Did Colorado’s Open Carry Law Delay Police Response to Colorado Springs Spree Killing?
"An emergency call placed moments before Saturday's shooting rampage in Colorado Springs has sparked intense debate on how police should respond to armed people in public given Colorado's open carry law.," denverpost.com reports. "Naomi Bettis told...
Memo to the Florida Sheriffs Association: Here’s The Truth About Open Carry
Unified Sportsmen of Florida write :
Recent Palm Beach Post and Tampa Bay Times articles quote the Chairman of the Florida Sheriffs Association’s Legislative Committee (FSA). The Chairman makes many erroneous claims regarding Florida's proposed open carry bills...
Question of the Day: Open Carry Etiquette Rules Please
“Clearly, with Texans and their affinity for guns, there is one area sorely lacking when it comes to possession and the carrying of guns,” former Texas State Rep. Carl Parker writes at The Examiner in southeast...
Gun Tweet of the Day: God Bless Texas Edition
Texas is hardly home to the America's best gun laws - or lack thereof. Concealed carry still requires a license, which requires training, a shooting test, a background check and fingerprints. Open carry - due January...
Is Arming EMTs A Good Idea?
Robert forwarded an article earlier this week about a couple of EMTs that were ambushed in the line of duty. The were stabbed and pretty badly cut up. His question: should we arm EMTs? It's a...
Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions: Why Do You Carry A Gun? Edition
It happened the other day, again, in the locker room. "Why do you carry a gun?" a random guy asked as I placed my EDC in my locker. "So that good things can happen...
The St. Augustine Record: Fudds R Us
A Fudd is a gun owner who supports gun control, named after Looney Tunes' hapless hunter Elmer Fudd. When a Fudd takes to the media to promote "sensible gun safety legislation," he or she must first submit...
Self-Defense Tip: Use a Retention Holster for Open Carry
On January 1, 2016, Texas becomes a open carry state. Your humble correspondent will be exercising his natural, civil and Constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms by bearing arms openly, where allowed. He...
Yankee Marshall: Break the Law. #carryeverywhere [VIDEO]
https://youtu.be/Rg4Jx1c_B48
I apply a simple rule to bearing arms: if it's not legal, I don't do it. And if I did, I sure as hell wouldn't A) tell anyone, or B) tell other people to...
BREAKING: VA Gov. McAuliffe’s Executive Action to Prevent Gun Violence Bans Open Carry In...
A TTAG tipster sent us a copy of Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe's Executive Action to Prevent Gun Violence. Click here to read. Citing the thoroughly debunked "private gun sales loophole" 40 percent stat, McAuliffe's EA 50...
Three Ways to Destroy Gun Control Once and For All
The post-Umpqua Community College anti-gun agitprop surge indicates that the civilian disarmament industrial complex is getting increasingly desperate. While Bloomberg bucks will continue to feed the anti-firearms freedom flames, I reckon the pro-gun side has...
Mayor: More Residents Should Carry Their Guns
"Possessing weapons increases the confidence of residents, who know that in addition to police there are many people who are not afraid to intervene." The wise words of Bill DeBlasio? Rahm Emmanuel? Sadly (and wholly...