What to say about me?
Well, I’m an American man (American by birth, Southern by good fortune,
Floridian by God’s blessing). I’m what’s
euphemistically referred to as ‘middle-aged’, though given my love of
single-malt scotch, bacon, and thick cuts of red meat, I prefer to think that
I’m more ‘two-thirds aged’. As you’ve no
doubt guessed from the description of this blog, I love guns. I’ve been a gun owner for virtually all of my
adult life, beginning with a beloved Marlin Mdl. 60 I received the Christmas
before my 18th birthday.
Since then, my passion for guns and shooting has only grown, as has my
desire to both learn all that I can regarding our shared way of life, and speak
out in support of the Second Amendment rights that most Americans hold
dear.
If you wonder if I have any special qualifications that
suited me for this job, well … I’d have to say no. I’m just a gun owner and enthusiast, like
most of you. Until recently, I worked
armed security, and have for virtually all my adult life. I carry a firearm every day, and I have since
the 1980s. I shoot as often as possible,
I read everything on shooting I can get my hands on, and have received firearms
training as part of my job. I’m sure that
there are many of you out there far more qualified than I as a, “gun expert.”
I do, however, have some small, God-given talent to express
my thoughts and opinions in a cogent manner, through the written word … and to
entertain and inform people as I do so.
Security officer may have been my job, but ‘writer’ is what I am, and
have been since my early teens.
I write on a wide variety of topics elsewhere, including my
other blog ( http://unimonsterscrypt.blogspot.com
) and a regular column at Count Gore De Vol’s website ( http://www.countgore.com ), both devoted to
the world of Horror Films. And now I’m going
to be sharing my thoughts on guns and shooting with the readers of this, my new
blog. Thank you for the checking it out
… stick around and enjoy!
John Stevenson
