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Springfield Armory announced earlier this month the arrival of a new gun. And they were quite secretive about it. When they first reached out to me, they wouldn’t give a hint as to what it was. Rumors circulated with the Springfield Fiercely Defend website revealing nothing more than a countdown clock and an ‘H’. Users […]

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This is TTAG’s weekly roundup of legal and legislative news affecting guns, the gun business and gun owners’ rights. The ATF Didn’t Quite Give Up on the Bump Stock Case This week there’s been a huge buzz over the bumpiest stocks of them all. You’ve no doubt seen headlines that the ATF “admitted” it lacked the […]

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Michael Hoskins, who works “protective services” in New Albany, Indiana, sends his EDC today.  Via Everyday Carry. He doesn’t carry much.  In fact, I wonder what sort of protective services guy doesn’t carry a flashlight.  But, his mileage might vary. He does carry an FNS9 without including his carry rig.  Oh well, maybe he thinks […]

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The quote of the day is presented by Guns.com. I don’t say (that America’s relationship to guns has to change) as some sort of anti-gun absolutist. There was a time in my life, about 15 years ago, when I regularly carried a firearm for protection. My friend and client, Brenda Paz, had been murdered for helping […]

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The quote of the day is presented by Guns.com. This bit of analysis is from Chris Cillizza. Of CNN. There’s no more stalwart supporter of Democrat conventional wisdom in the media. Up until very recently, the Democrats-want-to-get-rid-of-the-Second-Amendment talk was, like so much of Trump’s rhetoric, outlandish and without any basis in facts. Obama in 2008 and […]

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If you thought that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern would be satisfied with just a “mandatory buyback” of scary-looking semi-automatic firearms after the Christchurch mosque shootings, we have some “President Beto O’Rourke Welcomes You to the White House” t-shirts we’d like to sell you. With Kiwis producing an unsurprisingly low compliance rate for the current confiscation […]

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By Larry Keane It’s tough to stay relevant in a twenty-way race for the Democratic presidential nomination that’s marked by provocative and far-left ideas, especially when enacting constitutionally suspect gun control. But don’t ever say U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) doesn’t give it his best effort. His latest gun control proposal ignores basic constitutional protections […]

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The first duck I ever shot was taken with a 12-gauge over-and-under shotgun; a gun that I’ll never forget. As time passed I made the switch to auto-loaders without regrets. But every time I open my safe and see that first-duck O/U staring back at me, the itch to return to a double-barreled bird gun […]

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By Rob Fox A pit bull and a bullmastiff, each about a hundred pounds in weight, were shot by police as they mauled a random 57-year-old man they had attacked on the streets of Philadelphia at 4:40 a.m. Monday morning. The bullmastiff was killed at the scene but the pit bull, which was also shot, escaped […]

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By Larry Keane It seems that the gun control ideas of former Congressman and Texas Democrat Robert “Beto” O’Rourke don’t travel well. They didn’t even survive a trip across the Texas state line into Arkansas. O’Rourke is pushing a campaign platform that embraces an aggressive gun control agenda. It’s another of O’Rourke’s campaign reboots, this time on […]

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If you haven’t read JWT’s review of the Colt King Cobra, it’s well worth your time. Now Colt’s expanded the King Cobra line with a third model, the new King Cobra Target .357 revolver with a 4.25″ barrel. Here’s their press release . . . WEST HARTFORD, CONN. – Colt continues to develop its re-imagined […]

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A few days after a mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart store, a man walked into a Wally World in Springfield, Missouri wearing load bearing equipment and a slung AR. While he reportedly did nothing more than walk around and film himself with his phone, the reaction was pretty much what you’d expect after […]

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By the NSSF: The National Shooting Sports Foundation chose to remain respectful of the victims and their families in the El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, communities in the week following the senseless and horrific murders there. We did so because we believe it is right and proper. Both communities deserve time and space to […]

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An Ohio man has been arrested and charged with possession of a firearm by an unlawful user of a controlled substance and making false statements or representations. Ethan Kollie, 24, of Kettering, was arrested Friday night in Beavercreek on suspicion of a firearms violation unrelated to the Oregon District shooting, according to Montgomery County Jail […]

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You may remember that Defense Distributed founder and 3D firearm advocate Cody Wilson ran afoul of the law last September when he was found to have engaged in a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl. He was arrested and charged with sexual assault. Today, the former DefDist CEO pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of […]

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We could all use improved gun handling skills, and these shooting targets help make it happen. Shoot targets, they say. Do it regularly, or your proficiency with a gun will never improve. Isn’t that why we own guns in the first place, to see how good of a shot we are? A plain old bullseye […]

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The Ruger 10/22 .22LR rifle is one of the most frequently customized rifle platforms on the market. There are hundreds and hundreds of 10/22 mods and upgrades available to make Ruger’s ultra-popular rimfire rifle just about anything you want it to be. The aftermarket support is ridiculously deep. Do you want to spruce yours up, […]

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Fueled by the popularity the PRS and NRL, precision .22LR competitions have sprung up all over the US. These precision rimfire competitions are a convenient alternative to their centerfire counterparts and offer valuable training for traditional matches. New shooters, young enthusiasts, and seasoned vets are all coming together to participate in this new precision rifle […]

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Jeans maker Levi Strauss & Co. has unequivocally aligned itself with the anti-gun left. They make no bones about their anti-Second Amendment corporate stance and have gone out of their way to cozy up with the likes of Michael Bloomberg’s maternal sock puppet, Shannon Watts. Yesterday, at the company’s annual shareholder meeting, David Almasi of […]

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Law abiding gun owners don’t appreciate being made to pay for the sins of a few unstable, crazy individuals. Particularly those who openly state that their intent is to bring about more gun control and limits on the right to keep and bear arms. As the Christchurch mosque shooter wrote in his 74-page rambling manifesto, […]

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