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SAF Supports Legal Immigrant Gun Rights in North Carolina Case
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is taking up the case of a legal Australian immigrant in North Carolina. This test case will likely result in the removal of the restriction on the issuance of a concealed carry permit to people ... Read More
New From TRUGLO: BRITE-SITE TFO Sights for 1911s
TRUGLO’s TFO sights are the Certs of the target acquisition world. They combine the always-on reliability of Tritium with the visibility of fiber optics. And while we don’t think they’ve managed to incorporate the minty freshness of Retsin into their manufacturing ... Read More
It Should Have Been a Defensive Gun Use: The Great Equalizer Edition
“A Des Moines man is facing murder charges in connection to the murder of a 97-year-old man Wednesday night,” cbs2iowa.com reports. “19-year-old Ngor Makuey is charged with both first degree murder and attempted murder after he broke into the home ... Read More
Gear Review: RamRodz Gun Swabs
Every trip I take to the range ends the same way. I come home, change into something comfortable, lay out my cleaning supplies on the table, unpack and clear all the toys, grab a beer, put on the TV and ... Read More
Texas Tech Cheerleader Under Fire for African Hunts
Sportsman’s Alliance Press release [via Ammoland.com] A 19-year-old Texas Tech cheerleader is the latest female hunter to be attacked by animal rights groups after she posted photos of her successful African safari on Facebook. Kendra Jones, from Cleburne, Texas has been ... Read More
Passively Constructed Negligent Discharge Story of the Day: ‘Nuff Said? Edition
“An off-duty Kansas City police officer suffered a slight foot wound Wednesday when his service weapon inadvertently discharged,” kansascity.com reports. “Kansas City police said the officer had stopped by a credit union in the 8500 block of Bannister Road and ... Read More
Quote of the Day: Mirror Image Edition
“In the decades that followed, Mexico morphed into the bleak dystopia of National Rifle Association nightmares, where the criminals are well-armed, the cops are often crooked and an honest, law-abiding citizen faces stifling bureaucracy just to get a handgun for ... Read More
It Should Have Been A Defensive Gun Use: San Bernardino Gas Station Edition
“John Faust had stopped at a San Bernardino gas station in the early morning hours of June 24 when he was suddenly approached by two male robbers armed with guns,” ktla.com reports. “One of the robbers said, ‘Give me your ... Read More
Random Thoughts About OKCupid, Independence Day and Guns
I’m not exactly sure why I’m having no luck at Match.com. I’ve sent over 150 perfectly crafted emails in the last six months. I’ve received six replies. I’ve had two dates. One of them started sobbing in the middle of a restaurant ... Read More
Quinnipiac Poll: Americans Distrust Gun Control Activists
By Nick Leghorn and Dan Zimmerman Since yesterday was a day that ended with a ‘y’, The Washington Post ran another hand-wringing head-scratcher, asking why, despite Americans’ overwhelming support for expanded background checks, Congress can’t seem to pull the trigger. So ... Read More
We Hold These Truths to be Self-Evident
From an email blast from petition_for_redress@yahoo.com: On this day in 1776, fifty-six men signed a Declaration of Independence from the tyrannical British Monarchy, and risked their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor, and placed their families in peril so ... Read More
How the GLOCK 41 Became My Perfect Sidearm (For Now)
By J. Law I’m of the generation that grew up GLOCK. I’ve fired 1911s, SIGs, H&Ks, Walthers, Steyrs, Smiths, etc., but my “baseline” and original handgun is the GLOCK. GLOCKs don’t point high for me, other handguns point low. The ... Read More
Quote of the Day: Army Vet Decries Independence Day Open Carry Demo Edition
“I can think of a lot of good ways to celebrate liberty. Intimidating my neighbors with my guns isn’t one of them. A march of people brandishing weapons looks more like something that would happen in the Third World than ... Read More
Incendiary Image of the Day: New York State of Mind Edition
I’ll be blogging brooklyn.news12.com‘s report on an anti-gun protest in a mo’. Meanwhile, I’d like to focus on the words above the news reader’s shoulder: “ENDING GUN VIOLENCE.” While I salute anyone dedicated to reducing firearms fatalities – provided their efforts do not ... Read More
From the Annals of Police Militarization: EPA Shuts Down MRAP Transfers
Not exactly gun but . . . TTAG reader RS writes: You may be interested to know that about two weeks ago the EPA notified DOD that ALL engine powered equipment transfers to ANYONE ANYWHERE was to stop. This includes to ... Read More
Book Review: Guns Across the Border by Mike Detty
Every Federal Firearms License holder and Second Amendment activist should read this book. Guns Across the Border, The Inside Story more than meets the expectations created by the title. It’s an intensely personal inside look at what happened in the “Wide ... Read More
Marco Rubio Hearts the Second Amendment, National Reciprocity
For those of you who slave away in cubicles with the sound off (and a wary eye looking out for the boss), Senator and concealed weapons permit holder Marco Rubio lays down some serious pro-2A pronouncements, including a thumbs up ... Read More
Passively Constructed Negligent Discharge Story of the Day: Clumsy Rifle! Edition
As usual, we start with the headline: Wise County teen shot when rifle bumped a wall, sheriff reports. Clumsy rifle! “Several children spotted a snake while playing outside along County Road 4764 and ran inside to get a gun to shoot ... Read More
An Open Letter to Target
By Tyler London An open letter to the leaders of Target and all other companies taking anti-gun positions: I am writing to voice my disappointment with the decision made today requesting law-abiding gun owners to leave their firearms outside of ... Read More