The Truth About Guns
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Question of the Day: Is This A Gun Prank We Can All Get Behind?
“Nestled in the heart of Silver Lake on Hyperion Avenue is the shuttered MJ’s gay bar that sits next to a busy Trader Joe’s,” laist.com reports. “And over the weekend, local folks got punked into thinking that a new owner ... Read More
Gun Review: Magnum Research Baby Eagle II .45
By Rob Aught I once joked that my ideal handgun is a CZ-75 chambered in .45 ACP that costs $1. Well, no handgun costs a buck and CZ doesn’t make the CZ-75 in .45. They do make the CZ-97, which ... Read More
Everytown for Gun Safety Wimps Out
Yesterday, we deconstructed Michael Bloomberg’s gun control questionnaire; the former New York City mayor’s political purity test for unlocking hizzoner’s $50m campaign war chest. Today, I noticed that newyorkmag.com noticed something about the survey that I hadn’t noticed. “Everytown for Gun Safety ... Read More
New Bullets Mean Certain Death! Or Not
“If one Georgia company is successful, accidental shootings that injure people may become a thing of the past,” Jesse Berney opines at bluenationreview.com. “That’s because if people start using their bullets, pretty much every person who gets shot will die.” ... Read More
Quote of the Day: I Feel A Little Safer Just Knowing That Edition
“Many people who own guns seem fixated on them. Is that worrisome? Are they safe to be around? I don’t own a gun because I know I am NOT sufficiently predictable and level headed, and I haven’t been drunk since ... Read More
Pitbulls vs. Guns
TTAG reader DH writes: I’m a dog lover. So are most of my family and friends, and the majority of that group has at least one dog that was a rescue. I mention that because many of the dogs that ... Read More
Chinese Man Guns Down Chinese Woman…in Tokyo
It is not often that you read of homicides in Japan that involve firearms. Guns there are tightly controlled; the Japanese are some of the most law abiding people on the planet and firearms have never been widely available. So ... Read More
OMG! Loud Bangs! On July 4th! OMG!
Reader Michael in GA writes: “It is a good Independence Day weekend when the cops don’t come to your house,” I sarcastically told my wife as we relaxed poolside listening to the Beach Bar Lounge channel on Pandora Saturday afternoon. ... Read More
What a Difference a Decade Makes for Gun Rights
By Jared On July 1st many new laws went into effect and we generally hear more about the bad news, legislatively speaking. When it comes to new firearm-related laws, we tend to only hear about the negatives, whether it’s the ... Read More
TTAG’s Striker-Fired Pistol Face-Off
By Joe Diener Typically, the first thing people find out about me is that I’m a gun guy. I don’t wear a stylishly outdated NRA hat, I don’t open-carry rifles in Babies “R” Us, and I don’t post Facebook memes ... Read More
ShootingTheBull410 Tests Buckshot from a Taurus Judge
And now for something completely different. In this video, I’m deviating from the clinical testing of bullet performance to try something unusual — let’s see what happens to a gel block if you blast the living hell out of it ... Read More
Update: Chicago’s Top Cop Blames Lax Gun Laws for Weekend Violence. Again. Still.
“Chicago’s police superintendent lashed out at what he called lax state and federal gun laws after a violent Fourth of July weekend that saw 11 deaths in dozens of shooting incidents in a city already known for frequent shootings,” cnn.com ... Read More
OMG! Zombies! OMG!
Back when Time magazine was a thing, appearing on the weekly periodical’s cover was the kiss of death, career-wise. The photo essay Zombies: Gun enthusiasts’ perfect target indicates that the Washington Post has inherited Time’s knack for jumping on a bandwagon long after it’s ... Read More
Random Thoughts About Carrying A Firearm at Target
Does anyone really think concealed carriers are going to stop carrying their firearm at Target because their interim CEO asked law-abiding Americans to leave their guns at home? For one thing, why should they? Target’s request does not have the force of ... Read More
Gun Review: Kahr CM9
I don’t generally care for micro pistols. I carry a Commander 1911 or larger, and I have never had the need for something smaller. Maybe it’s a confidence thing, I’m not sure. One thing I am sure of is that ... Read More
BREAKING: Mayor Bloomberg’s Pot of Gold Gun Control Purity Test Revealed
“The gun control group formed by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Monday will release a questionnaire it is going to ask federal candidates to fill out as it decides which ones to support in this year’s mid-term ... Read More
Defensive Gun Use of the Day: Licensed Concealed Carrier Stops Shooting in Chicago. Yes, Chicago.
Quick, will someone please remove all of the sharp objects from Mayor Rahm’s office? He’s probably just getting what passes for very disturbing news in the City of Big Shoulders. And while they’re at it, will someone also make sure ... Read More
Quote of the Day: Political Shorthand Edition
“Having a gun in an advertisement is a way to summarize your opposition to the Democrats, to Barack Obama, your suspicion of big government, your valuing of individualism, and it also expresses a kind of sense of power that is ... Read More
3D Printed Ruger Pistol Demonstrated by BuckOfama
A shade tree gunsmith posting at LiveLeak under the nom de plume BuckOfama demonstrates a 3D printed a receiver he turned out for the popular Ruger Charger pistol. The video shows the gun in operations, which appears to work quite ... Read More
Army Howitzers to Fire $70k Rounds
“In a test firing last year, several Excalibur rounds fired at a distance of 30 miles landed within one meter of their targets, on average,” usatoday.com reports. “It achieves this extraordinary range by gliding on wings at the apex of ... Read More