Happy birthday 1911

March 29, 2011 was the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the John M. Browning designed M-1911 by the U.S. Military. Mr. Browning was, IMHO, the greatest firearms inventor/designer ever. In addition to the 1911, he also was the chief designer of the Browning Hi-Power, the fiddy cal M2, the BAR and a myriad of other guns.

The 1911 was produced initially by Colt, then many other companies for GI contracts. In recent years, it has been produced by so many companies, I could not begin to name them all. This long list now includes Colt's early big competitor, Smith and Wesson.

One very interesting fact is that the 1911 can not only be field stripped fairly easily, it can also serve as its own tool box. Check out John Marshall's instructions HERE. Now, if you can find any of those grip screws Marshall mentions, let me know your source.

Happy birthday, 1911. 2011 also marks the 400th anniversary of the King James version of the Holy Bible. Read a little more about both HERE.

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The manual for every gun on earth

Well, I know a few that are not there, but it is a very comprehensive LIST. Thanks Say Uncle.

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Taming Chaos with a Personal Plan

By Scott Stewart
Taming Chaos with a Personal Plan is republished with permission of STRATFOR.

Over the past week we’ve seen a massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan that caused a nuclear accident, the Saudis sending troops into Bahrain to quell civil unrest there and the government of Yemen taking measures to expel foreign media as protests have swelled against Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
We have also recently seen large-scale evacuations of expatriates from Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, and it is not unreasonable to assume that we might see a similar exodus from Bahrain and Yemen if developments in those countries deteriorate. Moreover, in Japan, the risk of radiation and conditions that are not yet under control at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant could force further evacuations there.
In light of this uncertain environment, STRATFOR thought it prudent to address once again the topic of personal contingency planning. Indeed, we also made this topic the subject of this week’s Above the Tearline video. While we have often discussed this topic in relation to terrorist attacks, its principles are also readily applicable to crises caused by natural disaster, war and civil unrest. When a crisis erupts, having an established personal contingency plan provides people with a head start and a set of tools that can help them avoid, or at least mitigate, the effects of the chaos and panic that accompany crisis events.

Knox County School Board March 2, 2011

The Knox County, Tennessee, School Board heard from citizens Wednesday evening. Those gathered to address the board fell into two categories; parents and grandparents who oppose Planned Parenthood being involved in our schools, and supporters of PP.

Although PP supporters fielded a few speakers, these were mostly younger people, augmented by a couple of middle-aged adults. One of these invoked the "if we can save just one child" strategy. Never mind the human misery created by incurable sexually transmitted diseases and unexpected pregnancies. There would seem to be more than a casual link between PP's philosophy, as shown on their web site, and unwanted juvenile pregnancies, providing new clientele for their abortion clinics.

Superintendent McIntyre seems to be of the opinion that teachers should not be inconvenienced by having to prepare to teach (do their job) 'health' classes.

There were several outstanding speakers who addressed the Board, but for the sake of decency, I cannot put their videos up. It was obviously embarrassing to these folks to quote what they had seen at the PP website for teens. In spite of their feelings, however, they forged ahead and apprised the board and the public of what they had seen. 

A particularly good address was from Pastor Sam Polson, of West Park Baptist Church, Knoxville. Like Old Testament prophets who called on Israel to repent, Polson made very clear the serious moral implications of the School Board's allowing PP teaching in the schools. Polson quoted Jesus in Luke, Chapter 17, "Jesus said to his disciples: “Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come. It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little ones to stumble. So watch yourselves."


 
Here's where we stand now, as I understand it:

1. Planned Parenthood is out of the school system beginning next year . . .
2. But, Planned Parenthood stays in the school system for the remainder of this year.
3. Planned Parenthood was reported to be training teachers, meaning . . .
4. After Planned Parenthood leaves the school system, their curriculum will stay behind.
5. Planned Parenthood's curriculum is reported to be in violation of Tennessee law.

Call me cynical, but I think one or two events need to occur to change this situation.

1. Replacement of the School Superintendent, and perhaps . . .
2. Replacement of the School Board.

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