Who am I, and why should you listen to me?

That is a good question. My name is Joe and I am a gun designer. And you may be surprised to hear that I too think it is time to talk about guns.

First things first. My job is to design, test and manufacture weapons(specifically guns) for police, military and civilian use. I take great pride in what I do because I know that at any given time someone's life could be on the line and depending on something I've designed. Whether that person is a law enforcement officer, our men and women in uniform, or your neighbor trying to defend his/her family from burglars (or worse); I owe it to them to not cut corners. You may think of me as callous because of what I do, and that is your opinion of which I will not belittle you for but I will disagree.

I am heartbroken, as is this nation, as to recent events and feel I have to do something. So what I am going to do is try to provide anyone who is willing the information they need to make a clear decision when it comes to guns and what must be done to prevent another tragedy. 

Why am I doing this? Because after the recent tragedies across this great country, worthwhile and needed talks will be had on subjects ranging from concealed carry, assault rifles, mental health, magazine bans, security, and statistics. Unfortunately I feel the majority of people weighing in on these topics have not had adequate access to the information they need. So I am going to try and corral all of it into a 'one stop shop' of information in the hopes that our discussions on these subjects are well informed. 

So the purpose of this blog will be to highlight anything and everything relating to the gun, its designed purpose, its intended use, how and why things work the way they do, what it takes to buy/operate safely/store firearms and what all of the terms being thrown around actually mean. I will do so without bias, citing sources where necessary and answering questions for those inclined to ask. This is not a discussion about "More guns = less violence" this is about "what is the gun show loophole?" or "what is a bayonet lug and why is it so deadly?" 

We could debate endlessly on whether or not an assault weapon ban would save lives. I am not here to answer that question, or try and prove one side of the argument or the other. I am here to give you the information about what everyone in the media, Facebook, twitter, etc are referring to so you can make the decision on whether or not banning or changing it will help save lives. 

One last thing, I'll try to post new topics every other day or so as my time permits. There is a lot to discuss, so lets get started....

I must stress again that anything posted here is not a view reflected by anyone but myself. It should not be considered to be representative of the company I work for or any of its employees. In fact I will go to great lengths to remove all views/opinions from these articles and present only published facts with cited sources. I am doing this to provide information that can be researched so that the reader will be properly informed when it comes time to talk guns.