True enlightenment, from another psychologist
26 Dec 12 True enlightenment, from another psychologist: “Predicting gratuitous violence at any particular place and time, and on the part of a particular individual, is impossible and represents a perfect example of what we call ‘The Base-Rate Dilemma’ Violence is extremely rare among our general population, especially mass violence of the Newtown/Aurora/Columbine kind. That […]
More on mental health:
23 Dec 12 This from a practicing psychologist: “For twenty-five years, I have been asked to assess individuals who, for whatever reason, are suspected of being ‘not-quite-right.’ In the process, I have met murderers, child-molesters, thieves, and plenty of other dangerous characters. I am routinely asked to predict who is about to ‘crack-up’ and who […]
Editorial response
23 Dec 12 Of course, no self-respecting liberal can possibly agree with anything the NRA has to say, so liberal newspapers have been currently spewing-out their requiem hatred toward the NRA and all American gun-owners. They always do! One AZ newspaper’s Sunday editorial suggested “… identifying the mentally-ill, instead of posting armed guards at schools” […]
RA/XCR-M
22 Dec 12 Robinson Armament, of North Salt Lake City, UT, was founded in 1996 and is run by my friend and colleague, Alex Robinson. I’ve known Alex from the beginning, and I have copies of his celebrated XCR Rifles in 5.56×45 (223 Rem), 6.8mm, 7.62×39 (30 Soviet), and now 7.62×51 (308 Win). I know […]
Unintended Consequences?
20 Dec 12 Comments from a friend in the Federal System: “Oh, John, you don’t give Slick Willy nearly enough credit! His 1994 ‘assault weapon’ ban effectively caused the price of police equipment to rise so high that average police officers couldn’t afford to purchase necessary gear. For example, practically overnight normal-capacity Glock magazines went […]
Buying Frenzy!
20 Dec 12 The current buying frenzy of guns, magazines, and ammunition far surpasses what we witnessed in 1994, under WJC, and in 2008 when BHO was first elected, and earlier this year when he was re-elected. We’ve never seen anything close to this! I was at a large gun retailer yesterday and discovered our […]
More on .223 ammunition
20 Dec 12 Just got a call from friends at Cor-Bon. They currently have a good supply of 223 hardball too, once again, at least for now. Get it while you still can! CorBon 605 347 4544 www.corbon.com /John
223 ammunition!
20 Dec 12 Right now, most retail stocks of 223 ammunition are sold-out. For those of us who need some, call Jodi at International Cartridge. They have a good supply, at least for now! International Cartridge PO Bx 200864 Pittsburgh, PA 15251 814 938 6820 jodi@iccammo.com /John
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 […]
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.
