Trashed NRA ‘statement’ wound up where it belongs
Ever notice how the organizations that send you junk mail have learned to use every trick possible to get you to open the envelope? One came the other afternoon, an official-looking piece of mail with...
How it’s Made: Hornady Ammunition [VIDEO]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a1G1XGhnTY
The NRA published a pretty neat video a few days ago where they took a look inside the Hornady ammunition factory and showed how all the machinery makes the ammunition that we buy and...
Ted Nugent Endorses Mitt Romney
Ted Nugent has Tweeted his endorsement of presidential candidate Mitt Romney. (Confession: I read it kinda fast and thought the Motor City Madman was endorsing John Goodman.) Given Romney's Domo Arrigato Mr. Roboto personality, the idea...
TTAG To Carpet Bomb NRA Convention. Metaphorically.
An NRA promo video for the 2012 Convention in St. Louis that starts with a sound byte from a black man? The Age of Miracles is Upon Us! Another Sign that this is The...
R. Lee Ermey Video Encourages Young Gun Owners to Register
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJAZyQHh9JU
...to vote, that is.
Question of the Day: Are You Adapting Your Self-Defense Style to Your Diminished Capacities?
TTAG's team is preparing to head to the National Rifle Association's OFWG hoe-down in St. Louis. Once again, it's NRA convention time. We'll be blogging the beJesus out of the world's largest gathering of...
Mayors’ Against Illegal Guns Rap Sheets
On the eve of the Super Bowl gun control ad by the Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the nraila.org offered a round-up of criminal charges lodged against members of the gun grabbing group. We republish it here...
The Faceless, Mysterious NRA. Or Something.
Donald Kaul’s recent missive for otherwords.org lists, in lenten fashion, what the guilt-ridden, self-described granola liberal will be giving up for 2012. He first covers global warming. For some reason. But then he swings...
American Rifleman: “We Don’t Publish Negative Reviews”
A few months ago I was interviewed for an assistant editor position at American Rifleman magazine, the NRA's flagship publication with about 1.3 million subscribers. Don't worry, I'm not running off anytime soon. Anyway,...
Brand Extension of the Day: NRA Wine Club
I'm not sure if the plonk offered by the NRA to its members qualifies as a brand extension. Although the gun org pitches (and pitches and pitches) the "NRA Wine Club," it's an affiliate...
Quote of the Day: Hysterical Hyperbole Edition
"It’s long past time for the American people to wake up and realize that their so-called Second Amendment rights have gradually turned the National Rifle Association into a terrorist organization through its adamant refusal...
Quote of the Day: NRA Sales Call Edition
"Making Obama a one-term president is our number one priority." - NRA fund-raiser.