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As much as we try to minimize risk as gun owners, the shooting sports can still be dangerous. Accidents happen — I’ve treated at least one gunshot wound at a shooting competition, and can remember countless other instances of Garand thumb and slide bite. All of us want to go home with the same number […]

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The .300 Blackout is a round that I have a great deal of experience on from the earliest years it was introduced. In this article I will share some of that experience with you and introduce one of the most popular and interesting cartridges of our current day. The beginner to this cartridge has a […]

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“Had McGlockton been the one to pull out a gun, there is no way stand your ground would have been extended to him, a man of color. He would have been charged with murdering a white man. The disturbing reality is that stand your ground perpetuates the cycle of African American men taking bullets from […]

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Here we go again. Another lawsuit against a retailer who sold a legal product that was later used in the commission of a crime. As you may know, firearms manufacturers and retailers are shielded from these suits by the PLCAA, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. Now, two survivors of the Sutherland Springs […]

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We all have our favorite brands. Go-to makers of guns and gear that, through research, time and experience, we’ve come to trust on a daily basis. For Troy Coultry, that means SIG SAUER and Strider Knives. What brands are your favorites?

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Many of us wouldn’t be caught dead without a cup of coffee in our hands for much of the day. But we’re not sure we’d consider it part of our EDC gear. You?

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  Christopher J Skpper writes, “I got my CHL the day after I turned 21 and now carry wherever I go. “These are the items I carry every day when I go out (wallet not shown). I carry a M&P Shield with an extra eight-round mag. In the Shield, I carry one round in the […]

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The town of Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now WV) was a quiet and quaint little place located at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers. It was regarded as little more than a trading post, boasting only a handful of residents. Once the new federal armory opened in the late 18th century, things changed dramatically. […]

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[reviewadinsert] Dem senator: Congress’s inaction on gun laws is ‘green light for would-be shooters’ This isn’t even close to the dumbest thing Chris Murphy has said about guns . . . Murphy has been a strong advocate for gun laws, particularly since the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012 took place in […]

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For most people, summer carry means toting the least gear possible. If, like Andrew Watts, you can comfortably fit it all on one arm, you’ve probably got it right.

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As we learned from a California Supreme Court ruling earlier this week, the inability to comply with a law doesn’t cut much ice with the powers that be on the left coast. California gun owners have until midnight tonight to register their “assault weapons” under the latest gun control scheme imposed on law-abiding firearms owners there. […]

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Grizzly bears had been harassing Brian Charette’s horses near Ronan, Montana, on the Flathead Indian Reservation. On May, 11 2014 Charette killed one of the Grizzlies from a distance of less than 30 yards as it was climbing a fence, coming toward him and his home. To avoid the hassle of reporting the shooting, he […]

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Mike Taylor, an Florida fisherman and YouTuber, was one of the parties involved in the Miami Beach open carry incident last week when Miami Beach police officers arrived on the scene with guns drawn. His footage is a much clearer record of what happened that day than previous video (see earlier posts here, here and […]

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In the early reporting of the Capital Gazette mass murder, Conor Berry, a reporter for a Massachusetts newspaper, The Republican, tweeted that the shooter had dropped his MAGA hat on the newsroom floor before opening fire. It was a stupid remark, not to mention one for which Berry had no supporting facts, which he has […]

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SENTRY Products Group, owner of Hexmag, has issued the following safety recall notice: HEXMAG, INC .308/SR-25 10 ROUND MAGAZINES SOLD BY SENTRY PRODUCTS GROUP PRODUCT SAFETY WARNING AND RECALL NOTICE Consumer safety is our first priority. Please contact us immediately to facilitate the replacement of your .308/SR-25 10 Round Magazines at our factory at no […]

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“We do know this: Our nation suffers from a historical myth that guns won the West and, to this day, keep us safe and free. In truth, farmers, cowboys, gold diggers, merchants, school teachers, railroad barons and all the others who settled this country (Native Americans would take exception to the word “win.”) — hardly […]

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After Maryland shooting, Pelosi draws criticism for gun control comment When you have a shooting in one of the most heavily gun-controlled states in the nation, the obvious solution is more federal legislation . . . House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday denounced Congress’ lack of effort to pass legislation on gun safety […]

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Do you number your magazines? Brian Galante does and it’s a pretty good idea. It helps you identify when you have a potential problem. The cause for the majority of misfeeds — Brian has a GLOCK 19, so that’s never a problem for him — can be traced to the magazine. If all of your […]

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By MarkPA One of the most hotly debated issues on the Second Amendment is over the right to carry firearms outside the home.  Today, each of the 50 states as well as the District of Columbia authorizes ordinary citizens to carry a handgun in most public places under one of the following three regimes: Constitutional […]

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The AR-15 has only been around for about 60 years, so you can understand why no one in the mainstream media seems to know the first thing about what it does, how it works…you know…esoteric details like that. It’s why they hate it so much when gun rights supporters call them on their errors in […]

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