THE GUNS OF APPLESEED
Before you take a rifle course you need a, uh, RIFLE. You probably already own a suitable gun. If you don’t, let the hosts know beforehand, and they can most likely round up a...
WHAT YOUR TROOPERS CARRY
Historically, private citizens have, to a significant degree, modeled their sporting rifle choices after what their nation’s military carries, and their handgun choices after what their nation’s police carry. Among the cops themselves, the...
MAKE YOUR BERETTA EVEN BETTA
The Beretta Model 92 was adopted as the M9 by the US military in the mid-1980s, and though it was replaced last year by the SIG P320, those Berettas will be in the hands...
STUDENTS REINFORCE LESSONS FOR TEACHERS
For 19 years, I served as chair of the Firearms Committee for ASLET, the American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers, and spent a few years on their Ethics Committee as well. ASLET’s motto was...
SUBJECTIVE CHOICES
Ever pick a gun to take on a hunt or carry for protection, not so much out of cold practicality but with a little warm sentiment thrown in?
I’ll confess to it. In fact, I...