Speed vs. Accuracy
Yes, I know, it’s one of the oldest debates in the gun world. But I raise this topic for completely selfish reasons. I need advice! Maybe one of you gurus can help me out.
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Category: Tactical Stuff
Definition of a Thug
When I help out with permit classes, one of the things that makes me cringe is when the legal lecture devolves into a “Can I shoot if…” brainstorming session. “Well let’s suppose [fill in the blank]… In that case can I shoot?…
read more →I Like It Hot
The shoot-o-sphere has long lamented the infamous double deaths at the Memphis Sport Shooting Association back in 2006. In separate incidents, two dudes shot themselves while holstering into a shoulder rig. One happened in August, and the second was a few months later in January. Both…
read more →Second Amendment 1-2-3
Yet another post-worthy pearl of wisdom from Craig, who I think might be taking a friendly jab at my tendency to be long-winded (sorry about that). 🙂
read more →The Zimmerman Conundrum … Part 2
We self-defenders are expected to behave like reasonable people. The Founders entrusted us to wield enormous power — indeed, the power to inflict death — in exchange for our commitment to be honorable stewards of that power (unlike the King). That’s all well and good, but…
read more →First Line of Defense
I’m sure many of you have seen this story. I actually hadn’t until my friend and trainer Craig Harper brought it to my attention this morning.
read more →Graham and Garner Review
In a wonderfully thorough comment made in response to my post on Scotchman and Blackface, my new friend Dennis H. made reference to two landmark cases from the United States Supreme Court: Tennessee v. Garner and Connor v. Graham. Since Dennis…
read more →Size or Stamina?
After years of indoctrination that size equals stopping power, I have evolved quite a bit in the last few months. For ten years, I carried two full-size 1911s. Putting aside for a moment the Glock-versus-1911 debate (I’ll save that one…
read more →Scotchman vs. Black-Face … Continued
So, a bunch of you chimed in with responses to the epic battle of Scotchman and Black-Face, which later became a lawsuit decided in part by Hunt-Berlin Coal Co. v. Paton, 202 S.W. 935 (Tenn. 1918). To quickly recap, a strapping young bloke named Paton…
read more →One Man’s Castle…
Fun Fact: In Tennessee, a “dwelling” for purposes of the castle doctrine includes a tent. So even if you’re homeless and living under a pitched bed sheet (or perhaps you have other reasons for living in a tent for a…
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