A Pediatrician’s Perspective On ‘Gun Violence’ And the Need for More Restrictive Laws
By Chris McBride, MD
Dear Editor,
There are several issues that are extremely hot and heavy at this moment in the USA and one of the hottest seems to be the wish by so many to...
Shot Placement: The Ethical Truth About High-Fence Hunting
Hunting is defined as the determined search for or pursuit of wild animals, so it’s logical that Merriam-Webster defines a hunter as “one that searches for something.” In fact, that phrase resonates for many...
Dick’s, Field & Stream Store Traffic Slumps
Dick's Sporting Goods and their subsidiary Field & Stream stores look like ghost towns these days in America's heartland. After reading stories about gun companies ending sales to Dick's, and the company's hiring of...
Gun Review: Rock Island Armory ‘Baby Rock’ .380 ACP 1911 Pistol
TTAG reader Brian Connelly writes:
Most gun people knows Armscor, better known as Rock Island Armory, produces some amazing 1911’s for the money, with a lifetime warranty. They have some unique offerings with more coming...
If Only Chicagoans Could Access Firearms This Easily to Defend Themselves and Their Families...
"Our hope is to raise awareness of this important issue. We're hoping the Chicago community can take advantage of this ... and learn how simple it is for a civilian to obtain a weapon...
Shot Placement: We Have the (Processed) Meat
Meals in 2018 are a simple process. Pick your poison – fast food, sit-down restaurant, ready-made meals at the grocery store – and you’re golden. Food today comes in outrageously simplistic packages from pre-cut,...
Why the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Matters to This MD
Despite what the AMA, many medical specialty groups, and the media would have you believe, not all physicians are opponents of civilian firearm ownership. That's the whole idea behind Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership...
HuffPost: Why 90% of Gun Owners Aren’t NRA Members
With the NRA convention in Dallas over the weekend, the media have been hitting the organization, its members and civilian gun ownership in general hard for the past week. They've given the NRA the...
Fatal Police Shootings Down Significantly – Quote of the Day
“These trends mark significant changes. What we don’t understand yet is what’s causing these numbers to move downward.” - Professor Geoff Alpert in Fatal police shootings of unarmed people have significantly declined, experts say
What About Your Wads? – Question of the Day
As a waterfowl hunter, part of my daily duck season routine includes picking up spent 12-gauge hulls. If we don’t stay on top of it, hundreds, sometimes thousands of them can become scattered across...
LA Times Calls Out Gavin Newsom for Gun Control Fib
As the LA Times' George Skelton marvels, "You've got to wonder what goes through a candidate's head when his first TV ad contains an indisputable, major falsehood." You might respond that it's par for...
TTAG Daily Digest: Fewer Injuries, An Alleged Losing Streak and Blood On Hands
The NRA’s biggest contribution to gun control is holding its annual convention
This sounds like the debunked "study" that showed more spousal abuse during the Super Bowl . . .
There are many arguments that gun-rights...