Judging from what I saw at the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s 2019 Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show, concealed carry products for women continue to be a hot retail category. I discussed this in my series of posts from the 2016 United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) Concealed Carry Expo and in the book … Continue reading
Though I am excited to have launched a new blog recently, GUN CURIOUS, I have not forgotten about this blog and my unfinished series of posts on the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show last month. The first gun I owned that I shot regularly was my CZ Redhead 12 … Continue reading
I first met John Correia back when he only had 600,000 subscribers to his Active Self Protection YouTube page (he now has 1.3 MILLION). Back when he was still pastoring a church. Back when Active Self Protection was a side hustle. Back before he was profiled in The Atlantic magazine. Amazingly, all that was just … Continue reading
I have previously attended the National Rifle Association annual meeting twice. Exhibitors and attendees at that show are not very diverse. In my estimation, the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show is even less diverse. The faces in the crowd in the picture above and every other picture I have … Continue reading
Because I am mostly concerned with the practical aspects of guns — how they are used — I do not focus on the symbolic dimension of guns as much as many, like Jennifer Carlson (gun carriers see themselves as “citizen-protectors”), Angela Stroud (concealed carry is an expression of “hegemonic masculinity”), or Joan Burbick (gun shows … Continue reading
The official colors of Wake Forest University are old gold and black. I couldn’t help but notice a number of firearms at the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show in the school colors. OK, so not every gun is exactly old gold, but close enough. Roberts Defense also sells … Continue reading
Beyond the many guns — like the Glock 48 and 43X and new Mossberg MC1sc pistol — and the shooting stars seen at SHOT Show Industry Day at the Range, there were any number of other people and things I saw that merit a brief mention. Ashley Hlebinsky is not a shooting star, per se, … Continue reading
