Annette Evans Scares the Hell Out of the Gun Control Industry
Picture a gunslinger and Annette Evans probably does not spring to mind. She is Chinese-American, lives in the suburbs of Philadelphia and identifies herself as socially liberal—not the archetypal conservative, rural white man. Yet...
PERSONAL DEFENSE & SAFETY: Priceless Comments From My Dashcam Confrontation Story
My recent story about what happened after a driver side-swiped my car elicited all manner of comments here at TTAG. A few of them were highly critical of how I handled the situation. While...
*Another* Philly Car Theft Thwarted by a Concealed Carrier…Dead Perp’s Family Is Outraged
2022 has already proven to be a banner year for carjackings in Philadelphia. In less than the first 14 days, police took reports on 100 carjackings. Then 'jackers started running into concealed carry holders...
In Praise of the Dash Cam: Capturing An Angry Driver After a Collision
I’ve advocated the use of dash cams for probably six years now. A road rage incident near Springfield, Illinois one evening convinced me of the prudence and wisdom of having a visual record of...
‘Smart Gun’ Fail: New LodeStar Works Not-So-Smart Pistol Couldn’t Fire Two Rounds Back-to-Back
Last week, we lambasted reports of a new "smart gun" that Reuters raved about in a glowing "exclusive." Reuters reporter Daniel Trotta wrote that the third-generation prototype fired "without issue" during a live-fire demonstration...
Not-So-Brotherly Love: Philly Notches 100 Carjackings in First Two Weeks of 2022 – VIDEO
Once upon a time, Philadelphia was better known for its brotherly love than for feral crime. However, with Soros-funded prosecutor Larry Krasner putting criminals' interests first and the people's somewhere further down the list,...
Random Thoughts On That First Home Defense Gun
As a firearms and personal defense instructor for just shy of 25 years, I’ve had countless people ask me what’s the best gun for home defense. If only it were so simple. That question...
A Harsh Reminder: Mindset Matters More Than Marksmanship
A good concealed carry course should shock you a little bit. Many students go into a class thinking they're getting training that could possibly make them a hero, and as TTAG and the NRA-ILA...
Here We Go Again: Reuters Breathlessly Announces Another Revolutionary ‘Smart Gun’ That Will CHANGE...
The gun control industry coined the term "smart guns" many moons ago to describe what to date have been a series of flawed, unreliable firearms. Every few years since then, pretty much like clockwork,...
UC Davis Study Reveals What Happens to a Disarmed Populace
By Lee Williams
California is a violent place, despite having some of the most stringent anti-gun laws in the country.
A new study by the University of California-Davis Firearm Violence Research Center is damning. It reveals...
Home Defense in the UK: Singing the Praises of a .50 Cal. Air Pistol...
Here in America, we giggle at the muzzle energy and defensive performance of the .25 Auto round. In the land once known as Great Britain, where gun control long ago went from the stupid...
Poor Victim Selection: Armed Merchant Shoots Back, Repeatedly [VIDEO]
Armed robbers are basically bullies, using a firearm as a tool to intimidate their victims into compliance. Like most bullies, when they face someone on an equal or superior playing field, they tend to...