32 Caliber
6 Apr 18 32 Caliber? Retailers tell me that a hot-seller among small, serious pistols these days, actively competing with the S&W Shield, G43/42, Kahr PM9, Walther PPS/M2, and the Ruger LC9S/Pro, as well as 38Spl snubby revolvers, from both Ruger and S&W, is the Ruger LCR (snubby revolver) in 327 Mg. Among 32 caliber […]
“If I Ruled the World”
6 Apr 18 “If I ruled the world, Every man would say the world was his friend, There’d be happiness that no man could end, No my friend, not if I ruled the world. Every head would be held up high. There’d be sunshine in everyone’s sky. If the day ever dawned when I ruled […]
“Final Struggle”
6 Apr 18 “There are no longer ‘liberals,’ nor “progressives,” just Communists, in varying shades of red.” Marshall Google the term “police violence” (framed by quotation marks), and look at the hits! The not-so-subtle implication is that our local, public police engage in “violence” as an MO. Leftist “progressives” routinely mix-in with each other the […]
“Criminal Justice”
5 Apr 18 Our “Criminal Justice System” “The modern view of criminal justice is that public concern with morality or expediency decrees expiation for the violation of a norm; this concern finds expression in the infliction of punishment upon the evil-doer by agents of the state. The alleged evil-doer, however, enjoying the protection of a […]
DTI Quips
6 Apr 18 Our DTI Quip Direct List contains the email addresses of several thousand students and others. When Quips go out, they simultaneously post here on the DTI Web Page. Right now, we having issues with our server, so I won’t be able to send Quips for the next few days. In the interim, […]
“Fair and Public”
4 Apr 18 Our “Criminal Justice System” “The modern view of criminal justice is that public concern with morality or expediency decrees expiation for the violation of a norm; this concern finds expression in the infliction of punishment upon the evil-doer by agents of the state. The alleged evil-doer, however, enjoying the protection of a […]
The Grass Crown
3 Apr 18 The “Grass Crown” “You slick talking-heads may preach, preen, and prattle, but you’re damn well not here in the thick of the battle.” Russ Vaughn 2d Bn, 327th Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division The seldom-mentioned “Grass Crown” (AKA: “Blockade Crown,” Latin: “corona graminea” or “corona obsidionalis”) was the highest and rarest […]
Beretta PX Pistol
2 Apr 18 Beretta APX Pistol I’ve been carrying my copy of the Beretta APX for six months, and it has several thousand rounds of 9mm ammunition through it, all brands, most of it +p. The APX is Beretta’s version of the G17. It’s an 18-shooter. I really like the ergonomics and trigger, and my […]
Flashlights!
31 Mar 18 Flashlights! My students are asking me about carry-flashlights, once more! Carrying concealed pistols legally requires appropriate licensing, training, and correct mind-set. Not everyone can do it, nor should! However, there is no controversy surrounding the carrying of flashlights. There is no age requirement, nor is any kind of permit nor license necessary, […]
“Debate?”
26 Mar 18 The “Debate” Capable or neither objectivity, nor intellectual honesty, our leftist “media” continues to viciously denigrate American guns and gun-owners. The “debate” is all one-way! In a cynically fraudulent pretense of “fairness,” they occasionally interview an ostentatious competitive shooter (who doesn’t even carry of gun), a clueless gun-accident victim, or some batty […]
Sold Down the River!
24 Mar 18 “The only thing more dangerous than ignorance is the pretense of intelligent ignorance. The former is teachable; the latter is not.” Criss Jami This from a friend and student in Europe: “Concerning the recent terrorist attack in France. If the French government could have concealed this event, it would have done so, […]
ILEETA, 2018
20 Mar 18 2108 ILEETA (international Law enforcement Educator’s and Trainer’s Association) Conference, St Louis, MO We just attended the second day of this year’s ILEETA Convention at the wonderful Union Station Hotel in downtown, St Louis, MO Both Vicki and I are teaching classes, among dozens of others. I tried to attend them all. […]
Tacc-Con 2108!
18 Mar 18 2018 Tac-Con (Polite Society), Little Rock, AR We just finished the three-day 2018 Tac-Con, put-together annually by Tom and Lynn Givens. Big crowd this year! In fact, Tom had to turn-away quite a few, as the facility will accommodate so many. Both Vicki and I presented Classes, and we had overflow crowds […]
The LAD!
16 Mar 18 Earlier this week, a CA school-teacher, who is also a local reserve police officer, and an outspoken anti-gun Democrat, brought his issue-G21 to a school classroom to serve as a “prop” during his now-famous “gun-safety lecture!” While sternly warning his charges of dangers inherent to guns, the teacher casually pointed his pistol […]
Competence!
14 Mar 18 Gun Competence: I’ve grown weary of recent editorials frantically warning us all that allowing school teachers and administrations to carry concealed pistols in school will lead to a “rash of gun-accidents,” because “… ‘those people’ just can’t be trained to use guns competently.” In that case, I suppose no one can be […]
Dtiquips Pale
That’s a great quip! Jay Sent from my iPad > On Mar 10, 2018, at 10:31 AM, John Farnam’s Quips mailing list wrote: > > 10 Mar 18 > > The Pale > > England’s on-again-off-again conquest of Ireland, starting in the 12th Century, entered an intense and bloody phase in the 16th, under the […]
Pale
10 Mar 18 The Pale England’s on-again-off-again conquest of Ireland, starting in the 12th Century, entered an intense and bloody phase in the 16th, under the Tudors. Henry VIII’s notorious split with the Roman Church, officially starting in 1534, injected an evangelistic religious element into Britain’s mostly unwelcome presence in staunchly Catholic Ireland. The next […]
Public Beggars!
9 Mar 18 “It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is, than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.” Carl Sagan Beggars: People openly begging, in public places, is yet another telltale sign of the progressive deterioration of our civilization! When I was growing-up in the 1960s, public begging was […]
More on Pistol Caliber Selection!
8 Mar 18 Addendum to the 380Auto: In response to my Quip on the 380Auto cartridge, and various pistols chambered for it, I’ve received many comments! Some comments, negative and positive, about the 380Auto are based on personal experience, and I surely have to respect that. For most of us, personal experience always trumps “statistical […]
The Lowly 380Auto!
6 Mar 18 380Auto What is called the “380Auto” over here, is called “9mm Kurz,” “9mm Corto,” or “9×17” in Europe. “Kurz” and “Corto” both translate to “short” The cartridge has been around for over one-hundred years, nearly as long as the currently more-popular 9mm Parabellum (AKA: “9×19,” “9mm Luger”). The 380Auto’s enduring popularity is […]
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.
