The Cornered Cat
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Potty Training
March 30, 2018

David Yamane, of Gun Culture 2.0, tagged me in a Fb post last week. He wrote: “I just spoke with a reporter about people leaving guns in bathrooms, including 2 recently at UT-Austin. I have to confess in my mind … Continue reading →

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Overreacting and Fear
March 27, 2018

“When you aren’t skilled and confident, you get scared and you over react.” — Greg Ellifritz My take: In context, Greg was talking to law enforcement officers, but this applies to ordinary people just as much as it does to … Continue reading →

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Take a second, save a leg
March 20, 2018

“The fast and/or emphatic reholster is an awesome way to shoot yourself.” – Chuck Haggard We often see people practicing for a faster draw from the holster, and as they speed up each draw they also start SLAMMING the gun … Continue reading →

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Which body parts…?
March 19, 2018

Key point 1: Injuries from loaded guns nearly always arise from longstanding bad habits with unloaded ones. Key point 2: Being aware of how injuries happen helps people better understand what they need to do in order to stay safe. … Continue reading →

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10 Worst Holsters for Women
March 18, 2018

Gosh, I dunno about you, but I’m tired of seeing the same three articles written “for women” that we see over and over again in the firearms press. One of my friends, a well known writer who I’ll leave anonymous … Continue reading →

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A slight setback
February 9, 2018

Came home from a long day, getting ready for bed. Pulled my holstered gun off my belt and locked it into the quick-access bedside safe — yep, still in its holster. Still loaded. It’s secure, and also ready to go … Continue reading →

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The perfect is the enemy of the good
February 7, 2018

“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
January 28, 2018

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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