Archive for July, 2015
The Agnostic Soldier’s Prayer
This is a random musing about a poem I wrote years ago. I’ve been agnostic since I was sixteen and in Catholic High School, and when I joined the military I found myself surrounded by fervently religious people. In boot camp we were forced to attend religious services, and I went to Catholic or Protestant […]
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I published this on Breach Bang Clear last week. It could use a little updating, since we’ve now learned that two service members apparently did fight back. But the story I tell about “Cris” is probably still relevant to the debate about armed service members. —————————— So let’s discuss a purely fictional situation… Let’s say […]
Filed under: 2nd Amendment | 8 Comments
Tags: chattanooga, Concealed Carry, terrorism, veteran writers
Signs, Of Veteran Entitlement
This was published Friday on Breach Bang Clear. I’m pretty sure I’m going to get shanked for it. ———————————— Signs, Of Veteran Entitlement I won’t go into too much detail, since I’m sure most of you have heard of this already. But apparently some veterans are so traumatized by their wartime service they’re asking people […]
Filed under: Afghanistan, Iraq | 13 Comments
Tags: Chris Hernandez, PTSD, veteran writers
Carrying a pistol, in addition to being a life-altering decision, can be complicated. The perfect pistol for a fight is usually the hardest to carry, and the easiest pistols to carry aren’t very good in a fight. Most of us who choose to be armed in public go through a near-lifelong struggle to balance all […]
Filed under: 2nd Amendment, Gear reviews | 5 Comments
Tags: 2nd amendment, Concealed Carry, Gabe New, Gear reviews, KSG Armory
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