Daily Archives: March 2, 2010

New Extreme Shock™ Bullet – That’s GOT to Hurt

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Robert Farago

The key to making any bullet perform is it’s ability to expand when it contacts fluid. Typically, most organic targets contain approximately 65% – 75% water. Once an Extreme Shock™ bullet penetrates into soft tissue and impacts fluid, the defractor … Continue reading →

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Total Recoil 5: Speaking of Elephant Guns Edition

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Robert Farago
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Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Rifleman: Park Unprepared for Animal Escape

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Robert Farago

According to their website, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in California has “a porcupine, an anteaters (sic), macaws and other fascinating creatures.” Which includes tigers. And cougars. And elephants. According to the park’s former “animal escape marksman,” Six Flags’ “armed crisis … Continue reading →

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UK Gun Owner Jailed for Two-and-a-Half Years for Overhead Warning Shots

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Robert Farago

The UK’s South Yorkshire Star reports that Andre John Hulse was plagued by burglars and vandals invading Low Lock Cottage, his “idyllic canalside cottage next to the River Don.” Speaking to melud at Doncaster Crown Court, Prosecutor Nicholas Neale said … Continue reading →

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Reader’s Gun: Smith & Wesson Model 410 Pistol

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Don Gammill Jr.

Having grown up around numerous firearms (most every member of my extended family is a gun owner), it was never really a question of if I would purchase my own gun, but when. Even though I had obtained a concealed … Continue reading →

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Choosing a Handgun, Part II: Form Follows Function

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Brad Kozak

There’s an old saying in the gun world: the best gun is the one you have. That’s nonsense. Well, kind of. Plenty of new handgun owners buy an overly powerful, over-large or ill-fitting handgun. They fire it a few times, … Continue reading →

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Question of the Day: Are Armed Teachers the Answer to Spree Shooters?

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Robert Farago

The “gun debate” has two sides. On one side, gun control advocates believe that eliminating firearms from society (legal or illegal) makes it safer (“guns don’t kill people; people with guns kill people”). On the other end of the spectrum, … Continue reading →

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Never Mind Open Carry: Utah Offers Legal Immunity from Shooters

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Robert Farago

The Desert News reports that Utah lawmakers are continuing to push firearms-related legislative boundaries. Last time we checked-in on The Beehive State, they were looking to usurp the feds’ power to regulate firearms made in Utah. This time ’round, the … Continue reading →

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Rapper Lil Wayne Jailed on Gun Charge [Clip NSFW]

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Robert Farago

Lil Wayne is off to Chookie today. The rapper will begin serving [at least part of] a one-year jail sentence related to a .40 pistol found on his tour bus in The Big Apple. In case you’re not au fait … Continue reading →

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New York Times: Supremes Should Assure Constitutional Rights—and Ban Guns Too

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Robert Farago

The rabidly anti-gun rights New York Times is in a bit of a pistol-packing pickle. They love them some constitutional rights, but hate OPG (Other People’s Guns—owner Arthur Sulzberger has a concealed carry permit). Et voila! This morning’s bi-polar editorial The … Continue reading →

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