Posts under ‘Firearms’

“Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.”
I don’t know the original source, but my old man says it all the time. He’ll say it when we’re trying to decide whether or not to bring something on a trip, or when we’d try to throw away some old [...]

Illinois does not have legislation in place allowing its citizens to carry firearms, but it looks like there will be a ballot item in my county next week that will ask the Illinois legislature to consider concealed carry legislation. I’m going to vote yes.
The first question I’m always asked is “Why do you need a [...]

Great clip from Boston Legal:

So much to blog, so little time. Here’s a couple quick hits:
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I’ve got a fair amount of experience behind a gun, and though I’m not a sharpshooter I can hit my target and maintain a tight group. I’ve even done some defensive simulations through IDPA matches, which is a lot of fun on top of being practical. In short, while I don’t anticipate ever finding myself [...]

Blam Blam Blam
Originally uploaded by MikeOliveri.

Spring brings in a new season of IDPA events at my father’s range, so while I was visiting last weekend I took advantage of the time to put some lead through some paper.
I wanted to make sure it was sighted in good and proper, and we had just repainted the [...]

The latest numbers out of Scotland show increases in gun ownership do not automatically mean increases in gun-related crimes, as explained in this article. The first sentence of the article sums it up:
Gun crime has plummeted in Scotland in the last decade, while private ownership of guns has steadily increased.
I wish they’d include raw figures, [...]