Monkey See, Monkey Do
I’m doing more videos for work, and rather than do them at my home range, I’m filming them inside of my local indoor range, because that’s the type of range where most of our readership goes to shoot. This range…
The Rush Is On.
With the tax on suppressors, short-barreled rifles (SBRs) and short-barreled shotguns (SBSs) set to expire in January, things are looking mighty fine for anyone who makes cans. This is a good thing, because a suppressor is nothing more than a…
It’s The Summer of Love
Another summer, another season to riot and set things on fire. Last year, it was anti-Israel demonstrations, this year, it’s pro-illegal immigration demonstrations. Next year… who knows? For starters, next year is the sesquicentennial of our nation, so I’m guessing…
A Lack Of Leading Indicators
Michael Bane recently made an interesting point on his podcast: Firearms training is based on lagging indicators. We study crime statistics and we say "Ah-ha! Carjackings are up 35%, I need to take a vehicle defense course!" But that desire…
The Violence Virus
Right now, the Overton Window on political violence wide open and there’s a healthy breeze blowing through it. Someone tries to burn down the Pennsylvania Governor’s Mansion. Tesla dealerships are getting trashed. An active shooter kills two and wounds others…
Lifestyle Branding
A few years ago, the then-current head of marketing* for SIG Sauer came up with the idea of a “store within a store,” with display cases just for SIG Sauer guns and accessories. Not a bad idea, but the problem…
The Final Laps Of The Not Glock Race
Many, many years ago, when I first started gunblogging, I wrote about the idea of the “Not Glock,” the polymer, striker-fired pistol you’d choose if you didn’t choose a Glock 19. At the time when I first wrote about this,…
You Can’t Go Home Again, But You Can Drive Through The Old Neighborhood.
Let’s go back 40 years to a magical time that I like to call “The Mid-80s.” The Kevin in that time really wasn’t amounting to much. He was working dead-end retail jobs and the only thing that mattered in his…
Give The People What They Want
Believe it or not, there was a time here in America where karate dojos were few and far between. They weren't in every other strip mall, they were in the seedier parts of town, where the rents were cheaper. Then…
Build Your Team
“A man alone is a target.” - Clint Eastwood I re-upped my CPR certification over the summer, and one thing our instructor stressed was building a team as a response to a cardiac incident. CPR is exhausting, and unless you…