Mighty Mite
Claude Werner, aka The Tactical Professor, has been a bit of guru for me. Other firearms instructors wander off in search of more refined, more esoteric drills that are shot with customized "everyday carry" guns that a) cost upwards of…
Blinded By The Light
I love doing "Mythbuster" style posts about guns and gun culture, and testing the strobe function that's found on most tactical flashlights has been one that I've wanted to do for a long, long time.
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Piggly Wiggly
I noticed this morning that there's a rather huge gap in the firearms training world. As an armed citizen, I can take room clearing and home defense and CQB classes from any number of sources. Which is fine, but most…
Taking This Very Seriously
I've been asked by a local business to do a woman's self-defense seminar. Wow. I mean, I kinda got started in this whole gun writing thing with an article that dared to break with the conventional wisdom that a pink-handled…
An Expert At Averages
Greg and Tam both talk about how the pistol skills of "the average gun owner" compares to what cops can do. So how good is the average cop? He or she is likely much better than the average CCW permit…
Dodging Responsibility
“Insisting on your rights without acknowledging your responsibilities isn’t freedom, it’s adolescence.” - Anon I am utterly fascinated by the lengths that people will go to in order to avoid carrying a gun on their person. I’m even more fascinated…
How “Average” Is Average?
I was fortunate enough to go to Gunsite last year, a month or two before the world came crashing to a halt. My class was fairly large (about 20 people) and I had a blast. Everything we know about firearms…
New Acquisitions
Two new guns have made their way into my possession. The first is a Glock 44, an almost exact duplicate of the 9mm Glock 19, but in 22LR. This a both a terrific idea and a terrific little gun. Loaded…
The Where Matters As Much As The How, Why, And Who
If not more. David Yamane posted this absolute fascinating study on where people are actually killed or injured with guns. Turns out it's not all that random. He posted the details of a location-based study on violence in the inner…
New Class Series: Pistol Technique Tuneup
Over the last year, three things have become very self-evident: Ammo can be found, but even so, it's more expensive than it was in 2019 Traveling anything more than a few miles from home is a royal pain People want…