Southern Brooklyn Councilmember Inna Vernikov is going to be cleared of an illegal gun charge, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office told THE CITY on Friday — despite social media photos from last month that appeared to show the Republican with a gun on her waist at...

By Lee Williams The Biden-Harris administration has done more harm to the Second Amendment than all previous administrations combined. Biden and his unelected, behind-the-scenes shot-callers have been methodical in their multifaceted war on our civil rights. The next...

Despite no charges being filed, the LA police have revoked a man’s concealed carry license after he defended himself outside his home. In a twist of events, the man who defended himself as he was entering his home in Los Angeles a couple of weeks ago has had his...

I know some readers, especially the more “old school” ones, will laugh at the idea of firearms training with VR headsets. I get it, because on the surface it sounds silly. In the days that followed the Columbine shooting, journalist Karens were seriously debating...

Fans of 5.7x28mm chambered guns — and there are more of you out there every day — now have more to choose from ammo-wise thanks to two new rounds announced today by FN. Their new DFNS 30-grain and GUNR 40-grain rounds give those of you shooting the FN Five-seveN,...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is sounding more and more  like one of his predecessors, Michael Bloomberg: a hypocritical gun control activist with truth problems. It’s notable given the mayor’s “Gotta get tough on criminals” campaign platform that earned him New York...

The father of the Highland Park parade massacre suspect reported to begin his jail sentence on Wednesday wearing a T-shirt saying “I’m a political pawn,” prompting a Lake County judge to threaten him with contempt of court if he broke court rules again. Robert Crimo...

A lot of active killers are stopped by armed citizens despite what the mainstream media hides from you.  The Crime Prevention Research Center estimates that 34% of active killer attacks are stopped by armed citizens, a much different number than what is declared by...

If you’re a fan of modern lever guns you’re going to love the latest iteration of the Dark Series from Marlin Firearms. (See our review of the previous take on this gun here.) Since Ruger took over the Marlin brand they aren’t just churning out the same old Marlins...

The AR-15 is one of the most common rifles in the world and has a large, diverse user base. Its success is due to many things, such as its adaptability, modular design, and reliability. They have subjected the AR platform to a great deal of abuse in a variety of...

  A United States District Court Judge has ruled that a man convicted of drunk driving almost two decades ago cannot have his gun rights taken away. In 2005, Edward A. Williams was convicted of driving while under the influence, a a first-degree misdemeanor punishable...

WAKE FOREST, N.C. – A domestic incident in a grocery store parking lot erupted in gunfire recently, but the shooter found himself under fire as a pistol license holder drew his concealed weapon and returned fire. The shooter fled the scene but was taken into custody...

A recent road rage incident turned into a knife attack, according to Fox 5 Atlanta , forcing the victim to defend themselves with a pistol. The victim was following a black SUV on October 3, driven by one Tyler Leikam, 35, of Cumming, Ga, a suburb of Atlanta. Leikam...

The Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, built during World War II, has long been operated for the federal government by private contractors. Over the past decade, a New York Times investigation found, the site has increasingly produced rounds for the commercial market as...

Another mass shooting in Maine by a mentally ill person brought attention to the mental health issues we have in America. I thought I’d share some observations on mental health based on my twenty-one years in law enforcement and some research for my books. Broken...

  Silencer Central has rounded up support for a new bill that was introduced in Congress yesterday that would divert tax stamp revenue from the sale of suppressors to the Pittman Robertson conservation fund, to fund shooting ranges, and to ATF’s NFA Division to cut...

By Lee Williams More than 500 people have been shot and killed in Chicago this year. More than 2,220 have been shot and wounded. On any weekend, Chicago streets reverberate with the sound of fully automatic fire. It remains America’s deadliest domestic war zone....

LOS ANGELES, CA – Two suspects attacked an armed victim as he was unlocking the door to his home in California. The attacker had the drop, but as the homeowner tossed his drink at him, he pulled his gun and fought them off. The homeowner was tacitly in a terrible...

In the wake of a 2021 shooting in Boulder, Colorado, BATFE decided that they needed to impress the new boss. Instead of further investigating what motivated Ahmad Al Aliwi Al-Issa (whom the FBI already knew of due to links to another investigation) to shoot up a...

WAKE FOREST, N.C. – A home invasion turned deadly after an intruder failed to heed the warnings of a homeowner in Wake Forest, N.C., recently. The homeowner was alerted to the in-progress attempt to get into his home, armed himself, and warned the intruder to stop,...

Back in March, I laid out several important reasons why police should release the Tennessee shooter’s manifesto, which they claimed to be in possession of. In short, leaving such things to the public’s imagination lets the worst people on all sides project their sick...

By Lee Williams Tali Woodward, Bob Woodward’s daughter and editor-in-chief of Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun agitprop factory The Trace, says there’s a simple reason why her freelance reporter Ted Alcorn told a gun maker he was writing a story for Wired , which was...

Morgan Marietta, University of Texas at Arlington Should it be legal to take away the guns of people who are under a domestic violence protective order, which aims to shield victims from their abusers? That’s the question posed in one of the biggest cases of the...

In February 2018, the Parkland, Florida, school shooting happened — killing 17 high school students and school staff. After this shooting, DFS issued a “guidance,” signed by [former New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Maria] Vullo,...

For those who are recoil averse and like an easier-racking slide with a lighter trigger pull, a .380 carry gun with a DA/SA action is just what the doctor ordered. Walther certainly hopes you’ll agree as they’ve just announced their new PD380, a 9+1 fully ambidextrous...

Earlier this year, Robert Crimo, Jr., the father of alleged Highland Park killer Robert Crimo, III, was indicted on seven felony counts of reckless conduct. Prosecutors alleged that the father should have known that his son was a danger and had allegedly threatened...

The surprise decision by Newport News Circuit Court Judge Matthew Hoffman means that Abby Zwerner could get much more than just workers’ compensation for the serious injuries caused by January’s classroom shooting. Lawyers for Newport News Public Schools had tried to...

As we covered earlier, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging Trump’s bumpstock ban. Given that this is a court with the same people on it that gave us NYSRPA v. Bruen , the anti-gun fake left is understandably not happy. They think they know how it’s...

  As the toll from the epidemic of gun violence and deadly mass shootings across the country, most recently in Lewiston, Maine, continues to grow, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Criminal...

CHICAGO, IL – A permit holder in Chicago drew her pistol and shot a man she was fighting with recently in the West Garfield Park neighborhood of the Second City. The man was deceased, and police are investigating. According to  Fox32 Chicago , a woman who has a...

The NSSF has had a political action committee for years. But traditional PACs have restrictions in what they can do. Contributions from supporters and outlays to candidates are limited. While a so-called Super PAC can take in contributions of unlimited size from all...

Time to lay in a heavier supply of popcorn. Today the Supreme Court granted cert in Cargill v. Garland, the case challenging the Trump era bump stock ban. The about face by the ATF following the Las Vegas mass shooting came at the direction of the Trump...

VANCOUVER, WA – This guy knows where his line in the sand is after a thug tries to take his car. The thug entered the driver’s door, and the would-be victim jumped in through the passenger’s door as the guy put it in reverse. The person they tried to turn into a...

The gradual slide in gun sales may have reached a bottom. The NSSF’s adjusted background check numbers for October was up more than 8% from the year-ago total. In other words, the gun industry may have found the new post-pandemic floor in the demand for guns. News of...

A robbery crew that appears to have been on a rampage picked the wrong victim. It sounds like he was the fifth person they targeted, and they found out that not everyone will give in without a fight. Early Saturday morning, a group of four men got out of an SUV and...

From the Second Amendment Foundation . . . New revelations in the aftermath of the mass shooting which took 18 lives in Maine provide growing evidence authorities failed when they might have prevented the deadly attack, the Second Amendment Foundation is noting, while...

A Chicago man is facing child endangerment charges after his 2-year-old daughter found his handgun and discharged it, wounding herself in the hand. Luckily, she only suffered a flesh wound. According to the  Chicago Sun Times , a man is facing child endangerment...

From the CCRKBA . . . A new Rasmussen survey conducted in the aftermath of the Maine mass shooting substantiates what the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has said for years: Americans think enforcement of existing gun laws would do more to...

“We are seeing Jewish customers buying their first guns,” Whiddon said. “Overall, we’re seeing about a 30-percent increase in business.” State Rep. Esther Panitch, (D) 51, says antisemitism has been rising in recent years on the right and the left and has spiked since...

According to Illinois State Police data, 2,415,481 gun owners call the Land o’ Lincoln home. Earlier this year, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the so-called Protect Illinois Communities Act into law which banned the most many of the most popular guns used for self-defense....

A guy partying with his friends got arrested after someone stole the gun he was carrying. A 23-year-old victim, who, in this case, is also an alleged criminal, was attending a party in Decatur, IL, over the weekend. Someone went up to him and lifted the hoodie he was...

Besides red flag laws, there are yellow flag laws that not as many people know about. What are they, and what are the differences between the two? Red Flag Laws Red flag laws typically let anyone make a complaint with no check and balance system to ensure the...

By LKB Just when I thought the Ninth Circuit could not more brazenly thumb its collective nose at the Supreme Court and the Bruen decision, over the weekend a Ninth Circuit panel proved once more that there truly are no limits to that court’s enmity toward Second...

In the latest instance of municipal “gun safety” theater, Bloomington, Illinois Police announced that they’d be collecting unwanted and unloved guns at a gun buyback Sunday morning. Thanks in part to TTAG and Guns Save Life publicity along with an assist from local...

We’ve seen all of this play out before. An individual who police had previously investigated after reports of disturbing behavior goes on to commit a horrible crime. Before the bodies cold, the Civilian Disarmament Industrial Complex and gun-hating politicians claim...

Long lines, rising sales and crowded stores have been a scene at gun shops throughout Maine since Thursday morning, when stores opened for the first time since mass shootings in Lewiston on Wednesday night resulted in 18 deaths. Tony Lewis, the owner of T and K...

In a late Friday afternoon news dump, the Biden administration announced that it would put a 90-day freeze on gun exports. As the “news” outlet of the Gun Control Industry’s biggest financier gleefully reported . . . The department late Friday announced the pause in...

From the NSSF . . . NSSF, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, rejects the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Final Rule that bans the use of traditional lead ammunition on eight National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs) and fishing tackle on seven NWRs in exchange for...

Trick or treat, smell their feet cash. The Bloomington, Illinois Police Department will be hosting a “gun buyback” this Sunday, October 29th. They’re seeking “unwanted” or unloved guns and they’re paying a premium price for them. After a call to the Bloomington PD...

Yes. It can be done. It has been done many times. Consider the following: According to the Crime Prevention Research Center, 34% of active killer incidents are stopped by armed citizens, not just 4% as the FBI data references. However, even the FBI data shows that...

Hornady has announced a range of new products for 2024, but three stood out at first glance. First is the handy new HIT Target Impact Indicator. It’s a simple, USB-charged accelerometer that you can attach to a target stand to give you visual confirmation of hits on...

“Mechanical accuracy” can be loosely defined as the precision of fire a firearm is capable of, and a lot of people will pay a lot of money to get it. Custom and semi-custom 1911 and 2011 pistols are the trendy handgun du jour (it used to be custom Glocks) along with...

Under current law, the Department of Veterans Affairs reports a veteran’s name to the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System when they seek help managing their finances in a conservatorship. “If a veteran who defended this country has to go to the VA...

BREAKING: “More than 10 dead and dozens more are injured after mass-shooting in Lewiston, Maine, according to law enforcement sources who have been briefed on the shooting.” Source: ABC News pic.twitter.com/psGbT7TVkM — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 26, 2023 ABC...

CHICAGO, IL – A woman recently turned the tables on a knife-wielding attacker in Chicago by drawing a pistol and shooting, killing him. The man approached her in her home near midnight, causing her to pull her own weapon…and use it. The Chicago Police Department...

Everyone has heard the saying your home is your castle. It means your home is your refuge and fortress, and you can do what you please there and fight to defend it. The concept is as old as humanity, but it was formalized as common law by the English lawyer Sir Edward...

They arrested a man Sunday night for firing a gun in the air during pro-Palestine and pro-Israel rallies that were being held in the same area. Prosecutors said Monday they would not be filing charges against him. A man with a concealed carry license (CCL) fired a...

A U.S. District Court Judge has ruled that New York City’s gun controls enacted after the city lost in New York Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen are also unconstitutional. In a fit of pique following the judicial smackdown, the city deliberately ignored the Bruen...

By Daniel Kowalski In all my years of existence, the Second Amendment of our Constitution has always been considered controversial. Opponents claim it is the cause of gun violence. Proponents assert that it helps guarantee freedom and safety. A well regulated Militia,...

LIVERMORE, CA – A man thought he would successfully rob a store arming himself with a hammer. Unfortunately for him, it was a gun store. Around 2:30 PM this past Sunday, a man entered East Bay Firearms in Livermore, CA wearing a mask, a hooded sweatshirt and gloves....

Israel Loosens Strict Gun Control Laws To Arm Citizens https://t.co/8Ux3yJTGre — Leon W Todd (@leontodd) October 19, 2023 Citizens in two countries are reminding Americans that Second Amendment rights and a robust firearm and ammunition manufacturing base cannot be...

JONES COUNTY, MS- Late on Thursday evening a domestic incident spiraled out of control, resulting in a son being shot by his own father. Responding to a call about a shooting at a home on Cactus Drive, the Jones County Sheriff’s Department (JCSD) quickly arrived at...

CHICAGO, IL – When a couple got caught in a street takeover Friday night, they didn’t have many options except to hit the gas and plow their way through multiple cars attempting to escape. Chicago has a street named Wacker Drive with both an upper and lower level. The...

The original assassins had hashish, the Moros in the Philippines used a native opioid, the Somali pirates and terrorists chew khat, and now there is a new terrorist drug of choice…Captagon. Numerous dead Hamas terrorists in Israel were found with pockets full of what...

A Chicago police officer’s gun jams. Her attempt to clear it and get back in the fight is a disaster. Two Chicago police officers pull up to a person walking down the sidewalk. As the two officers walk toward the person, the individual pulls out a handgun and fires at...

By Lee Williams Special operations combat veteran, firearms industry consultant, tactical instructor and YouTube personality with more than a million loyal followers, Larry Allen Vickers, pleaded guilty last week to a multi-count federal indictment that accused him of...

We have some terrible news for the Gun Control Industry™. The CDC — yes, the same CDC that desperately wanted more taxpayer dollars for more “gun violence research” — is reporting that firearm-related homicides fell in 2022. If you’re a regular reader, you know that...

Fortress Safe recalled over 60,000 safes that use fingerprint readers because of a programming flaw. So far, there have been 39 incidents where someone has gotten into the safe with an “unpaired” fingerprint. Where are Fortress Gun Safes Made? Fortress Safes makes its...

Maybe you thought that Fast and Furious, the Obama administration ATF operation that moved guns across the border into Mexico, was a thing of the past. Apparently not. Fast and Furious was reportedly shut down by the Obama Justice Department in 2011 when the whole...

From the Second Amendment Foundation . . . Thursday’s ruling by U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez which struck down California’s ban on so-called “assault weapons” should have a direct impact on a similar ban in Washington, because both states are in the U.S. Ninth...

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Fortress Safe, of Naperville, Illinois, are announcing the recall of about 61,000 biometric gun safes due to a serious safety hazard and risk of death caused by a programming feature that can...

BAINBRIDGE, GA – When Taurus USA launched the first ever optics ready defensive revolvers, the 856 and 605 Taurus Optics Ready Option (T.O.R.O.) revolvers, consumers loved them. Now, Taurus launches the first extension to the T.O.R.O. revolver line: The Judge T.O.R.O....

HOUSTON, TX — A recent shootout at an apartment complex in east Houston has brought to light the potential dangers and legal implications surrounding the use of firearms to protect personal property. On a late Wednesday night around 10:30 p.m., at an apartment complex...

A woman with a concealed carry license (CCL) fatally shot a man on the west side of Chicago Wednesday night. The incident happened around 10:30 p.m. during a fight between a woman and a 46-year-old man on the sidewalk. She shot the man multiple times, and he did not...

Stop us if you’ve seen this movie before. Just as he did last month when reconsidering California’s “high capacity” magazine ban in Duncan v. Bonta , District Judge Roger Benitez has taken another look at Miller v. Bonta , the Golden State’s ban on “assault weapons”...

MARYVILLE, TN., (10/19/2023) – Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ Global Select: SWBI), a leader in firearm manufacturing and design, today announces the release of its new pistol caliber carbine, the S&W® Response™. SEE ALL S&W Response PPC DEALS This exciting new...

Smith & Wesson just dropped a new 9mm pistol caliber carbine (PCC), the Response. When I first caught the rumors on the Response on Reddit prior to the official release I thought it was going to be a 9mm AR platform rifle, but it isn’t exactly that. While the Response...

Biden on the explosion in the hospital parking lot: “I’m not suggesting that Hamas deliberately did it … it’s that old thing, gotta learn how to shoot straight” pic.twitter.com/eVCndpZvTL — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) October 19, 2023 President Biden told reporters...

KOKOMO, IN – On October 15, 2023, at approximately 8:44 p.m., an Indiana resident called 911 to report a shooting incident following a break-in at his home. Kokomo Police responded and found a male with a gunshot wound near the front door area of the residence....

BLOOMINGTON, CA – On Friday, October 13, 2023, at around 8:15 a.m., deputies from the Fontana Station responded to a call regarding a vehicle burglary in progress on the 18600 block of Valley Boulevard. The report came from Alexander Marquez, who identified Dennis...

If you haven’t thought about what to do and say after a use of force incident, you really should. After all, you don’t want to avoid victimization by a criminal attacker only to be later victimized by the criminal justice system. If you don’t know what to say to...

by Lee Williams Last week, a Florida judge forced Lisa Marok to renounce her Second Amendment rights, give up her Florida Concealed Weapon or Firearm License (CWFL), and remove all firearms and every single round of ammunition from her home, even though she hadn’t...

Ooh, thank you ISRA for giving us the FOID Modernization Act.  After all, they’re “the leader” in “supporting” our 2A rights in our state.  Doubt that?  Just ask them. Yep.  Remind people that ISRA is the leader in “supporting” our 2nd Amendment rights. Maybe as in...

In Chicago on Friday night, a couple driving a Tesla got caught in a street takeover. When they attacked his car, he drove to safety and hit multiple people who were blocking his path in the process. The Tesla holds up way better than I expected, and the guy couldn’t...

By Matt Manda New Mexico Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham held a recent press conference to praise herself for implementing legally dubious gun control measures. Her initial 30-day suspension of Constitutional rights was forcefully  and roundly criticized ....

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LOS ANGELES, CA – A woman was forced to defend herself with a firearm this past Sunday after an intruder didn’t heed her warning to go away. On Sunday night, a homeowner in the Hollywood Hills, a neighborhood of Los Angeles, saw a man in her backyard. Then she found...

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Maxwell Frost, Democrat nominee in Florida's 10th Congressional District, strongly supports gun control, among other progressive agendas. Being a close friend and early supporter of anti-gun activist David Hogg, Frost has showcased his anti-gun stance prominently...

NOW – U.S. House has voted to increase the minimum age for buying semi-automatic weapons to 21. 10 Republicans voted in favor. pic.twitter.com/Cnj9Qp9j3q — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) June 8, 2022 BREAKING: 10 Republicans just voted with Democrats to increase the...

The Constitution does not authorize the federal government to prevent you from making your own firearm. This a fact that has been recognized for 200+ years. Also, Article 1, Section 1 (literally the first operative sentence in the Constitution) says Congress makes...

"According to the NYPD, between March 14 and May 15, the Neighborhood Safety Teams had made 448 arrests. And though the impetus for the creation of the units is to track down illegal guns, only 86 — less than one in five — were for criminal possession of a firearm." —...

Thanks to the Government Accountability Office, we now have a clear picture of just how much U.S. military equipment has fallen into the hands of the Taliban, thanks to this Administration's bungled withdrawal from Afghanistan. Let's have a look… — Felix Sater...

NEWTOWN, Conn. — NSSF®, the firearm industry trade association, rejects Mexico’s allegations that U.S. firearm manufacturers participated in negligent business practices. All firearms sold at retail within the United States are sold in accordance with federal and...

NEW: GOA v. Garland (6th Circuit): In an indirect refutation of an argument made in some anti-gun lawsuits, the ATF says that AR-15s cannot “be ‘readily restored’ to fire automatically” and that the existence of bump stocks “does not transform all AR-15s into...

Mass media has overlooked, or failed to recognize, that the core of the Biden administration’s announced plan for so-called “gun control” would overlook criminals and the arsenals they have already. Strict laws to stop this have been passed, but enforcement tools,...