Recent content by Roy Odhner

I figured they would. Too much of a potential market, and Pearce extenders have improved every gun I've ever put them on - I can't think of a reason why they wouldn't want to offer their fine products to Shield 45 owners. Worthwhile product + new market = capitalism at its best.

Served in the Navy from 1982 - 2005. Privately owned firearms were tightly controlled, and had to be registered and stored in certain places. This is nothing new, and I can only attribute this recent buzz about no guns on base to the Tin Foil Hat Brigade. There is no deep or dark conspiracy...

Trying to make a rule out of an exception? Are you saying that the majority of law enforcement agencies are staffed by incompetent and untrained officers, and administered by idiots?

Depends on which mob you're talking about, I suppose.

75 percent, I'd say. Can I back up my stats any more than you could back up any of your stats that might counter mine? Probably not. However, I don't limit myself to the opinions of others on forums dedicated exclusively to fire arms and I deal with people from very diverse backgrounds and...

And they also face criminal and civil lawsuits if non-combatants are hit by their fire, and they also face internal departmental sanction. Do juries and administrations hold them accountable and sanction them accordingly? Sometimes. Should they be excused when they inadvertently hit...

"We" is a great portion of the American public, gun owners and non-gun owners. Do you comprehend the degree of ignorance of, or indifference toward, your fellow citizens contained in your statement? They/we have a right to be safe too, and the village idiot who goes totting a firearm with no...

I have six handguns. Three are bottom feeders: a Ruger LC9, a Czech VZ-82, a Bersa Thunder .380. Three are revolvers: a Taurus Model 85, a Smith Model 640 Pro Series, and a NAA Mini .22wmr. I like my bottom feeders, but I don't regularly carry them. In fact, they're all in the gun safe. I carry...

I understand your point, but I don't agree. There is no such thing as a free right, because one way or another they are paid for. Your right to bear arms is also an obligation to prove that you know how to handle that weapon. Half of that $200 goes to the basic firearms class that you need for...

I believe that there has to be some minimum of gun proficiency required to go along with a CHL. Many people who apply for a CHL have no previous experience with firearms, but they have a right to carry and protect themselves. I think it is only reasonable that Texas requires some sort of...

I'd agree. The pull weight is nice on my 640 Pro, but what impresses me is how smooth the trigger pull is. I don't care for light trigger pulls on a self-defense gun. There is just too much going on in a self-defense shooting, so the last thing I want to worry about is a hair trigger. I want a...

I like it. I don't think it's heavy at all, and I'd have to say it is one of the better pull weights out there. I've heard some criticisms on it in the past, but I don't share them. Personally, I think that only the Ruger LCR has it beat when it comes to off-the-shelf revolver trigger pulls. But...

Swee-eet gun, MM6MM6, and I know just why you like it so much. I had been saving to get myself a really nice gun for my 50th birthday. I love snubbies, but have never owned a nice one. But, I had not made up my mind as to what type of gun I was gonna get. I've always wanted a PPK or a 1911, and...

Do some research on Executive Orders (EO's). They're admin policies, and cannot be used as de facto legislation and they cannot violate the Constitution. It's a non-issue, and we need to stop biting on this red herring.

I'm no Obama fan, but we need to come up for air on this Executive Order thing. An executive order is a very clearly defined item, and it amounts to no more that an administrative policy. They do not carry the same weight as law, and by law an executive order cannot be used as de facto...