An “accidental discharge” is more accurately known as a negligent discharge (ND). One second you’re admiring a brilliantly designed and executed piece of wood (or plastic) and steel and the next…your ears are ringing, you’re blinking furiously, you smell smoke and the unmistakable odor of gunpowder. Your first conscious thought: “Oh sh!t!” If you’re … Read more
[ED: We last bumped this post three years ago during the Great Pandemic Gun Buying Run of 2020. But as even mainstream media outlets have had to acknowledge, more Americans continue to buy firearms at a noteworthy pace. That includes groups that the clueless always assumed didn’t care about their Second Amendment rights and weren’t … Read more
Boss put a .32 in the cabinet. pic.twitter.com/UW70ezstWU — Pancreas Thief (@PancreasThief) November 11, 2022 Oops. We assume no one was injured when that gun “went off.” Let’s hope so. We’ve heard stories of retailers that have the equivalent of a “swear jar.” Any customer who brings in a gun and promises that it’s empty … Read more
[ED: We ran this post back at the beginning of the pandemic, in the days when gun stores were jammed and lockdowns had just been ordered. There were lots of first-time gun owners who couldn’t get even basic training IRL. Over two years later, we now have millions of new gun owners who can, have … Read more
If you follow the big gun control orgs’ accounts on social media, chances are you’ve already come across a post like this one . . . NEW: It’s #GunOwnersForSafety Week at Giffords! We’ll be amplifying the voices of responsible gun owners all week. How to participate: 1️⃣ Follow the hashtag2️⃣ To join them, text GUN … Read more
By BK In the summer of 1996, when I was going into eighth grade, a buddy who was a few years older showed me his newest toy. It was amazing, it was brand new to the market, and it was mind-bogglingly fun for a teenage boy: a laser pointer. I begged my parents for … Read more
This range security video, from LiveLeak, originated from the central Israel city of Ramla. But it might as well have been from any shooting range here in the US of A. It looks like some kind of basic training or qualifying course was being held here. Note the range safety officer or instructor walking behind … Read more
TTAG reader Cliff H writes . . . Colonel Jeff Cooper was a very smart man. He wrote a lot of books, had a storied career as a Marine Corps officer and established the Gunsite Academy in Arizona which has a well-deserved worldwide reputation for high-quality firearms training. Colonel Cooper was also a staunch supporter … Read more
View this post on Instagram It’s BAD Boys. Not UNSAFE Boys. ????????♂️ A post shared by Will Smith (@willsmith) on Jan 14, 2020 at 4:19pm PST Well, 3 million so far. The post’s been up for less than 24 hours. Who says Hollywood types are vacuous, know-nothing, empty vessels who wouldn’t know a … Read more
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