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Soft Skills2022-01-26T11:04:02-08:00

Familiarity Breeds Contempt — We Must Do Better

I stopped at my local gun store recently to check what they had in inventory.  There was a newly released pistol underneath the glass; the guy behind the counter asked if I wanted to handle it. I said yes, so he bent down and retrieved it. He locked the slide to the rear and then offered the grip to me with the pistol pointing directly at his sternum. I’m not sure when this technique became [...]

By |January 7th, 2025|

Decisions?

By |September 1st, 2020|

Anyone with anything between their ears except air knows a fight is in the wings over the lawful ownership of firearms. The proposed registration will ultimately (based on history) amount to confiscation. Think about the last time you voted in what are called “free and fair” elections, and see how [...]

Do All Women Need To Be Armed?

By |September 1st, 2020|

You Bet By John McCarthy We need as many armed women as possible.This is fact regardless of whether violent crime against women is rising or in decline. Every woman is a potential victim every day of her life, and when the predator is upon her, any statistical assurances she may [...]

Tactical Tips

By |May 13th, 2015|

Well, Tactical-ish, At Any Rate. I get a lot of questions about “tactical tips and techniques,” some specific and some general. Those who ask the latter kind just wanta be entertained. They don’t care how long it takes; they’ve got lotsa time. For them, I lean forward, lower my voice [...]

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