Makes the case short, sweet and efficenly…just LIKE an engineer.
January 4, 2016 at 8:38 pm
Pamela
Being Frisky? When did they start serving cat food at 1600?
Part of Moochii’s new school lunch menu maybe…
I’ll take some of those 12s for Valentines Day.
Never cared for diamonds at all, but those are real shiny pretty.
January 4, 2016 at 8:51 pm
Messkit
“…high explosive HE…” is redundant.
Should be “…high explosive AP…”, for anti-personnel.
….jus sayin.
January 4, 2016 at 9:37 pm
H_B
I love this one.
January 4, 2016 at 9:38 pm
H_B
Comment went in the wrong place =P.
AP is antipersonnel…except when it’s Armor Piercing.
January 4, 2016 at 10:09 pm
pyrodice
I was about to say, I knew it as armor-piercing. 🙂
January 5, 2016 at 12:39 am
David E
Looked up the FRAG-12 ammo, experimental stuff, has three variants, HE, HE-Armor Piercing and HE-Anti Personnel. All covered under GCA-68 and the infamous Hughes Amendment, so some fancy footwork is needed for these to be legal for Zed to have – his creds as a federal agent be good enough?
They would be defined as “any other destructive device”, and subject to the same licensing ad transfer tax procedure as, for instance, a live round for an AT rocket launcher, or a live hand grenade.
Of course, as stated, a foreign diplomatic legation is defined as foreign soil for the purposes of the Act, and as such there is no controlling authority.
Also, right now ATF is snowed under processing licenses for sound suppressors, mainly for pest-control rifles.
Although, at the rate The One is going, if Hillary! succeeds him as he wishes (?), they are apt to find that at about ten minutes past noon on 19 Jan 2017, the entire state of Texas might suddenly be “foreign soil”.
It’s not like it hasn’t happened before. Ask General and President Antonio Lopez’ de Santa Anna (1795-1876).
Thanks Tom Z and eon, but I was looking for specific definitions and cites, and this is as close as I can find:
“ATF was recently asked if .50 caliber or smaller exploding rifle ammunition is exempt as “small arms ammunition” under the Federal explosives laws and regulations.
In general, firearms ammunition is an “explosive” because it typically contains smokeless powder and other explosive materials. However, 18 U.S.C. § 845 generally exempts small arms ammunition and components thereof from the provisions of 18 U.S.C., Chapter 40. ATF has long held that the term “small arms ammunition” pertains to .50 caliber or smaller rifle or handgun ammunition, as well as certain shotgun ammunition. Further, under 27 CFR 555.11, ATF has defined “ammunition” in part, as “small arms ammunition or cartridge cases, primers, bullets, or smokeless propellants designed for use in small arms…” Accordingly, .50 caliber or smaller rifle ammunition containing only smokeless powder, primers, and other items specifically listed as components of small arms ammunition, is exempt from the Federal explosives laws and regulations.
In contrast, bullets containing other
pyrotechnic mixtures or high explosives (e.g., exploding ammunition, tracer ammunition, and “spotter” ammunition), do not meet the definition of “ammunition” under 27 CFR 555.11, and therefore are not exempt as small arms ammunition. Persons engaged in the business of manufacturing .50 caliber or smaller ammunition containing explosive materials other than smokeless propellants or other listed components designed for use in small arms must have a license to manufacture explosive materials and abide by all other requirements imposed on licensed explosives manufacturers, unless subject to a separate exemption identified under 18 U.S.C. § 845 (e.g., manufacture by the U.S. military). Likewise, persons acquiring such ammunition must have a license or permit unless otherwise exempt (e.g., a government entity).
Further, such ammunition would be considered “ammunition” under the Federal firearms laws, 18 U.S.C. 921(a)(17)(A), and any such projectiles with more than ¼ oz. of explosive or incendiary charge would be subject to the National Firearms Act as “missiles,” 26 U.S.C. 5845(f)(1)(D).”
IOW, an FFL can “register” by doing a fed form 4587 and paying the extortion of $250 per year, as an importer of items and ammo of this nature, within the limits of the above, beyond which NFA designation kicks in incurring the requirement for form 5630 and paying the “Special Occupation Tax”, just as for machine guns, etc.
Clear as mud? Exactly. Maybe the commenter above has the right idea to create a foreign embassy encompassing the whole state of Texas, but why stop there? Draw a line around about the bottom-right quarter of the country and make it one big embassy; might as well, I haven’t felt like this was my country in quite a few years now.
January 5, 2016 at 2:08 am
Sam B
No need to invoke anything other than Argentine sovereignty. US laws such as GCA-68 are null and void on the DD.
Based on what the dude in the vid said about cost, that represents some serious change; things must be jumpin’ at the club!
Or maybe Red and Naomi have been combining their engineering/fabrication/ballistics skills? Whatever, stockpiles are a priority, more so every day. Speaking of which, wonder what 0’s expanding BATFE brigade has to say or do about ‘splody cartridges, anybody know how they’re classified? Guessing NFA as a grenade or “exploding missle”…irrelevant on embassy property, but inquiring minds want to know about availability, cost, etc…
Although “before Obama tries being frisky” indicates concern of a lack of embassy protections, or that it will be ignored just like the rest of this admin’s disregard of Constitutional provisions.
And it’s already too late, this little slideshow of DOJ and ATF “final determinations” https://www.atf.gov/ is brand new, planned to coincide with what is no doubt a long-planned and very cooperatively implemented set of “executive orders” and actions.
It’s on, y’all.
January 4, 2016 at 11:19 pm
B Woodman
Who said anything about The DD paying for it? Or Naomi paying for it? It COULD be a (five finger?) discount? Possibly a “gift” from the Israeli government in an act of enlightened self interest. Or a gift from Bibi himself as a poke in the eye to O’Bozo (diplomatic pouch, one embassy to another).
January 5, 2016 at 1:21 am
Tom Z
“wonder what 0’s expanding BATFE brigade has to say or do about ‘splody cartridges, anybody know how they’re classified?”
Likely explosive devices.
January 4, 2016 at 10:37 pm
Spin Drift
Chris:
I say this for every red blooded American male, “I Love Sam.”
Spin
Molon Labe
Lock and Load
Cowboy Up
January 4, 2016 at 11:10 pm
Otto Didact
Reckon smearing lard on the tip of the projectilewould interfere with the function?
January 4, 2016 at 11:13 pm
B Woodman
Not necessarily. Just consider it a light coat of lube. Lard lube. Help some jihadiast find his/her way to hell.
January 5, 2016 at 9:35 am
PaulS
They are headed to Hell regardless. What needs to be done is let them know that trace amounts of lard have been added to all munitions, so their options for religious murder become more limited.
January 5, 2016 at 11:57 am
Hungry Joe
Having been a Civil War re-enactor, I can tell you that Crisco (in place of lard) on a cap and ball pistol is one hell of a clean-up job afterwards. Plus the smell of bacon makes you hungry.
Just shoot the wogs and put a football in their dying hands.
January 4, 2016 at 11:30 pm
Morris
Sam’s comeback is PERFECT 😛
January 4, 2016 at 11:32 pm
Tim Moyer
I’m with Spin Drift on that!!!
January 5, 2016 at 12:36 am
interventor
When Rohmer’s Brown Shirts were destroyed, Himmler absorbed many into the Gestapo. French referred to those as Gestapette — Tapette being nasty Frog slang for gay.
January 5, 2016 at 8:51 am
eon
Ernst Rohm, actually. Not to be confused with Sax Rohmer, real name Arthur Sarsfield Ward, and author of the Fu Manchu and Su-Muru novels.
cheers
eon
January 5, 2016 at 1:46 am
Blue Quasar
Yeah, that last panel is cherry.
January 5, 2016 at 1:59 am
John M.
“Gay Gestapo” is kind of a mouthful… Why not just “Gaystapo?”
January 5, 2016 at 2:51 am
jackdeth72
*Ahem*
“Overkill is Underrated.”
*Colonel Hannibal Smith: ‘The A-Team’*
January 5, 2016 at 3:33 am
Tiger Tomcat
Maxim #37: “There is no overkill. There is only open fire, and I need reload.”
January 5, 2016 at 1:55 pm
Bill Harzia
“Keep firing until the target changes shape or catches fire.” Saw that while chasing links around the ‘Net one day.
January 5, 2016 at 8:40 pm
Gyro
I told my wife “keep firing until they quit twitching.” Of course, with the collectible Black Talon rounds I have in the home defense weapon they won’t quit twitchin’ until you quit firing…
And then there are these: https://youtu.be/-xrnIs9iKQY Don’t worry about the first minute, skip ahead to that point if you wish.
January 5, 2016 at 7:03 am
clayusmcret
AMEN, Sam. Amen.
January 5, 2016 at 7:22 am
Dread
Meanwhile, back at the east coast funny farm we call Washington, the city prepares to receive the nation’s first communist dictator partnership, Bill and Hillary. America’s version of France’s Louis and Marie. I’m wondering how the USA’s emerging Sharia Law, will reconcile with their personal proclivities. What Interesting times we live in.
January 5, 2016 at 12:25 pm
interventor
You insult the French monarch with that comparison.
January 5, 2016 at 8:41 pm
Gyro
Anyone who has spent time in Saudi understands the two faced nature of the society. Sex slaves and the free flow of alcohol is just fine for the ruling class, the regular proles get beheaded and have their lips sewn shut.
January 5, 2016 at 7:25 am
Uffdaphil
A wife who gives you primo ammo, can rebuild a hemi, and looks like Sam? Any one of those could make me a happy hubby.
January 5, 2016 at 9:54 am
Unca Walt
AND RUNS A BAR!!
January 5, 2016 at 5:37 pm
Malatrope
Well, she is Chris’s fantasy female!
January 5, 2016 at 8:13 am
'TreHammer
I love this cartoon! The envelope gets pushed a little more each time. The possibilities!!!
January 5, 2016 at 8:54 am
Bill G
Love it all. As an aside, I’m just waiting for Our Beloved Leaders to decide they need to add sugar and salt to the limited-access material now under ATFE jurisdiction.
A little rearrangement and it will be SAFEST, the organization designed to protect you from yourself. No one else, of course, but hey…once someone kills you off because you can’t defend yourself they’ll be right there to botch an investigation.
January 5, 2016 at 9:52 am
PaulS
“A wish”? Hmmm, that’s a tough one.
A target worthy of the round, that would make a damn bit of difference.
Or a Sam oriented wish, but that seems to be redundancy.
January 5, 2016 at 10:48 am
GWB
Correct response:
“Only thing I could wish for more than I have now is two of you. And I’m not sure I would survive.”
January 5, 2016 at 8:34 pm
Pamela
As an aside, I take it the the title of this particular strip has nothing to do with balloons. Great care must be taken when issuing such an invitation as “Blow Me”. Never know who or what might ask for delivery.
50 Comments
Brilliant! 😀
Holy Night, I loved Sams reply.
Makes the case short, sweet and efficenly…just LIKE an engineer.
Being Frisky? When did they start serving cat food at 1600?
Part of Moochii’s new school lunch menu maybe…
I’ll take some of those 12s for Valentines Day.
Never cared for diamonds at all, but those are real shiny pretty.
“…high explosive HE…” is redundant.
Should be “…high explosive AP…”, for anti-personnel.
….jus sayin.
I love this one.
Comment went in the wrong place =P.
AP is antipersonnel…except when it’s Armor Piercing.
I was about to say, I knew it as armor-piercing. 🙂
Looked up the FRAG-12 ammo, experimental stuff, has three variants, HE, HE-Armor Piercing and HE-Anti Personnel. All covered under GCA-68 and the infamous Hughes Amendment, so some fancy footwork is needed for these to be legal for Zed to have – his creds as a federal agent be good enough?
@David E, “All covered under GCA-68…”
Specific cites on that?
Likely covered under explosive device.
They would be defined as “any other destructive device”, and subject to the same licensing ad transfer tax procedure as, for instance, a live round for an AT rocket launcher, or a live hand grenade.
Of course, as stated, a foreign diplomatic legation is defined as foreign soil for the purposes of the Act, and as such there is no controlling authority.
Also, right now ATF is snowed under processing licenses for sound suppressors, mainly for pest-control rifles.
Although, at the rate The One is going, if Hillary! succeeds him as he wishes (?), they are apt to find that at about ten minutes past noon on 19 Jan 2017, the entire state of Texas might suddenly be “foreign soil”.
It’s not like it hasn’t happened before. Ask General and President Antonio Lopez’ de Santa Anna (1795-1876).
clear ether
eon
Thanks Tom Z and eon, but I was looking for specific definitions and cites, and this is as close as I can find:
“ATF was recently asked if .50 caliber or smaller exploding rifle ammunition is exempt as “small arms ammunition” under the Federal explosives laws and regulations.
In general, firearms ammunition is an “explosive” because it typically contains smokeless powder and other explosive materials. However, 18 U.S.C. § 845 generally exempts small arms ammunition and components thereof from the provisions of 18 U.S.C., Chapter 40. ATF has long held that the term “small arms ammunition” pertains to .50 caliber or smaller rifle or handgun ammunition, as well as certain shotgun ammunition. Further, under 27 CFR 555.11, ATF has defined “ammunition” in part, as “small arms ammunition or cartridge cases, primers, bullets, or smokeless propellants designed for use in small arms…” Accordingly, .50 caliber or smaller rifle ammunition containing only smokeless powder, primers, and other items specifically listed as components of small arms ammunition, is exempt from the Federal explosives laws and regulations.
In contrast, bullets containing other
pyrotechnic mixtures or high explosives (e.g., exploding ammunition, tracer ammunition, and “spotter” ammunition), do not meet the definition of “ammunition” under 27 CFR 555.11, and therefore are not exempt as small arms ammunition. Persons engaged in the business of manufacturing .50 caliber or smaller ammunition containing explosive materials other than smokeless propellants or other listed components designed for use in small arms must have a license to manufacture explosive materials and abide by all other requirements imposed on licensed explosives manufacturers, unless subject to a separate exemption identified under 18 U.S.C. § 845 (e.g., manufacture by the U.S. military). Likewise, persons acquiring such ammunition must have a license or permit unless otherwise exempt (e.g., a government entity).
Further, such ammunition would be considered “ammunition” under the Federal firearms laws, 18 U.S.C. 921(a)(17)(A), and any such projectiles with more than ¼ oz. of explosive or incendiary charge would be subject to the National Firearms Act as “missiles,” 26 U.S.C. 5845(f)(1)(D).”
IOW, an FFL can “register” by doing a fed form 4587 and paying the extortion of $250 per year, as an importer of items and ammo of this nature, within the limits of the above, beyond which NFA designation kicks in incurring the requirement for form 5630 and paying the “Special Occupation Tax”, just as for machine guns, etc.
Clear as mud? Exactly. Maybe the commenter above has the right idea to create a foreign embassy encompassing the whole state of Texas, but why stop there? Draw a line around about the bottom-right quarter of the country and make it one big embassy; might as well, I haven’t felt like this was my country in quite a few years now.
No need to invoke anything other than Argentine sovereignty. US laws such as GCA-68 are null and void on the DD.
SECOND AMENDMENT, MOTHERFRAKKERS!
I love this one.
1000?!?!
Based on what the dude in the vid said about cost, that represents some serious change; things must be jumpin’ at the club!
Or maybe Red and Naomi have been combining their engineering/fabrication/ballistics skills? Whatever, stockpiles are a priority, more so every day. Speaking of which, wonder what 0’s expanding BATFE brigade has to say or do about ‘splody cartridges, anybody know how they’re classified? Guessing NFA as a grenade or “exploding missle”…irrelevant on embassy property, but inquiring minds want to know about availability, cost, etc…
Oh, and…”gay gestapo fuckup”…awesome all-inclusive description!
This!
Although “before Obama tries being frisky” indicates concern of a lack of embassy protections, or that it will be ignored just like the rest of this admin’s disregard of Constitutional provisions.
And it’s already too late, this little slideshow of DOJ and ATF “final determinations” https://www.atf.gov/ is brand new, planned to coincide with what is no doubt a long-planned and very cooperatively implemented set of “executive orders” and actions.
It’s on, y’all.
Who said anything about The DD paying for it? Or Naomi paying for it? It COULD be a (five finger?) discount? Possibly a “gift” from the Israeli government in an act of enlightened self interest. Or a gift from Bibi himself as a poke in the eye to O’Bozo (diplomatic pouch, one embassy to another).
“wonder what 0’s expanding BATFE brigade has to say or do about ‘splody cartridges, anybody know how they’re classified?”
Likely explosive devices.
Chris:
I say this for every red blooded American male, “I Love Sam.”
Spin
Molon Labe
Lock and Load
Cowboy Up
Reckon smearing lard on the tip of the projectilewould interfere with the function?
Not necessarily. Just consider it a light coat of lube. Lard lube. Help some jihadiast find his/her way to hell.
They are headed to Hell regardless. What needs to be done is let them know that trace amounts of lard have been added to all munitions, so their options for religious murder become more limited.
Having been a Civil War re-enactor, I can tell you that Crisco (in place of lard) on a cap and ball pistol is one hell of a clean-up job afterwards. Plus the smell of bacon makes you hungry.
Just shoot the wogs and put a football in their dying hands.
Sam’s comeback is PERFECT 😛
I’m with Spin Drift on that!!!
When Rohmer’s Brown Shirts were destroyed, Himmler absorbed many into the Gestapo. French referred to those as Gestapette — Tapette being nasty Frog slang for gay.
Ernst Rohm, actually. Not to be confused with Sax Rohmer, real name Arthur Sarsfield Ward, and author of the Fu Manchu and Su-Muru novels.
cheers
eon
Yeah, that last panel is cherry.
“Gay Gestapo” is kind of a mouthful… Why not just “Gaystapo?”
*Ahem*
“Overkill is Underrated.”
*Colonel Hannibal Smith: ‘The A-Team’*
Maxim #37: “There is no overkill. There is only open fire, and I need reload.”
“Keep firing until the target changes shape or catches fire.” Saw that while chasing links around the ‘Net one day.
I told my wife “keep firing until they quit twitching.” Of course, with the collectible Black Talon rounds I have in the home defense weapon they won’t quit twitchin’ until you quit firing…
Oh yes, I would love me a box full of those!
And then there are these: https://youtu.be/-xrnIs9iKQY Don’t worry about the first minute, skip ahead to that point if you wish.
AMEN, Sam. Amen.
Meanwhile, back at the east coast funny farm we call Washington, the city prepares to receive the nation’s first communist dictator partnership, Bill and Hillary. America’s version of France’s Louis and Marie. I’m wondering how the USA’s emerging Sharia Law, will reconcile with their personal proclivities. What Interesting times we live in.
You insult the French monarch with that comparison.
Anyone who has spent time in Saudi understands the two faced nature of the society. Sex slaves and the free flow of alcohol is just fine for the ruling class, the regular proles get beheaded and have their lips sewn shut.
A wife who gives you primo ammo, can rebuild a hemi, and looks like Sam? Any one of those could make me a happy hubby.
AND RUNS A BAR!!
Well, she is Chris’s fantasy female!
I love this cartoon! The envelope gets pushed a little more each time. The possibilities!!!
Love it all. As an aside, I’m just waiting for Our Beloved Leaders to decide they need to add sugar and salt to the limited-access material now under ATFE jurisdiction.
A little rearrangement and it will be SAFEST, the organization designed to protect you from yourself. No one else, of course, but hey…once someone kills you off because you can’t defend yourself they’ll be right there to botch an investigation.
“A wish”? Hmmm, that’s a tough one.
A target worthy of the round, that would make a damn bit of difference.
Or a Sam oriented wish, but that seems to be redundancy.
Correct response:
“Only thing I could wish for more than I have now is two of you. And I’m not sure I would survive.”
As an aside, I take it the the title of this particular strip has nothing to do with balloons. Great care must be taken when issuing such an invitation as “Blow Me”. Never know who or what might ask for delivery.