Question of the Day

https://youtu.be/MCSySuemiHU Reader freddy fender writes: It's probably safe to say that most readers are convinced they must have 30 or more rounds in a magazine for effective self-defense, at home or away. The reasoning seems to...

https://youtu.be/JvAbophptmM The Brady Campaign to Prevent Violence recently unleashed a video calling for a ban on toddlers -- to stop them from shooting themselves and others. Get it? In contrast, the video above. I literally LOL'ed at the revelation that there've...

"A gun store in Las Vegas thinks that gun prices will skyrocket if Hillary Clinton wins the presidential election," businessinsider.com reports. "Westside Armory ran a 'Pre-Hillary Sale' newspaper ad warning that 'prices will skyrocket after...

"WDSU News 6 reports 9-28-16 in New Orleans, Louisiana, police arrested an elderly man they said shot one of two men he saw in his shed around 3 a.m. Wednesday in the St. Claude neighborhood," Bob...

https://youtu.be/AHYtKrWK7Fw This may seem like a stupid question, but there's a whole lot of stupid out there. In absolute terms I mean. Percentage-wise, not so much. The vast majority of American gun owners are entirely responsible with firearms,...

"The Trace was founded on the idea that America’s high rates of gun violence are compounded by a deficit of information about the issue," editorial director James Burnett writes in a "special note" email. "This...

https://youtu.be/1JN2pd3hOw8 Hollywood spends a lot of money training actors to look like they know what they're doing with a gun. That said, plot and audience excitement trumps authenticity in many if not most cases. Trigger...

https://youtu.be/8MWHNPK61Hs Yesterday, we asked you about safe storage laws. Today, I want to zoom in on bedside guns; the ultimate question of access vs. operational readiness. Plenty of manufacturers offer so-called "quick access" handgun safes, with a...

Over at The Trace, Mike Spies describes the defeat of Tennessee's "MaKayla's law," penalizing gun owners who fail to store their firearms safely resulting in accidental death or injury. As you'd expect, the report...

https://youtu.be/HZYd2gZdXjQ Forbes is a bit late to the post-Pulse nightclub "gays arming themselves for their own protection" story. But this beautifully produced video on The Pink Pistols makes the point: guns save lives. The question...

"To get a sense of the nation’s addiction to firearms, consider the numbers," wired.com asks its readers. "More than 11 million firearms are manufactured in the US each year, and another five million are imported....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7na8lgEkvo8&feature=youtu.be As this promotional video from Rebel Silencers demonstrates, suppressors have become ever more plentiful and affordable. Their new SOS-22 runs a mere $99. That might make a great stocking stuffer this Christmas if it...