The Shooters Hangout

Friends, LOCAL LADIES ONLY, Local (San Diego) opportunity for you ladies to get introduced to handguns from a world class female firearms instructor. Jenny Parzik-Benda. She has years of military, law enforcement and competitive shooting experience as well as over 16 years of experience as a firearms instructor. She is amazing and one of the […]

SB 396, once a much-vaunted “LIFE” Act gun control bill, is now focused on unwinding Proposition 187. Sen. Steinberg and others at the introduction of the “LIFE” Act gun control package (2013). Sen. Steinberg and others at the introduction of the “LIFE” Act gun control package (2013). (Sacramento, CA) – Thanks in part to the […]

By DOUG J. SWANSON Staff Writer NORTH RICHLAND HILLS — About 150 people, many of them bearing strong opinions and semi-automatic rifles, assembled on a busy street corner Saturday to make their case for a change in Texas gun laws. The heavily armed contingent came from the Tarrant County offshoot of Open Carry Texas, an […]

The number of Washington state residents receiving a concealed-carry permit tripled between 2005 and 2012. The surge has been especially large among women, whose ranks have swelled twice as fast as men since 2011. Overall, more than 451,000 residents now have a permit. By Brian M. Rosenthal, Justin Mayo and Erika Schultz Seattle Times staff […]

Both the homeowner and the intruder are in serious medical condition after the intruder tried to force his way into an Iowa home early Monday morning. The intruder was carrying a knife and chose his target at random to carry out his attack on the homeowner. According to media reports, the homeowner heard a knock […]

A new Google Glass app currently in its testing phase is arguably one of the coolest gun accessories in decades. The app is called ShotView, and it will apparently give users the ability to shoot accurately around corners, from unsupported positions, behind the back and over barricades when paired with the right firearm. The potential […]

Dear Shooters Hangout Subscribers! We are changing platforms to our email delivery of content to one time per day, if multiple articles are posted during a day they will all be contained in one email. This will be simpler for everyone and we have chosen to use google/feedburner as our delivery platform. All you need […]

The State of California has banned the sale, import and transfer of magazines with a capacity to hold more than 10 rounds, and in the case of the City of Sunnyvale, there’s a ban on even possessing them. The case, Fyock v. Sunnyvale, is currently being challenged in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the […]

There has been a cultural shift from the 20-inch barrel length in the AR-15/M16 weapon systems chambered for the 5.56×45 NATO cartridge to progressively shorter barrels for the purpose of producing an increasingly more compact assault/entry weapon without resorting to a bull-pup design. Simple usage of these short-barreled weapons has shown the necessity for both […]