by James Downey | Mar 1, 2024 | .357 Magnum, .357Magnum, 9mm Luger, 9mm Luger (9x19), ammo, ammunition, Anecdotes, ballistics, BBTI, black powder, Data, Discussion., Firearms, General Procedures, Guns, Hand Gonne, jim downey, Liberal Gun Club, maker
Last Spring I made a 14th century style Hand Gonne from bronze stock using minimal tools and equipment, just to see what was possible. That project turned out to be a big success, and the resultant hand gonne has been popular among friends and when I taught last...
by David Yamane | May 26, 2023 | Avidity Arms, congregational security, Gun Culture, Liberal Gun Club, Lutheran Ethicists' Network, My Experience, National African American Gun Association, Rob Pincus, Vail Symposium, Wake Forest University, Wyoming Firearms Research Center
I’ve had some personal and professional setbacks so far in 2023, but I’ve also had some amazing opportunities to bring light to culture war over guns in America. I’m grateful for that. In this post, I want to share some of what I have planned for the...
by James Downey | Apr 7, 2023 | .40 S&W, ammo, ammunition, Anecdotes, ballistics, BBTI, black powder, Discussion., Firearms, General Procedures, Guns, Hand Gonne, jim downey, Liberal Gun Club, maker
Last Fall I taught a day-long workshop on “Primitive Black Powder Firearms” for the Liberal Gun Club‘s Annual Meeting in Las Vegas. In addition to my own black powder guns, I borrowed a couple of items from friends to help fill out the historical...
by Grant Cunningham | Jan 26, 2023 | Cabot Arms, Firearms Industry, Kimber k6s, Lara Smith, LGC, Liberal Gun Club, lubriplate, RevolverGuy, Sheriff Jim Wilson, SHOT Show 2023
SHOT Show ’23 took place January 17th through the 20th. I attended as an exhibitor this year, helping Lubriplate officially introduce their SFL Firearm Grease and FMO Firearm Oil, two products which I’ve been using and promoting for many years. More on that in a bit....
by Lara | Jan 23, 2023 | LGC Blog, Liberal Gun Club, liberalgunclub, liberals, SHOT Show, Unicorns
We had a spectacular time at Shot Show 2023. Our unicorn patch was the hit of the show. Our booth was an even bigger hit, drawing high traffic to a normally quieter spot on the lower level of the show. We handed out thousands of stickers, flyers, and yes, patches. We...
by David Yamane | Sep 13, 2022 | Gun Culture, Liberal Gun Club, new gun owners, Podcast
I recently received an update from the gun curious podcaster I spoke with earlier this year. He has now taken a 4-hour basic handgun course (with live fire) and plans to take additional courses then apply for his New Jersey firearm license. His is an increasingly...
