A PSA

A PSA

Nope, not a public service announcement. Given my proclivities, and the banner image, even if it was, it wouldn't be a "guns R bad mmmkay" kindof thing. Instead, I wanted to shed some light on what I consider one of the better budget manufacturers of AR-platform rifles. Palmetto State Armory. Now, you're not going to get a JP Rifles Cazador special out of these guys, but what you will get is a solidly mid-grade rifle at upper end "commercial" / sport/intro - tier prices. Their $700 firearms, o…

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"Once"

"Once"

The Mountain that writes has written once again, this time on the topic of a stupid Senator who was "joking" about nuking American citizens [http://monsterhunternation.com/2018/11/19/the-2nd-amendment-is-obsolete-says-congressman-who-wants-to-nuke-omaha/] , and the memes that followed. > Of course the congressman is now saying that using nuclear weapons on American gun owners was an exaggeration, he just wanted to rhetorically demonstrate that the all-powerful government could crush us peasants…

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A Cup of Awesome

A Cup of Awesome

I've always enjoyed the mad geniuses at Black Rifle Coffee [https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/] since I caught wind of them via a trailer for "Range 15 [https://youtu.be/Ss63UOd4P84]". Then I got a note on their black Friday sale for swag and coffee, and featured prominently not only a tank and helicopter, but what appeared to be a Prius. With a minigun on top. Now, these guys are that special kind of crazy so part of me was "No way, that must be photoshopped" and part of me was "No way, that…

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Self Defense, and Writing About It

Self Defense, and Writing About It

Ben Cheah, author of the fantastic No Gods Only Daimons [https://www.amazon.com/Gods-Only-Daimons-Covenant-Chronicles-ebook/dp/B071HHFP3M] , reviews Marc MacYoung’s series on writing about fighting [https://steemit.com/books/@cheah/series-review-writing-violence-by-marc-macyoung] . I believe I’ve mentioned the sitenononsenseselfdefense.com [http://www.nononsenseselfdefense.com/] before. It’s dated, marginally organized, but utterly invaluable in its insights. > Writing Violence 1: Getting Shoti…

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