Posts Tagged ‘gun control’
I’m a huge gun rights advocate. I’ve been shooting and collecting guns since I was twelve. I got my first AR-15 thirty years ago, at age sixteen. I joined the Marine Corps Reserve at seventeen and became an infantry weapons repairman and marksmanship coach, and later was a tank crewman, cavalry scout and human intelligence […]
Filed under: 2nd Amendment | 165 Comments
Tags: active shooters, Florida school shooter, gun control
I’m not a fan of openly carrying a pistol. Before you accuse me of being an “anti-gunner” or liberal activist, you should know I’m about as pro-2nd Amendment as they come. I’m a 20 year cop, 25 year Marine and Soldier who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, and am 100% supportive of armed citizens. I’ve […]
Filed under: 2nd Amendment | 67 Comments
Tags: 2nd amendment, gun control, gun rights, open carry
Weapons of war
I have a message for my pro-2nd Amendment friends: guys, we don’t have to pretend our ARs aren’t military weapons. One topic central to the gun control debate is whether or not AR-type rifles are “weapons of war” with no purpose in civilian hands. The anti-gun side points out the obvious similarities between an AR-15 […]
Filed under: Cops | 43 Comments
Tags: 2nd amendment, assault rifles, gun control
Seven rounds
The controversy surrounding New York state’s new gun control laws mystifies me. What’s the big deal about limiting a pistol’s magazine capacity to seven rounds? Nobody needs more than seven rounds for self defense. After all, when you shoot someone even once, they fly through the air and drop dead, just like in the movies. […]
Filed under: Cops | 72 Comments
Tags: 2nd amendment, armed citizens, gun control, new york
Choices and Principles
Quick cop story. I remembered this recently, and I think it’s pertinent to the current national situation. I’ll explain why later. Years ago, I met a police officer from a “commonwealth” state. I didn’t have a good grasp of what that meant. We had a conversation about commonwealth laws, and to this day I’m disgusted […]
Filed under: Cops | 17 Comments
Tags: 2nd amendment, gun control, tyranny
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