Full Text: Wayne LaPerre’s Speech to the NRA Membership
Good morning! We meet today amid swirling reports of a growing government scandal. Most of the major media have ignored news that our federal government sanctioned the running of illegal guns into Mexico. Leaks from...
Gun Control advocates like cheap motels, too
I went to sleep last night exhausted from the convention. This morning, I woke up and was greeted by this truck sitting outside my motel room and I could not resist the opportunity to...
Pittsburgh 2011 vs. Charlotte 2010. What a Difference a Year Makes.
Well, we're at it again at the NRA show. And it's about everything you'd expect – more exhibits, more speeches, more rallying the troops against those who would take away our 2nd Amendment rights....
Desert Tactical Arms: Change the Caliber, Not the Zero
Desert Tactical Arms showing off production models of their new line of precision rifles. Their rifles include a unique feature: you can change barrels without shifting the zero on the rifle (well, the left/right...
NRA President, Wayne LaPierre cut ribbon
Yeah, I know, not my "Area of Operations" for the day. But this photo op was just too good to pass up. The NRA President, flanked by the NRA Treasurer, Wayne LaPierre, and Larry...
Doors are Open and TTAG is On the Scene
It's official. As of 8 AM the flood gates to the NRA National Convention are open, and the visitors are starting to meander in. As we said, TTAG will be bringing you a rather...
National Firearms Museum: 1911 Centennial Exhibit
In 1977, Charlton Heston said "The doorway to freedom is framed by the muskets that stood between a vision of liberty and anarchy at a place called Concord bridge . . . There can...
Competition Shooting 101: CMP/NRA High Power
In our last installment we stepped into the fast-paced world of 3-gun competitions, where going fast was the key to success and moving around the course was an integral part of the challenge. This...
Brady Bunch Doesn’t Know a Clip from a Magazine. Duh.
There they go again. Yup. The Brady Bunch is at it one more once, this time with a well-produced 30-second piece of the finest spin this side of the Pecos, a little opus that...
When in Doubt (Liberals) Make Stuff Up.
Doubt me? Well, let's take a look at Exhibit A, a little ditty over on PoliticusUSA.com, entitled The NRA Says the Right to Not Be Murdered by Lunatics is Bizarre.
The author, one Hrafnkell Haraldsson,...
Obama Joins the NRA
DATELINE: WASHINGTON D.C., April 1, 2011 – President Barack Obama has joined the NRA. In a carefully-worded statement that will be released to the mainstream media later today, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney...