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A federal judge has ordered the seizure of assets of Righthaven LLC. http://www.vegasinc.com/news/2011/nov/01/marshals-ordered-seize-righthaven-assets/. Righthaven has filed hundreds of lawsuits without prior notice claiming copyright infringement of rights they have acquired or allege they have...

PART I Every 1911 fan knows that 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of the Colt 1911 pistol. Several gun makers decided to capitalize and make special anniversary models ranging in price from hefty to ouch! Colt decided to make three models. Their Tier I model is a custom run of one gun. The Tier...

I ran across several sites parroting a memo that was supposedly issued by LAPD that begins, "In order to encourage officers to carry back-up and off-duty firearms, as well as to take advantage of the technological advances in firearm and ammunition construction, the Department has authorized the...

I ran into a case that was recently decided in the First Circuit Court of Appeals which held police could be held liable for arresting a person for videotaping them during an arrest in a public place. The case is Simon Glik v. John Gunniffe, No. 10-1764, available at...

The Wall Street Journal had an interesting story today. It seems the Feds raided Gibson Guitar facilities in Nashville and Memphis this week, seizing pallets of wood, electronic files, and guitars. The Feds seized wood from Gibson in 2009 and they have been wrangling over it since then. The...

Yep, a guy stuck a handgun down the front of his pants and it discharged, striking his own penis and then his own leg. A police spokesperson wasn't sure what type of gun it was or whether it had a safety. The guy and his girlfriend were walking into a restaurant when "he tried securing her pink...

I special ordered an Ed Brown Executive Elite Centennial five months ago. It came in yesterday. The EE Centennial is a blued, carbon steel pistol. It is based on the "standard" Executive Elite but with with special markings to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 1911, jeweled barrel hood...

I don't post a lot in this section but ran across a recent article from the online version of The New Yorker. It goes quite a bit into detail about the raid, right down to places where the Seal team trained for the raid, some of the firearms used, and the name of a dog which participated. Of...

This came up in another, unrelated thread so I thought I would start a new thread about the decision by Chiappa to start inserting RFID tags in their guns. These would include the Rhino revolver, their .22 1911-style pistol, and other guns. Apparently some gun bloggers picked up on this and...

I visited Bud's gunshop online late last night and saw where they had some police trade-in Model 10s with three inch barrels. My gun budget is maxed out right now but I couldn't resist going by the store early this afternoon (local to me). They had about five on display. They were imported from...

That's the question. How many holsters do you own? I organized a bit today and discovered I have 23 holsters. Most of us here won't say how many handguns (or other guns) we actually own. But the number of holsters we own doesn't necessarily correlate to how many handguns we own. You may not...

I carry just about everywhere I go these days. Recently, I realized I never carry while doing yard work or other outside chores. Even if I have a gun on me, I take it off before starting the work. I sweat A LOT in the summer doing yard work so that may be part of the reason but I don't carry...

I've been searching for a subcompact pistol that was the perfect combination of caliber, size, trigger, ergonomics, and features. I may have found it in the Kahr CM9. The CM9 came out a couple of months ago and is the less expensive version of the PM9. It has a standard barrel, rather than the...

Perhaps some of you don't stray out of the handguns area. If not, you may have missed news of the passing of Stephen Camp. There's a thread here: http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=452589

Looking for an IWB holster for the Kahr CM9, keeping in mind the barrel profile is slightly different than the PM9. Any ideas?

I put a Kahr CM9 in layaway at Bud's today, hoping it might be my "perfect" summer carry gun. I will get it out soon but have available gun funds committed to another gun. I missed out a week or so ago when Bud's had one on their LEO site (I qualify but am not a police officer). I saw them...

I know the rules but I couldn't resist. The Center for Disease Control, an official U.S. government agency, is warning citizens to prepare for a possible upcoming "Zombie Apocalypse." Fox News reports: Read more...

I discovered my father has been hanging onto an old gun that had been left at my grandfather's gunsmith shop when he passed away in 1973. From my research it appears to be a two-band 1853 pattern Enfield rifled musket. It has a crown mark with VR underneath it and also has the word "Tower" and...

I went by my local gun store today and they had a 4 inch blue Python, year unknown, listed at $1195. It had a little muzzle wear and a turn ring but the bluing was otherwise in very good condition, probably 95% overall. Stocks showed minor handling marks but no big chips or other damage. So...

I thought I clicked onto the semi-auto forum and saw an announcement which began about members posting in the wrong area of the forums. I went back to make sure I had clicked in the right forum, clicked it again, and the message was gone. Is there a link to it so that I can read it? Thanks.