Charred lodgepoles scratching a gunmetal sky reflected my mood. This morning the elk had won. No plan in mind, I climbed beyond where they’d scattered. Probing the slope’s crest from the sit with my binocular, I saw it. Among ranks of black boles with low-arcing limbs, a branch curved up. The lenses of my 7×35 Bausch & Lomb resolved it. ...
The Brief: The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office cleared a Cordova homeowner after a domestic shooting on June 15, 2026. Deputies found a man with a gunshot wound at a residence on Cloverwood Lane. While the shooter was initially detained, investigators concluded he acted in self-defense during an aggressive physical dispute. Forensic evidence validated the resident’s claim of an imminent threat, ...
The Brief: The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that private employers cannot terminate at-will employees for exercising their right to self-defense against imminent bodily harm. This decision, arising from a convenience store incident, establishes that corporate policies cannot override an individual’s fundamental legal privilege to protect their own life while working. This ruling creates a specific public policy exception to at-will ...
Do you have a drill that test your marksmanship and gun handling skills? The War HOGG Self Eval is a perfect drill to test numerous different marksmanship and gun handling skills while capturing 12 pieces of critical shooting performance data for The Firearms Training Notebook. This data will assist you in developing your dry fire training plan and improving your ...
Bill was a happy, jovial man. He was a patient of mine for many years. He always came to the clinic in the company of his sweet wife, who clearly adored him. Bill looked like a professional grandfather. He was also my friend. Bill was a gifted woodworker. He loved football, golf, and dancing with his wife. Within 15 minutes ...
The classic American service rifle, the M14 in 7.62x51mm NATO, was the replacement for the M1 Garand, adding (among other things) a 20-round detachable box magazine and select-fire including fully automatic. It was the primary service rifle for the U.S. until Vietnam where it was replace by the smaller, lighter, and easier to handle intermediate cartridge 5.56x45mm NATO in the ...
The Brief: On June 14, 2026, a homeowner in Charlotte, North Carolina, shot and killed an intruder during a residential break-in. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officers found the suspect deceased at the scene. Detectives and the District Attorney’s office are currently reviewing the case to determine if the shooting was justified. North Carolina’s Castle Doctrine legally protects residents using force against ...
Since 2016, I have spent my summers in a small 1971 camper trailer that I remodeled. This camper trailer is my way of staying on public land while supporting myself as a fly-fishing guide far from home. It also gives me a safe and secure place to lay my head and lock my door. Bridget spends her summers alone in ...
