Random Thoughts About “Room to Destroy”
When the Mayor of Baltimore told a justifiably panicked public that she was giving "protesters" "room to destroy" she was speaking truth to powerlessness. Once again, the Mayor of a city abandoned law-abiding citizens to rampant criminality. Once again,...
The Moral Conflict Presented by the ATF
Five-star ratings aren't handed out willy-nilly around here, so when I said that Lancer's L15 lower receiver was worthy of the $200 tax stamp and the commitment to register it as an SBR, I meant it....
ShotSpotter: An Alternative Viewpoint
For five years I lived in the most dangerous neighborhood in San Francisco, the Bayview-Hunter's Point area. While this afforded the wife and me the very unique-for-SF ability to own a single family home...
On Flinging Poo and the Right to Self-Defense
Reader Arthur Milton writes:
This was originally intended as a response to Bruce Krafft’s 'Schooling a Young Scholar' posted last week, but then realized I had quite a bit more to say. I once read a bumper sticker that...
Are Firing Squads the “Most Humane Method” of Execution?
Earlier this week, reports the Salt Lake Tribune, Utah Governor Gary Herbert, a Republican, signed a bill re-establishing firing squads as a 'secondary method for executions', in the event that drugs necessary for lethal...
Attention Anti-Gunners: Freedom ≠ Anarchy
Stephanie Heck doesn’t trust her neighbors. She doesn’t trust high school seniors, college students, and young adults in general. She believes that anybody 18 or older, given the opportunity to exercise the natural, fundamental, and...
Random Thoughts About Eric Holder and Brian Terry
I don't have a lot of respect for Eric Holder, regardless of his skin color. I say that because the U.S. Attorney General has a history of playing the race card against his critics. Given...
New York Times Demands M855 Ammo Ban
The New York Times is quite possibly the least gun friendly publication in the United States. They've previously shown an utter contempt and disregard for fact checking and proper use of statistics when their...
A Message to Gun Owners: Be An Ambassador
If you've been checking in on TTAG over the last few days, you know that I spent last weekend at the Bushnell Brawl. It was my first precision rifle match, and I had an...
NE State Senator Kills Military Spouse CCW Bill…Because Gay Marriage
As reported earlier, the Nebraska legislature was considering a measure sponsored by State Senator Dave Bloomfield that would exempt military spouses from the standard 180-day waiting period to 'establish residency' in the Cornhusker State...
Boston U. Trustees to “Socially Responsible” Investment Group: Drop Dead
The forces arrayed against our civil rights are starting to recognize that a single, all-encompassing legal win against the right to keep and bear arms in Congress or the judiciary is just not in...
Carry On-Body Or Not At All
Off-body carry is a lot like treating a gun like a talisman. If just having a gun somewhere nearby would ward off criminals, then it's great. But if you actually need to use your...