Recent content by Daugherty16

Link Removed Interesting discussion. Open carry is not just limited to California, nor is it likely to draw attention or get you arrested only in California. Attached is an article that ran just yesterday in CT, centering on the arrest and aftermath of a licenced CCW and pistol instructor...

SW 422, almost 25 years old. Must be striker fired, internal hammer, etc. SAO. Beretta 8000 Cougar, mini-model 92. External hammer, decocker/safety. SA/DA Taurus 845, external hammer, decocker/safety. SA/DA And i didn't mean to say i "couldn't" take them apart, but i want them to work after...

Several posts about new handguns talk about giving a thorough initial cleaning - okay, i get that. I also clean EVERY time i fire one of my guns - rifles, pistols, Muzzleloader, shotguns, all of them. Then i started to see advice on cleaning the firing pin channel, or striker pin channel. This...

Polymer filled JHP The FBI ran extensive tests on handgun and rifle calibers to determine their effectiveness at various real-world situations, like heavily clothed perps, shooting through doors or auto glass. This stemmed from an actual incident back on April 11, 1986 in Miami, in which some...

If you already own one of these new pistols, please answer the poll and post your comments about your experiences, positive or negative, about this model. I've got a line on a stainless version for under $ 400 but want to avoid buying a problem-plagued pistol, if that is what this amounts to...

Want to make a difference? See the end of this message... The emphasis needs to (and already is) be placed on the point of purchase. the NCIS (or is it NICS?) check quickly runs through criminal databases and will DQ you if you have any of the disqualifying felonies or misdemeanors. So after...

Know Your Laws The more you learn, the more you will find yourself wanting to know! It is fine to take general information from this site, or others. However, you owe it to yourself and your family to do more, in my opinion. The best advice i, or anyone, can give you is to read all the...

Are you a troll or do you really mean this? Once you make the decision to carry, at all, I don't understand how you could not be committed to doing it all the time. Not just once in a while, like a wannabe who thinks a gun makes him important or tough, and isn't at all committed to developing...

Any shorthand is going to omit certain factors but rather than cite the entire statute, i'll just provide the citation and folks can look it up at their leisure. The Firearms Owners Protection Act of 1986 (FOPA)can be found at:18 USC Section 921 et seq. or public law 99-308 ...

Interesting Turn of Events Boomboy, we have to get together sometime - do you hunt also? I'm surprised by the requirement for an interview, but that is what happens when the state lets the locals interfere in a state process, I guess. Even in Madison, where they required letters of reference...

I understand the problem. I dreaded the wait for mine, because of an indiscretion way back in my youth as well. Fortunately i fretted for nothing and have my CCW. It looks like you can appeal the decision if you're still within 30 days from the denial. I didn't see anything barring you from...

This is a duplicate of another post in the general forum. I wondered, Connecticut specific, if anyone has been red-lighted for a traffic stop while carrying, whether the officer asked, whether you offered the info, and how it proceeded. It seems like a good rule of thumb to hand your CCW over...

Here is a link to - that's funny - USA Carry's website - a list of approved instructors out of state that Utah recognizes. It seems the chief difference is a firearms familiarity portion of the instruction. Odd, i seem to remember something like that in my class all those years ago. Anyway, here...

Definitive Information (Be sure to have your lawyer translate them for you) This is a link to the actual Connecticut General Statutes concerning primarily handguns. although, there are more than just Title 29. Some of the more general firearms laws contradict, refine or restrict sections of...

Another good link , with hotlinks to the CGS Here is another excellent summary of the laws. Unfortunately, there are many contradictions and grey areas within the laws themselves. Caveat emptor. Link Removed Best, Rick