This article originally appeared at Ammoland. 2016 was the year of prediction anarchy, wasn’t it? The polls predicted that Hillary Clinton would be elected President. Wikileaks predicted that she would be arrested based on information they released. Hardly anyone except the voters predicted that the United Kingdom would stop being so European. And who […]
Why Do We Fight?
This article originally appeared at Ammoland. USA –-(Ammoland.com)- It’s easy to understand why we fight like cats and dogs during election season. It’s because you’re right, and so many other people are wrong! It’s a crazy statistical anomaly, isn’t it? The odds of 59 million people being on the opposite of your position, and therefore […]
All I Want For Christmas Is Some Cool Rimfire Gear
There’s just something about shooting rimfires. Even with all the cool calibers I get to test out, I never, ever tire of shooting rimfire pistols and rifles. Maybe they just bring one back to the pure joy of plinking. The lack of noise, muzzle blast, and recoil isn’t a bad thing either as you can […]
Gunnie Arguments that Make No Sense
A wise person once recommended that you never wrestle with pigs. Why? You both get muddy, and the pig kind of likes it. Yet against my better judgment, I occasionally wrestle with pigs online in pointless arguments. I’ll bet a box of .25 ACP ammo that you do too. Recently, some faceless person at the […]
The Gun Crime Epidemic
This article originally appeared at AmmoLand. By Tom McHale USA –-(Ammoland.com)- Epidemic [ep-i-dem-ik] noun – a rapid spread or increase in the occurrence of something What do you call a “rapid un-spread or decrease in the occurrence of something?” Well, if it was the decrease of a bad thing, like crime for instance, I might […]
If Hillary Wins…
This article originally appeared at AmmoLand. By Tom McHale USA –-(Ammoland.com)- Personally, I think that if Hillary wins, Jupiter will veer wildly off course and crash right into Toad Suck, Arkansas. Admittedly, that’s more of an opinion than a scientific fact, although I might be willing to bet a fiver on it. Recently, a friend […]
Will Gun Control Stop Terrorist Attacks?
You’re angry. I get it. I’m angry too. The latest terrorist attack in Orlando is unbelievably tragic, but not at all surprising. The only thing surprising is that terrorist attacks like this have been this long in coming. The signs have been there forever, and I’m not even counting dramatic Al-Qaeda type operations like 9/11. […]
The Great Maryland Gun Law Secession
This article originally appeared at Ammoland. By Tom McHale USA –-(Ammoland.com)- Are you allowed to secede from the state in which you grew up? I know “secede” is a scary word that you normally hear from extremists, but I’m not going to make my secession that big a deal. I mean, it’s not like I’m […]
A Brief History of the AR-15
This article originally appeared at Ammoland. By Tom McHale USA –-(Ammoland.com)- According to the news media, an AR 15 Rifle is any gun that someone uses in the act of doing something bad. What is an AR-15 really? Technically speaking, AR-15 is a brand name, like Kleenex or Xerox. And, just as with Kleenex and […]
The Gun Lube Market Is Seized, Or Maybe Just Unhinged
This article originally appeared at Ammoland. By Tom McHale USA –-(Ammoland.com)- The gun lubricant market baffles me. Actually, calling it a market isn’t entirely accurate. It’s more like a kerfluffle, whatever that is. For some reason, there are product categories that send us jogging gleefully right off the rational thought plank. You know, things like […]