Once an object of desire…
…until the first time I tried it. Turned out, Beretta 12S is an ergonomic nightmare, with badly designed sights and safety. The back-pressure from the sound suppressor also threw gunk into the user’s...
View ArticleOn the importance of eye protection
The risk to the boy’s vision, above, is pretty obvious. The cock of the gunlock blocks some of the debris from reaching the right eye, but the left eye is unprotected. While blinking offers some...
View ArticleWhat can the Brits do?
With proper ammunition, even an over an under shotgun can be a formidable weapon in a pinch, but the issue with the UK is that what weapons are owned may not be carried. That reminds me unpleasantly...
View ArticleAn Italian adaptation of my article about gun control now available
About Alleged and Observable Goals of Gun Control. Controllo delle armi: scopi dichiarati e scopi reali a confronto
View ArticleHospital carry: new on AllOutdoor
Hospital Carry: the Next Frontier for the Right to Self-Defense
View ArticleCalifornia, 25 years later
The rifle, fed with stripper clips, is actually California-legal for now. The Glock as well, with 10-round magazines. Actual defense against rioters…not so sure. Urban cops might take the side of the...
View Article“You can’t fight the City Hall!” Perhaps, but…
The state, be it the USSR, the Third Reich, The Peoples Republic of Trashcanistan, or the United State of America, can generally defeat a lone dissenter. The only difference between the dissenter...
View ArticleA good question.
And the answers vary from “criminal intentions” to “treason”. Or well-meaning stupidity of such magnitude as to preclude a successful election campaign…so very unlikely.
View ArticleHow and Why.
Martial skills aren’t very good without the underlying ethics. Teach the “why” along with the “how”. Project Appleseed does a good job, but the bulk of the task falls to the parents.
View ArticleOne part of abuse-proofing the kids
This way, every potential abuser would have this nagging thought in the back of its mind…what if the kid doesn’t get intimidated and turns me into dead meat, either on the spot or later? The same...
View ArticleGun “Buy-Back” Scalability: new on AllOutdoor
The real reason why “compensated” gun turn-ins don’t work.
View ArticleOne 19 year old committed a crime…every 19 year old in the state got punished!
Collective punishment is what occupying armies of totalitarian states do to subjugated populations. And now we know how Florida legislators view their neighbors.
View ArticleOld enough to fight for you…not old enough to protect herself?
Emancipated enough to volunteer for the military and be accepted. Not emancipated enough for the Florida legislators!
View ArticleWhen is old enough suddenly not old enough?
Very much adding confusion to a legal injury, the Florida legislators claim that people who were perfectly capable of legal actions must be stripped of that ability on the basis of their age…which is...
View ArticleFinishing the murderer’s job?
The 18 to 21 age group is already the most vulnerable to criminal victimization. Florida legislators obviously want them even worse off.
View ArticleThe impossibility of surrender
Most gun owners don’t know exactly how many guns they own. That should not be surprise: most mechanics couldn’t tell you how many wrenches they have, either. Guns are tools, and sometimes objects of...
View Article“Be sure to come unarmed.”
The date went well, though they disagreed on a few things: he carried, she thought all guns should be banned. They decided to meet again. “I’ll make dinner Friday night. Come over around 6pm,” he...
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