For decades I belonged to the Church of Saint John Browning and faithfully followed the teachings of Colonel Jeff Cooper. The sacred scripture was simple: carry a .45. The reason was equally simple. Big bullets make big holes. Big holes leak more than little holes. Physics has never shown much respect for advertising campaigns or Internet commandos. The .45 ACP earned its reputation the old-fashioned way. It proved itself on battlefields and in dark alleys where losing meant going home in a body bag. Personally, I have never had any difficulty handling a .45. Its recoil doesn’t intimidate me, and I can fire controlled pairs quickly and accurately, even under stress. So why am I beginning to favor the 9mm? No, I haven’t swallowed the latest fairy tale about “miracle ammunition.” Every year some marketing genius announces that his newest hollow point has finally suspended the laws of physics. Apparently, every previous bullet suddenly became obsolete on Tuesday morning. Give me a brea...

Let me start with this undeniable truth. We have a substantial number of dedicated communists embedded inside our government. These people are warriors in every sense of the word. They are actively engaged in a revolution aimed at establishing a one world communist government. They fully support Fauci and his deliberate campaign to depopulate and destroy the United States. Fauci’s current crime began with his so called research conducted alongside our natural enemy, China. The public’s complete ignorance or willful forgetting of China’s record of mass murder is nothing short of shameful. Fauci and his minions used American taxpayer money to weaponize Covid. Was it merely a lab accident? I suggest it was something far more intentional than that. Fauci then deliberately exaggerated the alarm until it nearly destroyed the American economy. He lied constantly about the science. His ridiculous recommendations forced Americans into face diapers, isolated them from one another, and pushed i...

Being arrested for a felony is only the beginning of the criminal justice process. For most people, the legal system is confusing and intimidating. Here is a simplified explanation of what generally happens after a felony arrest. The Initial Appearance After an arrest, the accused is brought before a judge as soon as reasonably possible for an initial appearance. Three important issues are addressed. First, the judge advises the accused of important constitutional rights, including the right to remain silent. Second, the court determines whether the accused already has an attorney. If the defendant cannot afford one, the court appoints an attorney to provide legal representation. Third, the judge determines whether the accused will be released before trial. Depending upon the circumstances, the judge may release the defendant on his or her own recognizance, set bail, impose release conditions, or order that the defendant remain in custody.  Additionally, electronic monitoring ...

  Here we go again. Cue the scary music. Apparently artificial intelligence is the latest monster hiding under the bed, just waiting to destroy civilization. If history has taught us anything, it’s that every major breakthrough is immediately greeted by a parade of professional pessimists demanding that we slam on the brakes. Meanwhile, back in the real world, AI is accelerating medical and scientific research at a pace that would have seemed like science fiction just a few years ago. It is helping identify potential treatments, speeding drug discovery, and in some cases matching or even exceeding expert physicians at recognizing patterns in medical imaging. Imagine that. Instead of celebrating technology that could save millions of lives, we’re treated to another round of “This is too dangerous!” It’s the same old routine every generation. The automobile was going to ruin society. Electricity was terrifying. Television would rot everyone’s brain. The internet was the end of civi...

The juvenile arrested in the recent Seattle Space Needle shooting was reportedly carrying what the media breathlessly calls a “ghost gun.” Right on cue, the scary music starts, the headlines get bigger, and the public is once again encouraged to panic and demand another round of gun bans. For those who haven’t been keeping up with reality, a “ghost gun” is simply a homemade firearm without a serial number. The dramatic nickname makes it sound like it floated out of a haunted house. In truth, anyone paying attention knows that modern CNC machines and 3D printers have made manufacturing a functional firearm far less complicated than politicians and television commentators pretend. That technology is not going away because someone passes another statute. The uncomfortable fact is that governments cannot legislate away knowledge. A law is still just words printed on paper. It only affects people who choose to obey it. Washington State has already outlawed just about everything imaginabl...

The weight loss wonder drug has finally arrived. Today I begin my sixth week on the injectable GLP-1 medication Zepbound, and I suspect many of you are wondering what all the excitement is about. Is this the latest bottle of snake oil? Is it dangerous? Is it another overhyped medical fad? I hope my experience helps answer some of those questions. My healthcare comes through the Veterans Administration. Free medical care for life was part of the compensation package Uncle Sam handed me when he drafted me into military service many years ago. As I’ve gotten older, I have to admit the government has kept its promise in a big way. Age eventually sends everyone a bill. Mine arrived in the form of heart and kidney issues that require careful attention. Yes, I’m overweight, but my physicians were actually more interested in the cardiovascular and metabolic benefits of this medication. The weight loss was simply the icing on the cake. Ironically, I’m not very interested in cake anymore. Th...

Back in the 1970s, Charter Arms introduced the five shot Bulldog, a compact revolver chambered in .44 Special with a 3 inch barrel. It was never going to win any beauty contests. Charter Arms had already earned a reputation by producing inexpensive working guns like the Undercover .38 Special. They were revolvers for people who wanted reliability without paying Smith & Wesson or Colt prices. They were the blue collar guns of the revolver world. A friend of mine bought just about every firearm that caught his eye, and one day he showed up with a Bulldog. He bragged endlessly that the revolver was almost impossible to miss with. Naturally, I figured he was full of it. Then he handed it to me at the range. I’ll be damned. That little Bulldog was one of the easiest revolvers I have ever fired. The sights came up naturally, the recoil was surprisingly manageable for a .44 Special, and the bullets landed exactly where I expected them to. My groups were consistently tighter than wha...