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Spring has sprung in America; migratory birds begun their journey north to rapidly thawing lakes as the south experiences triple digit temperatures and lawsuits with triple digit page counts. Yes, it's that time of the year when Fireclean decides to pursue a 250 page lawsuit against me alleging dozens of counts of wrongdoing - ranging from false advertising to defamation to aiding and abetting tortious conduct. This is, of course, relating to the series of articles I wrote reporting the results of tests conducted by third parties in the fall of… Read More

In the last few months, I've been working with Omaha Outdoors to create review videos of some nifty guns. I've also written a number of brand descriptions for the website, which I've previously shared here and on the blog's Facebook page.  I've had the opportunity to meet everyone at Omaha Outdoors and am impressed with the drive and intensity shown by everyone there. One of my concerns when writing reviews for a company that will use the review for sales purposes is whether or not I'll be allowed to say… Read More

So there I was at Williams-Sonoma, looking at copper serving trays marked with warnings not to actually use them for serving while my girlfriend shopped for magic sponges and $15/lb candy. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a fat man in a bright chartreuse shirt barged in between us to look at something on a shelf - not very politely, I might add. I immediately noticed that 1) the back of his shirt read "!WARNING! I SHOT THE LAST TAILGATER!" and 2) he was open carrying a Glock 19/23 in a Safariland… Read More

I shot the Hudson H9 at media day and here are my thoughts.

Note: While some might question the timing of this article given the recent combat death of a SEAL in Yemen, I think this is exactly the time to publish such a piece. While members of the military, including SEALs, are fighting and dying, people in no danger whatsoever are capitalizing on their efforts - and their deaths - for financial gain. A while back I was having a discussion with the owner of Faxon about why I didn't like his ARAK upper. It took four minutes and thirty-two seconds for… Read More

When I received an email offering a product called MantisX for review, I said to myself, "what the heck is a MantisX?" Now I know, and I'm excited for what MantisX portends.

More support is needed. Fireclean has subpoenaed me in their lawsuit against George Fennell. They are seeking every last sliver of information regarding this topic that I might have, including but certainly not limited to "all communications between you and anyone else that pertain or refer to Fireclean." I am represented in this matter by Dan Barr (the author of a book on reporter's privilege) and Katherine May of PerkinsCoie. I don't know that I could possibly have better representation for this challenge, a statement I would also make about… Read More

After a long wait, Vuurwapen Blog t shirts are again ready to envelop you in their coolness. Blue XL are gone. In addition to the original colors, Union Blue and Rebel Grey: Do you lament Sherman’s March to the Sea? If so, you’ll want a Rebel Gray shirt, even though there’s a terrible irony in the motto on the back of the shirt, “Burning Bridges Since 2009.” Actually, this color is more of a charcoal than simple gray, which makes sense since we are talking about burning bridges, after all. Or cotton… Read More

"Hillary wants to abolish -- essentially abolish the Second Amendment. By the way, if she gets to pick, if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is, I don't know. But I tell you what, that will be a horrible day, if Hillary gets to put her judges in, right now we're tied." - Donald Trump, August 9, 2016 This is bad. Yes, it was a joke. That's why it's bad. Not just because it was a bad joke (it… Read More

This morning, United States District Court Judge James C. Cacheris issued an order dismissing Fireclean v. Tuohy on jurisdictional grounds. This means that Fireclean could appeal this ruling or attempt to refile the case in Arizona (and, presumably, a separate filing against Everett Baker in New Hampshire) before the statute of limitations expires. However, this is the third loss in a row for Fireclean relating to this case - denial of their motion for jurisdictional discovery, denial of their appeal of that denial, and the dismissal of the case - with… Read More