Category Archives: Safety

Ask: Joyce Myopia

Bitter beat me to this one, but I thought I’d riff on the article a bit more. Its an article essentially pushing the latest Joyce foundation gimmick where parents dropping children over for play-dates to ask if there are guns … Continue reading

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Point Shooting

DON’T! Seriously JUST DON’T! Follow the link and see Caleb give a very good run-down on some pretty unimpressive point-shooting training. Honestly point-shooting is the handgun training equivalent of making a political statement about Israel being behind the 9-11 attacks. … Continue reading

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Controversial Photo

Go over to Oleg’s and give this pic a good look over. See if you can see what I think is so controversial.

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Gun Dreams

Had an interesting gunnie dream last night. I dreamed I had just finished having dinner with some friends at a small urban cafe late at night and I was walking back to my truck. The landscape struck me as much … Continue reading

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Stay Tuned

Wow, I’m listening to Collin Goddard of the Brady Campaign Vs. Larry Pratt of GOA on NPR (three organizations that I think do more harm than good) I’m finding the debate is a target rich environment, I’m going to have … Continue reading

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It Can Happen Here

And lightning can strike twice in the same place. An AWOL Army private arrested after investigators found bomb-making materials in his hotel room raised suspicions as soon as he pulled up in a cab at the gun store where he … Continue reading

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Morning Listening

Just did a long slog in the lab, and generally I just tuck the head down, crank a few podcasts, and git-r-done. First I must say, even if you aren’t into podcasts, or Michael Bane, PLEASE listen to his latest … Continue reading

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Armed Gays Don’t Get Bashed

Heard about this story while listening to the latest Savage Lovecast. The report, released Tuesday, showed a 13% increase over 2009 in violent crimes committed against people because of their perceived or actual sexual orientation, gender identity or status as … Continue reading

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Second Verse…

….Same as the First, a little bit louder and a whole lot worse! The VPC, AKA the Joyce Foundation’s version of the Special Olympics now has a publication out on the Ruger Mini-14. First up they call the Mini-14 the … Continue reading

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An Easy Answer

Waldo sends me this article from the Portland Press Herald. Overall its quite the balanced article given that the Press Herald is the Boston Globe of Maine, and acknowledging individual liberties isn’t high on their priority list. Still the last … Continue reading

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