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Video footage of a Kentucky police officer accidentally shooting himself in an elevator was released this week.

Can cowboy Jerry Miculek cut the hangman’s rope with a bullet?

We take a look at 5 guns that made a difference at the Battle of New Orleans 200 years ago. The British Brown Bess, the American 1795 Springfield and the rifles both sides used on line Jackson at Chalmette Plantation. No alligators minds were blown during the writing of this article.

In an new video, Moms Demand Action tells the story of its inception and recounts its accomplishments over the past two years.

Hickok45 shoots and discusses a Dan Wesson 1911.

How do you make a gun-rights rally more interesting? Well, one way to do it would be to manufacture a firearm during the demonstration — which is exactly what the pro-gun organization Come and Take it Texas plans to do at the Capitol building on Jan. 13, the start of the 2015 legislative session.

From Hickok45, “Slinging big heavy shotgun slugs is one of my very favorite shooting endeavors. If YOU have a shotgun, then you have a really big bore rifle and maybe didn’t even KNOW it.” :-)

Have you watched FRONTLINE’s report on the NRA?

Fans of the Ruger 10/22, listen up. The Charger, Ruger’s big .22 pistol based on the 10/22, is back. There are two new versions, and both come packed with features that I hope will be standard on every new Ruger. These fun guns look good, too–read our review.