Starbucks Appreciation Day Update: NGVAC Boycott Fizzling Away
Earlier this week the Chicago-based National Gun Victims Action Council released a statement promoting a boycott of Starbucks on Feb 14th. I do not usually pander to the fringe anti-gun lobby, but something about...
Headline of the Day: “Stamford gun, drug runner pleads guilty”
From the stamfordadvocate.com. You have to give the gun credit for coming clean and saving the city the cost of the trial.
Quote of the Day: Spooky Moniker Edition
"I have never heard of these Para-Ordnance guns before, but they sound even more terrifying than the glock and special 38 assault weapons we read so much about. Hopefully this isn't the start of...
Carl’s Jr. Shooting and the Use of Force Continuum
The internet is on fire following the release of the video of a deadly shooting outside a Carl’s Jr. in East LA. Armchair commandos, Canadian car guys, average Joes, military vets and law enforcement...
UPDATE: Angus-Reid Gun Poll
I have to admit, I missed this little gem in the fine print when I was doing my once-over of the study (the one about 85% believing in the individual right to bear arms)...
Breaking News: Freedom Group Fires AAC’s Lynsey Thompson
There's news from Gear Scout that Freedom Group has fired Lynsey Thompson, AAC's plant manager. This comes on the heels of Kevin Brittingham, the founder of AAC, getting the same treatment last month.
Lynsey Thompson...
Fox Sports Bans Gun-Related Sponsors from UFC Events
Not being a fan of kick-ass, no holds barred UFC/MMA fighting, I had no idea that gun-related companies sponsored UFC fighters and bouts. Evidently, one of our least favorite ranges, The Gun Store in...
U.S. To Import 87,310 M1 Garand Rifles from Korea
The supplies of M1 Garand rifles are slowly but surely dwindling from the Civilian Marksmanship Program's shelves. That's the government-run organization that distributes WWII era firearms to the population, promoting civilian marksmanship through its...
Never Let a High Profile International Meeting Go to Waste
L. Neil Smith once said (and yes, I quote him a lot because he's articulate and insightful), "People accuse me of being a single-issue writer, a single- issue thinker, and a single- issue...
The Four Rules Actually Apply to All Kind of Guns
Yes, even nail guns. According to his fiancee, Gail Glaenzer, Daunte Artullo of Chicago is doing well, says bbc.co.uk. "'He moved all his limbs, he's talking normal, he remembers everything,' she said. 'It's amazing,...
Something We Missed While In the SHOT Show News Cocoon: Lee Paige
https://youtu.be/h-ZZ6pynGLM
You remember Lee, right? Who could forget him? Paige was the only one in the room "professional enough" show a group of Orlando area kids his gun. Yep, that Lee Paige. He has sued...
NSSF: Shooting Industry Suffers from 40% Return/Defect Rate
Thanks in no small part to our gavel-to-gavel SHOT Show coverage, TTAG is now acknowledged as the biggest and baddest firearms-related blog out there. Nick and I were a tad surprised (and not a...