FROM THE QUESTIONABLE IDEA OF THE MONTH DEPARTMENT

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In November, a starry-eyed professor postulated that the first cartridge in every police officer’s gun should be a blank. Had the prof done the slightest bit of research, he would have learned that blanks won’t...

DEADLY FORCE INSTRUCTOR CLASS

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Teaching the judicious use of lethal force in lawful defense of self and other innocent persons has been my primary vocation for decades now.  There are too many myths and misunderstandings out there about...

LIGHTING A CANDLE

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On January 8, the Brady Bunch suggested a lighting of a candle as a protest to gun violence. Awww…how sweet. The 8th, of course, was the one year anniversary of the grotesque mass murder in Tucson,...

MIRROR IMAGE SHOOTING

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When I say “mirror image” shooting, I mean the right-handed shooter running the gun left-handed in every respect, and the southpaw shooter doing vice-versa.  It’s useful for a number of reasons. An injury to...

SHOT SHOW 2017: PART 3

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The SHOT Show goes far beyond just guns.  One of the hottest accessories today is the sound suppressor – silencer – which is riding a huge wave of popularity that has yet to crest. ...