FOX 47 NewsBills Would Redefine ‘Firearm’ in MichiganFOX 47 NewsA set of bills would differentiate between firearms and pellet guns, air guns and other “pneumatic” arms. The package of bills, which is on its way to Gov. Rick Snyder for his signature, is to clarify a...

Spackman: Exhibit on hunting and conservation debuts with firearm raffleKCAWSaturday, December 13th, 5-9pm at Harrigan Centennial Hall. Free event with food and no-host bar. Raffle tickets must be purchased beforehand at Orion Sporting Goods, Brenner’s, and the...

Lansing State JournalFirearm Deer Season NumbersWSIL TVThis year, Illinois hunters shot 76,547 deer during the seven-day traditional firearm deer season that closed Sunday. That number compares to 74,318 deer harvested during the 2013 firearm season. Preliminary...

Go read this article... One of the best things about the Circle the Wagons 2 training event in Colorado Springs this past September is the built in demo time set up for industry peoples and us civvies alike. Being among other gear whores is quite the feeling....

I am often asked by others what’s the best 1-4x tactical scope on the market. For me, one of the very under-rated 1-4x optics is the Meopta MeoTac ZD 1-4x22mm RD. On the high-end of their product lines, Meopta offers the optical performance that matches many...

Go read this article... I was able to grab a new red dot sight from the guys over at Hi-Lux optics that will soon be on the market, they’re targeting a release of early October. The sight has been dubbed the Micro-Max B-Dot and it’s a full featured RDS with an...

Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com “Tuesday on The Alan Colmes Show, former police chief Mark Kessler made one of the most shocking revelations Alan had ever heard, and Kessler said he was exposing it for the first time anywhere,” radio.foxnews.com reports....

Thanks to a Freedom of Information Act request, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, has discovered key data was withheld from the state legislature, just in time for them to approve the statewide lead ammunition ban for hunting. The data shows, that lead levels...

An open carry group in Michigan has done a remarkable thing. True, they built on the accomplishments of a great many before them. They have made the open carry of long guns in Detroit cool and hip on an MSNBC video.Here is a link to the video:The video is done by...

Three men were shot and a woman injured as home invasions were reported in two locations near Wasilla on Monday evening, authorities say. A man in an apartment was shot during a home invasion reported moments before two other men showed up at Mat-Su Regional Medical...

“How young is too young to learn to shoot?” the text under the ABC News Nightline video asks, rhetorically. The talking head introducing this report on 10-year-old Shyanne Roberts’ shooting ability clearly indicates the news org’s disapproval with the idea of a young...

Go read this article... You like guns, she likes puppies. You both like the Puppies With Guns Calendar. Christmas comes once a year; buy two of ‘em. The post Next year is almost here. Help make the 2015 Puppies With Guns Calendar happen. appeared first on The Firearm...

Go read this article... This video caught my eye because of the caption above: “Dangerous . . . useless . . . ridiculous . . . but pure fun.” Joerg’s maniacal laugh certainly gives credence to his description of his crazy Clothespins Steel Dart Machine Gun. It also...

To celebrate the first anniversary of the launch of Lucky Gunner Lounge, we’re taking some time this week to look back at some of our most popular posts of 2014. Yesterday, we listed the top five product reviews, ranked according to number of unique visitors. As much...

Two men reportedly entered an apartment near the Three Bears store at Trunk Road and the Palmer-Wasilla Highway on Monday, threatened the occupants and then shot one of them, a man, troopers said. The victim also had a gun and was able to shoot at them before they...

A trail camera captured this photo of very nice Maryland buck. Most of the time I write about gun laws, current events, Guns Saving Lives stories, and occasionally, product reviews. I rarely write about the great American past-time of hunting for a very good reason: I...

Movie makers Pierre & Bertrand of Not To Scale spent four years producing “La Detente” which tells the tale of a French soldier in the trenches of World War I, who became paralyzed with fear. Rather than accepting his current reality, the film goes into his mind’s...

Nick wasn’t a huge fan of Recover’s 1911 grip wrap and rail bolt-on accessory. His view was that, while it works as advertised, there are other ways of getting the same thing done. Which may or may not apply to their newest release, the BC2 Grip Rail System for...

Back in the day, before I was of legal age to drink, I used to spend my post turkey, tryptophan-induced coma in the woods. I’d always tell my family that I was off to do some “hunting” but in reality, I’d find a comfortable tree to lean up against, and take a snooze...

Look… I shouldn’t have to state the obvious….It’s winter. I don’t care what the calendar says winter has arrived and it is cold. Big time. Some parts of the country have already received record snow, like Buffalo, NY, which was buried under seven feet of the stuff a...

Members of the infamous biker gang the Hells Angels took turns standing in line at a Fresno, California, Walmart over the weekend to buy out the store’s entire stock of children’s bicycles. The more the 200 bikes were then taken to the Poverello House, a community...

Go read this article... The neighbor told a deputy he found the dog in his chicken pen after he heard the chickens making a lot of noise. The dog was reportedly attacking the chickens and he shot the dog.More Here …read more

What else would my official tour guides be wearing other than Danner Mountain Cascade boots? You’ll see these in the new Reese Witherspoon movie, Wild, hitting theaters December 5th. Few things are more personal than boots. Perhaps the deep emotional attachment stems...

Every year, the editors of the various firearms publications meet in the inky shadows of their boardrooms to decide which products should be chosen for their annual “Best Of” awards. Best rifle of the year, best shotgun of the year, all chosen by a handful of people...

If you are looking for hearing protection that really stands out, you might want to check out the gear from Pack ‘N Heat. This company sells ear protection that is finished with Czech Crystal, a trademarked form of Bohemian glass. The finishing is done in a variety of...

Go read this article... The gunman who opened fire on multiple buildings in downtown Austin, Texas early Friday morning was shot and killed by a single bullet. That bullet came from the Smith & Wesson M&P .40 caliber handgun of a police officer standing 104...

When a road rage incident in Atlanta over the weekend escalated into gunfire, one family would have likely been caught in the crossfire had it not been for their German Shepard, Noah. According to authorities, the road rage incident involved two other vehicles and the...

These grips add a rail to classic Beretta pistols made without them. (Photo: Recover Tactical) Recover Tactical makes a different kind of grip. Ones that add rails to guns that weren’t made with them in the first place. The company started with a set of grips for 1911...

Go read this article... While digging through the IAA Forum (an excellent resource for the cartridge collector) archives for data on the 7.65 Argentine, I came across these two threads chronicling two separate instances of spotter ammunition detonating while using an...

So there we were. Off to my nephew’s property in The Dalles to bag some spring turkeys. He has 80 acres of rural property with wild game everywhere. He told us, “Yeah, come on over. Kill those sumbitches. They’re always waking me up and crapping all over my porch....

We currently have a Cabot Guns Black Diamond 1911 we’re testing and will run our review in the near future. In the mean time, given the inevitable comments that inevitably follow any high end 1911 review, we asked their CEO, Rob Bianchin, to tell us what makes Cabot’s...

Last year, David Carlson of Sparrow Bush, New York, was a principal actor in a tragic situation involving a fugitive who was facing statutory rape charges. Norris Acosta-Sanchez had fled the police and was living in a cabin not far from the Carlson’s home. Carlson got...

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I don’t think I have to say: Kids, do not try this at home. Taofledermaus, unsafety expert and ammunition experimenter has solved the rimfire ammunition crisis for those who do not so heavily weigh the continued use of their limbs. He has experimented with...

Go read this article... We have covered the development of Recover Tactical’s BC2 Grip and Rail previously on JTT. The BC2’s development is now complete. It has entered production and is now available for purchase. The BC2 Grip and Rail is a drop-in upgrade for...

Gabor, a reader from Hungary, sent us a photo of his B&T APC9. This semi-automatic (consumer legal) version is chambered in 9mm NATO. Earlier this year we reported that importer ARMATI was planning on bringing the APC9 (minus the folding stock) into the USA this...

Go read this article... I don’t know about where you are but around here the snow is already flying. Battle Systems has PenCott SnowDrift MPILs in stock in limited numbers. Now you can blend in or stand out when there is snow on the ground. …read more

A woman trying to keep her Gmunden, Austria, home toasty with a fire in a wood-burning stove over the weekend got quite a shock when there was an explosion in her wood stove. According to authorities, the firewood, which was purchased by the 22-year-old woman at a...

Patch Collectors take note. OC Tactical has just rolled out their new Door Banner Morale Patch Panel and a new color option, Foliage Green, for all their patch panels. OC Tactical’s patch panels are now available in Foliage Green. The new color shows the same...

(This is a reader gun review contest entry, click here for more details – enter by December 19th!) By Nathanael GLOCK officially introduced the 30S in 2013, but it has existed much longer. The original versions of this pistol were cobbled together by GLOCK enthusiasts...

Rather than minding his manners, the subject pulled a 12-inch knife and threatened the would-be rescuer with it. Armed Washington Waiter Saves Girls’ Night Out Some Tacoma ladies were at a wine bar when rude behavior by another patron led to a request for the...

“Do you carry a revolver?” Crossbreed Holsters’ ammoland.com-borne presser asks. “Then you also need to carry extra ammo!” it proclaims, not without reason. “The reduced ammo capacity of revolvers makes it more likely that you’ll need to reload in a hurry, and the...

Surefire, a company founded in 1979 and known for manufacturing high-end tools and tactical gear for the military and law enforcement, is coming out with a new flashlight, the Dominator. They’re saying it’s the most powerful LED flashlight ever sold in the company’s...

You know about bolt-action rifles. You may even know of the very cool Fellhoelter designed bolt-action pens. Well, now Fellhoelter, Tuff-Writer, and FOURSEVENS are collaborating to bring you the first Bolt-Action Light! The bolt action mechanism on this light is...

Gun control activists love pseudo-scientific “studies.” They know that most journalists can’t balance a checkbook – never mind crunch numbers or examine scientific methodology. The anti’s count on the mainstream media to pass on the studies’ faulty data and skewed...

We first caught wind that FNH USA was designing a compact version of their excellent polymer-framed striker-fired FNS-9 and FNS-40 handguns at last year’s SHOT Show. “That trigger, those ergs, thirteen rounds and a seventeen round spare with rock solid reliability in...

Jerry Miculek has 40 years and more than 3 million rounds of experience, and has set more world records and won more titles than we can list. I you want tips on how to shoot a pistol, he’s your man! The post How To Shoot A Pistol appeared first on Bearing Arms. …read...

How does one say “ya’ll ain’t from around here, are you?” in Italian? If you’re into used Berettas or follow the surplus gun scene, you’ve probably noticed that these Italian police trade-in Beretta 92s have been popping up all over the place at stupid cheap prices....

Open carry is great if you’re trying to make a political statement at a rally, but the last thing gun owners who carry for self defense need is undue attention. As a kid, I opened carried all the time. How else was I supposed to get my shotgun, my .22 rifle or my...

“This product will give us the ability to know the exact time the officer drew his weapon, the time between the drawing of the weapon and the firing of the weapon, and then the exact time between each individual shot. … It really is about knowing when a person is...

Steven King, the owner of Metro Shooting Supplies in Bridgeton, Missouri saw a run on guns and ammo in response to the recent violence in Ferguson, MO. Some days, usually after reading the newspaper, it’s the only thing that makes sense: head to your local gun shop...

We recently posted about CNN doing a report following all gun violence for a 24 hour period. Since then, one of the political commentators for CNN wrote a post describing what the true meaning of gun control is, and how uneducated most law makers are on the subject....

A trail camera captured this photo of very nice Maryland buck. Most of the time I write about gun laws, current events, Guns Saving Lives stories, and occasionally, product reviews. Much more rarely I write about the great American past-time of hunting, for a very...

It seems that the world and people in America want to know the answer to a question that is at the fundamental core of American culture. Why do Americans love guns? There is constant talk due to high profile cases like Sandy Hook, Aurora, and Columbine when someone...

If you twisted my arm and forced me to pick the most fun SMG I’ve ever shot, then the CZ Škorpion vz. 61 SMG would be my choice. It’s not the deadliest firearm ever built, but it’s a sexy beast and tons o’ fun to shoot. CZ hasn’t really had a “new” bullet hose in a...

Go read this article... Colion Noir got his hands on the CZ Scorpion Evo3 A1 pistol. As mentioned in our earlier post, the Evo3 A1 will be retailing at a steal of only $849.99. The 30 rd translucent magazines? They will be under $20. Watch out Sig MPX you got a...

Pooh’s Corner in south St. Louis is apparently known locally for being a “cop bar” where off-duty law enforcement officers are frequent patrons. As a general rule of thumb, establishments frequented by law enforcement officers are a bad place to target for an armed...

The current 2014-15 Federal Duck Stamp may be the last $15 waterfowl permit, as prices are likely to increase to $25 next year. (Photo: U.S. FWS) With widespread support, the Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to raise the price of Duck Stamps from $15 to $25 in an...

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – A suspected burglar was seriously wounded this morning when a Birmingham shop owner fought back, and apparently opened fire during the break-in.(snip) Edwards said two suspected burglars jumped the fence that surrounds the small, non-descript...

A group of 12 members from Moms Demand Action delivered a petition to Kroger-owned Fred Meyer supermarket’s headquarters in support of a ban on open carry. (Photo: Moms Demand Action) As part of their “12 Days of Kroger” drive, Moms Demand Action is targeting an...

A lengthy and reasonably well-balanced article published in the Asheville, NC, Citizen-Times today suggests that the media is finally beginning to realize what is obvious to most firearm owners: the AR-15 rifle, which is now the most common single rifle type sold in...

Go read this article... The Yankee Marshal takes a look at the Gunbox on youtube. Nice review but not really a “safe.” It’s an RFID activated gun lock box with options for GPS tracking if stolen. Though I favor something that can be bolted down. …read more

Go read this article... We saw Flir bring out the Flir One, a thermal imager for the iPhone. Well now MSM Labs is making the NVC case for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. NVC stands for Night Vision Camera. The NVC case also acts as a battery backup and has a microSD card...

If you’re a gun person, John Browning probably makes the top of your list of “greatest firearms designers”, and for many, the 1911 handgun is his finest creation. There’s an argument to be made that (certainly for the time) the 1911 is as perfect a handgun as can be...

Go read this article... It looks like Magpul has locked up the real estate for their new corporate headquarters in Austin, Texas. As we previously reported, Magpul plans on completing their move out of Colorado by the end of the first quarter of 2015. According to the...

Go read this article... WHITMORE LAKE, Mich. — A Whitmore Lake family is getting over their shock after a ram tried to crash Thanksgiving dinner.Mike Richard says he shot the ram after it tried to head-butt its way into his home on Thanksgiving. Richard says the ram...

Police said the intruder and the teenager who lives in the home got into a scuffle and the intruder was shot with his own gun.”At this point, the information that we have indicates that that suspect may have actually come to the house to initiate some sort of a...

Go read this article... Puppies with Guns is totes adorable. I mean, check out that badass firepower. What started as a strange but awesome hobby between friends is now a Facebook page and Kickstarter campaign called “Puppies with Guns” to launch their first calendar....

Go read this article... We’ve previously talked about some of the pump action AR-15 style rifles on the market and some of the benefits they might offer such as being legal in restrictive gun control areas, being great silencer hosts, increased reliability and the...

Go read this article... The North Carolina legislature has seen fit to remove restrictions that forbid children under the age of 12 from using BB guns and air rifles without supervision. I am not sure when such a law was put into place; it seems that such a decision...

Today, December 3, the Ohio Senate Civil Justice Committee will hold additional testimony hearings on House Bill 234 and Senate Bill 338 with the possibility of a vote on them. HB 234, sponsored by state Representative Cheryl Grossman (R-23), would revise state law to...

How much do you shoot using one hand only? The art of one handed shooting is just that….an art. The benefits from learning to shoot with only one hand are pretty self evident. There are lots of scenarios where we find ourselves potentially with only one hand...

Go read this article... The gunman who opened fire on multiple buildings in downtown Austin, Texas early Friday morning was shot and killed by a single bullet. That bullet came from the Smith & Wesson M&P .40 caliber handgun of a police officer standing 104...

Go read this article... I have never been one to subscribe too much to the barrel length debate. I do know that through my shooting I generally keep my .308 equipped with a 20in barrel and my .223/556 barrels vary from 14.5in to 20in, depending on the application....

When I first learned to shoot a long gun, we didn’t have forward grip devices, nor the “C” grip technique (not that they weren’t available in general, just not to me). Our push/pull method involved the forward hand gripping the front of the magazine well. A handle on...

A volatile situation ended without bloodshed when officers in upstate New York showed restraint after an armed, suicidal man threatened them early Sunday morning. Officers received a call about 2:30 a.m. about a man walking down the street with a gun, WBNG reported....

Nothing markets your brand better than showing all of the commies you have supplied with your weaponry. Hey, at least they are honest. This latest promo video from the new brand Kalashnikov Group shows off their new logo, which integrates the easily distinguishable AK...

Tenth Amendment Center: AUSTIN, Texas (December 1, 2014) – Today, two bills were filed in the Texas state house that would have the effect of nullifying virtually all federal gun control measures in the state. Sources close to the Tenth Amendment Center say that the...

Go read this article... BROWE recently introduced their new BTO or BROWE Tactical Optic. You are probably already familiar with their awesome BCO (BROWE Combat Optic). Essentially the only difference is that the BCO has a Titanium housing and the new BTO features a...

If you’re building a new .308 AR you should definitely check out the new Rainier Arms UltraMatch .308 BCG. Right now its being offered at an introductory price and is probably one of the nicest looking .308 BCG’s I’ve seen. Check out the details and pics below. They...

Fresh from fooling enough low information voters in Washington with I-594, Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun organization, is planning to go farther. You may have heard of a similar initiative in Nevada, to make all private party sale of firearms illegal. Since the group...

“Ferguson police shut down armed ‘Oath Keeper’ vigilantes guarding rooftops of besieged town,” Mail Online reported Monday. “Oath Keepers, a vigilante organization consisting of former and current military, police and firefighters, abandoned their posts on Saturday...

Three days after the attack on four different downtown buildings, investigators released details which suggest Steve McQuilliams planned a much larger assault on downtown which may have been politically and religiously motivated. “Hate was in his heart,” said Austin...

“This territory has a lot of growing up to do,” rifleman Lucas McCain tells the stand-in sheriff [7:40]. “Until that’s done we can’t take away a man’s right to protect himself.” Until that’s done? You’d think The Rifleman would be a little more firm on gun rights....

OK, I threw skydiving into the headline for fun. Unless you’re a James Bond villain the chances of being attacked mid-parachute jump are pretty slim. As are the odds of facing an imminent threat of death or grievous bodily harm from person or persons or animals while...

Courtesy Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries: Completely unload firearms at the conclusion of the hunt and keep the action open. Be sure all shells or cartridges are removed from both the chamber and the magazine. When in a vehicle, boat or on an ATV,...

One of the primary purposes of the Second Amendment is the ability to assemble militias to enforce public order. The formation of informal militias during times of disorder, such as during natural disasters and riots is a completely natural activity in a civil...

Shooting with live video of the target streamed to a phone and tablet is kinda like having a portable spotter. (Photo: Targetvision) Targetvision, the leader in wireless spotting scope manufacturers, is rolling out a new short-range digital wireless spotting scope at...

Today, the Lucky Gunner Lounge officially turns one year old. In that year, we’ve cranked out 112 posts, 456 photos, 65 videos, and countless words about guns, ammo, shooting, and self-defense. We’ve done our best to pass along useful knowledge and information to you...

Corey Burgardt was charged with aggravated burglary, but may face other charges as well. (Photo: Sedgwick County Jail) A burglar thanks his lucky stars after surviving a gunshot wound to the head during a break-in at a home in Valley Center, Kansas, Sunday morning....

Starring John C. Reilly, this mini-movie features a surprise ending when several hams duke it out – complete with guns – over the same sale item, a seemingly harp on the violence sometimes brought on by Black Friday in a nation of unhealthy, obese people who are...

Guns are incredibly durable products. With even the most basic care, my GLOCK 19 should remain fully functional into the twenty-nineties. Same goes for every other firearm in my meager, but most excellent collection. But there comes a time in every gun’s life when its...

Oregon Legislature (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) With Oregon Democrats taking over the legislature in the Nov. 4 midterm elections, expanded background checks on gun purchases is more likely in 2015, the Blue Mountain Eagle reported. “I think the outlook for background...

In most of America, people do not worry about being armed around children. The movement to stigmatize firearms in school only took off in the middle 90’s and has always been about indoctrination rather than safety. From the Daily Mail in the UK:In the tiny Texas town...

Go read this article... Our friend Charles C.W. Cooke at National Review Online noted much the of the same coverage we did regarding the presence of Oath Keeper volunteers in Ferguson, Missouri. The local police and Missouri National Guard failed to protect more than...

U.S. Sees Highest Black Friday Gun Sales in Recorded History newsweek,com’s headline proclaims. “According to the FBI, there were more than 175,000 background checks on Friday, making it the busiest Black Friday in recorded history.” Normally, a gun buying surge...

Go read this article... It is December and only 3 weeks until Christmas. I thought I would share cool gift ideas as I come across them. You need a place to put your stocking stuffer items for your favorite gun enthusiast. Here is the LA Police Gear Molle Elite...

Go read this article... A reporter with WCHS was shot at on Charleston’s west side while following up on a story Saturday afternoon. While gathering a neighbors reaction to a Friday night shooting, someone fired multiple shots towards reporter Sean Delancey and the...

A well written article about how even New Jersey Courts are following some due process.I blogged in April about In the Matter of the Application by Michael McGovern, which offers some interesting (though non-precedential) views on New Jersey gun law. As I noted then,...

Across the world, many of the men and women willing to defend our country, freedoms and way of life, will be thousands of miles apart from friends and family this holiday season, and the USO has always tried to ease that pain. (12/02/2014) …read more