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P320 Entry: We Need More Gun Education…For the Children
By Danny Y. With a deep breath, I finally put down the pencil. I closed the booklet and took a quick glance at the clock. I had 30 minutes left before my New Jersey Assessments of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK) ... Read More
Daily Beast [Also] Blames the NRA for Santa Barbara Spree Killing
“This is all too familiar,” Cliff Schecter writes at thedailybeast.com. “A young aggrieved male, mentally disturbed, threatening others—especially women—but still able to get his hands on a high-capacity magazine of the variety used in so many other mass murders. This doesn’t happen in ... Read More
Quote of the Day: And Your Point Is…? Edition
“Second Amendment fundamentalism rests powerfully on the idea that an empowered individual — armed to protect himself (gender definitely intended) and his family — is the morally virtuous way to live.” – Michael Waldman quoted in the review, ‘The Second ... Read More
BREAKING: 50% of Santa Barbara Murders were Stabbed, NOT SHOT
As much as the gun control freaks would love to dance in the blood of the victims and call for more gun control, it looks like their celebration of these latest deaths might have been premature. The initial knee-jerk reaction ... Read More
LA Times: Elliot Rodger’s Guns Were Purchased Legally
You knew America’s Civilian Disarmament Industrial Complex would rejoin their full-throated blame-the-NRA chorus after a spoiled, sexually frustrated 22-year-old decided that murdering blond sorority girls was a better solution to his dating problems than opening a Tinder account. And the father of one ... Read More
Idiot Gun Owner of the Day: Jason Adams
Look closely at the headline: it says “Idiot” gun owner of the day, not “Irresponsible.” I’ve created the new category – however temporarily – because there’s a difference between being an idiot and being irresponsible. It’s hard to describe, but ... Read More
The Truth About Elliot Rodgers?
Over at TTAG’s Facebook page, Ray Martinie offers his analysis of Elliot Rodgers’ Santa Barbara spree killing: And this folks, is exactly why people should teach discipline to their children and put this “everyone’s a winner” bullsh*t behind us. Narcissistic sh*tbags ... Read More
Are We Being Brainwashed?
While having steaks with my cousin a few months ago, the topic of how I became the only gun owner in our family came up. While the details of how I became the apple that fell far from the tree ... Read More
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America Supporters Blame the NRA for Santa Barbara Spree Killing
It’s Saturday. I guess that explains why so many pro-gun commentators have slipped through the Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America Facebook “moderator” – who normally deletes anything other than anti-gun sentiments within a femto-second of their appearance on ... Read More
P320 Entry: An Idiot’s Guide to Becoming a Gun Guy
By Everyday Gunner I am fairly young. I’m relatively stupid. And I really have no idea what it takes to break into the predominately OFWG (Old Fat White Guy for the newer TTAG readers) gun crowd. However, I’ve been working ... Read More
Santa Barbara Spree Killer Treated by “Multiple Therapists.” Police, Social Workers Aware.
Santa Barbara spree killer Elliot Rodger was being treated by “multiple therapists” and was a student at Santa Barbara City College. That’s according to his father’s attorney Alan Schifman, via abcnews.go.com. Schifman said Rodger’s family was “devastated . . . They ... Read More
Why Did the Ghillie-Suited Hunter Cross the Road?
To not make it to the other side. “State police say a hunter wearing ‘very elaborate’ camouflage was killed when two vehicles struck him as he tried to cross a southern New Jersey highway,” the AP reports. “The accident occurred around 5:20 ... Read More
Question of the Day: What Non-Firearm Tools for Unarmed Schools?
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. Or a good guy who gets lucky with a baseball bat. Pepper spray? TASER? Like many of you, my daughter is in ... Read More
Santa Barbara Spree Killer: What Happens Next?
Last night’s drive-by spree killing by Elliot Rodgers claimed the lives of seven people and injured seven more, one of them critically. We don’t know the critical details yet: which gun or guns Rodgers used to commit his heinous crime, what ... Read More
Open Carry Texas Open to Open Carriers: Stay Outside
The Chipotle open carry demonstration in Dallas, Texas was a public relations disaster for the Open Carry movement. Almost as soon as it finished, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America demanded that Chipotle ban guns from their restaurants. The anti-gun press had ... Read More
P320 Entry: Confessions of a Tactical Noob
By Chris Laliberte I’m sure everyone has already noticed that in the last several years, everything has suddenly become “tactical.” There was even a booth at the local gun show selling as their only product, a rail mounted TBO, or “Tactical ... Read More
BREAKING: Seven Dead in Santa Barbara Drive-By Spree Killing
“A gunman went on a drive-by shooting rampage in a Santa Barbara student enclave and at least seven people were killed [and seven wounded], including the attacker,” foxnews.com reports. “Investigators believe a gunman driving a black BMW acted alone in ... Read More
Quote of the Day: I Love the Smell of Tannerite in the Morning Edition
“To us at TANNERITE® Binary Exploding Targets, ‘the essence of the outdoor experience’ is founded upon near sensory-overload of sight, sound, feel, smell and taste. The sight and sound of a direct hit; feel of percussion in the air; smell ... Read More
Daily Digest: Remembering the Past Edition
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials temporarily seized a .50-caliber machine gun (above) in Detroit at the Fort Street Cargo Facility on May 13th because they say it wasn’t documented properly. The machine gun shipped from Canada, and was listed ... Read More
It Should Have Been a DGU: Chicago Baseball Bat Attack Edition
“Jurich and the Natasha McShane had known each other only four months but become close friends,” chicagotribune.com reports. “The night of the attack they had been out celebrating their recent accomplishments — McShane had landed an internship that would allow ... Read More