The Truth About Guns
Exploring the ethics, morality, business, politics, culture, technology, practice, strategy, dangers and fun of guns
Updated: 6 days 3 hours ago
Let’s Have a Discussion About Mental Illness. Or Not.
One of the things that brought me hope after the past couple of years’ mass shootings was the pooling of state and federal resources to address issues of mental illness in this country. Oh, right, that didn’t happen. I try ... Read More
Gear Review: SecureIt Milspec Kit
A couple of years ago, I purchased one of those gun safes that claims to hold 30+ guns. After many months of trying to get my gun collection to fit, I’ve come to the conclusion that there are only two ... Read More
Question of the Day: Is There a Left-Wing Conspiracy Against Gun Rights?
PetitionForRedress sent us a link to eagnews.org, which reveals that “A prominent CNN commentator [Sally Kohn, above], the top two political reporters for The Huffington Post, a Reuters reporter, the editor of The Nation magazine, a producer for Al Jazeera ... Read More
Gun Review: Arsenal Firearms Strike One
By Diego Cesarei It took them more than a year a half year from order to delivery. That’s kind of a long wait for pretty much anything industrially made, particularly for a gun. Well, the wait is over. I finally ... Read More
Guns Save Life Heads Back to Chicago With More Guns
We first heard of Guns Save Life a couple of years ago when they drove a truckload of old, broken guns up to a Chicago buyback and used the money they collected to fund their annual NRA summer camp for kids. ... Read More
The Saga Continues: TTAG Reader Appeals IL CCW Denial
By Shawn in Chicago Several months ago, I was denied a concealed carry permit, despite fulfilling all of the obligations of the statute, with a no-details form letter. I had my 2nd court date yesterday regarding my appeal to my ... Read More
Quote of the Day: Gun Control Advocate’s Graceless Surrender Edition
“This country is full of those nuts and loons who do not appear to take seriously the deadly potential of a gun. They’re the ones who strap on their assault rifles and stroll through big-box stores and coffee shops as ... Read More
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Oscar Aguilar
A 21 year old veterinarian from Mexico City got tired of posting pictures of himself with fast cars and loose women and thought it would be fun to post a selfie with a gun on facebook for a change. Unfortunately the ... Read More
Something is Missing From the Imperial War Museum
Walking up to the Imperial War Museum in London, the very first thing you see are…guns. Two massive honking deck guns from a battleship prominently displayed in the courtyard to be exact. From that introduction you wouldn’t be remiss in ... Read More
TTAG Reader: This is the Open Carry Discussion We Should be Having
Zeitgeist barometer yahoo.com reports that, “Gisele Bundchen, Jaime King, Gwen Stefani, and Miranda Kerr are among the celebrity moms who have helped glamorize breastfeeding recently — and now, with her buzz-inducing mom-and-baby photo image included in a spread for Glamour, ... Read More
Dartmouth College Denies Stalker Victim Right to Armed Self Defense, Perpetuates #waronwomen
Taylor Woolrich, a student at Darmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, has been victimized by a stalker since she was 16. You’d think that being a continent away from the man against whom she has a restraining order would provide ... Read More
New From Stag Arms: Model 9 and 9T 9mm AR-15 Rifles
Stag Arms is introducing their first pistol caliber rifles: the $990 Model 9 and $1275 Model 9T. The company’s presser [after the jump via ammoland] claims they developed the firearms after “overwhelming requests from our customers.” Apparently, they’re the “ideal choice for ... Read More
GOA to Obama: Fix White House Website’s 2A Description!
An Open Letter to President Barack H. Obama The Honorable Barack H. Obama President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20500 Re: White House Website: The Need to Correct a False Description of the ... Read More
That Time My Heart Rate Broke 200 BPM
I’ve been working on my overall level of fitness in anticipation of a fall biathlon in West Texas. The idea of being out of shape, a few hundred miles from home, in one of the hotter places in Texas is ... Read More
Wisconsin Cops Aim Rifle at Open Carry Advocate
“Don’t point that f***ing gun at me!” Bill Polster yells at a cop in Calumet County Park in the video above. ”He’s got a gun pointed at me, that’s bulls***!” Indeed it was. “The [Wisconsin] Department of Justice says gun laws ... Read More
American Rifleman: 7 Reasons Why Pocket Pistols Are, Uh, Less Than Ideal
When the NRA’s Shooting Illustrated made the ill-conceived, poorly constructed and downright dangerous Remington R51 their cover girl, the buff book’s street cred took an enormous self-inflicted hit. Shooting Illustrated’s loss was the consumer’s gain. I reckon R51-gate triggered a new spirit of truthiness amongst pubs that didn’t ... Read More
Gun Review: Les Baer Thunder Ranch Special
The name Les Baer conjures up an image of expert gunsmiths sitting in well lit rooms that smell faintly of Flitz and CLP. ...
UPDATE: MO RKBA Amendment Could Lead to Constitutional Carry
Missouri’s Constitutional Amendment 5 passed yesterday with 62% of the vote and 3712 of 3898 precincts reported. It’s a clear statement of support for the right to keep and bear arms, clarifying that it’s a fundamental right; that it protects ammunition and ... Read More
Here’s an Excellent Pro-Gun YouTube Video Riffing on Everytown’s PSA That Hasn’t Been Taken Down. Yet
That Guy T’s not wrong – about anything. Nor is he the first YouTuber to point out the swiss cheese-like nature of the pro-gun control movement’s arguments for civilian disarmament. But TGT is one of the few commentators who’s sampled Everytown ... Read More
Quote of the Day: All Evidence to the Contrary Edition
“If people are just getting together to make a group to get guns with no training or knowledge of laws, that’s dangerous. (Getting guns for self-protection) just isn’t working. It doesn’t work anywhere.” – Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence founder ... Read More