Latin Quotes?

What is up with all of the Latin quotes on gun forums?

"Mao periculosam libertatem quam quietam servitutem"
("Rather a dangerous liberty than a peaceful servitude")
Thomas Jefferson
"Una salus victus nullam sperare salutem"
(The one hope of the doomed is not to hope for safety)
Virgil

Does using quotes from a different language make people feel like they are smarter than they actually are? Does Latin remind them of their childhoods in ancient Rome? Wow, you must be not only a learned scholar, but a Spartan warfighter too. I'm so happy for all you.

All I see is a bunch of armchair internet commandos posing as intellectual warriors... Latin quote = I'm SMART, I'm SMART!
Whatever.

Man with guns arrested at HACC

I found this link on one of the forums I frequent and was equally appalled by the lack of due process.

Posted by Tom Bowman/The Patriot-News June 20, 2007 12:57PM

A man armed with a 9 mm pistol who police said talked about Virginia Tech was arrested yesterday inside Cooper Student Center at Harrisburg Area Community College.

The man approached a student and said he had guns in his car, Harrisburg Police Chief Charles Kellar said.

"It would be worse than Virginia Tech if someone broke into my car. I have guns in the car," Dauphin County First Assistant District Attorney Fran Chardo quoted the man.

John Sakkas of Lemoyne said he heard about a man with a gun at Cooper Student Center during his 8 a.m. speech class today.

The student told an armed HACC security guard that the man had a pistol, and the guards called Harrisburg police, then watched him until police arrived, said HACC spokeswoman Tracy Mendoza.

City police searched the man, found the 9 mm loaded handgun in his backpack, then took him to the police station, Mendoza said.

Kellar said the man had a concealed weapons permit and was legally allowed to carry a pistol. Police searched his car and found a second pistol there and another firearm in his home.

Police talked with Chardo about charging the man. Chardo said what the man said would not qualify as a terroristic threat because there has to be an intent to terrorize another person.

"Because of the statement I was greatly concerned about this fellow," Chardo said. "I contacted the sheriff and had his license to carry a firearm revoked. And I asked police to commit him under Section 302 of the mental health procedures act and that was done. He is now ineligible to possess firearms because he was committed involuntarily."

Chardo said the law says a person cannot possess a firearm if they have been adjudicated incompetent or involuntarily committed for inpatient mental health care. (continues)

What has me worried is how quickly your rights can be stripped away from you with out any checks or balances or appeals.

Of course we don't want another VATech, but we can't let one or two people have control over Constitutional rights that are usually handled by the Supreme Court. This is bullshit!

Kestrel 4500

This is low on the priority list, but it would be a great addition to the toolbox. In addition to distance shooting, it would be great for sport kite sessions, kiteboarding and mountaineering. Granted, I haven't started kiteboarding and I'm not doing much mountaineering anymore. That's why it's pretty freaking low on the list of must-have's.

SafePacker: outback CCW

One of these would be perfect for a day out or on an extended trip. Wonder if they have one for my AR-15? Or another option from Uncle Mike's.

A possible goodie for my CCW Glock?

I've seen some positive reviews about mounting a small red dot to a CCW pistol. I'm impressed with the battery life and I believe it'll still keep a G27 pretty compact.