Okay folks. I don’t even celebrate Christmas except for driving around, drinking cheap cider and looking at the lights. But it’s that time of year, and if you have a gun-toting lady in your life (or hell, even just for yourself), here’s how to find a big variety of good gun-related doodads on Etsy. The […]
By MarkPA Aging Today and AgeBlog, the American Society on Aging’s media, published an article, “Grandparents, Gun Violence and Gun Policy”, this fall. Teri Kennedy, a PhD grandmother with the School of Social Work at Arizona State University, advocated the straight gun restriction party line, from the claim that the Dickey amendment “barred”research to universal background checks, banning […]
Reader David Parrish writes: One of my closest friends was showing off his 10 gauge side-by-side, a beautiful AYA gun that he’d had for decades. He was looking forward to doing to some pond jumping for ducks with it. I went on one of his excursions a few seasons ago and admired as he touched […]
Nearly 40,000 people in the United States died by guns last year, marking the highest number of gun deaths in decades, according to a new analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s WONDER database. CNN replicated that analysis and found that 39,773 people died by guns in 2017, which is an […]
On this day in 1791, Virginia ratified the first ten amendments to the Constitution, otherwise known as the Bill of Rights. As history.com notes, In September 1789, the first Congress of the United States approved 12 amendments to the U.S. Constitution and sent them to the states for ratification. The amendments were designed to protect […]
Yesterday I took a moment to visit their website – mostly out of curiosity – and headed for the subscription option. One quick click later I was ushered to the subscription page…for a print magazine called American Survival Guide. Just one more nail in the coffin for Gun World Magazine, one of the oldest gun […]
Three days ago I found myself at The Range At Austin with Dan and Jeremy. Jon heard there were donuts and made a cameo. Towards the end of our range session I noticed a plain white cardboard box had appeared. Good things typically come in cardboard boxes of that size and shape. The brand new VR80 […]
This pocket dump includes a Ruger LCP II, a .380 ACP pocket pistol that’s a vast improvement over its predecessor. From the grip to the trigger to the overall accuracy it’s a much better pistol. I’ve used mine as a BUG – back-up gun – from time to time. How many of you guys […]
Once in a while, a defensive gun use story comes out that perfectly draws attention to the situational awareness habits we’re always trying to improve. One important safety habit is to avoid idling in a parking lot (usually with your head down, staring at your phone). Parking lots are a common setting for street robberies […]
Smith & Wesson is a name long associated with quality wheel guns going all the back to the Wild West, a company long steeped in traditional big bore revolvers and chamberings like the fabled .44-40 WCF (Winchester center fire). It was introduced in 1873 by the Winchester Arms Company as a chambering for their then […]
It’s no secret that I love the Shield RMS (full review here). A simple, lightweight, highly visible, reliable micro red dot? What’s not to love?! Well . . . Shield thought of a few ways to improve on the RMS and, from the sounds of it, they have with the new RMS-W. We’ll get our […]
The Supreme Court of Florida has ruled 7-0 that law enforcement officers who use deadly force which he/she believes is reasonably necessary in a lawful arrest to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to him/herself or others, are entitled to protection from prosecution under the state’s stand your ground law. This stems from an […]
