Gear
Handgun Proposal Among Bills Hoping To Beat Legislature’s Deadline
An effort to let Texans openly carry their handguns throughout the state is still alive in the Texas Legislature, but its days may be numbered. A bill to give Texas gun owners the freedom to publicly tote their guns has passed a crucial hurdle, being approved by a House committee, but that might be as…
Read MoreD.C. Residents Unable to Purchase Handguns
It’s been three years since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the nation’s toughest gun control law, the one in Washington, D.C. But a de facto ban has taken effect ever since the city’s only firearms dealer stopped registering guns. Because there are no gun shops in Washington, city residents who wish to legally possess…
Read More86 Year Old Man Chases Would-Be Scammers Off Property With Antique Rifle
An elderly Pennsylvania man pointed an antique gun at shady workmen out of his home after they tried to charge him $11,700 to fix his roof, the Pocono Record reported Monday. Walter Peppel, of Middle Smithfield Township, 112 miles north of Philadelphia, said he felt like he was being trapped in a scam when three…
Read MoreGuest Posting
Steve, over at The Firearm Blog, is out on vacation. I was asked to write an article for use on TFB while he was away. The subject is ‘.22LR vs .223’ — go check it out at the link below. http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2011/05/03/guest-post-22-lr-vs-223-rem/
Read MoreOut Shooting Tomorrow
On April 15th, I picked up a Rossi 971 (http://www.rossiusa.com/product-details.cfm?id=140), and tomorrow I’ll get out to shoot it for the first time. Yeehaw.
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