More fallout
18 Dec 12 Never ones to let a tragedy go to waste, senate Democrats (who else?) are currently firing the first salvo of anti-gun legislation, in the wake of last week’s incident in CT. They now want to ban from possession, on the part of any of us peons, virtually all the common military rifles […]
School Solution
16 Dec 12 School Solution, from a friend on the East Coast: “We are a Jewish family, and all our minor children attend a Jewish elementary school. The school itself does its best to maintain a low profile, but, due to its academic excellence, its appearance and location are well known in the area. We […]
More on the CT shooting
15 Dec 12 “In this world, there are walls, and guarding those walls are men with guns” Col Nathan R Jessup, USMC (played by Jack Nicholson) in the 1992 feature film, A Few Good Men As details from the sickening CT shooting incident emerge, we learn that the school where the incident took place had […]
CT School Shooting this morning
14 Dec 12 A quotation from a local teacher and mother: “What on earth is it going to take for someone to start training and arming teachers, so they have some chance in hell of protecting our babies, and themselves?” I can’t put it better! We’re just now beginning to hear requiem screeches from leftist […]
Only in America!
12 Dec 12 As the Nineteenth Century came to a close, the Ordnance Department was anxious to replace existing Trap-Door Springfield Rifles with something that fired faster and kept its reserve of ammunition in the rifle itself, rather than having it sit in a cartridge belt. The candidate that emerged the winner was the Norwegian-designed […]
Redundancy!
7 Dec 12 From a friend in the System: “Like you, I normally carry two flashlights, both Surefires, a small one with only one battery, and a larger one that takes two. Both have served me well. On a recent 10-day TDY to Kabul, both died (dead batteries) within hours of each other! While the […]
“Safe” Guns?
6 Dec 12 In the wake of my last Quip, I received many responses with regard to appropriate gun-handling in an instructional environment. I realize that what follows is controversial, at least in the minds of some: On my end of the spectrum, our exposure to guns is all “serious.” There are many recreational (non-serious) […]
Comments from an Affiliate Instructor in CA
4 Dec 12 Comments from an Affiliate Instructor in CA: “The Ancient Tradition of which you speak is limited to only a few. The majority are pretenders. When I ask potential students if they’ve taken professional Defensive Handgun Courses, they routinely melt into explaining, in nauseating detail, how family members were hunters, policemen, ex-servicemen, et […]
Ancient Tradition!
3 Dec 12 “In these modern times, many are wounded for not having weapons, nor knowledge in their use.” Achille Marozzo, Sword Master and author of “The New Text on the Art of Arms,” 1536AD In Marozzo’s Italy, as in America today, a naive majority of citizens didn’t think becoming armed and learning how to […]
This additional from a friend in the LA area
30 Nov 12 This additional from a friend in the LA area: “Last year, our state legislature tried mightily to outlaw private possession of all ‘military rifles.’ The bill was dropped at the last minute. It was pointed out that our already-broke and deeply-in-debt state simply couldn’t afford to fight all the law-suits that would […]
Over the waterfall we go!
30 Nov 12 San Bernardino, CA’s City Attorney has just officially advised residents to: “Lock your doors. Load your guns” His stark warning was prompted by the City’s more-or-less permanent state of bankruptcy, and the fact that the PD, along with all other city departments and services, is being forced to drastically downsize. Not surprisingly, […]
Soft Body-Armor?
28 Nov 12 This subject often comes up too! “Should I invest in soft-body armor?” Here is my comment: Soft body-armor, invented in the 1970s by my good friend and colleague, Dick Davis, is intended to be worn over the t-shirt, but under the outer-shirt, so that it is not obvious to the casual observer […]
Full-Auto!
27 Nov 12 I’m asked frequently about a “full-auto” capability in a military rifle, and how important/desirable such an option really is. Not all states even allow “NFA” weapons in private hands, but most do, including mine. Of course, actually owning one requires a substantial paperwork exercise, but it can be done, and many do. […]
Comments on AR development
25 Nov 12 Comments on AR development, from friends in a position to know: “The AR painfully ‘evolved,’ rather than ‘was developed.’ It should come as no surprise that each step in its evolution was venomously resisted by the status-quo, and required catastrophic failures in the field (read that: Marines and Soldiers dying), and the […]
Safe Direction
25 Nov 12 Safe Direction My friend and colleague, Steve Camp, inventor of “Safe Direction” ballistic-containment systems, now has complete control of his product line. Safe Direction spent several months is limbo during a hostile takeover of Steve’s family business. However, Steve now has it back, this time permanently. Under the company name, Ravelin Group, […]
“The Watermelon Sale,” 4 July 1960 (Monday)
24 Nov 12 In the 1950s, the US Army’s rifle was the venerable gas-piston M14, the generational successor to the famous M1 Garand of WWII and Korea fame. The M14 was heavy and long, at least by today’s standards, but, like its two previous antecedents, it was a real rifleman’s fighting tool. Firing the 7.62×51 […]
Europeans and Guns, from a friend in UT
20 Nov 12 Europeans and Guns, from a friend in UT: “We worked with a German TV crew last week. When the subject got around to guns, all of them were astonished at the number and variety of guns that are privately owned here! Indeed, they were aghast in general at the degree of personal […]
Pistols firing “out-of-battery”
15 Nov 12 All reputable autoloading pistols are equipped with a spring-loaded plunger (or something similar), called a “disconnector,” the purpose of which is to prevent the pistol from firing “out-of-battery.” With all pistols, except those chambered for low-pressure calibers, barrel and slide must be firmly locked together while the barrel is pressurized. Once the […]
“Immaculate”
13 Nov 12 Anyone who doesn’t believe in “immaculate conception,” need only visit a typical high school. He’ll quickly discover such “miracles” are evidently happening on a daily basis! Likewise, a friend is involved in litigation surrounding a person who holstered his Glock pistol, and, as the pistol sat innocently there in his holster, untouched […]
“One-way” Holsters
13 Nov 12 Yesterday, a friend called my attention to a new IWB, kydex concealment holster, designed to minimize profile. It looked slick in the ad, but it is obviously “one-way!” By that, I mean, when using it, you may be able to draw your pistol quickly and smoothly, which is all wonderful, of course. […]
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.
