Category: General Opinion

Several weeks ago I wrote an article discussing the outright fabrication of military service, the benefits such actions may have, and why the people behind them should not be given a pass. I would be remiss in turning a blind eye to those who have served in the military but felt the need to tell untruths in order to enhance their standing within the community. Specifically, I want to write about Chris Kyle, and I want to write about the movie American Sniper. The Stories It is apparent to the objective individual, which I… Read More

Having completed my spirit walk/vision quest, I now return to blogging. Every six months, give or take, we learn of some minor (or major) gun world personality who has exaggerated, inflated, or outright invented a history of military service in an attempt to make money, gain influence, or further their career. Inevitably, three groups of people form in response: - Those who never cared for anything the person in question had to say; - Those who are outraged at the thought of stolen valor; - Those who think it wasn't… Read More

There are many reasons to buy a product. I use Barbasol because Dodson Dennis Nedry smuggled dinosaur embryos off Isla Nublar in a modified Barbasol can. Might I get a better shave with another product? Perhaps. But every time I pick up a can of Barbasol, I smile and think about Jurassic Park. I don't have any happy childhood memories regarding AR15 muzzle devices, so I generally stick to practical reasons for using one product or another. If you've read my muzzle device comparison, you know that...well I have a good… Read More

I was excited to see the Remington R51 at SHOT, but then I saw it, and was no longer excited. Two reasons why. 1. Remington didn't bring any to Media Day (which, considering that they've had them at media events before, means only one thing: that the current iteration of pistols aren't reliable enough) 2. It's bigger than you've been led to believe. I made these comments on the blog's Facebook page, and shared a photo of the R51 next to a 1911. People told me I was wrong, and… Read More

Two reasons why: 1. They pay some link exchange site to spam my comments section with crap like this: 2. They steal my photos and use them without attribution: I have recommended their holsters in the past: I will do so no longer and will actively help quality manufacturers compete with DeSantis whenever possible. Were it not for the concealed carry boom in recent years, scumbags like DeSantis would have gone out of business long ago.

Dear above-mentioned people, A good compromise, in my mind, involves neither party getting exactly what they want, but settling for something that both can be somewhat satisfied with. There are few examples of true compromise in politics; most often, it seems that final legislation leaves both parties with very little to be happy with and very little resembling their original goals. When lip service is paid to compromise and a party with a small advantage in political power attempts to ram through a bad piece of legislation, effective organization on… Read More

The last article published on this blog was composed while I rode in the back of a Bolt Bus from New York City to DC. Since then I've been traveling pretty much nonstop, but managed to write a few articles for other sites. For your enjoyment, here they are: The Firearm Blog: SPOT Global Phone Review Arms Collective: How Betty Got In My Pants Arms Collective: Is Your Rifle Zeroed? Arms Collective: Let's Not Be Pedantic About Firearms Technology And before anyone asks, yes, the third part of the muzzle… Read More

What is contained in this article is entirely anecdotal and I have no substantive proof of anything written here. I am not a conspiracy theorist, I am a realist. I have unintentionally collected this information over the last six or seven years. To me, it adds up to the ATF creating a database of who is buying what firearm. - In 2007, I had a chat with a very nice elderly couple, owners of a small gun store. They told me that during an ATF audit, the agents had scanned… Read More

News of the open letter from Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, a polite request for gun owners to not bring guns to Starbucks, has set the gun world on fire - or at least my Facebook feed. A condensed version of events: Starbucks has in years past not taken a stance on firearms in their stores. They've said that local, state, and federal laws are enough. Some gun owners took that as a version of support for open carry in their stores, and went so far as to walk into such… Read More

As a Corpsman, my job in the military was to put band-aids on Marines and hold them when they felt sad. I received a decent amount of medical training during that time and also had a small bit of hands-on experience (mostly treating wounded Iraqi children and inept terrorists). I was not a SARC and did not go through the 18D pipeline. Before joining the Navy, I worked in an emergency room as a physician's scribe. These experiences have shaped my outlook on emergency medicine and the equipment I carry… Read More