A 20-year-old man was arrested Wednesday evening after an alleged armed robbery attempt with a fake gun was thwarted by a shop owner with a real one. According to Springfield Police Sgt. John Delaney, around 10:20 p.m., Fernell Pelzer allegedly entered the Walnut...

Go read this article... The following summary written by Aaron Krieger of WeLikeShooting.com. The We Like Shooting show is a hilarious panel discussion about safety, guns, gear and gadgets and the issues that affect responsible shooters everywhere. Our guest this week...

One of the cool things about shooting, is that there is a little something for everyone. You can be into 3 gun, duck hunting, paper targets, or just like to shoot at zombie themed targets. There is one group I never really understood, and… Related

The San Francisco Chronicle today is reporting what must qualify as the zenith of “let me see if I have this straight” situations when it revealed that Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who donated $500,000 to the Initiative 594 campaign on Aug. 11, is now in a legal...

Stippling — adding texture to a firearm in order to increase it “gripability” — is becoming more and more popular with tactical shooters, competition shooters, defensive carriers and anyone else who doesn’t want to drop their pistol. Chris Brooks, owner of...

Nearly all of us realize that we don’t practice anywhere near enough. We’ve got good intentions, but a lot of the stuff of our daily lives just gets in the way. So, when we do have time for practice, it is important that we practice on things that are actually...

Go read this article... Teachers would be able to carry guns in the classroom if Spotsylvania County Supervisor Greg Cebula had his way. Cebula recently brought up the divisive topic as supervisors discussed their “legislative priorities,” or action they’d like the...

“Despite the tragic mass murders of the last few years at Virginia Tech, Aurora and Newtown, we seem to be, at best, treading water, and, at worst, sinking deeper. Each year, firearms kill more than 32,000 Americans — or 88 per day — from homicides, suicides, and...

The Wyoming Department of Corrections should be able to employ a firing squad to execute condemned inmates if the state can’t find the drugs to carry out lethal injections, a legislative committee voted Friday. There’s been talk this year about reinstituting the...

Go read this article... Don’t you hate it when a writer or a television show makes a mistake describing a gun? Here a New York Times bestselling author takes you through his journey and how he uses firearms in his thrillers. (…) Related ← The Gun Feed home page

A group protesting Michigan’s open-carry gun rules hope a Lansing Kroger store’s grand re-opening today will spur a new policy barring guns in the Holmes Street store. Michigan Kroger representatives said that’s not likely. The Cincinnati-based grocery chain is...

• About 40 percent of gun transfers in the U.S. take place without going through a licensed dealer. • In 2012, millions of guns were sold with no background check. • In states with background checks required for all unlicensed handgun sales, 38 percent fewer women are...

South Georgia summers can be brutal, and carrying a heavy firearm in this heat and humidity doesn’t help. Before this summer even got warmed up, I decided I wanted a smaller, lighter carry gun for summer carry and for anytime around the house. I have always tried to...

While no one really knows for sure, industry sources estimate that there are more than 10 million AR-type modern sporting rifles in the United States. That’s a lot of rifles, a lot of ammo, and a lot of cleaning! Inspired by the popularity of the modern sporting rifle...

A couple who survived a terrifying home invasion in Bywong on Sunday morning are shaken but lucky to be alive, according to local residents who assisted the couple after they fled their property. The couple, aged in their 70s, were held in their house around 11.45am...

Its hard to believe its already been 13 years since The World Trade Center attack. Nearly 3,000 people lost their lives on 9/11/2001 including many LEOs, FireFighters and First Responders. Never Forgive! Never Forget! It is more and more important that we don’t let...

Go read this article... Think of a jet-pack and you may imagine flying over a futuristic city, inspired by scenes in sci-fi films. But the technology could also be used to enable soldiers to run faster in war-zones in a matter of years. US engineers have created a...

Go read this article... A standout in the crowded world of 1911s, the SW1911TA .45 combines the classic stylings of John Browning’s masterpiece with modern touches like an accessory rail and extended ambidextrous safety. This pistol was fitted with a LaserMax Micro...

Stephanie Hayden Ford, daughter of Sons of Guns star Will Hayden, spoke to Dr. Phil in an interview that aired today. According to Fox News, It has been widely reported that the charges stem from accusations made by Hayden’s younger daughter. As Ford shared her story...

Go read this article... “Sons of Guns” star Stephanie Hayden Ford appeared on “Dr. Phil” on Thursday, claiming her father and former costar Will Hayden was sexually inappropriate with her when she was 12 years old. But before she told Dr. Phil McGraw, she spoke to law...

Gun makers still make snubbies. That’s because people still buy snubbies. And people still buy snubbies because they have learned that snubbies do a lot with little. Look, it’s been true for decades: Five or six rounds of .38 Special is nothing to sniff at when...

Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a man charged in the shooting death of a veteran Killeen police officer. Marvin Louis Guy, 49, has been indicted for capital murder in the shooting death of police Detective Charles “Chuck” Dinwiddie, 47, and is named in...

Go read this article... When it comes to fighting gun control, we are almost always fighting in a defensive posture. We react to some gun control regulation or other by suing in court to block or reverse it. Whenever the Demanding Moms finds a gun-friendly business...

Go read this article... The prosecutor in the Shaneen Allen case has asked the judge to delay the trial while he reevaluates the charges against her. It sounds like he’s getting a lot of public blowback for prosecuting a single mother who was just trying to protect...

Shaneen Allen, the Philadelphia mother of two who faces at least three years in jail for carrying a licensed firearm into New Jersey, explained to a Philadelphia news station the state of law in the Garden State. “You can beat up your wife, you can beat up anybody and...

Go read this article... The National Firearms Act (NFA) passed June 26, 1934 was the first piece of federal gun control legislation passed in The United States of America. It was basically a feel good piece of legislation that Congress passed to give the illusion of...

Go read this article... Trade Ins. Guys, you really need to watch your trade-ins very closely. This is an area where a lot of shops can lose money for a few reasons, or you can do your customer a great disservice. Related ← The Gun Feed home page

Go read this article... A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper said he was asked to leave a Grapevine Waffle House last week because he was carrying a gun, but the restaurant said it was all just a big misunderstanding. Related ← The Gun Feed home page

I don’t like off-body carry, but I still do it, a lot. For those of you asking what off-body carry is, it’s when you carry a gun in a bag. If you search the Internet for concealed carry long enough, you will most likely come across the guys who completely hate the...

Winchester Ammunition is continuing to develop cartridges tailored for specific hunting applications. In 2012, the company introduced its Razorback XT for hog hunters, and it released Long Beard XR for taking down turkeys at long range in 2013. This past year it added...

Go read this article... A while back I wrote a few articles about the new CIV Tactical SPR (Special Purpose Rifle) barrels that they were producing one at a time by hand and the extreme accuracy reputation they have. That got me thinking I needed to get my hands on...

Lee’s note: This just arrived from the News Service of Florida. FLORIDA MAY EXPAND USE OF SILENCERS FOR HUNTING By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, September 10, 2014 — Hunting game in Florida could become a little less noisy by the end...

In this book, former CIA operative and Combat Handguns columnist Ed Lovette pays homage to the short-barreled revolver, or snubby, holding it up as the timeless standard in concealed carry, backup and extreme close quarters (ECQ) defensive weapons. He addresses the...

Go read this article... They’re back!! A few months ago we wrote about one of the craziest deals I’ve ever seen. Radical Firearms offered AR Pistols in your choice of 5.56 or 300BLK and your choice of 7.5″ or 10.5″ barrels, including a Sig Sauer SB15 Arm Brace for...

Go read this article... Ok so lessee here… Not actually a new product It utterly bastardizes and defeats the purpose of the entire concept of the scout rifle It is that particular concept which is supposed to make the weapon desirable and useful Which even then, is...

I have way too many flashlights (wait, I mean not nearly enough flashlights) from a lot of great companies: SureFire, Streamlight, Elzetta, Fenix, etc. If you’re a fan of lights, there’s no shortage of options these days. I seem to have a particular weakness for...

So NBC’s Today Show thought they would highlight some possible ways to defend yourself from a home invasion. It’s all pretty, well, dumb, yeah, I’ll just say it, it’s dumb. Among their suggestions is to use wasp spray (probably illegally) instead of pepper spray and...

“Is there anything still worth fighting for? Because we are surrounded by a world that demands we submit, succumb and believe in nothing. And more and more, we do.” That’s from a multi-million dollar ad campaign the Second Amendment group has released suggesting we’re...

The Shellback Tactical Banshee Rifle Plate Carrier is now available in “operator grey” for those of you who like the grey trend that we’ve seen lately in tactical gear. Shellback Tactical Banshee, photo via Shellback The Shellback Tactical Banshee is an excellent low...

Maybe the good folks at the National Gun Victims Action Council should focus a bit more on their bookkeeping and a bit less on their correspondence. Yesterday, they sent an open letter to Outdoor Life, Ammoland, Guns.com and of course me, accusing us of all types of...

That ban, implemented in 1994, expired in 2004 although several state-level bans remain. The think tank argues that, while certain ‘military-style rifles’ still are questionable, the smart money is on pushing for increased background checks, assault weapon permits and...

Go read this article... Here is another one of our “Why I Carry” stories. These stories, unlike our defensive gun use stories, take a look at situations that may have turned out very differently if the victim(s) had been armed. These stories are the “other side of the...

Young Manufacturing, one of the premier manufacturers of match grade AR15 bolt carrier groups, announced that they’ll be making .308 bolt carriers as well. The photo on their Facebook page shows a stripped carrier with a gas key installed. At first glance, the new...

Go read this article... Republican Senate candidate Monica Wehby on Monday trumpeted her endorsement by the National Rifle Association, saying she would “staunchly defend” gun rights in the Senate…. Related

When drivers are pulled over and expect a speeding ticket they sometimes reach instinctively for the glovebox so they will have their registration ready when the officer arrives at the window. This can provoke a violent response, as Sherrie A. Powell found out as she...

For those of us who hunt paper, accuracy takes on a whole new definition. While for hunting, a rifle that produces one or even two minute of angle three-shot groups may be more than sufficient, the target shooter would be cursing loudly! Good groups for the...

You’re at the range. A longtime friend comes over and asks if he could try your handgun, as he’s contemplating buying one. Of course you agree. That’s what gun owners do. If this scenario occurs in Washington State after the passage of Initiative 594, both of you have...

Go read this article... Sometimes the best Mother’s Day present is a 12 gauge pump action shotgun. An Oklahoma mother used a 12 gauge shotgun that she said she received as a mother’s day gift to shoot and wound a would be home invader. The woman’s daughter was also at...

It was much the same in the early 1990s when Democrats created and then banned a category of guns they called “assault weapons.” America was then suffering from a spike in gun crime and it seemed like a problem threatening everyone. Gun murders each year had been...

Go read this article... Today is the anniversary of the Navy Yard Shooting in which 12 people were shot and killed. The White House has marked the occasion by releasing a statement from the president calling for more gun control. Statement by the President One year...

Go read this article... ROSEVILLE, CA – The Calguns Foundation has sent San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon a letter demanding that he revise the Sheriff-Coroner Department’s handgun carry license policies. Related ← The Gun Feed home page

Today, I’m talking about the Versacarry “holster”. On the surface, it seems like a neat idea. Take advantage of the features present in every gun to rethink the holster as we know it. What you get is a holster that goes into the gun rather than around it. They’re...

A 17 year old male was among four people who broke into a Franklin County, Ohio home wearing masks resembling the musical group Insane Clown Posse and wielding knives. Fortunately, the homeowner, a single female, was armed and defender herself. According to the...

A homeowner in Old Hickory, Tennessee is apparently what most people would call ‘prepared’. The man, identified as Joshua Dobson, apparently got into an argument with his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend, identified as Michael Young over the well being of the girlfriend’s...

Go read this article... Daniel Defense, engineering and manufacturing the world’s finest weapons systems, precision rail systems and accessories, has been ranked Number 1568 by Inc. magazine on its 33rd annual Inc. 500/5000. Related ← The Gun Feed home page

Go read this article... The details of what’s “looking cool” have changed since we stumbled into service on Jimmy Earl Carter’s watch — in those days it was a commando sweater and a Fu Manchu mustache, and a Randall Model 14 and Chippewa boots — but the objective has...

Go read this article... PINELLAS COUNTY, Florida — A government program that provides surplus military equipment to local agencies is also providing high-powered military rifles and other military-grade equipment to local school districts across the country, including...

Go read this article... “Former Virginia lieutenant governor Don Beyer on Thursday announced three proposed changes in gun laws that he said he would support if he is elected on Nov. 4 to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) Beyer said gun control was the...

Go read this article... The BRS is hosting a year-long raffle for an original and historic Henry 30/30 decorated rifle, handcrafted by Wellington Ltd. — a company known for crafting high-end rifles and converting them into heirlooms. Related ← The Gun Feed home...

Oh, Nutnfancy, you so crazy… Half day spent today getting 500 yard shooting done on this gun…TNPrs, any guesses of what it is? pic.twitter.com/9Ie1Ls98kM — Nutnfancy (@Nutnfancy) September 12, 2014 Related

The executive director of Connecticut Against Gun Violence told supporters Tuesday that their pro-gun opposition wants to send a message to lawmakers who voted in favor of stricter gun laws. “Put them on the unemployment line is what they say,” Ron Pinciaro, executive...

Go read this article... After 5 weeks on the road I hopped on a plane again to Winchester, W. Virginia to participate in the first ever World Shooting Championship put on by the NRA, Trijicon and the Peacemaker National Training Center. An invitation only for...

Compliance Edge is a custom knife shop located behind enemy lines in San Jose, CA. I discovered Compliance Edge on Instagram a year or so ago, and have been following one Compliance Edge design in particular: a small fixed blade called the Vendetta. Compliance Edge...

Today as I was chatting with a new concealed carry permit holder, he asked if I carried one in the chamber. I said that I did, and explained a bit about why I do. First off, I carry a gun because I don’t know what might happen. I’ll probably never need it, but someday...

Almost half of law enforcement officers murdered in Pennsylvania since 2008 were killed with a rifle or shotgun, according to the Center for American Progress. Yet, background checks aren’t required on long guns, as they are for handguns. Related

Go read this article... The 100% American-made, Ruger American Rifle® is the latest engineering innovation from America’s leading firearms manufacturer. Offered in short- and long-action calibers, the Ruger American Rifle® combines the rugged reliability of Ruger’s...

Go read this article... For the record… Massad Ayoob recommends just keeping the holster in your waistband and spreading your knees a little wider to keep tension on the holster. It works just fine, however I have never “field tested” it. Related ← The Gun Feed home...

Go read this article... Just a week after an indictment of a man in upstate New York on suspected terrorism charges and after Australian authorities made numerous arrests over a terror plot in the land down under, it looks like there is a new situation on American...

“The issue of gun control divides public opinion – each side has many followers, each having its own respectable arguments. But the modern world of technology adds fuel to the fire, as now everyone, even in countries that forbid guns for their citizens, can have their...

Go read this article... IDPA HQ announced they will be taking suggestions for rules changes and revisions after Nationals. I love the sport, as you know from my previous posts. But there are ways the sport can be improved and changes that need to be made to keep the...

A handgun is the most effective self-defense tool to curtail domestic violence By Lee Williams Published: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at 12:14 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at 12:14 p.m. I could smell the blood the second my partner kicked open the...

Today we formally welcome CMT Tactical to Monderno. CMT is a family owned machine shop that makes some really awesome billet receivers in several different calibers. Building an AR? Check out CMT Tactical on the web, Facebook and Instagram. CMT Tactical, photo by...

Many of you have been asking and asking for this (Its still a work in progress), so here is your chance to sound off about all of the topics from around the web. Comments are open (for new posts). Just don’t be a jerk (an armed society is a polite society)… and try to...

Go read this article... A man running for Baltimore County sheriff on an “anti-police brutality platform” raised some eyebrows with his recent comments, saying, “white people should just shut the f*ck up” because they’re “the most violent people on the planet.”...

Go read this article... Are liberals trying to turn gun control into a “War on Women” issue again? Amanda Marcotte is surely trying to rekindle that misguided crusade. After Newtown, the feminist and Cosmopolitan senior political writer tried to paint the NRA as the...

Maybe the good folks at the National Gun Victims Action Council should focus a bit more on their bookkeeping and a bit less on their correspondence. Yesterday, they sent an open letter to Outdoor Life, Ammoland, Guns.com and of course me, accusing us of all types of...

A Raleigh man is accused of stealing $10,000 worth of guns from a home on Rock Drive in eastern Raleigh. The Wake County Sheriff’s Office suspects Steven Richard Bullock, 27, broke into the building on Tuesday and took a Winchester knife, $34.61 in cash and a gun safe...

Arson Machine Co., located in Oregon, recently launched a new website and their initial product lineup is a variety of light mounts for different rifle handguards. Arson Machine is dedicated to producing quality product locally with companies they can personally...

Go read this article... “You read that correctly. I am a public health professional. And I like guns. This make me a heretic in American public health, where embracing firearms and the rights of gun owners is a gross violation of orthodoxy.” Related ← The Gun Feed...

Go read this article... About a dozen Jews from the Philadelphia area joined hundreds of people who traveled to Harrisburg on Tuesday to try and prompt action on several pieces of gun-control legislation. Related

A 51-year-old man killed his daughter and six grandchildren before killing himself in the small North Florida town of Bell on Thursday, according to Gilchrist County Sheriff Robert Schultz. The Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office said it received a 911 call around 4...

Go read this article... Now, at first glance this holster may look like just about every other hybrid holster design that is out there on the market… and to some extent that is true. It is based off of a very tried-&-true design template that countless...

The news: A Colorado high school student, Kai Kloepfer, has developed a way to make guns exponentially safer: a fingerprint scanner that unlocks the weapon. Just 17 years old, Kloepfer built a prototype gun that uses biometric fingerprint authentication to activate...

Go read this article... A Walgreens pharmacist is currently without a job after he was fired from his position at Walgreens after opening fire on a pair of armed robbers. Earlier this month, two armed robbers entered a 24 hour Walgreens pharmacy in Benton Township...

Go read this article... CDNN Investments is selling Glock factory magazines for $19.99 each. Take your pick of standard-capacity or 10-round mags. I haven’t seen that in a while. You might also find some used magazines for $14.99. …read more Related

Go read this article... I recently had a range experience that dispelled one of the greatest urban legends of the firearms world. That the 7.62x.39 AK 47 is incapable of the accuracy level of the AR-15…. or much of anything else. While that may be true in most cases,...

Go read this article... Geddes — Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today toured the Syracuse Gun Show, one of the largest in the state, to highlight the success of the show and the Model Gun Show Protocols developed by the Attorney General’s Office. Related ← The...

Looks like criminals don’t read corporate statements. According to local media outlets, a Panera Bread restaurant was robbed at gunpoint just days after the company issued a statement asking patrons to leave their guns at home. From JRN.com, While employees of the...

Here’s a curious story about a store that supports the Second Amendment, exercising its First Amendment rights in a rather dramatic way. The owner of Tactical Firearms in Katy, Texas is used to getting attention for the big orange sign outside his store. And it’s not...

An off-duty Honolulu police officer alleges he accidentally fired his gun while he was in the bathroom of a Target store on Saturday. According to KHON, the officer took the Glock out of the holster, put it on the toilet paper dispenser, and accidentally shot it when...

Toward the beginning of this year, Ares Armor released their first NiB Bollt Carrier Group. This Summer they introduced an improved model with the MK1 Mod0 designation for its new NiB Coating that features a proprietary method of perfecting the balance of the Sodium...

A quick thinking, quick acting concealed carrier reacted when a man posing as a police officer tried to steal his truck. According to KENS5, According to the San Antonio Police Department, Joshua McCann was in town to pick up a motorcycle from a local shop and haul it...

MG Industries (MGI) introduced the new Vipera pistol this morning. The MGI Vipera is an AR-style pistol that uses the company’s patented technology to allow a shooter to change calibers – and magazine types – quickly. The base Vipera is chambered in 7.62 Related

Tom Setler, the Assistant Manager of Dunkelberger’s Sports Outfitters in Stroudsburg said, “It’s used very commonly in the military. It’s also one of the most popular hunting calibers across the country.” He added they are exceptionally powerful bullets. “It strikes...

I’m very sorry to hear you disagree with our policy. Within our company, we strive to create Panera Warmth, which means, among other things, creating bakery-cafe environments where customers and associates feel comfortable. Panera Bread respects the rights of gun...

An elementary school teacher with a concealed-carry permit accidentally shot herself in the leg in the Utah school’s bathroom Thursday morning, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. Classes at Westbrook Elementary are proceeding, and a substitute has taken over the...

More braces and more opinion requests might just hasten an end to this whole market through an opinion reversal, which isn’t good for anyone, so we’ll likely steer clear of any products in this vein. I would prefer to see the ATF realize that this whole SBR thing is...

A freed slave and tenant farmer, Roda Ann Childs of Griffin, Georgia, testified on September 25, 1866 before the Freedman’s Bureau in her state of what happened when eight armed men barged into her home one evening: We were called upon one night, and my husband was...

Hansard said Kevin Hamilton, 33, was placed into custody for other warrants out for his arrest. A pat down search of his person reportedly revealed a .40 caliber pistol, fully loaded, in his waistband. In addition to active warrants for failure to pay fines on...

Go read this article... GripStop is a hard anodized aluminum forward grip that can be used on a number of different long guns. According to Lanco Tactical it was “designed by a former USMC combat veteran to fill the void between using a vertical grip and hand stop.”...