The Truth About Guns

Dan Baum, author of Gun Guys: A Road Trip, got his hands on a letter and Safety Fact Sheet (after the jump) that the Sonoma County Schools sent out to parents before this new school year began. The fact … Continue Reading

Ironically, three shots from a suppressed Remington 700 damaged my hearing. So those of you seeking an “ear safe” firearm (as the Remmy was described to me) best file that term away with the phrase “it’s not loaded.” ALWAYS wear … Continue Reading

Those kooky rappers. Always going on about drugs, money, women and expensive playthings. Kinda like . . . bankers. The main difference: this part of the music industry is prone to violence. As evidenced by gunfire at a pre-MTV MVA … Continue Reading

“There’s no difference between the government telling us you can’t own guns or you must own guns.” – Nucla, Colorado trustee Bill Long in Colorado Town That Requires a Gun in Every Home Fights for its Life [at nbcnews.com]… Continue Reading

When you are an elderly woman, you are likely to have more leeway in how you interact with criminals. It’s partly a matter of being more vulnerable and partly a matter of the statistics reinforcing the stereotype … Continue Reading

In a highly controversial move, the leadership of the Connecticut Bar Association lobbied to pass Governor Dannel Malloy’s restrictive “toughest-in-the-nation” gun control laws. The move has sparked unprecedented opposition within the body. From the courant.com: “‘Why is … Continue Reading

“President Barack Obama has ordered a review of programs allowing for state and local enforcement to buy military equipment,” cnn.com reports, somehow forgetting to use the words “at no cost.” A “senior administration official” made the announcement today, in the … Continue Reading

As the situation calms in Ferguson and opportunities for fresh video of flying Molotov cocktails and teargas canisters become scarce, life has gotten harder for tragedy TV media members. But never fear, an alert producer at CNN apparently let Jake … Continue Reading

“Gunocracy (the new name for Gunup.Com) has a special on Mosin Nagants! Click here to get yours for only $159.00 with free shipping to your FFL.”… Continue Reading

In a previous post, I revealed a supposedly pro-gun CBS news report on women shooters as an attempt to drive a wedge through the firearms fraternity. To present long gun target shooting as acceptable while linking [all] handguns with “gun … Continue Reading

The U.S. and EU ban on Russian-made firearms is hitting the country’s rifle industry hard. How hard? Let’s just say that the Kalashnikov Concern - which went bankrupt in 2012 – is very. Concerned. But maybe not as concerned as … Continue Reading

“If things continue as they have, it won’t be the revolution you fantasize about. It won’t be freedom-loving patriots rising up against a tyrant. It will be giant, collective special interest groups rising up against you. Their armies will be … Continue Reading

So New York City ditched their police department’s decades-old “stop and frisk” (a.k.a., Walking While Black) policy. nydailynews.com reports that “the stops have fallen off a statistical cliff — down 92% during the first half of 2014 compared with last … Continue Reading

“Ski resorts in Vermont are upgrading their snowmaking equipment with help from a statewide energy efficiency program,” pressherald.com reports. “Efficiency Vermont is offering rebates from $500 to up to $4,000 in a snow gun exchange program. Resorts trade in … Continue Reading

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The gunblogosphere lit up yesterday, after CBS aired a “shockingly positive look at women and guns” [above]. Yes, well, I don’t think so. The video above does not include the full report, which starts like this: “Well, good morning. There … Continue Reading

It was one of the most jaw-droppingly idiotic things I had ever seen. In the middle of the rush for gun control legislation following the Newtown shooting, Joe Biden did an interview in which he advised the U.S. population that … Continue Reading

Is it just us, or does New York Governor Andrew Cuomo seem just a little defensive when answering questions about the latest job cuts at Remington? “I know we tend to think we’re New York it must be about us. … Continue Reading

While virtually all of the media attention over the last ten days or so has been directed toward protests, riots and the family of Michael Brown, supporters of Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson have put up a GoFundMe site to … Continue Reading

Sometimes the wheels of justice grind slowly and sometimes they race around in circles like they’re competing for the Porsche Cup. In the Ferguson case, the latter seems to be the way it’s going. “Big Mike” Brown was shot and … Continue Reading