New(ish) from CMMG: Ambidextrous Upper Receiver
CMMG released this product at SHOT (yet somehow forgot to mention it to me when I stopped by their booth), but they're here and showing off some of their production models at NRA this...
Booth Babe: Eva Shockey
As we continue to elbow Nick out of the booth babe blogging business - keeping him securely in his comfort zone of rifles and other dangerous things - the job of talent scouting has...
QOTD: How Do We Increase Diversity in the Gun Community?
Okay, I know that sounds like a horrendously lefty-type question, but at the barbecue strategy meeting Thursday evening, Robert brought up the question of how do we bring more minorities/"people of color" into the...
Rural Democrat (Yes, Democrat!) Pushing for Carry MetroLink
Fortunately before I came to St. Louis I checked the carry laws. I knew that MO accepted all permits, so my MN permit would allow me to carry; but I discovered that it is...
Mirro Mirror On the Wall (Safe)
Keith Goble of Jotto Desk is on the floor showing off his company's wall safe. Designed to allow quick access to a firearm, a latch release allows the mirror to slide away revealing a...
WTF-NRA Unprepared for New Media?
OK - just a small beef - the internet in the press room is terrible. Slow, I get bumped off, and did I mention it is slow? By being here, the new media press can...
Ton is in Da House
One of my favorite reality TV shows is "Auction Hunters". At the NRA convention, Clinton "Ton" Jones was ambling his way across my path, his distinctive tattoos the thing that prompted my recognition.
With his partner Allen Haff, they...
Hands-On with the S&W Shield
As expected, the S&W Shield is here at the NRA Annual Meeting, and it's basically a small version of their existing M&P line. All of the controls and the styling feels familiar, mainly because...
St. Louis Metrolink Gently Reminds Riders Not to Pack Heat
As I was riding the Metrolink into the city this morning, I noticed some rather prominent and prevalent signs on the train reminding riders not to carry on the train. Apparently, according to some...
What Jeff Quinn Carries When He Can’t Carry A Gun
The NRA Convention is a gun-free zone. So what does Jeff Quinn, Gunblast guy, carry when he can't carry a firearm? Glad you asked. It's an Arno Bernand Gazelle with a sheep bone handle...
TTAG NRA Convention is Go
I'm sitting here in the press room, watching the Gun Blast guy scarf a muffin as the creme de la creme of the firearms media gathers for the National Rifle Association's annual gathering of...
Heizer Introduces Winter Combat DoubleTap Model
OK, so they're not really calling this the Winter Combat model. Heizer's actually calling the albino version of their soon-to-be-released (fingers crossed!) double-barreled pocket gun the Hedy Jane. They've obviously decided that pink guns...