2A - My Gun Culture

1,2,3,4… I Declare a Gun Lube War

By Tom McHale|2022-11-13T15:26:40-05:00November 13th, 2022|

Like all those “Housewives of Toad Suck, Arkansas” reality TV shows, capitalism is subject to the immutable and universal laws of unintended consequences. Take the gun lube market, for instance. We all need it, and presumably, there’s always room for a better mouse grease trap. So, in theory, I have no real problem with the onslaught of miracle gun lube products. Entrepreneurs everywhere have figured out you can package stuff auto repair shops purchase by pallet-loads of 55-gallon drums into teeny, tiny, plastic bottles with eyedropper attachments and charge a per-ounce price equivalent to platinum, and, these days, gasoline. It is not unusual for a container small enough to legally carry on an airplane to cost $15, $25 or even $40. If a container won’t cause anxiety and suffering among TSA agents, it’s small indeed.

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Regulate This

By Tom McHale|2022-08-05T10:31:59-04:00August 5th, 2022|

Once again, the Second Amendment debate is front and center in the news. Whenever people violate the rules of human decency, exposing foundational flaws in our society even a turnip knows will never be fixed with some new law, people scream for action. “Just do something!”Predictably, the “do something” drumbeat points to proposed new gun laws and a challenge to the Second Amendment in principle. Then the pontificating begins (from those who’ve not read seven syllables of writings by our country’s founders) with, let’s say, creative and again predictable, hot takes.

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Vantage Point: The French Do Something Right

By Tom McHale|2022-07-30T11:04:55-04:00July 30th, 2022|

French military jokes tend to write themselves, and somehow, French arms haven’t always enjoyed the satisfaction of a durable martial reputation. So, let’s go ahead and get this out of the way so we can proceed to the story at hand … Do you know why French tanks are designed with one forward and five reverse gears? In case they have to retreat straight ahead. Ba-da-bing! Now I’ve gotten it out of my system; it’s time to heap some well-deserved praise on a French arms maker.

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Packin’ Heavy — More than 10% of Adults in 15 States Have a CCW Permit

By Tom McHale|2021-11-06T11:14:39-04:00November 6th, 2021|

More than 10 percent of all adults in 15 states are licensed to carry concealed

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Gun Cranks TV – Coolest Shooting Products and Tips. And hunting with AR Shotguns…

By Tom McHale|2021-11-01T12:50:53-04:00November 1st, 2021|

Should you hunt with an AR shotgun? And our favorite shooting tips and gear. Resident

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New! Springfield’s Hi-Power SA 35, New Take on a Classic

By Tom McHale|2021-10-27T13:18:20-04:00October 26th, 2021|

Now you can have an iconic Hi-Power of your own, and one you’ll want to

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Undoing the Musket Argument

By Tom McHale|2021-10-14T09:32:10-04:00October 12th, 2021|

Undoing the musket argument... the Bill of Rights is an all-or-nothing proposition. It’s not a legal buffet from which you can pick and choose those rights you like while discarding those you don’t.

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Gun Cranks TV – Best Fun Guns Ever

By Tom McHale|2021-10-12T18:35:22-04:00October 11th, 2021|

From American Handgunner and Guns magazines, resident Gun Cranks Brent Wheat, Tom McHale and Roy

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How the 2A Community Beat Biden

By Tom McHale|2021-10-08T09:54:59-04:00October 8th, 2021|

Almost immediately after Joe Biden nominated David Chipman to be the next director of the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, people in the firearms community familiar with the nominee began working to derail the effort.

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SAF Federal Lawsuit Challenges NY Stun Gun, “Taser” Ban

By Tom McHale|2021-10-06T07:13:20-04:00October 6th, 2021|

The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit challenging New York state and municipal laws prohibiting private citizens from possessing and using stun guns and tasers, noting in its complaint, “Most courts have found that bans on stun guns and tasers violate the Second Amendment and are unconstitutional.”

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