Category Archives: Handgun

The Seven Deadly Sins of Handgun Shooting: The Cup and Saucer Grip

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We’re starting a new weekly column here at OutdoorHub.com and we’ll be covering a variety of shooting-related topics including how-tos, industry observations, and some occasional commentary about shooting and Second Amendment issues. I thought it might be fun to start with a how-to series on what I consider the Seven Deadly Sins of Handgun Shooting.

One of my very favorite things is to take new shooters to the range. My second favorite thing is simply seeing new shooters at the range. My least favorite thing is to see folks launch into their shooting career without any instruction, thereby developing a bunch of bad, and sometimes unsafe, habits. To help them along, I’ve put together some tips that will help improve anyone’s handgun shooting skills. After all, it’s much cooler to look like a pro on the range, even when you’re brand new to the sport.

I have scientific proof that the “cup and saucer” handgun grip is bad and bordering on evil.

You can find out if you’re afflicted with this problem — and more importantly what you can do to correct it.

Read the rest of the article: http://www.outdoorhub.com/how-to/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-handgun-shooting-the-cup-and-saucer-grip/

Report Raises Concern About Glock Handguns

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A never before released report by the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office raises questions about the reliability of the Glock semi-automatic handgun used by its deputies.

Obtained by CBS4 News, the confidential sheriff’s department document outlines a series of incidents in which problems with the Glock firing pin caused the gun to malfunction and not fire.

Issued by the department’s armorer, or gun expert, the March 13 report is titled simply: Firing Pin Issue. In each case where there was a misfire, the gun was taken apart and the firing pin was found to be cracked or chipped.

Read the rest of the article: http://miami.cbslocal.com/2013/05/13/report-raises-concern-about-glock-handguns/

N.Y. Man Arrested For Having Two Extra Bullets, Violating State’S 7-Bullet Cap

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Gregory Dean, Jr. was pulled over in New Lebanon, N.Y., Sunday for a light on his license plate being burnt out. But what began as a simple traffic stop ended up with Dean being arrested over two bullets in his registered firearm, which put him in violation of the state’s new law, the Journal News reported.

Last month, a provision in New York’s strict gun control laws went into effect, making it illegal to have more than seven rounds in a magazine unless said firearm was being used at a range or in a competition.

The state troopers saw a .40-caliber pistol on Dean’s passenger side when they approached his window. Although it was lawfully possessed by Dean, they discovered nine bullets within the magazine, putting him two bullets over the seven-bullet max set by the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act.

Dean was arrested for this violation and charged with unlawful possession for the number of bullets in the ammunition feeding device and third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, according to the Journal News. Both are misdemeanor charges that went along with infractions he received regarding the light outage on his vehicle as well.

Dean was released without bail and has a court date for later this month.

Source: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/05/13/n-y-man-arrested-for-having-two-extra-bullets-violating-states-7-bullet-cap/

Man Shoots Himself In Head At Bush Intercontinental Airport

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Houston authorities say a man shot himself at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport Thursday afternoon.

KHOU-TV reports the man walked into the airport’s Terminal B, fired at least two shots into the air with an AR-15 rifle and then shot himself in the head with a pistol.

Houston police spokesman John Cannon tells The Associated Press a call came in at 1:35 p.m. on Thursday that there had been a “discharge of firearms” near the ticket counter at Terminal B

Cannon says one armed man has been transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.

KHOU reports that an air marshal fired at the shooter before he shot himself. No one else was injured in the shooting.

The terminal has been shut down.

The George Bush Intercontinental Airport is the city’s largest international airport.

Source: http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/05/02/man-shoots-himself-inside-bush-international-airport/

I would hate to see something like this used to assault our 2nd amendment rights further.