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Link to the SD Reader article

They Carry Guns

All the photos in the SD Reader.





LINK TO FULL SIZE PHOTOS!

ETA: My niece Jillian. I am baby approved!



Links to all the sites that reference this article.

Defensivecarry.com
The Firearm Blog
Transsylvania Phoenix
Calecia.org
Godlikeproductions.com
Hell in a Handbasket
SoCalEuro
NCAA Strategies (They called me Napoleon Dynamite... great ;) )
Pajamas Media (just a link post, no discussion)
Frontier Sixshooter
The Tree of Liberty
Arkansas Carry
Austin Guns and Ammo
As Maine Goes
Ballistic Deanimatio
The Whines of a Crochety Bookman
Gunownersca.com
The Spain Forum
John Jacob H’s RKBA Commentary
****france.com+
Pennsylvania Firearm Owners Association
Downrange.tv
Freerepublic.com
Bombs Away
Glocktalk (Title: Today I have seen snowflakes in hell)
The Annoyed Army
2A Sisters
Freetalk BBS
S&W Forum
Freedom and the Constution and Open Carry of a Firearm.
Lewis Rockwell
24hrcampfire
Daily Paul
Northeast shooters
ARFCOM
Huey's Gunsights
VWVortex
Beretta Forum

A mention on Survivalblog.com

Craig W. spotted this article from San Diego, California: They Carry Guns. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Much like a muscle that atrophies with disuse, any right that goes unexercised for many years devolves into a privilege, and eventually can even be redefined as a crime.

TRUE THAT!

CARRY ON!

-N8

Due to some issues with potentially harmful legislation, I am standing down on open carry until August 31.

Carry On.

-N8

Escondido Police Department Internal Affairs Letter

The only thing that wasn't mentioned was whether or not these officers were given training on how to not trample the 1A by turning off voice recorders. Officer Martin is very lucky I am even giving him a first chance on this without a civil suit.

Here is the letter.



CARRY ON!

-N8

FINALLY! EPD is DONE with my IA investgation!

For those of you that do not know, this letter is in reaction to my 4-7-09 detainment by Escondido Police Department.

Preliminary report:

Nathan,

I just received your complaint back from our police Admin. I am putting an official (form) letter in the mail first thing tomorrow AM. But I wanted to let you know that I found that our officers needed additional training (similar to your El Cajon incident.)

They have received the training and hopefully any further contacts will be shorter and smoother.

My only disclaimer is, all police contacts are unique and fact specific, so there may be additional circumstances that could prolong a detention past the 12031 check.

But if that happens, make sure to let me know and I will look into what happened.

Sincerely,
xxxxxxx

I will post up the letter as soon as I receive it.

CARRY ON!

-N8

AM 600 KOGO Interview tomorrow!

Around 8AM on AM 600 KOGO on JULY 21, 2009!

Phone in number is 800-600-5646 if any of you all want to chime in.

CARRY ON!

-N8

I have returned and with news

Well, I got back to my house a little while ago after being away for about 4 days and I must say, it is nice to be back in my own room! Unfortunately, I got a little cleaning to do but that isn't so bad.

I worked the Del Mar Gun Show both Saturday and Sunday and I must say that I was pretty stoked at the genuine interest in OC that has arisen due to the SD Reader's article. I had at least 10 people over the two day period actually recognized me and stopped for a chat. Kind of refreshing to see supportive people in person instead of over a computer screen.

The gun show today was particularly fun because a certain Calguns.net favorite, Mollie, came on down for a bit to hang out at our Calguns.net booth. I know that I keep saying that I want to do a Girls and Guns calender but gosh dangit, it has to happen! Mollie and (possibly) her friend Amanda have volunteered to be in it so I am going to scrounge up a few more gun loving hotties for a nice, clean calendar shoot! :)

Here are some photos from the day.

Our booth on day 1



Our booth on day 2



Mollie with microstencil's AR-15



Mollie with my Tracker



Me having fun with a police car.




Also, I scanned in the photos used in the SD Reader. The pages are so wide in the Reader that I could not fit everything on the scanner bed so I just did the cover and the four images on the first page.

Also, there are a fair number of sites that are discussing Rosa's article. Here is a list of all the sites I could find in Google within 5 minutes.

The Firearm Blog
Transsylvania Phoenix
Calecia.org
Godlikeproductions.com
Hell in a Handbasket
SoCalEuro
NCAA Strategies (They called me Napoleon Dynamite... great ;) )
Pajamas Media (just a link post, no discussion)
Frontier Sixshooter
The Tree of Liberty
Arkansas Carry
Austin Guns and Ammo
As Maine Goes
Ballistic Deanimatio
The Whines of a Crochety Bookman
Gunownersca.com
The Spain Forum
John Jacob H’s RKBA Commentary
****france.com+
Pennsylvania Firearm Owners Association
Downrange.tv
Freerepublic.com
Bombs Away
Glocktalk (Title: Today I have seen snowflakes in hell)
The Annoyed Army
2A Sisters
Freetalk BBS
S&W Forum
Freedom and the Constution and Open Carry of a Firearm.
A mention on Survivalblog.com

Craig W. spotted this article from San Diego, California: They Carry Guns. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Much like a muscle that atrophies with disuse, any right that goes unexercised for many years devolves into a privilege, and eventually can even be redefined as a crime.

TRUE THAT!

That about sums it up for today. Time to organize my life a little bit after 4 days of being away.

CARRY ON!

-N8

Del Mar Gun Show

Just saw the SD reader article in actual print for the first time, I am pretty stoked about it! I also got pointed out by a few more people that recognized me from either the article or my blog. That was pretty cool. :)

As far as the show, the place was packed! Ammo has definitely gone up in price, some at least twice that which I am used to paying. I snatched a few $10 boxes of 9mm so I have something to feed the
Hi Power, including three boxes of Fiocchi!

Gotta get another OC meet going here soon, many people have been asking me about it. Once I get the details on the potential Long Beach gathering then I will post it up!

CARRY ON!

-N8

SD READER ARTICLE PUBLISHED!

SD READER ARTICLE IS OUT TODAY!

WOO HOO!

I wondered why 600 KOGO was talking about Open Carry!

ARTICLE HERE!
Discussion page on Calguns.net!
Discussion page on Opencary.org

CARRY ON!

-N8

On the boardwalk... BOARDWALK!

Well, as some of you may have seen from my Twitter and Tumblr posts (simultaneously conducted with Ping.FM, sweet!), I was at the boardwalk yesterday to kill some time before I had to go over to a friend's house to assess his apparent ammo and gun part stash he is looking to unload (part of it is on Calguns.net right now). Here is how it all went...

On my way down, I stopped by Matt's house to drop off a few items and drop a few funny bombs on him. I then went down to PB to WAMU to cash a check. While there, I experienced no issues.

After cashing my check, I went down into PB and parked in the Vons underground parking to go get some sunscreen. Again, no issues while OCing. I even passed by a security guard!

After going back to my car to change my shirt and drop off one bottle of sunscreen (2-for-1 sales make albinos such as myself very happy!), I proceeded to the boardwalk. On my way there I was Pinging my blog accounts while I (purposely) passed a cop car. I will concede that I cheated a bit by walking weakside to the car but my gun was visible when I walked a little further away. No more cheating from here on out, I will be presenting strongside!

While walking towards Belmont park I met a CCW permit holder who asked me about my gun, what I was doing, etc. Unfortunately my business cards were in the car (OCing dry, forgot to relocate my business cards) but I did have pamphlets. Apparently, he saw me walk by the cop car from Starbucks and thought it was cool that the cops didn't bother with anything. Aside from meeting this man and multiple double takes (so funny to see out of the corner of your eye!), my boardwalk adventure was business as usual.

After my roundtrip loop (Grand Ave to Santa Clara and back) I went back to my parking spot and unholstered my gun. After a bit I drove over to Ramiros taco shop and ordered up a fish burrito and again experienced no issues.

On the way back up to Clairemont, I stopped by WAMU again to cash two checks that I forgot about. No issues.

*Skip a few hours of non-OCing*

After assessing my friend's ammo collection, I got a call from Matt about Walmart's supply of 9mm ammo and thus made a bee-line there. I got to pick up 6 boxes (YES!) and not even the security guard buying some equipment at the counter made no mention of the Tracker.

With that, I left for home.

Another day of proving naysayers wrong, another day of reaching yet another gun owner. A success in anyone's book.

Time for a haircut, I got a wedding to go to in a few days!

CARRY ON!

-N8

Testing out ping capabilities

Hey all, I am just testing out my ping.FM posting capabilities. I have included a picture of the newest member to my gun family, my Browning Hi Power. Holster and magazines are on the way as we speak!

In addition, you will notice that I have added Tumblr to my list of contact info on the right hand side. If you don't like twitter, you can follow me on there! I have been trying out a few different things so if you want to drop me a note on what you think is best I would be most appreciative!

CARRY ON!

-N8

ETA: Well, posting pics to my blog kinda sucks so I guess I will stick with Tumblr for that function. For the sake of coolness, I will post the pic of my new Hi Power here for you all to look at.

Story and notices!

Well, I have a few things to impart! Let's get started.

The story du jour happened yesterday when I went sportfishing for a 1/2 day with 6 other guys out of Point Loma for my friend's bachelor party (Thanks CGN for helping me pick a bachelor party idea!) and since I had my fishing permit and my CCW holster, I decided that Mak should go along for the ride. Unfortunately, I am not used to IWB holsters (at least without an undershirt) and the irritation forced me to transfer my pistol to my "possibles bag" after about 30 minutes. The rest of the day, however, my Mak was carried quite comfortably. No sharks were gonna get me that day!

To top off the day, I won the jackpot by catching a Barracuda (GREAT fish tacos!) and nearly everyone in my group got at least one fish. I also schooled the cop in our group on knife laws and he will be owing me a beer at the wedding this Friday (he quoted the old "can only be three inches" rule as being in 12020(a)... ACCESS DENIED!). The rest of the sea bass is sitting in my fridge right now and will be eaten tonight. Next up, spearfishing!

OK, my story (at least the relevant portion, I may discuss the aftermath in person at a later time ;) ) is finito! Now, for future matters!

For all you LA guys out there, it looks like there may be a Long Beach Open Carry Outing coming up in the near future. Please stay tuned here and on Calguns.net as I am helping (at least in a limited capacity) with organizing this meet.

With that, CARRY ON!

-N8

Oil Changing Adventures!

Yet another good OC day in my hometown and *GASP* not a fainted maiden or scared child in sight! Here is how it went down...

After doing my morning errands and some attempts at burying a few more rodents, I headed over to Express Tire to go get an oil change. Within about 3 minutes of getting there the mechanic struck up a conversation with me about my gun and was stoked that I was even able to carry my gun at all. I then met another mechanic there that was just as thoroughly stoked about my gun and related to me his plight concerning hi cap magazines. Not to belabor the story, but suffice it to say that I gave him my patented "Dont Talk to Cops!" lecture.

After some more discussion on legal mattes and rumination over some cool firearms, I went outside to meet with my friend Melissa so I could hang at her place while my car got worked on. In the course of chilling at her place, it was decided that we should get some Mexican food and thus went to Pacific Taco (near Express Tire.) While there, I met some cuties...



OOH YEAH!

After going back to Mel's pad and eating, we went back to Express Tire and picked up my car. This brought forth yet another discussion on guns, this time I was outlining the legalities of the AK-47, transferring a pistol, etc. I recommended the Saiga to the mechanic that asked about the AK-47 (I will have one of those rifles one day :) ) and all of them got business cards :)

After paying, I went over to Vons to pick up some corn tortillas and cilantro for tomorrow's bachelor party (more on that at the very end!) and as usual my experience was blissful. Unfortunately, I came up short on cilantro and thus had to go over to Trader Joe's. I couldn't find any there at first but a very cute cashier helped me get the last box from the sample lady in the back. Yet again, uneventful.

So there you have it, just another day in my life. Got to educate a few people and (sort of) feel like a free man.

Shame on all the naysayers saying I am doing more harm than good!

Oh, before I forget! I am going sport fishing tomorrow for my friend's bachelor party. Being that I will, at that time, be in the legal pursuit of game with a hunting or fishing permit... well, you guys get the picture ;)

I will post pictures of the aftermath!

CARRY ON!

-N8

2nd Amendment, FTW!

This one is for all the naysayers and undecided Americans out there that are confused about the Constitution.



Courtesy of Simply Rugged

CARRY ON!

-N8

Today warmed even the subcockles of my heart :)

Alright, I have had a pretty damn good day! Here is how it went.

At around 10:35 I commandeered my sister's truck to run some errands for the family. I was originally supposed to take my Dad but when he saw my Bag O' Gunz and realized that my errands were not quick ones he backed out, as he had to pick up my sister Anne. Perhaps another time...

First stop was Duncan's Gun Works to get my Browning Hi-Power's magazine disconnect removed (finally!) and while there I noticed that at least two employees were openly carrying! How cool is that!? I like to think that I infected them with the disease :) Things got even better when Hugo knocked out the pin, pulled out the magazine disconnect and reassembled the trigger group on my BHP and DIDN'T CHARGE ME FOR IT! I told that guy that I am buying him lunch sometime, he has seriously saved my keister a few times. Thanks Hugo!

After that, I went over to Walmart to check on the 9mm ammo supply. As luck would have it, 9mm was in stock! It was like Christmas! I ended up picking my max store load of 3 boxes and jetting out of there. While there I had no issues, though I am kind of looking forward to the day I get to converse with one of the security guards.. oh yeah!

After that I went over to Dizieline Lumber to pick up some split rail fencing and again, NO PROBLEMS! I even walked in front of an armored car and helped the guys on the back load up the lumber and I saw no agitation in either situation.

After that, it was Lowes again. As usual I had no issues but I ended up not getting anything since I forgot my $10 off coupon :( However, I did ball park the cost of the fencing that I will need to prevent the rabbits from ravaging my garden with reckless abandon. THe fence combined with the blind fury of my Bear Instinct should eliminate a lot of the threat to my garden's productivity!

On my way out from Lowe's, however, was the real treat of the day. As I put my gun away and was about to drive off, a woman that I passed by earlier came over and asked me who I worked for. I told her that I was a citizen and that it is legal to carry a firearm. I explained to her the rules and she gave a good eye roll to it (HAHA!) I handed her two of my business cards and she explained that her coworker said to not approach me because I "might end up shooting someone" but she knew that criminals dont OC! (Shocking, right? Someone who actually thinks!)

As it turns out, she was at one point in time a Sergeant in the military and was interested in carrying her handgun legally on her travels. I told her that that OC was completely legal in Arizona and that the Utah N0n-Resident CCW permit gave 27-28 state CCW privileges for extra hassle free fun. Needless to say, she was totally stoked.

Its the little things like talking with normal down-to-earth people that give me my OC inspirations.

With that, gotta dig a few fence holes. *Insert bplvr's cosmetologist joke here* ;)

CARRY ON!

-N8

Hey all, I have a twitter account that I am trying out so if you guys want to check it out go to twitter.com/caopencarry.

Getting the Lowe-down

While out on my daily errands I stopped by Lowes to pick up some garbage bags and price out some split rail fencing. While there I spoke with about three store reps and not one asked me about my Tracker.

This is my second (third?) time being in this particular Lowes. Very cool :)

Time to plan out a varmint fence. Gotta keep the little buggers off my plants while I surgically execute them with my bow!

CARRY ON!

-N8

Happy 4th!

Happy 4th, fellow Patriots! It is very good to see that our nation has persevered yet another year. Stay vigilant and perhaps it will last longer!

I have quite a few open carry stories to impart. Here is how it all went down...

July 3: I met up with Lorax3 down in Clairemont to go transfer my new Stag AR-15 lower at Gussler's. I used Lorax3's Iphone to check for schools and carried once the coast was clear. Walking up to the garage I saw that our good friend Mike (bplvr!) was there! It was like a CGN reunion! HAHA! Mike got out his usual crack about me harboring/storing two cosmetologists in my closet to a couple that I had never met before (total joke, read here) and multiple laughs were had. What made the whole trip even better is that Enthusiast called Gussler while I was there! So rad!

After transferring my lower, Lorax3 and I debated about hitting up Costco. Since we were not 100% committed about the school zone issues there, we decided to skip OCing there and instead go back to Clairemont to have Mexican food. We eventualy selected Cotijas and had no problems while I was carrying.

July 4: I didn't get to carry to the fireworks due to 626.9 issues preventing handgun carry and an illegal municipal ordinance preventing rifle carry in Escondido but I did get to carry to Ralph's later on that night in La Jolla with Macadelic4 and as usual, the experience was blissful. I was in the store for about 30 minutes and the only person that asked anything about it was a young guy that asked what kind of gun it was.

Now, if only a cute girl will come up and ask about that sort of thing...

July 5th: I spent the night at Macadelic4's and I woke up at 10AM. Since it is Sunday and I go to mass on Sundays I headed out to go to church but I lost my way to my original church and I ended up going to St. Catherine Laboure in Clairemont. I carried to mass and contrary to popular belief, no one fainted or had a heart attack! In fact, not one person asked me a thing about it! I was there for at least 1.5 hours (I waited after mass to talk with the Father Eckert, freaking coolest priest in the area!) and it was the best mass I have ever been to. Father Eckert recited this really cool poem...

I Am America

I was born on July 4, 1776. The Declaration of Independence is my birth certificate. I am the United States of America! The bloodlines of the world run in my veins because I offered freedom to the oppressed. I am millions of living souls and the ghost of millions who have lived and died for me.

A million and more of my countrymen have died for freedom and I am their monument. My ancestors left their blood on the green at Lexington and the snow at Valley Forge, on the walls of Fort Argonne Forest, on the beaches of Salerno and Normandy and the sands of Okinawa, on the bare, bleak hills called Pork Chop and Old Baldy and Heartbreak Ridge.

I am Nathan Hale and Paul Revere. I stood at Lexington and fired the shot heard ‘round the world. I am Washington, Jefferson, and Patrick Henry. I am John Paul Jones, the Green Mountain Boys, and Davy Crockett. I am Lee and Grant and Lincoln.

I am the Brooklyn Bridge, the wheat fields of Kansas, and the granite hills of Vermont. I am the coal fields of the Virginias and Pennsylvania. I am the fertile fields of the West, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Grand Canyon. I am Independence Hall, the Monitor, and the Merrimac.

I am big. I sprawl from the Atlantic to the Pacific, three million square miles throbbing with industry and farming. I am more than 5,000,000 farms; I am forest and field, mountain and desert. I am quiet villages and busy cities that never sleep.

You can look at me and see Ben Franklin walking down the streets of Philadelphia with his loaf of bread under his arm. You can see Betsy Ross with her needle. You can see the lights of Christmas and hear the strains of “Auld Lang Syne” as the calendar turns.

I am Babe Ruth and the World Series. I am the laughter of a small boy as he watches a circus clown’s antics. I am the light of triumph in the eyes of a six-year-old boy as he reads aloud for the first time. I am 175,000 schools and colleges and 275,000 churches where people worship God as they think best. I am a ballot dropped in a box, the roar of a crowd in a stadium, and the voice of a choir in a cathedral.

I am an editorial in a newspaper and a letter to a congressman. I am Eli Whitney and Stephen Foster. I am Tom Edison and Albert Einstein and Billy Graham. I am Horace Greeley, Will Rogers, and the Wright Brothers. I am George Washington Carver, Daniel Webster, and Jonas Salk. I am Longfellow, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Walt Whitman, and Thomas Paine.

Yes, I am the nation and these are the things I am. I was conceived in freedom, and God willing, in freedom will I spend the rest of my days. May I always possess the integrity, the courage, and the strength to keep myself unshackled, to remain a citadel of freedom, and a beacon of hope to the world.

God Bless America!

(This may not seem like a poem, but the way Father recited it, it was much like a poem)

The final hymn was "God Bless America" and it was really, really nice to hear. I haven't shed tears like that since my Grandfather's funeral or my brother's car accident.

With that, I have some work to attend to. Keep the flames alive, fellow patriots!

CARRY ON and GOD BLESS!

-N8

Calling all OCers... PACK AT THE GUN SHOWS!

OK guys, I think that this is the sort of event that we can all get into and all in a safe manner. All you need to do is when you go to a gun show, just bring your gun with you. The catch is that you CANNOT HAVE AMMUNITION FOR YOUR GUN ON YOUR PERSON! This means that if you have a .44mag (like I do) and you buy .44mag/spl for it, YOU CANNOT CARRY THE AMMO WITH YOU! As long as your gun is unloaded and you do not possess the ammo to feed the gun, you are OK.

While there, pass out pamphlets about OC. It is a good way to get converts :)

CARRY ON!

-N8

Some teaser photos

So I thought that since the SD Reader article is taking FOREVER AND A DAY to get published (no offense to the SD Reader folks, I think you guys kick ass!) that I would post a few "teaser" photos. The writeup in relation to these photos is here.

This one is of the Nevada residents that thought the cops were being lame for harassing us. They were totally stoked to hear about Nevada's gun laws and I hope they begin OCing out there! Which reminds me, I should get a hold of those guys...




Sam and I just walking down the boardwalk. Notice how scared everyone is that we might be criminals!


Sam and I chilling out on the boardwalk wall.




I wish that we had gotten a photo with the really cool Arizona residents but alas! Hindsight is 20/20!

That's pretty much it. I think I will start writing out my demand letter for the latest transgressions upon my apparently inviolable rights (the yet-published San Ysidro incident)

CARRY ON!

-N8