H.R.1369 Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2013

PDF of the Bill's Details

Below is a site that simplifies contacting your state representatives to support or oppose this bill?

Open Congress Org


This Bill was introduced last month, nothing further has happened with it so we have time to act.

Policy Survey on Gun Control

This was posted on FB by Cornered Cat:

Police Survey on Gun Control

Finally Range Time

I was finally able to get out to the range and of course it was wonderful!  Due to ammo shortage I decided to strictly work on grouping and trigger control.  I was very, very pleased with how well I did, even shooting with my left hand went extremely well.  I decided in February to start training my left hand.

My friend and personal trainer was also extremely pleased with my progress.  Granted he refuses to take all the credit, he says that my picking up things in other places has helped but honestly I disagree.  You can read about something all you want but unless you get out and do it, you won't actually know how to do it.

Our last round of shooting we decided to put it out at the 25 yard and each go a round with the .45acp and one round with the .22.  I actually did better than him, I felt kind of bad about that but I figure he was probably just having an off day because there is no way I could do better than someone who has been shooting their whole life.

We are going to look into some public competition shooting matches, I've been curious about trying that, just to see how well I would actually function under pressure, plus I think it would be good practice for conceal carry.

Please keep in mind that it hasn't even been a year since I started shooting pistol so please be kind.

The shots on the right are with my left hand so they aren't so great but the ones closer to center are with my right.

One Reason Denver County Sucks!

I was talking to one of the ladies last night, she lives in Arapahoe County and it only took her eight weeks to get her CCW.  I'm jealous and a little annoyed, I started the process in December 2012 and I still don't have mine.

I would really like to know why it is that one county takes so long?  They are going through the same channels as Arapahoe county for background checks.  In Denver county you have to wait two months to even get an appointment to apply, I was fortunate because someone cancelled and I was able to get in a month early, thank goodness or else I would be waiting until next month.


Oh well, can't change it but an understanding to why would be nice.

Girls with Guns

I went to my first meetup event for Girls with Guns, it was nice meeting other women with an interest in guns, it wasn't as informational as I thought it would be but I'm certain is was for the other girls. I guess my trainer trained me pretty well. I'm looking forward to checking out some of the shooting events when they come up, that is if I get some ammo locally or get off my butt and order it online.

There was a male friend of the coordinator of the group there to help her answer any questions that she wasn't able to, really nice guy, got along with him better than most the others in the group and went had dinner afterwards and talked about guns, survival, recent laws, speculations of some odd theories, it was a nice conversation.

Tomorrow will be an awesome day, heading to longmont with a friend of mine to go shooting at Trigger Time Gun Club, I love that range the most out of all the ones I've been too. If I could afford a membership there I would, the yearly fee isn't too awful but it's the initial fee for the first year, bringing the first year to $700, I would rather buy a new gun at that price but that's just me. I understand it costs money to operate a range and as nice as this one is, it's understandable but unfortunately it's not cost effective for me and my standard of where I spend my money is more along the lines of "new gun". I'm so exited I have a feeling I'm not going to get much sleep, I haven't been shooting in over a month.

Colorado sheriffs hold rally opposing more gun control laws before Obama's speech in Denver

Colorado sheriffs hold rally opposing more gun control laws before Obama's speech in Denver

Thank You for Open Carrying

Over the weekend I was at a gas station filling up my car when a man walked past open carrying.  I should have gone up and thanked the man for exercising his right to carry.  Where I live, just fifteen minutes south of that suburb, we are not allowed to open carry.  I think maybe everyone who can open carry should open carry, maybe if guns weren’t kept in the closet and made to be more of a taboo that maybe people wouldn’t be so uncomfortable about them.

My mom works for a major retailer in a small town where there is open carry, keep in my mind half my family is against guns, and she was complaining to me how it makes her feel uncomfortable when this one man comes in with his gun on his hip, etc.  I told her, you know you should be more worried about someone behaving suspiciously and hiding their gun over someone who is openly carrying it, it’s there in plain sight, everyone knows it’s there and you can watch them if you feel that uncomfortable about it or exit the area.  

I still haven’t told my anti-gun portion of my family of my level of involvement with them, they know I go shooting on a regular basis but I think that’s about all and for right now, I’m okay with that but I know someday I’m going to have to fess up to things and I guess I’m just waiting for the right moment to do so.  (14.5)

8.5 more days, please hurry.