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Updated: 3 days 31 min ago
Question of the Day: Would You Vote for Ted Cruz for President?
Is America ready for another Texan president? I know what you’re thinking: what about Rick Perry? The current soon-to-be-ex-Governor of Texas’s presidential aspirations came a cropper when he couldn’t remember which federal agencies he’d deep-six. Live. In a televised debate. Word ... Read More
Incendiary Image of the Day: NRA Are Baby Killers Edition
TTAG reader Hollis Fligg IV posted this image on our Facebook page. The two main custom-made bumper stickers read “THE NRA SLAUGHTERS CHILDREN FOR PROFIT” and “Not all mass child killers use guns Most use their vote.” This is our ... Read More
Quote of the Day: Carjacking Conversion Edition
“If I had a gun, I wouldn’t be having this interview.” – Carjacking victim Trisha Lee, quoted in Armed men carjack two women in Fairburn [via wsbvtv.com] [h/t Jeff]
OMG! A GLOCK! On An Airplane! OMG!
Security theater. You gotta love it. ‘Cause I don’t. Then again, I’m still smarting from the time Heathrow security discovered a live – LIVE! – .22 cartridge at the bottom of my carry-on. “You are aware that we consider this part of gun?” ... Read More
Kirsten Joy Weiss’ Gun Thing: Be There or Be Square
We have a good idea what Kirsten Joy Weiss has in mind for November 8 and 9 in Austin, Texas. But we’d have to kill ourselves if we told you (or something like that). Suffice it to say, TTAG will be ... Read More
AAC Gutting Continues: Mike Mers Latest to Leave
As we reported previously, Freedom Group has decided to move AAC from their home base in Georgia to a new facility in Kentucky and fired just about everyone in the process. The reason behind the move seems to be a ... Read More
Question of the Day: How Much Do You trust Your Ballistic BFF?
I’ve done a fair bit of team training. I’ve never had any problem with my partner(s). Of course, we were training; we were all kitted-up and good to go. But what if you’re lazing around home, out and about or ... Read More
Rev. Jesse Jackson Blames Pres. Obama for Chicago “Gun Violence”
What’s up with TV stations that post clips with embed codes that don’t work? That’s just teasing! In this case it’s worth clicking here to see the video – if just to hear the anchors’ intro. “Ask ten people . . ... Read More
IL Sen. Durbin: Straw Purchasers to Blame For Chicago Carnage
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin recently took to the Senate floor to rail against “gun violence.” After the mandatory bloody shirt waving re: Chicago’s Independence Day carnage, Durbin lamented the death of the Manchin – Toomey bill. And then focus on the evils ... Read More
Travis Pike’s Gun Control Crazies’ Comment Cache: CSGV Open Carry Kvetch Edition
Our pal Elliot Fineman of the Campaign to Stop Gun Violence had something to say about what to do if you’re in a restaurant when someone arrives openly carrying a firearm. “My proposal is as follows: we should all leave,” ... Read More
BREAKING: Rachel Maddow’s First Date with Her Partner Was at A Gun Range
MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow - the electronic equivalent of Febreeze for gun rights - revealed to TMZ she took her 15-year partner on a first date to a gun range. A few years ago, Ms. Maddow journeyed to the NRA convention to spew her anti-gun vitriol “from the belly ... Read More
Quote of the Day: No Knock, No Foul? Edition
“The only items seized during Wednesday’s raid included clothing, a glass bong and suspected marijuana remnants in a metal grinder.” St. Paul police shoot, kill 2 family dogs in SWAT raid [via myfoxtwincities.com] [h/t RedWolf]
Michael Bloomberg: Gun Owners are Poor and Therefore Idiots
A few days ago, Rolling Stone released an interview they did with Michael Bloomberg. For those who aren’t aware, Bloomberg is the multi-billionare and sole backer of the Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action, and Mayors Against Illegal Guns ... Read More
Ban Sandwiches!
“The Attorney General says a nursing home resident in Magee has been arrested for second degree murder involving the death of his roommate,” fox19.com reports. “63-year-old Jerrell Eubanks, a resident of the Hillcrest Nursing Center in Magee, was arrested Wednesday ... Read More
DARPA EXACTO Test Reveals Self-Guided .50-cal Rounds
So here it is: DARPA’s (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) unlisted YouTube video of the Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance (EXACTO) program‘s first successful live-fire tests demonstration of in-flight guidance for .50-caliber bullets. “This video shows EXACTO rounds maneuvering in flight to hit targets ... Read More
Weekend Photo Caption Contest
[h/t JaxD]
This Is What Happens to An Armed Populace: They Stop Kidnappers
“The gunmen nabbed watermelon farmer Jesus Manuel Guerrero as he drove from his ranch to buy supplies and held him for five painful days in the trunk of a car,” nbcnews.com reports. “When family members finally paid a $120,000 ransom ... Read More
Warwick, RI Police Ditch .9mm for .40 Ammo
“The Warwick Police Department issues every officer a SIG P229 – a semi-automatic pistol distributed Sig Sauer,” warwickonline.com reports. “However, an officer may use a weapon of his own choosing as long as it is in .40 calibers. Some officers ... Read More
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Christie Files
Christie Files (above) called the Jacksonville, Florida sheriff Sunday night after her stepson, Bryan Layfield, had been shot and killed. She told the local 5-O that she’d seen two unidentified suspects hopping her back fence after she heard the gunshot. ... Read More
Why Does Moms Demand Action Refuse Reasoned Debate?
Reader Louis S. writes: Today I was banned by Moms Demand Action’s Facebook page. Why was I banned on this warm July day in Texas? The answer is quite simple: they do not care about political discussion. Now, if I ... Read More