by I don’t know who 1776 Duck is on Instagram but he is a devout follower of the prophet John Moses Browning.
It is obvious from reading the comments that The Way, The Truth, and The Life for him resides in steel and not polymer.
First Day Of 2023 SHOT Show
The 2023 SHOT Show opens in a few minutes. I probably won’t have time during the day to do full posts on what I see.
Therefore, I’d urge you to check out my Instagram and Twitter feeds. The ID for both of them is @jpr9954.
I will be posting pictures as I go along with short comments.
Let the fun begin!
He’s Right, You Know
MADEbyJIMBOB is an anti-politically correct satirist. He was the subject of a story in The Federalist a few days ago about the memes he puts up on Instagram and one that recently was removed. JimBob was put on notice that his account could be shut down if he has “subsequent violations.
So what did he do that was so objectionable?
He told the truth about the mosque murders in New Zealand and the reaction of the government of Jacinda Adern.
From The Federalist:
When asked what he was hoping people would get from the post, MADEbyJIMBOB said: “The purpose of the meme was explore the perhaps unhealthy relationship between terror, trauma and reactionary legislation. The definition of terrorism is the use of violence or threat with political motivation, the inquiry is, is terrorism being exploited for political action and where is the line between responding to terrorism and rewarding violent behavior with legislation.”
This is a valid question, but one Instagram apparently thinks isn’t worth entertaining on their platform. Whether it be due solely to the mention of terrorism or some perhaps more nefarious politically based antagonism, it’s hard to say why Instagram found this so unacceptable. And there’s no appeal process, so MADEbyJIMBOB might never know.
And the meme:
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| Copyright MADEbyJIMOB |
If you’ve read any of the killer’s off-the-wall manifesto – and I have – you know this was his intent.
As Morgan Freeman would say:
Picture Meme Of The Day
I found this on the Arms Room Radio Instagram feed. It epitomizes the efficacy of gun control in a picture.
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| From Instagram by Arms Room Radio |
Caliber Wars Humor
While I was looking for another picture on Instagram this morning, I stumbled across this one which perfectly illustrates the pistol caliber wars between .45 ACP and 9mm Parabellum. It appears that poor .40 S&W in now being left out in the cold like a red headed step-child. As Michael Bane said in recent podcast, it may well end up as primarily a competition cartridge just like one of my favorites, the .38 Super.
Happy Wednesday!
H/T ENDO
#2A Selfies
Among the many things President Trump is known for include his use of social media and his use of his three oldest children as advisors. A number of weeks back I remember Mr. Trump telling 60 Minutes that he had 28 million followers of Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
This got me to thinking about how we in the gun culture at the grassroots could use this to advance our Second Amendment rights. Mr. Trump owes us in the gun culture for our support throughout the general election campaign in return for his promises of supporting the Second Amendment. I’d wager, though I haven’t seen any hard statistics, that Mr. Trump’s pro-gun stance helped him eke out wins in the states of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.
My idea is to use social media and in particular Twitter and Instagram to communicate our grassroots message to Mr. Trump and his kids. For it to be effective, it has to go viral.
Simplicity is the key. While I have a whole list of things I want, picking 2-3 is more effective. It is also more readable in a picture which I have found out by experimentation. See the difference below. The first is my laundry list and the second is the top things I want.
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| Large List |
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| Highlighted List |
Shadows or not, I think the second picture is more effective as it shows that a person is standing behind it and has a limited list.
All you need to participate is a phone with a camera, a Twitter account, and/or an Instagram account. I would urge you to do both. The photo doesn’t need to look professional and indeed I think it is better if it didn’t. Post the picture with this hashtag – #2ASelfie.
Your post needs to include your selfie, the hashtag, and the following addresses:
For Twitter:
- @potus
- @whitehouse
- @realdonaldtrump
- @donaldjtrumpjr
- @erictrump
- @ivankatrump
- @(fill in your Representative’s Twitter handle)
For Instagram:
- @whitehouse
- @realdonaldtrump
- @donaldjtrumpjr
- @erictrump
- @ivankatrump
- @(fill in your Representative’s Instagram name)
Remember that Twitter has an 140 character limit. Instagram, to the best of my knowledge, doesn’t have a character limit.
Forward this post to your friends and family who support the Second Amendment. Unlike the stuff that comes out of Bloomberg’s Everytown or the Brady Campaign, this really is a grassroots effort. Again, we need this to go viral. If it goes viral, it will have more of an impact than any Change.org petition.
There Is Hope For The Next Generation
I came across this on Instagram this evening. It is taken from a standardized test of some sort. I’d like to think the test taker was a teen in some sort of AP History or Government class.
The kids are all right.
Instagram Picture Of The Day
I found this on Instagram today. It comes from Freedom Hill Gear. If you have small kids or have been around them recently, you know that they love the movie Frozen and know all the lyrics to “Let It Go”. It hasn’t reached the level of fingernails on a blackboard for me…yet. But for those it has, this picture is for you.
It also works if you need someone to blame for all the snow you are having to shovel.
