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Gun Review: Ruger American Rimfire
I’m starting to feel like a real old timer with my endless rambling about the good old days of cheap and plentiful .22 LR. While some parts of the country are seeing the most popular rimfire cartridge back in stock, ... Read More
Raw Story Interviews RF: The Big Lie
“But he suggested that nothing needs to be done at all.” There it is. The lie that lies at the heart of the Raw Story article based on my interview with Tony Ortega. I did not suggest that “nothing needs ... Read More
Rolling Stone: Pistols Have Stocks…Huh?
Rolling Stone magazine is trying to dig itself out of obscurity by pushing the gun control agenda pretty hard. They published a softball interview with Michael Bloomberg, launched a slick “guns are bad” website with some laughably researched information, and ... Read More
Quote of the Day: Dude Disarmament Edition
“Fine then. Let’s go with that. All women should, in fact, be armed. Where I part ways with the right here, however, is that I think if we’re going to agree to that, then we’ll need to disarm all men. ... Read More
It Should Have Been A Defensive Gun Use: Archie Andrews Edition
“The famous freckle-faced comic book icon is meeting his demise in Wednesday’s installment of ‘Life with Archie’ when he intervenes in an assassination attempt on Kevin Keller, Archie Comics’ first openly gay character,” mashable.com reports. A story TTAG reported back in ... Read More
New From Smith & Wesson: Bodyguard Pistols and Revolvers With Integrated Crimson Trace Lasers
I have a Smith & Wesson 642-2 with a Crimson Trace Lasergrip. And I have a Kel Tec P3AT (don’t judge me) with a Crimson Trace Laserguard. So I can attest to the utility of mounting a frickin’ laser beam on ... Read More
MA Gun Law Proves All Gun Control Laws Are Bad Laws
The Huffington Post’s Mike Weisser is over-the-moon about the following provision in Massachusetts’ new proposed gun law (Bill H.4278): “The task force shall study and report on suitable and feasible options for the safekeeping of a distressed [i.e. potentially suicidal] person’s firearms ... Read More
MO Gov Nixon Vetoes Teacher Carry Bill
“Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed legislation Monday that would have allowed specially trained teachers to carry concealed guns, asserting that the move could jeopardize student safety in public schools.” And in other news, the sun rose in the east this ... Read More
IWI Shipping the TAVOR RS Model to Maryland, Massachusetts and New Jersey
IWI figures there’s no reason inhabitants of states with paleolithic firearms laws should forego the pleasure of shooting their TAVOR SAR bullpup rifles. Thus, they’ve created their new RS (restricted states) model and they’re now shipping. Press release after the ... Read More
How to Beat Rolling Stone’s Anti-Gun Agitprop in Three Easy Steps
Rolling Stone is attacking Americans’ gun rights like never before. We’ve seen The Five Most Dangerous Guns In America, an epic Larry Pratt hit piece and How to Beat the NRA In 7 (Not-So-Easy) Steps. If that’s not enough – and it really is – ... Read More
Cleveland Mayor Proposes Toy Gun Ban, 90 Day Wait Between Gun Purchases
Following in the footsteps of such great violence-free cities as Chicago, Washington, DC and New York, Frank Jackson, the mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, has proposed his city enact a series of new gun laws that he claims will reduce the ... Read More
Kirsten Joy Weiss Announces the Texas International Firearms Festival
The peripatetic Kirsten Joy Weiss doesn’t let any grass grow under her feet. Beside advocating the fun of shooting and producing her signature trick shot videos, she’s also now the name and face behind the upcoming Texas International Firearms Festival. ... Read More
Question of the Day: What’s the Most Dangerous Guns in America?
Today is Rolling Stone day at TTAG. We’re running three posts (including this one) about the magazine’s onslaught of anti-gun articles. The most ridiculous of these: The 5 Most Dangerous Guns in America. The article claims to ID “the types of guns most ... Read More
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Unnamed Federal Officer
The story coming out of California is that a pro-Israel rally turned violent when a group of Palestine supporters approached a pro-Israel demonstration in Los Angeles Sunday and, well, predictably erudite discussion and debate on the situation in the Middle ... Read More
Movie Review: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Call it Gorillas in the Mist – With Machine Guns! Yes, from the giant Xerox copier known as Hollywood comes Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, the latest installment in the interminable Planet of the Apes franchise. Franchise. That’s ... Read More
Larry Pratt is Responsible for the Waco Siege. Or Not.
Rolling Stone Magazine’s latest anti-gun polemic is a tome-length effort at taking down Gun Owners of America’s Larry Pratt. In ‘The Zealot: Larry Pratt Is the Gun Lobby’s Secret Weapon‘, Alexander Zaitchik recounts – in mind-numbing detail – Pratt’s career, highlighting his ... Read More
Quote of the Day: By Any Means Necessary Edition
“So much for another hard workweek in the Senate. The one accomplishment was the unintended protection of the E.P.A.’s authority over lead. Now the agency should protect the nation’s wildlife by finally banning lead ammunition and sinkers from the land.” ... Read More
Revolving Shotgun Concept Suited for 3D Hybrid Gun
This homemade revolving shotgun design seems well suited for a 3D printed/hybrid metal manufacture. While the version pictured uses cut off chambers from cast off 12 gauge barrels, the same effect could be accomplished by using sections of the appropriately ... Read More
Trouble In the House of SIG?
From the outside, things seem hunky dory at SIG SAUER. They just announced that they’ll be making all of their guns in the US by the end of next year. Chris and Nick are big fans of their new modular ... Read More
Arlington, TX Cop Saves Dog’s Life
You have to hand it to officer Gary Carter. He stepped up and adopted Jeffery (now Chance) the pit bull before he could be euthanized in a local shelter. Why is this such a (you should excuse the expression) man ... Read More