Ashley Hlebinsky, the Robert W. Woodruff Curator at the Cody Firearms Museum, shows us a rare and unique “Deringer” pocket pistol and shares some history around the once popular derringer pistols.
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Do You Know the Difference Between Derringers and ‘Deringers’?
Published: July 28, 2016 { 14 comments }
San Francisco Police Officer Jailed for Possession, Manufacture of AR-15
Published: July 28, 2016 { 42 comments }An 18-year veteran of the San Francisco police department has been charged with two felony weapons charges for building and possessing a prohibited AR-15, officials announced Wednesday.
District Judge Dismisses FireClean Lawsuit Against Bloggers
Published: July 27, 2016 { 10 comments }Last week, a district judge dismissed FireClean’s lawsuit — Fireclean v. Tuohy — against a pair of bloggers on jurisdictional grounds.
Must-Read Report Shows How Concealed Carry Makes America Safer
Published: July 27, 2016 { 14 comments }Between 2007 and 2015, murder rates fell from 5.6 to 4.7 (preliminary estimate) per 100,000 This represents a 16% drop. Overall violent crime fell by 18 percent. Meanwhile, the percentage of adults with permits has soared by 190%.
Would-Be Reagan Assassin John Hinckley, Jr., To Be Released from Federal Mental Hospital
Published: July 27, 2016 { 12 comments }John Hinckley, Jr.,—the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981—is set to be released from a mental hospital as early as next week.
NBC Uses Pro-Gun Gallup Poll About Millennials to Peddle Gun Control
Published: July 26, 2016 { 4 comments }The poll found that 50 percent of Millennials support stricter gun laws compared to 57 percent of 30-49-year-olds, 56 percent of 50-64-year-olds, and 55 percent of those 65 and older.
Secret Video Shows ’Crooked’ Hillary Delegate Explaining Democrat Approach to Banning Guns
Published: July 26, 2016 { 30 comments }The good old bait and switch tactic. Sell people on one idea and then once they’re hooked, redirect them into supporting another, more extreme idea.
Slide Fire Solutions and Bump Fire Systems Settle Lawsuit
Published: July 25, 2016 { 7 comments }Bump Fire Systems has agreed to back out of the bump fire market according to an agreement between Bump Fire Systems and Slide Fire Solutions.
Smith & Wesson Acquires Crimson Trace for $95 Million
Published: July 25, 2016 { 2 comments }Smith & Wesson has signed a deal to acquire Crimson Trace for $95 million.
Massachusetts Gun Owners Rally in Opposition to ‘Copycat’ Gun Ban
Published: July 25, 2016 { 16 comments }“If that woman was here right now, I might tar and feather her,” John Frye, of Tauton, told WCVB.