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Recently, I decided to put four different quality 9mm pistols through the Bill Wilson 5X5 test. I would have never guessed the results. Maybe I should have. If you’re not familiar, here’s the 5×5 Skill Test protocol which, oddly enough, … Read More

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The NRA recently ran an ad in “battleground states” entitled “Stop Clinton, Vote Trump.” The video features a security contractor named Mark Geist lambasting Hillary Clinton for failing his comrades before, during and after the Benghazi attack. Geist’s … Read More

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Sitting here in Houston, scarfing blueberry bagels with cream cheese with my main squeeze, I can’t believe I’m making a living scraping a video of an overaged ‘bro covering a bling golf cart into a NERF battle cart, complete with … Read More

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I officially pronounce the “debate” over. You’re free to believe California gun owners should leave the state to avoid the unconstitutional, indeed tyrannical after-effects of the Gunpocalypse gun control bills. You’re equally free to believe they should stay and fight.… Read More

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The federal and state firearms purchase background check systems are a clear infringement on Americans’ right to keep and bear arms. Do we require a background check for voting? Free speech? Due process? We do not, for the same reason … Read More

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In 2015, the Honolulu Police Department moved to “keep guns off the streets.” In a stunning display of political correctness run amok, without the slightest regard to the hard work required to generate police funding, HPD destroyed over a half … Read More

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Yes, well, safety. But hey, in The Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave you’re free to be brave. And stupid. Happy Independence Day!… Read More

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By Logan Metesh

Gun collecting as we know it today is a relatively new field. Sure, people have been amassing a wide selection of guns for their personal use and enjoyment for quite some time, but many of those people … Read More

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Jason B. works in logistics. Which is probably why he keeps things simple, eschewing a load of gear that would weigh him down. Just the basics here, with an eminently pocketable, portable pistol. See everything he totes at Everyday Carry… Read More

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There’s a lot of gun rights-related angst going round these days, what with Hillary on the horizon, the Supremes split on firearms freedom and California going full you-know-what on gun control. While the Fourth of July is an excellent day … Read More

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Gun Runnerz reckons they know “How We Can Save California and the Second Amendment.” Step 1: gunmakers should ban direct sales to California law enforcement agencies. To motivate reluctant gunmakers, the Runnerz want consumers to boycott manufacturers who continue to … Read More

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Wait. It takes a while to figure out the GLOCK Safety Action trigger? Safety schmafety. Point the gun at the bad guy and pull the trigger. If that doesn’t work, then use the firearm as a blunt weapon. Or … Read More

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The sound of a pump-action shotgun makes when you rack it (i.e. when you chamber a shell) is awesome. CH-CHUNK! Like the sound of an S-Class Mercedes door closing, I could listen to it all day. But the idea … Read More

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I like firearms training. It’s fun! And yes, it might someday save my life. But the vast majority of gun owning Americans don’t train. At all. Ever. Which means that the majority of armed Americans who perform a successful defensive … Read More

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California Governor Jerry Brown signed a number of new gun control bills into law Friday before getting the hell out of Dodge for the holiday weekend. Among them, AB1135 and SB880 were designed to criminalize modern sporting rifles equipped with … Read More

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I can only imagine that the brains behind this video took their cue from Westerns where the good guy shot a gun out of the bad guy’s hand. Or COD. Or something. After which the marijuana brownies kicked in. And … Read More

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An attendee at Busch Stadium in St Louis was shot and mugged in November of 2015.  Justin Hulsey was inspired. He designed a business to make events safer and more convenient for the public. Because the Stadium is a gun … Read More

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I want to take a moment to welcome members of the LGBT community to a collective we like to call The People of the Gun. It’s a tongue-in-cheek name we’ve given ourselves to affirm our mutual, natural, civil and Constitutionally … Read More

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As Will writes: My job frequently requires me to wear a suit and these items suit me better then (pun intended). I have to leave the Spyderco out, it’s heavier than you might expect. Left out of the picture is … Read More

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The New York Post may be the right-leaning paper in Gotham, but it’s still decidedly and assiduously anti-gun. Always has been. Hence they jumped at the opportunity of the latest Washington Post’s latest poll on gun ownership to put this … Read More

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