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Author: Matt Silvey

Matt spent 23 years as a deputy with the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, a career from which he retired in January, 2019. During his time as a LEO he attended countless firearms training classes, was a CA POST certified firearms instructor, and was a court recognized firearms expert. During his career, he was directly involved in two officer involved shootings, so he has a little experience when it comes to self-defense shootings and the “360° range.”

Statistics, Liars and Mass Shootings – The MSM Is Lying

January 25, 2023January 27, 2023 Matt Silvey1 Comment on Statistics, Liars and Mass Shootings – The MSM Is Lying

Statistics don’t lie, but people sure as hell do, and anyone telling you there are “30+ mass shootings” so far in 2023 is a liar, and they know it. Read More…

Who Is The ATF Targeting With The Pistol Brace Ban?

January 14, 2023January 14, 2023 Matt SilveyLeave a Comment on Who Is The ATF Targeting With The Pistol Brace Ban?

Yesterday, Merrick Garland and the ATF released their long awaited new pistol brace rule. This has been a long process with numerous variations of pRead More…

Bump Stock Ban Overturned by 5th Circuit Court

January 7, 2023January 7, 2023 Matt SilveyLeave a Comment on Bump Stock Ban Overturned by 5th Circuit Court

In good news for gun owners, on January 6, 2022, the 5th Circuit Court overturned the ATF’s bump stock ban, which was enacted under President Read More…

PTSD? Me? GTFOH!

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023 Matt SilveyLeave a Comment on PTSD? Me? GTFOH!

This piece was originally written in June 2019 shortly after I retired, and was published at another blog which has since been hacked, destroyed, andRead More…

The AR-15 – “Weapon of War” or Self-defense Tool?

December 21, 2022December 21, 2022 Matt SilveyLeave a Comment on The AR-15 – “Weapon of War” or Self-defense Tool?

The political left’s latest mantra is that the venerable, 60+ year old AR-15 is a “weapon of war” and as such it has no place in our homes.&nbsRead More…

The Springfield Prodigy

September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 Matt SilveyLeave a Comment on The Springfield Prodigy

Is the Prodigy a 2011 for the working man? Today, September 1, 2022, Springfield Armory announces a new product for them, the Prodigy, and I got mRead More…

School Safety Does Not Require More Gun Control

May 30, 2022December 6, 2022 Matt SilveyLeave a Comment on School Safety Does Not Require More Gun Control

In fact, the suggestions offered here have a much higher probability of keeping schools safe than any gun control law ever could I am just as pissRead More…

Anti-gun Journalists Are Dishonest, Biased Morons

May 27, 2022May 27, 2022 Matt SilveyLeave a Comment on Anti-gun Journalists Are Dishonest, Biased Morons

You ever read an article and wonder if the author actually did any research before writing it, and if the editor/publisher bothered to do an ounce ofRead More…

Sacramento Bee Editorial Board Claims CA’s Tough Gun Laws Work. They’re Wrong & Why

April 8, 2022April 9, 2022 Matt SilveyLeave a Comment on Sacramento Bee Editorial Board Claims CA’s Tough Gun Laws Work. They’re Wrong & Why

A few days after the most recent “mass shooting” (gang shooting) in Sacramento, the subject matter non-experts who comprise the mysteriously anonRead More…

Liberals Kill 3 Young Girls, Then Immediately Blame Guns

March 5, 2022March 5, 2022 Matt SilveyLeave a Comment on Liberals Kill 3 Young Girls, Then Immediately Blame Guns

On February 28, 2022, a man shot and killed four people in a church, and then turned the gun on himself and committed suicide. It became national neRead More…

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