David Milton McGowan

I read a quote from author Craig Johnson the other day that had me thinking about who I am and how I got to be this person. Surely you know who Craig Johnson is? He’s the writer who created the character Longmire. If you haven’t read any of the novels or seen at least a half dozen of the TV episodes then you haven’t lived a full life. You might not like this, but … You might not like this, but the US Civil War helped create who you are. It doesn’t matter if you are in South Africa , the events of 1861 to ’65 in U.S. affect how you live today. You might not like this, but the 20 million people who died between 1935 and 1945 affected the person you are. You might not like this, but both the stupidity of mankind and the amazing leaps in intellect have changed those who are alive and growing in the present.             There was a time when the common man, what today we call the working man, did as he was told by his...

Here are 4 versions of the US armed forces M16 They are very much assault rifles Above the rear hand grip is a lever for adjusting the rate of fire Including fully automatic or continuous fire Standard caliber has been 5.56 MM (.223 caliber) Although recently larger calibers have been made available. This is a Colt AR-15 with a standard clip, and laser sights It fires only as a semi-automatic or a single discharge for each trigger pull This IS NOT an assault rifle.  This one is in .223 caliber but other calibers are available in similar looking weapons from a variety of manufacturers  This weapon IS NOT legal in Canada due to the number of rounds the clip will hold. There will be more comparison pictures at the end of this article. Apparently firearms are doing a number of things they never did when I was still using them. I have often lamented the circumstances that make it difficult and usually impossible to do any type of shooting any more b...