Author Archives: William C. Montgomery

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About William C. Montgomery

William C. Montgomery is a freelance writer and photographer living in north Texas. His writing covers diverse topics including automobiles, business, politics, and gun rights.

American Gun Rights: Power to the People

Posted on January 11, 2013 by William C. Montgomery

The Second Amendment was NOT written to enshrine every American with the right to own a gun for hunting, sport or self-defense from violent crime. These un-enumerated rights are merely incidental benefits of what the framers of the constitution originally … Continue reading →

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Stars Earn Their Stripes: Is That a Scandal?

Posted on September 6, 2012 by William C. Montgomery

Did you happen to see the final episode of NBC’s Stars Earn Stripes that aired Monday night? I applaud the basic concept of the show but it was overproduced and ended up not being the most compelling TV . . … Continue reading →

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Historical Symmetry: Four Reverends and Four Men Named George

Posted on April 16, 2012 by William C. Montgomery

This is a tale of four Georges. The first George, George Santayana (aka Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás) famously penned, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Our second George is Gorge Zimmerman, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Soft Target by Stephen Hunter

Posted on December 7, 2011 by William C. Montgomery

After my book review of Stephen Hunter’s 2010 release, Dead Zero, I didn’t think that the good folks at Simon & Schuster would be offering me an advance review copy of another book, especially something written by Stephen Hunter. I … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Portrait of a Spy by Daniel Silva

Posted on August 18, 2011 by William C. Montgomery

After the release of Daniel Silva’s book The Rembrandt Affair last year, I speculated that it might be the last book we see from Silva featuring his tragic hero, Israeli Mossad assassin Gabriel Allon. Silva played coy when I asked … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Silent Enemy by Thomas W. Young

Posted on July 17, 2011 by William C. Montgomery

Thomas W. Young leverages his experience in Air National Guard cockpits with the authenticity that only someone who has been there and done that can deliver. He convincingly puts the reader on the flight deck of a C-5 Galaxy with a crew fighting to save their own lives. Continue reading →

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The Making of John Moses Browning

Posted on July 1, 2011 by William C. Montgomery

When I wrote Ode to Browning, I wondered aloud how a Mormon kid from Ogden, Utah, could become the world’s most influential gun designer. That muse was not an idle thought. Last week I visited the Nauvoo, Illinois home and … Continue reading →

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