Jeff Pittman

Hoplophobia defined

Hoplophobia: “A mental aberration (a psychotic affliction) characterized by an unreasoning terror of inanimate objects, specifically, weapons. The term does not designate simply a person who has an aversion to firearms, but, rather, most commonly, to one who is afflicted by a mental illness which results in his considering an inanimate object to have a will of its own.” January […]

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December 12, 2014 product highlights

Ruger has a few blue and purple LCPs available for just a few more days. Dan Wesson is introducing a new 1911-style pistol, chambered in both 10mm and .45 ACP, of a quality comparable to the top-of-the-line Dan Wesson Valor pistols. The Silverback will be a two-tone gun with a a polished black frame and a silver-stainless slide. $1883-$2064. Kimber

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The Mommies want to ban guns

Ammoland noted this week that according to Mommies/Everytown’s most recent claims, there were 45 fatalities from 95 “school shootings” between the December 2012 Sandy Hook attack and December 9, 2014, by their definitions. (Their numbers, as you might expect, are suspect. See this.) That equates to 22.5 annual “school shooting” deaths for those years. Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control

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2-time convicted felon bought gun through Facebook

Investigators said a West Virginia two-time convicted felon, suspected of killing his ex-girlfriend and three men before committing suicide last week, bought his gun through Facebook around a year ago. The ATF said the man was able to purchase the handgun in a private sale after contacting a poster advertising the gun on social media. The ATF advised that the

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