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Note to TSA: Stop Arresting People for Carrying Guns to Security
“Another arrest has put Orlando International in the lead for the number of guns seized at Florida airports, perhaps boosting police hopes for signs warning OIA travelers against bringing loaded...
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Spuler’s September List o’ Free Stuff
Thanks, as always, to Aaron Spuler of the Weapon Blog. Now go do us proud and win something. Handguns Springfield XD-S 9MM Deadline: September 9, 2013...
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Rock Island Armory Moves Logo to the Back of the Slide
The firearms industry is configured for two main product launch cycles: the January SHOT Show and the NRA Convention (about four months thereafter). SHOT dominates; if you don’t bring a new product to...
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BROKEN: Caracal Recalls All C Pistols (No Fix Available)
UAE Gunmaker Caracal has recalled their model C pistols. [Press release after the jump.] Previously, on Who Wants to Carry the World’s Most Ergonomic 9mm Pistol Even Though Ralph Has Reservations...
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Chicago City Council Expected to Kill Handgun Registry
It looks like our friend Todd Vandermyde has been busy. After winning the battle for common sense concealed carry laws in Illinois, the NRA’s man on the ground spoke at a meeting last night held by...
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Requiem for a Caracal
When I heard that Caracal was recalling my everyday carry gun, the firearm that kept me and mine safe for nearasdammit two years, I went into deep denial. Sure, a Caracal blew up in Pakistan. But that...
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The Case Against GLOCK
So I bought a GLOCK 19 for everyday carry. Nice gun. Not too big. Plenty of capacity. Shoots well. Reliable as death and taxes; fully capable of causing one and, at least initially (for the Great...
View ArticleThe Best Gun for Home Defense Revealed
At 1:32 in the video above, Captain Berz holds his hands out to demopnstrate the spread of pellets fired from a home defense shotgun. Uh, no. The spread differs according to the distance to the...
View ArticleNo, This Video is Not A Joke. Well, Not Intentionally
I’ve seen some unsafe gun handling in my day. Looks like today’s my day.
View ArticleShock! Horror! Springfield Owner Becomes GLOCK Fanboy!
Over at thebangswitch.com, Matt’s come out of the GLOCK closet. The gun blogger and longtime law enforcement official has ditched his Springfield XD carry guns for GLOCKS. Why is Matt finally drinking...
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MD Dealers Selling Every Handgun In Stock. Here’s Why . . .
Press release from The Maryland State Police regarding new firearms purchasing requirements: PIKESVILLE, MD -- Marylanders who have submitted handgun purchase applications on or before September 30th...
View Article7th Grader Suspended for 2″ Arcade Toy Gun
A Rhode Island seventh grader has been suspended for bringing a tiny toy gun to school. Meanwhile, here in Texas, your humble scribe serves as a lunch monitor at a local elementary school. The kids...
View ArticleRack a Gun on the Bad Guy? Really?
At 2:00 in to the video above, defensive tactics instructor Richard Nance proves that he’s a better man than I, Gunga Din. OK, you probably knew that already. But I reckon that using the bad guy’s...
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Hartford Police Negligent Discharge: Who Shot Whom?
HARTFORD [via courant.com] — “A police officer’s gun accidentally discharged during a response to an armed robbery on Franklin Avenue on Saturday, and an officer was shot in the arm, police said. It...
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Gun Review: SIG SAUER P226 Elite SAO
by Christopher Barnett My preferred, primary carry pistol is one with a single-action-only trigger and a full-size, metal frame. I realize there are many who would question that choice and for the...
View ArticleHi-Point Goes the Extra Mile. Or Not
Timex started the whole torture test marketing misegos. The watchmaker’s “It Takes a Licking and Keeps On Ticking” commercials were an enormous success. According to Wikipedia, “By 1962, the Timex...
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Name That Gun: Leicestershire Edition
The Leiscestershire Police—who’d like it to be known that they could organize a piss-up in a brewery if they so desired—have been running a gun amnesty. Because even a gun-free paradise like The Land...
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Quote of the Day: Accur81 Edition
“We live in a world where people are not bound by the law, and it takes more than law to stop them.” – TTAG commentator Accur81 underneath “High Capacity Magazines”: Our Enemies Have ‘Em But You Can’t!
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How to Lose Your Gun Rights By “Accident”
“Police are investigating what they believe to be an accidental shooting Friday evening when a man in the Cove shot his right hand while dismantling a semiautomatic hand gun,” stamfordadvocate,com...
View ArticleIt Should Have Been A Defensive Gun Use: This is Why Blind People’s Right to...
When Piers Morgan heard that Iowa issues concealed carry permit to legally blind citizens, the lame duck CNN talk show host was apoplectic. He used the blind people with a gun? meme to beat the hell...
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