The Truth About Guns
Exploring the ethics, morality, business, politics, culture, technology, practice, strategy, dangers and fun of guns
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New Jersey Law Would Ban Many Common Hunting Rifles
The gun ban that has gone to New Jersey Governor Christie for signature has been described as a “gun magazine restriction“, but it bans numerous common sport and hunting rifles. The ban has no exemption for rifles with fixed magazines, ... Read More
OMG! Someone Dropped a Gun! In an Elementary School! OMG!
Richard Repetti [above] is a school photographer. Mr. Repetti went to P.S. 60 in Woodhaven, Queens to take pictures. “A .38-caliber handgun fell out of his ankle holster in the lobby,” newyork.cbslocal.com reports with incredulous incredulity. “Repetti did not even ... Read More
Question of the Day: More Polite When Armed?
I’m not a caustic person by nature, but I have my moments like everyone else. Cut me off in traffic? I’ll likely curse your name. Take the last bacon, egg and cheese breakfast taco? Our houses are at war. But ... Read More
Gear Review: EDC Belt
A good belt really is crucial if you’ll be carrying even a moderately sized pistol on a day basis. This especially holds true if, like me, you decided that Springfield Armory’s finest boat anchor will be your EDC piece. I have ... Read More
P320 Entry: The “Othering” of America’s Gun Owners
By Charles Romano Gun owners are a breed apart from the rest of humanity; at least according to those who have a fear, dislike, or hatred of guns and the people that own them. It is those same feelings that ... Read More
NJ Gov. Christie to Sign Magazine Capacity Bill. Or Not.
“The New Jersey state Assembly on Thursday sent Governor Chris Christie a gun control bill that would limit the capacity of gun ammunition magazines,” Reuters reports, “but it was unclear whether the Republican governor would sign the measure into law.” ... Read More
Quote of the Day: There Really Is Life Outside of Chicagoland Edition
“Not only would [a gun store or gun range] allow easy access to buying a gun, it would likely increase gun ownership in Skokie. With more guns comes more gun problems, and we don’t have to look very hard to ... Read More
P320 Entry: Is Self-Defense a Good Enough Reason to Justify a CCW Permit?
By B.T. Lockridge Maybe that was a stupid question. Maybe I do not understand what ‘self defense’ legally means, or why someone would need more justification. Yes, I entered a contest that I have no means of winning the prize ... Read More
Daily Digest: Big Words Edition
A giant anti-gun billboard in Boston is coming down. The 250-foot-long billboard (above) has occupied the side of a parking garage near Fenway Park for 19 years, displaying various gun control messages. Most recently, it promoted a federal assault weapons ... Read More
Self-Defense Tip: How To Treat a Gunshot Wound
TTAG reader and YouTuber Greg Davis writes: In the last year, I’ve seen two shooters put extra holes in their body – one is a very experienced and competent IDPA shooter (20,000= rounds a year kind of guy). The other ... Read More
Bad Advice And Tactics
I’ve written several times about the lunatic ravings of Vice President Joe, “Double-Barreled Shotgun, The Sheriff” Biden, who repeatedly suggested that the shotgun is a magical death-dealing device superior to all other firearms. Mr. Biden actually suggested that one should ... Read More
P320 Entry: Living Life ‘in the Closet’
By ST That’s a phrase typically associated with people of the homosexual lifestyle, although as we’ll soon see, that’s a phrase which applies to many things in life. In short, it means a person is undertaking a lifestyle which is ... Read More
ShootingTheBull410 9mm AmmoQuest Marches On: DoubleTap 115gr +P JHP
As ammo goes, 9mm is a high-pressure round and 9mm +P is, naturally enough, even higher. DoubleTap loads their ammo generally towards the hotter end of the spectrum. So what happens when DoubleTap loads up a 115-grain 9mm +P round? ... Read More
Question of the Day: Do You Use a Laser for Practice
Ever wonder why you’ve been pulling your shots to the right? Is it bad trigger finger positioning? Lack of breath control? A case of the yips? That Laserguard’s good for more than entertaining the cat. It can show you in ... Read More
P320 Entry: Kahr CW380
By PJ When it comes to tiny handguns, it doesn’t get much tinier than the Kahr CW380. As the proud owner of a shiny new CHL, I’ve been exploring my carry options and I recently decided that I needed something ... Read More
Exploring the Ethics of the Retail Gun Business – Part 1
Recently, I was perusing Facebook when one of my friends from the gun club had posed a rather interesting scenario. He asked if a GLOCK 42 could be found locally at an ethical dealer, with a minefield of comments to ... Read More
New from Remington Defense: CSR Concealable Sniper Rifle
Ever since the modern battlefield moved from the open fields of Europe to the rooftops of the middle east, the military has been re-examining their equipment and tuning it to operate in those very different environments. The XM2010 rifle is ... Read More
Quote of the Day: Where’s Amanda Marcotte When You Need Her Edition
“Even the NRA [National Rifle Association] would agree that sex toys are less dangerous than guns so there is even less reason for the government to regulate sex toys.” – Attorney Gerry Weber in ‘Guns in Georgia town: OK. Sex ... Read More
Daily Digest: No Resolution Edition
If you thought the drawing above looked like something a kid would do, you’d be right. Since you’re reading about it here, if you assumed that the kid got into trouble over the drawing above, you’d also be right. Eight-year-old ... Read More
Real Guns, Orange Paint, Real Consequences
Not that I expect for there to be a breakout of common sense among the anti-gunner crowd, but for the rest of us who are interested in ordered liberty, I have a suggestion for the “fake harmless gun” issue reported ... Read More