The Truth About Concealed Carry in Illinois
"Emanuel was flanked by Garry McCarthy and Mike Pfleger during his rail against law-abiding gun owners," Illinois State Rifle Association Executive Director Richard Pearson observes in a news release. "McCarthy, of course, is Emanuel's police superintendent and...
Kel Tec’s Follow Up re: Broken KSG Rail
In our last episode, AI member C Young relayed a, well, problem he encountered with his KSG's plastic lower rail. But he's been in contact with Kel Tec's customer service operation and they seem...
Pump Gun Problem: Kel Tec KSG Rail Ruptures
Earlier today, commenter C Young posted the following the following comment underneath RF's Kel-Tec KSG review. We contacted him for photos.
"The lower rail of the forend where a foregrip is recommended is PLASTIC unlike the...
OMG! OMG! Unloaded Rifles! Where I Can See ‘Em! OMG!
Karin Bugge of Altadena, California isn't afraid of her neighbors. She's not afraid of strangers on the street. Writing for altadeena.patch.com, Ms. Bugge pens a piece announcing her fearless support of Assemblyman Tortantino's bill to...
Saiga-12 A Hit With the LEO Market at SHOT
Ah well. It looks like too few law enforcement agencies are TTAG readers. If they were, they might have read Foghorn's review of the Saiga-12 shotgun. Nick's advice: avoid 'em like the plague. But...
Question of the Day: Less Lethal Rounds? Really?
Commentator HSR47 responded to Chris's post about someone who'd listened to too much 10cc: "Honestly, birdshot IS a decent idea, at least for the first round — the majority of DGUs are won...
OMG! A Seven-Year-Old! With A Shotgun! OMG! A Seven-Year-Old With A Shotgun!
Hang on. Isn't the U.K. up in arms about an adult going postal with a shotgun? What's that got to do with kids---parentally supervised---participating in smooth-bore-related field sports? Dunno. But the British media's shocked---shocked!---at the...
New from Stoeger: Double Defense Over/Under
Yes, that's an over/under home defense shotgun. Stoeger's new Double Defense scattergun has short, easily maneuverable 20" barrels and plenty of rail space. Previously made in a side-by-side model, the 0/u will also be...
New from Savage: Model 42 Combination
The Savage Model 24 was an affordably-priced over-under combination gun, manufactured for decades. The company pulled the plug on the 24 some time ago, after Savage determined that they couldn't build it out of...
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Joshua Wyrick Ryan
"A Seymour man was injured after a shotgun loaded with birdshot accidentally went off on Sunday," wbir.com reports. Once again, we're looking at an immaculate discharge. As opposed to a negligent discharge. You know,...
New from Franchi: Refreshed Affinity Shotguns
And the award for most accommodating shotgun vendor at Media Day goes to...the fine folks at Franchi. Not that the Armed Intelligentsia give a flying fig which makers make it hard or easy on...