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They Never Seem to Talk About the Defensive Gun Uses – Quote of the Day

Wed, 03/21/2018 - 08:00

“We don’t judge whether the police are doing a good job by the numbers of criminals they kill each year, but rather by how well they stop crime. The same should be true in judging the effectiveness of civilian DGUs.” – Paul Hsieh in Any Study Of ‘Gun Violence’ Should Include How Guns Save Lives [via […]

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TTAG Daily Digest: Everytown Gets it Backwards, Large Capacity Cartridges and Jim Almighty

Tue, 03/20/2018 - 20:00

Anti-Gun Group Tweets a Photo of a Gun…That’s Loaded Backwards – No, smart ass, it wasn’t an HK . . . Everytown For Gun Safety, an anti-gun activist group known for posting all kinds of false stats about gun violence in an effort to strip law-abiding citizens of their Second Amendment rights, tweeted a Newsweek article […]

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Agents of SHIELD’s Shotgun Axe: Obscure Object of Desire?

Tue, 03/20/2018 - 19:00

I am not now nor have I ever been a Marvel comic geek. Fan? Whatever. The whole superhero thing leaves me cold, especially when every movie ends with an epic (read interminable) fight scene where the good guys/Israeli chick win. I might be wrong about that . . . I gave up on Marvel movies […]

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Brazilians Wants Guns! This Is What Happens to A Disarmed Populace

Tue, 03/20/2018 - 18:00

“In the world’s most murderous country, gun control is starting to lose its appeal,” bloomberg.com reports. “Desperate Brazilians are wondering whether they’d be better off armed, given that around 60,000 of their compatriots are killed each year. Polls show support for gun ownership gaining ground. In an election year, politicians are paying attention.” Did you […]

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Court Rules NSSF’s Massachusetts Assault Weapons Ban Suit Can Go Forward

Tue, 03/20/2018 - 17:00

Regulatory over-reach, thy name is Massachusetts. You may remember that back in 2016 Bay State Attorney General Maura Healey unilaterally extended the state’s ban on “assault weapon” sales with a stroke of her pen. She accomplished this high-handed feat of autocracy by redefining the legal definition of what qualifies as an assault rifle, a move […]

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English Hardwood Grips for Your AR-15? Why Not?

Tue, 03/20/2018 - 16:00

While AR-15s are light, reliable, customizable and mighty handy, they’re more than a little, well, utilitarian in their aesthetic. Not that that’s a bad thing. Most of the time. But some of us love the look and feel of hardwood. Which is why companies like Black Wood USA now offers English walnut grips you can […]

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Military Arms Channel: YouTube Anti-Gun Jihad Kicking Into High Gear

Tue, 03/20/2018 - 15:00

Tim Harmsen of YouTube’s Military Arms Channel writes: YouTube has recently began a campaign of directly attacking content creators they do not agree with philosophically or politically. Firearms channels have been one of the hardest hit by these rapidly changing “policies” . . . YouTube’s new firearms specific policies are above. The Do No Harm […]

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Everyday Carry Pocket Dump of the Day: Do You Show People Your EDC Firearm? [MUSIC]

Tue, 03/20/2018 - 14:00

Dean Simmons’ everydaycarry.com pocket dump is a bit of a laff, really. I highly doubt the Louisiananian carries a bottle of Wild Turkey around with him, never mind an AR15. Given that Mr. Simmons felt the necessity to identify his Mercedes key, I suspect he’s something of a status conscious exhibitionist. So why he’s carrying a […]

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Deer Trapping Video in Lakeway, TX Goes Viral

Tue, 03/20/2018 - 13:00

If you trap deer, don’t do it near a Lakeway (suburban Austin) soccer mom with a cell phone. According to KXAN . . . The city of Lakeway has been trapping deer to help control the population for nearly 20 years. However, the mom’s video is going viral that has some residents asking the city […]

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Can Pro-Gun Pols Be Trusted? Ever? Question of the Day

Tue, 03/20/2018 - 12:00

“I talked to nearly a dozen Republicans in the House and Senate for this story,” atlantic.com writer Elaina Plott reveals, “and heard nearly a dozen different proposals for how to curb gun violence and mass shootings. They all said they wanted GOP leadership to address gun violence in a meaningful way. It’s not possible to […]

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Armed School Resource Officer Takes Down Maryland School Shooter

Tue, 03/20/2018 - 11:44

Here’s the press conference held by St. Mary’s County, Maryland Sheriff Tim Cameron with the latest on this morning’s Great Mills High School shooting. BREAKING: Gunman in Maryland high school shooting is dead, police say. https://t.co/ZoL8qkCMsE • Female student in critical condition • Male student in stable condition • School resource officer engaged the gunman, […]

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BREAKING: Shooting Great Mills High School Maryland

Tue, 03/20/2018 - 10:26

“Two students were critically injured and a gunman died in a shooting at Great Mills High School in Southern Maryland Tuesday morning as classes began,” washingtonpost.com reports.  “The shooter was a student at the school.” According to nydailynews.com, “A school resource officer took down the unidentified shooter after exchanging gunfire inside the school.” And here’s the […]

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New From Nikon: BLACK FX1000 Line of Riflescopes

Tue, 03/20/2018 - 10:00

With a lifetime warranty and high-end glass and features, Nikon is looking to steal a chunk of the long-range optics market with their aggressively-priced BLACK FX1000 line of scopes. If the promises hold true, they’ll be stiff competition for the likes of Vortex, Nightforce, SIG, et al. Stay tuned, as TTAG will be reviewing a […]

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Question of the Day: What Should Society Do to Stop School Shooters?

Fri, 02/16/2018 - 12:00

Antis gotta anti. So when a school shooter unleashes homicidal fury, the forces of civilian disarmament waste no time waving the bloody shirt for gun control. Laws that would have done nothing — zip, zero, nada, niente, rien — to stop the slaughter. To be charitable, their heart is in the right place. They don’t […]

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FBI on Parkland Shooting: We Were Warned, Did Nothing

Fri, 02/16/2018 - 11:57

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has admitted that they were imminently warned, directly, of the Parkland, Florida shooter’s motive, opportunity, and means to commit his crimes. In a Press Release just posted on their website, the FBI states: On January 5, 2018, a person close to Nikolas Cruz contacted the FBI’s Public Access Line (PAL) […]

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Rolling Stone: Repeal the Second Amendment! Meanwhile “Sensible Gun Control”

Fri, 02/16/2018 - 11:00

Rolling Stone is as anti-gun as they come. But how a Jewish writer could pen this polemic is beyond me (a Jewish writer) . . . I’ve made it clear in the past that I want extreme measures in response to gun violence – such as repealing the Second Amendment to the Constitution – and I strongly […]

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Here’s Why Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Never Reported Nikolas Cruz to the Police

Fri, 02/16/2018 - 10:13

Nikolas Cruz was a known threat. Known by the administrators of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. It’s a clear case where a known dangerous student was not reported to the police. Why? Because back in 2013, the Broward County School Board adopted a program where they don’t relay information to police about troubled students. […]

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Gun Review: Henry Repeating Arms Small Game Carbine (.22 WMR)

Fri, 02/16/2018 - 10:00

After spending some quality time with Henry’s Frontier Model Long Barrel 24″, a fine .22-caliber lever action rifle that helped me regain a bit of my wishful childhood, I was left wanting little more from a lever action rimfire target and small game shooter. Then I opened the Small Game Carbine . . . The […]

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Parkland Florida Spree Killer Used Smith & Wesson AR15, Mass Media Demonization Continues

Fri, 02/16/2018 - 09:00

Last night, Jonathon Fishman of the Broward County Sheriff’s Department revealed that mass murderer Nikolas Cruz used a Smith & Wesson AR15 semi-automatic rifle to kill 17 students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.American Outdoor Brands, the holding company that owns the Smith & Wesson brand, has not commented on the revelation. Nor should we expect a […]

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Guns Control Isn’t Everything, It’s The Only Thing: Quote of the Day

Fri, 02/16/2018 - 08:00

“It is possible that in a country with just as many guns as ours – but with better systems of education and mental health; or a less cutthroat economic system and more generous welfare state; or a less troubled racial history and stronger sense of social solidarity; or a less toxic ideal of masculinity and more women […]

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