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If David Hogg didn’t exist, we’d have to invent him… …because Joe Biden isn’t going to live forever, and we’re always going to need some comic relief in our lives, aren’t we? Ever since the moment he burst onto the political scene like a long-overdue pimple, David Hogg has been the media’s latest anti-gun darling….
Toy gun, or not to toy gun? Earlier this week, I presented a pro-gun argument against purchasing toy guns…but given that TMC hasn’t started their A Christmas Story marathon yet, I’m shelving the “you’ll shoot your eye out” argument for now. Today, I’d like to present the pro-gun case for purchasing toy guns for the…
The bad news for Dick’s just keeps coming. Earlier this year, the retail giant decided to give its business a bris by actually destroying their inventory of AR-15s, hiring gun-control lobbyists, and forbidding all firearms sales (including long guns) to adults under 21. To the surprise of nobody (even, apparently, Dick’s head), this led to…
I played with toy guns as a kid, and I bet you did too…but there is a pro-gun argument against toy guns. On a windswept hillside, I had finally brought my enemy to bay. He turned to me, hair a-tangle and knees a-scabbed, and said, “At last, it’s come to this.” He brought his weapon…
Usually, buying a woman clothing for Christmas is a bit risky…but not this time. If there are any words scarier than “Oh, just pick out whatever for me,” coming from the woman in your life, then I don’t really want to know what they are. (“Engine Four is on fire.” Nah, not scary enough. “President…
Today, Thompson Auto-Ordnance broke my accountant’s heart by announcing that they’re introducing (semi-automatic, natch) “Tommy Guns” dedicated to outlaw legends Bonnie and Clyde. You can get one of your own if you like; the company says that the guns are shipping now and should be available from your dealer by the time you get over your…
In this video, Personal Defense Network’s Rob Pincus dissects a particularly heartbreaking law-enforcement bodycam video–and we’ll warn you, although it’s not graphic, it’s definitely tough to watch. What makes this so tragic is that, as Pincus demonstrates, neither the armed homeowner who was shot by the officer nor the officer himself did anything wrong legally,…
Today, we have a guest column from our resident gun-control expert Ima Nidiot, human wind tunnel and personification of the word “moist.” Take it away, Ima! Hello again, my deplorable bitter clingers! This might come as something of a surprise to you, me starting up my own tactical training academy and all, and I know…
Every so often, a retailer or product manufacturer will forget that gun owners’ money spends just as green as everyone else’s, and they’ll proudly announce their support for gun control. And every so often, gun owners have to remind them of that fact by not spending that money. Sometimes it’s from an entity that really…
It’s simple, it costs nothing, and it’ll work better than what we’re doing now. Hear me out… What’s always struck me the hardest after each headline-grabbing mass shooting is that murder of this type really seems to be the only kind of crime in which the public’s reaction is to blame all of the people…
Is it possible for ammunition to degrade over time, and if so, is it dangerous? A Facebook follower recently asked us the above question, and interestingly, there’s not much straightforward information out there about that. (Part of the reason why is no doubt that no reputable ammunition manufacturer wants to promise that their product could…
The new Range Officer Elite is a solid 10…millimeters. (And it looks good, too.) Springfield Armory knows what you want for Christmas 2018: Their RO® Elite 1911 semi-automatic pistol, now in the powerful 10mm chambering. That’s why they’ve released it in plenty of time to make its way into the stockings of shooting competitors, self-defenders,…
