The Truth About Guns

Subscribe to The Truth About Guns feed The Truth About Guns
Exploring the ethics, morality, business, politics, culture, technology, practice, strategy, dangers and fun of guns
Updated: 6 days 17 hours ago

Question of the Day: What Was Your First Handgun?

Fri, 09/05/2014 - 12:00

Over at the typographically sophisticated nrasharp.com Colion Noir reveals that he broke his ballistic cherry with a Ruger SR40. “When I finally got my gun in my hands, I felt empowered,’ Colion writes. “Yes, empowered. I know a lot … Continue Reading

Liberal Gun Owners to Gov. Brown: Veto Gun Violence Restraining Order Bill

Fri, 09/05/2014 - 11:00

Press release from the Liberal Gun Owners Association (LGOA):

OAKLAND – The Liberal Gun Owners Association (LGOA) called upon California Governor Jerry Brown to veto AB 1014 (Skinner), a bill that establishes a “gun restraining order” in response to the … Continue Reading

“Anti-Violence” Sculpture Made from Buyback Guns Now on Tour

Fri, 09/05/2014 - 10:00

“It just does something to me to know that those were guns that were used to kill people,” Henrietta Beckman told courant.com, standing in front of artist Michael Kalish’s “anti-violence” sculpture. “Those are guns that won’t be used ever … Continue Reading

NSSF and NSSF PAC Kick Off Fall Election #GUNVOTE Campaign

Fri, 09/05/2014 - 09:00

The National Shooting Sports Foundation and their political action committee jumped aboard the hashtag mania train yesterday, kicking off their #GUNVOTE campaign aimed at getting gun rights-oriented voters to the polls for the upcoming midterms. As their email blast put … Continue Reading

Quote of the Day: Interplanetary Edition

Fri, 09/05/2014 - 08:00

“There wasn’t one piece of that bill that I couldn’t find something to point to and think, ‘Boy, oh boy, I must be on Mars.” – Connecticut State Representative Craig Miner in After gun tragedies, Connecticut and Arizona take different Continue Reading

Demolition Ranch: The Next FPSRussia?

Thu, 09/04/2014 - 20:00

Ever since person or persons unknown executed FPSRussia’s business manager, Kyle’s videos have lacked that certain je sais quoi. Specifically, joie de vivre. Fun! Excitement! Post-modern irony! I’m not saying our Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day Hall … Continue Reading

Police Militarization: How Much We Have and What Can Be Done to Stop It

Thu, 09/04/2014 - 19:00

Ahead of the White House review of military equipment -> police transfer and a Congressional hearing on same, npr.org did a data dive into the 1033 program funneling weapons and supplies to state and local police. Here are the numbers … Continue Reading

The Onion’s Map of States’ Need for Armed Teachers

Thu, 09/04/2014 - 18:00

 

Regular readers of theonion.com know that the humor site pumps out out a fair amount of anti-gun agitprop. Fortunately, gun control advocates have about as much of a sense of humor as Germans. Only anti-gunners don’t laugh at fatal … Continue Reading

Gun Tweet of the Day: Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America Mom Violates Protective Order, Posts Gun Selfies

Thu, 09/04/2014 - 17:00

Oklahoma Moms Action for Gun Sense in America organizer Erika Quinn (Twitter: @QuinnMom2) is a #gunowner. One problem: she has a protective order against her and she is in still in possession of firearms as evidenced by the above selfie … Continue Reading

It Should Have Been a Defensive Gun Use: London Beheading Edition

Thu, 09/04/2014 - 16:01

“A woman was beheaded in at a house in north London this afternoon, with witnesses reporting that a man then went ‘on the loose with a machete,’” breitbart.com reports. “Police say the suspect, a 25 year old male is now … Continue Reading

Backwards Bullets: “Do Not Try This”

Thu, 09/04/2014 - 15:00

I’ve got a problem with this video. It goes to considerable lengths to test the theory that backwards bullets are more lethal than frontward facing pills. And wouldn’t you know it: they are! Only when we get to 5:25 does … Continue Reading

Random Thoughts About Police Militarization

Thu, 09/04/2014 - 14:00

by Raul Ybarra, republished w/permission from his blog conservativelefty.wordpress.com

Militarization of the police has become a hot topic in the aftermath of the Michael Brown shooting. Something one which I’ve held off giving an opinion. Militarization of the police? Yeah, … Continue Reading

Cleaning My Guns and Trying Not to Scare the Neighbors

Thu, 09/04/2014 - 13:00

By Mark Winslow

I clean my guns outside, because my wife can’t stand the smell of Hoppes #9 in the house. We live in a townhouse, and it’s close quarters – both inside and out. Our back yard can be … Continue Reading

NRA’s Nostalgia Is What It Used to Be

Thu, 09/04/2014 - 12:00

The NRA’s house mag recently portrayed MDA jefe Shannon Watts as a 50′s hausfrau. The image was meant ironically. Or was it? The NRA recruitment ad above (which looks more like a spot for the Mormons) paints a … Continue Reading

Integrally Suppressed Sub-2000 From Liberty Suppressors

Thu, 09/04/2014 - 11:00

It seems like the small and quiet firearm is all the rage these days. I love my suppressed 10/22 takedown, but there’s something to be said for applying the same treatment to a 9mm carbine like the Kel Tec … Continue Reading

This Is Not the Racial Disparity in Deadly Force The Anti-Gunners Are Looking For

Thu, 09/04/2014 - 10:00

TTAG reader DJR writes:

A press release from Washington State University [click here to read] promotes the recently published findings of its aptly named SHOT Lab (the Simulated Hazardous Operational Tasks Laboratory). The report, recently published in the Journal of … Continue Reading

Incendiary Image of the Day: Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America’s New National Anti-Open-Carry-in-Kroger Ad Campaign Edition

Thu, 09/04/2014 - 09:00

“Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a gun control group backed by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s considerable financial resources, will blanket half a dozen newspapers with ads meant to pressure the grocery giant to stop … Continue Reading

Quote of the Day: The Daily Kos Thinks You’re Stupid Edition

Thu, 09/04/2014 - 08:00

“The problem, you see, is that a whole lot of very stupid people went out and bought assault rifles because the NRA and other conspiracy groups were very, very sure that Barack Obama was going to ban them when he … Continue Reading

South Carolina Allows Guns in Bars. And . . . Nothing

Wed, 09/03/2014 - 20:00

Once again, there’s a big kerfuffle about a law liberating Americans from restrictions on their natural, civil and constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms. The media milks the mindless misegos from the gun control extremists opposing the suggested … Continue Reading

Shannon Watts Stops Making Sense

Wed, 09/03/2014 - 19:00

Nick predicts that Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America jefe Shannon Watts’ time in the media spotlight is drawing to a close. I’m not so sure. As long as there are left-leaning media outlets ready, willing and able … Continue Reading

Pages

e-mail