Category: Paint me surprised by this
A report from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) shows that states with stricter control lead other states in adolescent firearm deaths.
NSSF based their findings on a June 2025 study published in the Journal for American Medical Association Pediatrics (JAMA Pediatrics).
The title of the study is, “Firearm Laws and Pediatric Mortality in the US,” and its authors categorized states into three groups, “Strict,” “Permissive” and “Most Permissive.” The authors then claimed, “…permissive firearm laws contributed to thousands of excess firearm deaths among children living in states with permissive policies; future work should focus on determining which types of laws conferred the most harm and which offered the most protection.”
Establishment media outlets like the New York Times, ABC News, and CNN ran with the authors’ claim, leaving NSSF to note that the outlets never asked why the “study’s authors manipulate the data by using estimated, predicted and crude-rate adjusted figures instead of analyzing the real incidents.” NSSF responded by noting that a simple look at raw Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data tells a completely different story.
According to the NSSF:
Rebuilding the data set using the same time, population and mechanism parameters established by the authors using CDC’s data tells a different story entirely.
The eight states the authors rated as “Strict” and having the most restrictive gun control laws – California, New York, Maryland, Rhode Island, Illinois, Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Jersey – on average saw more unadjusted adolescent firearm mortality than the 11 “Permissive” and 30 “Most Permissive” states.
“The firearm industry isn’t deterred or distracted by biased studies that push political narratives,” NSSF added. “For decades, the firearm industry has brought forward effective and proven firearm safety initiatives to keep firearms beyond the reach of those who should never have them. That includes unsupervised children.”
(File this one under the “No Shit Sherlock file” Grumpy)
Following the evacuation at Dunkirk, the British Expeditionary Force was short of small arms in May 1940 and put out the call for handguns. This “Battle of Britain” Colt Single Action Army revolver was shipped to Winchester and then sent to Great Britain where it is identified by serial number. The factory letter states it was sold to the British Purchasing Commission and shipped to Winchester on June 18, 1940.
This revolver from the Pemberton’s gun collection was one of the last manufactured by Colt before production ceased in 1940 as the company ramped up war production.
Springfield Armory just expanded its SAINT Victor lineup with the launch of the new SAINT Victor 8.5” 9mm Pistol. This AR-pattern pistol packs 9mm power into a compact package designed for reliability and solid performance.
The pistol features forged 7075 T6 aluminum upper and lower receivers, both dedicated to 9mm. It runs a direct blowback system, so shooters can expect rugged simplicity without gas system complexities.
The 8.5-inch Melonite-treated barrel aims to squeeze out strong ballistic performance from the 9mm chambering while staying maneuverable.
At the muzzle sits Springfield’s SA Muzzle Drum, tucked neatly under the free-floating handguard. The handguard itself comes with M-Lok slots for accessories and an included M-Lok handstop. There’s also a QD mount at the receiver end plate for sling options.
Feeding the pistol is a 32-round Colt-pattern magazine. Other notable features include an adjustable SB Tactical SBA3 pistol brace, B5 Systems polymer trigger guard, B5 Systems Type 23 P-Grip, and a 45-degree, short-throw ambidextrous safety.
Steve Kramer, Springfield Armory’s VP of Marketing, called it an “appealing new addition” that combines compact dimensions with solid 9mm performance, whether for defense or fun range days.
The SAINT Victor 8.5” 9mm Pistol hits the market at an MSRP of $1,099.
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From Splendid Isolation:
If you’re anything like me, you’ll be wanting a cigarette after reading this lovely little story — even if like me you don’t smoke.
An intruder who used brass knuckles to beat against a front door and break a window just before midnight Friday in Missouri was shot multiple times by the homeowner and killed.
KFVS 12 reported that the homeowner, Austin Glastetter, was in the house with his wife at the time of the incident.
Glastetter told the suspect, 31-year-old John Fisher, that he was armed, but Fisher allegedly responded by saying, “You’ll have to kill me.”
Wait, wait, hold it in for just a minute…
Glastetter then shot Fisher multiple times.
And:
The Scott County Sheriff’s Office issued a release noting that deputies arrived on the scene to find Fisher deceased.
Smoke ’em if you got ’em…
CHICAGO — Chicago native Matthew Hayes reportedly defied all odds this week by not being shot.
Experts had expected Hayes to be shot no less than six times while going out for pizza, but he surprised everyone by coming away unscathed.
“Wow, I guess I’m totally fine,” said Hayes. “What a surprise.”
In 2025 alone, there have been over 600 shootings resulting in approximately 188 deaths. In light of these statistics, experts are convinced that Hayes must be some sort of superhero impervious to bullets like Superman. “Hayes is a statistical anomaly,” said Dr. Gerald Rammings, a statistician for the University of Chicago. “No one can survive Chicago.”
Hayes has previously said that a hot pie from Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria was worth dying for, but now that he’s alive, the pizza doesn’t seem to mean as much. “It was just too easy,” he said. “I feel like I cheated death.”
At publishing time, Matthew Hayes had been rushed to the hospital after being shot while going out for dessert.
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Huh!
The USNS CARD was an old aircraft carrier commissioned way back in 1942, but well, it was an aircraft carrier nonetheless.
In mid-1963, Vietcong secret intelligence inside the port of Saigon informed their commanders that two aircraft carriers named USNS Core and USNS Card frequently moored in the port. Both ships carried huge numbers of helicopters, fighter jets, armored vehicles, artillery, etc. Every time these ships arrived, security around the port was tripled. A full-strength paratrooper battalion blocked the nearby streets, patrol boats sealed off the waterway, secret police searched and arrested any suspects on the flimsiest of evidence, …
However, both ships were to become targets of Vietcong’s 65th Special Operations Group.
On the 29th of December 1963, the USNS Core arrived in Saigon port. After having carefully studied the terrain, one single Vietcong commando named Lam Son Nao made his way into the port by going through 300m of a secret sewer tunnel full of highly toxic machine oil, carrying a time bomb made of 80kg of TNT with him.
He placed the bomb on the hull of the ship then got out via the same tunnel. Unfortunately for the Vietcong (and fortunately for the U.S.), the bomb malfunctioned.
Noticing that there was no explosion at the pre-determined time, the commando went back to the USNS Core, removed the bomb from the ship and brought it back to base. (Why didn’t he simply carry another bomb with him to replace the malfunctioned one? Because the Vietcong did not have limitless supply of explosives). Despite the failure, the whole bombing plot was still a secret.
Then on the 1st of May 1964, the USNS Card arrived in the port. This time, two Vietcong commandos Lam Son Nao and Nguyen Phu Hung, traveled by boat to the secret tunnel, carrying 80kg of TNT and 8kg of C4. But before entering the tunnel, they were detected by South Vietnamese police patrol boats. The commandos confessed that they were smugglers and paid a huge bribery to the ranking police officer who, upon receiving the money, immediately let them go!
The two commandos divided the explosives into 2 parts and attached them just above the waterline near the bilge and the engine compartment on the ship’s starboard side. When they finished, it was 2 AM on the 2nd of May 1964.
One hour later, 2 massive explosions erupted and the USNS Card – an escort carrier that saw distinguished service as a submarine-hunter in the North Atlantic and survived several U-boat attacks during World War II – gradually sank to the bottom of the river, 5 crewmen and 23 aircraft on board were lost. It was the last aircraft carrier in U.S. military history to date sunk by enemy action.
This fact was largely unknown because the USNS Card was sunk in a river and not out in the ocean, therefore it could be re-floated, repaired and 6 months later put back to military service. But it was sunk alright.
The USNS Core – the ship that was almost sunk by Vietcong – in Saigon Port.
(In WWII she sank 11 Uboats in the Atlantic. Grumpy)