AZ Constitutional Carry Passes
From the AzCDL: YOU did it!? Today, April 16, 2010, Governor Brewer signed SB 1108, the AzCDL-requested Constitutional Carry bill, into law.? Arizona now becomes the third state to not require written...
View ArticleInteresting Quirk of Permitless Carry
According to an email I received from a state legislator, the permitless concealed carry law doesn’t apply to…get this, people who have a permit to carry a concealed firearm. Basically, if you have a...
View ArticlePerspective
I’ve been following the comments on several local news websites regarding the passage of permitless carry in Arizona. A common theme among opponents, other than the normal “blood in the streets”...
View ArticleRunning Interference
One nice thing about the recent Arizona immigration law is that it’s running remarkably good interference for the permitless carry law in Arizona. Sure, the permitless carry law isn’t really a big deal...
View ArticleIWB Holsters
Today I acquired a shiny BLACKHAWK! (( That’s a rather silly name, honestly. )) IWB holster for my Glock 19. Holy crap, this holster makes the gun disappear. As I’m left-handed, I carry around 8:00pm...
View ArticleReminder About Permitless Concealed Carry
Just a reminder to fellow Arizonans: the new law that removes the permit requirement for concealed carry goes into effect on July 29th. Please wait until then before carrying concealed without a...
View ArticleInconsistent
I’m a big fan of BJ’s Brewhouse, a restaurant chain with tasty food and delicious beer (( Try their red. It’s outstanding. )). There’s now two in Tucson. The first one, which is on the north side of...
View ArticleDetroit police chief reiterates pro-CCW stance
From The Detroit News: Police Chief James Craig responded Thursday to a citizen who criticized his pro-gun stance by reiterating his opinion that ?good citizens? who legally carry firearms could help...
View ArticleGreat news from California!
As the Washington Post reports, A divided federal appeals court on Thursday struck down California?s concealed-weapons rules, saying they violate the Second Amendment right to bear arms. By a vote of 2...
View ArticleShooting at gun-free, campus-carry-free UCLA
What appears to have been a tragic murder-suicide took place yesterday at UCLA. Terrible. I can particularly relate, as I myself am involved in academia, am a father, and am only a few years younger...
View ArticleNewsom: “What the hell is wrong with us?”
Speaking today in the wake of the mass shooting in San Jose, California governor Newsom said, in part, “What the hell is wrong with us?” and “Wake up to this reality and take a little damn...
View ArticleLetter to the editor
The following is a letter to the editor of my local paper: I am a parent of two young children, ages 5 and 7, and I was horrified to see the news out of Texas as yet another deranged killer gunned...
View ArticleToday, the impossible happened.
First off, yes, I’m still alive, still actively reading a variety of gun and other blogs, and generally living life. Married life, two kids, a dog, etc. takes virtually all of my free time, but I’m...
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