About 200 years ago, Americans fought for and declared our independence from Great Britain in 1776. If you’ve seen The Patriot, starring Mel Gibson, you’ll remember how they loaded those muskets from the business end of the rifle. Pour in the powder, ram in the ball and wad. Slow process indeed. About 100 years later […]
In the 1970’s, 45 years ago, all the units of our American military machine were using the M1911A2 .45 caliber pistol, except the fly boys, who were using the .38 revolver. Most folks are familiar with this history, and I’ve covered a bit of it in other posts regarding the .40 S&W and the FBI.
That was the headline on Jennifer Chaussee’s Science article in WIRED Magazine on October 2, 2015. This is a common ploy, or mistake, made by those in the media and our own neighbors. Ms. Chaussee is comparing an inanimate object (gun) to a person (terrorist.) This is a category mistake, making the sentence illogical. Here’s an example to show how ridiculous
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I recently read an article in American Handgunner on the 10 Things Most Gun Owners Do Wrong. I agreed with most of it. Here’s my take with a nod to the author, Ralph Mroz: They don’t zero their gun. This is so true! Even if you can hit the same hole in the X ring over and
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