Did you know? The National Shooting Sports Foundation’s Project ChildSafe program helps coordinate distribution of firearm safety kits which include a free cable-style gun lock. Since Project ChildSafe’s inception, more than 36…
Choosing a Handgun to Carry Concealed is an Exercise in the Art of Compromise
It seems there is a lot of discussion on the various firearms blogs over the merits of one particular model/style of handgun over another for concealed carry. The reality is that there…
Anti-Gun Groups: Even Their Names Are Lies
Advocates for gun control are liars. They specialize in taking some little snippet of fact and presenting it in a way that totally misrepresents reality. Statements like “3000 children are killed with…
California police shooting exposes impotence of ‘toy gun control’ laws
On November 23, the Cleveland Plain Dealer published an article entitled "In wake of Cleveland boy's shooting death, Ohio lawmaker to introduce legislation requiring that BB guns, air guns be brightly colored,"…
New Guns: What to Do When You Take Them Home
Everyone takes several factors into consideration when purchasing a firearm. What am I planning on using it for—personal protection, hunting or target shooting? Of those firearms that fit my uses, how do…
2015 – The Year Ahead
Every year I do one of these stories, so this year is no different. Except that it is. Normally it’s pretty easy for me to forecast broadly what will happen legislatively because…
Hard Facts: More Guns but Less Crime
Crime and criminal violence tend to go up or down due to a variety of factors, many of them apparently not yet identified by criminologists and sociologists. Poverty, the economy, unemployment, and…
2014 – The Year In Review
While there is far too much to cover in a single article, we reflect on some of the important events of 2014. January: The year begins with a national Reason-Rupe poll showing…
In Praise Of Pocket Knives
Editor's Note: The following article, which captured the award for Excellence in Craft in the magazine short features category of the Southeast Outdoor Press Association (SEOPA) in 2013, was submitted to The Outdoor…
Remember to fight for your Second Amendment rights with year-end donations
As you are going over your end of year “to do” lists, there are some donations you can make to support your ideals. Tax credit – the gift that costs you nothing!…