The Truth About Guns

NRA watchers will tell you that the gun rights group is dragging itself kicking and screaming into the 21st century. The NRA has hired a squadron of commentators who are as far removed from the racist, redneck OWFG stereotype as … Continue Reading

By Rhonda Little. [Republished with permission from rodela.com]

I like marbles. I don’t really like guns.

No. Hang on: that’s wrong. That second sentence is not actually true. I do like some guns: there are many that are simply … Continue Reading

We recently ran a piece about running into fake cops (Self-Defense Tip: Call the Cops on the Cops). We know of at least one Texas trucker who can relate. “Joshua McCann was in San Antonio to pick up … Continue Reading

From Mary Keane
Cheyenne [via wyomingnews.com]

This is in open letter to Bruce, who sits at Starbucks every morning with a gun, bullet-proof vest and assault rifle:

I am writing this letter to the paper because I do not … Continue Reading

“We didn’t want to live in a reality where the gun — and violence — became our go-to option for dealing with major problems; a lens through which we see the world. Even if that problem was an armed intruder. … Continue Reading

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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

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

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

“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

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

“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

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