Roy has been a life-long guncrank since getting his first BB gun when he was five. During his police career on the San Diego PD, he grew a freelance writing career about all things gun-related. After retiring in 1998, he took on the role of editor of POLICE Magazine, then captured the helm of American Handgunner magazine, eventually becoming the publisher of FMG’s consumer publications. After retiring from FMG in 2020, Roy continues to write, make gun-related videos and mess about in his shop building things and enjoying gunsmithing. He and his wife, Suzi, live on 28 wooded acres in SW Missouri, enjoying the convenience of shooting off their back porch, fishing in their pond and generally fussing around the property. Their two pooches, Scout (L) and Amelie are Aussie Shepherds and have proven to be exceptionally smart pals. But, as Roy noted, Scout changed the oil in the tractor recently and used the wrong filter — “so they’re not quite as smart as they try to let on.”
