ABOUT THE AMBULANCE RIDE
Those of us whose age makes us more likely to break a hip or have a heart attack need to think about ambulance runs. ...
FIREARMS SAFETY THEN AND NOW
One of the best electronic gun forums for collectors and enthusiasts is www.smith-wessonforum.com. It was there that I found this artifact of the past:...
AN OBSERVATION ON FEAR CONTROL
On my recent sabbatical I had time to watch a “slasher movie” titled “Heart Eyes.” The antagonist is a serial killer who wears an...
TANGLED UP IN BLUE
A young, left-leaning law professor from a very liberal family decides to become a cop. Where’s that gonna go? Why, into the 2021 book...
CHOPPER COLUMN
How quickly we forget. On January 26th, I would have missed the anniversary of having survived a helicopter crash with my buddy John Strayer...
SHOTGUN HANDLING REFRESHER
As promised, a reprint of Backwoods Home’s article on working with shotguns.
RIFLE HANDLING REFRESHER
And…here’s part 3, the rifle handling refresher. Still valid info after twenty-some years, methinks.
A GREAT POLICEMAN AND TRAINER LEAVES US
We lost Keith Jones on January 21.
Keith Jones experienced heavy combat in Vietnam, and came home to a law enforcement career in a major...
REFRESHERS
Twenty-plus years ago in the pages of Backwoods Home magazine I wrote a series of “refresher” articles on the safe and efficient handling of...
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
It surprises some people that I’m not a fan of the death penalty, given my line of work. It was part of my line...



















