When it comes to pistol shooting, there’s a significant difference between simply heading to the range and shooting at targets or engaging in casual plinking and practicing with purpose. While casual shooting can be enjoyable, it often lacks the focus and structure necessary for true skill development. By adopting purposeful practice methods, pistol shooters can …
A few years ago, I spoke with a gentleman at the Florida Department of Agriculture Firearms Licensing Division about the need to have a firearms license in Florida when transporting guns from the home to the range in a locked container. Being from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts where so many members of our state legislature …
A Tale of Two (Need Government Permission to Carry) States Read More »
You may not care, or you may not be impacted by the large capacity issue. In the great majority of the good ole USA there is no large capacity feeding device (magazine) issue, and therefore the is no such thing as a large capacity weapon. The whole large capacity weapon/large capacity feeding device was part …
So, it’s a large capacity weapon. Why do I care? Read More »
Every February, the first real harbinger of Spring is Red Sox Truck Day. For those who don’t know of the tradition, Truck Day is the day that all of the Red Sox gear is packed into trucks at Fenway Park in Boston for the 1,480- mile drive to Ft. Myers, Florida to begin Spring Training. …
So today you are feeing lucky, you gather a bunch of friends and head to the casino in Everett determined to make your fortune. You and your friends are good, law abiding properly licensed Massachusetts concealed carriers and exercise your Second Amendment rights everywhere you go. You get to the casino and hit the craps …
Cāvĕo – You Can Not Carry Here (but criminals do) Read More »
You expect to hear bang and feel recoil, but instead you hear click not bang and the gun just sits there. It’s called a malfunction and it happens. It can be just a minor inconvenience or a major deal depending on the circumstances. If you are on the range practicing, then it is no big …
Massachusetts Gun Laws are Curious Things On Wednesday evenings, I shoot on a bullseye pistol team. After shooting, we typically gather at the bar to discuss philosophy, higher mathematics, physics and other heady subjects (obviously, a bunch of over educated, elitists know-it-alls). I confess to being a blow-heart myself. A few weeks ago, I was …
If you own a gun, understanding self-defense law is an absolute requirement. Consider this: You and your spouse are enjoying a day shopping at the mall. Everything is on sale, so you are going a little crazy buying all sorts of stuff. Both of you have your arms full of bags loaded with your newly …
Consider This – In the Shopping Mall Parking Lot Read More »
When I run a shooting course, I always have a medical kit on the range with me. In fact, I keep a small “stop-the -bleed kit attached to my range bag, so it is always with me. The kit includes two tourniquets (different styles), gauze, tape, hemostatic agent, scissors, band aids and more. Do I …
Everyone Needs First Aid Training, and Maybe First Responder Training Read More »
You are at home watching tv in your bedroom with your spouse and the children are sleeping snug in their beds. You hear a noise downstairs and then hear someone walking around. You grab your shotgun (which is in the top of the closet, out of the reach of children-following Massachusetts law), remove the trigger …
