Gun Culture 3.0 Is Here
Let’s go back in time, way back in time, to the middle of the “Dark Ages.” My ancestors were struggling to eke out a living roaming around the hills southeast of what would become Edinburgh. Things were tough, and to…
The Numbers Don’t Add Up
Many years ago, at my first major practical pistol match, I was struck by all the banners set up around the range and how many shooters were wearing shirts festooned with NASCAR-style advertising. And none of it was appealing to…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
Are We Teaching The Wrong Things About The Concealed Carry Draw?
Yeah, I know, this is more inline with the stuff I post on my firearms training website. Indulge me. Let’s assume for a minute that concealed carry is the American martial art, and that it’s a weapons-based martial art. First…
A Sense of Sensei
Two things recently happened on Facebook which got me thinking a bit about the state of the firearms training industry. The first is this post from Duane Thomas about how good is “good enough.” “Years ago two friends of mine,…