• Karma Served Cold: Rhino Poacher Stomped By Elephants, Then Eaten By Lions

    via TTAG; Photo Copyright Mathieu Gallet / 123RF The demand for rhino horn has driven populations of the big ungulates toward extinction. Poachers feed a strong demand from Asia. From savetherhino.org: Rhino horn is very desirable amongst the wealthy classes of Viet Nam, where it is considered a symbol of power and wealth, associated with…

  • Why You Should Keep Your Carry Gun Stock

    By John Boch via TTAG and republished here with permission If you want to “upgrade” your recreational plinking or competition shooting guns, have at it. Hot-selling handguns, shotguns and rifles all have a wide range of unique aftermarket parts and accessories available. However for your carry guns, the old saw about keeping it simple, stupid…

  • Rock Island Armory TCM is 2 Guns in 1; 9mm and .22 TCM

    Rock Island Armory brings you the series that’s 2 guns in one. Just swap the barrel to switch from 9mm rounds to meteoric 22 TCM rounds. Delivering over 2000 fps in a handgun while offering both single stack and high capacity options, the TCM series introduces the most potent and versatile 1911 in the market…

  • SHOCKER: New Zealand Gangs Say They’re Holding Onto Their Guns

    Photo Courtesy stuff.co.nz By Dan Zimmerman via TTAG We swear we didn’t make this up. You’re no doubt familiar with The Great New Zealand Gun Grab that’s currently going on in the Pacific island nation. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern let no grass grow under her feet as she rushed to outlaw all virtually all semi-automatic firearms after a…

  • NY Judge Throws Out Ban On TASERs and Stun Guns

    By Dan Zimmerman via TTAG New York, being opposed to citizens having the ability to adequately defend themselves, either within our outside their homes, has had a longtime ban on the possession of electronic dart (TASER) and stun guns. Owning one is a misdemeanor and displaying or threatening to use one is a felony.ADVERTISING But not any…

  • Registration = Confiscation: What We’re Learning From New Zealand

    By Luis Valdes via TTAG As we mentioned, the Government of New Zealand, under the direction of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, has banned the lawful ownership of semi-automatic firearms in the land of Kiwis and Hobbits. Gun owners in the US say that could never happen here. We don’t have gun registration. Think again. The…

  • New Zealand Bans Semi-Auto Guns In Wake Of Terrorist Attack

    By Dan Zimmerman via TTAG From newstalkzb.co.nz: The crowd in attendance at a vigil at Auckland’s Aotea Square cheered loudly when Attorney-General David Parker said the Government would ban semi-automatic rifles. He warned of a global rise of extremism. “There is a dimming of enlightenment in many parts of the world,” he said. “How can it…

  • ATF Could Lose It’s Name And Functionality As We Know It

    By John Boch via TTAG The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ days look numbered.  Once more, under its 2020 budget proposal, the Trump administration seeks to transfer the ‘alcohol’ and ‘tobacco’ duties from the BATF.  The U.S. Treasury Department would take those duties if the administration gets its way. Today’s BATF would also get a new…

  • [VIDEO] Rock Island Armory TCM: A 2-in-1 1911 Worthy Of Your Collection

    Rock Island Armory brings you the series that’s 2 guns in one. Just swap the barrel to switch from 9mm rounds to meteoric 22 TCM rounds. Delivering over 2000 fps in a handgun while offering both single stack and high capacity options, the TCM series introduces the most potent and versatile 1911 in the market…