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Unintentional and unexpected discharges — ND, AD, and other

Right now, I’m looking for people who have either experienced or personally witnessed an unexpected, accidental or negligent discharge who are willing to tell their stories anonymously. These would be used in an upcoming book project. If this describes you, … Continue reading

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Belts and Business

From an anonymous Fb friend who builds wonderful holsters, belts, and other leatherwork: “I have a hard time keeping my mouth shut online, well and in person;) But for instance, I was over on a forum I frequent and someone … Continue reading

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Passivity and young people

Good article here: The lesson from 9/11 that millennials have yet to learn Fave quote: “Girls and boys and men and women need to think seriously about what to do in the event of unexpected violence, and how to act. … Continue reading

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Too many funerals

Over on Gun Culture 2.0, social scientist David Yamane had an unpleasant interaction with a colleague on Twitter. That colleague shut down their conversation in an emotional way, saying that he’d been to “too many funerals.” Prof. Yamane asks an … Continue reading

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Blog spotlight: .357 Magnum

If you look to the right of your screen, you should see my blogroll. Lots of interesting things in there (though, sadly, I do need to update again, as all too many previously-active good bloggers have moved on to other … Continue reading

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The perfect is the enemy of the good

“The perfect is the enemy of the good.” It’s an old saying. And it means, sometimes we work so hard to do things perfectly that we fail to do them well. Or at all. Case in point: it’s good to … Continue reading

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Safety Nazi

Y’know, sometimes I crack myself up. Came across an old forum post where someone griped about safety Nazis. My response: “The Nazis killed innocent people. Following the safety rules helps us avoid killing innocent people… It’s different.”

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I am the very model of …

I am the very model of a modern gun instructor-er, I dress around the gun with polo shirt untucked, yessir. I know the IDPA rules this week, and all the rules historical From Multi-Gun to Nationals in order categorical. I’m … Continue reading

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