HELLUVA WEEK

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Sorry to be away from the blog longer than usual. It was a busy week, and frankly, a busy month.  I spent last week teaching an advanced 40-hour MAG-80 class at Firearms Academy of...

THINGS ARE QUIRKY IN ALBUQUERQUE

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Just spent a few pleasant days in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Gun laws there are strange. “Open carry” of handguns has long been legal there, but concealed carry didn’t become lawful in NM until the...

TALLYING FEBRUARY

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My January hiatus from teaching (which is not a break from writing, researching, or trial prep) is long over. February turned out to be a good month, albeit a hectic one. Three classes (Virginia, Alabama,...

BACK TO SERIOUS STUFF

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Media hysteria did not abate much over the holiday, and is still in full sway. Here is a voice of reason from the left: http://kontradictions.wordpress.com/2012/08/09/why-not-renew-the-assault-weapons-ban-well-ill-tell-you/ Now comes a claim from Israel that their school security program is...

RAIN

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“We were lucky enough to avoid most of the rain,” said Mas, dryly. “Mas, that joke just sucks,” replied Tom, swiftly.   But, seriously…   On this end, we’ve had remarkable good luck dodging bad weather so far this...