Following the announcement of the grand jury’s decision not to indict Darren Wilson, Michael Brown’s parents released the following statement: “We are profoundly disappointed that the killer of our child will not face the consequence of his actions. While we...

Army Corps of Engineers Administered Land In the Ninth Circuit federal court of appeals, District Court Judge B. Lynn Winmill ruled that the Second Amendment doesn’t stop at the boundary of land administered by the Army Corps of Engineers. There are millions of acres...

TTAG writer Jeremy published a great recoil test a few days ago where he compared the recoil on 35 popular muzzle device options. Recoil testing 35 different muzzle devices for .223/5.56 rifles to find which one reduces recoil the most! Also, muzzle rise / movement...

Hunters are sometimes portrayed as cold, heartless killers, but a cool infographic from the National Shooting Sports Foundation shows quite the opposite. According to the infographic, deer hunters provide about 11 million meals for the less fortunate in the form of...

Go read this article... “When you’re being told to do something, if you make an action that is threatening to a police officer and you have a weapon on you, the outcome is not going to be good.” – Hamilton (Ohio) Police Sgt. Ed Buns in Parents: How to keep kids with...

Rock Island Auction time means we get to look at a bunch of really neat guns, thanks to Forgotten Weapons’ Ian. Today he examines one of the most important early selfloading rifles, the model 1908 Mondragon: The Mondragon is widely recognized as the first selfloading...

The LaserLyte’s center mass laser sights have been out for some time. Now the company would like it to be known that the U.S. Patent Officer has finally blessed their invention with a patent. Press release after the jump. And speaking of jump, that’s my main problem...

With a little black paint, an airsoft gun can look very close to the real thing. (Photo: ABC) An unnamed Cleveland police officer has come under fire for his use of deadly force over the weekend against a 12-year-old boy carrying a gun later discovered to be an...

Glocks, Smith & Wesson M&P and other polymer-framed handguns are great, but nothing beats the feel of an all metal 9mm handgun. My favorite hefty nine is the SIG P226. Great iron sights, good magazine capacity and soft recoil make the P226 a great home defense...

I’ve been in the firearms industry for 2.5 years now, and I’m always paying close attention to what’s going on in the world of firearms. There’s clearly no shortage of interesting things to follow, but therein lies a problem: There’s too much information. There are...

Go read this article... A Monday night shooting in University City, Missouri, has left a woman dead and an officer grievously wounded. The shooting appears unrelated to the fallout in Missouri and in other parts of the country following the grand jury announcement...

Middle school students not only helped write the resolution, but attended the school board meeting Tuesday night and spoke out against violence. (Photo: NBC) The school board of the San Francisco School District voted last week to expand programs aimed at educating...

LA City Councilman Paul Krekorian, no fan of guns, leads a series of votes to increase regulation on them for 3.8 million Angelinos Tuesday. (Photo: KNBC) By unanimous vote Tuesday, Los Angeles city lawmakers gave their approval to local ordinances to electronically...

And not only interesting looking, but apparently also a little controversial right now. Thanks to Jess for sending this link to a post on the International Ammunition Association website: http://iaaforum.org/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=16450 I have a friend that...

Authorities say the couple was in the process of breaking up and the dispute started over personal belongings. (Photo: Fairfield Police Department) A 24-year-old Fairfield, Alabama, woman is facing murder charges after she ran over her boyfriend in the parking lot of...

As I reported earlier on the ARES blog, a new IRA splinter group has released pictures of the improvised grenade launcher used to attack a PSNI vehicle in North Belfast last week. Interestingly, the crudely welded together device appears to use a very common Makita...

One thing I have not yet gotten into is reloading, and I know very little about the manufacture of such things. I mean, I know how a round is constructed, but doing it, and further, innovating, is beyond my current skill set. I find things like fire forming and case...

An article on Marine Times talks about how Marines from 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines using blindfolds to increase weapon manipulation skills during training. Putting a blindfold on enhances the senses,” James said. “It teaches Marines to keep their head up and observe...

Dr. Ben Carson (file photo) In an interview with Hugh Hewitt on Tuesday Dr. Ben Carson took on the subject of Darren Wilson and Michael Brown, and promptly ticked off Second Amendment supporters for a third time (my bold below). HH: Dr. Carson, was justice done to...

The FBI has released the 2013 edition of its cheerfully titled Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted. [Click here to read. Press release with summary after the jump.] Once again, the greatest danger the police face is . . . accidental death. The report reports...

Go read this article... A sexed up version of the Smith & Wesson M&P pistol. (Photo: Tumblr/Everyday-Cutlery) Over the years numerous companies have tried to unseat the M9 as the official sidearm for the U.S. Army, but the Beretta USA pistol has successfully...

Go read this article... “Two bail bondsmen terrorized seven children and their mother inside a suburban Atlanta home after the woman’s husband failed to show up for traffic court in a different state,” nydailynews.com reports. “The armed bounty hunters kicked in the...

Ruger’s lightweight snubbie, the LCR is known for having one of the sweetest stock triggers in revolverdom. Last year, they added a model with an external hammer – the LCRx – for those who really want to shoot single action. Now they’ve taken the LCRx and went long...

At a press conference held earlier today, Ferguson Mayor James Knowles III was critical of the delays in deploying National Guard troops to his town, a decision that no doubt contributed to the severity of the looting and arson that has laid waste to the Greater St....

Mike Gutierrez (left) and Adam Weinstein (third from left) brought guns to guard their store during the riots in Ferguson last night. (Photo credit: Bryan Sutter) As criminals raged and overwhelmed the ability of law enforcement to respond to threats in Ferguson,...

When bad bills (or idiotic initiatives) become law, everyone suffers. Will Home Depot, Walmart, Lowe’s, Cabela’s and countless other sporting goods and hardware stores, as well as construction companies in Washington and even the state Department of Transportation,...

“Shall not be infringed.” The last four words of the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution are pellucid: the right to keep and bear arms is a no-go area for government regulation. Any government regulation. Because all government regulation is an...

Go read this article... More ABC US news | ABC World News George Stephanopoulos with ABC News landed an exclusive interview with Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson, so he can break his silence about the shooting of Michael Brown. Wilson told ABC News that he did...

Yes. I’ve got one. Have had it for a month and it’s accompanied me on a few range trips. Enough for a first impression anyway. Here’s my early assessment: Think of a 3″ barreled Ruger SP101 that weighs half as much and you’ve got the new Ruger LCRx 3 inch model. It’s...

While some wholeheartedly agreed with the St. Louis County grand jury’s decision not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson and others believe that justice absolutely was not served, one this was certain following the announcement – everyone had an opinion....

I’m not a fan of the MAC-10 style handgun. It’s not my speed, and with the improvements that have come in the nearly 50 years since it was first developed, the design has become decidedly outdated. Nevertheless, the guys at MaterPiece Arms say the guns keep flying off...

Brazil’s Federal Police Department (Departamento de Polícia Federal) is one of their three federal police forces. Their role is roughly the same as the FBI and ICE in the Uninted States. They tasked with investigating drugs trafficking, money laundering, public...

Known for their high end rifles and handguns, Wilson Combat is now making a large frame .308 pattern AR. The new rifle will be from the BILLet-AR line and will be a very light 7.7lbs. Using SR25 patterned magazines, there will be a large amount of after market...

Wilson Combat has been doing custom builds and firearms mods since 1977, and those 37 years of experience were put to good use with their creation of the Paul Howe Tactical Carbine (PHTC). The PHTC is chambered in 5.56 NATO and has Wilson Combat’s eye-catching...

Following a night of mayhem, several volunteers have come together to show the true meaning of community spirit, with brooms, buckets and trash bags in hand. While the world certainly saw an ugly side of Ferguson, Missouri, Monday night, some residents are attempting...

There are lots of good reasons why young Americans shouldn’t be able to exercise their natural, civil and Constitutional right to keep and bear arms on campus. Wait. No. There are a few reasons and they all suck. But they do exist. They have to exist, otherwise people...

“On Ferguson” by Patrick Chappatte. (Cartoon: NY Times) Following a St. Louis grand jury declining to indict policeman Darren Wilson for the shooting death of teen Michael Brown, the nation’s emotions ran the gamut and towns across the country prepared and received...

A rendering of the Yardarm tracking device in a Glock pistol frame. (Photo: Yardarm) The public debate on police oversight through technology is no small matter. Currently, a company named Yardarm has designed technology that will revolutionize police work, but only...

Following statements and prayers by local pastors after last night’s burning and looting, James Knowles, mayor of Ferguson, Missouri criticized Governor Jay Nixon’s response (or lack thereof) to the violence. Specifically, he wanted to know where the hell the National...

Go read this article... Sharpshooter has a 22LR hand reloader kit. Their kit retails for $189.99 Times change, and situations arise that call for the right tools for the job. The Sharpshooter 22 lr reloader kit fills the need in such situations by providing the right...

Immediately following Monday night’s announcement that the St. Louis County grand jury failed to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the Aug. 9 shooting death of Michael Brown, Prosecutor Robert McCulloch released the evidence, including over 80 photos,...

Last week, CRKT announced publicly that they would be releasing a new knife designed by Sensei James Williams called the Shizuka Noh Ken. He has designed several knives with CRKT and I have to admit, I’m a pretty big fan. I own 2 out of the 3, wait, make that 4...

The Washington Post is one of many media outlets which has opted to post copies of the evidence reviewed by the grand jury investigating the shooting death of strong-arm robbery suspect Michael Brown by Ferguson, Missouri police officer Darren Wilson. Of particular...

Go read this article... Kirsten Joy Weiss’ instructional video on proper trigger finger placement is spot on. Of course. Simply by moving your trigger finger to the proper place on the ballistic go-pedal (just before the distal joint) can yield a 50 percent increase...

Go read this article... A friend of mine shared an interesting story with me. He had ordered a Sig 516. He lives in Southern California. He picked it up last month from his local gun store. To his surprise the gun is a fully functioning select fire 516. This month he...

A gun rights coalition of 21 states filed an amicus brief against Maryland last week, arguing that a state law forbidding the possession, sale, transfer or receipt of certain firearms is unconstitutional and violates the Second Amendment. A U.S. District Court judge...

CZ-USA softly dropped a bombshell this week with the announcement that the CZ Scorpion EVO 3 pistol has landed stateside and will be available on the consumer market for 2015. In a hands-on demonstration with National Rifle Association spokesman Colion Noir, CZ-USA...

WASHINGTON, DC – The National Bar Association is questioning how the Grand Jury, considering the evidence before them, could reach the conclusion that Darren Wilson should not be indicted and tried for the shooting death of Michael Brown. National Bar Association...

Harvey’s Pistol and Pawn, shown here, is offering to ship guns to other FFL holders in Missouri to help arm those unable to find firearms locally. (Photo: WATE) With local dealers running low in the face of exploding sales, a Knoxville gun shop is publicly offering to...

Marissa Alexander, the Florida woman who tried to claim a “stand your ground” defense after leaving the home to retrieve a handgun from her car that she then shot at her estranged husband, has pled guilty to all counts in a deal with prosecutors that will grant her a...

“He grabs my gun, says, ‘you’re too much of a pu**y to shoot me.” The gun goes down into my hip and at that point I thought I was getting shot. I can feel his fingers try to get inside the trigger guard with my finger and I distinctly remember envisioning a bullet...

Reader H. writes: The anti-gun crowd – Bloomberg, Obama, Feinstein, the Brady bunch, Watts and the rest, with the help of the liberal legacy media – should step up to the plate and take ownership of the results of their efforts in demonizing ‘the gun’ to the point...

A Knoxville, Tennessee Federal Firearms Licensee says that he is willing to help answer the needs of lawful Ferguson, Missouri residents who feel that they need to arm themselves against rioters and arsonists. A Knoxville pawn shop owner says he will ship guns to...

Sgt. Patrick Hayes writes: We saw this coming. After the liberal media calmed down their race baiting, after the lies and false statements were exposed, all that was left were the facts. Officer Darren Wilson was in fear for his life after a felonious attack by...

Go read this article... Recently a TFB reader sent some photos from a local range where a reloader had a kaboom with a Bushmaster BA-50. Below is the readers description of the incident. Glad to hear that no one was seriously injured. Stay safe out there! I was at the...

Marissa Alexander will return to jail for 65 days after accepting a plea bargain in the charges against her. (Photo: AP) In what could be the final acts of a sensational case that brought debate on Stand Your Ground and warning shots in Florida, Marissa Alexander has...

Go read this article... “They have insurance. They can rebuild. The life of Mike Brown can’t be rebuilt. Our patience cannot be rebuilt.” – Malik Rhasaan, a community organizer with Hands Up United quoted in Ferguson burning after grand jury announcement [via...

Journalist Charlie LeDuff provides two and a half hours of raw footage from Ferguson, starting with conversations with protesters just minutes before the grand jury’s decision was announced and continuing on to show the aftermath in the city after residents were...

Circumstances surrounding felonious officer deaths in 2013. (Graphic: FBI) The Federal Bureau of Investigation released a report Monday on law enforcement officers killed and assaulted in the line of duty last year. While nearly 50,000 law enforcement officials were...

A 74-year-old man came to his neighbor’s aid after he heard screams coming from her Bakersfield, California, home Friday night and it was his actions that likely protected the woman from a knife-wielding stalker. According to a local ABC affiliate, Ronnie Green knew...

Good news for hunters in gator country: KEY LARGO, FL – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted unanimously to repeal the 57 year old prohibition on the use of firearm suppressors for taking deer, gray squirrels, rabbits, wild turkeys, quail, and...

Within moments of the announcement that Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson would not be charged for shooting robbery and assault suspect Michael Brown the first police car was set on fire by rioters. The night quickly went downhill from there. Violent protests...

Go read this article... Guest Rob Pincus practices concealed draw from a vehicle with Colion, and LaSorte perseveres through his injury during the NOIR Challenge. The post NOIR Episode 19 “The Tortoise and the Hare” appeared first on The Armed Lutheran. …read...

DSI – Dark Storm Industries – is fairly new in the gun world, having been founded in 2013. Friends and firearm enthusiasts Peter and Ed started DSI out of irritation at the lack of locally-available AR parts, and they’re already getting a reputation – a good one. On...

Russia has clarified some of its rules regarding firearms licensees – added to the list of valid reasons for carrying a weapon this week was “self-defense”, a purpose not widely recognized in some other European countries. From Russia Today: In an amendment to its...

As you might have seen, a few weeks back I was in Phoenix, AZ visiting with TAC-CON and talking about their two new triggers. The Raptor for the AK platform and the 241 for the AR platform. Just like their first well produced video that shook the firearms community...

“No available cars,” the police dispatcher tells a police unit attempting to deal with [another outbreak of] looters. Sam’s Meat Market, a self storage facility and other buildings are burning to the ground without any fire department intervention (as is the protocol...

Go read this article... As of 12:30 pm CST the situation in Ferguson and surrounding areas remains lawless. There are reports that the nearby Delwood police station is in danger from arsonists, who’ve already set a car on fire in the parking lot. Meanwhile ktvi.com...

The level of complete ignorance in some people never ceases to amaze me. Or is it more a case of deliberate misinformation? Take Susan Milligan for example. I just finished reading an article she wrote about James Brady for US News & World Report. If you care to...

Initial acts of violence after the St. Louis County grand jury verdict was announced were met with a significant police presence. Video of the scene showed attacks on St. Louis county police cars were met with swift action by police including beanbags and multiple...

Go read this article... The police scanner reveals that Ferguson police are withdrawing from entire parts of the city amid reports that some 50 armed protestors (anarchists?) are setting fires throughout the town (including Red’s Barbecue). Toy R Us is being looted,...

Go read this article... NRA Board member and Motor City Madman Ted Nugent’s Facebook posting on the Grand Jury ruling on shooting of Michael Brown: “Here’s the lessons from Ferguson America- Don’t let your kids growup to be thugs who think they can steal, assault...

Go read this article... While we have not been a fan of how any level of government has handed the aftermath of the Michael Brown shooting, tonight’s presentation by St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch was relentlessly methodical in laying out the...

President Obama took to the airwaves soon after the Grand Jury decision in the Michael Brown shooting. The President walked a fine line between highlighting ongoing racial issues in policing standards and chiding protestors bent on destruction – even as the teargas...

“Over twenty guns were taken out of the evidence room and taken to a pawn shop called Lakeview Pawn in Ore City and traded off for $2,400 worth of credit,” tylerpaper.com reports. “That credit was used immediately for 3 assault rifles and accessories officers wanted...

Ruger announced a new version of the LCRx revolver that has a 3″ barrel. The gun retains the five shot cylinder, but replaces the standard Hogue Tamer grip to one without the finger grooves. The guns are chambered for the .38 Special +P. Unlike earlier versions of the...

With a mix of reporters, activists, strangers in Guy Fawkes masks, and law enforcement outside a courthouse in Clayton, Missouri, a St. Louis county prosecutor announced the decision to not charge Darren Wilson by a grand jury for the shooting death of 18-year-old...

Confirming almost all expectations, a St. Louis County grand jury has “no true billed” Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson in the August shooting death of Michael Brown. While everyone from Brown’s parents to President Obama has dutifully appealed for calm, the governor,...

Go read this article... So a cop pulls into a cop shop in Akron, Ohio. As Officer Distracted leaves the cruiser, he mistakenly hits the remote trunk release on his key fob. (ohio.com: “it appears a defective latch allowed the cruiser trunk to pop open after an officer...

Those who pay attention to politics have seen it: laws that allow authorities to do things that are clearly unconstitutional, abusive, utterly unreasonable, stupid and/or morally wrong. Take for example a “comprehensive background check” law written such that merely...

Go read this article... WOOT! Diamondhead-USA upgraded their website with the consumer in mind. They make outstanding products namely for the AR-15 rifles and their folding battle sights are a personal favorite. We also used their new Polymer folding sights on the...

From reading my (Shane) posts, many of you may have picked up on the fact that I am not very fond of big government. In fact I am completely sold on the libertarian philosophy. To put it mildly, I cannot stand our current system of government. Now don’t get me wrong,...

A gun is either on your hip or in a safe. That’s the advice this website gives gun owners to prevent potentially tragic unauthorized access. Like all safety rules, that one has a bunch of caveats. For example, a gun on your hip is better than a gun in a safe if you...

Go read this article... About the editorial you ran on Kendall Jones: I don’t think this argument is true for all people or women out there… at all. I live in Texas. I’m a blonde. My dad owns a few guns as well as my husband and I go to the shooting range all the...

“Impatience and pressure for a decision have been building among residents and business owners, as well as police officers, who have been working 12-hour shifts with all leave time canceled since Saturday, said Jeff Roorda, business manager for the City of St. Louis...

By Edward Jaffe ‘Perry Mason‘ the TV series was, of course, an idealized drama about the US criminal justice system. I dare say that even in Perry Mason America, many people involved in the criminal justice system never had a defense attorney like the Perry Mason...

May the odds be ever in your favor. A grand jury has reached a decision about whether to indict a Ferguson police officer in the shooting death of Michael Brown, a spokesman for St. Louis County’s top prosecutor said Monday. The panel has been considering charges...

Ruger just brought back the kit gun in a whole new way. (Photo: Ruger) Ruger is expanding on the wildly successful LCR with a new revolver that takes the series in a whole new direction. Based on the exposed hammer Ruger LCRx, the 3-inch model sports a longer barrel...

As part of his Vickers Tactical series on interesting and rare firearms, Larry Vickers got some trigger time on the ARES-16 belt-fed upper receiver for the AR-15. This upper receiver, formerly known as the “ARES Shrike” (a much better and more creative name in my...

It seems like every couple months, another report surfaces that tries to make the argument that the existence of a firearm in a home endangers the lives of children. The first one I debunked was a report from the New York Times published almost two years ago, and...

Factory grips are usually one of the first parts to go when a consumer decides to customize their AR15 type rifle, and Strike Industries is now bringing to the table a nice offering similar to the dominant MagPul MOE grip called the “AR Enhanced Pistol Grip”. To see...

President Obama took the podium Monday morning to announce Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel’s resignation. Hagel will stay on until the Senate confirms his replacement, a cabinet position the president has filled four times in the six years of his presidency. Possible...

Winchester Ammunition will introduce a new line of hunting ammo in 2015 called Deer Season XP. As the name suggests, Winchester designed this ammunition specifically for hunting deer. The bullet used is a polymer tipped hollow point. According to the company, the tip...

In a “CBS This Morning” exclusive interview with the sister of the Washington Navy Yard gunman shed light on the mental health problems that consumed her brother. Naomi Alexis describes her brother as one with a dark and dangerous past — a past so haunting that she...

When we ask our readers about their favorite aspects of TTAG’s content, they consistently put the same thing at the top of the list: our honest, no-holds-barred gun reviews. It’s where we made our bones. If a gun is good, we say so. If it’s not, let the chips fall...

Tamir Rice was killed by police officers after he grabbed a realistic airsoft pistol in his waistband. It has happened again, this time in Cleveland: a tween playing with an airsoft gun in a park becomes the subject of a craven citizen’s 911 call to police. Officers...

A grand jury will make a decision today on whether to indict officer Darren Wilson who fatally shoot of Michael Brown on August 9, 2014. Previous movements in this case have been wrought with racial violence and looting. Any time prior to August 9, 2014, few people...

OK, this copy replaces the other Question of the Day which was ill-considered, half-baked, not nearly gun enough and stupid. What’s your favorite “assault rifle”? You can choose any gun in any caliber from the past or in active military duty – no NFA stamp required....

A domestic dispute in New Orleans Friday turned deadly when a woman fatally shot her husband after he attempted to run over her and their children with a truck. The couple had been arguing at their home and when the woman tried to leave, the man, who was later...

Capt. Derek Herrera was paralyzed after he was struck by enemy sniper fire while serving in Afghanistan. However, Herrera, who will retire this week, did not let his inability to use his legs keep him from taking the steps across across the parade ground at Camp...