by Ed Gardner | Aug 28, 2015 | LGC Blog
I have spent a fair amount of time recently talking to reporters. “Where do you stand on gun control?” is a variation on a question I get asked a lot. My answer is usually nuanced, but I often will turn the question around. My counter is: “What...
by Ed Gardner | Jun 19, 2015 | LGC Blog
Another tragedy, dare I say terrorist attack, and we are treated to another series of hand wringing by pundits and politicians all around. I won’t summarize, it was a terrible day for 9 families and a much larger community. The Charleston mayor said this, which...
by Ed Gardner | Dec 11, 2014 | LGC Blog, Welcome
It seems not a week goes by where someone says, “A liberal gun club? Isn’t that an oxymoron?” Despite repeated encounters with the press, explaining we do indeed exist (SFC, Pacific Standard, Good, there are many more), despite polls and survey data (fivethirtyeight...
by Ed Gardner | Nov 1, 2014 | Annual Meeting, LGC Blog
The 2014 Annual Meeting took place in Austin, Texas, this past weekend. Kudos to the Texas LGC members for putting together an excellent meeting! People began gathering Friday for lunch, drinks, trips to the gun store to pick up ammo for Saturday morning, etc. There...
by Ed Gardner | May 9, 2013 | LGC Blog
The matchlock rifle, often known as an arquebuses, improved on the handgonne by automating the ignition system with a “lock” that held the burning slow match and actuated by a trigger. WEhen activated, the slow match lowered onto a priming pan, igniting a...
