ISRAEL DISARMED
Mark Smith is a brilliant attorney, gun-focused and one of our most articulate spokespersons for firearms owners civil rights. Check out his blog called The Four Boxes Diner. That’s a reference to Boxes of...
AWFUL VERSUS EMPTY
Why is it that in every recent Presidential election I’ve found myself saying, “We’re a nation of (now) some 330 million people, and these are the best two we can pick from to lead...
DAMN HURRICANES…
The Florida hurricanes have been particularly relentless this year. Hurricane Debby in late August flooded our downtown office three or four feet deep, rendering the building uninhabitable at least for now, and destroyed some...
BOB SMITH R.I.P.
I was deeply saddened to learn of the death this past weekend of Bob Smith in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. We had been friends and colleagues for about forty years.
Bob was one of the best...
WINTER IS COMING
When you’re outdoors in the coming cold weather, you have the choice of gloves or cold, numb hands, neither of which is a great combination with firearms. Here, with John Farnam’s permission, I share...
A TOP NEW MAKER OF PROTECTIVE GEAR
Back in the early 1970s when Richard Davis created the soft, concealable body armor that “bullet-proofed” America’s police, Davis told me I was the first cop in my state to order one of his...
A SMART GUY OFFERS YOU A USEFUL ITEM
Many years ago I had the privilege of meeting a fellow Backwoods Home contributor, Jeffrey Yago. I consider him a “thinking person’s survivalist instructor.”
Recognizing that most folks don’t carry guns, and those who do...
THE DEMON OF UNREST
“A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War” is the subtitle of Erik Larson’s latest book, “The Demon of Unrest.” Larson is one of my favorite non-fiction authors,...
KAMALA HARRIS ON GUNS
In case you know anyone who believed Kamala Harris’ probably temporary flip-flop on the 2A issue – the “we don’t want to take your guns” part-- read this from 2A warrior Dean Weingarten.
You might...
A SCARY READ
Imagine that it’s the year 2034. China is well ahead of the US in cyber-warfare. It manages to “blind” an American jet and bring it robotically to enemy turf, capturing the pilot. The Chinese...