December 19, 2025 Be first to comment
In the shadow of the tragic shooting at Dunblane, the United Kingdom enacted one of the world’s strictest handgun bans in 1997. The Firearms (Amendment) Act followed the Dunblane…
In Firearm Rights, Real-World Scenarios
August 30, 2025 Be first to comment
You are always the first responder to your personal emergency. No one else arrives before you. The choices you make in those first seconds can decide whether you live…
In Firearm Rights, General Discussion
August 27, 2025 Be first to comment
Below is Martin Hood’s response to the Daily Maverick article regarding Ian Cameron’s private defence shooting. In 1997 I was invited to a meeting with the South African Police…
In September 2023 a military veteran from the United States, Thomas Highway, wrote an article for this website titled Grey Man Malarkey and Overt Tactical Gear. Obviously, the author’s…
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April 3, 2025 Be first to comment
On 28 March, draft amendments to the Private Security Industry Regulations were published in the Government Gazette. These proposed changes carry severe and damaging consequences for the entire private…
A few weeks ago, a friend sent me a Facebook post by a well-known firearm and self-defense personality. In this post, the gentleman shared a strong opinion about iron…
Are civilian firearm owners a source of guns for criminals? To answer this question I looked at ten years of data. I used SAPS Annual Reports from 2013 to…
Recent public remarks by Claire Taylor of Gun-Free SA pertaining civilian firearm ownership and self-defence require a brief and impactful response. According to Ms. Taylor “(e)vidence…shows that you are…
In General Discussion, Practical Advice
September 1, 2023 1 Comment
Whenever I speak out about the latest dumb thing people are chasing in the name of firearms and all-things-tactical, there is at least one guy who hits me with…
Gun control is officially dead, and it was killed in Myanmar. This may seem a highly unlikely place for a broadly-pursued government policy of legislated civilian disarmament to meet…
