The Truth About Guns
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Quote of the Day: The Bateman Returneth Edition
“So I will come home, and perhaps some of those 3,000 nutjobs who sent me hatemail might want to meet up, because I am more than fricking willing, you whining, little boy-toys who need guns. So many of you have ... Read More
Daily Digest: Good As New Edition
Stupid people, stupid places, stupid things… Five teenagers thought it’d be fun to drive around Santa Fe, New Mexico, and shoot at random cars with BB guns. What could possibly go wrong? Since you’re reading it here, you’d be forgiven ... Read More
Obama Praises Australian Gun Confiscation, Vows to Act Without Congress
Ever since the State of the union speech, president Barack Obama has promised to work around Congress wherever he can to implement changes which he feels are the “right thing to do.” These changes have included things like directing the ... Read More
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Gilberto Martinez
Sometimes things can get hot in south Florida. In fact, Jose Diaz Martinez was pretty steamed when he found Gilberto Martinez (no relation) peeing on the sidewalk in front of his home a while back. You could probably say that ... Read More
Bambi Must Die!
Over at grandviewoutdoors.com, Scott Brown reminds us that “A deer and a moving vehicle do not make good dance partners. Sometimes a collision simply results in a new bumper or scratched hood. But, often they end with injuries and sometimes ... Read More
June Gun Give-Aways
As usual, Aaron Spuler’s Weapon Blog has compiled an exhaustive list of gun and gear give-aways and allowed us to share them here. You can thank him by checking out his blog, then winning something. Now would be a ... Read More
P320 Entry: Something’s Rotten in the State of Denmark
By Ulla Lauridsen I’m a Dane, a sports shooter and a longtime reader of TTAG. I’m also incredibly envious of your Second Amendmend rights. Let me tell you about the weapons laws here in Denmark. Basically, the government and the ... Read More
Ban Walmart!
“The senseless violence that met its devastating end in the famous and widespread discount department store is not the first of its kind to play out on Walmart premises,” bustle.com reports. “Earlier this year, two men got into an argument ... Read More
P320 Entry: Treating Cars Like Guns
By Scott Freeman With the national debate of gun control again rearing its head, let’s do a quick comparison. Since vehicles kill or injure roughly three times more people a year than guns, let’s suppose we applied the same standards ... Read More
OMG! A Gun Range That Serves Alcohol! OMG!
“One shot, one bourbon, one beer. That’s a gun shot, by the way,” money.cnn.com reports in its own dismissively incredulous sort of way. “Oklahoma City entrepreneurs are opening a gun range next month [Wilshire Gun] where both alcohol and full automatic ... Read More
P320 Entry: Guns Are Tools for Killing
By Michael Porter Anyone who has tried to have a debate with an anti-gunner has surely encounter the quip “Guns are only meant for killing”. Many of you I’m sure try to say they aren’t. “They’re for shooting a projectile,” ... Read More
UPDATE Oregon High School Shooter Kills One
“Police in Oregon say a gunman fatally shot a student at a high school near Portland,” abcnews.com. “Authorities said Tuesday the suspect also was dead and the situation is stabilized. The Multnomah County sheriff’s office said there were reports of ... Read More
Three Things Not To Say During an Long Gun Open Carry Demonstration
These days, anything a gun rights supporter says can and will be used against them in the court of public opinion. The antis mine the Twitterverse and comments sections to find examples of pro-gunners’ misogyny, racism, threatening remarks and general all-round ... Read More
KC Dealer Paid $1m in Bribes to GLOCK for LEO Guns
Anyone who’s read Glock, The Rise of America’s Gun knows that the Austrian firearms company has been swirling in scandal since the plastic pistol first hit our shores. We’re talking cocaine, hookers, an assassination attempt, payments to journalists to quell concerns about the “light ... Read More
BREAKING: Active Shooter Dead at Reynolds High School, Oregon
“A shooter at Troutdale’s Reynolds High School is dead, according to officials with the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office,” koin.com reports. “No one else is known to have died in the shooting, though at least one teacher was reportedly injured . . ... Read More
Gear Review: MDT LSS Chassis
Despite the general degradation of quality from the companies under Freedom Group’s control, the Remington 700 is still a damn fine rifle for shooters who want to spread their wings for the first time and jump into the deep end of ... Read More
When SWAT Teams Don’t Attack
“Police said they went to a home on Old Hershey Road [PA] after a report that a man was randomly shooting at a tree with a semi-automatic firearm around 3:15 a.m.,” abc27.com reports. “When the officers arrived, the unidentified man went ... Read More
New from Heckler & Koch: VP9 9mm Striker Fired Pistol
As we mentioned on the Book of Faces yesterday quoting a post from GearScout, HK’s announced their new VP9 striker fired pistol. Fifteen rounds. Four-inch barrel. Fully ambidextrous. Takes P30 mags and, according to the promo video, “a good trigger” ... Read More
P320 Entry: The Joy of a Custom Build
By Jay Williams We humans love to personalize and customize our things, whether turbocharging your muscle car, getting a custom paint job for your chopper, getting a special cover for your iPhone, or simply changing the wallpaper on your computer ... Read More
Quote of the Day: I’d Like to Know Where You Got the Notion Edition
“Lawmakers and their constituents will have to relinquish the notion that any form of gun safety legislation will force law abiding citizens to give up their guns. There is no evidence to support that view. But there is evidence that ... Read More