The Truth About Guns
Exploring the ethics, morality, business, politics, culture, technology, practice, strategy, dangers and fun of guns
Updated: 2 days 16 hours ago
Firearms Safe Storage Ads Are Breaking Out All Over
“According to a study by the RAND Corporation using statistics from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 1.4 million homes have firearms stored in a way that makes them accessible to the wrong hands – children, ... Read More
Salt Lake PD Enter Owners’ Property, Shoot Dog [Strong Language]
“We were looking for a lost child,” an Salt Lake City police officer tells dog owner Sean Kendall. “He entered the yard looking for a lost child. He was threatened by the dog and shot the dog. That’s as simple as it gets.” ... Read More
Housekeeping: Thank You For Your Patience
Late yesterday afternoon TTAG was hit by a malware attack. Thanks to some quick work by our ad partner Lanista Concepts along with un-named drones somewhere deep within the Google monolith, all has been restored to normal. Now comes the ... Read More
Quote of the Day: Walk A Mile in My Shoes Edition
“I really wish the Supreme Court justices who opened up the floodgates on guns had to take the calls I get at 2 o’clock ...
P320 Entry: Seven Tips for Getting Your Daughter Into Guns
By Eric L. How do you get your little girl to shoot…and enjoy it? As a father of a 5-year old girl, I’ve been making mistakes since the very day she was born and here are some of the lessons ... Read More
The Legal Consequences Of Bathroom Carry
One of the most legally dangerous places to carry a handgun is in the bathroom. It may not be as legally dangerous as an airport, but it ranks high on the list for the same reason: it creates an environment ... Read More
Passively Constructed Negligent Discharge Story of the Day: Chicago Bus Edition
Woman wounded when gun goes off on CTA bus the chicagotribune.com headline proclaims. Why are guns riding the busses in Chicago? Don’t they know that’s illegal! Unless they’re being carried by a resident with a concealed carry permit AND the gun is ... Read More
New From Blaser: F3 Ladies Competition Shotgun
Are you a serious clays or skeet competitor with a hankering for German craftsmanship, but maybe not quite enough bank for a Krieghoff? Well Blaser-USA has just announced their new F3 Ladies competition gun featuring an adjustable comb and length ... Read More
ShootingTheBull410 9mm Ammo Quest: Federal Premium HST
ShootingTheBull410 is back with another episode in the 9mm Ammo Quest. This time, it’s the most-demanded, most-requested video of the series — a test of the Federal Premium HST in the 147-grain +P version. Finding 147-grain ammo that performs well ... Read More
P320 Entry: Sorry, Mom
By Cockatoo “What do you need a gun for?” It’s an honest question, coming from my Mom. She was aghast when I told her I’d bought one. She didn’t even want me to have toy guns as a kid. There were ... Read More
Obscure Object of Desire: $50k Handheld Min-Z X-Ray Gun
We’re getting there! Those X-ray glasses coveted by comic book-reading kids — see nekkid women! — are almost here. As the video above points out, the Mini-Z X-ray gun [holster not shown] uses the same backscatter technology that outraged Americans who didn’t like the idea ... Read More
Susie Madrak Tries to Walk It Back…Fails Miserably
Yesterday RF highlighted yet another anti-gunner’s cri de coeur, asking when the government is going to finally get off its bureaucratic duff and ventilate a few “gun nuts” to demonstrate who’s boss. Susie Madrak posted her polemic at crooksandliars.com where’s she’s ... Read More
Housekeeping: Is Turnabout Fair Play?
The above comment hails from the Campaign to Stop Gun Violence’s Facebook page. Obviously, the average gun control advocate isn’t this blood-thirsty. Right? Clearly, the majority of people in favor of civilian disarmament don’t truck with this “extreme” view, that gun rights advocates’ children, grandchildren and ... Read More
Gun Review: Beretta 96 Combat [P320 Entry]
By Bryan Snyder Like many who grew up in the late eighties watching action movies and shooting with family and friends, the Beretta 92 was a staple in our firearms viewing in movies and TV. I bought my first Beretta ... Read More
It Should Have Been a Defensive Gun Use: Life in the Garden State Edition
We hear it almost daily from various segments of the Civilian Disarmament Industrial Complex: carrying a gun doesn’t make you safer, they tell us (Nick’s takedown here). It’s a self-afirming mantra they mutter to themselves despite all of the evidence to ... Read More
Evolve: If They Find It, They’ll Play With It [Possibly NSFW]
Evolve’s M.O. is promoting safe, responsible gun ownership while employing a more arch sensibility than, say, the NSSF’s Project Childsafe or the NRA’s Eddie Eagle programs. Not that there’s anything wrong with those more staid, traditional approaches. As Evolve’s Rebecca Bond says, ... Read More
Quote of the Day: Who Knew? Edition
“Constitutional rights don’t mean different things in different states.” – Alan Gura quoted in Justice Anthony M. Kennedy may be the middleman in the gun rights debate [via washingtonpost.com]
No Destruction of “Collectibles” at Jacksonville Turn-In
There will be a gun turn-in event this Saturday in Jacksonville, Florida. While these events are commonly labeled with the propaganda term, “buyback” the guns were never owned by the people attempting to buy them. The event will be held at ... Read More
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Dante Stewart
Back in the day, after my idiot best friend flipped the bird at a motorist who cut us off, said motorist chased us though North Providence in a Lincoln Continental the size of Lincoln Nebraska. Luckily, my Ford Pinto was more ... Read More
P320 Entry: Thoughts on Barbecue, Girlfriends and Guns
Memorial Day weekend was winding to a close, the barbeque was over, all the coals had burnt out and I found myself with my girlfriend on the screen porch watching the rain and thunderstorms that had rolled in as we ... Read More