Sheriff Mike Jolley’s new sign has gone viral for its concealed carry message to visitors. (WTVM)
A Georgia sheriff, whose politically incorrect welcome sign went viral in 2015, has a new, bold message for visitors to his county.
“Our citizens have concealed weapons,” the welcome sign reads in part. “If you kill someone, we might kill you back.”
But it doesn’t stop there.
Harris County Sheriff Mike Jolley’s new concealed carry sign went viral. (WTVM)
“Enjoy your stay!” the sign added. “We have ONE jail and 356 cemeteries.”
Jolley’s previous sign in 2015 defended the American flag and Christmas. He paid $553 for the sign out of his own pocket.
The text read: “WARNING: Harris County is politically incorrect. We say: Merry Christmas, God Bless America and In God We Trust. We salute our troops and our flag. If this offends you…LEAVE!”
At the time, Jolley told “FOX & Friends” he was “humbled” after receiving so much support, especially in his community, where he said people made supportive yard signs and t-shirts.
The politically incorrect sheriff didn’t shy away from talking about those who disagree with him, either.
“I spent 20 years in the army to give everyone the right to disagree with me or anyone else,” Jolley said. “Hopefully, if they disagree, they can voice that opinion. But if it offends them, truly offends them, maybe they’re in the wrong country.”
A company called CROSS Industries makes 10 round AR-15 magazines with a specially designed floorplate that allows to couple the magazines by attaching the floorplates together. The result is an assembly consisting of two 10 round magazines attached together upside down with overall dimensions similar to a standard 30-round magazine.
The floorplates of these magazines are bidirectional and angled. That allows to couple the magazines in four different configurations of the lower magazine orientation and overall angle of the assembly. By changing the floorplate and lower magazine attachment directions you can have:
Straight assembly body with lower magazine facing forward (bullets forward)
Straight assembly body with lower magazine facing rearward
Curved assembly body with lower magazine facing forward
Curved assembly body with lower magazine facing rearward
The CROSS Industries magazines are made of transparent polymer. The company claims that their material is superior to what is used in competitors’ magazines. Here is how they describe the material properties:
Designed to perform in the frigid north, our polymer is a new to market material that is specially formulated for cold weather impact resistance. Its unique properties allow virtually no change in mechanical properties from 73f/20c to -22f/-30c, whereas most polymer materials used for magazines have between .125-.25 the strength at -22f/-30c compared to room temperature. This gives us on average 3-8x better impact resistance than competitive materials at -22f/-30c.
The company doesn’t clearly specify on their website at what applications this coupling solution can be most beneficial. I think that most likely, the main market for this product will be the states and countries that have a 10 round magazine capacity restriction. By having such coupled 10 round magazines, you should still comply with the legislation but have an arguably quicker reloading possibility and overall magazine shape similar to the 30-rounder fitting the standard pouches. Now, keep in mind that these are just my assumptions and you need to make sure you are not breaking your local laws.
The obvious disadvantage is, of course, the lower magazine being exposed to elements.
There is no pricing and availability information yet. As soon as it appears, I’ll update the article.
Toronto police officer draws praise for refusing to shoot van suspect
TORONTO (Reuters) – A Toronto police officer who refused to shoot the man suspected of plowing a van into crowds of pedestrians on Monday, killing 10 people, was praised for restraint in the face of a suspect who claimed to have a gun.
A damaged van seized by police is seen after multiple people were struck at a major intersection northern Toronto, Ontario, Canada, April 23, 2018. REUTERS/Saul Porto
Video footage showed the police officer staring down the suspect at gunpoint in the middle of a street, while the man pointed what appeared to be a gun and shouted “Kill me.” The video, obtained by CBC News, showed the suspect repeatedly pulling an object from his side and aiming at police.
The arrest was praised as a welcome example of police restraint in the midst of chaos, coming just minutes after a white rental van plowed into a lunchtime crowd in north Toronto, killing 10 people and injuring 15 in one of the most violent incidents in Canadian history.
As the suspect shouted “Kill me,” the officer replied, “No, get down.” When the suspect said, “I have a gun in my pocket,” the officer responded: “I don’t care. Get down.”
Toronto police identified the man arrested as Alek Minassian, 25, of Richmond Hill, a neighborhood close to Toronto.
“It’s quite apparent that the suspect was trying to be executed. He was really looking for ‘suicide-by-cop,’” Gary Clement, a retired Royal Canadian Mounted Police superintendent with 34 years experience of policing, told Reuters.
The Toronto Police Service declined to name the officer involved in the stand-off, but Clement said he appeared to be a “very seasoned and mature officer.”
“I would say this individual met the right police officer,” Clement said. “Nobody knows how they’re going to react. In this situation a lot of it comes down to muscle memory. This guy reacted in a very mature manner.”
Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders said the officer’s behavior reflected the “high caliber of training that takes place.
“They are taught to use as little force as possible in any given situation,” he said.
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It helped that the officer had a clear view of the suspect, who was out of the van and pacing between the sidewalk and the arresting officer, Clement said.
The non-violent end to the standoff won plaudits on social media.
“Wow, at how these Canadian cops brought in this suspected killer,” said Twitter user Stuart A. Thompson in a posting.
Police in the United States have been criticized for being too quick to pull the trigger after a series of high-profile police shootings and deaths of suspects during arrest.
Witnesses in Toronto expressed horror at the murders.
Young Lee, a 56-year-old attorney, looked out his third-floor office window on Yonge Street and was shocked to see medics attempting to resuscitate two of the victims.
Suspect in Toronto attack charged with murder
“I’ve never seen violence like this here in Toronto,” Lee said. “I felt a mix of rage and a lot of sympathy for the victims.”
Reporting by Matt Scuffham; Editing by Leslie Adler
Amanda Gailey, a faculty member in the English Department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, with her sign on campus in 2017.
Patricia Hill is a research assistant professor of sociology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Two University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty members took their protests against the National Rifle Association to Virginia, and one faces a misdemeanor charge of property destruction.
The two — Amanda Gailey, associate professor of English, and Patricia Hill, a research assistant professor of sociology — separately participated in protests against NRA lobbyist Chris Cox of Alexandria, Virginia.
A third protester, Catherine Koebel, carried a sign or handed out flyers this month with Gailey, who was involved in a controversial protest at UNL last year. Koebel is a biologist who at one time was a visiting professor at William & Mary in Virginia but is no longer there.
A photo in an Alexandra newspaper shows Gailey holding a sign that says: “NRA Chris Cox profits off dead kids.” Koebel holds a large artificial check that reads, among other things: “Chris Cox Lobbying for Death & Terror.”
Gailey participates in Nebraskans Against Gun Violence, although Gailey and Koebel called themselves “The Great American Gun Melt” in Virginia.
The Alexandra Police Department said Monday that Hill was arrested on Jan. 11 and has a May 21 court date. She is charged with destruction of property.
UNL had little to say Monday about the developments. In a written statement, spokeswoman Leslie Reed said: “The university has nothing to do with these events. Amanda Gailey was acting on her own time and expressing her personal views. Patricia Hill’s actions are a local law enforcement matter in Virginia. It is premature for us to comment.” [Read more:UNL student resumes recruitment for conservative group as officials call for civility on campus]Gailey gained attention last August for participating in a protest against a sophomore who was recruiting for Turning Point USA, a conservative organization. Turning Point keeps a “watchlist” of liberal professors across the country.
She carried a sign that day, Aug. 25, that read: “Turning Point: Please put me on your watchlist. Prof. Amanda Gailey.” Another person, graduate student/lecturer Courtney Lawton, flipped off the sophomore and made derogatory comments about her. Lawton hasn’t been invited back to UNL for the fall.
Hill, who couldn’t be reached Monday, is accused of throwing or spraying fake blood on the Virginia residence of Cox, the NRA lobbyist, in October and January, the Washington Post reported.
Libby Locke, a Cox family lawyer, said the vandalism included defacing the home with stickers.
“The Cox family does not view these activities as a peaceable protest exercise,” Locke said. “These coordinated tactics have crossed the line of civility and human decency.”
Gailey and Koebel, who didn’t return phone calls or emails Monday, told the Post they had done nothing wrong. They protested at Cox’s wife’s business as well as the Cox residence.
Gailey was quoted by the Post as saying: “I don’t think the Cox family is getting enough social pressure. … I wouldn’t do that unless we were protesting someone who I believe is a truly indefensible human being.” This report includes material from the Associated Press. [Read more:Nebraska legislators divided on handling of UNL lecturer’s clash with conservative student]
Back in the old days. Colt came out with shall we say interesting round. As it seems to me that S&W was the go to guys when it came to ammo developement.
Anyways I thought that you might like to hear about this old timer. So here goes nothing!
The .38 Short Colt (.38 SC) / .38 Short Center Fire (.38 SCF) was a heeled bulletcartridge intended for metallic cartridge conversions of the cap and ballColt 1851 Navy Revolver from the American Civil War era.[1]
Later, this cartridge was fitted with a 0.358-inch (9.1 mm) diameter inside-lubricated bullet in the 125–135 grain range.[2]
Case
Visually, it resembles a .38 S&W but the case dimensions are slightly different. The .38 Short Colt case is the parent to .38 Long Colt and .38 Special. Remington is one of the few producers of this cartridge today with a 125grs LRN bullet. Magtech produces this grain weight and Ten-x manufactures a 95gr load, as well as blanks.
There is no problem firing this cartridge in .38 Special or .357 Magnum revolvers, but some shooters worry that the long bullet jump might make accuracy difficult.[according to whom?] The “bullet jump” has not, however, been proven to have any effect on accuracy.[citation needed]
