Truth or sour grapes? The firearm industry has taken a dramatic turn. It hasn’t exploded like some predicted after the presidential elections. It hasn’t come to a screeching halt like some legislators dreamed. It has become retarded in the last several years. Yes, I used the word “retarded” specifically for its dual meaning: it’s slid … Read more
This time last year the Washington Post threw together this interesting piece that caught my attention: The AR-15, the military-style rifle that a gunman used to kill 17 people at a South Florida high school Wednesday, is at once a ferociously powerful weapon, a symbol of freedom and individualism, and an object of despairing worry … Read more
Some of them are finally starting to catch on. It happens with distressing regularity: A deranged person slaughters innocent victims. Gun control advocates call for new limits on firearms. Then, it is disclosed it was not lack of enough laws but, rather, failure to enforce those already on the books that resulted in the tragedy. … Read more
Mas Ayoob says making positive change happen for gun rights takes time – serious time: If you aren’t already, get involved at the local level. Spread the truth about this polarized issue. Truth is the only antidote to the increasingly massive and toxic prohibitionist propaganda we are seeing in the media. For example, consider this … Read more
He makes a valid point. At a press conference announcing the charge against Smollett of felony disorderly conduct for filing a false police report, Chicago Superintendent Eddie Johnson stated that the families of those affected by gun crimes “deserve” the attention that Smollett’s story has received. “Before I get started on why we’re here, you … Read more
What’s the most important part of using a gun for self-defense? John Correia over at Active Self Protection has a few ideas: The first and most foundational part of Active Self Protection’s defensive strategy of “Attitude, Skills, Plan” is Attitude. You must cultivate the attitude that you are responsible for your own self-protection and you … Read more
Words of wisdom from Claude Werner. Highly recommend following his blog not because he’s a friend but because he gives solid advice on self-defense and training. Best of all he’s succinct so you aren’t wading through fluff. It’s all good. Every time we pull a gun on someone, a binary decision, ‘Shoot or Don’t Shoot,’ … Read more
Stumbled across this Cosmopolitan magazine piece from 2016 and…there are no words… “…most younger people have similar views on issues like sex and birth control so those are generally less controversial topics. But a lot of people my age have different views on guns, so it’s something that I’d be less likely to talk about … Read more
At least they’re being honest: People think guns will never be taken away. But there is a tipping point and I think we’ve reached it. The time for half measures is long gone. And now guns will be banned. Apparently all gun owners are amoral ghouls: Is it the 1% who are the bad guys? … Read more
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