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Eddie Ray Routh ‘Guilty’ in Shooting Death of Chris Kyle, Chad Littlefield
Published: February 25, 2015 { 1 comment }The former Marine that shot and killed “American Sniper” author, former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield was found guilty of capital murder on Tuesday.
No DOJ Charges for Zimmerman
Published: February 24, 2015 { 0 comments }Breaking news: The Department of Justice won’t file charges against Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin.
Chicago’s ‘Black Site’ — A Compound to Rendition U.S. Citizens
Published: February 24, 2015 { 16 comments }“Homan Square is definitely an unusual place,” Brian Jacob Church, a protestor who was held there in 2012, told the Guardian on Friday. “It brings to mind the interrogation facilities they use in the Middle East. The CIA calls them black sites. It’s a domestic black site. When you go in, no one knows what’s happened to you.”
Gov. Greg Abbott: ‘I will make Texas the 45th State to Allow Open Carry’
Published: February 18, 2015 { 24 comments }During his 2015 State of the State Address, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott made it crystal clear as to what his intentions are with respect to open carry.
Why National Concealed Carry Reciprocity is Unnecessary
Published: February 17, 2015 { 58 comments }Last week, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015, a bill that would pretty much grant universal concealed carry reciprocity in every state that has concealed carry laws on the books.
Bloomberg Launches Indoctrination Camp for Journalists
Published: January 25, 2015 { 10 comments }Teaming up with Columbia School of Journalism, billionaire and gun-control czar Michael Bloomberg will fund a workshop to “educate” journalists on firearms.
No More Shouldered SIG Braces
Published: January 18, 2015 { 61 comments }If you own a pistol with a SIG Brace, or the like, you need to read this. The BATFE has just issued an open letter to all of us that says we can no longer shoulder our arm-brace-equipped pistols unless we register them as short barreled rifles. This is the single biggest industry news of 2015, and is going to make a lot of folks really angry.
The Inside Scoop on the New Beretta M9A3
Published: December 21, 2014 { 63 comments }With the upcoming Modular Handgun System trials looming, Beretta has made a surprise addition to their M9 family. The M9A3 is an overhauled M9, and it looks like a solid gun. I had the chance to talk to Beretta’s Vice President of Military Marketing and Sales about the new M9A3, and the role Beretta intends for the new gun, and it has nothing to do with the upcoming trials. But the M9A3 just might shake things up.
Top 5 Contenders for the Army’s New Sidearm
Published: December 10, 2014 { 116 comments }Was there a more contentious firearms decision than the one that awarded Beretta the contract to replace the venerable 1911? I don’t think so. And now the Army is at it again. They want to replace the M9 with a Modular Handgun. Who will compete? Here are my picks for the top 5 entries into the circus.