wtvr.com: Allen Marshall, also an avid hunter, says he has got special plans for Saturday when he takes his 6-year-old daughter out for the very first time. “She’s going hunting with me, but she will not be carrying a gun with her. She will be by my side, and I’m not sure how much hunting we’ll […]
If there’s one thing I hate more than Fox News’ Uncle Unctuous (a.k.a. Bill O’Reilly) it’s their constant cliff-hangers. “Wait ’til you hear who’s got a sniper rifle aimed at your head.” Here’s another one re: what to do after you’ve shot someone: “[Alan] Korwin’s proposed “Adnarim Statements,” (Miranda backwards, pronounced ad-NAH-rim) are synthesized from numerous sources, and […]
In my continuing effort to come up with a workable home defense strategy, some time back I bought a shotgun. Actually, let me be more specific. Sometime ago, I bought a shotgun to keep a borderline-homicidal, certifiably-crazy, martial-arts expert former roommate of mine from killing me. Curious? Well it was a curious story, and bears […]
Despite its reliability, superior rate of fire (for pre-automatic weaponry) and ammo capacity, the lever action rifle never found much success in the U.S. military, for one simple: they’re a bitch to fire from the prone position. With the advent of trench warfare—invented by bullet-aversive soliders during the U.S. Civil War—levers never stood a chance […]
It’s often said that America has an all-volunteer Army. I don’t think so. Every United States soldier receives a paycheck. The compensation may be meager (and the hours inflexible), but I reckon that getting paid for a service makes you a professional. A “volunteer” doesn’t get paid. To wit: the Largo Florida Volunteers in Policing […]
Went to the range today. If you’d like to read my in-depth review of the gun I’m carrying for the 30-day project, click on over. I’ll wait. Back? Good. Okay, so I was having a discussion with Fearless Leader the other day, and RF casually mentioned that he and his significant other keep a gat […]
DVRs are great. No more are we held hostage to the autocratic whims of the networks. So I was watching last week’s episode of The Event (hey…I’ve been busy) when one of the characters gives one of the others a pistol, telling him “We’ve chosen a .380 for it’s stopping power, and low-power cartridges so […]
1. Never point a gun at someone—unless you need to kill them. This rule stops your child from shooting anyone who doesn’t need shooting. Which is just as well, given how litigious American society is these days. As for that sneaky little caveat—“unless you need to kill them”—it’s a good idea to keep firearms away […]
chicagotribune.com Illinois State Police are investigating the shooting death of a 40-year-old eastern Illinois man by a Vermilion County sheriff’s deputy. Police say Michael J. Brandel was shot three times Saturday night by an unnamed deputy at Brandel’s apartment. Three deputies were called to the apartment by the landlord who reported that Brandel was damaging the […]
My first full day of conceal carry is complete. And it was an eye-opening experience, in more ways than one. Let me explain…
canada.com: Mounties made a major weapons haul after stopping a car for speeding on the Trans Canada Highway. A search turned up a sawed-off shotgun, three shotguns and a large quantity of ammunition, a bulletproof vest, a baseball bat, an axe handle, knives, bear spray and a radio-jamming device designed to block outgoing transmissions. The four men […]
Gun blogger and Boomershoot originator Joe Huffman captured this image (and the one after the jump) of a Glock 34 handgun that exploded at yesterday’s Lewiston [Idaho] Pistol Club Steel Challenge match. Handload? Of course! Other than that, TTAG is investigating . . .
