Empires!
16 July 23 “Empires aren’t built in a day, but they can disappear in one!” Jesse Page Weapons and Empires! America was technically “neutral” during most of WWI, as President Woodrow Wilson’s personal aversion to armed conflict overrode the pressing need to stop German/Austrian aggression on the European Continent. For […]
Cowards!
13 July 23 “It is often said that power corrupts. But, it is equally important to realize that weakness corrupts too! Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrupts the many. Hatred, malice, rudeness, intolerance, and suspicion are faults of the weak. Resentment on the part of the weak does not spring from ‘injustice’ […]
Choices!
12 July 23 Onward and Upward! HS Produkt (formally “IM Metal”), located in the Republic of Croatia, has been manufacturing the enormously-successful “XD” line of pistols and importing them into the USA, under the auspices of Springfield Armory, since 2001. Their Croatian factory is ultra-modern and competitive with the best in the […]
Fyodorov
11 July 23 “When I’m good, I’m very good. But when I’m bad, I’m even better!” Mae West True effectiveness of machineguns as implements of modern war was not universally appreciated until half-way through WWI, even though they had been around since 1900, because prior to WWI machineguns had seen service mostly […]
Security Theater!
7 July 23 Security “Plan,” or “Security Theater?” Woke corporate whores assure us they have a (always unspecified) “security plan’ when we, as customers, come onto their property to shop and otherwise do business. Never believe it! It’s all BS! In NYS, under the new “Concealed Carry Improvement Act,” businesses must […]
Western Weakness
4 July 23 “Decent into hell is always preceded by a celebration” Monuments to Western weakness? This reply, from a friend in the System: Today, France, Britain, maybe Germany are not far from electing Islamist governments, owing to open borders and unregulated immigration, with hordes of defiantly non-assimilating illegal aliens (almost all […]
Flash-Mob
3 July 23 Liberal Mantra: 1) Violent criminals are “victims of society.” Productive, tax-paying citizens are the real villains 2) Society should not “take sides” between violent criminal and innocent victim. 3) Violent criminals should not be penalized for our collective failure to provide a “truly fair society” 4) The […]
National Meltdown!
2 July 23 “What adjective can be used for a nation who is consistently fooled, recurrently deceived by crafty politicians?” Mehmet Murat ildan Rioting French! France has become a chaotic, non-integrated mishmash of a nation! This is what comes of unbridled immigration. No society/culture can safely absorb such an […]
Unhelpful Advice!
30 June 23 No “Safety!” The City of Newton, within the virulently anti-Second Amendment Commonwealth of Massachusetts, fits the classic definition of “high-rent district” Local politicians brag that affluent Newton is the most “gun-free” community in the entire State! Unhappily, that haughty status did little to protect three elderly Newton residents […]
Acquittal!
29 June 23 Scot Peterson Acquittal: Former Broward County Deputy, Scot Peterson, was arrested following an investigation into the mass shooting incident of 18 Feb 2018 at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL. Fifteen students and staff were murdered in the incident, all by a single perpetrator. The suspect […]
Bears will be bears!
28 June 23 “Who thinks he knows what a bear will do next is already in trouble!” Elmer Keith Recent unprovoked bear attacks in AZ, NJ, NC (fatal in AZ) have brought-out a host of “bear experts,” interviewed on TV, all passionately speaking in defense- of bears! We are all assured by […]
“When we have the guns…”
27 June 23 “They have guns, and therefore we are for ‘peace and reformation through the ballot.’ When we have the guns, it will be through the bullet.” Saul Alinsky The Russian Communist State clearly admits that it […]
Delusion Affirmation!
22 June 23 “When small men cast big shadows, you can be sure the sun is setting” Lin Yutang “Gender Affirmation,” or “Delusion Affirmation?” In our curious civilization, where adult men are routinely prosecuted for “sexual battery,” because we’ve decided that girls under the age of majority cannot legally “consent” to […]
Last Resort!
19 June 23 “Truth is still truth, even when only a few believe it. Lies are still lies, even when the vast majority believes them” Anon “Last-Resort Mentality” The customary Communist propaganda maneuver of always controlling the narrative, and ruthlessly suppressing/criminalizing all other perspectives, is alive and flourishing right now […]
2024
13 June 23 In a curious proclamation, our DHS states that the main terrorist threat is currently from undefined “right-wing extremists,” “white supremacists,” etc, all passionately seconded by JRB Interesting that they make no mention of targeted violence coming from ANTIFA, BLM, domestic Communists, radical Islamics, hordes of illegal immigrants (from every part […]
High-Performance
9 June 23 High-Performance Ammunition: As I’ve indicated before, 9mm (9×19) and 223 Rem (5.56×45) are the two calibers that make most sense when traveling, because both calibers are popular, and hence ammunition is available, most places you go within CONUS. Any round in either caliber, even “practice ammunition” is quite lethal, […]
Training!
7 June 23 “The ordinary citizen cannot be made into a trained soldier by the simple expedient of placing a weapon in his hands.” McBride The Critical Necessity of Competent Training: No amount nor type of training can substitute for personal experience, but competent training can provide a level of ability that […]
“Dangerous Freedom!”
5 June 23 “What is ‘Freedom of Expression?’ Without the ‘freedom to offend,’ it ceases to exist.” Salman Rushdie Both Bowie knifes and stilettos (the term, “stiletto,” has never enjoyed a universally-accepted definition) were subject to legislative bans in the 1800s, particularly in places like New Orleans, where hand-wringing politicians at […]
2024
31 May 23 “In a world of propaganda, truth is always ‘a conspiracy’ Herbert Hildebrant We’re coming into an election year, and all indications are that this one will be the most raucous and politically violent in my lifetime! Marxists will continue to insist that their far-left phantasies not only be taken […]
What is “old” is new again!
26 May 23 “The past is never dead. It’s not even ‘past!’” Faulkner After eighty years, not much has changed! Germany’s innovative (in 1944) StG44 rifle is, once again, being used to fight Russians on the “Eastern Front!” Some history: 425k StG44 rifles were manufactured in Nazi Germany […]
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.
