Go read this article... Olympic Arms introduced a new rifle at the 2015 SHOT Show that is bound to catch people’s attention. The new gun combines the modularity (and calibers) of the AR-15 platform with the ability to also shoot .308 Win and other short action...

Photo Courtesy of Guns.com A special commission set up by Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy after the Newtown shooting is ready to recommend a total ban on the sale and possession of guns capable of holding 10 rounds or more. The 16-member Sandy Hook Advisory...

Ventura County StarGiffords barely touches on gun control in local appearanceVentura County StarGiffords and Kelly have become prominent gun control advocates in the wake of a 2011 shooting rampage in Arizona that killed six people and injured 12 others, including...

Go read this article... Father of Isla Vista shooting victim is on a gun-control missionLos Angeles TimesFather of Isla Vista shooting victim is on a gun-control mission. Richard Martinez. Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times. Richard Martinez at the UCSB memorial service...

Personal Liberty DigestRefreshing transparency in the gun control agenda: Washington, D.C. mayor …Personal Liberty DigestUnlike many stories about gun control and its proponents’ obfuscating agenda, this one’s pretty cut and dried. The mayor of Washington, D.C. has no...

Go read this article... A man arrested by Yuba City police Friday for shooting another man in the leg may have been acting in self-defense. Jerry J. Duffy, 22, was charged Tuesday in Sutter County Superior Court with felony assault with a firearm. He pleaded not...

I’d never really seen what goes into the creation of a hybrid style holster, so my trip to the Wisconsin Holster Company in Wausau, Wisconsin was pretty eye-opening. Watching John Stephens cut, mold, and assemble a tuckable, hybrid, inside-the-waistband holster...

Go read this article... Federal court to hear arguments on Maryland gun-control lawWTOPBALTIMORE (AP) — A federal appeals court has set oral arguments over the constitutionality of a Maryland law banning 45 assault weapons and high-capacity gun magazines. The 4th U.S....

How To Slow Down Shootings In A City Plagued By Gun ViolenceHuffington PostIn a city like Chicago, which regularly grapples with gun violence, street shootings are often referred to as “senseless” or “random”; the violence itself, “an epidemic.” A new study published...

Go read this article... Daily MailTexas pro-gun group re-enact Paris attacks – this time with an armed victim …Daily MailThe exercise was organised in Plano by pro-gun campaign group The Truth About Guns. Volunteers sat in a crowded room mimicking the morning...

A couple weeks ago a reader sent me an email about “Perceived Carry Decoys” with a link to a website that claims will be creating inert guns in holsters so people can have the perception of open carry without the responsibility of actually carrying a gun. Yes, a dummy...

NRO’s Corner, Jason Lee Steorts. I have strong misgivings about proposals, such as those that my esteemed colleague Ian Tuttle presents today, to restrict the number of Muslim immigrants and refugees in the United States. My root objection is that excluding people on...

Stōn Camo™, the original multi-terrain application solution for the ultimate in concealment, is now available for a variety of outdoor products from firearms, firearm accessories, blinds, fishing gear and boats, outdoor apparel to ATV’s.Unlike available camo options...

Go read this article... AmmoLand.comDemocrats Run As Pro-Gun To Get Elected, Then War Against Guns/FreedomAmmoLand.comWashington DC – -(Ammoland.com)- When Democrat Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis admitted to faking her pro-gun positions in an effort to...

International Business TimesCharlie Hebdo Massacre: France Gun Control Debate Unlikely To Spring Up …International Business TimesFrance, similar to many other European Union nations, has strict gun control laws that make it hard for anyone, including law-abiding...

(WMBF) – A proposed bill is looking to change the zero-tolerance policy South Carolina schools have toward guns by requiring specific second amendment curriculum. “The second amendment should be freely debated in schools and instead the second amendment is being...

Appleton Post CrescentGun violence exacts toll on Wisconsin children, African-AmericansAppleton Post CrescentThe need of parents to explain such realities to their children is one facet of the vast impact of gun violence. In Wisconsin last year, 111 people were...

The 70s and 80s were a great time to be a revolver aficionado. Thankfully, now is also a great time to be a revolver fan, because the great guns that were built in that era are still mostly alive and kicking, and if you’re smart can be had for a great price. For...

Communities Digital News: Maryland, at least in recent memory, has never been known to be a gun friendly state. With the passage of the Maryland Gun Safety Act of 2013 in response to the tragedies of Newtown in 2012, Maryland become home to some of the harshest gun...

David Codrea: With an administration policy abetting immigration by disparate cultures with incongruous goals, such attacks may be inevitable. If and when one does happen, the probability is that it will occur in an area where private carrying of firearms has not been...

Late last week reporter Tim Steller of the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson published a piece about alleged serious misconduct and intimidation from DOJ attorneys during the trial and lawsuit of former ATF agent and whistleblower Jay Dobyns against the government.One of...

Go read this article... This weekend while I was out, I received what is possibly the strangest comment I’ve ever gotten. It was left on the “Team Gun Nuts page”; people will sometimes post comments there when the post they wanted to comment on has had its comments...

KSHBPolice report: 4-year-old finds gun in home, 3-year-old accidentally shoots …KSHBAccording to a report released by police, two adults were asleep in in the home when Ta’riyah and her big brother played with a loaded gun. When officers arrived, Ta’riyah’s mother...

Go read this article... fox6now.comFamily shocked to find victim of gun violence dead on their doorstep near 24th …fox6now.comMILWAUKEE (WITI) — A body was discovered Sunday, January 11th on the doorstep of a homeowner who says she doesn’t know the victim or how he...

Go read this article... Why the CDC still isn’t researching gun violence, despite the ban being lifted …Washington PostTwo years ago this week, President Obama ordered the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to get back to studying “the causes of gun...

Kankakee Daily JournalKelly takes gun violence prevention leadership roleKankakee Daily JournalRobin Kelly, D-Chicago, has been selected to serve as vice-chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force. Kelly, whose district extends from Chicago south through...

Go read this article... The M16 series has been in service with the US military longer than any other individual rifle not due to conspiracy, complacence, incompetence or frugality – but because collectively it still represents the state of the art in portable...

It was March 1986, and I had just arrived in Paris for the first time in my life. With a few other students from my study-abroad program, I rode the Metro to the landmark where our Paris experience would begin: Place De La Concorde. But, as we all climbed up to street...

esterday, Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) introduced H.R. 86, the Safe Students Act, which would repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990. The bill, originally introduced by Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) in 2007, repeals the Gun-Free School Zones Act (GFSZA) of 1990,...

It seems that whenever government attempts to save citizens from themselves, more problems are created than are solved.Societies work smoothly and efficiently when mores guide most behavior and when laws merely fill in the cracks where mores may have left a degree of...

It was not very many years ago that the common refrain echoed by the media for any self defense shooting was that the police advised against “taking the law into your own hands” and the obligatory “leave it to the professionals”. It is hard to know how much of this...

CNBCGun accessory maker: ‘Lazy’ retail holds us backCNBC”In our industry, the people behind the counter at gun stores are enthusiast driven, not business driven, much like a rock climbing store or fly fishing store,” said Tobiassen. “So they don’t feel a laser is...

Ruger has added two new handguns to its online catalog just weeks before SHOT Show. First up we have a new blue anodized version of the 22/45 Lite. Next up we have a new LCP with a widened, red, skeletonized trigger and upgraded sights (adjustable Photo Luminescent...

Go read this article... WCPOTwo guns cause scare, lockdown at Woodward Technical High SchoolWCPOCINCINNATI – The sight of a teen with a gun led to a lockdown at Woodward Technical High School Monday and a search that uncovered a second gun in the school. According to...

As packaged ammunition continues to elude gun owners, reloading is gaining appeal among many shooters. While reloading components can also be scarce, reloading offers shooters the opportunity to build their own ammo supply. And with published loading data offering...

In my review of American Sniper, readers Comrade X, Ned Weatherby and I had a discussion about the rifle Chris Kyle used. Here it seems to be answered affirmatively correct for all of us. Being a highly trained Navy SEAL, Chris Kyle had used many weapons over the...

I want to see some gun, holster, and weapon mounted light companies all lock a bunch of their engineers into a room for a couple days. Maybe they’ll come up with a solution for carrying a pistol with a weapon mounted light that doesn’t suck. Currently our options are...

San Francisco ChronicleFirst day of Colorado legislative session targets gun control, abortion lawsColorado Springs GazetteDENVER – A slew of bills proposed in Colorado General Assembly on Wednesday target some the state’s most controversial laws, including the repeal...

Go read this article... New York MagazineDivisiveness Is the Only Constant in America’s Gun-Control DebateNew York MagazineOver at The New Yorker, Adam Gopnik has written a rather unhinged meditation on the prospects for gun control — on the “moral work” of pushing...

Go read this article... Is no gun safe from the all encompassing arms of Magpul!?!? Who cares! Please pass the $15.95 Glock 17 magazines. These magazines feature typical Magpul attention to detail and all polymer construction. They are easier than OEM mags to...

Go read this article... “Assault Gun” Kelly Strikes Again – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly Teams Up With …Daily CallerIn a 2013 special election, anti-gun U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) swept into office after being bankrolled by former New York City Mayor–and current,...

Go read this article... More Pro Gun Bills Introduced in Montana’s 2015 Legislative SessionAmmoLand.comMissoula, MT –(Ammoland.com)- Two more Montana Shooting Sports Association (MSSA) requested bills have been introduced to the 2015 Montana Legislative session for...

CNNMoneyGun sales surged in DecemberCNNMoneyFBI background checks, the most reliable measure of gun sales, surged in December, capping a year that experienced strong growth in the last three months. Background checks totaled more than 2.3 million in December,...

The Ergonomic Modular Rail V2 supports direct attach accessories that utilize the Magpul M-Lok system. The EMR features M-Lok slots at 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 o’clock positions so the user can customize their weapon platform to suit their needs. The EMR V2 M-LOK also...

I had a few moments to chat with Lane Tobiassen, the president and CEO of Crimson Trace, in the Crimson Trace booth today. We discussed the current state of laser aiming sights, where Crimson Trace was headed, and whether or not the company was going to change its...

Go read this article... Just days before the 2015 SHOT Show, Ruger will announce yet another new handgun: the SR1911 Lightweight Commander. This new pistol will bring the total number of 1911-type handguns made by Ruger to three. As the name suggests, this pistol is...

Go read this article... Police hopeful seeks Christie pardon after legally-owned gun turns him into a …NJ.comSteffon Josey-Davis legally owned a gun. But one day, two years ago, that gun completely changed his life — without a pull of the trigger. Josey-Davis owned a...

Go read this article... Code-named the “Mile-Maker,” the .338 TP is a new precision caliber equipped with fighter-jet “tag and shoot” technology. The .338 TP allows even novice shooters to make mile-long shots with greater precision than the most skilled marksmen in...

AL.comHiawatha Robinson wants federal gun trial moved as result of publicity in …AL.comMOBILE, Alabama — Hiawatha Robinson, the father accused of killing and sexually assaulting his daughter, wants his trial on federal gun charges moved from Mobile as a result of the...

When I first heard about the new Leupold D-EVO optic, the first thing that came to mind was, of course, European men in funny hats. But that mental image quickly faded at SHOT Show last week after I saw the optic, which looks equally bizarre. The Leupold D-EVO is a 6...

Aimpoint’s ACO is a brand-new, entry-priced 2 MOA optic intended for modern AR-15-style rifles.The ACO or “Aimpoint Carbine Optic” is Aimpoint’s foray into the entry-priced optic market. Designed for modern AR-15-style rifles, the ACO comes equipped with a Picatinny...

Go read this article... Codewit World NewsAction star Liam Neeson is a gun control advocateCodewit World NewsAlthough no audio recording of the conversation has been released for verification purposes, the actor has made similar comments about gun control in the past....

Go read this article... Leupold & Stevens, Inc., has completely rewritten the book on add-on magnifiers with the introduction of the Dual Enhanced View Optic (D-EVO™). Designed to be used with the Leupold Related

Go read this article... POLITICO recently released its list of the top 100 campaign donors during the 2014 mid-term election cycle. Coming in at #2 was Michael Bloomberg, who clocked in at $27.7 million. …read more Related

Go read this article... WCSH-TVMaine man who brandished gun outside bar gets 7 years in prisonKennebec Journal & Morning SentinelBANGOR — A Presque Isle man who pulled a gun on a bouncer after he had been thrown out of a bar has been sentenced to seven years on...

Go read this article... Breitbart NewsTerry McAuliffe’s Gun Control Defeated: Lifetime CCWs Get Green LightBreitbart NewsOn December 15 Breitbart News reported McAuliffe’s gun control proposals not only included limits on how often a gun could be purchased and a...

Go read this article... Daily SignalOregon Becomes The Focus Of Efforts To Expand Background Checks For GunsHuffington PostGRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Fresh off a victory in Washington state, a leading gun control group backed by billionaire Michael Bloomberg is hoping...

Go read this article... WRDW-TVLoaded gun found at Richmond County elementary schoolWRDW-TVAUGUSTA, Ga (WRDW) — Parents at one Augusta elementary school want answers on how a six year old boy had a loaded gun at school for at least three hours. Tuesday afternoon a...

In 2014, I spent a decent amount of time shooting the Beretta Px4 Storm. I didn’t shoot much in 2014, probably only 7,000 rounds of pistol or so; of that about 2,000 was through the Px4 Storm. I had three posts that covered using the gun, including a review of the Px4...

Go read this article... We visited Sig Sauer’s Range Day event this morning and had the opportunity to handle some of the new 2015 releases and we were as excited about the new optics as we were about the new firearms. We saw a number of the new rifle scopes and...

Picture Courtesy of KHOU News One couple was finishing up the dinner when two thugs walked in to get some easy cash from the register. What they didn’t know was that the remaining customers were armed. A customer in Houston, Texas is being called a hero after pulling...

Go read this article... Why the CDC isn’t researching gun violence, despite Obama’s orderNew Haven RegisterThe CDC’s self-imposed ban dried up a powerful funding source and had a chilling effect felt far beyond the agency: Almost no one wanted to pay for gun violence...

The concept is an old one. In biology, it is called Batesian mimicry, where an animal that is not very dangerous mimics one that is, with the result that it is attacked far less often. Jonathan at Perceived Carry Decoys has produced a prototype and expects to have...

Y’all have been blowing up my email over the past week asking about the 2015 calendar. I’m working on it now, but it’s tedious and I’m still waiting for a few different ranges to get their 2015 calendars published. Keep checking it over the next week or so, and I’ll...

Jaqueline Kegan, the woman in the love triangle.In New York, a defense of self and others shooting case has been resolved after nearly two and a half years. Jaqueline Kegan had a son with, and apparently had been living with Paul J. Wells for a considerable time. The...

Go read this article... WBAL BaltimoreAppeals Court to Hear Arguments on Maryland Gun-Control LawNBC4 WashingtonA federal appeals court has set oral arguments over the constitutionality of a Maryland law banning 45 assault weapons and gun magazines that hold more than...

Smith & Wesson launched a line extension of the M&P family with the M&P9 in FDE. Both compact and subcompact versions are available in the new color. All specifications save color are identical to the original M&P. With most major manufacturers...

Go read this article... The Geissele Super Modular Rail is back and now it’s fortified with 100% of your daily allowance of M-LOK. We told you several weeks ago that the popular and lightweight MK4 version of the SMR would be back and now we have the first images of...

Co.DesignThe Gun&Toting Ladies Of Texas, In PicturesCo.DesignIn her series “Concealed: She’s Got a Gun,” photographer Shelly Calton, 55, captures the lady gun-owners of the Lone Star State. In the midst of a raging national debate over Second Amendment rights, the...

Photo courtesy of Watchdog VT An influential Democratic state senator says he’s unlikely to support a bill requiring background checks on gun purchases because the checks are unnecessary and unconstitutional in Vermont according to Vermont Watchdog. “I need to be...

Raw StoryD.C. Fox Reporter Tells Pro-Gun Rally That D.C. ‘Is Not Part Of America’ (Video)Opposing ViewsEmily Miller, a reporter for WTTG, Washington D.C.’s Fox affiliate, spoke at a pro-gun rally for Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL) on Jan. 19 in Richmond,...

Go read this article... Mississippi Legislation Declares All Federal Gun Control UnconstitutionalTenth Amendment Center (blog)Two bills filed in the Mississippi House and Senate would make it an express duty of the state government to protect the gun rights of...

Investigators later discovered that the person who was shot entered the business armed wearing a mask, and demanded money from the store employee behind the cash register. The employee complied with the armed man’s requests. As the man was leaving the store, the...

Go read this article... WCPOWoodward High School on lockdown after gun found on campusWCPOPrevious Next. CINCINNATI — Woodward High School remains on lockdown Monday afternoon after a weapon was found on campus. A resource officer found a gun after 1 p.m. inside the...

Two things that are very rarely said together are “Sharps Rifle” and “AR-15.” Until now, that is. The Sharps Rifle Company has combined the legendary rifle’s name with the most popular rifle platform in the U.S. today, bringing Sharps cartridges to the modularity of...

As a career LEO and trainer, current events caused me to ponder how we should approach training for our profession. If you are in LE and reading MSW, chances are that you have already pondered what we will be discussing here, but despite our best efforts and hopeful...

Go read this article... WUWMLaunch of Precious Lives: Two-Year Series Spotlights Children and Gun ViolenceWUWMOver the course of two years and 100 stories, Precious Lives will focus on gun violence and children in the Milwaukee area. The series will examine the impact...

International Business Times UKThe Internet of Things now has a gunThe VergeThe company, which is here at CES Showstoppers, has just announced ShotView, an iOS and Google Play app that lets a hunter stream video from his or her gun to anyone in the world. And the...

Donald Montgomery is a Navy veteran and accomplished NYPD detective. No stranger to dealing with stress and firearms. Despite the fact that Montgomery’s jobs not only allowed, but required, him to handle firearms in high stress situations, the state of New York...

Valley NewsGun sales spike after Ferguson arrest, will gun crime rise as well?New Haven RegisterThe firearms have been flying at County Guns. Located just a few miles from Ferguson, Missouri, this small gun shop has seen a flood of customers looking to buy that first...

Go read this article... OutdoorHubBill calls for more, stricter gun background checksBarre Montpelier Times ArgusMONTPELIER — It’s been more than two years since the mass shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut. But gun control efforts sparked by...

As a followup to Blaming The Gun For The Battle Losses, WeaponsMan posted an interesting response. … we think he’s missing the degree to which the terrain favored the enemy, and we think he’s missing the very-close nature of some of the enemy positions. True, some of...

Go read this article... Just a few short days ago, your only choice in Glock magazines was OEM magazines that work or Korean imported magazines that don’t work but cost less. Then Magpul rolled out their PMAG17 GL9 and now Elite Tactical System Group (ETS) has thrown...

Viridian has released two new R5 Reactor series green lasers one for the Glock 26/27 and another for the Springfield Armory XDS.The R5-XDS is the only trigger guard-mounted green laser in the industry. It comes with a belt holster that works with the R5 Reactor’s...

Photo by Patriot Statesman There is change in the wind of the tactics used by gun control advocates. They have failed to get their way in Congress on multiple occasions. Now they are going to start going state to state. Gun control advocates are changing strategy. If...

Today’s zero tolerance policies in schools have wreaked havoc on common sense in education. A case in point is in South Carolina. Where a high school student was arrested for writing a fictional essay that included shooting a dinosaur. South Carolina state Rep. Alan...

Go read this article... The EconomistAmericans and their cars (1)The EconomistNow, on its reading, new data to the end of 2012 support the view that guns will surpass cars this year as the leading killer of under 25s. Bloomberg Government has gone further. Its...

FBI hunts gun-toting ‘Poncho Bandit’ in bank holdup spreeSun SentinelThe FBI is offering a $5,000 reward to find the serial, gun-toting “Poncho Bandit” who has targeted South Florida banks five times in 2014. The FBI is offering a $5,000 reward to find the serial,...

According to public information officer Randy Jones, around 1:15 p.m. Saturday, a man attempted to break into a residence in the 3000 block of N.C. 62 North. A female at the house fired a shot at the suspect and possibly wounded him, the sheriff’s office reported,...

Go read this article... WCSH-TVMan Gets 7 Years for Pulling Gun on BouncerNECNA Presque Isle, Maine, man who pulled a gun on a bouncer after he had been thrown out of a bar has been sentenced to seven years on prison. Wayne Boulier was also sentenced Monday in U.S....

The SilencerCo Saker 556 with included wrenches for assembly / disassembly. For a little baby bullet in a little baby cartridge, the .223 Remington / 5.56mm sure makes a lot of noise. Unsuppressed, you can figure the noise level at about 165 decibels, varying, of...

Go read this article... What in the world is Nicknuk? It’s a brand of knucks and also a sort of concept… Nicknuk makes a wide variety of knucks which are defensive impact weapons that are descendants of brass knuckles. They are basically designed to both focus the...

Go read this article... It looks like the Army will be getting a whole new pistol system sometime in the foreseeable future. The Army has been considering an upgrade to its aging arsenal of Beretta M9 pistols and it looks like a new version of that pistol will not be...

Colorado Referendum Would Effectively Nullify Some Federal Gun ControlTenth Amendment Center (blog)A new proposal in Colorado, if passed, would effectively nullify a significant portion of this unconstitutional federal gun control. As reported by the Associated Press,...

Washington Post columnist, and MSNBC hack, Eugene Robinson, attempts to reason that gun laws in the United States, would presumably make a Paris style terrorist attack in the United States worse. Because in his mind an attack, would lead to a “lot more of that sort of...

JezebelWoman On Heroin Smuggles Gun Into Jail Via Vagina, Is Basically MagicJezebelJosephine McAllister of Albuquerque , NM was recently booked on a grab bag of charges (including larceny, obstruction of the law and receiving stolen credit cards). But all of that...

Jennifer O’Connell: Worried about gun violence? Have a lollipopIrish TimesAnd yet, in the US, gun violence is so prevalent that drills such as this are routine in elementary schools. Once every three weeks, someone will pull out a weapon in a public place and start...

Go read this article... Arisaka just made my day. Their new Optic Leveler is something that has been missing from the market for a long time. There have been other levelers that work on similar principles but they were extremely expensive. This is a far more...

The Ambidextrous Push-button mechanism is the latest innovation from Benchmade that is highlighted by its functionality and strength and will be offered in an assisted-opening configuration and an automatic-opening configuration. Along with this new mechanism...

Daily SignalThe New Sneaky Tactic Gun Control Advocates Are EmbracingDaily SignalAdd to that the fact that the majority of pro-gun control candidates who ran in the 2014 mid-term elections, including Rep. Ron Barber, D-Ariz., who was one of the people wounded in the...