Is It Time for the NRA To Chill?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9sQKTMM7EU
As our man Kozak prowls the aisles of the NRA GunCon for actuality, searching for a bullet manufacturer who will become TTAG's official supplier (BRAD), we're keeping our editorial ear to the ground to...
Brad Kozak’s Hotel at The NRA Convention
Located in the heart of Carolinas, the Royal Inn and Suites Charlotte Airport Hotel is a 119 rooms hotel with direct access from rooms to parking area. Brad reports that he's working on a...
Firearms-Related Sexist Claptrap Continues
Every now and then, the mainstream media wants to do a gun-related news story that doesn't involve a dead person. The most ancient chestnut in this "we're not all pro-gun control all the time"...
Why Did the New York Times Report This Story?
I'm currently reading John Lott Jr.'s More Guns, WAY Too Many Statistics. Wait. That's not it. I'm reading the sequel, I'm Right About Guns, The Media's Wrong, So Why Don't They Just Admit It?...
LA Gun Buy-Back Program Also a Failure
If you want to know why gun buy-back programs are a bad idea generally, I refer you to my previous post on Chicago's "Don’t Kill a Dream, Save a Life Gun Turn-In" campaign. In...
NRA Veep Wayne LaPierre (Just) Misses Media Meme on Arming Chicago
The National Rifle Association's Executive Vice President has picked-up on the firearm-shaped ball kicked in play by the Washington Times, played with it a bit, and handed it back to the players on the field....
Police Taser Phillies Fan For Field Invasion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGIWUWA42QU
Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Joe Blanton returned to the baseball team's rotation Monday---and didn't make a fool of himself. (Philadelphia lost to the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3). But someone did. ABC News reports that a...
Incendiary Image of the Day: Well-Equipped Edition
You may have noticed that I'm hard to please when it comes to "proper-ganda." I spend my whole life trying not to write one word more than I have to---whilst cranking out several thousand...
Did Squirt Guns Lead to the Kent State Shooting?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv4u5dIRouM
The Kent State university shootings (a.k.a. "The Kent State Massacre") were a touchstone for the Viewnam-era American anti-war movement. On May 4, 1970, after three days of campus-wide unrest, 29 (out of 77) National Guard...
Question of the Day: Should I Join the NRA?
Generally speaking, I'm with Groucho: I don't want to belong to any club that would have me for a member. But I'm also aware that foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. In...
Second Amendment March a Rousing Success! Or Not.
From the Second Amendment March Newsletter. Hey, isn't it April already?
Between 2,500 and 3,000 people attended the Second Amendment March on April 19 to listen to the speakers, enjoy the camaraderie, and celebrate our...