The death of John Linebaugh has hit me hard these last

couple of weeks. We lost Puffy a couple of years ago and that was a hard hit. Then Squirrely a few weeks later. Then Ray Massey right after that. And now John Linebaugh. When we lose a friend it hurts, but when we lose several good friends it's tuff.

My thanks go out to John Taffin for a nice write up about John Linebaugh in the newest American Handgunner.

Gary, I know your pain. As we lose those we hold dear to us we feel that we lose parts of ourselves, which we do if we really care for our friends. It is only those without empathy or narcissists that do not. My prayers are with you as I have no words to really ease your pain my friend.