Under the new Students First Safety Act, school staff would be allowed to be armed; many high schools would be required to have armed security officers.
I’m sure a lot of you have probably seen the video that has been circulating around social media and forums of some allegedly unfortunate fellow who accidentally gave himself a free vasectomy. The video of the accident is also accompanied by what looks to be [Read More…]
One of the biggest annoyances for me on the range when it comes to wearing safety glasses is fog. Most lenses out there will eventually fog even in optimal conditions but on extremely hot or humid days it can be even worse with your body’s heat doing its best to [Read More…]
Every year it is estimated that nearly half of all head injuries sustained in the United States are actually eye injuries. According to The Vision Council, 90 of these injuries that are sustained to the eyes are preventable. In the firearms world, it’s almost [Read More…]
Wildfires have long been a feature of life in the western states. Unfortunately, target shooting starts some of those fires. The good news is that target shooting fires are preventable, so let’s discuss how we can keep them from happening. Public lands make for [Read More…]
The hungriest beast on this blog is our Photo Of The Day. It consumes hundreds of images every month, and it has been doing so for over 8 years. Today we’re on the subject of firearm safety, a very important subject for anyone who owns or handles firearms. Above [Read More…]
If you don’t get the reference in the title, first of all, let me sincerely apologize to you for not having the pleasure of witnessing a true classic of American Christmas movies. Second, go watch the movie. Now that you’ve had a chance to understand where [Read More…]
The COVID-19 Coronavirus situation has spiked fear and anxiety worldwide. In uncertain times, it’s natural for people to want to protect themselves and defend their families in the event of any adverse human behavior. The past few days have seen a huge spike in [Read More…]
Today’s Photo Of The Day comes from the Heckler & Koch Instagram account as a reminder to all gun owners to be really careful when shooting. I count 13 bullets in that poor barrel. Am I correct or do you count less or more bullets? On the other hand, there [Read More…]
One of the benefits of the AR15 rifle is how easy it is to operate. Of course, I know this firearm better than any so it’s easy to say. But I also teach total beginners on the AR15, and can see how fast they learn the controls. The positives is that you can focus [Read More…]
In IPSC Practical Shooting the rules stipulate that all handguns must be carried unloaded, in a case or bag of a design intended or suitable for the safe carriage of firearms, or in a holster securely attached to the competitor’s belt. Primary reason: Safety. [Read More…]
On 27 June during a visit to a branch of the Swedish furniture store IKEA, a child found a handgun tucked down the cushion of a couch and pulled the trigger. A 6 year old child fired the gun at the IKEA store in Fishers, Indiana. The pistol belonged to Francis T. [Read More…]
What initially started out as an individual pledge by gun owners to be more responsible and aware of their handling of firearms has now transcended into a movement. Glock‘s #FollowTheFour firearms safety campaign is a responsible push for gun owners to acknowledge [Read More…]
JP Enterprises out of Hugo, Minnesota, posted a picture of a 9×19 mm barrel cut in half. The picture caught a lot of attention and I’m sure you can see why. Someone managed to fit no less than twenty-two rounds of 9 mm down the barrel before they gave up! [Read More…]
While cruising the new product area at the 2018 SHOT Show I spotted a new gun safety product from the guys at Gun Guardian. They call it the Trigger Shield, it’s basically a replacement AR-15 grip that can fold backwards then slide over the trigger and lock into [Read More…]
A whole lot of internet ink is wasted on the topic of discharges of firearms under unintended circumstances – let’s call it unintended acceleration – but for guns. In almost all cases, it’s entirely possible to actually avoid the situation [Read More…]
“J’espère qu’il n’y a rien de grave” – I hope nothing serious happened – those were the words as François Hollande heard a gun shot to his left. Monsieur Hollande was speaking to the public inside a tent, and then continued [Read More…]
Apologies for the long silence, its been a bit of a tough year. With increased work pressures, and even MORE restrictions related to firearms in my country, I have not been able to write much. Mea Maxima Culpa! I have been thinking of the wide parallels between my [Read More…]
There is always time for gun safety, and Hickok45’s latest YouTube video addresses an important one: shooting steel. This video is well worth watching if you’re not entirely up on gun safety while shooting steel and is also a good one to share with new [Read More…]
For those of us who have been around guns most of our lives we no doubt have stories of those we’ve seen handling guns in an unsafe manner. Heck you may have even seen a ND at one time or another I know I have. I’ve seen people from all walks of life [Read More…]
Evolve USA is an advocacy group for better gun safety. They use comedy to address the problem of irresonsible gun ownership and negligent discharges. They hired actor Josh Lucas to make this PSA video. Their website has a common theme. That you should not shoot [Read More…]
If you have ever taken a basic handgun safety course or perused the NRA’s website, you should be familiar with them. Actually, if you have been around the firearms world at any greater length or depth than only topical interest, you should be familiar with them. [Read More…]
Discussions about smart guns have been underway for some time now and has, in recent years, been actively pursued by a handful of tech companies. In fact, Jonathon Mossberg who is indeed part of the almost 100-year-old O.F. Mossberg and Sons company, started his own [Read More…]
Warning: PSA contains graphic images of an injury. While some gun owners see the golden rules of gun safety as a bit of a no-brainer – why wouldn’t you follow them? – there are plenty of instances where it becomes clear they’re not followed by [Read More…]
No, I’m not actually putting a military grade optic on a child proof toy worth barely a fraction of a brand new XPS2-2. However, with the Rival line of Nerf guns, you can have an automatic mini golf ball size thingy firing contraption, complete with built in [Read More…]
I have worked in the firearms industry for some time now. I have also worked retail firearms, and have immediate family that still does. I know that it seems to always escape people, but firearms are not toys and should be treated safely and with respect. But there [Read More…]
The famous curse of the breaking plastic safety buttons on Mossberg pump-action shotguns has finally hit me. My tang broke (Sounds like the punch-line of a dirty joke!) and I FIXED it, like a boss! I fabricated a new tang from a bit of aluminum, dremelled it into shape/ [Read More…]
Until now, most discussion concerning firearms and cigarette lighters had been that a cigarette lighter in the shape of a pistol might be mistaken for a real weapon, perhaps by a police officer. However, a Californian has now proven the opposite to be a definite [Read More…]
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