SURPRISE, AZ – A dramatic early morning defense unfolded in Surprise, Arizona, as a homeowner confronted two intruders, leading to a shooting that resulted in non-life-threatening injuries for one suspect. On April 22, 2024, shortly after 4 a.m., local law enforcement...

The Maine Legislature last week approved comprehensive legislation that could impact gun ownership in the state, including background checks on private gun sales, waiting periods for gun purchases and criminalizing gun sales to prohibited individuals. Many of the new...

Despite vocal protests from those opposed to the bill, the Tennessee House, led by Republicans, advanced legislation Tuesday permitting certain trained teachers and school staff to carry handguns on campus. This move, supported by proponents as a step toward enhancing...

A Nashville homeowner shot a man who allegedly attempted to break into his house early Saturday morning, with police deeming the act self-defense, according to local authorities. The incident occurred in the Trinity Hills neighborhood just before 6 a.m. when homeowner...

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin is the top law enforcement officer in the state, and he is ultimately responsible for safeguarding the lives and civil rights of the more than 3.5 million Arkansans who call The Natural State home. After the ATF shot and killed...

For anyone paying attention and not living in willful denial, the open southern border to the Continental United States poses an enormous threat to security and economic stability. The staggering numbers of illegal border crossings in the past several years are scary,...

The White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention is hosting the first in-person meeting of federal agencies to figure out what to do after a tragic mass murder and criminal misuse of firearms. The focus will be on what resources can be brought to bear after a...

Tennessee is on the verge of implementing a significant legislative measure that could see teachers and faculty members carrying firearms on school grounds, a move that is seen by many as a step towards bolstering school safety. This follows a decisive vote in the...

Virginia’s annual Reconvened Session, commonly known as the Veto Session, saw Governor Glenn Youngkin’s vetoes on numerous firearm-related bills upheld, reflecting a significant legislative defeat for gun control measures proposed by the Democratic majority in the...

Just days before the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the lawsuit challenging the Justice Department’s Final Rule on “ghost guns,” the Nevada Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling and upheld that state’s restrictions on “unfinished frames or receivers.” In...

Firearm industry members targeted by Mexico’s $10 billion lawsuit petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case that seeks to blame them for the harm caused by lawless narco-terrorist drug cartels in Mexico. Mexico’s lawsuit also seeks to dictate how firearms...

A doorbell camera captures a man kidnapping a woman in Hillsboro, Oregon, on Sunday evening. The woman who lived at the home that captured the video said she didn’t recognize either of them. On Tuesday, they found the victim unharmed, and the Hillsboro police stated...

A road rage shooting in Deltona, Florida, last week has left one man dead, with the surviving driver claiming he acted in self-defense, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. The confrontation began when, the shooter alleges, a white Dodge Charger slowed...

Muncie, IN – A dramatic scene unfolded at KT Pawn in Muncie, Indiana, when a man allegedly wielding a blunt instrument attacked two employees, leading to one of the employees shooting the assailant in self-defense. The incident occurred early Friday morning, prompting...

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – A tense confrontation at The Ridge apartments ended fatally when an 18-year-old man allegedly shot his mother’s ex-boyfriend in self-defense early Saturday morning, according to Albuquerque Police Department officials. The incident, which police are...

We told you recently how anti-gun Democrats in the Colorado Legislature had passed a semi-auto ban in the State House of Representatives and are considering a measure to expand the number of “sensitive places” where citizens cannot carry a firearm for self-defense....

By a razor-thin margin, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear the challenge to the Biden Administration’s “ghost gun” law. The case, VanDerStok v. Garland , challenges the Department of Justice’s 2022 Final Rule that redefined important legal terms dealing...

NASHVILLE, TN – In a tense encounter early Saturday morning, a Nashville homeowner shot an armed intruder who was attempting to climb through his kitchen window. The incident occurred in the Trinity Hills area, where the suspect, identified as 32-year-old Anton Cosby,...

Officer Luis M. Huesca of the Chicago Police Department tragically lost his life while still in uniform early Sunday morning as he was returning home from his shift. Officer Huesca, who was off duty, had sustained multiple gunshot wounds when officers arrived in...

Arkansas Republican Senators Tom Cotton and John Boozman are pushing for answers about ATF’s March 19th SWAT raid, during which Little Rock Airport executive Bryan Malinowski was shot and killed in his own home. “The Department of Justice confirmed to us last night...

A Beaver County, Pennslyvania, woman fatally shot an intruder who broke into her home last Wednesday morning, according to authorities and local reports. The incident occurred around 5:00 a.m. when the woman, who was alone in her residence on 10th Avenue in Beaver...

BRYAN, TX – A domestic dispute escalated into violence when Stephanie Arevalo allegedly shot her husband in the leg after discovering him with another woman. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday, led to Arevalo’s arrest on charges of aggravated assault and family...

On the 31st anniversary of the Federal government’s assault on the Branch Davidian complex in Waco, Texas, more questions are being asked about another gross case of government overreach regarding the botched March 19 ATF SWAT team raid that killed Little Rock Airport...

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI – An incident at a Kroger store in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, has ignited a heated debate over Second Amendment rights following an encounter that led to a man, Isaiah Ware, being charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon. The situation...

According to a report from Law Enforcement Today , recent revelations have exposed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for allegedly suppressing data on defensive gun use (DGU). This action has ignited debates over the transparency and potential...

When gun-hating bureaucrats and politicians finally ran the last gun store in Washington, D.C., out of business back in 2020, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) took over the chore of transferring firearms. What happened after that has drawn the attention of the...

Chicago, IL: Between 5 pm Saturday and 5am Sunday, there were at least 32 people shot, 7 fatally, and 2 stabbings. That’s in only 12 hours! There’s not enough room to list the number of random shots fired that were picked up by ShotSpotter with whom Mayor Johson has...

A group of kids jumped a teenager in Los Angeles, and he fatally shot one of his attackers. The incident occurred Monday in South Los Angeles as kids were heading home from school, and authorities have not given out any information except that it was a homicide. The...

Major 911 outages were reported in multiple US states Wednesday evening, showing how delicate our infrastructure is. Systems like electricity, water, and data are easy targets and have been for years. 911 Outage areas included: South Dakota – entire state Nebraska –...

CHRISTIAN COUNTY, KY – In a startling early morning incident, a teenager exchanged gunfire with a suspected home invader. The Christian County Sheriff’s Office is actively investigating the shootout, which occurred in the 1200 block of Lake Morris Road around 4:00 AM...

Iowa is not only set to enact a law that prohibits financial institutions from using specific merchant codes on credit card transactions for gun purchases with firearms retailers, but will take it a step further and outright ban “state and local governmental agencies...

Skyrocketing crime in major cities was a tragic consequence of the confluence of several factors. There was the coronavirus pandemic, prolonged lockdowns, defund the police riots and the rise in soft-on-crime city prosecutors that refused – and still do – to hold...

BEAVER FALLS, PA — In a harrowing encounter that underscores the significance of self-defense rights, a Beaver Falls woman shot and killed an intruder who broke into her home late at night. According to Beaver County District Attorney Nate Bible, the woman, who was...

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has serious questions for ATF officials about their botched March 19 SWAT team raid, which killed Little Rock Airport executive director, Bryan Malinowski, in his home. And if ATF has bodycam footage of the fatal raid, Griffin...

In a tense moment at a Kroger store in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, the actions of Isaiah Ware, a concealed pistol licensee, have come under legal questioning and as a result, sparked a broader debate about the best way to respond in an altercation when you’re packing....

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – In a bizarre twist on attempted robbery, a man is accused of trying to hold up a convenience store next to Elvis Presley’s famed Graceland, using a rather unusual accomplice—a five-foot snake. 26-year-old Reginald Cook now faces two counts of...

NEW ORLEANS, LA – In the wake of a devastating mass shooting outside the Republic NOLA nightclub that left one woman dead and 11 others injured, some local leaders and law enforcement officials are wrongly pointing fingers at Louisiana’s upcoming permitless carry law...

President Joe Biden and other gun-ban advocates like to tell Americans that firearms magazines that hold more than 10 rounds are “evil.” What they don’t tell you, however, is that these magazines, which they want to ban, make up the vast majority of mags owned by...

A fire erupted at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Pennsylvania, which produces key military supplies, including heavy artillery ammunition. The incident occurred shortly before 3 p.m. local time on Monday, April 15, and resulted in the emission of black smoke...

GASTONIA, N.C. — A potentially disastrous situation was narrowly avoided at a Chuck E. Cheese in Gastonia, North Carolina, when a firearm was negligently discharged inside the popular family venue. The incident occurred as a man was exiting the restaurant with his...

The armorer in charge of the prop guns and ammunition on the set of the movie Rust has been sentenced to 18 months in a state prison for the incident in which actor Alec Baldwin shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins with a prop gun in October 2021. A New...

CHICAGO, IL – In a tense confrontation that underscores the dangers of attempting to disarm an armed assailant, a 49-year-old man was shot in the torso during a robbery attempt in a Chicago park. The incident, which is now under investigation by Area Three detectives,...

New Mexico continues to be a shining example of gun control activists and politicians overreaching to restrict law-abiding citizens’ ability to exercise Second Amendment rights instead of pursuing violent criminals. The failure of the so-called leaders to address...

LUMBERTON, NC – In a tragic turn of events, a Good Samaritan paid with his life while attempting to prevent a carjacking in Lumberton, North Carolina. Jonathan Adam Lecompte, a 38-year-old resident of Fayetteville, was fatally struck by a vehicle driven by the...

The Colorado House of Representatives, controlled by Democrats, passed a bill on Sunday that aims to ban the sale and transfer of semiautomatic firearms, marking a significant legislative move that could align Colorado with other states that have similar prohibitions,...

This author has repeatedly urged the reader to proceed with extreme caution when intervening in conflict between other parties not related to you. In fact, the advice is to not intervene unless you are absolutely sure of what is happening. Stay out of anything that...

In the latest update on Oregon’s contentious gun control law, Measure 114, the Oregon Court of Appeals has blocked the law from taking effect while an appeal is ongoing, KATU reports. The decision comes after a Harney County judge previously ruled that the measure...

CHICAGO, IL – Early Monday morning, an incident outside a Greyhound bus station in downtown Chicago underscored the importance of being prepared to defend oneself. At approximately 2:42 a.m., a 35-year-old man legally armed with a concealed-carry license (CCL) found...

When it comes to denying a certain group of Americans a constitutional right, there are few examples as egregious as the infringement upon the Second Amendment rights of adults aged 18 to 20 years old. While considering them adults in every other way, the government...

As a small-town newspaper reporter at the start of my career and when print newspapers were still a thing, I worked in a newsroom where one of our goals with stories of high national or international interest was to make them more relatable to the local audience....

When seconds count, police are just minutes away.  And in the land Down Under, outside of the police, the good guys have been thoroughly disarmed.  Which is why a rampaging terrorist armed with a large knife or small machete was able to slaughter six and maim at least...

The KelTec Sub2000 has been met with wide acceptance in the shooting community. This neat little 9mm is affordable, useful and reliable. The 9mm carbine makes a lot of sense as a home defender. Everyone doesn’t  have the time, funds and determination to master a...

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Amidst changing gun legislation, Louisiana SB419 is raising concerns for those advocating for expanded concealed carry rights. Slated for review by the Senate Local and Municipal Affairs Committee on April 17, 2024, this bill seeks to establish...

VAN NUYS, CA — A Van Nuys homeowner successfully thwarted an attempted burglary at his residence Tuesday evening by firing a shot that sent four intruders fleeing. The incident occurred in the 14000 block of Calvert Street near Hazeltine Avenue around 9:45 p.m., as...

MACON, Georgia – An early morning incident at the Riverview Hotel in Macon has left one man dead, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to a report of a shooting in the 200 block of Broadway at approximately 3:01 a.m. on Tuesday. Upon...

In the quiet early hours of March 13, 2024, in Bingham County, Idaho, an 85-year-old woman, Christine Jenneiahn, turned a terrifying home invasion into a remarkable story of courage, self-defense and survival. The Bingham County Prosecutor, Ryan W. Jolley, released a...

BINGHAM COUNTY, ID -In an extraordinary display of courage and survival, an 85-year-old Idaho woman, Christine Jenneiahn, defended herself during a home invasion, resulting in the fatal shooting of the intruder, Derek Condon. The incident, which occurred in the early...

What happens when your ships armorer can’t even install a scope in the right direction for a photo op with the ship’s commanding officer? Well, you embarrass not only your commanding officer but the entire US Navy. Imagine all of the US Navy personnel reading this...

We’ve reported in recent months how several states are considering or have passed legislation forbidding credit card companies from using a special Merchant Category Code (MCC) for gun purchases that would basically create a registry of guns bought by Americans. Now,...

A legislative committee in Maine has approved the restrictive “red-flag” measure, sending the bill to both the House and Senate floors for an upcoming vote. Despite testimony by many against the measure, including an impassioned plea to kill the bill by the sister of...

A group of men hanging out in an East Nashville, Tenn., housing complex first turned into a pistol-whipping robbery attempt before becoming a full-on a bullet-flying defensive fracas. The details of the event in numerous outlets were as muddled  and shady as the...

ST. LOUIS, MO – A St. Louis woman is safe after being forced to defend herself against her ex-boyfriend in a terrifying incident on Saturday morning. Martez Hopgood (21) has been charged with first-degree harassment and non-consensual dissemination of private sexual...

We are in the golden era of good self-defense and firearms training for the armed citizen. Still, what people need, as opposed to what they find more entertaining, remains an issue within this small, niche industry. High-round count classes that seek to shave...

President Joe Biden sat down with Univision TV for an exclusive interview in his effort to pander to Spanish-speaking voters in America. The interview is all about distracting from Biden and his allies’ support for defunding the police, soft-on-crime policies and a...

CNN is reporting that special prosecutors have submitted a filing asserting that Alec Baldwin’s actions on the set of the movie “Rust” played a significant role in creating unsafe conditions, which ultimately led to the tragic death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins...

Are the parents of mass murderers criminally responsible for the behavior of their violent, unstable kids? Apparently, in Michigan they are, as the parents of the 15-year-old student who shot and killed four and injured six others at Oxford High School in a Detroit...

The total economic impact of the firearm and ammunition industry in the United States increased from $19.1 billion in 2008 to $90.05 billion in 2023, a 371 percent increase, while the total number of full-time equivalent jobs rose from approximately 166,000 to over...

Local media continue their coverage of the BATF forcible entry raid that ultimately led to the death of Bryan Malinowski, a respected member of the Little Rock, Ark., community. Instead of picking up the Executive Director of the Little Rock Airport at work, the fine...

A Washington state judge declared the state’s prohibition on high-capacity ammunition magazines unconstitutional, sparking immediate appeal actions that keep the law in force for the present, as reported by The Seattle Times and cited by the Associated Press. Cowlitz...

A new publication by the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) shows that the stated reason for the 90-day firearm export “pause” – which is well past 160 days – is a nothingburger. It’s a sandwich with no meat but layers of government cheese....

For at least 12 years running, the Windy City in Illinois has captured the crown as America’s Murder City with the most homicides. When one couples the “no snitch” culture with the gang culture and add in defunding the police and prosecutors who don’t prosecute,...

MURRAY, UT – A woman’s trip to a Murray fitness center parking lot took a dangerous turn when an attempted carjacking led to shots being fired. According to KSL News , at approximately 10:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Murray police arrived at the scene after reports of...

HOUSTON, TX – A late-night disturbance at an apartment complex on Faulkner Street resulted in a fatal shooting, now under grand jury review. The incident, which occurred at approximately 11 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, involved a male who was later pronounced dead at...

LAS VEGAS, NV – Reports from a Facebook Private Group as well as my girlfriend’s coworkers are reporting that there is or was an active shooter in City National Bank building in Las Vegas, NV. My girlfriend and I took the day off so thankfully, she is not in the...

Politics, and now court rulings, it seems certainly make for strange bedfellows. In a move most conservatives and pro-gun organizations likely agree with, Biden’s Justice Department will challenge a recent court decision affirming the Second Amendment rights of...

What’s worse than a dude breaking into your home? Could be a naked dude breaking into your home. Fox 2 now in St. Louis is reporting a resident was forced to shoot a man breaking into his apartment in the middle of the afternoon Friday, April 5. Police told the news...

In the steamy streets of Los Angeles, where the sun blazes as fiercely as the public’s opinions on the Second Amendment, Officer Toni McBride was serving looks and justice – until she decided to take aim at the LAPD with a lawsuit that has since misfired. McBride, a...

Well-adjusted people seek to help those in need when possible. In the immediate aftermath of tragedy, we often see people at their best; in the wake of natural disasters, we usually witness immense relief efforts, and we often see the same following man-made...

LINCOLNTON, NC – In broad daylight at a Lincolnton gas station, a customer’s quick action turned the tables on an attempted carjacking. Police reported that 39-year-old Billy Ray Galloway from Denver entered the customer’s car brandishing a knife in an attempt to...

BAY CITY, MI – A Bay City resident shot an alleged home invasion suspect who was reportedly armed with a pipe. The incident occurred in the 200 block of N. Jefferson Street just before 5 p.m. on Monday. Police responded to the scene and found a 33-year-old Bay City...

Smith & Wesson, the storied firearms manufacturer, has unveiled a new limited-edition series of M&P® pistols to celebrate their relocation to Tennessee. This special collection honors the state that has warmly welcomed the company’s new headquarters after a...

MERCED, CA – A resident’s quick thinking and lawful use of a firearm led to the apprehension of two burglary suspects in Merced, CA this past Saturday. Deputies, responding to a call about a burglary in progress, found the alleged intruders being held at gunpoint by...

Within a matter of minutes, the same four armed men robbed a woman twice, and nobody stopped to help. In February, four armed men in Chicago jumped out of a vehicle as a woman was walking to the train early in the morning, heading for work. The first assault and...

In a significant step toward bolstering school safety, Tennessee is on the verge of enacting legislation that would permit public school teachers and staff to carry concealed firearms on school premises, provided they obtain an enhanced handgun carry permit and...

We’ve told you how lawful gun owners in Maine are under a relentless attack by gun-ban advocates who are using a mass murder in Lewiston last fall to push forward a number of infringements. The latest such measure is “red-flag” law legislation slated for a public...

On Tuesday, April 2nd, House Bill 389, the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act, was introduced in the Alabama House. Representative Shane Stringer (R-102), an NRA Defender of Freedom Award recipient, is the lead sponsor of the bill. HB 389 prohibits the use of...

The California Department of Justice has introduced an emergency regulation package that significantly impacts Carry Concealed Weapon (CCW) license regulations and the qualifications for becoming a DOJ Certified Instructor. Initially filed with the Secretary of State...

MCPHERSON, KS – A residential neighborhood experienced a tense moment in the early hours of Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024, when a homeowner was forced to defend his home from an intruder. The McPherson Police Department reported that at approximately 3:29 am, they...

In light of recent legislative changes in New Mexico, firearms rights advocates anticipate a surge in applications for concealed carry permits following the enactment of new gun control measures. According to an article by the Albuquerque Journal, the new laws, set to...

The Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied a petition for a rehearing in the Second Amendment Foundation’s victory in a case challenging Pennsylvania statutes that prohibit law-abiding young adults from carrying firearms for self-defense and prevents them from...

CLARK COUNTY, OH – A tragic outcome unfolded in Clark County when 61-year-old Loletha Hall was fatally shot outside a Madison Twp. home on Monday, March 25th, at approximately 11:18 a.m. Montgomery County Coroner Dr. Kent E. Harshbarger identified the Franklin County...

SAN ANTONIO, TX – A late-night home invasion on the east side of San Antonio ended in a fatal shooting, with police deeming the incident an act of self-defense. The confrontation took place in a residence on the 3300 block of Martin Luther King Drive, near I-10,...

The do-gooders in Illinois believe that if you hire enough felons to “interrupt” violence, somehow you’ll make the streets safer. Given that Murder City USA has kept that title for 12 years in a row now, one would think that smarter heads would prevail and the state...

OAKLAND, CA – A homeowner’s defense against a home invasion on March 15 in East Oakland resulted in the death of one burglar and a justifiable homicide ruling by police and prosecutors. The incident, which occurred in the 1300 block of 102nd Avenue around 10:30 p.m.,...

MELROSE, FL — In a harrowing incident in Melrose, Florida, a man was shot multiple times in a justified Stand Your Ground shooting after he assaulted his baby and attacked bystanders, including a man who defended himself with a firearm despite suffering a broken arm....

In a groundbreaking announcement today, MagneTech Innovations revealed their latest contribution to personal defense technology: the MagnetImplant System. This revolutionary product promises to transform the way individuals carry firearms, offering an invisible,...

A Michigan State Police Public Information Officer has found himself in the hot seat after a tweet quoting him making disparaging remarks about concealed pistol license holders appeared in recent days. F/Lt. Mike Shaw, a public information officer (PIO), made a...

Our friends at Franklin Armory hit us up the other day wanting to make sure TTAG visitors were among the first in the gun community to check out their new product announcement. We don’t want to steal their thunder, so, well, just check it out for yourself, especially...

In a significant victory for Second Amendment advocates and the right to privacy, Kentucky has taken a bold step forward with the passage of House Bill 357, also known as the Second Amendment Privacy Act. This pioneering legislation, which received robust support from...

If you carry a Glock 17 or 19, and who doesn’t these days, then you might be interested in the new Solis drop from Safariland. Safariland first introduced the Solis last year for subcompact pistols with lights and optics and now they’re giving the same treatment to...