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[Video] Larry Vickers Tests if “Over Lubrication” is a Real Thing

Sat, 12/13/2014 - 10:54
Is over lubricating your firearm the issue that some people make it out be? Larry Vickers wanted to test it out first hand. Step 1: Motor oil + guns = a whole bunch of lubrication. Step 2: Load em up. Oh yeah, that one’s lubed. Step 3: Shoot em successfully and get covered in oil […]

Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed in GA on Behalf of Man Who Was Forced to Remove NRA Hat to Vote

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 02:42
ATLANTA, GA–(Marketwired – December 09, 2014) – Southeastern Legal Foundation today filed a civil rights lawsuit in U.S. District Court, Northern District, Atlanta based on the actions of elections officials in executing alleged “policy” by forbidding Douglas County, GA resident Bundy Cobb from wearing his National Rifle Association (NRA) Instructor hat to vote. (Bundy Cobb […]

[Video] Piers Morgan Admits He Handled the Issue of Gun Control Poorly

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 02:31
In a somewhat surprising interview, Piers Morgan agreed to sit down with Fox News’ Megyn Kelly earlier this week. Of course, during the course of the interview the issue of guns came up and Morgan surprisingly admitted he may have gone about his anti-gun banter all wrong. “I think I became too aggressive. I think […]

Georgia Gun Range Gets “Decked Out” – Will Offer Holiday Photos With an Armed Santa

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 02:14
If you live in the Sandy Springs, Georgia are then you can get your photo taken with Santa as well as a gun tomorrow at the Sandy Spring Gun Club and Range. According to the NY Daily News: “Any time we have an opportunity to do something fun with our patrons and give back to […]

Man Loses Several Fingers When His Black Powder Rifle Explodes – Smokeless Powder vs Black Powder

Thu, 12/11/2014 - 18:02
There is an important difference between black powder and smokeless powder. Smokeless powder, which is used in modern ammunition should never be used in black powder rifles and here is an excellent example of why. The Indiana DNR posted the above photo to Facebook with the following comment: Corporal Eric Doane worked a firearm accident […]

Nevada: Secretary of State Approves Petitions for Universal Background Check Initiative

Thu, 12/11/2014 - 10:55
The following story is via the NRA-ILA. Yesterday, the Secretary of State certified that the petitions submitted for an anti-gun initiative for the 2016 general election ballot are sufficient. This initiative was filed with the Secretary of State by the anti-gun “Nevadans for Background Checks,” likely affiliated with ex-New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s “Everytown […]

Concealed Carrier Holds Airport Burglary Suspect at Gunpoint Until Police Arrive

Thu, 12/11/2014 - 10:21
A concealed carrier in Dallesport, Washington was responsible for capturing a burglar who broke into a small airport near his home. According to local media: Investigators said a burglar had smashed out the windows of the airport’s main office and went inside the building. The caller to 911 reported hearing the glass breaking downstairs, so […]

Man in Utah is Reunited With Stolen Shotgun 37 Years Later

Thu, 12/11/2014 - 10:04
For many people, having a gun stolen means that gun is gone forever. However, sometimes a stolen gun does make it back to its owner. That’s the case with this story, although the process took longer than most people might think. A man in Utah recently had a shotgun that was stolen from his 37 […]

[Video] Movies That Would be Ruined by Concealed Carriers: ATM (2012)

Wed, 12/10/2014 - 17:56
OK, first off, living in the south I didn’t know walk in, standing room ATM’s were even a thing, but I guess they are in at least Chicago were the 2012 film ‘ATM’ is set. Three friends enter the ATM only to find their path back to their car is blocked by a mysterious man […]

[Video] Resident of Topeka, KS Shoots Home Invader Who Broke His Nose With a Brick

Wed, 12/10/2014 - 01:59
A resident of Topeka, KS is nursing a broken nose after a would-be home invader struck him in the face with a brick that was thrown through a window. According to local media: Topeka police Sgt. Byron Endsley said at the scene that a man who lives at 305 S.W. Clay heard a noise at […]

State of New York Declares at Least 275 Gun Owners as “Mentally Unstable”

Wed, 12/10/2014 - 01:47
It looks like that whole “registration leads to confiscation” thing might just have some truth to it (as if we didn’t know that). According to Fox News: New York State’s tough new SAFE Act gun control law has flagged 278 gun owners who could lose their weapons because they have been deemed mentally unstable, a […]

Fully Functional Pump Shotgun Designed to Look Like a Water Gun

Wed, 12/10/2014 - 01:36
The above image is being circulated in the gun community and it certainly sparks some interesting dialogue. The image allegedly shows a fully functional pump shotgun action and barrel placed inside of a Super Soaker water gun in order to disguise it. The photo was posted to the Facebook page Sheriff Deputies of Ohio. The […]

DO IT YOURSELF: How To Transform Bullet Casings Into Earphones [VIDEO]

Wed, 12/10/2014 - 01:29
The folks over at Inspire to Make are just incredible. It’s like a smorgasbord of projects that are really cool but I’ll never get around to doing. Follow them on Facebook by clicking here. These bullet headphones are either really cool or really lame – I just can’t decide yet. I’m leaning towards really cool. […]

Federal Government Releases Mike Brown Autopsy Files – Guess What the Results Were?

Wed, 12/10/2014 - 01:27
The federal Department of Justice has just released the results of the independent autopsy they performed on Mike Brown following his shooting death by Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson in August. According to the results, it appears that the Department of Justice’s findings support Wilson’s version of the events that led to Brown’s death. The […]

[Video] Kristen Joy Weiss Shoots a Playing Card Over Her Shoulder With a Mirror at 20 Yards

Wed, 12/10/2014 - 01:22
Kristen Joy Weiss loves her trick shots and she shows us why in the above video. In a nod to an Annie Oakley trick shot Weiss attempts to split a playing card by shooting a .22 lever action rifle over her shoulder using only a mirror to aim. Here is the description from the Youtube […]

Parents of 10 Sandy Hook Students Prepare to Sue Bushmaster and Others for Wrongful Death

Tue, 12/09/2014 - 14:06
Grieving the loss of a child must be one of the hardest things a parent could ever have to do. Especially in a case where the killer committed suicide it’s probably particularly hard to get closure. That could explain the reasoning behind what appears to be up to 10 wrongful death lawsuits that are probably […]

WHY I CARRY: Armed, Masked Men Tied Up Two Families and Held Them at Gunpoint During Robbery

Tue, 12/09/2014 - 02:22
Here is another one of our “Why I Carry” stories. These stories, unlike our defensive gun use stories, take a look at situations that may have turned out very differently if the victim(s) had been armed. These stories are the “other side of the coin” so to speak and serve as an important reminder as […]

[HILARIOUS VIDEO] If Call of Duty Were Real Operators

Mon, 12/08/2014 - 18:40
I’ve spent my share of time in a CQB kill house and more than my fair share of time playing Call of Duty. I just don’t think Call of Duty players could stay quiet this long under any circumstances. That and none of them said they slept with each other’s mothers.

Home Invaders Thought Disabled Vet Was an Easy Target – He Grabs a .45 and Proves Them Wrong

Mon, 12/08/2014 - 15:51
A Vietnam veteran who is disabled and uses a walker to get around thinks he was targeted in a recent home invasion because the suspects thought he was an easy mark. According to the Gaston Gazette: Sapienza, a Marine Corps veteran who served four years in Vietnam, was watching television in his bed at 7:42 […]

[Video] Sandy Hook Teachers Claim Good Guy With a Gun Wouldn’t Have Stopped Shooting

Mon, 12/08/2014 - 13:23
One group of people firmly believe that an armed presence at Sandy Hook elementary school would not have stopped Adam Lanza – the teachers and employees who were there that day. Several school employees were on CBS Sunday Morning this week and were asked if they thought an armed presence at the school would have […]

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