The Shooters Hangout

Although “stand your ground” opponents argue that the law is a racist one that hurts minorities, the reality is that black Americans in high crime areas are the greatest beneficiaries of “stand your ground” laws. Dissenters like Al Shaprton and the Christian Science Monitor‘s Patrik Jonsson like to cite numbers from a Tampa Bay Times study […]

On March 12th Lisa Atkins of Junction City, Oregon, did something “no trespassing signs, security system, [or] dogs” could do: she stopped a burglar by pulling a handgun and pinning him down until police arrived to take him away.   According to Eugene’s KEZI 9 News, Atkins heard a commotion about 9 a.m. Wednesday morning. […]

When President Obama makes a pitch for more gun-control laws, he likes to have a phalanx of blue-uniformed police officers behind him. These press conferences are supposed to convince us that law enforcement believes more restrictions on Second Amendment rights makes society safer. But Mr. Obama’s visual is a deception, because only a few liberal, […]

A new Pew Study has discovered that despite President Obama’s repeated claim that 90+% of Americans want increased gun control, the majority of millennials oppose further gun control measures. The study reveals that millennials, those born between 1981 and 1996, largely reject the call for increased gun control 50-48 percent. While the margin may be […]

The stereotypical gun owner in America is evolving. From the rancher in Texas who sleeps with a rifle next to his bed to the Democratic female business executive in Washington, D.C. who wants to feel protected while walking home from the bus stop, the last year of gun purchases shows a new demographic of Second […]

When a knife-wielding burglary suspect broke into an elderly woman’s home in Seymour, Tenn., on Wednesday night, he had no idea her son was only two minutes away — and armed. If he had, he surely wouldn’t have still been there when he arrived. Colin Patrick Lynch, 29, was eventually arrested and charged with one […]

Very few would argue that having a home-defense plan is not an important thing. Unfortunately, most folks limit the scope of their thinking unnecessarily when considering home-defense. Home-defense is not just about using a firearm to defend against a violent criminal attack. It is also about defending the home and family against fire, tornadoes, hurricanes, […]

A Detroit gun owner shot and killed an intruder who, along with an accomplice, tried to break into his home on Thursday. The second intruder managed to escape with his life and is currently being hunted by police. The unidentified homeowner told police he heard glass break at around 12:30 p.m. on Thursday. He witnessed […]

A man who broke into a home near downtown Springfield last month was apprehended by a retired police officer and his wife, both armed, and was almost shot in the process. A career in law enforcement had prepared Bob Steelman to defend his home, but it was his wife who fired at the intruder after […]

At least one California gun shop has learned the hard way that people who support the 2nd amendment are some of the most organized, outspoken, and grassroots members of society.  And when something threatens their rights, they don’t just sit back and watch it happen. The Oak Tree Gun Club, located outside Los Angeles, was […]