Question of the Day: Two Americas, Gun-Wise?

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TTAG used to refer to states with draconian gun laws, stratospheric taxes and a general lack of personal freedom as "slave states." Our Armed Intelligentsia told us to chill, so we did. Semantics aside, the ballistic bifurcation of America...

Question of the Day: Is A .22 Caliber Pistol Enough Gun for The Great...

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https://youtu.be/jOneRlcxoaY I came across this video recently and expected a reasonable defense of a .22 caliber pistol for self-defense. Which is perfectly understandable - given that most defensive gun uses (DGUs) don't involve shots fired and...

Question of the Day: How Do You Deal With Firearms Ignorance?

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Reader George G. writes: Tonight while at a car show I encountered a young woman about 18 or 19 openly carrying a handgun. This in and of itself is fine, until you factor in that...

Question of the Day: Would You Draw Your Gun To Help This Man?

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As we've all learned by now, the real reason for Dylann Roof's massacre of nine innocent churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina was the Confederate battle flag that no longer flies over the capitol. The...

Quote of the Day: Fair Question Edition

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But if these Second Amendment-purists really think that guns make places safer, if they really think that guns are an important check on government and safeguard of liberty, then why do so many of them keep their workplace—the...

Question of the Day: Do You Boycott Stores That Ban Open Carry?

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I have an admission to make: I disarm to enter my local Whole Foods. Two words in my defense: yoga pants. I know that makes me seem crass, creepy and craven. But I didn't...

Question of the Day: Which Businesses Welcome Your Guns?

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Stanley Oil & Gas company is a gas station and fuel supplier in Stanley, Wisconsin, a small town in north central Wisconsin. As the sign on the door indicates, Stanley Oil & Gas supports the Second Amendment....

Question of the Day: How Safe is Your Local Gun Range?

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"A man shot himself in the chest after his prosthetic arm had accidentally caught the trigger of the gun he was using," kionrightnow.com. "He was rushed to Natividad Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries and...

Question of the Day: What’s Your Favorite Rifle Training Drill?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuNioBHtKoE&feature=youtu.be We spent a morning recently with Steve Smith and Stu Bresson of Asgard National Training Group at Astro Shooting Range north of Austin. These are two guys who have pretty much seen and done...

Question of the Day: Who’s On Your Gun Rights Top 100 List?

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Newsmax is out with a listicle of their 100 Most Influential Pro-Gun Rights Advocates. These things are always arbitrary (and designed to provoke outrage). Lots of those who made the cut are no-brainers for inclusion:...

Question of the Day: Is The NRA Crying Wolf?

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Last week the NRA aimed its sights (metaphorically speaking, of course) at Australia's gun laws. More specifically, the post-Port Arthur massacre legislation that included a national gun buyback confiscation which effectively disarmed most of Oz's law-abiding...

Question of the Day: If the Government Can Compel a Business to Bake a...

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Another baker has come a cropper over a refusal to bake a happy wedding cake. First there was Masterpiece Bakery in Colorado. Then Sweetcakes by Melissa in Oregon. Both, it was determined by courts,...