Ah, memories. As immortalized in A Christmas Story, the Red Ryder BB Gun was a rite of passage for young boys way back when to at least the 1970s. Daisy still makes ’em. You can, in fact, buy the gun about which Ralphie’s mom said “you’ll shoot your eye out,” for a reasonable (by today’s standards) $64.99. By today’s standards, the Red Ryder is mostly a nostalgia piece – air rifles have come a long, long way from the more innocent days of playing Cowboys and Indians. Today’s air rifles are used in competitive shooting sports, and can be a great way to set up a legal shootin’ range in your backyard or basement, without fear of noise or taking out something a couple of miles away.
Did You Break the Law this Christmas?
Ok, it may feel a little late for this one, but the lights are still twinkling on the tree in a number of homes and when it comes to being smarter about gun laws, is it ever really too late? Everyone knows the plot line behind 1983’s A Christmas Story, where the main character Ralphie … Read more
