Gun Review: Smith & Wesson M&P 45 SHIELD

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The first thing I noticed about the Smith & Wesson M&P 45 SHIELD: its width. For a .45ACP pistol, it is exceptionally slim. The thickest portion of the gun -- at the slide lock --...

It Won’t Happen Here, or Why I Carry a Gun

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This just happened at approximately 3:50pm Eastern time, Sunday, September 4, 2016. I was sitting in the parking lot of the local grocery store this afternoon -- the Food Lion in Berryville, Virginia -- waiting...

How Heavily Armed Is Your State? Don’t Ask CBS

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CBS News has published a story asking "How Heavily Armed Is Your State." Using scary pictures of scary guns, it purports to reveal the number of registered guns in each state. The main problem: CBS conflates the ATF's...

New From Vertx: Speed Concealed Carry Shirt with 37.5 Technology

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I own a pair of Vertx Phantom pants. Aside from the fact that they're about as soft as a turtle shell, they're a GD miracle. The trouser's panels circulate air through your legs, into your...

Guns On Campus: LBGT Students in Houston Fear The Bogeyman

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Those who dislike guns and oppose gun rights often base their antipathy upon fears and emotions, not facts or logic. True to form, a group of LBGT students at the University of Houston have created a anti-ballistic bogeyman...

Guns For Beginners: The GLOCK 43…Not For Noobs

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  I’d been eyeballing the new GLOCK 43 (street price about $450) since the NRA Convention 2015 when I first fondled one. It looks and feels, unsurprisingly, like a skinny GLOCK. Now, I’m a GLOCK guy....

CA’s Kern High School District Requires $1Million Insurance for Campus Carry

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Gun control advocates want the government to force armed Americans to carry liability insurance. Just as Americans currently do when exercising their right to free speech, assembly and religion. As Admiral Akbar would say "It's a trap!" Those...

Ammo Review: Lehigh & Underwood Make .32 ACP Great Again

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf-IF1emoJI If you're shooting to meet FBI specifications for projectile penetration -- 12" to 18" in 10% ballistic gelatin -- you'll find that the .32 ACP cartridge is a tough nut to crack. Ball ammo,...

New To Concealed Carry? Read This First! Guns for Beginners

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Congratulations. You’ve decided to take proactive action to keep your family safer in getting a carry license. At the same time you’re a little uncomfortable about carrying a gun. It’s okay. You’re not the Lone...

DeSantis Gunhide Question of the Day: Got Kydex?

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https://youtu.be/orloQnzBRCw I don't know whether or not off-duty Ohio police officer Darryl Jouett was wearing a Kydex holster while attempting -- and failing -- to re-holster his firearm. But it's been my experience that Kydex...

10mm vs. IIIA Body Armor

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https://youtu.be/hX_jk70UAtw Commenting on RF's post about fashion model and gun knowledge supporter Hannah Ferguson, TTAG reader Silphy said she's thinking of upgrading to 10mm. Reason being? She runs security for an armored truck and transports...

Override of Missouri Gun Reform, Constitutional Carry, Seems Likely

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In May the Missouri legislature passed an omnibus gun legislation reform bill, SB 656, on the last day of the session.  While widely heralded as a permitless or "constitutional carry" bill, there were several other notable...