Question of the Day: Do You Own “A” Gun?

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How many times have you heard this question: "Do you own a gun?" Notice the definite article: A. As in Singular. As in One. Robert's response to the proposed Massachusetts one-gun-a-month law was on the...

Question of the Day: Do You Have A Home Defense Plan?

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Later today, an Iraq War vet and I will be casing a large Victorian house, looking for the easiest way to break in. This is only a test. I repeat, this is only a...

Question of the Day: Did Johannes Mehserle Mean to Murder Oscar Grant?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNTaGA5u_PA One thing's for sure: BART security guard Johannes Mehserle shot and killed Oscar Grant. What the jury wants to know: was it a mistake? Mehserle claims he meant to Tase Grant, rather than drill...

Question of the Day: Which Car What Gun?

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I'm not saying that the image used by Sig Sauer in this summer promotion is tacky. Nor do I believe that the recently confiscated Mexican drug lords' gold-plated machine gun was to firearms aesthetics...

Question of the Day: Was Nickel Plating a 70’s Thing?

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My father was a Denver cop from 1963 until retiring in 1988. Amongst his numerous weapons, a Browning Hi-Power was his favorite non-service gun. At some point, he decided that nickel plating would be a nice...

Question of the Day: What’s the Right Size for Concealed Carry?

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A couple other pistols I inherited from my father included two vest pocket .25’s, a Bernardelli-Gardone and a baby Browning. He was a retired Denver cop, and I remember him saying “I’d never shoot...

Question of the Day: What is it with the Thumbs?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4NzURn2uOQ Every time I go to the range I see pistol shooters putting their left thumb over their right. Wrong. To get a secure grip on a handgun, place your right thumb over your...

Question of the Day: “What ‘safety measures’ can a shooting range implement anyway that...

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Occasional TTAG commentator Mikeb302000 posed an interesting question this morning on his blog. He linked to the sad story of  one Stephen Daniels, a man who rented a gun and shot himself in the head...

Question of the Day: Grappling with a Gunman?

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"David Hernandez was working at Tacos Lopez, 795 N. West St., when two men burst in just after 2 a.m. One had a pistol," kansas.com reports. "Hernandez said he was mopping the floor when the...

Question of the Day: Should All Guns Fire All Ammo?

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Caleb over at gunnuts.net reports that his website's testing and evaluation Ruger SR9c is balking at Remington UMC 115 grain ammo. Ain't that the damnedest thing? 'Cause that's the exact same gun I'm testing now, with the exact...

Question of the Day: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

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Question of the Day: Has This Ever Happened to You?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TC5Fz-svjI I don't know who had the balls/lack of brains to grab a gun by the muzzle. Or whether or not someone called the cops. Or sent them this video. But I highly recommend a...