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...

Go read this article... Gun control advocates want to take your guns. They want to disarm you and millions of American gun owners. According to gun control advocates like The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America,...

Go read this article... The Gardner Gun is one of an entire generation of all-but-forgotten* manually operated proto-machine guns. GunLab has begun a series of posts documenting the effort of one Papa Joe (who receives a regular mention there) to reconstruct a Gardner...

“U.S. Marines provided real-world training to their amphibious allies from Canada, United Kingdom Royal Marines, Royal Netherlands Korps Mariners and Spanish and Italian service members, Nov. 8, 2014 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.” Kumbaya with...

A weekend auction in Germany featured a watercolor of Munich’s old city hall which was believed to be painted by Adolf Hitler around 1914 and sold for 130,000 euros or $162,000 on Saturday. Before Hitler’s rise to power, he created some 2,000 paintings as a starving...

Everytown for Gun Safety has released a subtle “Talking Turkey About Guns” campaign this holiday season. (Photo: Everytown) Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety group is providing its members a gun control flashcard of sorts, packed with figures...

“The boyfriend, who wasn’t identified, told police that the couple had bought a gun because of fears of unrest related to the pending grand jury decision on the shooting of Michael Brown,” cnn.com reports. “He told investigators that as they drove late Friday night,...

Go read this article... King Armory contacted TTAG and asked if we’d like to review their KA-1222A muzzle brake/flash hider. As there are just way too many options from way too many manufacturers to review them individually, the project quickly escalated into doing a...

“We are a little shaken up, but we are doing fine,” the victim, whose face was still visibly injured, told reporters the day after the home invasion. (Photo: Q13 Fox) A courageous Washington couple fought back against three suspects during an attempted robbery at...

1. On 8/18, I took this pic of #Ferguson protester Becca Campbell arguing w a cop. Campbell was fatally shot on Fri. pic.twitter.com/coDGN29xVF — Paul Hampel (@phampel) November 24, 2014 A 26-year-old woman is dead after a gun accident in a moving car in St. Louis...

Off-duty Israeli soldiers still carry their weapons due to the ever-present threat of Islamic terrorism and war. Despite the images of soldiers that carry their firearms off duty, Israel is a land where gun control is relatively tight. You must meet a set of rigid...

According to his father, Tamir was large for his age and an artistic boy who treated his mother well. (Photo: USA Today) An Ohio county prosecutor’s office is investigating the deadly shooting of a 12-year-old boy by Cleveland police officers over the weekend. On...

Cindy, a 2-year old pit bull, died in drug raid on Adam Arroyo’s West Side apartment in Buffalo New York last year. (Photo: Buffalo News) A New York law enforcement agency already under the spotlight for its policies on use of force and gun control enforcement has...

Go read this article... TTAG reader Andy Walker writes: I’m a resident of South Carolina. In the run up to midterm elections my governor was all over the state drumming up support. Governor Haley happened to be stopping in my town on a Sunday afternoon. Even though...

“I do like it. I’m a competitive person. You know, you put a gun in my hand and say the object is to shoot something, I’m like, ‘All right! Let’s do it!’” – Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan in Elena Kagan: How the Supreme Court ‘Hazes’ New Justices [at people.com]...

We’ve posted about the ACR Program here on TFB before, but there’s a lot of information available on the subject through DTIC. The Advanced Combat Rifle program was begun in the late 1980s as a research and development effort which would eventually lead to the next...

Go read this article... Akaitama sent us these photos he took of a M60 Light Machine Gun he used during Reserve infantry battle formation training. His staff sergeant said the gun had been used in the War in Laos (1953-75). This would make it about three times as old...

Footage from the November 2014 – .22 LR Marksmen Challenge held by Rodney Downs on the 3rd Saturday of each month at the Hobble Creek Shooting Range in Springville, Utah. The 22 LR Marksmen Challenge features a final target smaller than the diameter of a Sharpie...

President Barack Obama The first five articles in this series: A Gun Ownership Primer: The Philosophy Of Gun Ownership A Gun Ownership Primer, Part 2: Does Evil Exist? A Gun Ownership Primer: Is Killing Morally Justified? Part 1 A Gun Ownership Primer: Is Killing...

Go read this article... Bond Arms derringers are over-engineered, overbuilt, beefy enough to digest a surprising variety of modern cartridges/shotshells and a new version is now available in California. (11/24/2014) …read more

Three Utah gun control groups delivered more than 20,000 signatures to Gov. Gary Herbert’s office at the Utah Capitol on Friday, Nov. 21, 2014. (Photo: The Salt Lake Tribune) The First and Second amendments were at odds in Utah on Friday after members of several...

Let’s take a little trip back in firearms history to 1953. The recently resurrected debate over Bella Twin, the woman who was reported to have taken down a grizzly with nothing but a .22 rifle. There have been quite a few debates over this big bear takedown, from how...

Go read this article... Ian over at Forgotten Weapons, takes a look at a M3 Carbine kit going up for auction through Rock Island Auctions later this December. Weighing in at a stout 30+ lbs and an effective range of 75-100 yards does not make this that amazing...

CNN interviewed the owner of Wilshire Gun, a gun store and range in Oklahoma City, features a restaurant and bar. After ordering a drink customers are barred from the range for the remainder of the day (both to shoot and to observe). Have any of you visited this...

There are three types of criminals: opportunists, professionals and crazies. As anyone who’s been stalked will tell you, the nutcases are the most dangerous of the three. The problem with living in a “gun-free” zone: overlap. Crazies feel free to act...

Go read this article... Jerry compares and contrasts the 3 main bullpup rifle platforms. May the best rifle win! The post BATTLE OF THE BULLPUPS: Steyr AUG vs. FN 2000 vs. IWI TAVOR appeared first on Bearing Arms. …read more

“A St. Louis area gun shop refused a sale to an African-American woman because, according to the clerk, St. Louis police informed gun stores that Darren Wilson will not be charged,” addictinginfo.com reports. And told them to remove their firearms from the premises in...

I know, I know, it’s been a while since I’ve posted a 9mm Ammo Quest video, so you may have thought I was done. Far from it! I’ve still got quite a few rounds to get through. I’m still optimistic that some of them will be promising performers that will rival the best...

Go read this article... TTAG reader Zach writes: “When state and federal courts have considered severe restrictions or bans on open carry they have been struck down. When they have considered restrictions or bans on concealed carry they have been upheld. I wondered...

Ben Carson is brilliant, charismatic, and a gifted speaker who seems to be aiming to be the Republican Party’s 2016 candidate for President. In general terms, Carson has said many of the right things to many of the right people, but he upset gun owners when he...

“Among the 15 suspected San Diego street-gang members charged in a string of shootings is Brandon Duncan, an aspiring rap singer,” latimes.com reports. “Duncan, 33, who raps under the name Tiny Doo, is not accused of providing the guns or being present at the nine...

Yes, yes, I know . . . Lewis & Clark fed their party and amazed the locals with their lethal Girandoni air gun in the early 1800’s. But that doesn’t change the fact that an airgun is not a firearm per se. Of course, “firearm” is also a legal term. Our neighbors to...

Akai Gurley died because of a NYPD rookie’s poor training with his firearms. The City is claiming this was an “accident.” It is actually institutionalized incompetence. A century before pants-wetting billionaire Michael Bloomberg carried out his one-man war against...

Go read this article... “Reducing access to lethal means has been proven to save lives. Just as a person should be willing to turn over the car keys when not fit to drive, one should be willing to turn over their firearm for safekeeping until he or she feels fit...

A criminal was shot and later died after attempting to invade this Lakewood, Washington home a second time in a matter of minutes. The homeowner had broken free and grabbed a gun, and was waiting when they returned. A trio of armed Washington State home invaders...

Four minutes. It may not sound like long in most contexts, but it can be an eternity when you are a college student trapped in a campus building where a deranged attacker is methodically stalking and killing everything he meets. The majority of those killed at Sandy...

Title image: This new shooter has exercised proper trigger follow through while shooting my Lithgow Enfield. Unfortunately, one leg of the rest he is using has begun to fall off the table. He will have to readjust his shooting position before he takes the next shot,...

Mason sent us a photo of his first gun, purchased this year. He decided to go for an AK rather than an AR-15. He writes … I purchased my first gun this year. I decided a few years back that my first rifle would be an AK platform, and the local gun store had a […] Read...

The Republican-controlled House Intelligence Committee found that the CIA and the military acted properly and that there was no wrongdoing by Obama administration appointees in the 2012 attacks at a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, the Associated Press...

The Battle Arms Development OIP “Ounces Is Pounds” rifle is an ultra-ULTRA-light AR-15. Its proud owner David writes … It’s the lightest AR-15 ever available- under 3.9 pounds dry with 16″ barrel (11″ SBR is 3.6 lb). It’s called the OIP, manufactured by Battle Arms...

Go read this article... Jane Brown Keller is a champion competitive clay shooter and Founding Member of the Annie Oakley Shooters. Eye dominance is something that must be figured out for shooting. Watch this episode to learn how you can determine if you’re left or...

“The protests in Ferguson, Mo., on Friday night grew larger than previous days’ gatherings of protesters, despite the rain and cold weather,” nationalreview.com reports. “Police officers used a megaphone to ask protesters to leave the street outside the Ferguson...

Hunting piggies by the dark of the silvery moon? Don’t want to blow your night vision with a plume of visual purple-frying burning powder? Strike Industries’ Venom flash hider has a fix for that. Deets after the jump . . . Own one of the world’s most effective flash...

Go read this article... Black Friday is past approaching and it would not be Black Friday (and Cyber Monday) without a Slick Deals roundup of all the gun, ammo and accessory deals to be had. Some sales have already been running and stock has already run out. Gander...

“Guns lead to thousands of deaths and injuries among children every year. More American homes have guns than dogs, and nearly 1,500 children younger than 18 years of age die from shootings every year. The onus of these innocent lives lost are not on the children; they...

“A man set his house on fire and then fatally shot a sheriff’s deputy and wounded another Saturday when they responded to the scene,” foxnews.com reports. “A Tallahassee police officer who lived nearby heard the shooting, threw on his bullet-resistant vest, grabbed...

While gun sales have slowed, leaving manufacturers coping with the loss, Winchester Ammunition sees a bright future. At a recent meeting with investors in New York, Olin Corp, parent company of the ammo maker, said it foresees continued growth for Winchester due to...

For the last two years I have been hunting with suppressed rifles in the state of Texas, and in my experience silencers just make everything better. For starters, it removes the need for hearing protection so you can hear your surroundings much better and often hear...

Sources told CNN Saturday that the St. Louis County grand jury has failed to come up with a decision on whether or not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson for the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown on Aug. 9, and it’s unclear at this point when or...

Go read this article... Magpul keeps flashing new products in the lead-up to the 2015 Shooting Hunting Outdoor Trade Show and now it announces new MBUS Pro Offset Sights for ARs and other guns with flattop rails and MOE M-Lok furniture for the Remington 870 and...

Go read this article... The two knuckleheads who made this video call it a “social experiment.” That’s probably generous. Perhaps they set out the see if there was a racial component to the reactions of people at whose feet a gun is dropped as they stroll down the...

Protesters gather for candle light vigil, protesting over the August 9 police shooting of Michael Brown, outside the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson, Missouri, November 21, 2014. Many have been wondering if the threats of violence related to the Michael...

Never underestimate the inventiveness of gun makers. First there was the Arsenal AF2011-A1 SuperGlue job, joining two 1911s together to mark the centennial of John Moses Browning’s masterpiece. Then Gilboa got into the game, welding a couple of ARs together to make...

This Salibury internet cafe robbery suspect put his gun down, and was then shot at by the clerk. That’s a nice sweater vest, Urkel. I’m not saying that all criminals are pathetic, brain-dead losers… but this moron certainly is. South Main Internet Café on Main Street...

Westbrook Elementary School in Taylorsville, UT. In September, a teacher and legal CCW holder accidentally shot herself in the leg, while alone in a faculty bathroom, shortly before school started. (Kristin Murphy, Deseret News) Like it or not, I think arming teachers...

Believed New Black Panther activist Olajuwon Davis, aka “Olajuwon Ali” and “Brother Ali,” with mustache, seen directing traffic in absence of police during a Ferguson area protest following the death of Michael Brown. (Photo: Danny Wicentowski/Riverfront Times)...