The Shooters Hangout

A Missouri-based gun manufacturer announced this week that it will release a line of “New York Compliant” rifles, a market-based response to the Empire State’s strict new gun laws. “With the continual trampling of the 2nd Amendment in New York, Black Rain Ordnance is proud to announce their ‘New York Compliant’ rifles,” the group said in […]

A West Virginia Sheriff could be facing misdemeanor charges after he has refused to release the names of gun permit holders to 2 local newspaper companies. Sheriff Patrick Butler has decided to defy the law after The Intelligence and Wheeling News-Register filed a request for a list of names and information of concealed carry weapon […]

An “active shooter” incident with casualties at Ft. Hood has left at least two people injured, officials said. A senior law enforcement official told Fox News that it is believed one shooter has been “neutralized,” and authorities believe there may be another shooter in the vicinity. At least two people were reported to be taken […]

The Georgia legislation would allow guns in schools, bars, airports and churches. Opponents fear increased potential for violence. Its official name is the Safe Carry Protection Act. Critics call it the “guns everywhere bill.” Legislation awaiting the governor’s signature in Georgia would allow guns in bars, churches, airports and schools. It has drawn national attention […]

A San Antonio man was reportedly arrested while openly carrying his rifle while on a walk near his home on Monday. The incident, which was video recorded by the gun owner, started out as a calm and reasonable conversation but ended dramatically with cops tasing the man before they put him in handcuffs. shutterstock.com While […]

A deadly accurate 20-year-old British sniper in Afghanistan managed to kill six Taliban insurgents with just one bullet, The Telegraph reports. The marksman, a Lance Corporal in the Coldstream Guards, apparently hit a suicide bomber’s trigger switch from 930 yards, causing an explosion that killed him and five of his fellow terrorists. “Lt Col Richard […]

The Sandy Hook massacre has led to calls for more restrictions on guns. There is a counter argument being made that more, not less, guns should be out in the public. The pro gun side contends that while Connecticut has some of the most restrictive gun laws in the nation, they did not prevent what […]

Just last week, the California Senate approved a $24 million funding bill to expedite the process of collecting guns from owners in the state who legally acquired them but have since become disqualified due to felony convictions or mental illness. Such was recently the case for one woman, who had been in the hospital voluntarily […]

Violent crime fell during the first six months of 2013–at the same time the number of gun purchases was expanding. According to preliminary FBI stats, “All offenses in the category of violent crime” fell during the first six months of 2013, compared to the same time period in 2012. UPI reports that this included “murder, […]

A pizza delivery driver is probably thankful he had a license to lawfully possess a firearm, after he used his gun to defend himself against two would-be robbers Saturday night. According to the Detroit Free Press, the Jet’s Pizza driver was making a delivery to two individuals posing as customers. That’s when one of them […]