THE CHRISTMAS GUN
How many of us got our first gun for Christmas? Or our most memorable one? Share the memories here! The Christmas gun that sticks most in my mind was under the tree for me in the year 1960. It was … Read more
GUNS, AND THE POLITICS OF RACE
The Jacksonville (FL) Times-Union newspaper got itself splashed all over the Internet recently with a front-page story about panic-buying of guns after the election. The story itself was old news: the heavy buying had started before the election, ramped up … Read more
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
On the eve of Thanksgiving, let’s give the political side a much-needed break. If I may, I’d like to focus instead on one “gun guy’s” approach to this particular holiday. Significant Other and I will be spending the holiday at … Read more
APPROACHING THANKSGIVING
The economic meltdown, the election in general…a lot of folks won’t have much to be grateful for this coming Thursday. Damn, I’m glad I just have the gun corner here at the Backwoods Home blogs. The gun stuff is enough … Read more
THE CURRENT RUN ON GUNS
“I hate to see people buying guns out of fear,” Gary Ross told me yesterday at his Trail Boss Gun Shop in Sierra Vista, Arizona, a short walk from the gates of Fort Huachuca. His sales are up as much … Read more