Shots Fired by Air Force personnel at RAF Mildenhall in "security event"

RAF Mildenhall: Shots Fired at US Air Force Base as Car Stopped Near Plane

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A man is being questioned by police after a disturbance at an RAF base during which shots were fired by US service personnel. ... Superintendent Kim Warner, of Suffolk Police, said a vehicle failed...
The US was founded on gun control...allegedly

TTAG Morning Digest: Revisionist History, Choosing Your Data and the Roots of Hoplophobia

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A revisionist take that Michael Bellesiles would appreciate . . . Sorry, NRA: The U.S. was actually founded on gun control Madison’s intent could not be more obvious: his Second Amendment refers only to state...
Today is the fifth anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting.

Sandy Hook Anniversary Media Coverage Calls for More Gun Control Laws

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Today is the fifth anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, a signal event in America's relationship with firearms and the right to keep and bear arms. That unimaginably horrific crime was both...
Kansas City's Westport area wants to prohibit guns by privatizing the sidewalks.

TTAG Morning Digest: Privatizing Public Property, Uncommon Sense in Maryland and a NJ2AS Victory

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This seems ripe for a court challenge . . . Desperate To Stop Gun Violence, Westport Pushes For Private Sidewalks A Missouri law that took effect in January allows people to carry guns without a...
Biometric gun safes have a lot of advantages over traditional models.

Biometric Technology: The Best Way To Secure Your Firerarm

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GLOCK 24 gen 4

Everyday Carry Pocket Dump of the Day – David H

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As a babysitter, you have to be ready for every eventuality. And from the look of his gear, David H can handle anything that happens when he's watching his charges. See what he's carrying...
Australian gun confiscation wouldn't work in the US

Why Australian Style Gun Control Wouldn’t Work in America

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Gun control advocates love to point to Australia as a model for why gun control -- or more accurately gun confiscation, which is really their end goal -- will work in the United States....
The author wearing NICK holster (courtesy thetruthaboutguns.com)

Republicans Who Support The National Reciprocity Act Are Not Hypocrites

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How can Republicans support the National Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act? Aren't Republican anti-federalists: politicians who support states' rights as a check against the power of an overarching federal government? Isn't their support for national (i.e....
Why Second Amendment supporters should oppose national reciprocity.

Why Second Amendment Supporters Should Oppose A National Reciprocity Law

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Reader Justin Russell writes: Let me start by stating that I am a Second Amendment absolutist. I don't believe that the right to keep and bear arms should be infringed for any reason. In fact, unlike...
To understand America's gun culture, come to Texas

The Two Americas Clash in Texas: Quote of the Day

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"Living in a state where 'vaqueros,' cowboys, do not stand out in a crowd, and guns are just another dangerous tool that must be handled with care, it’s easy to have disdain for those...
Delta Airlines security theater

Delta Airlines Security Theater Claims a Victim…Me

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Reader Michael in GA writes: I've been working at Delta Airlines for 31 years. For the previous 20 years of my life, I grew up under the roar of the jets screaming over my head...
Tom the Dancing Bug, good guy with a gun

Concealed Carry Reciprocity: The Washington Post Hates You And Always Will

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‘Good guys with guns’ can be dangerous, too. Don’t gut concealed carry laws. the editorial at washingtonpost.com argues. As a good guy with a gun, I'm not feeling the love there. And guess who's...