Question of the Day: Stun or Kill?
TASERS are pricey but practical. The $369 C2 is about the size of an electric shaver. Available in "fashion pink," a C2 can incapacitate an aggressor at 15 feet. Bonus! You can now buy one with Anti-Felon...
Quote of the Day: You Forgot One Thing Edition
"The NRA recommends that gun owners should always keep their gun unloaded until it is ready to use. This is particularly important when you are storing your gun at home. Keeping your firearm unloaded...
TTAG Contest: Foghorn Wrote a Book Edition
Yes, you read that right -- I wrote a book. I wanted to write something that could act like a longer "Ask Foghorn," something tangible that you could hand a new shooter and give...
Gear Review: Sawfly Military Eyewear System
There is a huge difference between your basic pair of safety glasses and a "good" pair of safety glasses. And the difference isn't just in terms of protection, it's also about optical clarity and...
A Field Guide to Gun Shop Salesmen
First and foremost, when you label someone a douchebag, in writing, on a YouTube video, you really ought to spell it correctly. Otherwise you might be accused of being a you-know-what. Anyway, I know...
OMG! Guns Without Locks! In KY Houses! With Children!
I would NEVER recommend that anyone EVER keep a unsecured loaded gun in a house with children. I believe that all guns should be either on your person or locked-up. Nighttime bedside duty? Quick...
Speaking of Secret Service Failures . . . Abraham Lincoln
"At a Special Meeting of this Association...the following expressions of its sentiments and feelings were unanimously adopted the national joy has been suddenly turned to mourning! Exuberant congratulations at the brilliant victories of the...
MI Taser Law to Fund Libraries
When a Michigan legislative committee submits a bill to the Senate, they provide both supporting and opposing arguments. In the case of S.B. 29 (S-2), 30 (S-1), & 93 (S-1)---allowing Great Lakes State residents to...
Ask Foghorn: Reloading for Dummies
Ken asks:
Over the last several months, I've had trouble finding ammunition at my usual carriers. I use popular calibers (.45acp and .223rem) and live in the SF Bay area, so it could be due...
Teaching The New York Times About Teaching Kids About Guns
Yesterday's The New York Times ran a piece in their Education section entitled Second Amendment and Beyond: Pondering Gun Rights, Laws and Culture. Bloggers Holly Epstein Ojalvo and Katherine Schulten offered readers five ways to use the Times...
Question of the Day: Does Hunting Make You Better at Armed Self-Defense?
I'm not a big hunter. OK, I'm not big generally (at least vertically) and I don't hunt. In my 52 years I somehow never got around to it. So I'm thinking of going on...