Irish Soon-To-Be-Ex-Handgun Owners Plead for Anonymity
Wexford.ie (Ireland) reports that local handgun owners denied 2010 license renewals are petitioning the court to keep their refusals private. "If their names are published they may become targets for some people," their...
Armed Defense Roundup
The examiner.com offers DIY journalist Eric Puryear's perspective on home defense. Fair enough?
Many crime victims are able to defend themselves against criminals who seemingly have the upper hand, as some recent examples show:...
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...
Texas Starbucks Robbed At Gunpoint
Lost among the hyperbole of Starbucks' policy of allowing local custom/laws to determine their position on conceal carry is the question: "has Starbucks ever been robbed at gunpoint?" To which I can reply without...
Open Carry for the UK?
Hell just got a little chillier. Still, the fact that the Christian Science Monitor (CSM) published a piece from the ultra-left wing (just kidding) Adam Smith Institute suggesting that Brits would be better off...
Chicago Gun Stores Ready for Post-Handgun Ban Sales Boost
The U.S. Supreme Court has heard oral arguments in the McDonald case re: Chicago's city-wide handgun ban. The Supreme's forthcoming ruling is not a slam dunk for fans of the ban's removal, but it...
Choosing a Handgun, Part VII: The Sum of All Fears
Overwhelmed yet? Choosing the right handgun is not a slam-dunk, as we've seen over the past six articles. And in the interest of making sure you're armed with the best information, let's recap what...
Choosing a Handgun, Part VI: Stopping Power
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIayrDbVdJ0
Before I started down the road of responsible gun ownership, my perceptions about guns were shaped by Hollywood. Like most people that accept what they see on TV or sliver screen as gospel, I...
Choosing a Handgun, Part IV: Practical Practice
Buying a handgun for self defense is like a dog chasing a car. Unless the dog knows what to do with it once he's got it, it's not gonna do him a lot of...
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the U.S. Border Patrol’s Firearms. Well, Almost
I love gung-ho articles about law enforcement weaponry---especially pieces that read like a lecture from Sergeant Joe Friday. ("Maybe you think you're not hurting anyone by smoking marijuana, but you never saw a kid...
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...
Shooting Times Celebrates 50 Years of Handgun Innovations
It's hard to believe Shooting Times is about to pass the half century mark; I'd just turned zero when the mag was born. Bart Skelton marks the occasion with an article celebrating handgun innovation...