Travis Pike

About the author

Travis Pike is a former Marine Machine gunner who served with 2nd Bn 2nd Marines for 5 years. He deployed in 2009 to Afghanistan and again in 2011 with the 22nd MEU(SOC) during a record setting 11 months at sea. He’s trained with the Romanian Army, the Spanish Marines, the Emirate Marines and the Afghan National Army. He serves as an NRA certified pistol instructor and teaches concealed carry classes.

The CHAZ is now the CHOP: updates on the Autonomous Zone

The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, aka the Chaz, has now undergone a name change and is calling itself the CHOP. The new title stands for Capitol Hill Occupied Protest. The name change was a movement by the protesters inside the zone to better reflect its purpose. Yet, the CHAZ may have a new name, but […]

The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone & the wannabe American warlord

As of this writing, the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone has existed for three days and in that time has seen the ousting of one leader for sexual harassment and seen the rise of an American Warlord. The Capital Hill Autonomous Zone, also known as the CHAZ, is a section of a neighborhood in Seattle taken […]

An easy way to remove rust from firearms

Rust, like death and taxes, happens. Guns, being metal objects, always run the risks of catching rust. The best finish can scratch and fade over time, and rust can occur almost inexplicably. Carry guns are especially vulnerable to rust due to their proximity to the human body, which, due to sweat, tends to be a […]