Author: Gunner Quinn
December 16th is remembered as the anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, in 1773. This destructive act of civil disobedience was led by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, in protest of the 1773 Tea Act, which had imposed a 3 pence tax per pound of tea. In contemporary valuation, that equated to an 18% tax on the value of tea. News of the Boston Tea Party prompted the British Parliament to pass The Intolerable Acts (a.k.a. The Coercive Acts, or the Insufferable Acts), which were a primary catalyst for America’s War of Independence. — The Romanian Revolution began on…
Armed Citizen® Today A 23-year-old college student heard a knock on his door in Tucson, Ariz., after midnight on Oct. 16, 2025. The student answered, and a man asked for someone who didn’t live there. As they spoke, however, the student noticed another man behind the one he was speaking with, who had his face covered and was armed with a gun. He immediately retrieved his own gun and fired as the men advanced into his home, striking and killing both intruders. Police noted that there was no indication the student had been involved in any criminal activities. (tucson.com, Tucson,…
Although it looks like a stock gun, the author’s Ruger New Model Blackhawk features a half-cock loading notch, a grooved trigger and enhanced front and rear sights—all done in his quest to find the perfect single-action. It should come as no surprise to anyone who has read my articles over the past four-plus decades that one of my all-time favorite handguns is the Colt Single Action Army. Ergonomically shaped, classic in form and function, and rugged enough to still be fired with parts missing, the Model P has not only survived the advent of double-action and semi-automatic handguns, but having…
00:00:00 Speaker 1: From now until December twenty nine. For running to sweep Steaks, you get a trip to Bozeman. So we cover round trip airfare for for you and three friends or family members, so total of four people. We cover your airfare, your lodging, and your car. You stay two nights in town. We will cook you a mini course meal. I will serve it to you personally. We will give you a one thousand dollars gift card to our retail store on Main Street. You gotta go online. Go to first light dot com. See you’ll see…
00:00:10 Speaker 1: From Meat Eaters World News headquarters in Bozeman, Montana. This is Col’s Week in Review with Ryan cal Kalaian. Here’s cal Our. Ongoing coverage of the Japanese bear attack crisis is coming full circle this week with the news that a hut cuisine French restaurant in the city of Sapporo now has bear meat on the menu. Chef Kiyoshi Fujimoto has been cooperating directly with professional hunters in the town of Bie to make use of the bears they’re culling there in his restaurant, Le Caine kios I think is how it’s pronounced. Fujimoto didn’t want those…
The Minuteman Titan Rocket Stove has a shell around the body of the stove that is filled with ceramic fiber insulation. This ensures that a large portion of the heat produced by the stove goes up the chimney to cook whatever is on the grate instead of being randomly dissipated in all directions. Once the stove is hot, this feature greatly accelerates its cooking speed in comparison with a similar uninsulated stove. With a weight of 35 pounds, the Titan is best suited for use at a fixed location or in conjunction with wheeled transport. The Titan is fairly expensive.…
On December 15th, 1569: While being hunted by Queen Elizabeth I (pictured) for treason in “The Rising of the North”, Charles Neville, Earl of Westmorland, escaped to Scotland. — December 15th is Bill of Rights Day. The Bill of Rights became law on this day in 1791, following ratification by the state of Virginia. We encourage our American readers to gather publicly and read the Bill of Rights aloud. — The 15th of December, 1923, was the birthday of Uziel “Uzi” Gal (born Gotthard Glas). He is, of course, remembered as the inventor of the famous Uzi submachine gun. —…
Scott Duff Publications is renowned for its authoritative titles containing detailed information on iconic military and commercial firearms. Now, some of its most popular selections are being offered in the Coil Collection—including The Ruger 10/22 Complete Owner’s And Assembly Guide. The softbound, 6″ by 9″, plastic-coil-bound volume lies flat on a work surface, making it easy for the home gun tinkerer to reference useful assembly, disassembly, maintenance or upgrade information while actually performing the work on one of America’s favorite semi-automatic rimfire long guns. The 177-pg. book features a laminated soft cover and 395 photographs (20 in color). Price: $25.…
Auto-Ordnance, in partnership with the artists at Altered Arsenal, has announced the release of a special-edition M1 carbine in commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima. The specially crafted rifle pays tribute to the unwavering bravery and sacrifice of the American servicemen who fought on the black sands of the island. The rifle’s most prominent feature is its detailed wood stock, which is engraved with iconic imagery and sentiments. In a tribute to the fallen, the individual names of many of the thousands of American servicemen who lost their lives in the battle are engraved directly…
December 14, 1702: The famed Forty-seven Rōnin (leaderless samurai), under the command of Ōishi Kuranosuke, avenged the death of their master in Japan. Pictured are the graves of the 47 Rōnin at the Sengaku-ji Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple, Tokyo, Japan. — December 14th is the birthday of the late John Warren Wadleigh (born 1927, died September 24, 2013). Wadleigh was better known to many SurvivalBlog readers by his pen name, Oliver Lange. He was the author of the best-selling resistance warfare novel Vandenberg. — This is also the birthday of Air Force General James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle, who died September…