Category Archives: Winning The Culture War
Elle Magazine: Should I buy a gun?
Montana’s tradition of private gun ownership has long included women. Think of petticoated saloon girls tucking tiny derringers into their garter belts, or Calamity Jane, who once called home the small town where I now live. Traditions aside, there are … Continue reading
Washingtonian: Yeah it’s loaded – Three women who open carry.
The national “open carry” movement, in which gun owners openly—and legally—carry guns in public, began in Virginia a decade ago. Meet three women who aren’t bashful about it. Carrie Moats of Ashburn goes by the name Open Carrie on Internet … Continue reading
Harpers Magazine – Happiness is a worn gun
An author’s journey as he becomes a believer in carry … “Carrying a gun gives you a sense of guardianship, even a kind of moral superiority. You are the vigilant one, the sheepdog watching the f lock, the coiled wrath of God. To snatch … Continue reading
Nightline covers the open carry movement
Marie-Claire – Girls with guns
Open up the July 2010 issue of Marie Claire UK and you will find a feature I recently photographed titled, “Girls with Guns.” The story focuses on women in Virginia who support the Open Carry movement and wear firearms at all times. … Continue reading
PBS Need to Know: The Open Carry Movement
US News & World Report: Why ‘Open Carry’ Gun Laws Work
This is an article I wrote for US News & World Report. This is the second time that they have asked me to write an open carry opinion piece and I was very honored by the opportunity. – John Pierce, … Continue reading
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart: Open Carrier Discrimination
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Time Magazine: Should People Have Guns at Starbucks?
According to OpenCarry.org co-founder John Pierce, his group didn’t formally organize the Starbucks displays. Rather, he says, gun-rights advocates who use his site to plan meet-ups decided to highlight what they see as shortcomings in California’s gun laws. The state does have … Continue reading