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There’s nothing as satisfying as shooting at reactive targets. The instant feedback and less time spent with tape and a stapler mean more time shooting and more fun. All you need is a can of spray paint and you’re back in business. We ran into the guys from Krate Tactical at the Palmetto State Armory […]

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By MarkPA Nicholas Kristof writes in the New York Times “How Do We Stop The Parade of Gun Deaths?” . . . I’m sympathetic to the aim [banning assault weapons], but also wary. I’m not sure it’s possible to get any gun legislation through Congress right now, and certainly not a ban on assault weapons. It’s […]

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It’s strange that the research cited here isn’t also used to support withholding free speech, due process and voting rights as well. Why take any chances? There are developmental reasons people in their late teens and early 20s, especially males, are particularly likely to engage in gun violence and other dangerous acts (like my reckless […]

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Decatur, Illinois held a much-publicized gun buyback last week. While the event took place on April 2nd, it turned out to be a late April Fool’s joke for well over 100 pepople still in line after the event’s staff ran out of cash for a second time in just over an hour. We reported on […]

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By Larry Keane Hillary Clinton just can’t help herself. Never mind that her tone-deaf demand for gun control caused gun owners to come out in record numbers to deny her an all-but-assured White House victory in 2016. Now she’s doubling down. Five years on, she’s still spitting vitriol at Americans. She still wants to punish […]

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From the personal defense files comes the latest broad daylight lesson from the great northwest about armed self defense and the effectiveness of orders of protection in deterring From KOMO News . . . Kennewick (Washington) Police say they were called out at about 1:20 p.m., to the 2700 block of south Sherman Street on […]

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There I was, walking through the Palmetto State Armory Gathering event a couple of weeks ago, checking out the exhibitors, when I ran across this: Stockade Mounting Systems is a new Ohio-based company that makes this unique long gun mounting system that can be attached to, well, just about anything; on a wall, under a […]

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“Assault rifles are the weapons of choice when someone wants to kill as many people as possible,” noted Michael R. Weisser, a gun store owner, author, N.R.A. member and self-described “gun nut” who has also sponsored a petition to ban assault rifles. “Since 2012 there have been 10 mass shootings resulting in 30 or more dead or wounded victims. […]

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Upgrade your home defense shotgun with the new Remington 870 +2 magazine tube extension kit from XS Sights. This easy DIY upgrade kit comes complete with XS’s +2 extension tube, detent tool to swage out the factory detents quickly, and a 45″ Wolff 12 gauge extended spring. The one-piece design is machined from 6061 aluminum […]

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Have a question for Josh? Email it to thetruthaboutguns@gmail.com.  Well, boys and girls, today we have a question from frequent TTAG poster and reader EpsteinDIDNOTKillHimself regarding reloading cartridges. Our friend asks: “The question I would like to ask: A K&M Arbor Press with the force pack, dial indicator and using L.E. Wilson dies better than other bench […]

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TTAG readers are probably familiar with R.K. Campbell’s byline, which has appeared for many years, at the TheGunMag.com, along with other periodicals including Concealed Carry Magazine, Police Magazine, Gun Tests, Law and Order, SWAT Magazine Gun Tests Magazine, American Gunsmith, and Black Belt. A prolific gun writer, Campbell has published 16 books and more than […]

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By Mark Houser The gun-control paradigm—the idea that the solution to American violence is more laws restricting guns—is unhelpful. Gun control doesn’t work. Indeed, any statistical connection between gun policy and violence is tenuous. But even if gun control was effective, it would still be flawed. Gun control burdens the free exercise of the constitutionally-protected […]

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When I read a recent notice describing an upcoming ‘Sniper School‘ at The Range at Camp David, I was interested. When I saw that both Tommy Goodson and Chris Walker would be the instructors, I was certain I should attend. Tommy and Chris were the instructors for a previous shooting course I’d attended, that one […]

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It’s a supply and demand thing. Whenever there’s heightened demand for a product — any product — and a limited supply, the scammers swoop in. Because of the ammunition shortage, conmen are now targeting unsuspecting gun owners via Facebook Messenger and other social media platforms. They’re offering fantastic deals, such as $35 for a brick […]

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No permission slip, no background check, no hassle. Get a Polymer80 pistol frame kit to build your own GLOCK G19, G23 or G32 pistol, shipped directly to your door from Brownells. In stock now for $134.99.

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We hate to ruin your weekend with news of fecklessness (and probably too many naps) at the White House, but America’s newspaper of record is deeply concerned about what’s happening there. Or, more accurately, what’s not happening. From The New York Times . . . “Six years ago, it was guns. Five years ago, it […]

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Last week, we ran a story reporting on NRA Board member Anthony Colandro posing with some “gun safety literature” that’s produced by Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety. Since that story ran, we’ve received a lot of communications of high praise for Mr. Colandro’s 2A bonafides. The consensus is that the brochures were just an […]

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The law, which some advocates call “constitutional carry,” will take effect July 1. “Today I signed legislation that protects the 2nd Amendment rights of Iowa’s law-abiding citizens while still preventing the sale of firearms to criminals and other dangerous individuals,” [Governor Kim] Reynolds, a Republican, said in a statement after signing the measure Friday afternoon. […]

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I’m a lazy carrier. I have big guns, big knives and big lights, but when it comes time to gear up, I almost invariably choose the smallest gun, the lightest knife and the slimmest light. I just don’t like to be weighed down. I want to carry the least intrusive gear possible. That’s why when […]

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By Michael Balsamo and Colleen Long, AP A man rammed a car into two Capitol Police officers at a barricade outside the U.S. Capitol on Friday afternoon before being shot to death by authorities when he got out of the vehicle while holding what appeared to be a knife, two law enforcement officials told The […]

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