As the NRA reports, Massachusetts fourth-grader Bradley Geslak was suspended from Toy Town Elementary School for bringing a Memorial Day souvenir to school. In short, a 10 year old boy was given a harmless piece of brass by a veteran of the US military, during an official Memorial Day celebration. He brought this completely inert, [...]...

As the SAF Reports, the Brady Campaign is attempting to block the confirmation of federal judges who support the individual right of Americans to keep and bear arms. For those who are not familiar with the process, federal judges are appointed by the President. They then must be confirmed by the Senate. The anti-gun [...]...

Different shotgun activities require different barrel lengths. This article addresses the recommended barrel lengths for various purposes, and the pros and cons of these barrel lengths. Longer Barrels Pros: Longer sighting plane, less noise, less muzzle flash, less recoil. Cons: Harder to maneuver with, heavier weight. Longer shotgun barrels are ...

I have noticed that there is insidious anti-gun indoctrination experienced by many people, and that it happens from an early age.  I believe this to be a serious problem, not just for the future of the 2nd Amendment, but for society’s ability to solve its social problems, such as violence.  I’ve seen this anti gun [...]...

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is proposing several anti-gun rights laws as the answer to gang violence. These laws won’t affect gang members, who are already willing to break the laws against selling drugs, committing murder, and being felons who unlawfully possess guns. As the L.A. Times reports, “The proposed [Los Angeles] c...

Joining the NRA is a great way to help protect our 2nd amendment right to keep and bear arms. Normally, a 1 year membership is $35, but you can join here for $25 - That is a $10 discount. The main reason to join the NRA is to protect our rights. When a [...]...

Suppressor maker Advanced Armament Corp now have a company blog. Go check it out. AAC Rimfire Suppressor. I hope more and more businesses in the firearm industry start blogging and actively join in the gun blogging community. ...

The Springfield 1911 is a semiautomatic pistol that has achieved near legendary status in the eyes of many people. This is due in no small part to its design and reliability. Although I prefer modern polymer framed pistols such as the Springfield XD, I also appreciate the Springfield 1911. My review of [...]...

The governor of Arizona, Janet Napolitano, vetoed Arizona House Bill 2629, which would have allowed citizens to defensively display a firearm when confronted by a criminal. As it stands now, when a law abiding Arizona citizen is confronted by a criminal, the citizen has two choices: Draw their gun and fire, hoping that they shooting [...]...

Toronto, Canada Mayor David Miller is is considering a ban upon the manufacture, distribution, assembly, warehousing and discharge of guns. This would shut down Toronto’s gun training centers, gun ranges, gun stores, and gun manufacturing. This is being done under the guise of preventing “gun crime”, when in fact Toronto’s...

The tiltle has been borrowed from a May 22, 2008 article on the Albany Times Union Opinion Page. Ya, ”Guns and bluster” a great way to categorize groups standing up for the rights of the 71% of the population who believe the 2nd Amendment is an individual right.  Personally I think the title should have been Manure and Half Truths. S...

Gun control laws, especially the bans on so called “assault weapons“, tend to be highly technical in nature.  Such laws include arbitrary limitations on the length of barrels, the number of round a magazine can store, cosmetic features of the gun, etc.  This leaves the average law abiding citizen unaware that they might be violating [...

The NK Beverage Pit and its employees have been victims of armed robbery before. Last year, Karla Vigil was working alone one morning when she was robbed at gunpoint. This time, the would be robber wasn’t so lucky. In yet another case of citizens lawfully defending themselves with a gun, the Tampa Bay Online [...]...

In what is a departure from tradition, almost 20 Indian women in a rural village area have been granted gun permits in order to keep the numerous armed robbers at bay. In the Madhya Pradesh district, armed robbers (called “dacoity”) are a serious problem. Women belonging to a village defense group have been given [...]...

In response to my articles on selecting a gun for home defense, taking a friend shooting for the first time, and facts about recoil, I have been asked how one can get used to the recoil generated by more powerful guns. Getting used to recoil is not too challenging, as this article explains. Recoil, as [...]...

As CBS 11 reports, a Dallas home owner caught a burglar in his home.  When he confronted the burglar, the burglar charged at him and threw a backpack.The home owner lawfully used his handgun to shoot the burglar in the arm, and held him until the police arrived.  The police say that 17-year-old Alexander Aguilar, [...]...

The Remington 11-87 is a gas operated, semi-automatic (autoloading) shotgun. I own an 11-87, and decided to write a review, which is shown below. Basics The Remington 11-87, which is sometimes incorrectly referred to as the Remington 1187 or the Remington 11/87, is a gas operated semi-automatic (also called “autoloading” or “sel...

As the Times Online reports, there were two teenagers shoot in London today, despite the near total ban on guns of any type that the UK government has forced upon its law abiding citizens. Both of the victims were 17 year old males, who are both in critical condition after being shot in separate events. [...]...

Personal responsibility seems to be something that our society is lacking these days, especially insofar as guns are concerned.  Rather than blaming negligent adults who didn’t store their gun in a safe and responsible manner when a small child shoots his or her self, we blame guns.  Rather than blaming the adults who did not [...]...

Governor Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas announced her refusal to sign Kansas House Bill 2359 into law.  This bill would strengthen the right of the citizens to keep and bear arms for self defense. The governor acknowledged that that her veto would almost certainly be overridden.  This is due to the the strong, nearly unanimous, bipartisan support [....

The Streamlight TLR-2 is a combination tactical light and laser, which mounts on the accessory rails of handguns, shotguns, and rifles. My review of this well built tactical accessory is below: Basics The Streamlight TLR-2 is a combination tactical LED light and laser, built into a single unit that mounts to the accessory rails on handguns [...]...

The Sun Times reports that rural Indian villagers burned hundreds of toy guns in protest of the civil unrest and militant groups that have killed over 5,000 people in the last decade.  The violence perpetrated by these militants and criminals is tragic, but blaming guns is irrational, pointless, and won’t solve the Indian’s problem wit...

As the Daily Herald reports, well funded anti-gun groups in Illinois are trying fear tactics to retaliate against a state law maker who didn’t jump on their anti-gun bandwagon. “A distasteful mailing was recently sent to the women in [Illinois state legislator] Sandy Cole’s 62nd Legislative District by a well funded and powerful l...

I’ve previously mentioned the recent handgun crimes in Oak Park, Illinois, which is a suburb of Chicago that has a handgun ban (which the criminals ignore).  Most of these recent crimes have only involved robbery at gunpoint, and pistol whipping.  Today, a man stopped for a traffic light at the intersection of Austin and Roosevelt [...]...

I have previously discussed how the bans on so called “assault weapons” only ban cosmetic and safety features of guns that are not true military style guns anyway, while not reducing crime or even being rationally related to crime.  Now I’ll address the fact that criminals simply don’t tend to use these so called “ass...

Chicago Alderman Richard Mell owns a variety of shotguns, rifles, and pistols, but forgot to re-register them, which makes the handguns permanently illegal and unregisterable under Chicago law.  Since he wants to keep his handguns, he is proposing a 1 month registration amnesty period.  The catch?  It would only apply to people who happened to [...

Few topics are as hotly debated as the question of “which caliber”. This article addresses my thoughts on the topic for semi-automatic (autoloading) pistols, intended for self defense use. While bullets of every caliber are deadly if placed correctly, some are more effective than others. For example, a .22 caliber bullet is a deadly ...

As was reported a while ago, Citibank is continuing to discriminate against law abiding firearms dealers.  Citi has a policy of “not maintaining accounts for businesses that deal in weapons”, even when the transactions are completely above the board and lawful. Citibank has not backed away from its discriminatory policy, so I believe a...

As mentioned last week, robbers in Oak Park were ignoring the handgun ban.  This has continued for yet another week, with a robber pistol whipping a man as he was robbed, as the Wednesday Journal reported. How much longer until Chicago and Oak Park residents realize that their handgun bans only disarm the law abiding citizens, [...]...

The Arizona Republic reports that Arizona Senate Bill 1214, which would have allowed law abiding college and university students to carry a concealed firearm for their protection, has been killed in the state senate. Arizona Senate President Tim Bee blocked the bill, which would have allowed Arizona college students to defend themselves from the ty...

As KCCI Channel 8 reported, James Spiers, a Pizza Hut driver who had a concealed handgun permit, lawfully carried his concealed weapon while making a delivery.  The driver was attacked by an armed criminal and fired his gun in self defense, saving his life and injuring the robber (who is now in jail).  Pizza hut [...]...

Recently, I have heard politicians talking about what they consider to be “reasonable restrictions” on gun rights. These restrictions are often anything but reasonable, so I thought it would be a good exercise to compare what society would be like if we treated other fundamental rights the same way that the Second Amendment to [...]...

As the Associated Press reports, two men engaged in a parking lot Taser duel.  The dispute began after a car was booted, and both men fired their Tasers at each other.  Neither required medical attention, but one was arrested due to the incident. Given the propensity for politicians to call for further useless gun control laws [...]...

Shooting is a great sport for everyone.  I say that not just because it is fun, but because it does not have to have the same physical requirements as many other sports.  This allows a lot of people to participate and excel at shooting, even if they could not do the same in other sports.  [...]...

The Springfield XD is currently my favorite pistol, so I though I would write a review of it. Basics The Springfield XD is a polymer framed, single action semiautomatic (autoloading) pistol that is available in a variety of models and calibers. It is a durable and feature packed handgun, at an affordable price. I prefer [...]...

In the US and the UK, there are attempts by anti gun groups to make the ownership of guns seen as taboo, from both a legal and moral perspective. These attempts at eliminating “gun culture” are doomed to backfire, as history and human nature teach use. Allow me to explain: A cursory look at [...]...

The Courant reports that Hartford, CT is facing a wave of violent crime, similar to that which Chicago has recently experienced.  But unlike Chicago, Hartford is taking steps that will actually reduce crime, rather than just calling for more ineffective gun control laws and giving the police machine guns: Instead, Hartford, CT Mayor Eddie Perez is...

The Associated Press reports that the Houston police department allowed convicted criminals into their evidence rooms, which contained guns.  I say “contained” in the past tense, because over an undisclosed period of time, more than 30 guns were stolen.In one case, the police believe that one employee stole a gun and then used it in [....

As CBS News reports, Chicago high school students are collecting signatures in order to petition additional ineffective gun control laws.  Specifically, they are petitioning for the ban on standard capacity magazines that that Illinois legislature is considering. It should be obvious that the criminals willing to commit murder and violate Chicago&...

As stated in my biographical and demographical information, I am an African American male, in my mid twenties.  Because of this, some of my friends have questioned whether it is wise of me to go to gun stores and ranges.  These friends were concerned that, due to my race, I would face discrimination or violence [...]...

I’ve noticed that many people who aren’t familiar with guns tend to fear them.  I’m not referring to the fear of a criminal pointing a gun at them, but rather a fear of owing a gun themselves.  Recently I asked coworkers and other people who have such a fear of guns why guns scare them. [...]...

Pump action shotguns and rifles are well suited to home defense, due to their reliability. An added benefit of pump action is that it makes storing the firearm in a relatively safe yet ready to use fashion easier. While this practice is likely obvious to those experienced with pump action firearms, it may [...]...

The Remington 7600 is a pump action rifle, available in a variety of calibers. Its action is similar to that of the Remington 870 series shotgun, making this rifle easy to transition to for those familiar with pump action shotguns. The pump action nature of this rifle also exempts it from some [...]...

The Curry County Reporter, which is located in Oregon, reports that a man from Bookins, OR drew his gun in self defense and successfully stopped his attackers without firing a shot: Police arrived at a McDonald’s to find Kerry Von Pohle pointing a revolver towards Kevin Eber and Jacob Shelton. An investigation revealed Von Pohle had [...]...

As the Sun Times reports, another weekend of violence in Chicago has begun.  On Friday night alone, 10 people were shot with by criminals with handguns, despite Chicago’s longstanding handgun ban.  These criminals ignored Chicago’s handgun ban, just as the criminals in Oak Park ignored Oak Park’s handgun ban.  Perhaps if law ab...

Porting, which refers to the addition of holes near the end of a shotgun’s barrel, can be a good addition to your home defense or sporting shotgun.  There are some drawbacks as well, and this article addresses both. The porting of the FN Herstal pump action tactical police shotgun can be seen near the end of [...]...

FN Herstal makes a variety of tactical shotguns which are designed for the rigors of police use, but are available to ordinary citizens. These shotguns are durable, reliable, and highly recommended by this author. My review of the FN Herstal pump action tactical police shotgun is below: Basics The FN Herstal pump action tactical police [...]...

Violent crime in Chicago is up 6 percent in the first four months of  2008, compared to the first 4 months in 2007, as the Chicago Tribune reports.  Murder is also up by 9%: “A total of 134 homicides were tallied over the first four months of the year, compared with 123 in that same period [...]...

The LA Times reports on John McCain, the presumptive 2008 Republican Presidential Candidate, and his attempts at gaining the trust (and votes) of NRA members: Many gun rights advocates are still enraged that McCain supports efforts to close the so-called gun show loophole, which allows people who buy guns from unlicensed dealers at gun shows to [.....

The Ruger 10/22 is a great gun for target practice. It is inexpensive but of high quality, and the ammunition it fires, .22 long rifle (.22LR), is just a few cents per cartridge. My review of the Ruger 10/22 is below. Basics The Ruger 10/22 is a semiautomatic rifle chambered for the .22 long rifle [...]...