Hot Gunz: A Stolen Firearm Searchable Database

 Hot Gunz is a database for guns that are stolen.  In the past, only law enforcement were the ones to have access to stolen gun information.  That is no longer the case.  HotGunz was created by gun owners who felt that regular citizens should have access to stolen gun information. Law enforcement databases are only available to law enforcement personnel; there is no way of knowing if a used firearm is a stolen gun. The HotGunz stolen gun database doesn’t necessarily have every stolen gun in it, but it is quickly making it much more difficult for gun thieves to sell stolen firearms. When the database was created in January 2009, they never charged any fees to list a stolen gun or search for a stolen gun. It is a great service for gun sellers and buyers. It is also the longest running and largest user-submitted database of stolen guns.  They have over 32,000 guns from north America and has been trusted by gun owners for 16 years.

Before buying a used gun check against this database.  You can add any guns that were stolen from you.  You can get help from the public and check if a firearm is stolen.

You must have an account to add a stolen gun, edit or remove stolen guns or view stolen guns in your area.  The account is free as of this writing.

Check it out!

https://www.hotgunz.com/

 

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Shooting With A Barricade

 I was at the range yesterday.  It was raining, my favorite time to train.  It brings in an extra element of challenge.  My wife just shakes her head.  I sent her a video of the rain.  First, we live in the southwest U.S.  A desert that gets little rain.  We’re experiencing drought, so this rain is very welcome.  Anyway, as I was leaving, I saw a guy who pulled in earlier yet didn’t get out of his truck.  As he was leaving, he pulled up next to me and said, “Do you always shoot in the rain?”  I said, “I don’t know, it doesn’t rain that often!”  I think this friendly guy, and my wife, think I’m a little daffy to shoot in the rain.  I’ll tell you why I do.

I practice and train hard for several reasons.  One of those reasons is I love it!  I like shooting on any level.  The guy that was teasing me shoots for recreation.  Most people that like basketball would never play outside in the rain.  If you see someone playing in the rain you may be watching the next Larry Bird.  I also think that if I am ever called upon to use my weapon it will probably not be a wonderful, perfect-conditions kind of day.  Shooting in the rain has a few extra challenges you must overcome.  I want at least the experience before I may be called upon to perform perfect shooting under other-than-favorable conditions.

I like to practice shooting in odd positions.  I’m equally convinced that if I am ever in a firefight I will have to shoot from cover.  Cover is a little sparce out there.  There’s plenty of concealment, but actual cover, something that will stop a bullet, is not always easy to find. House walls, vehicle doors, large appliances, these are all not cover.  Even solid exterior doors may not stop a bullet.  So if you are fortunate enough to find some cover, it may come in a strange form.  I want experience with these bad conditions ahead of time.  I honestly do not feel I will ever get into a firefight with anyone.  But I have been in a firefight and I never want to be caught unprepared.

The 9 hole tactical barricade is an excellent way to practice this type of shooting.

Homemade barricades can be built without spending a lot of money and pretty easily.  Here are several ideas of plans from some sites that were good enough to share. These barricades can give you the experience in shooting from odd places and cover.

Here are some of them:

https:www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2018/08/03/training-aids-barricades/

https://safe.menlosecurity.com/doc/docview/viewer/docNDF0B017ED0FE1b3848a7e75d4ad77472836fa5e2213bda09efe46c573b6ba3fa34fc9389d728

https://gunsamerica.com/digest/building-barricades/

Thanks to The Firearm Blog, Menlo Security, and GunsAmerica for sharing plans and ideas.

I would recommend building one of these.  I think they are a great asset and training aid.

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Recommended: Has Big Pharma Hijacked Evidence-Based Medicine? By Dr. Joseph Mercola

https://www.lewrockwell.com/2022/12/joseph-mercola/has-big-pharma-hijacked-evidence-based-medicine/ This is a very interesting article and video. I recommend you watch and read, then do your own research! Semper Paratus Chek 6 Burn