Welcome To Your Worst Case Scenario
The recent active shooting event in a Texas church was a wake up call to everyone who carries a defensive firearm. What does it take to make the shot when it matters most?
Guns Are Just Tools. Or Are They?
>We talk about how "Guns are just tools," and then we spend hours and hours looking for the right stippling pattern for a Glock frame, the best-looking grips for a 1911 or the right engraver for our shotgun. So are…
Straw Poll.
I have a number of different water purifiers in my various bug in / bug out kits, all of which claim to cure cancer and relieve me from the heartbreak of psoriasis. But do they actually work? No, this isn't…
All Things Be Ready If Our Minds Be So
The decision to carry your gun all day, every day is absolutely vital to the armed lifestyle, because without that decision, everything else is theoretical at best (and a total %#$!off, at worst). Carrying a gun everyday, ANY gun, is…
Praise The Lord And Load Up On Ammunition.
And then the bullhorn crackles And the captain tackles With the problems and the how's and why's And he can see no reasons 'Cause there are no reasons What reason do you need to die - Bob Geldof, "I Don't…
The Compleat Gun Owner.
I've been writing variations on the idea that personal safety requires more than just a gun for at least a half-dozen years now. First was for the now defunct Tactical.com blog, then for Teamgunblogger, and now for Shooting Illustrated. I…
Is Sheepdog, Is Not Sheepdog?
Dave Grossman's concept of the "sheepdog" has had a big influence on both civilian concealed and law enforcement. The idea is that there are three kinds of people in the world*: Sheep, who will not or can not take responsibility…
Safe Neighborhoods Don’t Just Happen.
Update: Hello again to all the visitors from Instapundit and elsewhere. Please take a moment to sign up for our emails, I'd really appreciate it. I've beaten the servers into submission, so hopefully this is the last time that a…