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Man Shot in GA Target Parking Lot

Mon, 09/22/2014 - 21:00

Ruger LCR in 9mm. Want One?

Mon, 09/22/2014 - 19:00

The Ruger LCR is a great handgun. Specifically, it’s got the smoothest, best breaking trigger of any stock snubbie you can name, including Ralph’s beloved Smiths. (Thank you patented friction reducing cam.) The .38 caliber round also suits it … Continue Reading

The Bathroom Carry Conundrum

Mon, 09/22/2014 - 18:00

What to do with your heater while seeing a man about a dog – or more critically, dropping a deuce – has vexed gun owners since elimination technology progressed from the outhouse to indoor plumbing. Public facility stalls that don’t … Continue Reading

Boycott Ben & Jerry’s?

Mon, 09/22/2014 - 17:00

Unlike Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, the People of the Gun don’t do organized boycotts. Every time we report on a company that plays ball with the Moms (e.g. Panera), individual commentators announce that they’ll not darken … Continue Reading

BREAKING: TrackingPoint Re-Writes History

Mon, 09/22/2014 - 16:01

Students of history with gunspertise will enjoy this one: TrackingPoint’s video imagining how the battle for the Alamo would’ve gone if the Texans had been equipped with a brace of their “fire and forget” semi-automatics. (OFWGs will remember the Saturday … Continue Reading

How to Survive a Gun Junket

Mon, 09/22/2014 - 16:00

I just touched down in Pheonix, Arizona to check out Timney Triggers and their new facility. The company has been making triggers ever since 1946, and while just about everyone knows the name Timney, they wanted to show off their … Continue Reading

Moms Demand Action Group Asked to Leave Tulsa, OK Chipotle

Mon, 09/22/2014 - 15:00

Three days ago, our man Leghorn reported that Moms Demand Action Group Asked to Leave Lansing, MI KrogerNick highlighted the Moms’ pathetic turnout. He also drew attention to Kroger’s antipathy to the civilian disarmament group in general, and … Continue Reading

Random Thoughts About Guns ‘N Hospitals

Mon, 09/22/2014 - 14:00

“I hate my mother,” my daughter declared as we drove to the hospital. “She’s never going to get better.” She hadn’t seen her mother in over four months. There had been plans but it was always one thing or another. … Continue Reading

Gear Review: NcStar 1.1 – 4 x 20 Octagon Scope

Mon, 09/22/2014 - 13:00

NcStar, at least in my mind, is best known for their line of VERY affordable scopes on OpticsPlanet. I’ve never had a real inclination to check out their gear as optics quality isn’t normally something I skimp on. But then … Continue Reading

Customizing My Swiss K31…In Switzerland

Mon, 09/22/2014 - 11:00


By Diego Cesarei

The K31and the P210 are for me the most iconic products of the Swiss weapon industry. All in, the K31 screams “Swiss Made.” The mechanics are exquisite yet simple, it’s sturdy, but elegant and the accuracy … Continue Reading

“Vile” Americans for Responsible Solutions Ad Targets AZ Pro-Gun Pol

Mon, 09/22/2014 - 10:00

“Congresswoman Gabby Giffords never resorted to the kind of squalid campaigning this ad represents,” azcentral.com protests. “She won her fights with energy, ideas and a disarming good nature. She didn’t do nasty. So concerned was she about the breakdown of … Continue Reading

Milwaukee DA Stats Confirm: Existing Gun Laws Not Being Enforced

Mon, 09/22/2014 - 09:00

One of the NRA’s constant refrains: we don’t need new gun control laws. We need to enforce existing gun laws to take dangerous criminals off the streets. It’s a complaint that doesn’t get much attention in the mainstream media. or … Continue Reading

Quote of the Day: Snowball’s Chance in Hell Edition

Mon, 09/22/2014 - 08:00


“The laws should be the same for the gun you buy and the gun you make. Our system of background checks and registrations are in place to ensure public safety. There’s absolutely no reason these checks and registrations should apply … Continue Reading

Never Mind Fast & Furious. Why Are We Sending Guns to the Mexican Government?

Sun, 09/21/2014 - 20:00

There is no doubt in my mind that Obama Administration cabinet members knew about Operation Fast & Furious, the ATF’s “stingless sting” that enabled the sale of some 2000 U.S. gun store guns to Mexican drug thugs. Two of which … Continue Reading

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks to Hunters: Bear Spray Über Alles

Sun, 09/21/2014 - 18:00

“Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks reminds hunters that bears are very active this time of year, searching out food from late summer berry crops,” the State agency warns [via ammoland.com]. “FWP Bear Management Specialist, Jamie Jonkel, said that he … Continue Reading

Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Michael Yatsko

Sun, 09/21/2014 - 16:00

“A St. Cloud [Florida] man was arrested Wednesday after he handed his son a gun and told him to kill himself when the boy talked about committing suicide,” orlandosentinel.com reports. Michael Yatsko, 44, allegedly put the gun down on his … Continue Reading

Your Wife is Held at Gunpoint: What Do You Do, Jack…What Do You Do?

Sun, 09/21/2014 - 14:00

Reader Wayne H writes,

This question came to me as I watched an episode of  The Walking Dead, Season 3, episode 6 titled “Hounded.” In this episode there is a scene where Glenn and his girlfriend Maggie came across Merle. … Continue Reading

Question for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America: What Gun Control Law Would Have Prevented This?

Sun, 09/21/2014 - 12:00

Here’s a recent post on the Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America Facebook page: “DEAD GEORGIA MOTHER HAILED AS HERO: Last week, a Georgia mother saved her 6-month-old baby by sheltering the infant in a toilet before … Continue Reading

Note to Gun Control Advocates: Do You Think of Children Like These When Fighting “Gun Violence”?

Sun, 09/21/2014 - 10:00

Gun control advocates are famous (in these parts) for using misleading statistics to promote civilian disarmament. Gun violence claims 30k lives a year! they proclaim. The antis ignore or skim over the fact that suicides account for around half of … Continue Reading

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