Tag: gun control

With all the hubbub regarding "gun control" lately, there has been an abundance of people discussing firearms, many of whom really aren't familiar with them. This leads to their inevitable use of "clips" or even "magazine clips" when the word "magazine" would be more appropriate. This leads to another inevitable occurrence - a "gun person" correcting them on nomenclature. Don't get me wrong, using the right nomenclature and understanding the facts are important. Otherwise you end up with people like this (and frankly, this Congresswoman's ignorance of the topic should… Read More

As a resident of the Tucson area, I have seen several local news reports about the "Armed Citizen Project," an organization which plans to distribute free shotguns to low income residents of high crime areas. I looked into the project further, and do not like it. Here is why. - The shotguns they choose are single shot break actions. The usefulness of this type of firearm for defense is debatable, but several of their stated reasons for selecting it are fallacious. The single shot break action is chosen because it… Read More

So dumb, in fact, that I made a video explaining why.