The Shooters Hangout

Time is running out to enroll. Friends, I try never to pass up an opportunity to train. Or an opportunity to practice. I am always a student of the gun. Whether I am learning some new skills, or re-learning and reinforcing fundamentals that I may have forgotten. Or just practicing known skills to get better […]

Oct. 8, 2014 9:26am Pete Kasperowicz Lawmaker Says ‘At Least 10′ Islamic State Fighters Have Been Captured at the Southern U.S. Border! “Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) said Tuesday night that U.S. border officials have caught “at least 10″ Islamic State fighters or people with ties to the group as they tried to enter the U.S. […]

Shooters, I am happy to announce that this news site hit the milestone of 20,000 followers last night!!! I’m not talking about 20,000 web hits, I get about twice that every day. I’m talking about 20,000 individual gun owners that are following us. I got up this morning and the count was 20,047. Wow! They […]

BREAKING: Gov. Jerry Brown vetoes “Ghost Gun” ban, signs three other gun control bills Gun rights group CAL-FFL applauds today’s veto of SB 808 but calls Brown’s actions a “mixed bag” Sacramento, CA (September 30, 2014) – In what is being hailed as a significant victory for common sense, California Governor Jerry Brown has vetoed […]

This is it, shooters. Today is the last day for Governor Jerry Brown to veto the gun bills on his desk. If they are not vetoed, they will become law. It’s that simple, and it’s incredibly important that you make your gun rights a priority RIGHT NOW. When you look back at this year’s legislative […]

Just One 30-Second Call Could Save Your Gun Rights. Thursday Thirty: 30 seconds to defend your gun rights Call Gov. Jerry Brown at (916) 445-2841. Urge Brown to veto SB 808, AB 1014, AB 1609, and SB 199. Send Brown an email and fax using FPC’s Take Action tools — make sure he gets the […]

FIREARMS POLICY COALITION Tell Gov. Brown: Veto Anti-Gun Bills! Governor Jerry Brown has 4 gun control bills sitting on his desk right now. We need him to VETO every one of them. Here’s where you come in… FIREARMS POLICY COALITION:  The Mission Use our FREE, FAST, and EASY Take Action tool to send an email, […]

ROSEVILLE, CA (August 25, 2014) – California’s 10-day waiting period for gun purchases was ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge this morning in a significant victory for Second Amendment civil rights. The laws were challenged by California gun owners Jeffrey Silvester and Brandon Combs, as well as two gun rights groups, The Calguns Foundation and […]

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Poway, CA – Poway Weapons & Gear, a federally licensed retail firearms dealer, announced today that on August 23rd, 2014 it will be opening its new range & training facility. The Poway Weapons & Gear Range is a 42,000 square foot, $8 Million facility will be one of the newest, high-end gun ranges to open […]