Connecticut's convertible-pistol ban takes effect October 1 with felony penalties and two federal challenges pending. Virginia's attorney general has switched on civil enforcement, and the appeals courts now disagree about whether buying a gun is protected conduct.
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a Dakota Model 10 falling block, and the real story is what is stamped on the barrel. Don Allen founded Dakota Arms in Sturgis, South Dakota in 1986 building high end custom rifles, and in 1992 he rolled out a family of house cartridges. He...
Fitness will not save you from altitude sickness, and neither will drinking water. The single thing that causes acute mountain sickness is gaining altitude too fast without acclimatization, and the most reliable way to prevent it is to climb slowly enough that your body can adjust. This matters f...
A divided Fifth Circuit panel held that the federal ban on direct interstate handgun sales violates the Second Amendment. For dealers, the effect is on the calendar, not the counter yet.
Episode 70 was filmed September 21st, flying Southwest from New Orleans to Las Vegas. Two checked bags, the large Pelican rifle case with just one pistol in it, and a heads up at the counter about the locks. Check-In at MSY Declared firearms. The agent asked what I had, and it was one pistol in [...
Welcome back to another TFB Review. In this edition, we'll take a closer look at the new Canik MC9 Prime Radian, a collaboration between Canik and Radian Weapons that delivers a factory Ramjet pistol ready to go right out of the box. Over the last couple of months, I have had the opportunity...
How many remember Rutger Hauer in “ The Hitcher ” nowadays? Fewer and fewer, I’d presume, but everyone knows the SPAS-12 he used. It’s the shotgun that defined tactical shotguns for an entire generation, dominating everything from real special operations to the silver...
A divided Fifth Circuit panel has ruled that the federal laws blocking a direct handgun sale to an out-of-state buyer violate the Second Amendment. The September 18 opinion in Elite Precision Customs v. ATF reverses a Texas district court and enters judgment for a gun shop and its fellow pl...
A newly filed Ohio public records request seeks to determine whether Summit County Fair vendors, contractors and vehicle crews faced the same gun-screening rules used to disarm ordinary attendees—or entered through gates that bypassed the public security enclosure.
Glock filed a federal complaint and TRO motion to block Connecticut’s ‘convertible pistol’ ban, calling the law vague and unconstitutional. Read the original story: Glock Sues Connecticut in Federal Court to Block ‘Convertible Pistol’ Ban After State Officials Wouldn’t Say Whether Its...