The Truth About Guns
Exploring the ethics, morality, business, politics, culture, technology, practice, strategy, dangers and fun of guns
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Rahm Emanuel Hates The Truth About Guns!
That’s a badge of honor we’d wear with particular pride. Well, we would, but The Godfather probably hasn’t read many of our gun reviews, let alone some of the fan mail we’ve written for his feckless police commissioner. Anyway, that’s the ... Read More
P320 Entry: Civilian Rules of Engagement
By Nathan Reed I will be turning 21 in a month and have decided to begin carrying concealed in my daily life. I know this is no small undertaking, and as such have been trying to nail down when I ... Read More
Winner of TTAG EDC T-Fit Ankle Holster Contest: 79Slider
Aside from the Batman camera angle, this picture is more than slightly queasy-making. The ankle rig in question – which belongs to TTAG reader 79Slider – takes a tough extraction issue and makes it tougher. You’ve got to get a grip on ... Read More
Rats from a Sinking Ship: AAC Exodus Begins
The official word came a few weeks back: AAC as we know it is closing shop. Remington fired just about all of the employees, and is moving production to their new factory in Alabama. Now we’re starting to see the ... Read More
Let’s Hope It’s a Defensive Gun Use: Anti-Terrorism Edition
“The suspected perpetrator of the May 24 on the Jewish Museum of Belgium [was] a young French Muslim, a veteran of a jihadi group fighting to topple the Assad regime in Syria,” haaretz.com reports. “Western intelligence services believe that more ... Read More
P320 Entry: Alienating Democrats Won’t Help the RKBA
By JD I am a registered Democrat and I vote for Democrats. Not exclusively, but if every vote I had ever cast was counted, there would be more votes for Democrats than Republicans. I am also a gun owner and ... Read More
Citizens’ Crime Commission of New York: Ban High-Capacity Magazines
Richard Aborn is the president of the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City. This piece is republished from newsday.com with the author’s permission. NOTE: Any ad hominem attacks in the comments section will deleted and the commentator banned. A recent major ... Read More
P320 Entry: Knowing When You Have to Shoot
By James S. There’s nothing like being woken in the early morning to the frantic door knock of a neighbor. I answered the door in my boxers and with my handgun in a holster. I saw that it was my ... Read More
Question of the Day: Home Alone. Access to a Gun? What Gun? What Age?
There comes a time in every parent’s life when they have to leave their child home, alone, without a baby-sitter. Provided you’re an OFWG living in a low-crime ‘hood who’s not a reformed criminal with a mysterious past, chances are every little ... Read More
Gun Review: KRISS Vector SMG
Over the last hundred years, the military mantra where ammunition is concerned has been “bigger isn’t necessarily better.” Battle rifles moved from .30-06 Springfield to 5.56 NATO. Handguns and SMGs went from .45ACP to 9mm Para. And even the king of ... Read More
NRA to Open Carry Texas: Quit Your “Friendly Fire” Foolishness
The NRA-ILA issued the following statement re: “smart guns” and the open carry of long guns. “Here at NRA, we are big fans of responsible behavior … legal mandates, not so much. We think the Founders of this country were right ... Read More
Tulsa Chipotle Shows Moms Demand Action “Anti-Gun Bullies” the Door
We first caught wind of this story via freedomoutpost.com. Brian Hull, a founder of the Oklahoma Open Carry Association, confirms it. Given the media’s fondness for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, I hardly expect the press to concern ... Read More
Is Charlie Wilson’s AK-47 on Gunbroker for $90,000?
Charlie Wilson was a Texan known for gun running. Well, it’s a little more complicated than that — he was a congressman and was responsible for getting the US to provide arms and supplies to the Mujaheddin in Afghanistan when ... Read More
Quote of the Day: Gun Control Advocates’ Agenda Revealed Edition
“Ban the guns, and slowly but inexorably bring our culture back from this violent, communal madness. It won’t be fast, it won’t be easy, it probably won’t even be possible given the political realities. But the status quo is unacceptable ... Read More
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Unnamed Canadian Hunting Guide
“Toutle native Jeff Cooper [above] had hunted all his life, but there was one game prize that had eluded him: a grizzly bear,” tdn.com reports. “Sunday night, at a remote location in Northern British Columbia, he came close to realizing ... Read More
P320 Entry: If I Were a Gun…
By Ellie K. My husband LOVES guns. The only way he could possibly love them more is if they had my boobs and blonde hair. In fact, he is watching a gun video right now. His Instagram is flooded with ... Read More
Local News Gets Open Carry Announcement Right
This is an interesting announcement at Action10 news in Corpus Christi, Texas. What makes it interesting is that their is no castigation of the open carriers, no attacks on them as “frightening”, no characterization of their event as a danger ... Read More
Incendiary Image of the Day: Home Depot Open Carry Rally Edition
“About 150 people, many of them bearing strong opinions and semi-automatic rifles, assembled on a busy street corner Saturday to make their case for a change in Texas gun laws,” dallasnews.com reports. “The heavily armed contingent came from the Tarrant ... Read More
Housekeeping: Should TTAG Buy a Phantom V1610 High Speed Camera?
Slow motion video of bullets exiting guns and hitting stuff? Priceless. Well, not really. The Phantom V1610 High-Speed Camera goes for $100k (not including case and accessories). I’d love to have that kind of imagery available for every review, and ... Read More
P320 Entry: Gun On the Run
By Zebulon Pike With record numbers of Americans participating in distance running, it follows that the POTG, not all of whom are OFWGs, would also be running. Concealed carry while running long distances is difficult and results in a drawer ... Read More