The Truth About Guns
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From the Annals of Police Militarization: EPA Shuts Down MRAP Transfers
Not exactly gun but . . . TTAG reader RS writes: You may be interested to know that about two weeks ago the EPA notified DOD that ALL engine powered equipment transfers to ANYONE ANYWHERE was to stop. This includes to ... Read More
Book Review: Guns Across the Border by Mike Detty
Every Federal Firearms License holder and Second Amendment activist should read this book. Guns Across the Border, The Inside Story more than meets the expectations created by the title. It’s an intensely personal inside look at what happened in the “Wide ... Read More
Marco Rubio Hearts the Second Amendment, National Reciprocity
For those of you who slave away in cubicles with the sound off (and a wary eye looking out for the boss), Senator and concealed weapons permit holder Marco Rubio lays down some serious pro-2A pronouncements, including a thumbs up ... Read More
Passively Constructed Negligent Discharge Story of the Day: Clumsy Rifle! Edition
As usual, we start with the headline: Wise County teen shot when rifle bumped a wall, sheriff reports. Clumsy rifle! “Several children spotted a snake while playing outside along County Road 4764 and ran inside to get a gun to shoot ... Read More
An Open Letter to Target
By Tyler London An open letter to the leaders of Target and all other companies taking anti-gun positions: I am writing to voice my disappointment with the decision made today requesting law-abiding gun owners to leave their firearms outside of ... Read More
Army Replacing 200k M9 9mm Handguns with . . . ?
“The U.S. Army is moving forward to replace the Cold War-era M9 9mm pistol with a more powerful handgun that also meets the needs of the other services,” foxnews.com reports. “As the lead agent for small arms, the Army will ... Read More
Open Carry in Carytown, Virginia
TTAG writer MC writes: I’m originally from Richmond, and keep in touch with some friends there. This came up in one of their (FB) threads, with the entreaty to avoid Carytown: “You might get killed!” My first reaction was, “Oh ... Read More
Question of the Day: Is the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Absolute?
“A Louisiana law barring convicted felons of possessing firearms doesn’t conflict with the state’s constitutionally guaranteed right to bear arms, Louisiana’s Supreme Court decided this week,” washingtonpost.com reports. “The law prohibits those convicted of various crimes including burglary, drug violations, ... Read More
With Apologies to the P238
I never really considered SIG SAUER’s P238 to be a contender in the concealed carry arena. I reviewed the Colt Mustang XSP about a year ago and that experience confirmed my distaste for the general design of the Mustang-style .380 handgun. ... Read More
3 Ways Guns Make Men Better People
I’ve had this tab open for ages. No, not the diet soft drink that preceded Diet Coke. A story at nymag.com called The Scary Reason Some Men Like Guns Better Than Women. It’s a disarmament-flavored doozy, riffing on a list in the author’s ... Read More
OMG! Guns! GUNS! OMG!
“I’ve been accused of being rude and insulting to the NRA, unwilling to accept their arguments as to why it makes good sense to carry defensive firearms in public,” John Pawlak writes at lamonitor.com. “Well, this will shock my target ... Read More
Quote of the Day: The Morality of TrackingPoint Edition
“A shot cannot be ethical or unethical; neither can it be kind or brutish, clever or stupid, many experienced hunters argue. And most agree, a shot isn’t too long until it becomes unpredictable. Whether long pokes are sporting is another ... Read More
Everytown for Gun Safety: We Don’t Want Your Guns!
Over at guns.com, writer S.H. Blannelberry engaged in an exclusive email exchange with John Feinblatt, the new public face of the [relatively] new gun control group known as Everytown for Gun Safety. While the format of the “interview” gave Mr. Feinblatt ample, unchallenged ... Read More
BREAKING: NJ Gov Christie Vetoes Magazine Ban
In a further indication that New Jersey’s Chris Christie still harbors presidential ambitions, the Garden State governor today vetoed legislation that would have banned all magazines over ten rounds and made verboten a large number of garden variety semi-auto .22 rifles. ... Read More
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Ronald Williams
“At approximately 3 p.m. Tuesday, police responded to a call regarding a customer dispute at the Enmark on the corner of Park Avenue and North Lee Street,” valdostadailytimes.com reports. “A [Georgia] man carrying a holstered firearm entered the store to ... Read More
Open Carry Texas Responds to Target’s Gun Ban
Earlier today, Target’s interim CEO made a statement “requesting” that its customers leave their guns at home. The decision came on the heels of pictures of members of Open Carry Texas carrying rifles in Target stores, and the subsequent anti-open ... Read More
SIG SAUER Academy’s Basic Principles of Close Quarters Combat
Last week SIG SAUER gave both Tyler and myself a crash course in using firearms in CQB situations. Using some UTM training rounds and some of SIG’s firearms, we spend a good part of the day endlessly clearing rooms under ... Read More
Incendiary Image of the Day: Rifle Restaurant Ruffles Anti-Firearms Feathers
Behold the waitresses of Shooter’s grill. The comely quartet pack heat as they’re serving cheeseburger soup in a hot bread bowl and other no-so-low-cal comestibles to their pistol-packing patrons. The business model is a big hit – as you might expect in Rifle, ... Read More
OMG! Pizza-Eating Feds! With Guns! In Our Neighborhood! OMG!
Janet Yellen happens to be the Chairwoman of the Federal Reserve. That means, as a high-ranking government official, she gets a ride to work and a fair amount of security around her Georgetown home. But her neighbors aren’t happy about ... Read More
Filling Out a 4473 Should Be As Simple As Ordering A Cheesesteak
I’ll be the first to admit it – I am an unrepentant meataholic. This evening while working late pushing forms around, I got a hankering for a bite of one of Philly’s world famous cheesesteaks from Pat’s King of Steaks (provo wit, ... Read More