Bang, Bang . . . You’re Dead.
When I was a kid, I had what I guess you'd call a good childhood. Two parents that loved me. Good school. Three squares a day. The usual. A big part of growing up...
Bill Bernstein, Gun Dealer
So I asked Bill Bernstein, owner of Nashville's East Side Gunshop, "what's a nice Jewish boy like you doing selling guns?"
If you didn't know, you wouldn't know. With his white beard, dark suit, and...
Should Gun Control Advocates Have A Concealed Handgun License?
Let's say you're a pro-mass transit environmentalist; you considered automobiles the devil in-car-nate. Chances are you'd have both a theoretic and emperical understanding of how cars work; what they can and can not do....
Gun Review: Springfield Loaded 1911-A1
When you think about handguns that have made their mark in the public's mind, there is, hands down, no firearm more iconic than the venerable creation of John Browning, the Model 1911-AI. Call it...
Perception v. Reality: Which ones are “Gun States”?
As you might have heard, several states have passed---or are in the process of passing---laws that (re)assert states rights over guns that are manufactured, sold and used within their respective states. Despite concerns about...
Editorial: Why The Gun Is Civilization
I've copied the following text from "Munchkin Wrangler's" post in the comments section underneath "Why can't I buy more than twelve guns a year?" in The Daily Telegraph. British blogger Stephen Hough expressed his...
Editorial: Spin Cycle
No matter where you are on the issue of gun ownership, you've got skin in the game regarding the recent Supreme Court decision (Heller) and the one they are deliberating on now (City of...
All I Am Saying Is Give Guns a Chance
As I waited for my lane pass down at the shooting range, three men approached the counter. They were dressed in what I like to call (but don't) Guido casual: loose-fitting silk shirts adorned...
Random Notes from a Distant Friend: What The Snub Knows
Don’t spread it around, but, in 1979 I was a Civil Rights Observer with the Nashville police. I went out for eight-hour shifts and rode in the back of the squad car. The people...
Editorial: Colorado State University Gun Ban Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Yesterday, Colorado State University's Board of Directors decided to ban guns on campus. Although the edict follows hard on the heels of the recent tragedy in Alabama, CSU's campus-wide firearms ban is not in...