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Taurus recall update
Details about how to obtain benefits from a settlement over alleged defective handgun designs by Taurus International will appear on a website this month, according to the plaintiff’s attorneys. The settlement agreement would allow owners of affected handguns to either have Taurus repair the alleged defect in the pistol or exchange the gun for cash. If owners select the first […] Read More
Do Something & Gun Rights Policy Conference.
This week: DO SOMETHING to advance gun rights. Write a letter, make a call, send a donation. SAF/CCRKBA Gun Rights Policy Conference Sept. 25-27, Phoenix. Free.
Read MoreJuly 31, 2015 Correction
Last week I reported on a Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center staff psychiatrist and University of Pennsylvania professor of psychiatry who advised a pro-gun veteran to commit suicide. Apparently the doctor’s name is Gregg Gorton, not Gregg Gordon, as was reported here. To any Gregg Gordons I extend my sincere apology for the error.
Read MoreGators (video)
I sure hope they don’t figure out door knobs… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsXpuvqFw4A
Read MoreMS Army Camp Shelby shots fired
On Tuesday and Wednesday this week authorities investigated reports that two men fired gunshots from a vehicle “at” soldiers training at Camp Shelby in southern MS, injuring no one. No reports indicated whether the soldiers were armed or attempted to defend themselves, or did anything other than tell the teacher. Reports indicate that the Mississippi National Guard said soldiers reported […] Read More
A Time to Kill
Remember that John Grisham book and movie? The shooting scene in the movie was filmed at the old courthouse in Canton, MS and involved a rape and assault victim’s father shooting and killing the accused perpetrators in the courthouse. This week in a weirdly similar situation, a man named Wells walked up to a criminal defendant named Brown outside of […] Read More
NFA sale scam
The BATF has advised people to be on the lookout for fraudulent National Firearms Act (NFA) tax registration forms being used to sell NFA firearms (machine guns and the like). The scam involves use of the fake Form 4 to obtain a deposit but the firearm is never delivered, according to ATF. According to an ATF bulletin: “A typical scam […] Read More
The Only Ones (who should have guns)?
Federal agents have arrested Kevin Ryan Lumpkin, 29, who was a police officer in North Randall, OH, on charges of selling guns to known felons and shooting a hole in their wall while in uniform. An unidentified off duty NJ state trooper is under investigation for firing shots at some teens who reportedly mistakenly knocked on his door in search […] Read More
Oops + 4 rules of gun safety
A 12-year-old Florida girl was negligently shot in the forearm by her father during a gun safety demonstration last weekend. The injury occurred as the girl’s father, a former Marine, was teaching her about gun safety. The weapon discharged as he was instructing her how to draw a gun from his pocket. Rule 1: All guns are always loaded. Rule […] Read More
