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Defense Distributed 3D-Printed Gun (‘Liberator’) Used in Crime!

Eagle-eyed TTAG reader MK was watching a flick on the Lifetime Movie Club called I Have Your Children. [Full plot description after the jump.] It’s your basic psycho school bus hijacker standoff with...

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Gun Review: Arex REX zero 1 S

If it looks like a SIG, shoots like a SIG, and sounds like a SIG…it might actually be a REX zero 1. Which, incidentally, is not a bad thing to be at all. In fact, it might just be a swan . . . A...

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Daily Show On Iowa Handgun Bill

“’The Daily Show’ took a disturbing turn on Tuesday night when Trevor Noah did a segment on the new law that the Iowa state House is working to pass allowing children under 14 to have handguns,”...

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Question of the Day: Got .22?

The .22 ammo drought continues. Or does it? What’s the supply like in your neck of the woods? Anecdotally, I recently sold my SIG SAUER 1911-22 to a Coast Guard vet who was looking for some cheap...

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Concealed Carry Q&A: Guns for Beginners

Michael W. Loos writes [via Ammoland.com] As concealed carry has come to the forefront in politics and state legislation fights, as the threat of terrorists on our home turf becomes a reality, as gang...

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Gun Review: Arsenal Firearms Strike One With Competition Upgrade

Arsenal sells the double-barreled AF2011-A1 .45. Strike one. A swing and a miss. The only thing worse than the A1’s utter lack of utility — save it’s appeal as a wazzat? range toy — is its...

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Ideal Conceal Cell Phone-Shaped Handgun: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

“No one wants to be in a dreadful situation that may require you to defend yourself with the use of deadly force,” idealconceal.com opines, deploying a distinctly British tone. “Yet as the old adage...

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Gun Review: Brethren Armament BA 9mm Compact Pistol (MP5K)

The MP5 was the apex predator of its day. Here on the 50th anniversary of the very first production run military and law enforcement organizations around the globe continue to deploy the gun. That...

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Idiot

“I shot a gun for the first time and decided to share my initial thoughts about it,” Shane Fazen writes at his YouTube channel. “I talk about how difficult it is to be accurate, how to jam a gun by...

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.380’s Sales Surge…Again

“The .380 semi-automatic handgun has become all the rage in firearms, as more states relax conceal-carry restrictions and men and women alike turn to a palm-sized gun that easily fits into a handbag,...

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WaPo Mommy Blogger: I Have to Ask People Not to Bring Guns In My Home?

“Before we start quoting the Second Amendment,” washingtonpost.com mommy blogger Allison Barrett Carter warns, “I am not writing an ‘anti-gun’ article. Friends and family are completely free to...

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“World’s Smallest Gun” Up For Auction (Nothing to Do With Donald Trump’s Hands)

“A tiny, rare French ring gun named Le Petit Protector is up for auction and is expected to sell for more than $2,000 on March 18,” the Lip TV reports. “The 19th century pistol is no bigger than a...

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Self-Defense Tip: Shoot Through Concealment

TV cops often hide behind car doors during gunfights. That’s about as effective as hiding behind a quarter pound of thinly-sliced Havarti. Out in the real world, YouTube is lousy with convenience...

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Boosie Shows Off Platinum Money Gun [NSFW]

Underneath this YouTube video, benjibigbank informs us that “boosie been awy tooo long them sh*ts aint new.” I must admit that I was unfamiliar with Boosie or the money gun. But Google is my homie....

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The Case for And Against Modifying Your Handgun’s Trigger

We recently ran a story about a cop who shot someone with an AR inscribed with the words “You’re F*cked.” A modification that was used against him in court. Responding to that incident, the Yankee...

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Tactical Response’s Response to Negligent Discharge [NSFW]

You may have heard about a negligent discharge at a California training course run by an instructor working for James Yeager’s Tactical Response. Instructor Tim Morris threw down his gun — just to...

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U.S. Army Chief of Staff Mark Miley: Forget the Modular Handgun System, Let’s...

“We are not talking about nuclear subs or going to the moon here. We are talking about a pistol.” It looks like General Mark Milley wants a little perfection for his troops. “The Army launched its...

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Magnum Research Desert Eagle L5: Incoming!

Famed TTAC and occasional TTAG writer Jack Baruth loves him some Desert Eagle. His four-star review called the Deagle “the best overall big-bore auto in history.” Copy that. The gas-operated, rotating...

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It’s A Cold Day In Hell Where A Gun Is Required by Law

Ever since I got hypothermia at SHOT Show, I can’t take the cold. When the Texas temperature drops below 50 degrees, I’m feeling the chill. (This from a guy who vacationed in Antarctica.) As for...

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SHOT Show 2016 Final Roundup

The TTAG crew brought you lots of great coverage from SHOT Show 2016 this January, and while I think we hit the most exiting and newsworthy items we certainly didn’t — couldn’t — cover it all. After...

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