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Intra-Family Shootout: Mega-Grist for the Antis’ Mill. Or Is It?
“Vance County [North Carolina] sheriff’s deputies responded around 7 p.m. to an address there after getting a call about a fight,” cnn.com reports. “When they got there, deputies found two people shot. One was Lloyd Woodlief, 84, who lived at ... Read More
Bloomberg’s Boy: Chicago Violence Due to Law Enforcement, Not Weak Laws
Paul Barrett is bloomberg.com‘s gun guy. I don’t envy the man his job. While Barrett’s book on GLOCK revealed his enthusiasm for background checks (i.e. “closing the gun show loophole”), ammunition magazine capacity limits and “ballistic fingerprinting,” the man’s not ... Read More
BREAKING: Is This the First NY SAFE Act Confiscation?
Reader Randall writes: Supposedly New York state troopers found an outstanding charge against a forum member while they were processing his registration for his “assault” weapon. Here is a link to a forum where I am a member. You covered ... Read More
Facebook Deletes Hunting Images from Kendall Jones’ Page But Leaves Kill Kendall Jones Page Online
You may have heard about the controversy surrounding teenage cheerleader Kendall Jones’ Facebook page. Ms. Jones likes to hunt exotic animals. When she published pictures of herself posing with her kills on Facebook, animal rights activists went batshit crazy (not ... Read More
Media Campaign Against Open Carry Doomed to Fail
The marketing wizard behind Moms Demand Action is working hard to demonize the open carry of long guns, especially in Texas. Shannon Watts, who heads MDA is a longtime professional at creating media campaigns: “She is not just Suzy Homemaker or ... Read More
New From Rio Grande Custom Grips: Compact/Officer 1911 Grips
Chinese new year doesn’t come around again until February. But if you want to be sure to honor your ancestors in style, you’ll want to get your order in for these red dragon-emblazoned 1911 officer-sized stocks from Rio Grand ... Read More
CA Wild Pigs + Hunting Restrictions = Damnation
“Water destined for 3,000 thirsty farms burst through an irrigation canal just east of Sanger on Sunday,” abc30.com reports. “The water flooded adjacent fields and forced the temporary evacuation of nearby homes. Repairs to the canal and cleanup are now underway. ... Read More
Question of the Day: What’s the Most Operator Operating Operationally Thing You Have/Do?
Over at our Facebook page, Nick changes the profile pic at will. His latest photo [as above] shows a suppressed SIG SAUER 1911-style .22. Very handy. And speaking of hands, did you notice that the model’s wearing his watch with ... Read More
Restaurant Website Asks: Guns In Restaurants? A Reader Responds
Yesterday, over on TTAG’s immensely popular Facebook page, I linked to an article at restaurant-hospitality.com. Editor-in-Chief Michael Sanson wondered Do guns belong in restaurants? “What you have here may well be a damned if you do damned if you don’t scenario,” Sanson advised restauranteurs. “What’s ... Read More
Violence Policy Center Targets Hispanics in New Gun Control Push
I’m not sure what “Hispanic” means. An Argentinian wouldn’t place themselves in the same ethnic group as a Mexican, would they? Come to think of it, why does the ATF form 4473 now divide ethnicity into Hispanic of Latino or Non-Hispanic or Latino? Excuse ... Read More
John Walsh Wants to Be the New Piers Morgan
“’I am the guy that has seen both sides of the issue,’ (new CNN host John) Walsh told reporters Monday. ‘I own guns. I’m the father of a murdered child. I’ve done nothing but track violence in America since my ... Read More
Quote of the Day: The Importance of Being Ernest About Gun Control Edition
“Selfishness is not living your life as you wish, it is asking others to live their lives as you wish.” – Oscar Wilde
Defensive Gun Use of the Day: Killer Tortoise Edition
“Charles Onegiu, who is attached to Ndew Police Post in Ndew sub-county, says he was in his grass-thatched hut sipping away on a cup of tea when the incident happened,” newvision.co.ug reports. “The tortoise crept in and when Onegiu tried to ... Read More
Travis Pike’s Gun Control Crazies’ Comment Cache: Georgia Drawdown Edition
You may remember the story of a Georgia gun owner openly carrying a firearm who demanded that another Georgia gun owner openly carrying a firearm show his permit. Gun owner number one drew his gun. He was arrested. TTAG awarded ... Read More
IKEA Cop Carve-Out Highlights Gun-Free Zone Hypocrisy
Dateline: July 4, Ikea, College Park, Seattle. “Takoma Park Police Chief Alan Goldberg had stopped in with his daughter. Goldberg was in uniform because he had worked that morning at the city’s July 4 parade,” nbcnews.com reports, “and would be back ... Read More
Students Comfortable with Guns on Idaho Campus
As I followed the story of the Idaho legislature making the carrying of guns on campus legal for a small subset of students that were highly trained, it was shocking to see how much silly disinformation was published in an ... Read More
AZ Driver’s License Ruling Highlights Gun Control Hypocrisy
Gun control advocates talk about “easy access to guns.” They don’t want to deny guns to law-abiding Americans. Just certain types of guns. And ammunition magazines. I mean, just “bad guys.” And mentally ill people. How do you make the distinction? Background checks! If everyone who ... Read More
Random Thoughts About Gun Reviews
I may have kicked the hornet’s nest a little bit. The Remington R51 review I wrote and the subsequent calling out of Shooting Illustrated, caused something of an internet kerfuffle. Now that things seem to have calmed down I wanted to take ... Read More
How NOT to Buy an NFA Device
It seems like more and more of my day is filled with handling the administration of items regulated by the National Firearms Act of 1934. And with the influx of new silencer, SBR and machinegun buyers, there’s a flood of ... Read More
NJ Governor Christie: Why I Vetoed the Mag Cap Ban
New Jersey Governor and presidential hopeful Chris Christie dropped this video yesterday, explaining why he vetoed the ammunition magazine capacity bill that landed on his desk. The word “reload” was never mentioned. It’s all about the slippery slope. Which is ... Read More