Author Archives: oddball

But that sort of thing never happens here!

By | November 23, 2016

So… apparently there was a shooting yesterday at an intersection I’m at almost daily at the beginning of rush hour.  For reasons still unknown, a misunderstood gentleman with multiple active warrants decided to fire from his car at the car next to him, striking the driver who’s now in critical condition. This intersection is a… Read More »

And you wonder why we don’t trust you?

By | July 29, 2016

[Since a number of folks shared this post I made on Facebook, I feel like I should repost it here] If you’re wondering why pro-gun folks are so mean and do everything that they can to stop “common sense” measures like assault weapons bans*, look no further than Massachusetts. They’ve had an AWB that mirrored… Read More »

Random thought of the day

By | July 27, 2016

I was listening to some older episodes of Handgun Radio, and got to episode 121, where they were talking about the “Ring of Fire” guns and other “Saturday Night Specials.  It got me thinking. I know there was a time when .32acp, .25acp, and other calibers that are now considered woefully under powered rounds for… Read More »

Don’t Be That Guy

By | July 14, 2016

For the past couple years, I’ve taught a self defense class at a summer camp at a local university.  It’s one of those academic camps that could be considered “summer school for smart kids.” As I was getting ready for class last week, one of the other instructors (I believe he was teaching iPhone photography)… Read More »

Sign that we’re winning.

By | June 28, 2016

A few days back, I met up with some friends at the range.  Fun was had by all.  His girlfriend was taking the second half of her carry class (the range session), and we decided to hang around until she finished and get some dinner. We decided to hit an Italian place in the Vandy area.… Read More »

heh

By | June 16, 2016

During a serious discussion with my wife about guns (she’s not anti, but she’s not one of us), she made the comment that she thought it was funny that the Black Lives Matter folks tend to also be the ones currently screaming for us to ban guns.  After all, they don’t trust the police, because… Read More »

Top 3 wants

By | May 18, 2016

While my mind is currently focused on heading to Louisville for NRAAM, I figured I’d throw up this quick post. A little while ago, a buddy of mine asked me what my top 3 gun wish list was at current date.  I couldn’t really answer him at the time, but it’s been peculating in the… Read More »

East Tennessee Bloggershoot After Action Report

By | May 11, 2016

Last weekend, I packed up my gear and headed to Oak Ridge for the first East Tennessee Bloggershoot hosted by Dennis at Dragon Leatherworks.  For those that have never been, it’s a beautify part of the country, and I highly recommend visiting.  Especially if you can manage to get a tour of the national labs… Read More »

An example of an excellent student

By | April 29, 2016

After my post about the instructor I will not trust proved to be popular, I figured I’d document a student that we should all attempt to imitate. If you don’t know, I’ve been studying Tae Kwon Do (among other arts) for a number of years, and I’m now one of the instructors at my studio. … Read More »