Post-Election Preparedness
Another divisive election is coming to a close today in America. Well maybe. Let’s hope so anyways. No matter how you voted, I think we can all agree that a long, drawn out political mess with thousands of lawyers arguing over votes is not in our country’s best interest. Whatever the outcome, it’s clear to those […]
Gun Permit T-Shirt Giveaway Winner
Random.org has chosen a winner for our Gun Permit T-Shirt Giveaway. If this is your name and comment, check your email. You have 24 hours to respond with your shipping address, or another winner will be chosen. Thanks to everyone for playing! I have a bunch of stuff to giveaway, including one of our soon to […]
Self-Made Mess
Photo from myfoxny.com. [framed_box] Today we are joined by Frank Sharpe, Jr. from Fortress Defense Consultants to discuss some of the lessons that can be learned from Hurricane Sandy. Frank has been a firearms instructor for over 10 years. As a senior staff instructor for Defense Training International (DTI), he has trained thousands of citizens, police, and […]
Gun Permit T-Shirt Giveaway
[framed_box] Update 11/5/2012: We have a winner. [/framed_box] We are excited to announce a new t-shirt in the Monderno Gear Shop – our take on the Second Amendment gun permit t-shirt. The message of the shirt is simple – the United States Constitution, and specifically the Second Amendment, protects our right to keep and bear […]
Spartan Village Kydex Holsters
Pictured - Brittany wearing a Smith & Wesson Shield in a Spartan Village Kydex holster. If you haven’t noticed, we at Monderno like a good Kydex holster. In need of an outside the waistband (OWB) holster for my Smith & Weston Shield, I turned to Spartan Village. With a claim of being the most comfortable on the market, […]
Happy Halloween
From all of us here at Monderno, we want to wish you a safe and happy Halloween! Whether you’re staying in, taking the kids of to trick-or-treat or doing something else, it’s always good to be a little extra vigilant on Halloween. The crazies and the wackos of the world seem to have claimed Halloween […]
Is a .22 LR Good Enough?
Last week a news story out of Arlington, TX caught my attention. A pharmacist named Rick Ray, who owns Arlington Pharmacy, was beaten pretty severely with a tire iron by a man wearing a Halloween mask after Ray refused to give the man medication. Ray is only here to tell his story because of the .22 […]
Why Do You Carry?
Today we welcome Paul as a new contributor to Monderno. Paul has in the past helped out behind the scenes from time to time, and today marks his first post. Paul is a longtime gun owner, has worked in the industry for a well-known holster maker, and will contribute both reviews and opinion pieces to […]
Sticker-ups Giveaway Winner
Random.org has chosen a winner for our Sticker-ups Giveaway, and the winning comment is below. If this is your name, check your email. You have 24 hours to respond with your shipping address, or another winner will be chosen. Thanks to everyone for playing! If you guys keep playing, we’ll keep doing them.
Sticker-ups Giveaway
[framed_box] Update 10/26/2012: We have a winner. [/framed_box] You Got Your Family – I Got Mineâ„¢ Sticker-ups.com recently sent us some of their awesome decal stickers, and I have reluctantly agreed to give them away to a Monderno reader. If you’re not familiar with Sticker-ups, they are die-cut vinyl decals made in the USA that […]