Joshua Gillem

Defensive Gun Use: Han Solo Defends Self in Bar at Blaster Point

By Joshua Gillem / May 4, 2020

Mos Eisley, Tatooine — A man in a bar had to defend himself after a blue alien with stary eyes held him at the point of a blaster. The incident…

Range Etiquette For New Shooters

By Joshua Gillem / April 30, 2020

We’ve all been there before, our first time at the gun range. It can be a bit nerve wracking your first time if you have no idea what you’re doing.…

Man Fatally Shot After Breaking In And Attacking Another With A Knife

By Joshua Gillem / April 29, 2020

Texarkana, Arkansas — A fatal shooting occurred this past Monday evening at the Park Ridge Apartments on Price Lane at approximately 2030, local time. Initial reports suggest that the man who…

Apparently, Google Searches and Gun Buys Equal More Suicide

By Joshua Gillem / April 28, 2020

Before I say anything on the topic at hand, let me say that this isn’t going to be an easy article for me to write. My family was directly affected…

Joe Biden’s Gun Control Plan Broken Down

By Joshua Gillem / April 27, 2020

I’m coining a new phrase for this upcoming election that seems to be the mantra from everyone who plans to vote for creepy uncle joe. It goes like this: “Just…

Concealed Carry App Review: Smartphone Gun Knowledge At Your Fingertips

By Joshua Gillem / April 23, 2020

Very rarely is something made available for free that is actually a very good resource. There are some paid apps that range from okay to great, and some free ones…

More Light Shined On Recent Spike In New Gun Owners

By Joshua Gillem / April 22, 2020

March 2020 saw the highest number of gun sales in a single month. Ever. Almost 2.5 million guns were sold and we all assumed that many of them were new,…

Reasons to Carry A Backup Gun

By Joshua Gillem / April 21, 2020

We’ve gone really far in depth about the amount of ammo you should carry, why you should consider carrying extra ammo, and the importance of using the proper type of…

Good Samaritan Teaches Important Lessons

By Joshua Gillem / April 20, 2020

You’ve often heard us say things like having a gun isn’t a magic talisman. And, “going to investigate” a suspected burglary is likely a bad idea. We’ve said these things…

Introducing The Mountain Man Medical Blog

By Joshua Gillem / April 17, 2020

It’s a rare occurrence where we release a new blog. In fact, it seems like we’re releasing new podcasts faster than we’re releasing new blogging platforms. (Which, by the way,…

Criminal Kills Shortly After Being Released From Prison Amid COVID Crisis

By Joshua Gillem / April 16, 2020

Just one short day after being released from prison, an inmate killed another human being. I saw this coming when they first announced inmates would be released from prison to…

Drive Thru Gun Buying Still Requires Background Checks

By Joshua Gillem / April 14, 2020

You CANNOT buy an AR-15 like you can a burger and fries regardless of what the clueless tweet implies, even though the right to keep and bear arms is exactly…

COVID-19 Quarantine Staff Picks

By Joshua Gillem / April 13, 2020

So we’ve been trying to have as much fun with this quarantine thing as humanly possible, and something we’ve all done recently is share things that we cannot do without…

As Gun Sales Rise, Thefts May Also Rise By Default

By Joshua Gillem / April 9, 2020

Firearms were already a hot commodity for criminals to steal, or so I assume. I’ve never bought a gun illegally before so I can’t really be sure. That being said,…

Springfield Armory Hellcat Review

By Joshua Gillem / April 7, 2020

I chewed up a lot of brass doing gun reviews right before this COVID-19 thing hit. The gun I was working on as the collective crap hit the big reciprocating…