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2026 National Firearm Survey – 2nd Wave
In response to minor but detailed criticism of the 2021 National Firearm Survey, William English did another survey in 2026. The results are quite interesting, but mostly in line with the 2021 survey. I will stress that this is from a working paper available here, so things may change when a final report is issued. […]
Recoilweb.com CONCEALMENT – Issue 49
I thought this was a great issue – one worthy of the cost. There was a nice review of the new Primary Arms PLxC 1-8x FFP RDB Scope. Annette Evans has a nice column on The Aftermath, which I think could have used a few more pages. Alexander Castiglione and Joshua Vandenbrink deliver the goods […]
Statistics and Biased Sampling
Back in 1948, the Chicago Tribune published a newspaper declaring “Dewey Defeats Truman.” There was only one problem: Truman won. Here is an AI summary of the event. The 1948 U.S. presidential election is a landmark event in polling history, famously illustrated by the erroneous headline “DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN” published by the Chicago Daily Tribune. This […]
Are Concealed Carry Firearms With Lights Compatible With Civilian Self-Defense?
An article by James Tarr in the Guns & Ammo September 2025 issue called “Light Discipline” has this to say: As readers of this column know, I’m not a fan of lights mounted on concealed-carry pieces of citizens because it’s almost impossible to employ them without violating one of the four basic gun safety rules. […]
Violent Crime Is All About Youth
A report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics on victim/offender age groups for 2023 was just released. You can get it here. Keep in mind that the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) includes simple assault as a violent crime (but excludes murder since it is a survey of crime victims), but the Uniform Crime Reporting […]
Creating An Atmosphere
Guns & Ammo had a special issue called “Carry” recently. It is on display until October. I picked it up for the article called “A Day In The Life Of Open Carry” by Frank Melloni. Although the article describes him wearing a Taurus Judge, the photos all show him with a semi-auto pistol with a […]
Unchallenged Assumptions and Overlooked Questions
I’ve put together a presentation on concealed carry. There is a color one for viewing and a black & white one for printing. Enjoy!
Criminals, Police, and Ordinary Civilians
In my book, I talk about how often ordinary civilians are in situations that sadly turn out to be violent crime incidents. Domestic violence, neighbor disputes, family troubles, date rape by a friend, and many other “people you know” situations that escalate into violence are more prevalent than people think. However, there is a criminal […]
RECOILWEB.COM – CONCEALMENT Issue 45
I tend to like CONCEALMENT magazines as they have more interesting articles. This issue was no exception. There are two articles I liked, and one that I didn’t think was as informative as it could have been. I wish Evans had discussed items like the JPX6, a pepper spray pistol that I cover in my […]