Get Some Skin in the Game
Trap shooters describe people taking tactical carbine courses as “Tactical Timmys” or “Tacticool.” Those taking carbine courses say that standing in one spot to shoot a clay bird is a huge waste of time. Precision rifle shooter believe cowboy action shooters have not grown up and are still playing “cowboys and Indians.” The cowboy action shooters think that the PRS guys take themselves too seriously and have lost their sense of humor. Hunters are not [...]
Orange Umbrellas & Grease Pencils
We’ve covered it plenty of times in our pages, and we’ll cover it again, and maybe even point fingers if needed — equipment is often overly complicated. Sometimes things that don’t need flashing LEDs, high-tech materials [...]
Very Person
We’ve posed the question in the past, (From The Publisher, “Will You Do It?” July 2012) and now there’s a new wrinkle — what if it’s your gun that’s to be confiscated? I’m writing this [...]
Loss Of Public Favor?
This story was published in 2013; we brought it back to show some things never change! - BW A reader recently forwarded me a brief article from an online law enforcement-related blog dealing with the [...]
Strength In Friends
In my experience, many police agencies slowly accumulate, and then adopt at some point, an “us or them” attitude regarding the community they serve. And serve is a key word here. Some cops talk about [...]