Armed Shopper Stops a Beating Inside a Georgia Dollar General: 4 Defense of Others Lessons
A Georgia shopper stopped a beating at Dollar General, fired once when the attacker charged him, and faced no charges. Defense of others lessons inside.
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Chasing Daytime Swordfish in St. Augustine
Swordfish have always been a fish I’ve only read about or seen a few steaks of behind the glass at the fish counter growing up. Something that I thought was only attainable through commercial means, or with long-range offshore trips that required great effort and some luck. Then in the 2000...
NRA Board Member Blasts Egos Blocking Effort to Shrink 76-Member Board
NRA Board member Dick Fairburn says a proposal to reduce the organization's 76-member board to 46 was derailed by internal resistance. In this firsthand opinion column, he questions whether personal egos and reelection interests are standing in the way of reforms NRA members deserve.
COG: Build the Echelon Your Way
I have been fortunate enough to spend a lot of time with the Springfield Armory Echelon platform since it was first introduced. From the original 4.5F full-size pistol through the 4.0C compact, compensated and other configurations (such as the 4.0FC) that followed, I have reviewed and experimente...
The Rimfire Report: FarrowTech's FT17 PDW Kit (First Impressions)
Last time I talked about FarrowTech, we took a look at his Ruger Mark IV 22R PDW Kit back in August. My only real complaint about the Mark IV chassis upgrade had nothing to do with the build itself, but with how far behind the Mark IV is in modern 22LR pistol development. The Ruger Mark ser...
Oregon School Shooter Violated Existing ‘Common Sense Gun Laws’
An armed parent stopped the deadly Silver Rail Elementary School attack in Bend, Oregon. Yet Sen. Ron Wyden responded by demanding more gun control, even as the school district’s firearms prohibition came under renewed scrutiny.
AO First Impressions – Alpacka Raft Aleutian Sea Kayak Packraft
This summer I got an afternoon on a mellow 5-mile river stretch with Alpacka’s new Aleutian, their take on a travel-friendly sea kayak in packraft form. I’m used to regular packrafts that feel more like floating couches than precise boats, so I was curious how this longer, more kayak-shaped d...
FFL News: Florida NFA Memo, ATF Imposters, Fake Expungements
A Florida prosecutor says unregistered SBRs and suppressors are not automatically contraband, ATF imposters are calling gun owners, and an Indiana gun counter cracked a five-year forged-expungement scheme. What each one means at your transfer counter.
Three Mule Deer Hunts That Taught Me the Hard Way
Every hunter remembers the bucks they tagged. But the hunts that teach the most are usually the ones that fall apart. Michael “Micky” Luby puts it plainly: the hunts he botched outright shaped him far more than the successful ones ever did. Steven Rinella made a similar point when he ...
10 Practical Lessons for Concealed Carriers From the Zimmerman Trial
I watched 88 hours of the Zimmerman trial. Here are 10 practical lessons for concealed carriers, from avoiding fights to what to do after the shot.