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Mike McDaniel

An Air Force veteran, Mike was also a civilian police officer for nearly two decades, serving as a patrol officer, juvenile detective, a detective, crime scene photographer, Sergeant/shift supervisor, division commander, field training officer, police trainer, and a SWAT officer. Currently a high school English teacher and professional, classically trained singer and guitarist/bassist, Mike is also a certified firearm instructor, and studies European and Japanese fencing. He is married--the smartest thing he ever did--and is also a bicyclist and woodworker.
Secret Service: The Logical Implications Of Gun Ownership
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I’ve often written about the anti-gun, anti-liberty mindset. As experience teaches, that attitude is most prevalent among most members of the political left. By way of initial disclaimer, I’ve also written ... Read more

Mike McDaniel: Metaphors Of Sports and Liberty
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When Fall Friday nights come around, I feel sympathy for the high school football teams that lose by enormous margins. As I wrote in “High School Football as-Bullying?” size, strength ... Read more

The Nature Of Gun Grabbers, Here And There
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My September 9 article, “This Is Why I Carry A Handgun,” provoked substantial commentary, lively as always. Most interesting, perhaps were the comments of “1735099,” an Australian who often comments ... Read more

The Sleeve: Feeling Safe v. Being Safe
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Across the nation, educators and others are, for the first time, actively thinking about how to deal with the threat of active shooters. Rather than merely slapping up ‘gun free ... Read more

Rube Goldberg v. Actual School Safety
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Now I’ve seen it all. A recent article by Paul Hughes made two primary suggestions relating to school safety: 1) schools remain unsafe because there is too much emphasis on ... Read more

Less Lethal = Less Survivable
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The Michael Brown shooting has, once again, provoked rampant and uninformed speculation about “less than lethal” alternatives to stopping attackers. “Why didn’t the officer use a Taser?” “Why didn’t they ... Read more

The Connotations of Deadly Force
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As frequently seems to be the case, Hollow Point Ammunition: A Basic Rationale, inspired a large number of comments. Two in particular, however, are often heard in discussion about the use ... Read more

Hollow Point Ammunition: A Basic Rationale
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NOTE: This article is intended to be a basic rationale for the use of hollow point ammunition. It is not an exhaustive, ballistics-tested study on ammunition/bullet effectiveness. My recent article ... Read more