Illegal immigration

Hello again

I am blogging today about a problem we have in our country and no it is not guns! Today I am blogging about Illegal immigration, our federal government will not do anything to stop this problem and when States stand up and attempt to do something about it. Our Federal Government is supposed to enforce our laws and protect our borders and citizens. Instead, the government decides to sue the state of Arizona to stop it from enforcing the laws to protect its borders.

Let's take a look at why the federal government would not want to stop illegal immigration, and why they will not sue the sanctuary cities to make them stop harboring illegals.

The first point of evidence is the 2010 Census:

The 2010 census will determine the apportionment of House members and Electoral College votes for each state. To accomplish these vital constitutional purposes, the enumeration should count only citizens and persons who are legal, permanent residents. But it won’t.

Instead, the U.S. Census Bureau is set to count all persons physically present in the country—including large numbers of people who are here illegally. The result will unconstitutionally increase the number of representatives in some states and deprive some other states of their rightful political representation. Citizens of “loser” states should be outraged. Yet few are even aware of what’s going on.

President Obama has decided to have the director of the 2010 census report to the White House instead of the Commerce secretary, as is customary. Kind of strange don't you think?

White House grabs 2010 census power

White House Census Power Grab May Violate the Constitution

Now let's look at Money:

Not counting illegal aliens costs cities and states federal money, resulting in a reduction of services to all residents. The census count is used by Congress in deciding how to distribute more than $400 billion annually to state, local and tribal governments. The formula is simple: the greater the population your state or city reports, the more federal money it might get.

Cities provide the same level of services like police, fire and emergency medical treatment to illegal immigrants as they do to U.S. citizens. In some states, like California, illegal immigrants attend public schools. In 2004, the Federation for American Immigration Reform estimated the cost to California cities for education, health care and incarceration of illegal immigrants at $10.5 billion per year.

According to a PricewaterhouseCoopers study released by the U.S. Census Monitoring Board, a total of 122,980 people went uncounted in Georgia during the 2000 census. As a result, the state will lose out on some $208.8 million in federal funding through 2012, a loss of about $1,697 per uncounted person.

A Matter of Equal Representation and Politics

Our Unconstitutional Census

Counting illegal immigrants in the census undermines the fundamental principal of American representative democracy that every voter has an equal voice. Through the census-based process of apportionment, states with large numbers of illegal aliens will unconstitutionally gain members in the U.S. House of Representatives thus robbing the citizen-voters in other states of their rightful representation.

In addition, an inflated population count resulting from the inclusion of illegal immigrants would increase the number of votes some states get in the Electoral College system, the actual process of electing the President of the United States.

In short, including illegal immigrants in the census count will unjustly bestow additional political power in states where lax enforcement of immigration laws attract large populations of illegal aliens, such as California, Texas and other states in which Democrats seek to gain greater influence over national politics.

That is why the government went after Arizona when they tried to stop illegals, and why the same government will not enforce the federal laws to stop illegal immigration. The sanctuary cities and states benefit heavily by having large populations of illegals not only by receiving federal dollars but also by having cheap labor (almost slave like).

Also illegals heavy use of entitlement programs widely supported by the liberal Democrats:

Among the largest costs are Medicaid ($2.5 billion); treatment for the uninsured ($2.2 billion); food assistance programs such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches ($1.9 billion); the federal prison and court systems ($1.6 billion); and federal aid to schools ($1.4 billion). (From a 2002 study By Steven A. Camarota )

The High Cost of Cheap Labor

Thus you can reason that the illegal’s are harbored here to help the liberals maintain the power they now have and to further push our Great Republic toward a socialist or communist agenda. Please remember this by supporting States like Arizona.

Also you can like this on Facebook 1000000 Strong Supporting Arizona

NRA-ILA :: A Post-Heller, Post-McDonald Question:brDoes an Increase in Handguns Increase Crime?

NRA-ILA :: A Post-Heller, Post-McDonald Question:brDoes an Increase in Handguns Increase Crime?

It's been awhile

Hello again,

I have not written to my blog in sometime, with life things going on and being very busy with work I have not even fired a round in over two months. So this post will be about practice. It is essential that you practice with your firearm regularly, there’s a saying that goes, “When danger accosts you, you fight the way you train, so it behooves you to train the way you fight”.

In a time of crisis when you need your defensive tools and skills the most, when adrenaline is rushing through your body and your unconscious reaction takes over your conscious train of thought, your body relies more on gross motor skills and muscle memory to do the right things to protect yourself.

If you don’t know this: Hello, gross motor skills and muscle memory come from training. So even if you cannot afford to fire hundreds of rounds a month you can do dry fire drills. Try the link that I posted all you need is an empty gun and a computer screen. (Yogisgunblog is not responsible for you shooting your computer or anything else since you did not follow directions and clear your weapon and move the ammo to another room)

If at all possible I suggest that you fire at a minimum 50 live rounds a month. And do dry fire practice drills weekly. You can also fire a .22 cal handgun very cheaply, 500 rounds are 15-20 dollars. There are many drills you can and need to practice, we all have guns that we put in the glove box or in a drawer and there they are until we are attacked. can you get your gun out and charged and fire accurately in that moment of stress? what if you have a malfunction? Can you clear it and get back into the fight? That is where training and practice comes in to play. I am going to post some links to different training and practice drills, take some time to check them out and remember........practice your life depends upon it.

reloading

weapons skills and drills

This video from Clint Smith at Thunder Ranch is a very good video.

Judge Napolitano on Gun Rights.mpg

Take a look at this video and there is a list of gun friendly businesses on there. Be sure to patronize these places and let the Management know that you appreciate them not denying your rights. Keep in mind they may not be supporters of the second amendment but the are not denying your rights either.

Let's show them that we are good law abiding people, and we are not bad for business.

Customer service

Hello from Yogi's world:

I have been a gun owner and user for more than 15 years now. Fifteen years is not a long time in the history of guns, but it is long enough to have dealt with a few gun manufacturers. I have many friends who have also had to make the dreaded phone call to tech support.

In most industries when you call in for help you are put on hold for long periods of time only to find when you finally get to talk to a live person you can't understand them, since the live on the other side of the planet from you. Well most of the gun manufacturers are here in the USA. So you are talking to an English speaking person who is knowledgeable about the thing you are having trouble with.

I have had occasion to deal with Colt , Smith and Wesson, and Les Baer, and many more. Most recently I had to make the dreaded call to Crimson Trace, let me just say that I have never had a bad experience with anyone in the gun or gun related industry. They have all been helpful and very knowledgeable as well as prompt and they all have done exactly what they told me they we going to do without me having to make multiple phone calls to get it done.

Now back to Crimson Trace, I purchased a pair of used Crimson Trace grips model 305 for my Smith and Wesson 360PD J-frame.

When I received them they would not fit my gun just right. So after a few minutes I noticed that a plastic piece on the frame side of the grips was broken. It is the cover for the Laser, well I knew that this had to be fixed since this is what retains the actual laser for the grips.

So I made the call and spoke to a very nice Woman at Crimson Trace. After explaining my problem and asking her if I could purchase a replacement for the broken cover, She told me just to send it in and they would take care of them for me. Well being that I did not purchase this set of grips new, I told her that I bought them on ebay and if she could just sell me the piece in question I would take care of it myself.

She informed me that it did not matter where I purchased the grips, that I should just send them to Crimson Trace and they would make the repair. So after a few questions from her I had a return number and a shipping address. I sent them in via UPS and it took over a week for UPS to get them to Crimson Trace. The were delivered to Crimson Trace on a Friday, so on Tuesday of the following week I called in to Crimson Trace to check on my grips and be sure they had them. A man answered the phone and I told him what I wanted and he proceeded to look up my repair request.

He told me my grips had shipped out (they had only had the grips for one business day)and asked me if I wanted him to track them for me. I told him yes and he put me on hold for a minute and came back and told me the the UPS track system was down and if I wanted to I could call back in a little while and he would try to track them again, or he could give me the tracking number. So I had him give me the number, I then asked what the repair was going to cost and he said there is no charge. WOW someone actually stands behind a product that they make.

So I received my grips back from Crimson Trace and they had sent a brand new set of batteries still in the package with the grips. I was as happy as I could be with their great service and on top of all that they sent me free batteries.

I was very happy with my grips and very satisfied with the service I had received. About a week later, much to my surprise I had a message on my answering machine from Crimson Trace. The message stated that they wanted to be sure I was happy with my grips and to tell me that if I had any questions or needed anything to please give them a call. WOW I was shocked at this since they had already gone beyond the level of service that I had expected.

I had intended to write a blog about the high level of service within the gun industry in general but after dealing with the Great People at Crimson Trace, I felt it necessary to get it done.

So in closing I want you to think about all the times you had to call some company for tech support or with a problem with one of their products. And you had a bad experience and did not get any satisfaction, after being on the phone for long periods of time talking to someone that barely speaks that same language as you. I can think of no other industry that will provide the level of service and stand by the products that they make better than the folks of the gun industry.

Thank you Crimson Trace.

NRA gun instructor accidentally shoots student in foot - OrlandoSentinel.com

NRA gun instructor accidentally shoots student in foot - OrlandoSentinel.com

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Remember even the well trained have accidental discharges but if you follow the 4 rules of gun saftey all should be ok:

RULE I: ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS LOADED

RULE II: NEVER LET THE MUZZLE COVER ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO DESTROY

RULE III: KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET

RULE IV: BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET

The American Form of Government

Please take a few minutes to watch this video, it is about ten minutes long. This is where we are headed as a country if we don't regain control and return our country to a Republic.

Guns in National parks

Well as of Monday February 22 2010 Federal parks will allow legal citizens to carry firearms in federal parks. From the NRA-ILA:

"End nears for 94-year-old ban on Right-to-Carry in national parks

A new law will lift the 94 year old ban on carrying loaded firearms in national parks and wildlife refuges when it goes into effect Monday. The law, passed by Congress in May as an amendment to a credit reform bill, will end the ability of the National Park Service to set its own gun carry restrictions, making each park subject to the gun laws of its home state."


"U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces firearms rule change for possession in National Wildlife Refuges

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that effective February 22, 2010, the rules governing possession of firearms on National Wildlife Refuges will change as a result of legislation enacted by Congress. After this date, the law allows an individual to lawfully possess a firearm within the boundaries of a national wildlife refuge in accordance with federal, state and local firearms laws."

Some would consider this a victory for gun rights, but I consider it a slap in the face of the Constitution. Why would I say this you ask. I Say this because the The Constitution of the United States comprises the primary law of the U.S. Federal Government. It also describes the three chief branches of the Federal Government and their jurisdictions. In addition, it lays out the basic rights of citizens of the United States. The Constitution of the United States is the oldest Federal constitution in existence and was framed by a convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen original states in Philadelphia in May 1787. The Constitution is the landmark legal document of the United States.

With that being said The federal Government has been in violation of it's only governing document by preventing the citizens of the United States of America from exercising one of their basic rights, the right to keep and bear arms. By making it against the law to have a firearm in a federal park our own Government was violating one of our constitutional rights.

By changing the law as of 2-22-2010 the Government is only coming into compliance with it's own governing document the US Constitution. So I do not consider this a victory for gun rights but a victory for all US citizens. We have been given back one of our basic right as provided in The US constitution.

As of Monday, guns will be allowed in all but about 20 of the park service's 392 locations, including some of its most iconic parks: Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, Great Smoky Mountains, Yosemite and Rocky Mountain National Park. Guns will not be allowed in visitor centers or rangers' offices, because firearms are banned in federal buildings, but they could be carried into private lodges or concession stands, depending on state laws.

From Paul Helmke, president of the Brady Campaign:
"It really is sad that we've become such a paranoid society that people want to take guns pretty much everywhere — including national parks"

Bill Wade, president of the Coalition of National Park Service Retirees, called the new law a sad chapter in the history of the park system.

"People go to national parks to get away from things that they face in their everyday living, where they live and work. Now I think that social dynamic is really going to change," he said.

The National Park Service said there were 3,760 reported major crimes, including five homicides and 37 rapes, in 2008, the most recent year for which data was available.



So anti-gun people will try to lead you to believe that guns in the hands of legal law abiding citizens will be a bad thing. They don't believe in our God given right to life. They think we should all be innocent victims, they try to maintain the "GUN FREE" killing zones that crazy homicidal killers seek out to do harm to unarmed victims.

Let's be real I would much prefer to see people walking trails with a sidearm than to see a group of men wanting to do harm to me or my family on a trail and all I have for defense is a stick or a rock. Because they know I as a law abiding citizen would not have a firearm on me. The very laws the the anti-gunners push as trying to keep guns out of the hands of criminals are really meant to disarm law abiding citizens.

A convicted felon cannot legally own a firearm but yet they commit crimes with them. The city of Chicago IL, has some of the countries most stringent gun laws and In 2005, 75% of murders involved a firearm(wikipedia). In a city where it is illegal to own a handgun how can 75% of the murders committed there be by a gun? It is because gun laws only work on those who choose to abide by them.

Criminals don't follow any laws so gun control laws do nothing to prevent violent felons from committing violent crimes with guns. The gun control laws only make law abiding citizens into victims.

Glock Gen 4

Range Report Day 2:

Well I made a call to Glock and spoke to a technician there. He suggested that I try different ammo, his recommendation was to try CCI Blazer aluminum case and Federal Premium. I reminded him of the ammo shortage and he was sympathetic but told me if the new ammo did not function that I was to call him back and he would arrange to have the gun sent back to Glock for repair.

Well all I could find was Federal American Eagle 115 grain and some Mag Tech 115 grain and some Winchester White Box 115 grain. Now keep in mind that the Mag Tech I had was some old left over ammo that has been wet, I only kept it to shoot in the yard.

So off to the range we go, I load up the Glock's 17 rnd mags with the WWB and fire away. 2 mags both functioned perfectly so now I am thinking it may have been an ammo problem. So I load up some of the American Eagle and again 34 rnds no FTF's. On to the Mag Tech, I had a few FTF's with the Mag Tech ammo but I am chalking that up to the ammo having been wet. All in all I put nearly 200 rnds through the Glock with only one FTF with the Winchester white box and a around 10 FTF's with the Mag Tech.



One thing the Tech from Glock did tell me was not to shoot reloads in the Glock. He said that it would void the warranty from Glock if there was a problem. He also told me that some ammo is loaded lighter since it is meant for target shooting and reduced recoil. He said to avoid anything marked target ammo in the Gen 4 Glock.

The accuracy was good just as all Glocks are, but I am not happy with a Glock that is finicky about the ammo it eats. Normally Glocks gobble up any ammo and just shoot and shoot. The feel was nice with the new slimmer grip and the new stippling. I had my wife fire it and She said the recoil was light but it felt to big for her hand.

So as it stands right now my recommendation would be to stick with your Gen 3 Glocks til the Gen 4's have all the kinks worked out of them.

Take someone shooting, be an ambassador for the shooting sports. And remember always be prepared.

Range Report: "GLOCK 17 GEN 4"

I recently purchased a Glock Generation 4 model 17, I was looking forward to taking it to the range. I listen to many different gun related podcast's and one in particular that I enjoy is Michael Bane. He was recently at SHOT show and had the chance to shoot a Generation 4 Glock 17. Now let me say that I have owned several Glocks and they all shoot, you pull the trigger and they go BANG! Did I shoot them well? Not really I tend to pull the shots to the left in a Glock.

So After listening to Michael Bane's podcast I decided I had to have an new gen 4 Glock. From Michael's Podcast "the 4th Generation Glock, which he says is sweet sweet sweet". So I went to my Local Gun shop and found that they had one (534.99 plus tax and 10.00)and now I have one. I carried my new Gun to the range intent on cutting one hole in my target.

Let me give you some details on the new Glock, there is the new dual recoil spring, the changeable mag release for left handed or right handed people. New texture to the grip, backstaps that you can add to make the grip larger. There is a larger mag release button, it comes with three hi cap mags instead of two. The same Glock safe action trigger with a 5.5 lb pull. So that is the quick and sleazy details of the new Gen 4, there is still not alot of information out there about them.

Now off to the range. When I arrived at the range I had intended to shoot 250 rnds through the new Glock so I purchased a 250rnd box of 115 grain reloads. I loaded 2 of the three mags and took aim at my target 10 yards away. My first shot hit center target to the left. I though here I go with the left pull on the Glock again. My next shot hit center target. WOW I actually hit the bulls eye with a Glock Michael must have been right about this new miracle Glock.

My next round hit center target a tad high, what just happened? My new Glock jammed??? Yes it did I had a FTF (failure to feed), that is strange for a Glock. So over the next 80 or so rounds I had multiple FTF's I found this strange since I have never had a Glock that would not shoot. I have a G32 in .357 sig that I have never cleaned in the 8 years I have had it and it still goes BANG when I pull the trigger.

So I headed home to do some internet research. I found a few posts and articles about this problem on the Gen4 G17 and most of the answers were that the shooter must be limp wristing the gun. Now let me start by saying I have never limp wristed any thing. I have shot many guns of all types and sizes and never once a limp wristed shot. So I take issue with people saying that someone is limp wristing a gun. First of all a gun should shoot even though you don't have a perfect two hand grip and a nice weaver stance.

If you are fighting someone for your life you can't stop and tell them wait just a minute while I get a manly hold on my gun. A gun should fire if you can get your hand on it and pull the trigger. If it won't how can you trust your life with it?

After doing some more research it seems that Glock in it's infinite wisdom has put the same recoil spring in the G17 as is in the G22. The difference being the G17 is firing a 115 to 147 grain projectile and the G22 is firing a 135 to 200 grain projectile. So the recoil spring may be a bit heavy for the lighter loads of the 9mm. as you can see in the picture the slide appears to be short cycling and not catching the rim of the round. It is hitting in front of the rim and pushing the nose of the round up and the rim down causing a FTF.

So all in all I like the look and feel of the new Glock it shoots well with very manageable recoil. I will be calling Glock tomorrow to see what they have to say. Stay tuned for Their answer.

Take someone shooting you may just convert the Liberal.

Getting involved

Hello again,

Today I would like to talk about getting involved. Many of us carry handguns for self defense, we shoot handguns for enjoyment or to just relax and have fun with friends or family. We use guns to hunt for sport and to feed our families. But like most of the people that are involved with guns in some way we sit back and don't think about the fact that our Constitutional rights can be taken from us. If you say there is no way ten take a look at this Brady Campaign Wants Guns Out of Starbucks.

There are numerous organizations out there that put pressure on businesses and companies to prevent honest US citizens from defending themselves. The Brady Campaign, mayors against illegal guns, here is a list of organizations with anti-gun policies. There is also a list of Anti-Gun Individuals & Celebrities, take a look down the long list. We have a fight on our hands And we must make our voices be heard.

How do we do that you ask? Lets start simple, we contact our local Representatives You can hit that link and locate your local Representative for the State of Tennessee. If you are not from Tennessee you can google "my state of (insert state) representative" and you should be able to find it.

Now that we know how to find our Representatives what should we write or email them? Well first and foremost let's remember to be polite and non threatening. Hate mail will be thrown away and threatening mail will bring the men in dark suits and sunglasses by your house for a not so friendly discussion. What should be in our letter or email?

Keep it Simple
Your letter should address a single topic or issue. Typed, one-page letters are best. Many PACs (Political Action Committees) recommend a three-paragraph letter structured like this:

1. Say why you are writing and who you are. List your "credentials." (If you want a response, you must include your name and address, even when using email.)
2. Provide more detail. Be factual not emotional. Provide specific rather than general information about how the topic affects you and others. If a certain bill is involved, cite the correct title or number whenever possible.
3. Close by requesting the action you want taken: a vote for or against a bill, or change in general policy.

The best letters are courteous, to the point, and include specific supporting examples.

How do you address your letter or email?

To Your Senator:

The Honorable (full name)


Dear Senator:

To Your Representative:

The Honorable (full name)


Dear Representative:

The above addresses should be used in email messages, as well as those sent through the Postal Service.

Each member will have a local address as well as a State address, their email addresses will also be listed. There are many issues that affect us every day for example here in Tennessee we have *HB 0959 by *Bass ( SB 1126 by *Norris) This is a bill to make it illegal for news papers and others to post the personal information about gun permit holders in the State of Tennessee. This bill failed and we need to contact our House and Senate about getting this bill back up for another vote.

Here is what has been on the Commercial Appeals web site. Type in any last name like "jones" and hit the search button,you will pull up many Jones. Click on details at the the end of the line for any one of them, you will get some very personal information about them. In fact it is enough information that you could easily get enough information about the person to figure out addresses and other stuff that bad guys do not need to know.

So why the news paper feels this is a good thing to do I don't understand. I wonder how they would feel if I posted all the information about the staff of the paper on the internet for the world to see.

I will touch more on this tomorrow since I have run long on this posting. I hope that you will make the effort to do a little research and find out who represents you and how they are voting on these issues. And then take a little time out of your day to write them and let them know how you feel about the issues. This is the easiest way to keep our rights, and don' forget to Join the NRA and you can do it for FREE


And remember to take someone shooting you may just change the mind of a Liberal on Guns. And I would also like to congratulate The 2009 firearms salesman of the year:

Welcome to my Gun Blog

Welcome to my new gun blog, I have kicked around the idea of starting a blog for a while now. I finally decided to go for it while sitting at home on a snow day with nothing to do but clean guns and play on the net. So here it is my new gun blog. I guess I should start with a little information about myself. I have been shooting and collecting guns for about 15 years now. I am mainly a hand gunner but I do have some rifles and shot guns. I have shot and owned many handguns and enjoyed them all. I Have had a carry permit for many years and I believe every legal American should exercise their right to keep and bear arms.

The purpose of this blog is to share information about guns, gear, and our rights as Americans. My intent is to help inform people about gun right's and how to protect our basic rights. I also intend on sharing information and my opinion about gun's and shooting. I will include links and picture's on the thing's I discuss in this blog. I will also do some reviews when I get new guns or gear.

I hope you enjoy this as much as I do and I will try to keep it fresh and update my blog regularly. I will start with my preferred carry gun right now, it is the Smith and Wesson 1911 sc.



This is a scandium frame 1911 in .45cal, I have several hundred rounds through it and I am loving it. It's lightweight is great for carry and it shoots very well. It is the commander size which is the full length grip and a 4 1/4 in barrel. I have been a 1911 fan from the start, my first gun purchase was a colt 1991a1 commander size that I still have.

Well that is a bit about my and my intent of this blog. I hope you find it informative and entertaining and remember the best way to get our point across as gun enthusiasts is to talk to people, get involved in defending our rights and to take someone shooting. Keep it pointed downrange see ya soon.

I don't agree with everything the NRA does but it is one of the greatest ways to help defend our rights from the Anti-gunners, so please Join the NRA .