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Q&A on The Texas International Firearms Festival [Sponsored Content]
Hey Sharp Shots! Kirsten Joy Weiss here for the Texas International Firearms Festival (TIFF) at Best of the West Shooting Sports in Austin, Texas November 8 and 9. I’m getting emails asking questions about the event. “How will the ‘try and ... Read More
Question of the Day: Is Jerry Miculek The Coolest Shooter in the History of the World Ever?
I’m thinking yes. Yes, he is. Jerry Miculek is the coolest shooter in the history of the world ever. Don’t get me wrong: I’ve met some truly awesome shooters, from Mas Ayoob to FN’s Dave Sevigny to the late, great ... Read More
Gear Review: Maryland Gun Works Sight Pro Tool
I don’t know how it is in your area, but here in California, most gun shops either don’t install sights, charge an arm and a leg for the installation, or wont install them unless you buy them from them at ... Read More
Chuck Norris [Not Shown] & NRA Tooling-Up For Nov. Elections
The National Rifle Association’s Freedom Action Foundation is launching their 2014 “Trigger the Vote” Voter Registration Campaign. But because a pun does not a pro-gun voter movement make, the NRA’s once again turning to Chuck Norris to kick some PR ass. ... Read More
Just Arrived: PWS MK109 .300 BLK
The mailman cometh and he hath brought me an upper! PWS apparently didn’t take it too hard that we took so long to get a review out for their MK 107 pistol, as a new .300 BLK upper showed up ... Read More
Quote of the Day: Anti-Police Militarization Americans Unite! Edition
“Government always grows, and government is force. Force is always dangerous.” – John Stossel in Conservatives, libertarians and liberals should all worry about the militarization of police [via foxnews.com] [h/t ShootingTheBull410]
OMG! 11 Guns Found at Memphis International Airport! OMG!
“Transportation Security Administration agents found a loaded gun in a passenger’s carry-on bag at Memphis International Airport over the weekend,” dailyjournal.net reports, breathlessly enough. “The TSA said agents working at a security checkpoint found a loaded .40-caliber Smith and Wesson ... Read More
Gun Tweet of the Day: Bloomberg’s Hypocrisy Knows No Boundaries Edition
C’mon. No way. No way would former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the man who allocated $50m of his personal fortune to crusade for gun control, fly to the Jewish homeland and proudly trumped his support for Israel’s “right to defend ... Read More
Must Have Gun of the Day: Breda M37
Let’s face facts. You and I along with most of the TTAG readership will never get the opportunity to own a big boy machine gun, and the chances of getting to shoot one aren’t much better. But RAP4 just might have the ... Read More
This is What Happens to A Disarmed Populace: They Get Beaten to Death
If you were going to encourage a demographic segment to encourage to exercise their natural, civil and Constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms, homeless people would probably be last group on your list. I’m not arguing the point. But I am pointing ... Read More
“Anonymous gun tip lines helping police confiscate more illegal weapons.” Or Not.
I sometimes wonder if the people writing mainstream media headlines bother to read the story beneath their header. Oh sure, they get the general gist of it. But I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve encountered an anti-gun headline ... Read More
OMG! A Gun Store! A Mile from 5 Schools! In Cook County! OMG!
The more I do this work the more I realize that the antis ain’t got game. Not if you’re judging their arguments based on facts, logic and/or reason. Check out this quote from Niles, Illinois Trustee Rosemary Palicki via chicagotribune.com. Rose ... Read More
The Truth About Armed Self-Defense for Women
Every human being, by virtue of being born a human being, has a God-given, unalienable right to preserve their life. Life is, in fact, God’s greatest gift. To fail, or worse, to refuse to protect it is a sin. Surely, ... Read More
MA Police Chiefs Pissed at Lack of Power Over Rifle, Shotgun Licenses
“Top police officials and activists from Boston and area communities blasted the state Senate Tuesday for watering down gun control legislation by stripping a provision aimed at keeping rifles and shotguns out of the hands of dangerous people,” bostonglobe.com reports. ... Read More
Question of the Day: Should Legislative Chambers Be Gun-Free Zones?
“Why they arrested Ryan Shucard last week, I shall never know,” Richard Cohen writes, sarcastically, at washingtpost.com. “All he did was bring your basic 9mm Smith & Wesson handgun into the U.S. Capitol (actually, the Cannon House Office Building), upon ... Read More
Steyr AUG A3 Update
In my recent review on the Steyr Aug A3 I discuss at length what I perceive as the few downfalls of the design. Namely the charging handle’s profile and the horrid awful rotten terrible trigger. Well with the investment of about ... Read More
Movie Review: ‘The Purge: Anarchy’ [Spoiler Alert!]
No matter how it sounds, the new Purge movie is not an infomercial for a high-fiber cleansing diet – although you may feel an urgent need to detoxify after you’ve seen it. The Purge: Anarchy, or Purge 2 if you will, ... Read More
Psychology Today: You’re Safer Without a Gun
The civilian disarmament movement wants Americans to believe they’re safer without a gun. It’s a preposterous idea. Americans without any great skill or strength can use a firearm to prevent, stop or eliminate a potentially lethal threat. An estimated 55k law-abiding gun owners ... Read More
Quote of the Day: If You Can’t Predict Spree Killings So . . . Edition
“We need to realize that high-profile events are high-profile because they are unlikely. And trying to stop an unlikely event is very difficult if not impossible. Predicting a school shooting or when someone who has or had a mental illness ... Read More
Billings, Montana PD Gun Auction (Your FFL Need Apply)
In pro-gun states (e.g., Arizona), legislators have assented to their constituents’ desire to see donated or confiscated firearms re-homed, rather than destroyed. Under Montana code 46-5-313 the Treasure State requires police department to sell ballistic assets to federal firearms dealers. The Billings Montana Police Department and ... Read More