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Question of the Day: Would You Wear an Ankle Holster?
There’s no really elegant way to draw a gun from an ankle holster – especially if you’re an OFWG. Oh sure, adrenaline makes all that unpleasant bending painless enough, but biology and physics conspire against an easy draw. As a recent convert ... Read More
The Truth About MasterPiece Arms
We here at TTAG haven’t always been kind to MasterPiece Arms. Back in our early days Robert had some problems with their Protector handgun and things just went downhill from there. More recently I wrote a piece about one of their newer guns (“From ... Read More
P320 Entry: The Perfect Self Defense Firearm
By Roy Like one of TTAG’s prolific writers, I too have been on a quest to find the perfect firearm for self-defense. There are three practical kinds; rifles, shotguns, and of course, pistols. Of those three, there is only one ... Read More
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America Declare Victory in Chipotle Open Carry Demo Backlash
Back in September 2013, the Texas Alcoholic Beverages Commission issued a warning to licensed establishments - Reminder: “Long guns” prohibited in TABC. The notice stated, in part, “Although an individual may have the legal authority to openly carry certain firearms in public, ... Read More
Quote of the Day: Whole Cloth Edition
“But for internet sales and gun show sales, we’ve gotta make sure that the congressman understand the vast bulk of Americans want them to vote for sensible gun regulation. Not control, not banning, just regulation. And this is true of ... Read More
Self-Defense Tip: Three Life Saving Tips for New Shooters
Over at americanrifleman.org Jim Wilson offers 4 Life-Saving Tips for New Shooters: Get Professional Training, Buy the Best Defensive Gear You Can Possibly Afford, Internet Gun Forums are a Waste of Time and Practice. OK, sure. But this writer – who’s never been ... Read More
Passively Constructed Anti-Gun Headline of the Day: Miami International Airport Edition
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Guns, knives, explosives flying into South Fla. airports local10.com proclaims, somehow resisting the obvious temptation to finish it off with an exclamation mark. And if that bit of passively constructed anti-pistol polemicizing wasn’t enough to convince ... Read More
Noir Episode 2: Have You Ever Looked at a Doorknob?
In my previous post on the debut of Noir, I compared the eponymous host with Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson. A more self-indulgent (yes, it’s possible) and not as well produced Clarkson. With Noir episode two, I’m changing my comparison. Colion Noir is ... Read More
Cops, MRAPs and the Heartbreak of Police Operator Syndrome
By Chris Hernandez Let me make something clear: you’re right to feel uncomfortable that cops have MRAPs and look like soldiers. I’m a twenty-year cop and even though I’ve received fairly extensive tactical training, even though I carried a carbine ... Read More
Note to Amanda Marcotte: It Stops Being “Unlikely” When It Starts Being You
You may recall our recent post Amanda Marcotte: Guns Are Like a Dildo in a Drawer. Ms. Marcotte argued that American gun owners don’t need guns because they don’t need guns. The odds of needing a firearm for self-defense are so low anyone who exercises ... Read More
P320 Entry: Code Black – My Lockdown of the Day
By Mr. Anonymous Despite the low pay, general student apathy, and overwhelming parent criticism, working in education does have its benefits. I get to help students explore and understand new and exciting topics, my coworkers are wonderful human beings that ... Read More
Interview with an Autodefensa: “We Are Not Going to Surrender our Weapons”
Republished with permission from borderlandbeat.com: TEPALCATEPEC, Michoacan.- His doctor’s gowns are hung in a closet. Fifteen months ago, he decided to exchange his stethoscope for a high power rifle. The family photographs are piled in a corner, covered with dust; ... Read More
A Guy Walks Into a Gun Store . . .
And wonders why this gun doesn’t work. [h/t You Know Who You Are]
P320 Entry: Gear Review-GLOCK GTL Tactical Light and Laser
By: Nathanael Do you have a GLOCK brand GLOCK with an accessory rail? Do you want a light/laser combo for it? Then the GTL 22 might be for you, if you answer yes to one of the following: will you ... Read More
Incendiary Image of the Day: I Don’t Think the Word “Arsenal” Means What They Think It Means Edition
Cops find arsenal of guns, swords in Brooklyn apartment nypost.com headline proclaims. According to the decimal deficient Post, we’re looking at “a 9 MM Highpoint Rifle with a defaced serial number, one 380 Cal loaded semi-automatic handgun, a 357 revolver, as well ... Read More
Gang Bangers Painting Orange Tips on Real Guns
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player When the War Department told Winston Churchill that the Germans had learned to identify fake airplanes from the wooden saw horses holding up the faux wings, Churchill instructed the bases to place the saw horses ... Read More
Quote of the Day: Pro Choice Edition
“The safety mechanisms that I designed are completely in line with the values underpinning the U.S. gun-rights movement and represent a market-driven approach to firearm safety. It’s about having access to more technology features and the right to choose the ... Read More
Passively Constructed Negligent Discharge of the Day: Fly Like an Eagle Edition
“The only place for a gun is on your person or in a safe.” That’s the rabbi’s sage advice on safe storage. But that’s not nearly enough information to keep your kids safe. What about all the potentially deadly dangers ... Read More
Bloomberg-Funded Shannon Watts Starts Bullying Another Business: Chipotle
The standard tactic from Michael Bloomberg’s personally funded Gun Control Hysteria Formerly Known as Moms Demand Action is pretty well established by now. Step one: pick a common fast food restaurant that an upper middle class white family would regularly ... Read More
ArmsBand Competition: We Have a Winner!
After ArmsBand owner Bill Davis posted a response in the comments under our What Could Possibly Go Wrong write-up, we decided to help him out. So we tapped the massive reservoir of wit and creativity that is the Armed Intelligentsia and ... Read More