Monthly Archives: July 2012

Gun Violence?

Posted on 27 July 2012

Gun Violence? Now, just what the hell is Gun Violence? Did the Romans run around talking about Sword Violence? Did our frontier ancestors wring their hands and decry Bow & Arrow Violence? Actually, the term has no meaning in the … Continue reading →

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If You Can Shoot

Posted on 25 July 2012

Back in the 1970s, you may recall, folks got all hot and bothered about the fear that the government was going to start confiscating privately-owned firearms. Quite a few people were buying AR’s, FN-FAL’s, M1 Carbines, and all sorts of … Continue reading →

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You’ve Got to See It Before You Can Hit It

Posted on 23 July 2012

When I was a kid, deer hunting in the Texas Hill Country, just about all of us used some sort of iron sights on our rifles. I can remember the first one of our friends that showed up with a … Continue reading →

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Keep It Simple

Posted on 16 July 2012

We often think of the KISS Principle (Keep It Simple, Stupid) as applying to personal defense. Obviously, it has a far wider ranging effect than that. It is really good advice concerning most things in our life. But I assure … Continue reading →

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