Evildoers prefer the cover of darkness for crime. With a flashlight, you control the light and have the advantage. More light provides better information. Bad things come when you stay in the dark.
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Why the ‘Red State Murder Problem’ Is Not a Convincing Argument for More Gun Control
Updated: April 19, 2023Using the 2020 election results as the way to categorize states may be valid in some contexts, but there are too many exceptions for it to be useful in a discussion of gun law efficacy.
Radian Talon 45 degree Safety
Updated: April 8, 2023This week you get to see me eat a little bit of crow as I finally come around from being a dinosaur to embracing the new hotness. Well, maybe not the newest hotness. But I am finally going to admit that something we started to see about 10 years ago is an improvement over the default AR-15 design.
The Toughest Hunt in the Country
Updated: August 3, 2024Mule deer are the primary prey base for cougars in Oregon. If cougars exclusively ate mule deer, those 7,000 cats would eat 364,000 mule deer a year.
Review – Federal HammerDown ammunition
Updated: August 3, 2024The rounds of the HammerDown line are what would today be called short-range rounds.
Review: 1911 That Takes Glock Mags?! Meet the Stealth Arms Platypus
Updated: April 2, 2023These are custom guns with the shortest lead times I have seen in the industry. Based on the 1911 design, the Platypus is designed to use Glock 17 mags.
Break-In Before Breakfast: Georgia Homeowner Fatally Shoots Intruder
Updated: March 30, 2023The homeowner caught the suspect entering through the back of his home around 5:30 am.
South Africa: Wounded Homeowner Fights Back, Fatally Shoots Perp
Updated: March 27, 2023While attempting to flee, the suspect entered the homeowner’s yard and attacked the victim when he was confronted.
Carrying the Taser Pulse
Updated: March 19, 2023In the past, I would swap out my Glock for a knife when I was unable to carry a firearm but was never fully satisfied with this solution. Then I found the Taser Pulse.
Winston Alive, Alligator Dead, Homeowner with Gun Relieved
Updated: March 16, 2023It was a massive seven-foot-eight beast, and the homeowner said they saw each other at the same time.