Texas Firearms Festival Daily Digest: Hoplophilia, Turning Back Time and Loving the War on Guns

Hoplophilia: Bang, Bang: Inside The Bizarre World Of Gun Fetishists – “While political pundits might use the phrase “gun fetishist” as an exaggerated insult to conservatives, for some folks, it’s actually a spot-on description of their love lives. These people are known as ammosexuals, gunsexuals, or just simply gun fetishists. Shocking as it may be, some men and women have come forth to talk about their sexual attraction to guns. Keep reading to learn more about the fetish, the people that take part in it, and more information right here.” To an anti-gunner, aren’t all gun owners ‘fetishists’?

What could possibly have averted this tragedy?:

If only there were an affordable, commonly available tool that women could use to protect themselves against bigger, stronger attackers.

yumasun.com serves-up an excellent photo gallery of six German Army Special Forces soldiers testing a C.G. Haenel G-29 sniper rifle at the Yuma, Arizona Proving Ground. The super-heated snipers sending .338 Lapua Magnum rounds downrange put the potential replacement for Deutschland’s G22/G23 rifles through its paces. A grand day out, no doubt.

Century Arms, North America’s premier manufacturer of the AK-47 rifle, has announced the introduction of new additions to the their Red Army Standard accessory line, the AK Cleaning System, the Deluxe AK Cleaning System and the Elite AK Cleaning System…. The AK Cleaning System is the standard kit that contains everything you need to clean your firearm and perform basic, field-level maintenance. The Deluxe AK Cleaning System features the same components as the standard, but includes additional AK-47 oriented tools such as a pin punch and gas tube brush specifically designed for use on an AK-47 rifle. The Elite AK Cleaning System has the features of both the AK Cleaning System and Deluxe AK Cleaning Systems with the addition of the Ripcord® and solid cleaning rod sections.

If You Like the War on Drugs, You’ll Love the War on Guns! – “A new argument has taken hold among gun control advocates, that gun control could reduce police violence. It’s a shameless attachment of a sectarian agenda to an issue that’s been in the mainstream for about two years now. The argument goes all the way up to President Obama. ‘Part of what’s creating tensions between the communities and the police is the fact that police have a difficult time in communities where they know guns are everywhere,’ the president said over the weekend.” The good news: the .gov is sure to be just as competent and effective in eliminating guns as they have been in ridding America of drugs.

Survey: 76% of Police Chiefs Say Armed Citizens ‘REDUCE’ Violent Crime – “While liberals call for more gun control to stop violence, three-fourths (76%) of the nation’s police chiefs and sheriffs say armed citizens actually ‘reduce violent criminal activity,’ the 28th Annual Survey by the National Association of Chiefs of Police shows. … Fully 87.9% say ‘any vetted citizen’ should ‘be able to purchase a firearm for sport or self-defense,’ while only 8.9% said ‘No’ and 3.2% replied ‘N/A.'” Winning. Even among politically appointed chiefs of police.

HuntingLife.com‘s running a contest…you can win a trip to Montana to hunt buffalo with Tom Opre, from Eye of the Hunter, and a Henry .308 rifle. Click the image above to enter (not a Facebook page).

Is a portion of the firearms sales surge more than just the result of domestic politics?