By Nate Matthews

A guest post by Online Editor Nate Matthews

One of the privileges of being the online editor is that I can occasionally indulge in personal reflection of the kind I would never assign anyone else. Hence this post.

By Philip Bourjaily

When we lived in the country, I kept an air rifle around the house for mouse control. Strangely, it never once occurred to me that I could also use it dispense .177 caliber reminders to my son to stop blocking my view of the TV screen. Unlike this guy.

The father faces one felony count of child abuse, a charge carrying a maximum penalty of 6 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Let’s suppose he’s found guilty and you’re the judge. What’s the appropriate sentence?

By David E. Petzal

What follows is a rant from a very famous maker of custom guns. He had sent me a bolt-action chambered for the .404 Jeffrey, which had about 500 rounds through it in 3 years. The rifle printed 4-inch groups, and I immediately suspected the scope, which was in fact the culprit. I e-mailed him about the wretched episode, and this is his reply, somewhat edited because enough people dislike us already.

By David E. Petzal