Tucson, Arizona | 05.17.2009 - A 26-year-old Phoenix man accidentally killed himself early Sunday morning while explaining gun safety to two Sierra Vista residents.

Samuel Benally Jr. was at an apartment on West Tacoma Street when he said people should keep their guns unloaded because someone could point it at their heads, said Sierra Vista police Sgt. Brett Mitchell.

Benally then demonstrated by putting his own .9 mm Rueger, which he believed to be unloaded, to his head and firing it, Mitchell said.

Benally was flown to University Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased, Mitchell said.

An investigation is ongoing; police do not believe alcohol or drugs were involved, Mitchell said.

You have the right to remain silent and refuse to answer questions. Not that it will do you any good. Do you understand?

Anything you do say, or we say you say if we have more witnesses than you, will be used against you in a court of law, if we think we can get away with it. Do you understand?

You have the right to consult an attorney before speaking to the police and to have an attorney present during questioning now or in the future. You will not have a chance to challenge our lack of standards or scientific method in our lab results and your expert witness will not be allowed to witness anything if we can help it. Do you understand?

At least, according to the 7th Circut Court of Appeals and the punk thugs at the ATF. Read about Olofson’s old AR-15 malfunctioning with a burst of ammo. He’s now in a 30-month prison sentence, and a court battle for owning a “unregistered machine gun”.

Instead of the state receiving money from hunters to hunt these animals, the damn wolves take them down by the masses. Time to get rid of this pestilence. Idaho approved the first wolf hunt this September. Let us hope that the fascist animal rights activists don’t screw it up again.

The NRA and the Idaho Sport Shooting Alliance have been working with the Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry (IACI) and the Boise Chamber of Commerce to defend your right to protect yourself and your family.

The recently drafted “Employer Liability Act” would prohibit an employer from banning the lawful storage of firearms in an employee’s locked vehicle. This bill has not yet been assigned a bill number and time is running out for it to pass this session. Idaho’s business organizations have joined us in supporting this legislation. Now, the members of the legislature need to hear from you on this important issue.

Please contact the members of the Idaho House of Representatives today and respectfully urge them to support the “Employer Liability Act.” Click here for contact information for the members of the Idaho House of Representatives.

According to Garwood, the confrontation likely pitted the solitary, 2-year-old male cougar against an unknown number of wolves from the Phantom Hill pack. Tipped off by nearby residents, the seasoned officer found the crumpled remains of the big cat near the carcass of a cow elk it had likely been feeding on before its fateful encounter.

Now you can show the world that you’re a commie tool! Get the stylish hat, brought to you by Adidas and Indonesian child labor camps.

Criminals work hard at violating you and your loved ones. Let’s work together to make it a safe working environment for all rapists, murders and offenders.

ORIGINAL CAPTION: My son in law today saw about 20 army guys with full combat gear walking down the street in Hayden, Idaho. He took pictures and asked them what they were doing. ‘They said they were just training. One of the troopers was carrying a saw or squad automatic weapon. Is this just training or is it getting the people used to seeing troops patroling the streets. My son in law lives about a mile from the reserve unit at the airport. my son in law was kind of surprised to see those guys. I”ve lived in the Hayden area most of my life and never saw any patrols. (submitted by Pam)

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I really have no idea what these guys were doing “training” in a residential neighborhood. If they need to train, they can do it on their “training grounds”. But this definitely brings to mind the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act which Bush destroyed, along with all the other freedoms that the “Patriot” Act polished off.

Most people really couldn’t care less that our politicians and leaders come under no condemnation for disobeying the very rules our founding fathers died to install. If this stuff doesn’t bother you, than I can only quote the patriot Samuel Adams.

If you love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home and leave us in peace. We seek not your council, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you; and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen.

I thought about our current situation in America, and the freedoms we enjoy. Are we not blessed, by the fruits of the blood of our founding fathers? No one understands tyranny and oppression as somebody who has escaped from it. It is important that we are reminded of the cost of freedom, and the importance to remain ever vigilant.

As our country ages, we face a more dangerous threat to our simple freedoms that you and I take for granted on a daily basis. I encourage you to watch this series, and realize what we are capable of. You and I cannot understand the struggle and hardship that an average North Korean civilian struggles with. We’ve been granted a blessing from God, and there is no other way of looking at it.

I encourage you to watch this documentary and consider the importance of preserving your most basic freedoms.

This was my front yard on Friday morning. We’re getting another 6-12″ tonight.

In yet another example of hostility towards lawful firearm owners, the Obama transition team is weeding out applicants for White House positions who own firearms themselves, or who come from firearm owning families.

Source: NRA-ILA

If this is how he feels, then I’m sure he’ll be consistent and disarm his secret service bodyguards as well. Wait… no, that can’t be right.

“I am gun-ignorant on any practical level. I would like a hand gun for home protection, fun/practice, and as another way to meet and connect with other men locally.”

I am occasionally asked “What gun should I buy?” by different people who are interested in purchasing a first sidearm. Usually by friends or acquaintances that know me as a gun guy. I decided to post an email response that I sent to a friend in Illinois who recently asked. Maybe I can refer other people who ask to to this post.

The response is based off of my experience and knowledge, and is in no way an in depth break down. It is also tailored for the specific person I’m writing to. What you want in a firearm, and what would work best for you can be different for every person.

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“I am gun-ignorant on any practical level. I would like a hand gun for home protection, fun/practice, and as another way to meet and connect with other men locally. I have a Firearm Owners card.

So, my questions are: revolver, or - what do you call it? A semi-auto pistol? Recommendations? I was thinking revolver, but what do I know? I am not looking for some giant hand cannon, but I don’t want some ladies purse gun either.

Where should I buy? Approx. cost? If all of this is annoying, I can hit one of the local gun clubs or whatever. But I thought I would hit you up first.”

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Glad to year it. And what is a Firearm Owners Card??? Is that like… the constitution in a card size?

Well, if you don’t want to get laughed at or “discipled” as my pastor calls it… you’ll want to go with .40 cal and up for a semi-auto, or .357 mag and no less for a revolver.

Here are a few pro’s and con’s that immediately pop into my head. I’m sure there are plenty more in depth differences that you can research online. But these are some main points to consider.

Revolver Pros:

1. Simple to operate.
2. Easy to clean.
3. Less mechanisms means more reliability.
4. Ladies love cowboys

Revolver Cons:

1. Limited ammo capacity. *Reloading in the middle of a life and death situation can be mildly depressing. Accuracy drops under stress.
2. Often bulky, when carrying.
3. Requires more practice to shoot fast and accurately, depending on a *single or **double action revolver.

*Single action meaning you have to manually pull the hammer back for each shot (wild west)
**Double action meaning you can cock the hammer and complete the shot just by pulling the trigger.

But with enough practice you can shoot like this guy!

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For a revolver, I highly recommend Ruger. They are currently known as the best revolver maker. I suggest the GP-100 models in .357. I have one of these, and it is a awesome gun.

http://ruger.com/Firearms/FAProdView?model=1705&return=Y

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Semi-Auto Pros:

1. Higher ammo capacities.
2. Easier to shoot fast and accurately.
3. Abundant compact models allow for easy, comfortable carry.

Semi-Auto Cons:

1. More mechanisms increases chance of jamming. *Jamming in the middle of a life and death situation can also be mildly depressing and result in a bad case of death.
2. Depending on model, can be trickier to break down and clean.

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For an “auto”, I’d suggest these selections for you.

1. For top quality, reliability, safety, and historical badassery, I always recommend the 1911 model which comes in .45 ACP. These are trickier to break down and clean but practice makes perfect. Which brand makes the best one is always debated. But Kimber seems to always be the one people talk about. 1911’s can be spendy. Usually around $900 and up. For a “new to the market” and much more reasonably priced 1911 look to Taurus. Around $700 and I’ve heard alot of good things from friends that own it.

2. For a better priced auto, I’d suggest the Springfield Armory XD Pistols. JJ had one of these and loved it much, before he upgraded to a 1911. Easy to break down and clean, smoothe trigger, secksy looks. Around $400 greenbacks.

3. And if you’re really tight on cash, you can always settle with Hi-Point. Considered the poor mans gun. Not too pretty, but with a price tag of around $180 for a .40 cal… you can’t complain much. I’ve heard from folks who own them, that they are a solid shooter.

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My personal opinion, I love revolvers. But I’ve gone to carrying a 1911, and probably won’t go back. Also, I love an auto that comes with a hammer. The reason being, I like to glance at it, and know that its cocked or not. Auto’s like the XD do come with a tiny pinhole in back, that shows a red dot if the gun is cocked and ready. But I like a easy visual reference if something scary goes down. As someone who carrys, I know that it can be easy to forget if you are locked and loaded on hectic days that you might not have your head screwed on completely tight. It’s a big responsibility to pack with a screwed down head.

I also like seeing the saftey that locks a hammer back (pic). When I can’t visually see the mechanism that is acting as the safety, such as in auto’s like the XD… I always have this paranoia that the safety could fail. I guess I’m just visual in that regard.

I realize that you probably won’t be carrying concealed, as you live in a socialist state, but I think some of these things are still good to know.

As with most things, education and preparedness are key.

1. Become very familiar with your firearm. You’ll need to know how to work it without second thought, if you should need it at 3am in a half-sleep groggy state and your family is in danger.

2. Know your local legislation for self-defense. We’re in a sad state of affairs where criminals have more rights than innocents, especially if innocents used a firearm. There are a ton of tricks to knowing when is a shooting moment, and when isn’t. Every aspect of the self-defense shooting will popup in a court environment should such a tragedy ever occur. Lawyers will go after whether or not you used hallow-points, or hand loaded ammo and call it “Cruel and unusal”. To learn a few of these, I suggest you subscribe to the newsletter at USCCA. They send tips in your email. A bit too much, so you’ll probably want to unsubscribe after a couple months of newsletters. But they’re all good articles and things to think about.

3. Teach your wife to shoot! This is something I’m still working on my wife with. I’ve been dropping the ball and need to get her out to the range. But she does know where I keep my firearm, incase I’m away while she’s home with the kids during an incident.

4. Be prepared to Biblically defend yourself. In our country’s liberal condition, you’ll be attacked for being a “Christian owning a gun” even by other “Christians”. Reason with them using scripture, and you can’t lose.

A couple good resources.

a. The Bible and Self Defense
b. Open Bible - Verses on Self Defense

Hope this helps in your decision.