CN Staff
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There hasn’t been an official announcement yet, but the first batch of new GLOCK Gen 5 pistols are on the way. The first ones up: the G17 and G19. Rumor has it that they’ll be available for purchase in just a few days. So if you’re interested, you may want to give your local gun…
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By Robert Farago via The Truth About Guns The atmosphere at my local Austin HEB last night was a bit . . . fraught. Checkout lines were long, shopping carts full to the brim. Customers traded tales of epic floods as they waited their turn. I can only imagine what it’s like closer to Corpus,…
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By Dean Weingarten via The Truth About Guns In 2005, the Tucson City Council passed an ordinance requiring that unclaimed or forfeited firearms, that were not used by the Tucson Police Department, or transferred to other police agencies, be destroyed. Destruction of firearms is an act of political theater designed to delegitimize firearms, branding them contraband. This…
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I work in a local gun store. This is a place that offers a wide selection of firearms for a broad audience of gun enthusiasts. If you’ve ever been into a gun store, you know how the pattern goes. You’re looking through a glass panel at a rack of different pistols and a sales associate…
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Whether it’s at a dinner party with friends or your next family gathering, you can guarantee someone is going to bring up firearms. They may be for them. They may be against. And if you’re smart, you can usually dodge those conversations altogether. However, sometimes it’s just not possible to sneak off. For this article,…
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When A Revolver Trumps A Pistol
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Since the invention of the semi-automatic center-fire pistol, the revolver has slowly been consigned to the dust bin of history. Plenty of gun owners still carry them but when matched side-by-side in most traditional tests, a decent semi-automatic pistol will almost always trump for speed and reloading. Yet the revolver continues to linger around. Why…
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Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming… What do all these states have in common? Well, if you’re a resident of any of them and are legally allowed to own a firearm, you’re allowed to carry one concealed. This is a term called either ‘permitless carry’…
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Why Are Truck Guns A Thing?
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Ever since the old days of gun racks in trucks, truck guns have been a thing. It could be a shotgun, a bolt-action rifle, or any other longer gun that, when needed at a moment’s notice, is right there in the hands of the operator. But truck guns have changed. It’s not just a family…
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I Am a Mom & I Am Armed
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Republished with permission By Aby Rinella via NRAFamily.org As I saw her face, I knew nothing would ever be the same. This life I held in my arms put it all in perspective. As a college-educated career woman, I looked into the eyes of this child and knew I would take her home and never turn…
