The Shooters Hangout

Dozens of armed protesters gathered outside a San Antonio police station Sunday to let authorities know they aren’t happy that a man was tased and arrested after openly carrying his rifle while on a walk near his home a week ago, according to KSAT-TV in San Antonio. Open Carry Texas also was protesting a city […]

Criminals, crazed maniacs, and terrorists always obey the rules. After all, Sandy Hook Elementary School’s gun-free policy deterred Adam Lanza from his sadistic plot to slaughter children in Newtown, Conn. The same policy at Rocori High School stopped Jason McLaughlin from pulling a gun on his fellow students in my childhood home of Cold Spring, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Florida House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed HB-89, a “warning shot” bill Thursday, allowing for a person to brandish a firearm or fire a warning shot when feeling threatened. After two days of intense debate, the measure was approved 93-24, while the Senate tentatively approved a similar measure, according to the Bradenton Herald. The bill […]

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, […]