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PA Hospital Shooting Update: On-Scene Cop Reports
A regular reader and PA police officer just sent us this email re: the shooting and defensive gun use at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, Pa: Just cleared the crime scene. I can not tell you the rage that myself and ... Read More
BREAKING: Armed Doctor Shoots and Stops PA Hospital Killer
“One female employee is dead and two are wounded in a shooting at the Wellness Center on the Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital campus,” myfoxphilly.com reports. “The shooting happened at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Wellness Center, which is across the street ... Read More
Lions and Guns in Nebraska
Animal attacks are not recorded as defensive gun uses in most surveys. They’re never recorded as justifiable homicides. Still, defensive uses of guns against animals occur frequently. I was surprised to learn of the number of mountain lions that have been ... Read More
Gear Review: Stealth Cam P12
When I was a much younger man, sixteen or so, my father invited a friend of his to go hunting at our ranch and assured him that I’d be his guide. I was very excited about the opportunity, but a ... Read More
This Is What Happens to a Disarmed Populace: They Get Mauled by Bears
Bears kill less humans than bathtubs. Wikipedia’s List of fatal bear attacks in North America makes for unsettling reading (“Kammer was in his tent at Soda Butte Campground when a mother bear attacked and dragged him 25 feet (7.6 m) away”), but ... Read More
Q&A on The Texas International Firearms Festival [Sponsored Content]
Hey Sharp Shots! Kirsten Joy Weiss here for the Texas International Firearms Festival (TIFF) at Best of the West Shooting Sports in Austin, Texas November 8 and 9. I’m getting emails asking questions about the event. “How will the ‘try and ... Read More
Question of the Day: Is Jerry Miculek The Coolest Shooter in the History of the World Ever?
I’m thinking yes. Yes, he is. Jerry Miculek is the coolest shooter in the history of the world ever. Don’t get me wrong: I’ve met some truly awesome shooters, from Mas Ayoob to FN’s Dave Sevigny to the late, great ... Read More
Gear Review: Maryland Gun Works Sight Pro Tool
I don’t know how it is in your area, but here in California, most gun shops either don’t install sights, charge an arm and a leg for the installation, or wont install them unless you buy them from them at ... Read More
Chuck Norris [Not Shown] & NRA Tooling-Up For Nov. Elections
The National Rifle Association’s Freedom Action Foundation is launching their 2014 “Trigger the Vote” Voter Registration Campaign. But because a pun does not a pro-gun voter movement make, the NRA’s once again turning to Chuck Norris to kick some PR ass. ... Read More
Just Arrived: PWS MK109 .300 BLK
The mailman cometh and he hath brought me an upper! PWS apparently didn’t take it too hard that we took so long to get a review out for their MK 107 pistol, as a new .300 BLK upper showed up ... Read More
Quote of the Day: Anti-Police Militarization Americans Unite! Edition
“Government always grows, and government is force. Force is always dangerous.” – John Stossel in Conservatives, libertarians and liberals should all worry about the militarization of police [via foxnews.com] [h/t ShootingTheBull410]
OMG! 11 Guns Found at Memphis International Airport! OMG!
“Transportation Security Administration agents found a loaded gun in a passenger’s carry-on bag at Memphis International Airport over the weekend,” dailyjournal.net reports, breathlessly enough. “The TSA said agents working at a security checkpoint found a loaded .40-caliber Smith and Wesson ... Read More
Gun Tweet of the Day: Bloomberg’s Hypocrisy Knows No Boundaries Edition
C’mon. No way. No way would former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the man who allocated $50m of his personal fortune to crusade for gun control, fly to the Jewish homeland and proudly trumped his support for Israel’s “right to defend ... Read More
Must Have Gun of the Day: Breda M37
Let’s face facts. You and I along with most of the TTAG readership will never get the opportunity to own a big boy machine gun, and the chances of getting to shoot one aren’t much better. But RAP4 just might have the ... Read More
This is What Happens to A Disarmed Populace: They Get Beaten to Death
If you were going to encourage a demographic segment to encourage to exercise their natural, civil and Constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms, homeless people would probably be last group on your list. I’m not arguing the point. But I am pointing ... Read More
“Anonymous gun tip lines helping police confiscate more illegal weapons.” Or Not.
I sometimes wonder if the people writing mainstream media headlines bother to read the story beneath their header. Oh sure, they get the general gist of it. But I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve encountered an anti-gun headline ... Read More
OMG! A Gun Store! A Mile from 5 Schools! In Cook County! OMG!
The more I do this work the more I realize that the antis ain’t got game. Not if you’re judging their arguments based on facts, logic and/or reason. Check out this quote from Niles, Illinois Trustee Rosemary Palicki via chicagotribune.com. Rose ... Read More
The Truth About Armed Self-Defense for Women
Every human being, by virtue of being born a human being, has a God-given, unalienable right to preserve their life. Life is, in fact, God’s greatest gift. To fail, or worse, to refuse to protect it is a sin. Surely, ... Read More
MA Police Chiefs Pissed at Lack of Power Over Rifle, Shotgun Licenses
“Top police officials and activists from Boston and area communities blasted the state Senate Tuesday for watering down gun control legislation by stripping a provision aimed at keeping rifles and shotguns out of the hands of dangerous people,” bostonglobe.com reports. ... Read More
Question of the Day: Should Legislative Chambers Be Gun-Free Zones?
“Why they arrested Ryan Shucard last week, I shall never know,” Richard Cohen writes, sarcastically, at washingtpost.com. “All he did was bring your basic 9mm Smith & Wesson handgun into the U.S. Capitol (actually, the Cannon House Office Building), upon ... Read More