tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354926234106158632024-03-27T22:54:41.728-04:00Good Hill PressThe Good Hill Press is commentary on firearms, life, issues . . . .Liston Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15906318217110410176noreply@blogger.comBlogger505125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535492623410615863.post-13878145438912744502024-02-05T14:47:00.000-05:002024-02-05T14:47:51.224-05:00The One Shot GroupIn the movie The Patriot, Benjamin Martin takes his two young boys to rescue his oldest son from British soldiers. He gives his sons specific instructions, including -AIM SMALL, MISS SMALLWhat can we learn from this scene? I started thinking about the fact that in those days, a person only had one shot with a muzzleloader; and in a self defense situation, it was take the shot, then use whatever Liston Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15906318217110410176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535492623410615863.post-18702607796802264982023-12-24T16:57:00.002-05:002023-12-24T16:59:00.187-05:00The Nativity, AD 2023 As we celebrate Christmas 2023, the Nativity display reminds us of who it is about; and the calendar points to the fact that the Nativity was such an event historically that nothing else can compare. Sure, there are other calendars; the Japanese, Chinese, Indians, Israelis, and others have calendars, but the calendar based on Jesus' life is used almost universally around the world.When you Liston Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15906318217110410176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535492623410615863.post-48181686886299622023-10-22T14:22:00.001-04:002023-10-22T21:14:38.488-04:00Gun free zones are STILL a bad idea!I wrote the following in 2015 concerning 'Gun Free Zones' - - - Gun free zones are a bad idea. Now, once again, innocent Americans have reaped the reward of the gun ban utopian's dreams. Arbitrarily designating these areas shows that those who do so are out of touch with reality. There are at least two fatal assumptions they make:Criminal who don't obey the law will obey their signGood Liston Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15906318217110410176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535492623410615863.post-11927497537474229522023-09-30T14:30:00.002-04:002023-09-30T14:31:55.513-04:00New Mexico today, Tennessee Tomorrow? Here is the text of my letter to the editor warning against Red Flag laws in Tennessee:Gov. Michelle Grisham (D) of New Mexico ignited a firestorm with her suspension of the Constitution, when she, by executive fiat, announced a 30-day Second Amendment (2A) ban. Television footage shows her backed by Moms Demand Action activists; but various law enforcement officials and even the Democrat Liston Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15906318217110410176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535492623410615863.post-78740445838700466352023-09-15T10:03:00.000-04:002023-09-15T10:03:05.843-04:00Smith & Wesson M&P 22 Compact M&P 22 CompactIn a previous post I made the case for a small, discreetly carried .22 caliber pistol. While that concept certainly still holds, I will discuss the Smith & Wesson M&P 22 Compact pistol here. It is too large to be so discreetly carried, but may still be a good choice for some. It is similar in size to the Smith & Wesson M&P 9 M2.0 4.0" Compact and weighs Liston Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15906318217110410176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535492623410615863.post-14005842130708264022023-07-30T16:16:00.000-04:002023-07-30T16:16:58.951-04:00Will Hunter partially dismantle the Gun Control Act of 1968?Sometimes allies are found in strange places. You may recall that President Obama signed into law a bill effective in 2010 that legalized handgun carry in national parks. He did not do that out of a love for the Second Amendment, but because it was attached to something he really wanted passed.Fast forward to July 26, 2023, when Hunter Biden pled not guilty to all the charges in a Liston Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15906318217110410176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535492623410615863.post-33687638147444795042023-07-21T16:51:00.000-04:002023-07-21T16:51:32.633-04:00Smith & Wesson .22 Magnum Pistol In 2011 I joked about Ruger introducing a .22 Magnum pistol - (Ruger to introduce new .22 Magnum pistol?) I spoke with a Ruger representative in 2015, and suggested it to them. Here is how I noted his response, "Ruger tells me that to have soft enough brass for reliable ignition, there is too much danger of a blown case."It seemed to me that if Kel-Tec could produce a viable .22 Magnum Liston Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15906318217110410176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535492623410615863.post-62021807251914428172023-07-18T18:47:00.007-04:002023-07-28T22:59:01.629-04:00Zeon Zoysia - the story continuesA decade ago, I started posting about growing Zoysia grass in Tennessee. You can see links to related posts in the Tennessee Lawn Grass tab above.I first became acquainted with Zoysia when my dad planted a piece of Zenith Zoysia sod in our back yard. Over the years it spread and created a slowly growing beautiful green carpet. Over the years I have started Zoysia in several yards. I Liston Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15906318217110410176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535492623410615863.post-10951558765163554752023-06-19T21:55:00.005-04:002023-06-19T21:55:54.877-04:00Saving Our School Children from Tennessee Politicians Tennessee's Governor Bill Lee wants a Red Flag law so bad he can taste it. My friend Rob Morse suggests focusing on what has actually worked to eliminate school shootings everywhere it has been tried. . . . 'Tennessee politicians left our students defenseless, and we have to save them. A celebrity-seeking mass murderer killed students in a Nashville private school. That should be a Liston Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15906318217110410176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535492623410615863.post-52204967460278226322023-05-09T10:37:00.000-04:002023-05-09T10:37:21.825-04:00Just carry! The recent massacre at a mall in Allen, Texas appears to indicate a troubling trend among peaceably armed citizens.Too often, they leave their gun at home or in the car.Reports indicate that the mall was a gun free zone (GFZ). Designation of an area as a GFZ means it is a criminal empowerment zone. Granted, there are areas where it would be very unwise to go armed, such as Federal Liston Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15906318217110410176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535492623410615863.post-34750373158359927202023-05-07T21:46:00.003-04:002023-05-07T21:46:41.292-04:00The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. . . . Psalm 14:1Consider irises. They are planted in the soil. They take in nutrients from the soil. They get energy from the sun. Each variety produces blooms based on its unique complex genetic code. The variations in iris blooms suggests a designer. I believe the designer is none other than the Lord God, King of the Universe. Please don't be a fool. Ponder carefullyListon Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15906318217110410176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535492623410615863.post-36509710400466567742023-04-30T18:13:00.001-04:002023-04-30T18:14:03.627-04:00The Peacemaker at 150 years This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Colt Model 1873, also known as "The Peacemaker" and the Single Action Army (SAA). Samuel Colt was a prolific designer of firearms, and this is one of his most well known. Peacemaker barrel being engraved at the 2023 NRA Annual Meeting in Indy.I watched the engraver working on this barrel for a Peacemaker. It is marvelous to me how Liston Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15906318217110410176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535492623410615863.post-31373820440522659192023-04-26T08:28:00.003-04:002023-04-26T08:31:42.989-04:00Armed citizens respond faster than policeThe text of my letter to the editor of the Cleveland Daily Banner (paywall), Cleveland, TN.Regarding gun deaths, your two guest editorials in the April 11 edition tell only one side of the story and leave much out.The commentary by Gary Riggins uses the tired phrase an epidemic of gun violence, when in actuality there is an epidemic of criminal violence in the United States, primarily in a Liston Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15906318217110410176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535492623410615863.post-27777161337312178802023-04-10T11:24:00.000-04:002023-04-10T11:24:16.215-04:00Rules for Anti-Radicals - - a book reviewLeftist radicals have a long history of using dirty tricks in order to win elections and move our society more and more towards socialism. In recent years the Democratic party has moved further and further to the left, leaving little chance to have meaningful conversations across the aisle. Many in the Republican party have also been all too willing to kowtow to the Democrats and Liston Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15906318217110410176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535492623410615863.post-76555855171314166022023-04-03T23:01:00.002-04:002023-04-04T08:02:53.536-04:00Permitless carry comes to Florida John Richardson at No Lawyers - Only Guns and Money reports that Florida has become the 26th state to enact permitless carry. Governor Ron DeSantis signed the bill today, to be effective July 1.I reported about this time last year that Florida's bill was DOA. But Florida Carry and others continued the fight, and got it passed this year.This new law still limits carry to concealed only, and Liston Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15906318217110410176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535492623410615863.post-76155010481461787052023-03-07T11:38:00.002-05:002023-03-07T11:53:01.802-05:00A civilized dialogAuthor's note: Although originally published in 2016, this is still timely today. The arguments are always the same. There has been one dramatic change to the landscape since then; the Supreme Court Bruen decision. They agreed with the Founders. As Mark Walters of Armed American Radio says, “By design, we’re not here to debate anybody. AAR is NOT a news program. The entire premise Liston Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15906318217110410176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535492623410615863.post-10096573894290281262023-01-23T22:08:00.002-05:002023-01-23T22:12:02.949-05:00Vindicated in Tennessee Almost twelve years ago, I wrote about the discrimination against young adults when it comes to buying handguns. Today I learned that the Tennessee Attorney General has conceded (https://bit.ly/3XUvNnd) that this class of citizens can lawfully carry a handgun like older adults. These are not exactly the same, but closely related.This case is Beeler v Long. (https://bit.ly/3QZVvo6):&Liston Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15906318217110410176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535492623410615863.post-56263218143538162022-12-17T22:56:00.001-05:002022-12-17T22:58:26.292-05:00People with AR's don't get in cattle cars So reads the inscription on T-shirts marketed by my friend Yehuda Remer, the PewPew Jew. Yehuda writes this at his blog in response to someone doubting his Jewishness, “First, I’m an Orthodox Jew. Have been my entire life. So, let’s put to sleep the notion that no one believes I’m actually Jewish. Secondly, I believe the Never Again means nothing if you’re not willing to do something about Liston Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15906318217110410176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535492623410615863.post-58061991343382457272022-11-09T20:28:00.004-05:002022-11-09T20:31:04.166-05:00The case for constant carry We may never know the facts surrounding the Paul Pelosi attack. But we do know home invasions can occur anytime, anywhere.In my previous post I made the case for the small discreetly carried 22 pistol. Now, here are some reasons for constant carry of the 22 pistol.The bad guy won't call ahead.If it is locked in the safe, it does you no good.It may take too long to even go get it in another Liston Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15906318217110410176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535492623410615863.post-83714597739289642412022-10-27T16:05:00.001-04:002022-10-27T16:25:10.451-04:00The case for the discreet carry 22 In this post, I will make the case for the small, discreetly carried .22 Long Rifle (22) caliber pistol.22 HISTORY The 22 LR is an old cartridge, introduced in 1887, For a short history of the cartridge, see this page from Smith & Wesson. Many manufacturers around the world produce ammo in this caliber.WHY USE THE 22 AS A DEFENSIVE PISTOLThere are several reasons for Liston Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15906318217110410176noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535492623410615863.post-81216040641749088052022-10-14T16:17:00.000-04:002022-10-14T16:17:19.140-04:00The Good Liberal Now we know. Thanks for this from friend David Cole:The news of the day is that Tulsi Gabbard is officially leaving the Democrat Party. . . . . .“I can no longer remain in today’s Democratic Party that is now under the complete control of an elitist cabal of warmongers driven by cowardly wokeness, who divide us by racializing every issue and stoke anti-white racism, actively work to Liston Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15906318217110410176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535492623410615863.post-43417637208535650552022-10-09T17:41:00.001-04:002022-10-09T17:43:03.186-04:00Why isn't capital punishment a deterrent?The following is adapted and updated from a post I wrote in 2015. Capital punishment has been society's means of dealing with particularly heinous crimes since antiquity. In recent decades, the Left has told us that capital punishment is not a deterrent. They are correct, in that they have the courts rigged such that there is much too long a time lapse between the crime and the final Liston Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15906318217110410176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535492623410615863.post-79279917034755725592022-10-08T21:54:00.002-04:002022-10-08T21:55:47.279-04:00Gun Rights Policy Conference 2022 The last weekend of September, Second Amendment advocates from all over the nation met in Dallas for the 37th annual Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC). The conference was hosted by the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) founder Alan Gottlieb and his wife Julianne Versnel. Video of the conference can be found here. The SAF has been at the forefront of litigation to restore the Second Liston Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15906318217110410176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535492623410615863.post-21705134734603018252022-09-27T19:50:00.001-04:002022-09-27T20:41:49.136-04:00Young adults challenge age-restricted gun bansWhen I was a child, I could go to the local Western Auto store and drool over the rifles that were right there in floor-level racks for me to touch. I even bought and used a lot of .22 ammo. But, legislators, governors, presidents, and judges have long disrespected the Second Amendment (2A), treating it as the red-headed stepchild of the Bill of Rights. As a result, reams of legislation and Liston Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15906318217110410176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535492623410615863.post-23684469912791344602022-09-18T14:25:00.001-04:002022-09-30T12:07:15.500-04:00Simon says "NO GUNS!" You probably heard about the mass shooter who was stopped in 15 seconds by hero Elisjasha Dicken. More details on the chain of events will surely be released as law enforcement completes their investigation. Simon Property Group, owner of Greenwood Park Mall, has long posted their properties against weapons. Depending on the state, their weapons ban may or may not carry the force Liston Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15906318217110410176noreply@blogger.com0