Category Archives: Guns

What’s on Meryl’s night table?

Posted on 01/08/2012 by Meryl Yourish

I thought I’d share the contents of my night table with my readers. The all-important items: A clock radio, a book light, a Chapstick, a phone, and a gun. It’s in a Lifejacket clamshell with the key inside, so that … Continue reading →

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What a difference a gun makes

Posted on 06/09/2011 by Meryl Yourish

I heard a loud noise from downstairs a little while ago. Both cats are upstairs, and it was a loud, metallic crash, so I thought it was something in the laundry room. That’s a small room off the kitchen and … Continue reading →

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Guns and frozes

Posted on 01/23/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Where in the world was Meryl this morning? Up in the Poconos, taking her nephew shooting in 6 degree weather (-2 when factoring in the wind chill). He had a great time.             So did … Continue reading →

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Birthday bang

Posted on 11/15/2009 by Meryl Yourish

For the past few years, I’ve tried to do things on my birthday that I haven’t done before, or that challenge me, or that make me feel younger. So today, I went, as Sarah likes to put it, “Shooty-bang-bang.” I … Continue reading →

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Don’t mess with Grandma

Posted on 08/19/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Check this out. An 85-year-old woman stopped a punk from robbing her—with a .22 pistol. LAKE LYNN, Pa. — An 85-year-old great-grandmother from Lake Lynn, Fayette County kept an alleged burglar at bay using a .22-caliber pistol. According to police, … Continue reading →

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Exercising my Second Amendment rights

Posted on 07/12/2008 by Meryl Yourish

I went to a gun show today. And came home with a .38 revolver and a .22 rifle. The rifle is for fun. The revolver is for protection. I am now an armed American. Mind you, I won’t be shooting … Continue reading →

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My Second Amendment lesson

Posted on 06/29/2008 by Meryl Yourish

I went for my second shooting lesson today, which I think you could call my second Second Amendment lesson. The teacher this time was Joe, a friend of my last teacher’s, who also happens to be an ex-police officer. Joe … Continue reading →

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In celebration of Heller

Posted on 06/28/2008 by Meryl Yourish

In celebration of the Heller decision, I will be going to my second shooting lesson tomorrow. Or, as my friend Sarah puts it, I’m going to go shooty-bang-bang. Report, and maybe pictures, tomorrow evening.

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The news

Posted on 12/10/2007 by Meryl Yourish

For some reason, there’s little I want to write about today. I have nothing to say about the Colorado church shootings, except to express my horror and shock. The fact that the church had an armed guard probably saved many … Continue reading →

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Girls with guns

Posted on 11/27/2007 by Meryl Yourish

I grew up in New Jersey, and was taught to hate handguns. Really. Shotguns and rifles were okay if you hunted (not that I ever had the desire to hunt), but handguns? Evil. Death machines. The only reason to have … Continue reading →

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