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That question was addressed today by the Supreme Court in Bond v. U.S. It may be answered or the Court could rule on more narrow grounds. Scotus Blog has an argument recap here: http://www.scotusblog.com/2013/11/argument-recap-a-tense-hour-at-the-court/ At issue is legislation implementing...

I picked up a "new" Colt revolver a couple of weeks ago. I didn't post earlier because I know that without pictures, it didn't happen. :) It's a Colt Officers Model Special (.38 sp), 4th issue, manufactured only from 1949 to 1952. Proofhouse has this gun dated near the end of the 1949 production...

The UK Daily Mail is reporting that a former Royal Marine, while armed with a handgun, saved as many as a hundred hostages in the Kenyan mall terrorist attack. The report says the former Marine was having coffee at the mall when the terrorist attack occurred and made several trips back into the...

Emily Miller, a Washington Times editor, is coming out with a new book and recounts seeing a D.C. police roll call advisory which directed officers to overlook a spent shell casing in a car if the driver had a registration certificate with them, despite an apparent law to the contrary. Thus, if...

Authorities have released some photos of gangster Whitey Bulger's guns following his conviction for racketeering. They were seized upon his arrest along with over $800,000 in cash. Disregard the media's mandatory reference to an "arsenal" of firearms, but his collection wasn't too shabby. He...

I just fell in love with an older lady. My new love is a Colt Officer Model Special which Colt manufactured between 1949 and 1952. We entered our engagement period today, also known as a layaway, and expect to finalize things within 60 days. She's 98% or better with original grips, box, and...

An article in the American Bar Association Journal discusses the militarization of our police, beginning with a discussion of the Third Amendment. It briefly discusses some of the history which concerned the citizenry enough to adopt the 3A. It opines: The article states that sentiment quickly...

First, I have to admit preferring .45 acp but I also carry 9mm. Colion Noir pretty much sums up the differences between those who carry the two calibers in these two videos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po4nZTO3ES4 and...

I'm in the process of getting a Colt 6720, a light weight carbine. I want to keep any optic light and am looking at the Bushnell TRS-25 and Zortex Sparc (The Aimpoint Micro is just too spendy for my needs.). This carbine would be for home defense and relatively short range plinking (100 yards...

From time to time on this forum, there is discussion about the best way to handle yourself with police if you have to defend yourself using deadly force. Today, the Supreme Court issued an important opinion in Salinas v. Texas that should be factored into the equation. Here's a one paragraph...

On May 25th, Bardstown, Kentucky Police Officer Jason Ellis was on his way home in a "pool" cruiser when he apparently stopped to remove some tree limbs in the roadway. One or more persons ambushed him and shot him multiple times with a shotgun...

I'm pretty stoked! With prices becoming more sensible now, I had started thinking about a lightweight AR-15/M4. I wanted to keep it to six pounds without sights. Unless you build your own, there's not a lot of quality choices out there at reasonable prices. I happened to take a quick look at...

LGS has excellent condition Colt OMM in .22, 98 percent or better, no box. Any estimate as to value? Has the smaller stocks.

According to documents from the Department of Homeland Security, their Predator B drones were customized so that they could determine at night if someone was armed and to intercept cell phone signals...

Actually this is a story of a police dog which fired a gun which sent a round into a nearby home in Lawrence, Massachusetts. It seems police thought a suspect had buried a gun in some snow and brought in a police dog to search for it. They were right. Police Dog Ivan pawed around in the snow and...

I happened to catch a recent episode of Down Range TV which visited the Armscor manufacturing facility in the Philippines. Armscor makes the Rock Island Armory 1911 and also 1911s under other names. The episode is available online...

First VP Biden suggested women buy a shotgun and fire out the back door and into the air. Now he has told Field and Stream they should just shoot through the door. According to this story from US News, a man in Virginia Beach was arrested on reckless handling of a firearm for doing just that...

I've heard of a couple of companies who have decided not to sell to governmental agencies in states banning hi-cap magazines and the like. Seems there's a list being compiled of these companies. I just wanted to pass this along so we can give them all a great big 'ATTABOY...

You may recall the NY Journal-News recently drew a lot of flack for publishing a list of registered gun owners in that area. It seems they haven't learned anything. They have actually requested a list of owners in Whitley County, Kentucky...

Okay, now that I've got your attention, let me explain. I read an opinion issued today by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals where the court struck down an Indiana state statute prohibiting registered sex offenders from accessing social media sites which they know allow children to participate...