Newsletters

Download current and older newsletters in PDF format.

• 2003 news, volume one (MS Word format)
• 2002 news, volume one
• spring/summer 2001 news
• fall 2000/winter 2001 news
• 2nd half 2000 news
• spring AT student news
• 1st half 2000 news
• 2nd half 1999 news
• 1st half 1999 news
• Spring 1998 news
• Fall 1997 news
• Winter 1996 news

Special Events

Links to pages and photos about special events we've put on over the years.

• John Linebaugh Large Bore Revolver Clinic
• Karl and Penny's Wedding Shoot
• Austin SWAT team Clinic
• Travis County SWAT team IPSC match
• Blanco County Fun Shoot
• Introduction to Firearms for Japanese tourists and visiting international scientists (photo 1, photo 2)

Articles and Letters

Articles and letters published by our staff.

• Course Report: Erik Remmen Spyderco course
• What Kind of Gun do I need? - some basic information for the first time gun buyer.
• Letter to Ginny's Copy Center - in opposition to the chain's 'no guns' signs.
• Letter published in 1/6/97 Weekly Standard.
• Letter published in 1/8/97 Texas edition of the Wall Street Journal.
• IPSC Training Tips
• Make a Wish 1999 match report - published in Front Sight magazine.
• Force on Force training with Airsoft guns - presented at the 2002 Rangemaster 'Polite Society' conference
• Airsoft guns for Force on Force training (added 8/8/02)
• 'Make It Easy' article published in Warrior News (Suarez enewsletter), added June 2006

Essays by Experts and Extras

Famous articles on relevant topics.

• Jeff Cooper article on using two hands to control a pistol (added 06/01/2006)
• Jeff Cooper article from 1974 on proposed rules for practical pistol competition (added 06/01/2006)
• Ad Topperwein - great article about a legendary Texas trick shooter (added 11/20/03)
• News segment including footage of an actual shooting - .38 spl around a tree at arm's length (added 11/20/03)
• Karl gets zapped with a Taser - AVI file. (06/06/03)
• 'Bob's Accidental Discharge' post. A great piece of wisdom about gun safety and ownership.
• The Embarassing 2nd Amendment by Sanford Levinson, ACLU member and University of Texas constitutional scholar. Originally published in the Yale Law Journal.
• A Nation of Cowards by Jeffrey Snyder. An excellent essay about the individual right and responsibility for your own self-defense.
• GunScholar - an excellent site of scholarly articles on firearms issues.
• Second Amendment Foundation
• NRA Institute for Legislative Action.
• Independence Institute
• Reason Magazine - a excellent magazine of libertarian thought. Unlike most political magazines the writers have a good grasp of science and tend to focus on practical and workable solutions. Outstanding in-depth analysis of complex issues far beyond the Time/Newsweek/CNN mold.