Shooting Straight: Columbine Who?
On April 20, 2024 we hit a grim milestone of sorts: 25 years since Columbine. Somehow that massacre that was carried out by mentally ill kids has become a marker of sorts for school shootings. It wasn’t the first school shooting—not by a long shot—but it was the most widely publicized and politicized at that […]
More Gun For Your Buck: The Top 5 Budget Friendly AR-15 Rifles
When it comes to firearms, most people aren’t necessarily excited to hear the words “budget” or “cheap” attached to them. After all, any gun you have needs to be reliable and consistent in its performance—you don’t want some poorly made gun that only fires when it feels like it or is overly finicky about ammo. […]
Shooting Straight: The Hard Times That Weak Men Create
A lot of you probably know the quote about hard times and weak men from memes going around, but it isn’t just a meme. It’s also not a quote from a founding father or some famous philosopher. It was author G. Michael Hopf who penned it in a novel. The quote is “Hard times create […]
Hands On: Riton 5 Tactix 1-10×24 LPVO
For gun owners interested in home defense, closer-range hunting, or close quarters work in general, there’s not much better than a good LPVO (low power variable optic). Of course, as with any optic, all LPVOs aren’t created equally. One name in the optic world that’s getting more attention as it’s improved and expanded its line […]
Shooting Straight: Be Aware That Everything Is Discoverable
It hasn’t even been five minutes since the last time some dude in my newsfeed on social media boasted about his ability to shoot someone if they crossed him. This was, unsurprisingly, in a gun group chock full of derpish Dunning Kruger advice. Sometimes, though, those types of posts show up from friends. Whether I […]
Shooting Straight: Face It, Your Gun Sucks
You’ve probably noticed a serious surge in revolver popularity lately. This is due to a few reasons, but mostly by design courtesy of some manufacturers and their reps. All it really takes is the right person proclaiming a piece of gear is the new hotness, and it’s on. After years of infighting and outright brawls […]
Shooting Straight: The Truth About the NRA As it Stands Now
The other day someone sent me a suggestion to join a social media group with a title along the lines of “retake the NRA.” We’re years into trying to “fix” the problems inherent in the NRA, and I’m years into reminding people we need them. But is that still true? Is the NRA still the […]
AR-15 Upgrades: How to Up Your Rifle’s Game
The AR-15 platform has a dedicated following for a lot of very good reasons—it’s fun, versatile, and available in a wide variety of calibers. Then there’s the fact that it’s a highly customizable platform, which is a big plus. AR-15s are sometimes referred to as Legos for adults, and while that isn’t exactly accurate, it […]
Shooting Straight: You Can Reduce Violence by Not Raising Jerks
With the convictions of James and Jennifer Crumbley—if you missed it, they’re school murderer Ethan Crumbley’s parents—people are asking questions about parents being held responsible for the murderous actions of their kids. In the case of the Crumbleys, the evidence was rather damning. It even included a meeting at the school the morning of the […]
Shooting Straight: As Biden’s SOTU Speech Made Clear, They Really are Coming for Your Guns
It’s an election year and we all know what that means: firearms will be used as The Great Evil by lawmakers as part of their elect-me-now platform. This was clearly stated by President Biden in his State of the Union address that he delivered last week. Not only did Biden make multiple references to the […]