Reform of Carry Reciprocity on the Move in South Carolina
The South Carolina House of Representatives passed a bill this week to reform the state's restrictive reciprocity law. Currently, South Carolina only recognizes carry permits from 19 states, and "enhanced" permits from four more....
Civilian with Concealed Handgun Stops Attack in Dallas: Defensive Gun Uses of the Day
It's been a rough week in the Lone Star State. Last week there was a murder-suicide at an office in Dallas. Then on Monday, a knife-wielding attacker left one person dead and three wounded at the...
Open Carry at the NRA Meeting 2017
For the last three NRA Annual Meetings, open and concealed carry have been legal and practiced on the premises. In 2015 it was in Nashville. 2016 was Louisville, Kentucky. In the press room here in...
The Road to Atlanta: Gun Rights Progress in the Last 40 Years
I drove to the NRA Meeting in Atlanta this week. I had been visiting family in Dallas, Texas, so it was only 800 miles. On the way, I reflected on the last time I was...
Hands-On With Springfield Armory’s New XD-E 9mm Hammer-Fired Pistol
https://youtu.be/b24ROkTpPvk
The wait is over and the secret is finally out. Springfield Armory‘s “all-new, game-changing pistol platform” is called the XD-E. It’s a polymer-frame, single-stack, hammer-fired, sub-compact carry gun. With a true DA/SA operation...
Michigan Marches in Support of Second Amendment
Michiganders gathered in the capital city of Lansing on Wednesday to show their support for the right to keep and bear arms. The seventh annual Second Amendment March, organized by a group of gun...
New From Heckler & Koch: The VP9SK
Considering the popularity of the duty-sized HK VP9 -- TTAG gave it a solid Four Stars -- it was only a matter of time before a compact version designed for concealed carry was released. Actually, it...
Nashville’s Hot Kicks Sneaker Shop Showdown – Defensive Gun Use of the Day
Three armed robbers stormed in the back door of a Nashville sneaker shop Thursday evening. They meant business too, firing off shots from the get-go. A single armed person inside the store drew his...
New From 5 Stone Products: The Pistol Mask Holster
Wanting to open carry while IWB carrying while looking like your giant cell phone is hovering in mid-air over your belt? Maybe you just need to hide one of those love handles? Then the...
Presenting The Honor Roll of States that Protect the Rights of Travellers
The prediction from TTAG's own Second Amendment Coalition member John Boch that Democratic Party intransigence will keep even the slightly watered-down Concealed Carry Reciprocity Bill proposed in the Senate from passage this year is disappointing for many gun owners....
Gear Review: Kel-Tec CL-43 Flashlight
It was nearly one full year ago that I toured Kel-Tec's Cocoa, FL facilities, picking up this CL-43 flashlight from their retail store on the way out. Here at TTAG we like to thoroughly test...
National Reciprocity Gets More Ink, But Passage Is Unlikely…For Now
Yahoo News teased a favorable article on national concealed carry reciprocity that ran at Al-Jazeera US. Gun rights activists have sought national reciprocity for some years now. Under President Obama, a sure veto precluded serious...