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Columbine Survivor’s Open Letter to Obama on Gun Control
Mr. President, As a student who was shot and wounded during the Columbine massacre, I have a few thoughts on the current gun debate. In regards to your gun control initiatives . . . Universal Background Checks First, a universal ... Read More
What’s Wrong With This Picture: “The Sleeve” Edition
The NRA’s post-Newtown School Shield Task Force released a comprehensive report on how to improve anti-spree killer security for this nation’s schools. [Click here to read the pdf.] Despite the report’s common sense, comprehensive suggestions, the nation ignored it. And so, while ... Read More
Gun Review: Polish PM-06 SMG
There are some things that the Israeli Uzi SMG did right, but there are a ton of things it did wrong — especially for a gun designed to work in sandy desert environments. When the Polish military was looking for ... Read More
P320 Entry: This Isn’t Working
By: Kevin Van Dam This isn’t working. It’s not you. It’s me. I must be the only one who thinks, despite repelling the barbarian ...
Common Sense in Chagrin Falls, Ohio
“Ohio is a traditional open-carry state,” wikipedia.org informs. “The open-carry of firearms by those who legally possess the firearm is a legal activity in Ohio with or without a license. While legal, the practice is not common in urban areas ... Read More
Quote of the Day: 800k DGUs Can Be Wrong Edition
“Even as we honor Wilcox appropriately, his death should give pause to any who insist that having more armed citizens is the best defense against a would-be killer. Even if one person were to stop a killer in his tracks, ... Read More
Another Gun Control Myth Exploded
Why is there so much “gun violence” in states and cities with America’s “toughest” gun laws (e.g. Chicago)? Because nearby states don’t have tough enough guns laws! That’s the excuse proffered by gun control advocates. It’s nonsense. You know it. ... Read More
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Cameron Read
There was apparently a bad moon on the rise in Prescott Valley, Arizona last week. That wouldn’t have been a big problem if Cameron Read hadn’t also been one toke over the line. According to the police and kpho.com, Read, ... Read More
Kirsten Joy Weiss Shoots for Her Father
What are you doing for you father this Sunday? Cigars? Hooch? Ammo? It’s hard to really go wrong with alcohol, tobacco or firearms. KJW’s taking a slightly different tack, though. She’s saluting her days as ‘daddy’s little slugger’ by trying ... Read More
A Blanket Approach To School Safety
In the aftermath of the murders of school children and teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut , many have cried out to “do something,” to prevent future murders.“Doing something” has taken many guises. Sandy Hook Elementary is ... Read More
This Is What Happens to a Disarmed Populace: Iraqi Defeat Edition
I don’t know how many times I have to say this before the United States military industrial complex and its political benefactors get it. There’s only way to make a society safe from tyranny/fascism/dictatorial control/whatever: arm the citizens. It worked ... Read More
Jerry Miculek to OC’ers: Keep Your Hands Off Your Gun
Supernatural shooter Jerry Miculek wants gun owners who carry openly to do so politely, responsibly and strategically. After sharing some advice on concealed carry. At 10:00, JM gets to open carry. Forgiving The Great One for calling his standard capacity magazine a ... Read More
P320 Entry: Gear Review – Frog Lube
By Jeremy This spring, I was able to get ahold of a bottle of Frog Lube gun cleaner, and a tube of Frog Lube CLP along with directions on how to properly prep my gun for a first-time application and ... Read More
THIS is What The NRA Should be Doing. Is Doing
As you may know I’m not the world’s biggest fan of the NRA Freestyle show Noir. Must…not…snark. That said, I really like Dom Raso’s Media+Lab Hollywood re-creation show. Although . . . his pro-police militarization video means he is not my friend and ... Read More
Inside the Twisted Mind of A Gun Control Advocate: Mark O’Mara Edition
Back in May, after the Navy Yard spree killing, Mark O’Mara came out for “reasonable restrictions” on gun ownership. The man who successfully defended George Zimmerman against Second Degree murder charges in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin asserted that the Second Amendment ... Read More
Question of the Day: What The Hell’s Wrong With California?
A TTAG reader writes: “As the California Legislature prepares for its final stretch of the session, key anti-gun legislation is on the move again. Specifically, SB 53 (new bans on ammo sales, licensing, registration), SB 808 (criminalizes home-built firearms without ... Read More
Gun Review: NAA .22LR Mini Revolver
By ShootingTheBull410 I’m a big fan of revolvers. I know the common wisdom is that they’re outdated, they’re ancient, they’re old, they’ve been surpassed… but … there’s something about the craftsmanship, the functioning, the mythos and the history of the ... Read More
P320 Entry: Peace of Mind in Chicago
By RJ I live in Chicago, and despite all the press the city gets for the ongoing gang killings, there are some very nice neighborhoods that are relatively safe for a big city. For the people who live in nicer ... Read More
Even CNN Can Only Find 15 “Valid” School Shootings in Bloomberg’s List of 74
Earlier we reported on the list of 74 purported “school shooting” incidents published by Bloomberg-funded Everytown for Gun Safety, and how one journalist was able to show with a few quick Google searches that the vast majority of these incidents ... Read More
Quote of the Day: Vigilance Edition
“We do not speculate on why travelers bring firearms, loaded or unloaded, to airport security checkpoints. The fact that more firearms are being detected at the security checkpoints affirms T.S.A.’s continued vigilance in intercepting prohibited items.” – TSA spokesman David A. ... Read More