Seems some whackjob decided to shoot up a church. However, an armed woman decided to end said whackjob’s plans. Ahab notes that: Colorado state law requires that an armed security guard who is not a member of law enforcement must be in possession of a concealed carry permit. I am currently in the process of […]

I’ve seen this said today, most recently by Kevin who notes: having more people armed in a situation like that is a recipe for more innocent deaths, not less. There is a definite lack of data regarding mass murderers v. armed citizens. I can only think of two instances where such a confrontation occurred: 1 […]

I’ve covered the Tyler, Texas shooting before. You can get some background here. The long and short of it is that David Hernandez Arroyo, Sr. loaded up with body armor and guns, then killed his wife. As Arroyo attempted to shoot his son, a local CCW holder named Mark Wilson intervened and was killed. Mr. […]

Via Cube, comes a memorial site dedicated to Mark Wilson.

First up, is a piece rightfully calling Mark Wilson a hero: “He saw evil in the city streets of Tyler and he acted instinctively and decisively to stop it with no regard for his own safety,” friend Russell Harris told a crowd of about 200 people who attended a memorial for Wilson, 52. Another piece […]

Denise of the Ten Ring has the definitive round up of coverage regarding the Tyler, TX shooting where Mark Wilson gave his life to save others. The Geek notes the services have come and gone. He also has a letter from a friend of Mr. Wilson in response to an anti gun piece in the […]

I kept reading news reports yesterday about a shooting. They all had the same basic byline that someone with a high-powered rifle (or AK-47) had went nuts at a courthouse in Texas. Insert usual rant about how it was not an AK-47 and wasn’t high-powered but rather the medium-powered 7.62X39 cartridge. Anyway: David Hernandez Arroyo […]

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Blount County Sheriff’s Office Detective James Wilson won the friendly little shooting competition: The Blount County Sheriff’s Office will have bragging rights for the next year after taking home the police shootout trophy on Tuesday. After a challenge was sent out to all local officers, 22 men and women came out to show off their […]

Here’s a fairly positive article on machine gun shooting: After a week of delicately etching out cavities with a laser, dentist Rob Dugger of Wilsonville heads to the target range with his modified M-16. “If it wasn’t this, it would be hot motorcycles or hot cars,” Dugger said, standing in the cool mist of a […]

While at the Super Target yesterday purchasing groceries, I came across an interesting new fruit. Said fruit is a cross between an apricot and a plum. It’s delicious. It’s tart and sweet and is not quite as juicy as a large ripe plum. It tasted great and I bought a pound of them (what the […]