This from a friend in UT
3 Sept 13 This from a friend in UT: “Early Sunday morning, a veteran police sergeant was shot to death during a traffic stop in an upscale neighborhood (suburb of SLC). He stopped his beat-car near a vehicle that was parked on the side of the road in an awkward manor. A man and a […]
“Cogito, ergo armatum sum”
2 Sept 13 “Cogito, ergo armatum sum” (I think, therefore I am armed) It has been said that bureaucracies do only one thing well: promote themselves! There is little doubt that bureaucrats spend much of their time justifying their existence, and insisting that our Civilization would never survive ten minutes without them. As direct result […]
From a friend in-country:
30 Aug 13 From a friend in-country: “The battle at an outpost on 03 Oct 2009 in Kamdesh, Afganistan produced the first two living Medal of Honor recipients, for the same action, since the end of the Vietnam War. SSGT Clinton Romesha received the medal in Feb of 2013, and SSGT Ty Carter was awarded […]
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28 Aug 13 “Regrets? I’ve had a few. But then again, too few to mention!” From “My Way,” written by Paul Anka in 1967. Most popular rendition was Frank Sinatra’s in 1969 “I am Soldier of Fortune, Dancing with Devils,” Bob Brown’s new book, just published I’ve known Bob Brown, and counted him among my […]
The truth comes out, by accident!
26 Aug 13 The truth comes out, by accident! Otherwise, little more that a willing participant in the DNC’s leftist propaganda, HBO recently did a piece on a famous home-invasion/murder in CT in 2007. I’m sure it was not their intention, but they made a persuasive case for citizens going armed! Two recently-paroled losers, armed […]
Light triggers
19 July 13 At a Three-Gun-Program, here in CO, earlier this week, a female student was with us, sporting an expensive, custom 5-inch 1911, from a well-known manufacturer, for whom I have a great deal of respect. However, the trigger, crisp and breaking-glass-like as it was, was far too light for a serious, carry pistol. […]
What to say to police
12 July 13 When involved in a lethal-force incident, where you fired shots, otherwise attempted to apply deadly force, or even brandished a gun without firing, you’ll likely be confronted by police a short time later. They’re just doing their job, but you need to be the one to look after your own best interests. […]
Habits!
11 July 13 For the past few days, I’ve been working with State Police instructors, and some local officers, in an eastern state. The curriculum was Urban Rifle. My students are competent and enthusiastic, and we did a number of exciting drills. My students are into the modern gun culture, go armed all the time, […]
Lessons from the past
7 July 13 “When two opposite points of view are expressed with equal intensity, the truth does not necessarily lie exactly halfway between them. It is possible for one side to be simply wrong.” Richard Dawkins The beautiful Krag-Jorgensen Rifle was officially adopted by the US Army in 1886, replacing the Trap-Door Springfield, which had […]
The Making of Nations
4 July 13 The term “Manifest Destiny” had been on the lips of many Americans since Jefferson’s presidency. It represented the “superior morality” associated with pell-mell Western expansion, bringing goodness and light to vast expanses of real estate, occupied only by widely-scattered, and only rarely amalgamated, bands of Indians. Most Americans believed it was all […]
Lights for Marines!
3 July 13 A group of friends and veterans is sending flashlights overseas to our deployed Marines in Afghanistan, and other forward-deployments areas. Small, personal flashlights (the kind most of us carry routinely), are not normally issued to Marines in-country. But, they are extremely handy to individual Marines for navigating, reading, signaling, information-gathering, and as […]
Independence Day 2013
2 July 13 Earlier this year, BHO treated us to this drivel, to the dripping applause of his liberal henchmen: “Weapons of war have no place on our streets, nor in our schools, nor threatening our law enforcement officers” Good thing our Founding Fathers didn’t drink that Koolaid, eh? If they had, there would never […]
Curved 20-round AR magazines?
29 June 13 These historical comments on AR magazines, from friend and colleague, Pat Sweeney “When people started asking (once again) for 20-round AR magazines, manufacturers had on-hand only stamping-dies for 30-round magazines, as no one had wanted 20s for years! It was easiest, as a short-term solution, to simply block existing dies, in order […]
Anti-Gun Prosecutors
25 June 13 I do not currently have an opinion on the Zimmerman Case, now being prosecuted in FL, but it is curious that, in his opening arguments, the prosecutor brutally vilified the practice of citizens going armed, even though the practice is perfectly legal. He made a big deal about the fact that, at […]
Ominous warning, from a higher-up IT friend
24 June 13 Ominous warning, from a higher-up IT friend: “I was recently sent to and expensive, high-end ‘executive-development course’ with a vendor who purports to discover and refine ‘executive qualities’ of up-and-comers within large corporations. I was subjected to a barrage of ‘personality inventory’ tests, as well as multiple interviews with counselors and evaluators. […]
AR Magazines
24 June 13 In Vietnam in 1968, I never saw a 30-round magazine for our M16s. We only had the 20-round variety. 30-rounders came along later. Today, my preference for ARs, XCRs, SIG/556s, Tavors, ARXs, and a host of other rifles that accept AR magazines, is the standard, curved, 30-round variety. P-Mags work best, but […]
Comments on war and warfare
18 June 13 Comments on war and warfare, from a decorated veteran and dear friend, in SA: “Years ago, I volunteered and went to war after my National Service. Towards the end of the (Angolan) War, our church decided to gather at a special meeting at Broederstroom to denounce the War, along with all who […]
Churches as “sanctuaries?”
17 June 13 Yesterday, a deranged meth-addict entered a Catholic church in UT, and without delay, approached his estranged father-in-law and immediately shot him in the head at close range. Brand/caliber of pistol used was not divulged. Father-in-law was last reported in critical condition at a local hospital. Suspect subsequently ran out of the church, […]
Ammunition Update
16 June 13 I spent last Friday with the CEO of a major domestic ammunition manufacturer. While there, I was able to get a small quantity of high-performance 40S&W and 45ACP ammunition, as well as some 9mm hardball. He also had some 40S&W practice ammunition and several boxes of high-performance 308. No high-performance 9mm, and […]
Exhaustion!
14 June 13 It was my honor and privilege to work with a local PD SWAT Team in the Northwest earlier this week. We had twenty of them there, all equipped with M4s bearing Aimpoints, as well as Kimber 1911 pistols. A few had Glock 21s. We ran an intense Course. Each officer fired many […]
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.
