When tragic events such as school shootings occur, some people seem tempted to call for “gun free zones”, in which it would be unlawful to have a firearm, and/or where the penalties for having a firearm would be increased dramatically. The belief that these “gun free zones” will prevent crime relies upon flawed reasoning, [...]

Having discussed how firearms are the great equalizer, enabling a 90 pound grandmother to defend herself against a 250 pound home invader, I thought it would be proper to discuss which guns are best for those sensitive to recoil. Sensitivity to recoil affects many people, and can be the result of injury, old age, [...]

There are a few basics of safe gun handling that everyone should know and abide by before they even consider touching a gun, much less firing one.  Safely exercising our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms requires that we be responsible, for our own safety and for the safety of those around us. 1. [...]

Here are some links to other non-gun related sites that I have found to be useful or of interest: MyRandomTangents.com - My thoughts and commentary on politics, news, and everything else but guns. Do It Yourself Home Security - Improving home security goes hand in hand with firearm ownership. TellIPAddress.com - Lookup your IP address. BitSecurity.org - Computer security. Scroogle [...]

As I mentioned in an earlier article, I support all of our constitutional rights, regardless of whether I personally exercise those rights. Unfortunately, the American Civil Liberties Union (the ACLU), which is generally a reputable organization that can be counted on to stand up for our constitutional rights, has decided to oppose the Second [...]

Having addressed safe and responsible gun storage, I will now address the importance of protecting your guns from damage due to humidity. Modern firearms are incredibly well engineered devices that stand up to the stresses of being fired time and time again.  They easily resist the thousands of pounds per square inch (PSI) of pressure that [...]

Selecting the right ammunition for home defense use is vital to effectively stopping an attacker and reducing the risk of injury to innocent bystanders. This article addresses recommendations for shotgun, handgun, and rifle ammunition. If you’re unsure as to what type of gun to get for home defense, see this article.. Shotgun Ammunition for [...]

Politicians and anti gun groups often speak about “reasonable restrictions” or “common sense restriction” on gun ownership. More often than not, these “reasonable restrictions” are anything but reasonable, given the fact that gun ownership is a constitutionally protected right and the restrictions bear little to no relationship to crime prevention. Rather, these so [...]

Gun ownership is a sacred right, and with the exercise of the right to keep and bear arms comes the responsibility to safely and responsibly store those guns. This article addresses various means of securing firearms to prevent theft and/or misuse by children. Of these options, I would recommend a gun safe above [...]

Anti gun politicians and special interest groups have tried to argue that the Second Amendment should be limited to protecting guns with a “sporting purpose”. In other words, the anti gun groups believe that law abiding citizens should only be able to own guns designed for hunting or target practice, rather than self defense. The [...]

Many of the most ardent anti-gun politicians, such as Chicago’s Mayor Daley, are protected by taxpayer-sponsored armed body guards, but deny law abiding citizens the right to defend themselves. Instead of pointing out this injustice and the inability of the crime victims to defend themselves, many media sources focus on “gun crime“. They [...]

There seems to be a good deal of confusion surrounding hollow point bullets, and the state of New Jersey has even enacted a partial ban on hollow points. This article is intended to help clear things up. Hollow points, sometime called “dum dum”, “expanding point”, “controlled expansion”, “jacketed hollow point (JHP)”, etc. are a [...]

The Wood Dale city council is considering whether to support the construction of an open shooting range. This will benefit gun owners, and would also benefit the city of Wood Dale through increased revenue. Since the anti-gun lobby will be hard at work block this effort, please contact the Wood Dale city council [...]

The federal government had an “assault weapons” ban from 1994 until 2004, and many state and local governments have enacted or considered enacted their own “assault weapon” bans. These bans make illegal many safety and utility features of guns, while not serving to prevent crime. The purpose of this article is to clear [...]

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Just about every time a criminal commits a crime using a gun, there are politicians and members of the media who clamor for gun control. Gun control is neither a reasonable nor rational response to crime, and here is why: 1. There is a much stronger correlation between car ownership and car related killings, than [...]

Gun terms defined: Automatic Loader (Autoloader) - A gun which, when the trigger is pulled and the chamber is loaded, will fire one round, eject the spent casing, and chamber a fresh round. Also referred to as Semiautomatic. Barrel - The tube like structure down which the projectile(s) travel. Can be rifled or smooth bore. Barrel [...]

I have noticed that many anti-gun people equate the presence of guns with violence, as if the number of violent acts that will occur is somehow a function of the number of guns in the area. This is patently untrue. I think a few examples of areas with high and low amounts of [...]

Those of us who own guns know that they tools worthy of respect, but not something to fear. Unfortunately many people who don’t own guns seem seem to have an irrational fear of them. We gun owners should do our part to help these people see that guns are nothing to be afraid [...]