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P320 Enty: Federal Reciprocity Now!
By Lindsay S. Anyone in the CCW community knows that the case for federal reciprocity is a big deal. The rest of the world seems to get lost in the world of gun control debate and forgets that we are ... Read More
CO Gov. Hickenlooper Backpedals on Backpedalling on Mag Cap Ban
Last year, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper supported and signed legislation that banned the sale or transfer of ammunition magazines that hold more than 15 rounds. Recently, Hickenlooper addressed a meeting of the state’s Sheriffs, who opposed the bill and refuse to ... Read More
Quote of the Day: Baltimore PD Advice to Crime Victims
“We never encourage anyone to fight back. It’s best to comply, but while you’re doing that, try to get the best description possible as able to do and then immediately contact 911.” – Baltimore City police spokesman Jeremy Silbert in ... Read More
FL Gov. Scott Signs “Stand Your Ground” Reform Law
The media coverage given to the Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman case, and the attention paid to Florida’s “stand your ground” law, resulted in the legislature considering flaws in the law. They passed a reform bill that was signed by Governor Rick ... Read More
High School Student Uncovers Anti-NRA/SAF Search Engine Filter
“One of the lessons that Andrew Lampart learned from being on his [Woodbury, CT high] school’s debate team was to gather facts for both sides of an argument,” foxnews.com observes. “So last month when his law class was instructed to prepare ... Read More
Felony Weapons Charge Guy’s Mugshot Goes Viral
I’m not gay, but I get it. A good-looking man – like a good-looking woman – enjoys certain advantages in life. Why not? We all have our pros and cons. In this case, the man whose Facebook-posted mug shot has ... Read More
OMG! Dick Heller! Talking to College Students! OMG!
The notorious rabble rousers who make up the Boise State University chapter of Young Americans for Liberty recently invited well-known agitator and rhetorical bomb-thrower Dick Heller to the Idaho campus to speak on, you guessed it, gun rights. The prospect ... Read More
Question of the Day: Can You Train Too Much?
The video above suggest an obvious answer to the question in the headline: yes. If you die during training it’s pretty clear you were training too much. Pulling back from that a bit, if you seriously injure yourself during training that’s also ... Read More
Gun Review: Nesika Tactical Rifle
One of the higher end acquisitions by the Freedom Group in recent years is the rifle maker Nesika. Purchased in 2009, the rifle maker has continued to churn out guns with some pretty great specs and a price to match. New for ... Read More
Quote of the Day: Ode to Gun Control Edition
“America is adrift on a sea of preventable misery caused by gunfire. It is the poisoned water that surrounds all of us. Though occasionally tossed by the wave of a mass shooting, the Sirens of the gun lobby sing in ... Read More
VIDEO: El Paso Cop Shoots And Kills Handcuffed Bodybuilder
TTAG Vhyrus writes: I am from this area so this hits close to home. A prisoner was being transported by police when he became aggressive and began struggling. At one point he was on the ground fighting with two cops ... Read More
Puerto Rico Gun Licenses Soar Despite Cost and Delay
TTAG reader AJB writes: In Puerto Rico, you need a license to own, buy or sell a gun. The license costs $240. There’s a six-month wait. Last year, Puerto Rico expedited 19,555 gun licenses. According to elneuvodia.com, the government has expedited 10,948 licenses ... Read More
Gear Review: Telos Tactical T-Fit Ankle Holster
I like having options in general and I especially like options when it comes to carrying my firearms. My preferred mode of concealed carry is simply a paddle holster under an untucked, button-down shirt. Weather and fashion don’t always agree and so ... Read More
U.N. Advertises for NY-Based Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Officer
Although useful for pro-gun fundraising, the idea that blue-helmeted United Nations’ forces would, indeed could disarm Americans is beyond laughable. But make no mistake: the UN is deeply committed to enabling genocide by disarming populations around the world. Sure, they ... Read More
CO Gov. Hickenlooper on Mag Cap Bill: I Kept My Promise…To A Staffer
TTAG’s reported on some of the revelations emerging from Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper’s recent remarks to a Centennial State sheriffs’ group regarding the magazine capacity bill the Gvernor supported and signed into law late last year. (Records Show CO Gov. Hickenlooper Lied to Sheriffs ... Read More
Remember the bus driver that was attacked and supposedly shot but his bible saved him? Yeah, he made the whole thing up.
TTAG reader Vhyrus provided the mothership with the above update on our story of the Dayton, OH bus driver saved from gangland execution by the Good Book. Or not. Yup, not. “Investigators now believe the Dayton driver staged the attack by ... Read More
Michael Bloomberg Donates $250,000 to MS Sen. Thad Cochran
Yesterday, RF wondered how mini-mogul Michael Bloomberg intended to spend the $50 million in pocket change he ostentatiously announced that he would dedicate to the cause of gun safety disarming law abiding Americans. After all, how much could he possibly be ... Read More
FX Hummel is FN Funny
TTAG’s organizing a reliability showdown between the GLOCK 19, FNS-9, and Smith & Wesson M&P. Ten thousand rounds per gun. Even if we get an ammo company to help with the gun food expense and readers to do the trigger and reloading work, ... Read More
Meth Addict Shoots at Cops from Pistol Hidden in His Butt
Truth be told, we’ve already run a story about a woman who secreted a firearm in her vagina. In that case, Jennifer McCarthy was hiding her gat from her boyfriend. In today’s tale (so to speak), a meth addict hid a gun ... Read More