An off-duty police officer was buying medicine with his wife and child at a drug store in São Paulo, Brazil when the two men, wearing hoods and waiving guns ran in. The moment was captured on video and is the stuff of legends. This the scenario every parent in law enforcement fears most. Law enforcement […]
Gun Culture
Thanksgiving Gun Control Conversation Survival Tips for EGRs…
The wife of one of our pastors had a term for people who needed a little extra grace–she called them EGRs (pronounced Eggars) and it stands for Extra Grace Required. You may have some EGRs in your family who go off on the insanity of gun owners this weekend. And I want to give you […]
Firearms Training Facility Under Attack: Support the Fight on GoFundMe
Shooting, gun culture and civil rights are under attack across the U.S., but no where as violently as in California. Not content with having redundant and confusing laws, they are now attacking gun stores and ranges. The latest drama comes with an attack on a training facility used by SEALS, MARSOC, the Coast Guard, DHS, […]
Tuff Products: The King of PVC Patches
Have you ever had an idea for a morale patch and wondered how to get them made? The folks at Tuff Products make the process painless and cheap. If you have enough friends for a hundred patches you are an email away from your own custom patches. If you are have a company logo or […]
Four Firearms Myths: The Bad Guys Believe Them, You Should Not
Ox here with 4 myths about firearms accuracy that bad guys believe and you shouldn’t MYTH 1. You can’t shoot accurately with a (fill in the blank) pistol. Normally, I hear this argument about subcompacts, pistols/revolvers with long heavy triggers, or pistols that have a long double action for the first round and a single […]
Half Truths, Hype and the Firearms Industry
Broken promises and half-truths are nothing new to the firearms industry, I would bet that if we go back a few centuries even Bartolomeo Beretta himself made a few promises that he couldn’t make good on. The firearms market has always been an ultra-competitive one where companies and personalities are constantly jockeying for position, influence […]
Happy Birthday, US Marine Corps!
The few, the proud, the Marines… Today, the US Marine Corps turns 242 years old. One of their early actions has provided much of the rich history of the Corps and it’s a story I love talking about. Up until 1801, the Berber Muslims were extorting the US…forcing us to pay a tax or have our […]
The American Dream: Foster Kid Turned Ranger
It’s not easy to become a U.S. Army Ranger. To be a successful Ranger, you need to have a strong sense of self, be physically fit and mentally strong.
The C. Mason Conversion – Living History
Sometimes you can get a bit overwhelmed and burned out in this industry. What’s been hot for the entirety of my career as a firearms writer is the tactical scene. In general I actually really love the tactical world, it seems to produce some of the best, and some of the worst accessories and guns […]
Church Shootings: How Do You Stop a Murderer Before They Become a Mass Murderer?
This morning, people across the country have a mix of sadness and anger after the senseless mass murder at the First Baptist Church in Southerland Springs. Sadness at the loss of life. And anger that the shooter was able to hurt and kill as many people as he did before someone stopped him. I’m asking […]