40% Buy Guns for “Home Protection; 36% for “Personal Protection.” Or Something Like That.
I make that 76 percent of Americans buy a gun or guns for some kind of defensive purpose, according to a National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) poll conducted by Harris Interactive. A couple of...
Editorial: Pop Culture and Guns in “Couples Retreat”
Rented the movie "Couples Retreat" a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, not much more than a mediocre film (maybe two stars, max.) As is the case with too many movies today, the trailer makes it...
Which Gun Should I Buy: AR-15 or AK-47?
I'm in the market for a carbine. Don't need it. I've got a perfectly serviceable Remington 870 Wingmaster shotgun in .12 gauge that handles the home defense chores just fine, thank you. I'm the...
EDITORIAL: Revolvers Rule!
By William C Montgomery on March 25, 2010
Let’s face facts: semi-automatic pistols are cool and revolvers are for stogy old farts and nerds. Case in point, who gets all the chicks:...
Has The Open Carry Campaign Found a Champion in Kurt Kirby?
The so-called Open Carry movement---whose adherents openly wear their weapons to assert their right to own and carry guns---is a cause in search of a champion or two. Or three. Or more. You know;...
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....
Conceal This
I have something to confess. I have a concealed handgun license (CHL) and I rarely carry my handgun. The reasons why I don't carry that often---and why thousands of other concealed carry permit holders...
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:...
Just Because You’re Paranoid Doesn’t Mean Barack Obama Doesn’t Want Your Guns. Does It?
The American Thinker has been thinking about guns. And while the mainstream media has been reporting that the Obamacrats have been silent on gun control, the Supremes are on the verge of "liberating"...
I Had A Dream . . .
By Chris Dumm
A couple of nights/mornings ago I had the Mother of All Self-Defense Dreams. First, a little background . . . I'm currently living in the house I grew up in, taking care...
Good Guns Gone Bad: Home Invasionsology 001
Millions of people own guns for personal defense. Most of them will never face a situation where their firearm is needed. Some will find themselves in mortal peril and use their weapon for home...
Bring a Knife to A Gunfight
There's an old saying in the self-defense biz: “Never bring a knife to a gunfight.” That's good advice---if it's an 'either/or' question. It isn't. Carrying a tactical knife with you---even when you're carrying a...