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ATF Helps Red Jacket Firearms Find Their Machine Guns
Red Jacket Firearms getting themselves entangled with the ATF is something that has definitely been done befo’. The Haydens apparently aren’t really detail people. At least not when it comes to record keeping and following all of the ATF’s onerous regulations. It got ... Read More
IRS: The Gang That Can’t Shoot Straight
Those of you concerned about the Internal Revenue Service’s information processing and archiving practices should probably be just as worried – if not more so – about the training of their agents who carry firearms. As cnsnews.com relates, “Special agents ... Read More
Weekend Photo Caption Contest – Win a Pair of M&P Earmuffs
This week’s best caption writer will win a pair of Smith & Wesson M&P Performance Earmuffs courtesy Smith & Wesson. Enter your caption in the comments by midnight Sunday. We’ll announce a winner on Monday.
CA SWAT Team Ends 7-Hour Standoff of Empty Home
“It started just before 10:00 a.m. when Alameda County [CA] Sheriff’s deputies went to serve an eviction notice to a tenant,” ktvu.com reports. “Hayward police say when deputies entered the home, they found suspicious notes indicating there were explosives inside ... Read More
Ruger Results Show The Gun Boom Is Over. For Now . . .
While I saw no obvious evidence of sales slack during my recent tour of Smith & Wesson’s Springfield factory, there’s no shortage of reports corroborating the general impression that the post-Newtown sales boom is well and truly over. In the ... Read More
SilencerCo’s Marketing Mavens Make Their Mark
We’ve posted a bit of press over the last week about SilencerCo’s new shotgun silencer, the Salvo 12. For those not in the know, the Salvo 12 is a silencer made for your scattergun, and it is making waves, just not ... Read More
Get a (Slightly) Used Smith & Wesson 5906 – $349 Shipped [Sponsored Content]
That’s right. GunUp managed to get its hands on a passel of these 9mm stainless steel beauties. Smith turned out the 5906 semi-autos from 1989 to 1999 and they were very popular with LEOs. They’re DA/SA, hammer-fired, come with a 15-round ... Read More
Hornady Recalls Some Critical Duty 9mm Ammo
Hornady’s announced a recall of one lot of their 9mm Critical Duty 135gr +P ammo. This isn’t a huge recall and probably won’t affect a large number of buyers, but given that this is personal defense ammunition, it’s worth checking ... Read More
Question of the Day: Will You Maintain Gun Safety Under Stress?
Over at gunnuts.net, Tim reckons that many if not most people will screw the proverbial pooch when it comes to maintaining trigger control under stress. “Anyone who has run force-on-force scenarios for a while could probably fill a book with observations ... Read More
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Gloria Baca-Lucero
Thank you for calling MezmerVision Cable. The estimated wait time before one of our representatives deigns to answer your call is…38 minutes. Please hold the line as we value your business. And then there’s the ever-popular, Our service technician will ... Read More
Everytown Anti-Gun PSA Inspires Pro-Gun Videos. Bloomberg Counter-Attacks!
When Everytown for Gun Safety released its anti-gun Public Service Announcement, the mainstream media dutifully announced its arrival and included links to the ad. The gunblogosphere immediately highlighted the fact that the ad was actually pro-gun – demonstrating a woman’s need to arm ... Read More
Judge Orders DOJ to Release Fast and Furious Docs
“Thanks to a Freedom of Information Act Lawsuit pursued against the Department of Justice by government watchdog Judicial Watch, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled documents being withheld from Congress under President Obama’s claim of ... Read More
Quote of the Day: Protecting Us From Ourselves Edition
“We could have said, ‘Cars don’t kill people. People kill people,’ and there would have been an element of truth to that. Many accidents are a result of alcohol consumption, speeding, road rage or driver distraction. Or we could have ... Read More
Passively Constructed Negligent Discharge Story of the Day: MMA Edition
Joe Riggs out of UFN 51 after ‘unfortunate accident’ with gun, the headline at mmafighting.com proclaims. Setting aside the “unfortunate” descriptor, I’m not a big fan of the word “accident” when it comes to negligent discharges. I prefer “negligent discharge.” ... Read More
Jury Acquits Man for Firing Warning Shot at Wrong-House Cops
I know we’re a little late in this one, but it’s good to see a jury exonerate a citizen for taking ballistic action against Virginia cops investigating the wrong house – even if a “warning shot” is an extremely ill-advised tactic ... Read More
Colleen Daley: We’re Not Attacking the 2A, We’re Saving Lives!
Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence big cheese Colleen Daley attended yesterday’s kabuki Senate gun control hearing, ostensibly aimed at protecting women from “gun violence.” No one can say Daley doesn’t recognize a juicy fundraising opportunity when she sees one. Here’s ... Read More
SIG SAUER Announces Redesigned Webstore, More Branded Merchandise
If you’re one of the legion of certified SIG SAUER honks – and why wouldn’t you be? – filling out your Christmas ‘want’ list this year just got a whole lot easier. As has the shopping experience. SIG’s just announce ... Read More
No Charges to be Filed Against Phoenix Doc with AR in Airport
I just received an email from Alan Korwin stating that no charges will be filed against Dr. Peter Steinmetz, and that the scheduled hearings have been vacated. From Alan Korwin just minutes ago, quoting Dr. Steinmetz: “No charges have been ... Read More
Attempted Murder, Suicide in Chicago Loop High Rise
“‘What we have here is a workplace violence issue,’ (Chicago Police Superintendent Gary) McCarthy told reporters. ‘Apparently there’s a technological company on the 17th floor. They’ve been undergoing a downsizing. They’ve demoted a number of people.’” Initial reports are, as ... Read More
IN State Police’s Active Shooter Advice for Disarmed Bus Drivers
“Outside of RamRodz gun cleaners, we are a full scale tool & equipment manufacturer,” TTAG reader Dan Engelsen writes. “As such I subscribe to a ton of industry newsletters. Saw this one today: School bus safety videos show responses to shooter. We ... Read More