RI Open Carry Carry Day 5: I’ve Stopped Open Carrying. For Now.
I don't smoke marijuana. I have no idea what it's like when a wave of THC-enhanced paranoia washes over you, filling every muscle, nerve, fiber and cell of your body with a sense of...
RI Open Carry Day Four: Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em! So To Speak
The moment I entered Cigar Masters' walk-in humidor, The Most Beautiful Jewish Woman in the World™ slipped in behind me and informed me that I was persona non grata. I don't think I was banned...
RI Open Carry Day Two: Got No Shadow
As I started my stroll down Thayer Street, I clocked the cop on the other side of the street. Bicycle guy. Bright blue jersey. I concentrated on walking normally---which is damn hard when you're...
RI Open Carry Day One: The Ocean State Has Its Privileges
So there I was in the Rhode Island Attorney General's office, actually in the office, behind security glass, standing next to a desk, picking up my Pistol Permit. "I had to jump through a...
What Could Possibly Go Wrong: Inscrutably Flashy Gun Buckle
Maybe this is a common sight on the mean streets of Tokyo, but we're pretty sure this bad hombre wouldn't get too far sauntering down Broadway in midtown before catching the eye of a...
Ask A Lawyer: What Does the Woollard v. Sheridan Decision Mean To Other States?
An intrepid gun owner from the Garden State asks:
Can you explain how rulings, such as Woollard v. Sheridan, impact other states? Lets say for arguments sake that the case is elevated to the supreme...
Incendiary Image of the Day: Arrest This Edition
From msnbc.msn.com: Chris Combs, of Troy, left, and Stephanie Locke, of Clawson, cross the street in downtown Birmingham, Mich. while participating in a protest by gun enthusiasts Monday, June 11. The protest is in...
Open Carry: Been There. Done That.
One of the perks of this Gunwerks trip is that I get to visit one of OpenCarry.org's "Gold Star" states. And that means I get to open carry for the first time in my life. I've done...
Question of the Day: What Makes Someone a “Gun Rights Extremist?”
The majority of TTAG's Armed Intelligentsia believe that the United Staes Constitution is all the "paperwork" a citizen should need to keep and bear arms. Despite Playboy's reticence and strategic danger, many of our...
Playboy: “Has Gun Culture Gone Too Far?”
I haven't read the June issue of Playboy magazine. Truth be told, I haven't read any magazine since 2004. Unless by "read' you mean "look at the pictures." Then sure, I've perused Guns &...
Question of the Day: Should Gun Laws Be Local, State, Federal or None of...
My Providence Concealed Weapons Permit does not allow open carry. So I'm applying for my Attorney General-issued RI weapons permit. Not only do I have to jump through all the same hoops again (and then...
Quote of the Day: Now Tell Me Gun Control Advocates Don’t Want a Total...
"Guns carried in public by private citizens—open or concealed—threaten public and private safety." - Josh Sugarmann, Executive Director, Violence Policy Center