Add some more pro victim disarmers to your personal boycott list. Now it’s DKNY founder Donna Karan, who you probably never cared about, and then Hugh Jackman. Wolverine, of X-Men fame. These celebs will be sporting cute “Everytown” bracelets. But … Continue reading →...

AmmoLand.comThe Atlantic: Mainline Protestants ‘Better Educated,’ Therefore Pro-Gun ControlAmmoLand.comThe Atlantic offers many examples of this liberal, church-based, gun control support, among them Gary Hall, “dean of the Washington National Cathedral.” Hall argues...

Monderno contributor Aaron Cowan from Sage Dynamics discusses the common rifle zeros; 25/300, 50/200 and the 100 meter zero and how they change point of aim/impact in close quarters. Very informative video, check it out. The post Rifle Zero Distances – Close Quarters...

Go read this article... BurlingtonFreePress.comPassions high as Vermonters react to gun billBurlingtonFreePress.comThe debate centered on a state Senate bill that would tighten background checks on private gun sales and add a state-level ban on violent felons...

Alan Gura and the Second Amendment Foundation have achieved another significant victory toward restoring second amendment rights. In the federal District Court in Dallas, United States Judge Reed O’Connor ruled that the interstate ban on handgun sales by federally...

Go read this article... New York Daily News10-Year-Old Girl Shoots Sister With Father’s Service GunABC NewsPolice say the 10-year-old daughter of a California sheriff’s lieutenant shot her younger sister with their father’s gun in an apparent accident. Fresno Police...

WTSP 10 NewsHit and run driver pulls gun on victimWTSP 10 NewsAt that moment, Castañeda saw the driver — a heavy set man in his 50’s with white hair — pull out a gun from the side of his seat and point it at him. “He said, ‘I don’t’ care go away,’ with the gun pointed...

Go read this article... WTSP 10 NewsGun T-shirt looks so real, comes with warningWTSP 10 NewsGrand Junction, Colorado (KREX) — A Grand Junction business owner says he’s making a statement on gun rights that’s being seen across the world. Nitelife Billiards shop has a...

And I’m not ashamed to admit it. At the Sir Walter Gun Club USPSA match on Saturday I found myself at one point with 4 cameras on my person to film other people shoot their stages. I really like doing it, but a while back I started messing with someones video at each...

Montana StandardBills address gun laws, including concealed weapons in barsMontana StandardThe least contested of the three, Rep. Carl Glimm’s House Bill 320, would remove an existing requirement for school boards to automatically expel any student who takes a gun to...

Go read this article... Los Angeles TimesTeen’s mistaken shooting shows real danger of toy guns, LAPD saysLos Angeles TimesIn fact, what officers thought was a gun was actually a toy — a realistic-looking replica with the tip of the barrel colored orange. The LAPD...

Go read this article... Syracuse.comSyracuse gun- toting passengers make mockery of airline security (Editorial)Syracuse.comBut we still don’t know the names of the others found to have guns in their carry-on luggage. Was no report filed? Were no charges brought? Is...

Vista Outdoor Emerges as Biggest Outdoor Products Company A major development in shooting and hunting business occurred two days ago (February 9) when Vista Outdoor Inc., completed a “spin-off” from its former corporate parent Alliant Techsystems (ATK). Under the...

The phrase “handle with kid gloves” comes from the type of leather used, traditionally goatskin, specifically from a young goat or “kid.” Kidskin was valued for gloves because it was strong and resilient without being rough. In this photo are actual kid gloves...

New York Post’American Sniper’ Chris Kyle never had chance to draw gun, Texas Ranger saysFox NewsThe body of Chris Kyle, the former sniper killed at a rural Texas gun range in 2013, was located by rangers wearing a loaded 1911-style semiautomatic pistol that was still...

New York Daily News10-Year-Old Accidentally Shoots Sister With Deputy Dad’s GunHuffington Post(AP) — Police say the 10-year-old daughter of a California sheriff’s lieutenant shot her younger sister with their father’s gun in an apparent accident. Fresno Police Lt. Joe...

Go read this article... Remaining Anti-Gun Democrats Renew Push for More Gun Control …AmmoLand.comWhile gun control supporters claim that the magazines are unnecessary for self-defense, millions of Americans disagree, and the Supreme Court has ruled in Heller that...

I’m not a lawyer, and I don’t even play one on TV. If I was on TV, I would certainly choose a character way more respectable than a lawyer, perhaps a Mafia hit man, human organ trafficker or United States Congressman. So don’t take any of this as absolute legal...

Newtown panel urges more gun control, mental health changesWashington TimesHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – A panel tasked with developing recommendations to prevent tragedies like the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre is calling for new gun control measures, detailed...

Photo Courtesy of AP llinois State Representative Brandon Phelps has sponsored a bill which would repeal the ban on silencers in the Land of Lincoln and allow them to be used while hunting, to boot according to truthaboutguns. What are the odds that Democrat Phelps’...

Deseret NewsA church is taking Wal-Mart to court over gun control issueDeseret NewsWal-Mart, one of America’s most ubiquitous brands, will soon square off against a church in court. Trinity Church Wall Street, an Episcopalian parish in New York City that’s more than...

Go read this article... It started on a lunch break in the middle of a hot day of training last summer as several of us took our armor off and the familiar smell of “plate carrier funk” started emanating from our sweat-soaked shirts. That day, though, I’d left the...

Go read this article... Click Here for the full-sized image The first official image of Daniel Craig as James Bond in the new Bond film titled “Spectre” shows Bond using a H&K VP9 striker fired pistol. What do you think of Bond’s new sidearm choice? …read more...

Go read this article... Texas move a bit closer to passing campus carry and open carry bills out of the Texas Senate yesterday, February 12. The Senate has been the bottleneck for these bills because a super majority is needed to get them out of the Senate. That...

Deseret NewsA church is taking Wal-Mart to court over gun control issueDeseret NewsA survey on gun control, published by Public Religion Research Institute in the wake of the December 2012 school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, found that a majority of members in...

Orlando SentinelDozens of firearms turned in on gun buyback day in Orange CountyWFTV OrlandoThe Orange County Sheriff’s Office held a gun buyback day Friday in an effort to get guns off central Florida streets, and to keep them out of the hands of criminals. The...

Yes, these things happen…I occasionally have to pretend to be a television producer as opposed to some guy who shoots too much and owns too many guns. Tomorrow, I shoot on the range. Saturday, a match. The nationwide shooting competition we’re working on has made it...

Zulu Nylon Gear’s new Pen Stackerz look to be very handy. These are basically hook backed elastic tubes that are designed to hold pens, markers, chemlights, string cheese, beef sticks, and other gear of a similar size and shape. These can be used anywhere you have...

Pro-Gun Bills Advance In The Virginia House on Thursday Feb 12th 2015AmmoLand.comThe following pro-gun bills passed out of the Militia, Police and Public Safety subcommittee #1 and are headed to the full committee for a vote today (Friday) morning. SB 948, Senator...

wnep.comWoman Charged for Firing Gun During Argument with Husbandwnep.comPolice say Misty Longo-Losavich, 37, got into an argument with her family around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday on Crown Avenue. Officers tell us she used a shovel to smash holes in a garage then grabbed a...

Letter: Mayor on wrong side of gun control debateThe RepublicNote: The statements, views, and opinions contained in this letter to the editor are those of the author and are not endorsed by, nor do they necessarily reflect, the opinions of The Republic. “What’s the...

Gun-rights protesters beat gun control bills to the Oregon CapitolBend BulletinIt was withdrawn” because Democrats didn’t have enough votes to pass it, said longtime gun control advocate Sen. Ginny Burdick, D-Portland, referring to Senate Bill 700, which died in...

Go read this article... Looks like we have yet another actor who can’t help but alienate a large portion of their audience. Australian actor Hugh Jackman has thrown his hat in with the anti-gun crowd and made a post on his Facebook page and Twitter account pushing the...

As we’ve previously reported, the Army has rejected the updated Beretta M9A3 as their future service pistol. The gunmaker, who has enjoyed a very long running, very lucrative contract producing and maintaing the M9 pistol, is pushing back. According to Military.com,...

Go read this article... Ahhh… the many amalgamations of the AR-15. Mike Lamb and Osprey Armament’s own Tim Burke discuss and point out the many features of their new Mark 0 Rifle. Its that time again when firearms and firearms parts are in very high demand, so pay...

Go read this article... In the age of AR pistols, the BATF is reportedly looking, to outlaw 5.56 green tip SS109/M855 ammunition. That means the sale and import of such ammo would be no more. Because of its steel penetrator. We don’t have a … Continue reading → …read...

Go read this article... Magpul’s PMAGs are pretty solid magazines but I have always felt that they were a bit lacking… If only they came with pithy saying emblazoned on the side. One man had the vision (and good taste in tactical footwear) to make that happen. Aaron...

Its hard to believe that we are already half way through the month of February but this year is just flying by. I’ve been trying to decide on a good time to introduce you guys to some new products from Angstadt Arms which are due out in April. With as fast as time...

Go read this article... Bloomberg ViewLiberal Vermont Goes Gun CrazyBloomberg ViewVermont Governor Peter Shumlin, a Democrat, believes that the federal law requiring gun dealers to conduct background checks on gun purchasers “makes sense.” But Shumlin isn’t supporting...

Go read this article... Dallas Morning News (blog)Gun rights bills jump hurdle on tense, crowded dayKXAN.comWeeks of tension over Texas gun rights shifted to the grind of lawmaking Thursday when more than 100 people waited under heightened security at the Capitol to...

Wall Street JournalMichael R. Bloomberg, Donna Karan And Lise Evans Host ‘NOT ONE MORE’ To …ForbesMichael Bloomberg, Donna Karan and Lise Evans gathered a stellar group together Wednesday night to celebrate the growing movement to save American lives from gun...

True statement: the Ruger SP101 is the only small frame revolver that I’ll voluntarily shoot any volume of heavy magnum ammo out of. Like all Ruger revolvers, it embraces over-engineering as a good thing, and while I wouldn’t call it “pleasant” to shoot with hot ammo,...

Go read this article... An Evansville, Indiana Police Officer is fortunate that a suspect he was chasing didn’t seem to be too familiar with his firearm. The incident began during a traffic stop. After officers removed one of the occupants of the vehicle, he took off...

1980′s television taught us so much. The Bren Ten was controllable for controlled “triple taps”. A Ruger Mini-14, when fired with the stock folded, was guaranteed to only hit the dirt beside a moving car, and if it did hit the car, it was only a tire. The car would...

Military.com: U.S. Embassy Marines in Yemen handed over their M-9 pistols and M-4 carbines before evacuating the chaotic country with diplomatic personnel, the Pentagon said Wednesday. The Marines also left behind several vehicles at the airport in the capital city of...

The Epoch TimesRain of Pro-Gun Legislation Unleashed Across Nation in One DayThe Epoch TimesIn this file photo, young Henry Banach holds a placard calling for “No More Silence End Gun Violence” as senators and representatives hold a press conference with members of...

Exclusive: Third Gun Incident Involving FIU Officers UncoveredCBS LocalMIAMI (CBSMiami) – A bullet accidentally fired from a police sergeant’s gun at his work desk was shot through the wall of his office, into the kitchen, through the refrigerator, into the...

Federal court rules residency requirements for pistol purchases unconstitutionalWashington TimesA federal district court in Texas overturned a 1968 gun law prohibiting the sale of handguns to out-of-state residents, granting those who live in Washington, D.C., the...

Jeremy Jones, Audra Anderson Ikard, and Brandy Seagroves all face Murder, Burglary, and Robbery charges. Investigators say these three along with Richard Taylor attempted a home invasion off Plainview Road in Owens Cross Roads Monday. Deputies say the homeowner was...

Photo Courtesy of Mint Press In 2012, Cleveland, Ohio police officers fired 137 rounds into a car full of unarmed suspects who they had been pursuing. Not one person in the vehicle had threatened officers, or made any move that would indicate they were reaching for a...

Go read this article... The ATF is exploring the reclassification of M855/SS109 ammunition as armor piercing. Exploring may not be the right word. They intend to do it but they are “considering” public comments on the matter before putting the new regulatory framework...

Go read this article... Legislation to Protect Domestic Violence Victims from Gun Violence UnveiledPolitickerNJ(TRENTON) – Assemblywoman Gabriela Mosquera, Assembly Majority Leader Louis Greenwald and Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg will introduce legislation...

Go read this article... CNETAustralian police seize 3D-printed gun parts and knuckle dusters in raidCNET3D printed gun parts seized by Australian police. Queensland Police. Police in Australia have seized a haul of 3D-printed weapons and gun parts, in what law...

Police close NE Sandy Boulevard in response to threat of gun violence at Wood …OregonLive.comMultnomah County sheriff’s officials have closed Northeast Sandy Boulevard at the Wood Village Travelodge East Motel, the scene of a report of an armed man who is making...

One of the things that really cracks me up is the number of guys who study and worry over what gun they should get for the woman in their lives. After all, they are imminently qualified since they just got their own CHL and have been reading Guns & Blasters...

MassLive.comFour arrested in Holyoke on stolen gun, robbery charges following alleged …MassLive.comWhen the four occupants of the vehicle — later identified as Xenia Chaqui, Maribel Rosado, Jordyn L. Jackson and Erick S. Gomez — were asked whose gun the pistol was,...

Go read this article... AmmoLand.comObama Administration BATF Silence Is American Consent to Unreasonable UN …AmmoLand.comNew York, NY – -(Ammoland.com)- As some of you may already know, TSM has been monitoring the situation with respect to the UN Arms Trade Treaty...

Go read this article... Well, here is another example of people simply taking things too far and not exercising proper caution. An 8 year old boy is dead and 1 person is facing manslaughter charges in his death after the boy was killed in an explosion caused by a man...

Go read this article... If you’re concerned about the Second Amendment, you should be concerned about, the deceptive Humane Society of the United States. The organization is a political advocate of lead ammunition bans. The CEO claims that NRA is an extremist...

In a clear-cut case of self-defense with a firearm, a victim has again been jailed by an insensitive judge late for a golf game, harassed by a hyper-aggressive politically-motivated prosecutor, and blamed for her situation by an extraordinarily biased national media....

Go read this article... Texas TribuneGun Control Group Hires Security for Capitol HearingTexas TribuneCiting concerns over threats of violence, a group that advocates for stricter firearm laws has retained a security guard to protect members planning to testify at the...

Force identification simply by uniform and camouflage is a thing of the past with everyone and their babushka wearing MultiCam. Clearly there are other means possible, but it is quite ironic that a camouflage developed to be utilized in all terrains is not being worn...

Go read this article... A carjacker earned himself a real world lesson in physics and why a car is a damn fine weapon. After leading Queensland, Australia police on a 93 mile chase involving two vehicle swaps, a pair of criminals had their blue Mitsubishi Lancer...

Go read this article... “Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.” —...

Go read this article... Police say Bailey tried to rob Hunter Hannon at Hannon’s home but Hannon grabbed the gun with one hand, then pulled out his own weapon and shot Bailey. Police say a neighbor heard the commotion and went to Hannon’s aid, and hit Bailey with the...

In this murder trial in Big Spring Texas, Sean Thomas Smith was found not guilty on Thursday, 12 February, 2015. The shooting occurred on October 14th of 2013, involved an altercation where Smith shot 26-year-old Carlos Guerrero once in the chest with a .17 caliber...

NBC10.com: A Pennsylvania state police corporal was arrested Tuesday on reckless endangerment charges in a firearms training accident that claimed the life of a state trooper. Cpl. Richard Schroeter, 43, was conducting a training session Sept. 30 and pulled the...

Go read this article... I have written about the Perroz Designs Low Profile Slick Plate Carrier (LPSPC) before on the pages of JTT and I actually have one in hand that I have been using for a review. It is a solid design that just received a slick new feature. The...

cleveland.comCleveland police arrest teenage boy who pulled pellet gun from his waistbandcleveland.comThe gun turned out to be a Crossman .177 caliber pellet gun that police said was “very real looking for both a trained or untrained eye.” The two other boys, whose...

Go read this article... WTSP 10 NewsNew smart gun technology could save livesWTSP 10 NewsSmart technology that uses a sensor on the gun grip to recognize a gun owner’s fingerprints. No codes, no rings. It will only unlock and fire once the fingerprint is confirmed....

There is no national tally of justified homicides in the United States. No one collects official statistics on justified homicides, collates them, tracks them and publishes the numbers. Hold on, you might say. What about the FBI and the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)?...

Almost all of us in the tactical field drool over the latest gear and accessories for everything from weapons to clothing, and many of us are self-proclaimed pack-junkies quick to snatch up the latest in rucksack and tactical bag options (although whether or not we...

Go read this article... Legislators have no plans to consider marijuana, gun control initiativesLas Vegas SunThe Nevada Legislature apparently won’t consider initiative petitions to allow the sale of recreational marijuana and to require background checks for some gun...

Go read this article... Wasn’t expecting this news to come out today, but this is actually a big ruling folks. A federal court has just ruled that the ban on interstate sales of handguns is unconstitutional. Yep, you read that right. Here is some more information from...

Go read this article... Los Angeles TimesReal or fake? Gun color can be a gray areaLos Angeles TimesThe last thing Jordan Baylon wants is a fake pink gun. Baylon, 22, spends much of his free time dressed in camouflage fighting simulated battles against like-minded...

The incredible weather is holding, so today after doing V/O all morning I headed out to the range to do some cowboy rifle drills. I had 2 plates, one at 15 yards the other at 20, and 2 Action PT silhouettes at 50 yards, so I did 5-round “round-robins,” 15, 20, 50, 50,...

International Business Times, India EditionLos Angeles Officer Who Saw Replica Gun Shoots Teen in BackABC NewsAuthorities say a Los Angeles police officer shot and wounded a 15-year-old boy in the back after spotting him in an alley standing near someone holding what...

At the risk of reducing my own chances to win, http://www.weapon-blog.com/contests/ has been updated with all the gun and gear related contests that The Weapon Blog is aware of for the month. Go forth and win… As always, feel free to share wherever you can. If you are...

Go read this article... Texas TribuneGun Control Group Hires Security for Capitol HearingTexas TribuneCiting concerns over threats of violence, a group that advocates for stricter firearm laws has retained a security guard to protect members planning to testify at the...

Go read this article... The News JournalThese days even liberal Vermont is gun crazyThe News JournalVermont Gov. Peter Shumlin, D, believes that the federal law requiring gun dealers to conduct background checks on gun purchasers “makes sense.” But Shumlin isn’t...

Media Matters for America (blog)Wash. Post’s Wemple: DC Fox Reporter’s Appearances At Local Gun Rallies Put …Media Matters for America (blog)The Washington Post’s Erik Wemple, who writes a reported opinion blog on the media, criticized Washington, D.C. Fox affiliate...

Go read this article... Latest home gun range spurs call for common senseOrlando Sentinel”We have a playground and a tire swing,” said Kendra O’Connor, a mother of four who lives next door to the yard where Joey Carannante created a gun range out of a mound of sand...

Very briefly in yesterday’s post on the Ruger SP101, I mentioned the .327 Federal, what is now a boutique revolver cartridge. I loved the idea of the .327 Federal when it was introduced as a joint venture between Ruger and Federal, and I’ve always nursed a bit of...

Go read this article... Indiana bill targets lawsuit against gun makerUSA TODAYJim Tomes, is giving special favor to the gun industry and claim it reveals a troubling agenda — one that targets an active lawsuit with potentially wide-ranging effects on businesses that...

Keeping your firearm safe and secure at all times is essential when carrying concealed, and is especially important when carrying off body. The Pac Mat by CrossBreed offers a safe and secure way to carry in briefcases, messenger bags, bugout bags, backpacks, etc. The...

Go read this article... As most of you read yesterday, ATK formally split off its sporting products under the corporate name Vista Outdoor. The company now comprises some 30 brands and is the largest single competitor in the outdoor industry. Shooting Sports Retailer...

Arizona representatives have introduced a bill to require ‘gun free zones’ in public buildings to have teeth. If the public officials are not willing to insure that the buildings actually prevent people from bringing guns into them, then people who are licensed to...

Cities need to get guns out of the hands of minority males up to the age of 25, Everytown boss Michael Bloomberg told a “sold out” audience at the Aspen Institute Friday. In other words, based on race, the monopoly of violence cultist would deny civil rights to...

Go read this article... Anderson Independent MailPolice: 10-Year-Old Brought Gun to SchoolWLTX.comCONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE. SUMTER, S.C. (AP) – Authorities say they don’t plan criminal charges against a 10-year-old student who had a gun in a book bag at a...

Go read this article... Monarch Shoulder Rig For Every Day Carry Andrews Custom Leather Monarch Shoulder Rig for Glock’s and 1911’s Andrews Custom Leather with Sam Andrews and Hank Strange. Called so for the butterfly-shaped connector plate of the harness. This...

LAPD officer shoots, injures teen after seeing a replica gunLos Angeles TimesA teenager was pointing what police thought was a gun at another person, Smith said. Officers ordered the boy to drop the weapon multiple times, Smith said. When he didn’t comply, one of the...

Go read this article... Gun-rights group BamaCarry is hosting its debut Alabama Firearms Freedom Conference on Feb. 21 that will feature several speakers including Secretary of State John Merrill, former lawmaker Scott Beason and more. “The purpose of this is to bring...

KABC-TVLAPD Explains How Teen Standing Next To Pal Holding Fake Gun Was ShotCBS LocalLOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The LAPD on Thursday met with reporters to explain how an unarmed 15-year-old was shot in the back in south L.A. Tuesday morning. The teen, they said, was...

Go read this article... It has been said before. That “universal background checks” will be used to further more restrictions. And that is exactly what’s happening in Washington and the ink isn’t even dry. HB 1747 would hold guardians accountable, for violence...

Boston Globe (subscription)Gun found near crime scene discussed at Hernandez trialBoston Globe (subscription)The weapon used to kill the victim, Odin L. Lloyd, has not been recovered, but Trooper Steven Gallagher, testifying for the prosecution, on Friday identified a...

News from the 2015 Texas legislative session continues to look promising, despite jackwagons like Kory Watkins. On Thursday, February 12, the Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs will consider two NRA-supported measures. From NRA-IRA: Senate Bill 11, sponsored by...

Go read this article... TangoDown has announced the imminent release of their BG-18 Reduced Angle Grip. It has many of the great features of their well known BG-16 and BG-17 grips including excellent texture and rounded, hand filling shape but with a more vertical...

Larson pulled a gun from inside his truck’s center console and turned to his right, gun in hand, the employee told investigators. The employee said he feared for his life, and for Karsch’s, so he shot Larson several times, according to the report.A semi-automatic...

Texas Senator John Cornyn has announced the “Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act” today, a bill that will establish the same sort of “common sense” acceptanace of concealed carry permits that everyone in the country currently enjoys for driver’s licenses....

David Codrea: Falling back on a tradition of deceptive hysteria in order to subvert gun rights, the Fourth Estate Fifth Columnists at The New York Times are scaring those who don’t know any better into thinking lawful concealed carriers represent a significant menace...