Obscure Object of Desire – Stevens Little Scout 14 1/2
A long time ago, when I was a young man at the School of Infantry, an instructor told us we were apes. He talked about how, with female Marines, he could explain to them how…
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Obscure Object of Desire: The Ruger Police Service Six
I’m relatively new to serious revolver shooting. Wheel guns were always fun for me, but they were plinkers. Only now am I learning how to shoot one quickly and efficiently. This has led me to…
Historical Analogues: Text, History, and Tradition From a More Civilized Time
As we’ve seen, when arguing about the text, history and tradition of gun control in America, a lot of the historical carry laws that existed in the 19th century restricted concealed carry, but allowed open…
The Guide to the History of the M16 Rifle You Never Knew You Needed
The M16 has a fascinating history in many ways. Its appearance is iconic, and has certainly become part of American culture. It is also a symbol, a microcosm, representing both American ingenuity, blunders…but also triumph….
Obscure Object of Desire: The Mauser HSc Super .380 Pistol
Pistol development in the early 1900s was rapid. Pistols were being spit out at a rapid rate, and it seemed that almost every other year, some new advancement would be made in the technology. In…
The Story of Uziel Gal, Inventor of the Uzi Submachinegun
By Tyler Hilliker You have probably heard of the world famous Uzi and its variants, even if you aren’t really a “gun person.” The infamous little 9mm is just one of those guns that’s almost…
Vintage Gun Review: Savage Enfield No.4 MK1*
There are few guns that capture the imagination like those from World War II. I got into shooting because of my interest in these classic weapons and my love of history. Finding these guns at…
Historians Defending Gun Control Laws are Mighty Selective When Constructing Their Arguments
UC-Berkely History Professor Brian DeLay is an expert witness states frequently have turned to recently to defend unconstitutional gun control laws in light of Bruen. This week The Duke Center for Firearms law published his…
How I Spent My Summer Vacation: AR-15 Rifle Builder Edition, Part Deux
[ED: This is the second in a three-part series. Read the first article HERE.] If you read my first post on how I spent my summer vactation, you know I built a few rifles. But…
How I Spent My Summer Vacation: AR-15 Rifle Builder Edition
I retired from full-time law enforcement two years ago, and I took a job as a part-time school police officer at a local school district. That means I now have summers off for the first…