Year: 2017

Practicing criminal law from both sides over 19 years led me to hate certain truisms often thrown around on social media. These truisms aren’t only false, but dangerous. There are several that make me cringe when folks use them in regard to self-defense. Many regard them as “words to live by”, but in fact, they

We will never forget”, “We remember”, “Never Again”. We’ve got some great slogans to yell out when they are pushing us onto cattle cars, don’t we? More than half of all hate crimes that are committed, are committed against Jews – and we are just 2% of the population. Jewish teens are afraid to wear

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The President Elect’s son is making some news this week, this time as a vocal proponent for the relaxation of regulations on suppressors for shooters. For those of you who are a bit confused already, you probably know them better by their Hollywood name of silencers. This has turned into another one of those unending

Generally the words “Gun News” and the country of Canada don’t go together in a positive light, but recently the Ottawa Citizen Newspaper based out of Canada’s Capital City ran a story that will make current and former members of that nation’s military service smile. The Browning Hi Power 9mm pistol has served Canada and

Every time there is a terror attack in the United States (caveat: they haven’t [yet] declared the incident in Florida as a terror attack), my Facebook page is filled with people calling for gun control and each time, I respond the same way. Banning guns won’t stop terrorism because guns are not the cause. Our

In late 1963, photographer Arthur Rickerby snapped photos of a Colt demonstration of its new AR-15 rifle. The photos appeared TIME Magazine, and their focus was on more than just the rifles themselves: Present at the shoot was 1962 Miss America pageant winner Maria Fletcher. The photos give an interesting look back to a rifle that

This Tuesday, January 10th, the California state Assembly is scheduled to begin its confirmation hearing on Governor Jerry Brown’s nominee to replace Kamala Harris as Attorney General. Governor Brown’s nominee, Congressman Xavier Becerra, will be responsible for leading the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and serving as California’s top law enforcement official and attorney. In