Dear Diary: 30 Days to Conceal Carry, Weekend Edition II
Today was "music day," apparently. I spent virtually all day either playing or listening to music. Part of the day was spent armed. Part was not. To understand why, we have to take a...
Another Example: Competition is Not Self-Defense Training
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsoabCEfQB0
"Practical shooting is a sport that evolved from experimentation with handguns used for self-defense." That's the official line from the USPSA website. It cleverly avoids the question: "Is USPSA competition applicable to real world self-defense?"...
Dear Diary: 30 Days to Conceal Carry, Day 10
My first day out after what felt like a near-fatal (fetal?) case of sinusitis (I'll spare you the details), and I decided to treat my cabin fever with a visit to the local big-box...
Dear Diary: 30 Days to Conceal Carry, Day 9
Sick Day. I hate 'em. And as someone who's self-employed, there's no such thing as "paid leave." Nope. When you're sick, you're effectively out of work. So it was with an extra heapin' helpin'...
Dear Diary: 30 Days to Conceal Cary, Weekend Edition
Like a large segment of the population, I'm a divorced dad. Not by choice. But one of the things you learn in divorce is that you don't always have a choice. This weekend was...
My wife has to go to Chicago for work . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIF_WdPUBFo
She asked me how she should bring her gun. I said "You can't." She was not happy about that.
Armed Students Offer A Piercing Glimpse Into the Obvious
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-iFnNDRLqg
"This is meant to be an educational video which will hopefully address some common fears and misconceptions about concealed carry, as well as establish a basis of understanding for those who may not know...
Dear Diary: 30 Days to Conceal Carry, Day 6
Road Trip. Yep. Those immortal words, famously uttered in Animal House bring up all sorts of interesting challenges when applied to situations including guns. This weekend, my daughter comes in for a visit. That's...
Dear Diary: 30 Days to Conceal Carry, Day 5
I don't get out much. Part of that is habit. Part comes from being self-employed. Part comes from being a single dad. And part is frankly that the only time I hang around bars...
Washington Post: Age Limits on CCW Are Constitutional
As we suggested at the time, the U.S. Supreme Court's McDonald decision was something of a Pyrrhic victory. In that case, the Supremes struck down Chicago's handgun ban and incorporated the Second Amendment (i.e....
Dear Diary: 30 Days to Conceal Carry, Day 3
Went to the range today. If you'd like to read my in-depth review of the gun I'm carrying for the 30-day project, click on over. I'll wait.
Back? Good. Okay, so I was having a...