Wind Turbines and Highway Signs
There is a darker side to the gun culture that we responsibly armed citizens must own and stamp out, whenever we learn about anyone engaging in such dangerously irresponsible behavior.
Category: Safety
Before you can be dangerous to your enemies, you must be safe to your friends. Otherwise, you can end up doing the enemy’s work for them. Safety is best achieved, as my friend “Slim” Pickens observed, through competence. Safety does not happen by osmosis. It must be learned, and then practiced HANDS ON, until it becomes habitual. Safety does not reside in mechanical devices. Real safety resides between the ears. This information can help you be a safer operator.
Rule 3: You’ve come a long way, baby
This post outlines the whys and wherefores of various firearms handling safety systems.
Mind the Gas Port
“Aviation in itself is not inherently dangerous. But to an even greater degree than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of any carelessness, incapacity or neglect.” I grew up on Air Force fighter bases. During my first Thunderbirds airshow, …