New gadgets

I received a new gadget for the gun locker. A ballistic chronograph wrapped up as a birthday present.

I got things together for a Saturday excursion to the range. Along the way, I purchased a tripod for the Chrony. When asked why I didn't use the camera tripod, I mumbled something about my bride being upset if I accidentally shot the tripod. Somehow I don't think lead and aluminum mix at point blank range, and as my friend Ray says, "We know a lot about missing."

So I set up everything. Started shooting, recorded the results in a spreadsheet on my PDA. I did notice that when I moved to the .44 Magnum that the Chrony quivered from the muzzle blast.

Now that I have real results, I can compare the .45 GAP to the .45 ACP. I think with a little work, my .45 GAP recipe will match the .45 ACP.

Murderapolis

The FBI release crime statistics for violent crimes like rape and homicide. While the average for country was a modest increase of 2%, Minneapolis went up a whopping 35%. St. Paul which is part of the same metroplex went up 1.5%.

RT Rybak (our sorry excuse for a mayor) said, "The increase in Minneapolis' violent crime reports is alarming but not surprising." This idiot has been in office since 2001 and that's all he has to say! Already this we have had two high profile murders on Hennepin Avenue and in Uptown. On the North Side the cops are losing the battle, and residents report that if they dare to open their windows it sounds like fire crackers every night.

Earlier this year RT (yeah that's his name, I think ET better describes this loser) blamed the crime problem on the governor. He wrangled more money for the police department, but somewhere the Minneapolis City Council found money to enforce a smoking ban and provide for roof top flower gardens. I suspect some of these are used to cultivate wacky-tabaccy.

I'm sure the next thing RT will utter is that there are too many guns in the city. Great now we disarm the law abiding citizens and leave them at the mercy of the hooligans and thugs running roughshod.

The Minneapolis Police Department has been screwed up for a long time. Some of the problems are institutional; others stem from the fact Minneapolis is much more interested in hiring a politically correct police chief, rather than someone who knows how to get on top of these kinds of problems. The last police chief resigned, I think he had been around for about a year, and right now we have an interim chief.

If I were mayor, I'd institute the following policies:

1) Cancel the gun buy back programs (I missed out on the last one anyway. I was going palm off this broken .22... $75 working or not).
2) Take low income citizens on the North and South sides through the concealed carry program and arm them with weapons. There are plenty of guns in the city evidence locker.
3) Change state law to put into effect a "stand your ground" law like Florida has. So we can shoot the buggers if they dare attack us without fear of legal repercussions.

Once the bad guys figure out that they can't be sure who has a gun, they'll be less likely to use theirs.

For now I'll be packing my Glock .45 when I go to Minneapolis (legally by the way).