A NEW CONCEALED CARRY OPTION
People have carried stuff in their pockets since there have been pockets, and have been carrying small handguns in those pockets since we’ve had...
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...



















