The Truth About Guns

Underneath the recent Quote of the Day by P.J. O’Rourke, TTAG commentator dwb wrote “If you read amicus briefs on the 1st amendment in a gun blog . . . you might be member of the armed intelligentsia.” Or something like that. Dee Dubs was riffing on Bill Foxworthy’s “you might be a redneck” routine. How about “If you read the owner’s manual for your new gun before you take it to the range . . . you might be member of the armed intelligentsia.” Or “If you can’t mention the Second Amendment without calling it your “natural, civil and Constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms” . . . you might be member of the armed intelligentsia.” O

“To me [gun confiscation] would be an act of tyranny. So the people in Milwaukee County do not have to worry about me enforcing some sort of order that goes out and collects everybody’s handgun, or rifles, or any kind of firearm and makes them turn them in. The reason is I don’t want to get shot, because I believe that if somebody tried to enforce something of that magnitude, you would see the second coming of an American revolution, the likes of which would make the first revolution pale by comparison.” – Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke [via

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“I’m not trying to start a buying panic,” gun guru James Yeager announces, as he starts a buying panic, “but if you’re doing any training this year with your 7.62 AK, you should pick up your ammo now.” According to Mr Yeager, there ain’t no Soviet ammo on the boat to The Land of the Free and Wolf is rationing. What with Sipsey Street Irregular Mike Vanderboegh predicting a ban on Russian ammo from our very own Fearless Leader, it’s gonna get worse before it gets better. Our good friends at ammunitiontogo.com say they have plenty of stock – for the moment. You guys seeing any runs on Russki ammo at the sharp end? [h/t/ HB]

“The York County deputy, Terrence Knox, pulled over Bobby Canipe of Lincolnton, N.C., for an expired license tag about 7:30 p.m. north of Clover, S.C.,” washingtonpost.com reports. “After stopping, Canipe got out of his pickup truck and reached into the bed, pulling out what Knox thought was a long-barreled rifle, Clover, S.C., York County sheriff’s spokesman Trent Faris said. It was Canipe’s walking cane. The officer fired several times, hitting Canipe once, Faris said. Faris refused to say where on his body Canipe was hit, but said he was expected to survive.” Even without knowing the totality

The Sportsman’s Alliance [via Ammoland.com] writes:

On average, 13.7 million hunters hit the field every year in pursuit of game with 11 percent of that figure being women. Celebrity sportswomen are commonplace on television, Internet and more and have recently come under fire by the anti-hunting community for promoting an outdoor lifestyle. However, in recent months, average women hunters are finding themselves in the crosshairs, being threatened and harassed by people from

Statement from Dan Gross, Heidi Yewman, Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: 

“This new policy is not a victory because Facebook continues to make it too easy for dangerous people to evade a background check when buying guns. A mere warning to follow the law and community-based reporting will not do enough to prevent unchecked gun sales to dangerous people,” says Daniel Gross, President of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. “As we and thousands of others have told Facebook, unlicensed gun sales have no place on the social network. Facebook should prohibit all posts that advertise the unlicensed sale or transfer of firearms in the United States. Sadly, it’s only a matter of time before a gun

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You live in a suburban neighborhood, with houses on all sides, separated by manicured lawns. You’re a single Dad without any overnight company. It’s ‘o dark. The house alarm goes off. The dogs start barking and head for the stairs. You hear noises indicating there are at least two invaders in your house. Your mission: get to the kids down the hall (away from the stairs), assume a defensive position, call the cops. Your phone’s by the bed, your guns are in the closet: a SCAR 16 with a red dot sight and a Benelli M4 with the standard ghost sight and six rounds of extra ammo on an attached sleeve. Both are loaded with self defense ammo. (You have electronic ear pro on the safe door.) Which gun would you grab?

“Everybody needs money,” Danny DeVito sneers at Gene Hackman in David Mamet’s classic movie Heist, “That’s why they call it ‘money.’” If Smith & Wesson is making ‘money’ hand over fist these days, why won’t the Wall Street Journal’s Marketwatch blog show them some love? Their headline? “Smith & Wesson’s Future Depends On Continued Paranoia.” This puzzles me, because last I checked the WSJ hadn’t waded into the blue state/red state debate. As capitalists, the only color they’re supposed to care about is green . . .

The header gives you the numbers. S&amp

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There are three major firearms trade shows during the year. SHOT Show is the kick-off for the larger US-based companies. The other US-based opportunity for a big flashy launch is the NRA Annual Meeting, but the throngs of non-industry retail visitors makes it less appealing. TTAG has been covering both of these events for the last three or four years, and we’ve seen the changes in strategy. Companies are starting to abandon the traditional launch schedules because their new shiny products are getting lost in the noise generated by all the other launches happening at the same time. But there’s one last major industry trade show that TTAG hasn’t covered. Until now . . .

The IWA Outdoor show in Nuremberg, Germany is Europe’s equivalent of our SHOT Show. All of the major “outdoors” manufacturers based in Europe

Is there some unoccupied space in your gun safe? Do you need a good plinker to use when training new shooters? Fear not. Our friends at Florida Gun Supply are giving away a brand spanking new Walther P22. All you have to do to enter is click the image above or make the jump to log in through Facebook or using your email address. Finding ammo, though, is up to you.

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by Alan Brooks

I finally managed to track down some CCI #41 small rifle primers for reloading and some Speer Gold Dot short barrel hollow points for my daily carry piece (don’t forget to swap out that ammo every 6-9 months to ensure reliable function). But before I could pick them up I had to stop at an ATM to get cash because Tex Guns doesn’t take debit or credit cards. However, if Central Texas Gun Works carried reloading components and/or ammunition, I wouldn’t have to worry about dealing with banks or carrying cash. I could pay with Bitcoin . . .

Bitcoin is, for the uninitiated, a digital currency that can be transferred to anyone, anywhere in the world without a bank or transfer fees and without the risks of fraud or

As a resident of Washington State, I can’t [yet] have an SBR. In fact, the only NFA items we’re allowed to own here are silencers. I’ve really always loved the look and compact size of a nice SBR, and have definitely always loved the look of an integrally suppressed barrel. You know, along the lines of an MP5SD or the like. When Sig released its SB15 Pistol Stabilizing Brace, an idea popped into my mind (shocking, I know). I could make myself a pistol that had the look and feel of an integrally suppressed SBR, but wasn’t actually either of those things . . .

Do you have this year’s tax refund earmarked for other things besides jetting off to DC for the Conservative Political Action Conference? More immediate needs like shoes for the kids? Fixing that balky furnace? A new modern sporting rifle? Or – if it’s going to be a really big check – .22LR ammo? Not to worry. You’ll be able to hear NRA EVP Wayne LaPierre address the assembled dignitaries live right here at 2:30 PM eastern. Don’t forget to pop some popcorn.

“Effective immediately, Inteliscope LLC has decided to refuse all future sales of Inteliscope smartphone-rifle-adapters to Russia and intends to maintain this policy until Ukraine is no longer illegally occupied by Russian troops,” the company’s presser proclaims. “Ukraine has demonstrated interest in joining the European Union. The Ukrainian people should be respected and have the right to democratically decide what is best for their country without dictatorial influences from Vladimir Putin. Furthermore . . .

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“Two-thirds of the victims shot themselves. Two-thirds of the rest were shot by hunting companions. We’re safer, but the dangers that remain are close at hand.” - A hunter’s greatest risk [via ourmidland.com]