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Smile for the camera
December 31, 2012

…n years old – with me to a pro-rights rally near our state capital. Firstborn was quite excited about coming with me to the rally. Together, we made him a little sign that said, “The governor’s kids are protected by men with guns. My mom’s gun protects me!” My own sign said, “Don’t tell me how I can’t protect my children.” When we got to the event, Firstborn and I met up with friends and studied the lay of the land. As expected, there was a… Continue reading →

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“But did you die?”
March 11, 2016

…survived riding in cars without car seats, or with the less-safe older styles. So what does this have to do with locking up your guns where children can’t get them? Quite a lot! Here’s what modern “lock the guns up and educate your kids” firearms practices have accomplished on the child safety front.   Changes in parental safety practices — most notably, locking up the guns rather than hiding them or storing… Continue reading →

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Three quotes and a story
February 13, 2013

…erful guns the old man had crafted, using only hand tools. There were double shotguns and fine rifles with beautiful hardwood stocks and gorgeous engraving and inlay work. Charley liked the old man and enjoyed looking at the guns. He often did chores around the shop. One day the gunsmith sent for Charley. Arriving at the shop, Charley found the old man carefully oiling and wrapping guns in oilcloth and paper. Charley asked what he was doing. The… Continue reading →

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“No live ammo…”
January 27, 2021

…such as: Pointing the gun at a normal interior wall with people on the other side of it. Palming the muzzle as they snap a handgun’s trigger in the gun store. Playing quick draw mcgraw games with ‘unloaded’ guns rather than inert dummy guns, perhaps even calling this type of activity ‘force on force’ to make it all tactical-ish n stuff. And people will continue to suffer unnecessary injuries and sometimes even die… Continue reading →

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Rough listening
October 20, 2012

…They’ve released the 911 call from the 12 year old girl who protected herself from a home intruder this week. I confess it made me tear up a little bit to listen to it. She sounded so scared and so … young. Thank God she’s okay.  … Continue reading →

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“No guns allowed”
October 23, 2012

…that will come as a surprise to nobody who’s paying attention, Azana Salon & Spa — that’s the place where three people were killed and four others injured last week in Wisconsin — had a “No guns allowed” sign on its front door. In accordance with the owner’s wishes, that sign prevented law-abiding people from carrying their concealed firearms with them when they entered the place. What it… Continue reading →

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Crystal ball
January 3, 2013

…e selling their old safe queens to finance purchases of modern designs. If you did already have a defense gun that worked for you, and just wanted to move up to something else, I’d probably tell you to sit tight for a bit and wait to see what happens next. But do you remember the old cliché about the first rule in a gunfight? [1] We’ll also see a big clump of people moving to .40 and .45 caliber guns in the same frame sizes as their… Continue reading →

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Survey says …?
October 30, 2013

…that year, 23% of American women reported that they personally own a gun (not just have a gun in the house, but the gun in the house belongs to them personally). Okay, so what we have here are record numbers of people buying guns, and record numbers of women buying guns. At least 60% and possibly as high as 73% of peope who buy guns do so because they are specifically interested in self-defense. So why in the world are there so many programs… Continue reading →

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