Category Archives: Guns

Both Can’t Be Right

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Weerd Beard

One of the things that makes the Gun Control debate so contentious is both sides demand the same thing: Safety. There are side issues that you argue, like do all pro-gun people want machine guns legalized, or permitless carry, or … Continue reading →

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Google Fu

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Weerd Beard

Wow I’m the #3 Search Result for “Assault Clips” after first the Brady Campaign who invented the term, and the Youtube video I meantioned in my “Assault Clips” post. Dunno how I manged that….still:

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Quote of the Day: Reality

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Weerd Beard

I’m done the boycott, so I have a quote: That’s pretty sad, Kaveman. It illustrates all the more why conceal carry is a bad idea. We are allowing people with potentially no hands-on training at all not only to possess … Continue reading →

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Hitting the Bigtime

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Weerd Beard

Seems that a friend of mine’s work has attracted the eye of a famous photographer. Reviews on my Dragon Leatherworks holsters can be found here and here. They are great holsters, and really attractive, as well as rugged. Oleg takes … Continue reading →

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“Assault Clips” Count the Lies

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Weerd Beard

So I thought I’d pile on to the latest Brady Campaign Video “Ban Assault Clips” I thought we’d count the lies. First let’s overlook the emotional stupidity of the video, like the various human-shaped targets, and how the man with … Continue reading →

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Neat Review

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Weerd Beard

Linoge links this video of a review of a Remington R1 1911 Remington Model 1911 R1 Review (full version) from Eric Ebbinghaus on Vimeo. Pretty solid review. I must say I handled an R1 at last year’s NRA con and … Continue reading →

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Threat Assessment

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Weerd Beard

So I found this video and it really got me worked up. The full video can be found here I’m really not going to Monday-Morning QB this specific video. The man’s a cop, I’m not. He heard there was a … Continue reading →

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Just an Observation

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Weerd Beard

There has been a lot of pretty bold statements made in support to the McCarthy Magazine Ban. Mostly they are saying greater than 10 round capacity magazines are weapons of mass destruction, tools of mass murder, and only used by … Continue reading →

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Alan Gura Kicking Ass

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Weerd Beard

Blackhawk101 emailed me a link to this MP3. Its well worth a listen. I tell you, Alan Gura is a Rock star of human rights! This particular case is against the City of Chicago’s refusal to allow anybody to open … Continue reading →

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Oddball Carry

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Weerd Beard

So I was talking this morning with Dragon of Dragon Leatherworks about potential areas to attack in the holster world. We got talking about what are odd holsters. The big guys are strong-side belt carry (IWB or OWB) for guns … Continue reading →

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