The Kansas City Star newspaper did the unthinkable: They actually printed a story supporting armed teachers! No, you don’t need to check the calendar: It’s not April Fools. Their “Arm the Teachers” story ran prominently, and it didn’t mince words. In my deep blue state of Illinois, the mainstream media routinely go apoplectic at the […]
We’re fans of Boyds Gunstocks‘ laminated At-One adjustable stocks (see our review of the version for the 870 shotgun here). They give you an affordable way of adding length of pull and comb height adjustment to your long gun without expensive stock work by a gunsmith. Now Boyds is adding a thumbhole version of their […]
So the FK BRNO 7.5 Field Pistol has been making the rounds online and I got a chance to put some rounds through it yesterday. Chambered in the proprietary 7.5 FK cartridge, this is not an inexpensive gun. With a suggested retail price of $7,500 and a very long wait list, I can tell you this: the […]
The sheer volume of words published on the Internet makes it possible to discount the importance of a few. However, as the PC Police love to remind everyone, word choice is important – especially when it comes to which names you call people. Take home invaders, for example. Acceptable names to call home invaders include: […]
After years of having the the business to themselves, Aguila, makers of those fun, low-recoil minishells now has a competitor. Federal Ammunition has released a new 12 gauge mini-shell of their own. The major difference, according to Federal, is their shell is equal in power to a standard 2 3/4 round. We shot a few […]
As hectic and overwhelming as SHOT Show is, your TTAG crew absolutely loves finding new products. Yes, after all these years, we still geek out and get excited sometimes. In this case not only are there two new products to share in the following press release, but they’re from a brand new company called Black […]
Looking for a more secure way to pay for firearms purchases? One that doesn’t discriminate against gun owners? GunBroker announced today that they’ll be accepting payments via FreedomCoin cryptocurrency. Here’s their press release . . . GunBroker.com Introduces FreedomCoin at SHOT Show 2019 Exclusive cryptocurrency empowers merchant communities to pay and be paid their own way […]
As we and others have frequently complained, the Supreme Court has been notably reluctant to take Second Amendment cases in recent years. That reluctance has let a number of lower court rulings that directly conflict with the Heller and McDonald decisions stand in a number of districts. Those cases include an “assault weapons” ban in […]
Ever been asked about gun ownership by a doctor? Wonder what you should do if this does happen to you? Listen to Dr. Robert Young: “There are two things doctors hate,” Dr. Robert Young with Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership told me. “Non-professionals telling us how to do our jobs, and being turned into informants on […]
The Springfield XD line is a fairly popular one and the single-stack XD-S is a favorite because it is highly concealable. The XD-S has a 3.3-inch barrel, a length of 6.3 inches, and a height of 4.4 inches with the flush magazine. It’s chambered in 9mm and has a 7 +1 capacity. So instead of […]
Of all gun policies, universal background checks receive the strongest support from Americans on both left and right, as indicated by many surveys over the years. However, things aren’t always popular for good reasons. Case in point: Over this past year, three separate studies investigating the effects of comprehensive background checks (CBCs) have come up […]
We’re fans of Real Avid’s gun cleaning and maintenance tools. Their latest brain storm is the Master Cleaning Station Universal. It combines an oil-resistant cleaning mat with a complete kit to clean and maintain guns in every popular caliber. As Real Avid describes it, the kit is . . . Designed for comprehensive cleaning of […]
