The Truth About Guns

There are many sights to be seen as you make your way across the miles of aisles that make up the SHOT Show. Today we ran into a woman holding an RPG and wearing what looked kinda like welder’s goggles.

It turns out she’s with something called Magic Leap. The company’s website says they “seamlessly integrate the digital into the physical world to amplify human potential.” A lofty goal.

The dude who was with her said if you’ve ever wanted to blow up a tank with an RPG without getting yourself into a war zone where people are, you know, shooting back at you, Magic Leap’s technology can make that happen for you.

Continue reading Seen on the SHOT Show Floor: An Augmented Reality RPG at The Truth About Guns.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul finds himself in the unpleasant position of defending the indefensible.  It falls upon him to defend Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s new gun and magazine ban in the courts.  At a court hearing yesterday, Raoul got off to a rocky start.  Despite 450 attorneys working for him, Illinois’ top lawyer couldn’t even muster enough juris doctors to defend each of four named defendants in the first court hearing.

I know.

Continue reading Illinois AG, Buried In Lawsuits, Has Bad Day At Gun Ban Court Date at The Truth About Guns.

For years the Italian Carabinieri wielded the Beretta Model 12 SMG quite successfully. This was a stamped steel SMG that fired from an open bolt and was designed in 1959. For decades they used the Model 12, and when they needed a new SMG, they basically wanted a more modern Model 12…which is exactly what Beretta provided.

The Beretta PMX is the product of those improvements. The gun was also entered into the Army’s SMG contest, but lost out to the Swiss APC9K.

Continue reading SHOT Show: Beretta’s New PMXs Modern Subgun at The Truth About Guns.

Michael Cargill runs Central Texas Gun Works in TTAG’s home base of Austin, Texas. He also trains and qualifies a lot of people for concealed carry permits…though not as many as he used to since Texas became a constitutional carry state. That, however, is another story for another time.

You may know of Cargill as the named plaintiff in Cargill v. Garland, the case that the en banc Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently decided in his favor, obliterating the Trump bump stock ban.

Continue reading SHOT Show: Michael Cargill Isn’t Finished Yet at The Truth About Guns.

When Chicago Police — according to their own stats — only solve 5.8% of serious crimes, it can leave victims more inclined to administer some street justice to bad guys doing bad things. Last Saturday, a viral video on Twitter captured what happened when a ne’er-do-well with a knife tried to relieve a motorist of his Kia.

The would-be carjacker produced a knife in an attempt to hijack a ride. And it seems, if as claimed, the car’s owner didn’t find the threat of curbside thoracic surgery amusing and unleashed a smackdown that won’t buff out.

Continue reading Street Justice: Chicago Carjacker Picks Wrong Victim, Epic Beatdown Caught On Camera [VIDEO] at The Truth About Guns.

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Continue reading Gun Meme of the Day: Become Ungovernable Again Edition at The Truth About Guns.

From the Second Amendment Foundation . . .

The Second Amendment Foundation today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the recently-signed Illinois gun ban legislation, alleging it to be unconstitutional and asserting the state has criminalized “a common and important means of self-defense.” The case is known as Harrel v. Raoul.

Joining SAF in this legal action are the Illinois State Rifle Association, Firearms Policy Coalition, C4 Gun Store LLC, Marengo Guns, Inc.

Continue reading SAF, FPC, ISRA Sue to Block Illinois Gun Ban Law at The Truth About Guns.

At SHOT Show this year KelTec launched a handy, lightweight version of its KSG shotgun chambered in .410 bore. Scaled down from the 12 gauge KSG, the KSG410 is very nimble and looks like it would be a blast to shoot.

KelTec said they fired thousands upon thousands of rounds through each tester gun and they’re extremely pleased with how reliably and smoothly the KSG410 runs.

It’ll chamber up to 3-inch shells of the soft-shooting .410 bore flavor.

Continue reading .410 Bore KSG and New P17 From KelTec at The Truth About Guns.

With increasing crackdowns and re-interpretations of existing law, we all feared that the 80 percent frame market would dry up. Polymer80, for one, didn’t give up. Though maybe now they’re more like Polymer69?

ATF decided that a P80 frame blank was too easy for the end user to manufacture into a firearm, so tweaks were made and the current blank design, whether it’s now “80 percent” finished or 76 percent or 69 percent finished or what, has been given the stamp of approval.

Continue reading Polymer80 80% Pistol Blanks Are Still Available at The Truth About Guns.

PTR is all about roller-delayed legacy systems. They made their name with the G3 series in 7.62x51mm, and then a mix of 9mm and 7.62×39 rifles. These guns were quite possibly the only means a lot of American shooters have to experience the roller-delayed rifles made famous by HK.

This year they’re doing something new and bringing roller-delayed designs to the 5.56 world. The PTR 63 series brings a lighter, lower recoiling option to the roller-delayed world.

Continue reading SHOT Show: The PTR 63 Goes 5.56 at The Truth About Guns.

I like revolvers, but I’m not a revolver guy. I still appreciate a six-gun, but they have never really been my main go-to for self-defense. Believe it or not, Taurus has me yearning for two of three new revolvers. The new Taurus 856 and 605 have both caught my attention. The main reason is the red dot mounted on top. Taurus is making revolvers that are red dot-ready from the factory, and I’m here for it.

Continue reading SHOT Show: Range Day With Taurus’s New Revolvers at The Truth About Guns.

Like any red-blooded American, I love John Moses Browning’s Hi-Power design. Last year I was quite excited to see variants from Girsan, Springfield Armory, and FN. This year the Hi-Power is still very much on people’s minds, and Girsan is delivering a rather novel design in the form of a compact model. The MCP35 PI trims about an inch off the barrel to make the pistol more compact and easier to carry if you so choose.

Continue reading SHOT Show: The Girsan MCP35 PI…A Compact, Easier Carrying Hi Power at The Truth About Guns.

That’s what the Biden Administration is doing: reversing a decade-old ruling that assured gun owners that the purchase and use of pistol braces did not violate the National Firearms Act (NFA).

I had not ever seen a pistol brace and didn’t even know they existed, but it turns out that they are pretty popular with gun owners. Between 10-40 million of them are possessed by gun owners in America according to the Congressional Research Service.

Continue reading Strom: ATF’s Pistol Brace Rule Shows That If the Government Wants to Get You, It Can at The Truth About Guns.

South Texas Vampire Pigs

Jeremy handed me the SIG Cross rifle in front of the Coach store at The Domain shopping center in Austin. He’s high class like that.

“It’s zeroed with one of SIG’s Whiskey6 scopes mounted on it. I think it’s one of their less expensive lines, but it’s really clear glass,” he told me.

Tossing the SIG Cross in the back seat of my truck, I said my goodbyes.

Continue reading One Season Hunting with the SIG SAUER Cross Hunting Rifle at The Truth About Guns.

Chicago Police wanted murder charges to be filed after a felon illegally carrying a gun shot a man repeatedly, killing him. Not only did Juan Ferba, 26, fire at least 14 rounds, striking Kristopher Willett a number of times — including three times in the head — but Ferba also hit a woman on a CTA bus with an errant round.

However, Cook County’s Soros-funded State’s Attorney Kim Foxx looked at the case and pronounced it…self-defense.

Continue reading Chicago Prosecutors: Three Shots To The Head Is Clearly Self-Defense at The Truth About Guns.

We first saw the JR-15 at last year’s SHOT Show and I thought it was pretty freakin’ awesome! This year, they’re about ready to start shipping and I was able to put a few mags through the scaled-down AR at Range Day.

Yes! My only critical comment / suggestion after seeing it last year was a threaded barrel. When I shoot with my girls, I shoot suppressed! The JR-15 is available with a 16-inch, threaded barrel for just such use.

Continue reading SHOT Show Range Day: JR-15 Miniatured, 22LR AR-15 for the Kiddos at The Truth About Guns.

If you’re a 5.7×28 pistol fan — and if you’re not, it’s probably because you haven’t shot one yet — you just got another option. And options are always good.

Today, the first day of SHOT Show, Smith & Wesson announced the new M&P5.7 with a 22-round capacity and S&W’s new gas-operated, locked-breech, rotating TEMPO barrel system.

Here’s Smith’s press release . . .

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.

Continue reading SHOT Show: Smith & Wesson Gets Into 5.7 With the New M&P5.7 Pistol at The Truth About Guns.

This bad boy earned a double take out of me at SHOT Show’s range day yesterday. Whoa, okay, a monster revolver with a monster muzzle brake. Where do I sign up?

This is the Taurus Raging Hunter 460 S&W Magnum Two Tone 10 in. and it’s an absolute unit.

Chambered in, you guessed it, 460 S&W Magnum, this beast has a Picatinny rail on both the top and the bottom in front of the frame.

Continue reading SHOT Show: Taurus Raging Hunter 10-Inch 460 S&W Magnum Revolver at The Truth About Guns.

From SilencerCo

SilencerCo is excited to announce the release of their new low back-pressure suppressor, the Velos LBP. It offers exceptional sound performance for the 5.56 caliber with minimized back pressure to host firearms. As a result, shooters will experience less gas blow-back. The Velos LBP will be available soon through SilencerCo dealers.

This hard-use suppressor was constructed through a unique manufacturing process utilizing a 3D printed Inconel 625 core that is fully welded to 17-4 Stainless Steel front and rear modules.

Continue reading SilencerCo’s New Velos LBP Low Back-Pressure Suppressor at The Truth About Guns.

We don’t normally note the introduction of new law enforcement-directed gear, but when the new SafariVault retention holster was dropped off by the Big Brown Truck, we were pretty blown away.

Not only is it incredibly well thought out and designed, but it’s built like a freaking tank (I think it might actually survive a car driving over it) and has two independent retention systems that will frustrate even the most determined gun-grabber.

Continue reading Safariland’s New SafariVault Retention Duty Holster at The Truth About Guns.