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The Truth About: Hollow Point Bullets [Video]
Over on TTAG’s Rumble channel we’ll be doing regular “The Truth About…” videos. I promise with better audio quality than the first one, The Truth About Hollow Points, embedded below. The Truth About…buying a silencer, GLOCKs, barrel length and accuracy, CCW holders, subsonic ammunition, the AR-15, machine gun ownership, etc. Don’t hesitate to email us or comment below with topic requests.
Episode 1: The Truth About Hollow Points.
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California Judge: Failing to Use Racist Gun Laws of the Past to Justify Gun Control Now Would Perpetuate Inequality
California courts are known for performing all sorts of legal contortions in order to perpetuate the state’s complex and extensive regulation of guns and how they can be owned and carried. In a recent example a “liberal” federal judge decided that past racism should be legitimized so that today’s minorities can be protected by laws that were rooted in…racism.
The opinion came in the case of Baird v. Bonta, which challenges California’s open carry licensing laws.
The Top 7 Aftermarket GLOCK Barrels for Reliability and Accuracy
Ever felt the sting of disappointment when your GLOCK doesn’t deliver as expected? Often, the issue lies with an easily overlooked component: the barrel. Like many shooters, you might have experienced how a generic or ill-suited barrel can affect accuracy and consistency. This common problem doesn’t have to be a roadblock.
Faxon and Refactor have joined forces to create this comprehensive guide, crafted with the shooter’s needs in mind. They’ve pooled expertise and conducted extensive research to present you with the best GLOCK barrels.
New Mexico Gun Control Group Ignored BATFE Advice, Committed Felonies in Gun ‘Buyback’
In the past couple weeks we’ve been following the story of a New Mexico gun control group that broke a number of state and federal gun control laws. You can find details on the violations in our other coverage (see here), but here’s a quick example that illustrates the basic mistake the group made . . .
For those unfamiliar with the law, the “xylophone” on the right above has a complete AK receiver welded onto it.
Colt’s Maxim: Wider Gun Ownership Spread More Equality in 2023
By gender, gun ownership especially boomed among women. Between 2019 and 2021, as gun purchases exploded, about half of firearm customers were women, according to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Women were the most likely new gun-owner demographic during those years, researchers found.
Fox News Digital previously spoke with a female gun instructor, Robin Evans, who has trained nearly 5,000 women on gun safety. Evans explained in an interview this month that many women are refusing to become victims and are turning to firearms to better ensure that mission.
Ammo Review: Winchester Defender 12 Gauge Buckshot
I’ve come to really enjoy reviewing shotgun ammo. I’ve talked about my favorite, Federal Flitecontrol, and reviewed the four dollars a round Barnes, mini shells, and more. This week, I ran into Winchester Defender buckshot at my local Academy and grabbed a couple of boxes to review. They cost roughly two dollars a round and look pretty stock standard as far as buckshot ammo goes.
I’ve been wary of Winchester defensive shotgun loadings in the past.
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Things That Don’t Suck: Streamlight Macrostream USB 500 Lumen Flashlight
We’ve know personal defense trainers who will tell you that one of the best self defense tools you can carry is a good flashlight. If you’re in a dark parking lot or garage and someone begins to approach you, they teach that clicking on your light and shining it at the person approaching you can make them change their mind. A bright beam directed in the face will make almost anyone stop and shade their eyes, giving you time to assess the situation and react.
Chicago Multiple Felon and ‘Violence Interrupter’ Gets 10 Years After Shooting Himself in the Butt
The State of Illinois pays millions to Chicago “violence interrupter” programs that supposedly stop violence among gang members before it happens. In reality, it’s little more than paying career violent criminals to pretend to behave. Felons like Gregory Sherman, 45, draw a paycheck while they continue leading a life of crime funded by taxpayers.
Last July, career habitual felon Sherman worked for one of these anti-violence operations, one of many known for advocating for victim disarmament.
Ayres and Vars: Standards Have Evolved So Property Owners Should Affirmatively State Whether Concealed Carry is Allowed
The law of trespass has long hinged on legal inferences about what is and isn’t an implied invitation. A girl scout may ring your doorbell to sell cookies, because your doorbell and the paved walkway to your front door implicitly invite that behavior. But the same scout might very well be trespassing if she walked around to the back of your house.
The law of implied invitations has evolved over time.
Sorry, But There’s No Polite or Peaceful Way To Advocate For Gun Control
I recently came across an interesting post on social media. An actress with a bunch of followers tells the story of how people were mean to her daughter online, someone who had been wounded in a mass shooting.
The insane reply’s to my daughters posts about gun violence is a great example of why we need red flag laws, background checks, wait periods, AND mental health help.
Daughter: Gun violence stole my childhood.
Great Moments in Anti-Gun Advocacy ‘Journalism’ – 2023 Edition
By Lee Williams
The Trace, the propaganda arm of former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg’s antigun empire, recently published their picks for “The Most Memorable Gun Violence Journalism of 2023.”
If there was a Pulitzer Prize category for gaslighting or agitprop, the 14 stories highlighted by the Trace would all be serious contenders.
CNN leads the list, of course, with their entry “Gun violence has affected most families in the US, new survey finds,” which was published in April.
Things That Don’t Suck: Streamlight ProTac HL USB Rechargeable Flashlight
You never know when or where you’ll need to light up the night. And not just to illuminate a potential target in a defensive situation.
Life presents its challenges. You could have a flat tire on a lonely 2-lane road on your way home. You might be assembling one of those annoying IKEA cabinet units and need some extra light in an interior corner. Or maybe you dropped something that rolled under the bed and, well, it’s dark under there.
With One Week Remaining, 99.4% of Illinois Gun Owners Have Said ‘No Thanks’ To Gun Registration
The Democrats who run Illinois decided long ago to blame gun owners for the results of the woke, soft-on-crime policies that have led to proliferating crime in the state. Instead of targeting the relatively small number of violent gang members who make Chicago live up to its Murder City USA moniker, politicians have instead targeted law-abiding gun owners with gun bans and a new gun registration scheme.
The so-called Protect Illinois Communities Act demanded existing owners of particularly frightening firearms register their magazine-fed, semi-automatic rifles.
The Most Horrifying Thing About Stephen King These Days is His Contempt for Your Gun Rights
Guns, Jimmy.
Guns. https://t.co/hx3hsECfCv
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) December 26, 2023
After police said that at least 19 people had been shot—three fatally—in gun violence across Chicago over the holiday weekend, [Ohio Rep. Jim] Jordan shared an article about the news to his X (formerly Twitter) account. He captioned his post on December 26: “19 shot. 3 dead. One holiday weekend. Democrat-run Chicago.”
[Author Stephen] King responded: “Guns, Jimmy.
The Wing Flip-Down Pistol Thumb Ledge Lets You Use it With Many Stock Duty and EDC Holsters
If you’ve ever shot a pistol with a “gas pedal” or thumb ledge, you know the improvement it makes in controllability and quicker follow-up shots. The downside, of course, is that you’re pretty much screwed when it comes to holsters, especially for everyday carry.
Now comes something its inventors are calling The Wing. It was apparently introduced at the beginning of November, but their announcement was unfortunately buried in our very busy email inbox.
Things That Don’t Suck: Hold Up Displays Folding Gun Rack
Do you shoot on public lands or at ranges that aren’t “improved”? Places where there are no shooting tables or gun racks? That can present the problem of where to put all your shootin’ irons during your day of fun in the sun.
Sure, you can back up the truck or SUV and leave the guns you aren’t shooting there. But Hold Up Displays, makers of all kinds of gat-holding gear, makes a simple, well-made option that stores flat and lets you hold as many as six long guns while you’re out in the field.
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Gaston Glock RIP
Gaston Glock, inventor of the GLOCK 17 handgun that won a military contract and changed the gun world in the 1980s, is dead today at age 94. He took a company that once made curtain rods and knives and applied his knowledge of polymer injection molding to his pistol design, forever changing the handgun market.
The company said . . .
Following this guiding principle, our founder, Gaston Glock not only revolutionized the world of small arms in the 1980s, but also succeeded in establishing the GLOCK brand as the global leader in the handgun industry.
Optic Review: Leupold Mark 5HD 2-10×30 Rifle Scope
As my Texas hunting experience grows, so, too, does my understanding of the value of a high quality LPVO, or low power variable optic. From earliest dawn to latest dusk, quality glass allows you to see clearly in all lighting conditions, and a wide zoom range allows for fast, accurate shots at distances from right here to way over there. Leupold’s Mark 5HD 2-10×30 scopes fit the bill for serious, reliable use on all sorts of different rifles from close to medium-long range.
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A Weapon-Mounted Light on Your Everyday Carry Gun? Read This First
Among the many internet gun debates that tend to clog up cyberspace is whether or not weapon-mounted lights should be on carry pistols. Discussions of weapon lights often devolve into a debate of weapon lights versus handheld lights.
That doesn’t make sense to me. The addition of a weapon-mounted light (WML) doesn’t require the user to discard his or her handheld or tactical flashlight. It’s not an either/or situation if you’re doing it right.