VIDEO: Gas Station Shootout, Brady Background Checks Fail to Deliver, and Pincus Appointed to SAO Board of Directors – TTAG Daily Digest
Brady Background Check has Failed to Live Up to its Promises You mean the system is flawed?… “ATF agents did not consider most of the prohibited persons who had obtained guns to be dangerous.” Those words, quoted last year by USA TODAY, explain why the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and local governments are […]
Not Just for Gunshot Wounds: Everyday Carry Pocket Dump of the Day
Tourniquets are part of an EDC aren’t only for gunshot wounds. You drive a car, right? Go to the grocery store? You never know when you might come across an emergency situation where a tourniquet is needed. If you carry a TQ, get trained how to use it. Training isn’t only for guns. NWPrepped’s GLOCK […]
Chicago Police Department Plan for Dealing With the Van Dyke Verdict Has Some Gaping Holes
In “The Purge” movie franchise, cops take a day off and society has a free-for-all. With the Jason Van Dyke murder trial wrapping up, Chicago Police have a plan to bolster the numbers of cops on the streets to handle any potential outbreak of (more) violence. If you haven’t been following the action, Van Dyke […]
“Leave Ahead of Time! Don’t Be Like Me,” Says Woman Who Shot Her Husband in Self Defense
“I thought I would never have to kill someone I love,” said Marshai Lathan, who will most likely not be charged for shooting and killing her husband, Andre Williams, on September 14. According to Ms. Lathan, her adult son (her husband’s stepson) was visiting her at home in Eastpointe, Michigan at 8:00 a.m., when her […]
Clearing Your Cover Garment: Concealed Carry For Beginners
If you’re going to carry a concealed firearm, it’s necessary to practice the defensive use of a handgun. Simply punching holes in the 10 ring at the range isn’t enough; you need to work on the skills that you’ll need in the real world. What that entails for most people is drawing a firearm from under […]
Did the Middleton Workplace Shooter, a Prohibited Person, Use a Homemade Handgun?
An employee of WTS Paradigm in Middleton, Wisconsin shot four co-workers last Wednesday. Three were hospitalized and are recovering. One was grazed by a bullet, treated, and released. The shooter, Anthony Y. Tong, was killed in a shootout with police. Tong was prohibited from possessing firearms in 2004, after an incident in which he […]
Gun Review: Ruger Mark IV Target .22LR Pistol
Ruger’s Mark rimfire pistols have been around in one form or another since 1949. A great number of people don’t know the fascinating history or this gun, which began life as what was only called the Standard Model. In this review we will be taking a look at the Mark IV Target variant and what […]
We’ll Fight You for Your Guns and We Will Win
“The gun lobby sued me – twice – and they lost – twice. “When we win, we are going to ban assault weapons in Florida. “And if the gun lobby fights us – and they will – we’ll beat them again.” – Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, Democrat candidate for governor via Twitter. Gillum was recently endorsed […]
The Singer 1911, DiFi Lies and Another Giffords Low – TTAG Daily Digest
When the Singer Sewing Machine Company Built the Best .45 Pistol Ever Made Rock Island sold one in 2010 for $80,500 . . . In 1939, the U.S. War Department contracted the Singer Sewing Machine Company to build 500 1911A1s. The contract, Educational Order W-ORD-396, was a test to see if Singer could produce 100 […]
CYA Carry: Everyday Carry Pocket Dump of the Day
This corrections officer from Washington State says this is his “brunch carry.” I couldn’t help but notice his gear is staged on a tree stump and his Treehut watch has a wooden band. There’s an Evergreen State joke in there somewhere. His GLOCK 43 – yes, another GLOCK 43 – is carried in a CYA […]
Information On The New 9mm GLOCK 45 Has Leaked
The new 9mm GLOCK 45 was leaked by the German gun magazine ‘Caliber’ in their online edition for October. A new GLOCK release is rumored to be announced on September 24th. Could this be the gun that is to be announced? I know there are a ton of potential buyers that would love to see a […]
Ammo Review: SIG SAUER .38 Special +P 125gr Elite V-Crown JHP
SIG SAUER, as everyone should know by now, has been and is continuing to release a variety of ammunition types, which include everything from pistol to rifle and practice ball to advanced copper hunting bullets. In this article we will be looking at the excellent .38 Special +P 125gr +P Elite V-Crown. General Background The […]
