cubi deployment, and all that went on then; including the fall of Vietnam, the Mayaguez, chasing the “Phil Sea Phantom”, close calls, and wives…



 A look at the runway at Cubi on a practice missed approach…

One of the pics our crew took of the Mayaguez off Koh Tang (interestingly, since all the photos we took were processed at Utapao, the Air Force took credit for ALL the photography).  The two Swift boats tied up alongside were in fact manned by the Khmer Rouge, and had been shooting at us on EVERY pass…  Thankfully they were piss poor shots!

Our crew picture after returning from the ‘Circuit’ that included ops on the Mayaguez. Three of the five officers on the crew went on to command Squadrons, and three of us enlisted pukes ended up commissioned. Not too bad for a bunch of “baby killer/war mongers”…
Being married during that era, and being in the military were pretty much mutually exclusive…  Out of something like 100 folks in the squadron married, there were 52 divorces during/after deployment.  Years later we found out one of the officers who had married a Vietnamese “refugee” a couple of years earlier had in fact married a North Vietnamese “spy” who’s dad was rather high up in the NVA…
And of course there were the submarines we chased…
Recce question-  What is this one???
Hint- It’s NOT one of ours…
Two of the guys are still flying as senior airline captains, two of us are still working, and the other two are retired and enjoying NOT punching a clock (damn their hides)…
We toasted those we’d left behind, and the ones from the crew who’ve passed, and called it a damn good night!

Well Dayum…

Posted on by March 6, 2013
I know I’m not a biggie in the blog world, but I do appreciate all my readers and commenters.  I’d been wondering why things seemed to have ‘slowed’ a bit lately, but it wasn’t until I saw Peter’s blog post HERE, that I realized it wasn’t just me…


It appears applying Peter’s formula of 1.61 X Sitemeter actually puts me OVER 500,000 page visits, by about 97,000.  Now I’m embarrassed that I didn’t check more often and keep up better.  


I would like to just thank all of you who stop by and read the brain droppings here.  I know they’re not necessarily well written or particularly ‘deep’, and I don’t have a consistent theme and I don’t post boobs, but I REALLY do appreciate the feedback and enjoy reading your comments.


I do try to respond or at least acknowledge each one, but sometimes it’s a bit trying, especially when I don’t have a computer handy.  And I’ve made some great friends both in meat space and via the net, and enjoyed blog meets, blog shoots, mini-meets and dinners while on the road.  


That is special, and I thank each and every one of you!


r,
Old NFO

More Stuff…

Posted on by March 6, 2013

The pun , or paronomasia , is a form of word play which exploits the ambiguity of a statement, allowing it to be understood in multiple ways for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect. These ambiguities can arise from the intentional use and abuse of homophonic , homographic , metonymic , or metaphorical language. A pun must be deliberate: an unintentional substitution of similar words is called a malapropism . Those who jump off a bridge in Paris are in Seine.  

A man’s home is his castle, in a manor of speaking.  

Dijon vu – the same mustard as before.  

Practice safe eating – always use condiments.  

Shotgun wedding – A case of wife or death.  

A man needs a mistress just to break the monogamy.  

A hangover is the wrath of grapes.  

Dancing cheek-to-cheek is really a form of floor play.  

Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?  

Reading while sunbathing makes you well red.  

When two egotists meet, it’s an I for an I.  

A bicycle can’t stand on its own because it is two tired.  

What’s the definition of a will? (It’s a dead give away.)  

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.  

In democracy your vote counts. In feudalism your count votes.  

She was engaged to a boyfriend with a wooden leg but broke it off.  

A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.  
If you don’t pay your exorcist, you get repossessed  

With her marriage, she got a new name and a dress.  

The man who fell into an upholstery machine is fully recovered.  

You feel stuck with your debt if you can’t budge it.  

Local Area Network in Australia – the LAN down under.  

Every calendar’s days are numbered.  

A lot of money is tainted – Taint yours and taint mine.  

A boiled egg in the morning is hard to beat.  

He had a photographic memory that was never developed.  

A midget fortune-teller who escapes from prison is a small medium at large.  

Once you’ve seen one shopping center, you’ve seen a mall.  

Bakers trade bread recipes on a knead-to-know basis.  

Santa’s helpers are subordinate clauses.  

Acupuncture is a jab well done.

h/t JP

And a couple of pics…

The way ‘some’ kids today think….

And this would be a description of patience… 🙂

Sleep in, enjoy the weekend, and/or get up early and go shooting!

TSA "Strikes" (out) Again…

Posted on by March 6, 2013
WHY did GAO have to find this???

TSA let 25 illegal aliens attend a flight training school outside Boston, RUN by an illegal alien…

The illegal-alien flight-school attendees included eight who had entered the country illegally and 17 who had overstayed their allowed period of admission into the United States, according to an audit by the GAO.

Six of the illegal aliens were actually able to get pilot’s licenses.
Discovery of the trouble at the flight school began when local police–not federal authorities–pulled over the owner of the school on a traffic violation and were able to determine that he was an illegal alien.

The whole article is HERE.

And another ‘fail’ by DHS and TSA, article HERE– 

Humphreys is NOT blowing smoke about being able to bring down. I know a ‘bit’ about his research, and it IS real…

But the amazing quote to me is below:

“Department of Homeland Security refused an invitation to send a witness to today’s hearing, pointing out that the Government Accountability Office recommended in 2008 that DHS and the TSA take the lead in drone security.

“I am concerned DHS is reverting back to a pre-9/11 mindset, which the 9/11 Commission described as a lack of imagination in identifying threats and protecting the homeland,” he said in his opening statement.

The other committee members piled on. GAO official Gerald Dillingham was asked by Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., “Why has the Department of Homeland Security been so slow to develop policies and guidance related to the domestic use of drones?”
“That’s a good question, sir,” Dellingham replied. “And we’ve not been able to get an answer from DHS or TSA why they have not followed our recommendations.”
…

Once again they are AWOL and back to fighting the ‘last’ threat.  And they are ignoring REALITY…

So beware if your GPS starts drifting off into the middle of nowhere… There ‘might’ be a reason!

They are called PPDs (Personal Privacy Devices). And guess where they are manufactured…

If you have to guess, you don’t get out NEARLY enough!

An article HERE gives a pretty good definition of what they do and the impact. Now just imagine them being upscaled…

Tragedy…

Posted on by March 6, 2013
Thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of the theater shooting in Aurora, CO.  But I can’t help but wonder about the ‘security’ provided to the theater. I think we will be hearing much more about this, and sadly VPC/Brady/others will once again dance in the blood of the victims. 

posted from my iPhone

And the ‘spin’ is starting… HERE

Reality Check…

Posted on by March 6, 2013
I find it truly interesting how ‘little’ coverage sequestration is getting… Either folks don’t realize what is going to happen, or they are ‘ignoring’ it and hoping it will go away!

BUT, the dems are hard over to force sequestration to get their way…

Excerpted from DOD Buzz yesterday…

Standing up and trying to explain how sequestration and the resulting defense cuts are a bad thing because the Air Force can’t buy planes and the Army will lose soldiers is going right over the public’s head. Three out of four Americans want to see the Pentagon take a healthy cut in these fiscally austere times, according to a survey done by the Program for Public Consultation, the Center for Public Integrity and the Stimson Center.

Instead, the defense industrial base hopes they can grab Americans’ fleeting attention spans with a report Tuesday morning that states sequestration will force defense companies to fire more than 1 million Americans. At 10 a.m. Tuesday, the Aerospace Industries Association will release a study done by a George Mason professor that states that sequestration will almost certainly cost America 1.09 million jobs over the next year and put another 600,000 federal jobs at risk.

As a reminder, these are NOT low paying menial jobs, these are professional folks, engineers, researchers, highly skilled assembly folks, technicians, etc.  I saw a blurb on-line yesterday too that stated it looks like Northern Virginia and Norfolk stand to lose 60,000 jobs just in those two areas…

Another point is that if this occurs, we face a significant risk of impacting the few high tech manufacturing/shipbuilding/aircraft manufacturers that are left in the USA.  If we lose those folks, you can stick a fork in us, because those skills (and capabilities) are perishable…

 Oh yeah, and a LOT of these jobs are union jobs too!  THAT is really going to make things interesting…

Keep this in mind if you get a chance to ask your congresscritters any questions between now and November!