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...

CHAPMAN ACADEMY RETURNS

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I had grown up reading about Ray Chapman, the man the late, great Jeff Cooper called “the maestro” of practical handgun shooting, and got to meet him in Los Angeles in 1978 during a...

PEARL HARBOR DAY

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It is the 70th anniversary of the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor. Thank God we have living Americans still among us who remember that terrible morning.  Cherish them, and if you have access to...

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...

LESSON FROM A HELICOPTER CRASH

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In the blog entry below this, you'll see a retrospective on a helicopter crash a couple of years ago, with links to discussions on it at the time.  You'll also find what we didn't...