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Now Hear This: Shooting Sports Are Good for Your Health, But Loud Noise is Not!

7:00am Thursday, February 23, 2017

We hear it all the time from the anti-gun folks: firearms are a “public health” crisis. The proponents of this theory, of course, ignore the main reason Americans own guns … one that is demonstrated thousands, if not millions, of times a year: they can save the lives of their owners and the owner’s loved ones. An interesting piece published this week at MedicalDaily.com, however, indicates that...

Advice on maintaining your firearms collection from The Gun Doctor

by Larry S. Moore

7:00am Wednesday, February 22, 2017

We count on our firearms to function flawlessly whether hunting, target shooting and, of course, in a critical self-defense situation. Those who collect firearms likely perform the required maintenance. Other firearms are often ignored and even abused. Hunting guns may get thrown into a case wet or bounce around in the back of a vehicle. Concealed carry handguns may be carried collecting dust and...

Beginner Target Shooting: Shotgun Shell Loads Explained [Video]

3:00pm Tuesday, February 21, 2017

World Champion target shooter Kay Miculek explains for beginner shooters common shotgun shell loads and demonstrates shot patterns on paper targets.

Headline: 2012 case highlights Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch's 'pro-gun' record

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Tuesday, February 21, 2017

As the vetting of President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch continues, a recent article from USA Today highlighted a 2012 case which details the judge's legal mindset when it comes to the Second Amendment. From the article : Advocates for and against gun control agree on this much: Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch is a "pro-gun" judge and the proof is a 2012 court case in which he...

ATF White Paper: Suppose I Were A Federal Agency...

by Jim Shepherd

3:00pm Monday, February 20, 2017

Suppose I were a federal agency that had not only reflected, but amplified whenever possible, the opinions of my current boss. And suppose one morning, say November 9, 2017, I woke up to the realization that there was going to be a new boss in a few months, and I knew that new boss wasn't going to be, to paraphrase the Who, "the new boss, same as the old boss." What would I do? If I were a...

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Headline: Outnumbered 29 to 2, student senator defends gun rights against steep peer pressure

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Monday, February 20, 2017

TheCollegeFix.com recently highlighted the work of a student at The Ohio State University to stand up for the Second Amendment in the face of steep opposition from his classmates. According to the article, Ohio State’s Undergraduate Student Government chose to voice their opinion on newly-passed legislation that provides colleges and universities the option to allow concealed carry on campus (...

ATF Associate Deputy Director Pens “White Paper” on Reducing Needless Firearms Regulations

3:00pm Friday, February 17, 2017

On Monday, [February 6] the Washington Post reported on a “white paper” written by Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Associate Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer Ronald Turk that outlines several changes that ATF could make to decrease the burdens placed on gun owners and the firearms industry while maintaining public safety. Titled “Options to Reduce or Modify Firearms...

Confessions of an 'Active Shooter'

by Jeff Knox

7:00am Friday, February 17, 2017

Hi, I’m Jeff, and I’m an active shooter. [“Hi, Jeff.”] I’ve been a shooter for most of my life, beginning when I was about 4, shooting BB guns in the back yard with my mom and older brother. When I turned 8, my brother and father presented me with my first .22 rifle, a single-shot bolt-action hand-me-down, and I actively shot that as often as I could. A year later, my father gave me a brand new...