Handguns

The Washington Post received the clarification that TTAG sought re: the number and type of Department of Education's arsenal of firearms. And here it is: "The Office of the Inspector General has 100 special...

I have something to confess. I have a concealed handgun license (CHL) and I rarely carry my handgun. The reasons why I don't carry that often---and why thousands of other concealed carry permit holders...

Wexford.ie (Ireland) reports that local handgun owners denied 2010 license renewals are petitioning the court to keep their refusals private. "If their names are published they may become targets for some people," their...

The examiner.com offers DIY journalist Eric Puryear's perspective on home defense. Fair enough? Many crime victims are able to defend themselves against criminals who seemingly have the upper hand, as some recent examples show:...

When you think about handguns that have made their mark in the public's mind, there is, hands down, no firearm more iconic than the venerable creation of John Browning, the Model 1911-AI. Call it...

Lost among the hyperbole of Starbucks' policy of allowing local custom/laws to determine their position on conceal carry is the question: "has Starbucks ever been robbed at gunpoint?" To which I can reply without...

Hell just got a little chillier. Still, the fact that the Christian Science Monitor (CSM) published a piece from the ultra-left wing (just kidding) Adam Smith Institute suggesting that Brits would be better off...

The U.S. Supreme Court has heard oral arguments in the McDonald case re: Chicago's city-wide handgun ban. The Supreme's forthcoming ruling is not a slam dunk for fans of the ban's removal, but it...

Overwhelmed yet? Choosing the right handgun is not a slam-dunk, as we've seen over the past six articles. And in the interest of making sure you're armed with the best information, let's recap what...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIayrDbVdJ0 Before I started down the road of responsible gun ownership, my perceptions about guns were shaped by Hollywood. Like most people that accept what they see on TV or sliver screen as gospel, I...

Buying a handgun for self defense is like a dog chasing a car. Unless the dog knows what to do with it once he's got it, it's not gonna do him a lot of...

I love gung-ho articles about law enforcement weaponry---especially pieces that read like a lecture from Sergeant Joe Friday. ("Maybe you think you're not hurting anyone by smoking marijuana, but you never saw a kid...