Daily Archives: April 19, 2010

Second Amendment Rally A Damp Squib

The Washington Post puts the number of [probable] gun owners rallying in the nation’s capitol today at 2000. The official Second Amendment March assembled slightly more warm bodies than TTAG entertains on a daily basis, a mass movement it ain’t. … Continue reading

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Pass Act: Gun Grabbing Plot or Patriot’s Tool?

Got another letter from the National Association for Gun Rights. Dudley Brown wrote to tell me that Senator Daniel Akaka (D-HI) was at it again, trying to sneak through a bill which would be The End Of Freedom As We … Continue reading

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Forget Romance – Buy the Gun You Need.

While it pains me (about a Franklin and nine of his closest pals pain, if you must know) to admit this, I bought the wrong gun for the job I had in mind – namely, concealed carry. But I think what’s more important for the sake of this discussion is the why as to my selection of firearms, and how you might be able to avoid the same mistake. Continue reading

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Book Review: The Defector by Daniel Silva

I was mesmerized by news coverage of the assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in his Dubai hotel room.  Al-Mabhouh was a co-founder of the paramilitary wing of Hamas, the militant Islamist group that governs Palestinian populations in Gaza.  January surveillance video … Continue reading

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Home Invasions On The Rise?

Home Invasion is the stuff of nightmares, and red meat for TV shows like Criminal Minds and Numb3rs. The Sun reports that, “residential robberies” have recently spiked in Baltimore, even as other types of crimes are falling. Residential robberies were … Continue reading

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NRA Gambles on Low Profile

Whether motivated by safety concerns or responding to opposition voiced by its friends in Washington, The National Rifle Association (NRA) has opted out of the Second Amendment March gathering in Washington, D.C. today. The organization is also adopting a policy … Continue reading

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Hunting Rifles: Bigger is Better. Except When It Isn’t

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