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Remember the allegations that Ben Cannon, founder of the unsurprisingly-gun-friendly GunPal, impersonated a police officer and pulled over some random-arsed woman?

Turns out, not so much:

Ben Cannon: case dismissed. [...]

In my stumbling and bumbling around the internet, I have to ask whether or not this is such a good idea:

These unique Chilean Mausers have been converted to fire .308 and are in good condition. [...]

Well, this is starting to get interesting. As I mentioned yesteday, good ol’ Leonard Embody / kwikrnu had his handgun carry permit revoked by the state of Tennessee on the basis that he “poses a material likelihood [...]

Alright, I know a lot of people say a lot of good things about Cheaper Than Dirt. I know a lot of people are getting some amount of money from them in the form of advertisements, endorsements, [...]

In all honesty, this particular news report was of a sufficiently non-event quality to me that I did not even bat an eye reading across its headline yesterday… but then my mother asked me about it, and I started [...]

If you ever wondered why firearm owners are occasionally less-than-amused at the continual slings and arrows employed by anti-rights advocates, Joe Huffman has the comprehensive explanation, wrapping it up with:

If other specific enumerated rights were [...]

I know that sabot-encased slugs from smoothbore shotguns are basically useless (believe me, I know, although “basically useless” does not preclude them from putting very large holes in things), but they certainly do look nifty:

Back in December, Leonard Embody, an individual who posts by the name of “kwikrnu” on the Internet, openly carried a Draco pistol-receivered AK-47 in Radnor Lake Park. The pistol was intentionally painted in such a way that [...]

Starbucks is atrociously overpriced, and I hear they run their beans through the darker parts of Hades before they grind them, but I support businesses that support my rights (or at least recognize and respect [...]

Do you want to know why the phrase “guns in bars” is a pointless exercise in fearmongering?

As I write this post, I am sitting within about 25 feet of four separate loaded firearms, each with between six [...]

I refuse to link to the webpage from which Joe Huffman borrowed this quote, but that does not change its value:

Allowing that public support could be partly defined by evidence of membership dues being paid [...]

Do states with high Brady Scores have correspondingly lower/higher rates of crime?

Not so much:

To sum up the data: Gun control laws do not have any observable affect on violent crime or crimes committed with firearms. [...]

I have to admit, this pretty much mirrors my own personal viewpoints concerning the gaming aspects of the shooting sports…

Speaking from personal experience, the one and only time I have dabbled in anything [...]

A lot of hay is being made in a lot of different places over whether or not to be polite to anti-rights advocates, [...]

When Starbucks came out in support of the individual rights of American citizens, in support of state’s laws, regulations, and codes, and in support of free trade with any law-abiding citizens, the anti-rights advocates blew the situation [...]

Protip: opening fire on the guards at the Pentagon tends to result in the immediate cessation of the higher brain functions of the shooter in question… assuming the shooter had higher brain functions to begin with, which, [...]

It would appear kwikrnu/Leonard Embody has been banned from The High Road after inadvertantly exposing what I believe to be his personal agenda while asking for advice regarding his potential next round of frivolous wastes [...]

It seems as though Starbucks is rapidly learning the meaning behind “there is no such thing as bad publicity”.

You might recall a few weeks back when Starbucks issued an official, corporate statement basically saying, “We do not [...]

Remember – according to some people, there is absolutely no reason why someone would need to own firearms.

Unfortunately for them, reality just keeps proving them wrong. [...]

And the “want” list just gets longer – maybe not for that pistol in specific (while I love the custom nature of STI’s products, and while I know Joe Huffman swears by them, [...]

Regardless of whether or not the “privileges and immunities” argument got shut down yesterday, Mr. Alan Gura earned himself a slot in the rotating, random quotes at this webpage with this gem:

Justice Sotomayor, States may [...]

I love it when our duly-elected representatives do their jobs and stand up for our rights:

The University of Tennessee is in the process of trying to ban legal gun owners that may also be athletes [...]

Today was the big day for McDonald v. Chicago, and whatever comments that were going to be made outside of closed doors for or against incorporation have been made, recorded, and filed away. Now we are back [...]

For those folks interested in learning more about C.O. Arms, the new custom 1911 fabricators of West Tennessee I wrote about last week, Joshua Sykes, a representative of the publicity firm representing C.O. Arms, has [...]

Good kitties.

But, remember, there is absolutely no reason why someone would want to carry a firearm into a national park.

None at all. [...]

In my stumbling and bumbling about the cortex today, I happened across a new-to-me 1911 fabricator, based out of Millington, Tennessee, of all places – C.O. Arms:

You see, at C.O. Arms, we are not part [...]

Over the years, as I have matured and started paying more attention to politics, I have noticed the disturbing trend regarding duly-elected representatives failing to do just that – present, support, and defend the opinions and desires of their [...]

Just read the whole thing. Any attempt I would make to blockquote out segments of it would either not make sense, or would be massive, so just go see what Weer’d has to say – it certainly shines an [...]

Last year, in an attacked-by-one-of-those-fifth-circle-denizens post, WizardPC examined the training differences between securing an armed security guard permit and a handgun carry permit here in Tennessee – in short, the differences boiled down to eight [...]

As always, Straight Forward in a Crooked World has some outstanding advice for those looking to keep their families and themselves safe:

Three, Get on your knees and aim.

Dropping into and shooting [...]

Speaking of the growing number of individuals around the country with handgun carry permits, concealed carry of weapons permits, and whatever other equivalent permits and licenses there may be out there, I was going to give John [...]

Really, I can find no downside to this news:

The number of Tennesseans licensed by the state to go armed increased by nearly 51,000 people last year — to 268,711, according to new state statistics.

That’s [...]

Starting today, law-abiding citizens who have been background-checked, appropriately trained, and permitted by their states (except Alaska and Vermont, who treat the carrying of firearms like all states should) can once again carry their firearms into national parks, in [...]

That deal I was talking about earlier?

AIM Surplus has MagPul UBR Adjustable Stocks for 20% off, using the code “20%OFFUBR” (be sure to enter the code when prompted) until they run out of [...]

Or, at least, so sayeth the Supreme Court of Washington State:

The Washington Supreme Court, with Justice Richard Sanders writing the majority, held that the Second Amendment applies to the states. “[T]he Second Amendment [...]

And that is why the Gun Owners Against Illegal Mayors exists:

Gun owners Against Illegal Mayors is a national organization (that is, it is an organization located within a nation) dedicated to securing the prosecution of [...]

Many states around the country have considered or already passed legislation commonly known as “lost and stolen” laws – in effect, if a firearm owner has one (or more) of his firearms stolen, or otherwise loses them, he or [...]

Thanks to some uncharacteristically quick talking on my part, I might have cause purchase a second buffer tube for B.O.M.B.E.R. in the near future. Now, I could take the fiscally-responsible route, and simply purchase the additional buffer [...]

And everyone’s favorite agency, the BATFE, has scored themselves a trio of new victims. First up, a decorative plastic tube placed over a solid metal barrel is now somehow a National Firearms Act regulated item:

On [...]

Remember the U-15 stock workaround for AR-15s that I wrote about a while back? It seems as though they have some competition.

First, let me congratulate Exile Machine for designing [...]

Why do I oppose anti-rights advocates at every available opportunity? If they had their way, moments like this could never happen:

Just got back from the range. Took my Garand out for her maiden shoot. Damn, [...]