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P320 Entry: Gun Review: Ruger 96/22
I’m convinced that the Ruger Model 96/22 was conceived roughly this way: Ruger Executive: “Gentlemen, the 10/22 continues to be a massive cash cow. But how can we make more money?” Marketing Guy: “We could, uh, make a lever-action version ... Read More
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Former Richardson County Sheriff’s Deputy Joshua Nincehelser
“In a news release issued [on the day of the incident], the Richardson County Sheriff’s Office said Deputy Nincehelser saw a car stopped on the rural road and approached to offer aid,” journalstar.com reports. “He was trying to talk to the ... Read More
Three Things Armed Teachers Need to Know About Shooting Spree Killers
“In the year and a half since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary, as America has struggled to find the answer to its epidemic of school shootings, some districts have decided that teachers are the ultimate first responders and need ... Read More
Quote of the Day: He Holds This “Truth” To Be Self-Evident Edition
“Here is a truth so fundamental that it should be self-evident: When legitimately constituted state authority stands down in the face of armed threats, the very foundation of the republic is in danger. And yet that is exactly what happened ... Read More
LMGs, Bromance, and Exploding Soda Bottles
Dougan Ashley and Carnik Con seem to have gotten their money’s worth from a trip to the Knight’s Armament factory in Florida, home of the world’s best machine gun collection. In this video he runs through some of the best ... Read More
P320 Entry: Maybe I’m Confused
By Gregg H. Remember when we were at lunch and you said how if there had been anyone carrying firearms at the Aurora theatre shooting that the body count would have been doubled? You couldn’t be more condescending when I ... Read More
Jesus Would Ask Parents if They Kept Guns Before Allowing His Children to Play At Their House. Apparently.
“ASK encourages parents to simply ask if there are guns in the homes where their children play (such as at friends’ or family members’ homes),” Rev. Susan Russell writes at huffingtonpost.com. “Just as it has become common to hear parents asking ... Read More
Memo to Moms: There Is No Such Thing As a Gun-Free Zone
Those whacky Moms Demanding Action for Gun Sense in America (or the complete opposite thereof). They’re running a #offtarget campaign to bully Target into banning firearms in their stores. To that end, members are posting pics to prove they didn’t spend their money ... Read More
Housekeeping: Take the 2014 TTAG Reader Survey!
As the second quarter of 2014 comes to a close, I think its time to once again see if we (TTAG) are actually doing a good job. Sure our stats are amazing as always, but I constantly feel like there’s ... Read More
P320 Entry: I’m A Mom Who Almost Demanded Action
By Julie D. Every now and again as I’m moving wet laundry from the washer to the dryer, I hear the now familiar tinkle of metal on metal. Another empty shell casing forgotten in a pocket. I pause and reflect ... Read More
There’s Hope for America Yet
The above graphic is from Smith & Wesson’s investor presentation [via businessinsider.com]. I’ve already written a post about the business side of the gunmaker’s recent results. I’d like to highlight a different aspect here: the fact that personal/home protection is the ... Read More
Our First P320 Winner
As we’ve mentioned, SIG Sauer was generous to allow us to give away not one, but two P320 pistols during this latest, most epic content contest. And as Nick announced earlier, in addition to awarding one for the best article ... Read More
Movie Review: Edge of Tomorrow [SPOILERS APLENTY]
By Ralph Here’s all you need to know about the “plot” of Tom Cruise’s newest sci-fi thriller, “Edge of Tomorrow:” It’s “Groundhog Day” with killer space aliens known as Mimics. Amazingly, it’s not a comedy. Of course, Tomorrow borrows liberally ... Read More
Housekeeping: TTAG’s Email Address is thetruthaboutguns@gmail.com
You’d think that anyone who’d been through one divorce could handle the organizational maelstrom the second time around. Wrong. It’s taken me nearly two years to get my life into some kind of order. As part of my extended GMST campaign, I’ve ... Read More
German Government Halts New Purchases of H&K G36
The German Defence Ministry has halted new orders of H&K’s G36 rifle. The Defense Ministry took the action after troops in Afghanistan complained that the H&K built rifles couldn’t hit their targets during prolonged firefights. It’s a serious problem; engagement distances in Afghanistan have ... Read More
Quote of the Day: What’s Not to Like? Edition
“That Tyler can stand still for that long is beyond comprehension. With shooting, it’s improved his grades, his desire to go to school, his overall organization. I’m all for it.” - Bonnie Lefebvre in ‘Gun controversy lost on new shooting stars [at ... Read More
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Charles Shisler
To the Editors of TTAG, Click here for a link to an article about someone that I think deserves the IGOTD Award: 1) The alleged shooter accidentally fired the weapon while holding it and managed to kill his neighbor. Thus, he ... Read More
Gun Sales Slowing. A Bit. For Now.
If you combined the entire U.S. firearms industry into one company, its turnover wouldn’t match the money generated by any one of the top ten companies on the Fortune 500 list. If you want to invest your hard-earned money in a ... Read More
P320 Entry: Another Generation Learns to Love an Enfield
By Michael White On an unseasonably crisp Southern California morning I cycled a cartridge into a World War I era Lee-Enfield Mark III* and squeezed the trigger. The rifle cracked, the brass buttplate punched hard into my shoulder and, for the ... Read More
A Combat Medic’s Afghanistan Journal
By Jonathan Taylor 31 May 2009 Shajoy District, Zabul Province, Afghanistan Finally a day off. We were supposed to have one three days ago, but we ended up rolling out to an area about 20 minutes outside of our gate ... Read More