Vehicles as Weapons!
26 Oct 25 Friday’s vehicle ramming incident, perpetrated by ANTIFA, occurred on a bridge leading to a USCG Base in Oakland, CA. ANTIFA rioters occupied the bridge most of the day. After the majority had departed, a U-Haul van tried to ram the gate while driving backward. Gate guards fired on the truck after repeated […]
Compromise
24 Oct 25 “One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised” Chinua Achebe Serious vs Silly! The glossiest ads in gun-rags these days are devoted to promoting glitzy pistols with “features” that degrade their usefulness as serious personal defensive weapons. Of course, many acquire pistols for non-serious purposes. I […]
Glock News
21 Oct 23 Glocks Most Glock pistols, except “slimline” models (42, 43, 43X, 48) will go out of production sometime in November of this year, most notably the G19/17! Not many details forthcoming, but the issue is of course the ecumenical (and illegal) aftermarket “Switch,” which can convert some Glocks (and doubtless Glock clones also) […]
Coming
18 Oct 25 “The belief in a short, decisive war is the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions” Robert Lynd Coming our way! In an article in last Thursday’s edition of the Jerusalem Post, the author notes that in the West we had best pay attention to bitter lessons, painfully learned during the 7 […]
Serious Ammunition
16 Oct 25 Putting serious ammunition to the test! Vicki and I went deer-hunting today in OH at Shawnee Ridge. Using her Aimpoint-equipped Robar M4 (223) and 55gr Defiant TCX ammunition, Vicki fired a single shot (50m) at a 75-pound fallow deer (broadside, high-shoulder). The deer jumped once, took two steps, and dropped dead! The […]
Plan
13 Oct 25 The “Plan” Many among the naive are attracted to “feel-good” personal-security advice and dubious gadgets that supposedly “empower them” and instill them with “confidence” Yet, is it a genuine “plan,” or a cynical deception? A sign at the entrance of a popular hiking trail reads: “Be ‘Trail-Smart:’ Travel with a friend. Have […]
Threat!
7 Oct 25 The Threat: Islamists all over the world are murdering non-Muslims (mostly Jews and Christians), merely for not being Muslim. Massacres have reached “genocide proportions” in much of Africa Thousands of Islamic jihadis entered (more correctly, were invited into) CONUS during the JRB administration There is much support, often expressed violently, for the […]
Ill-advised!
1 Oct 25 Shooting to wound? From a friend in Israel (yesterday): “Happened a few hours ago, on my road into Jerusalem. An IDF reservist stopped his car when he witnessed an individual terrorist attack two Israeli teenagers (pedestrians) with a knife. The reservist quickly exited his car, drew his concealed pistol, held it in […]
Gun industry legends Dave Spaulding, Massad Ayoob, Mike Boyle, and John Farnam join Fernando Coelho to dive deep into the history of the gun industry, shedding light on how firearms and firearms training have transformed over the decades. They discuss the dramatic shift from traditional print reviews to the digital age of internet forums, social media influencers, and YouTube personalities of the industry.
