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When members of the Gun Tests staff were contemplating a return to North Dakota for a prairie dog hunt, one of their concerns was the cost of ammunition. The last time they traveled to the Bismarck-Mandan area, game was so plentiful they expended a huge a

When members of the Gun Tests staff were contemplating a return to North Dakota for a prairie dog hunt, one of their concerns was the cost of ammunition. The last time they traveled to the Bismarck-Mandan area, game was so plentiful they expended a huge a

A recent Gun Tests magazine review asserted there are two sides to the competitive shooting coin; one side is the challenge of being the best you can be and the other side is just being able to have a little fun. Picking the right shooting tool to handle

A recent Gun Tests magazine review asserted there are two sides to the competitive shooting coin; one side is the challenge of being the best you can be and the other side is just being able to have a little fun. Picking the right shooting tool to handle

It's clear that Smith & Wesson figures there's still a viable market for the snubnose 38, because it came out with a new revolver in 2010 called the Bodyguard 38, usurping the name of the previous Bodyguard with shrouded hammer. The new Bodyguard 38 c

It's clear that Smith & Wesson figures there's still a viable market for the snubnose 38, because it came out with a new revolver in 2010 called the Bodyguard 38, usurping the name of the previous Bodyguard with shrouded hammer. The new Bodyguard 38 c

Happy Cinco de Mayo Folks!!  This week we cover a bit of national news. We have news from Nevada, Arizona, Oregon, Michigan, North Dakota just to name a few and Jerome brings us a little news from California.  We have another ”Hero of the Week&#8221

This week we cover more news than ever attempted in one episode along with including a “Hero of the week”.  Internationally, we will look at Brazil, New Zealand, and Canada.  In the states, Jerome from California and other things are really mo

This week we touch on some different legislation all around the country.  Texas, Georgia, Kentucky, and Indiana are all featuring some great upcoming pro-gun legislation. Oregon Medical Marijuana and Concealed Handgun Permit vs Oregon Supreme Court Darryl

This weeks episode covers recent happenings in the constant battle to keep our 2nd Amendent Right.  Topics include, but are not limited to:  a rifle lost by the Washington State Police;  Bloomberg’s current effort to distort the truth about gun viol

Show notes: Arizona Senate OKs bill to name Colt as state gun Idaho House panel to vote on campus firearms bill Bill aims to lift campus gun ban Little opposition to weapon permit confidentiality Gun bill heads for House vote … Continue reading &#85

Show notes: Giffords shooting causes gun sales to skyrocket in Arizona, some buyers looking to stock up Tucson to update gun ordinance Concealed-carry permits haven’t caused problems Utah lawmaker: Guns should be legal without permit U. officers on

As it happens from time to time with live studio broadcast, things got a little busy last week during the Curator's Corner hour of NRANews. That means those of you listening last Thursday night didn't get to hear all of NRA National Firearms Museum Seni

The NRA Women’s Wilderness Escape is filling up fast, but there are still a few slots remaining for ladies looking to enjoy the thrill of the shooting sports and fun of fellowship in the outdoors. The Women’s Wilderness Escape is one of NRA

NRAblog started following The History Channel’s Top Shot back when the show launched in 2010. Making his way through sixteen contestants, including GunUp’s Caleb Giddings & NRA Range somewhat regular Adam Benson, was former British Army

The 2011 MidwayUSA & NRA Bianchi Cup, also known as National Action Pistol Championship, is set to begin this coming Wednesday in Columbia, Missouri. Each year, several celebrities join the best action pistol shooters in the world to get a taste of t

Norma Ammunition, named by the Enger brothers more than 100 years ago after a Bellini opera, has long been a supporter of the National Rifle Association. So when NRA General Operations Executive Director Kayne Robinson ran into Norma CEO Torbjörn Lindsko

We recently filled you in about three NRA Day Event Directors who won Henry .22 caliber youth rifles for their outstanding efforts in the NRA Day program. Steve Gibbs and John Leinberger won two of the rifles, but Sandino “Sandy” Stornelli

In yet another sign of how out of touch it is with how people interact in a civilized society, the National Rifle Association is apparently so wrapped up in its paranoid view of the world that it planted an undercover cameraman at our news conference at t

From all reports, at its annual convention last weekend in Pittsburgh, the National Rifle Association, as usual, cloaked itself in patriotic themes, claimed special kinship with the Founders, and portrayed itself as the true protector of American values.

Washington, D.C. – At the NRA’s national convention in Pittsburgh this week, look for the speakers, presidential hopefuls and ardent supporters to rally around the fairy tale that America is a gun-loving country. But don’t believe it

During these holiest of days for Christians and Jews, several church members at Immanuel Bible Church in Springfield, Va., attended services not only with bibles in hand, but also with guns in tow. They told a Washington Post reporter guns make it safer t

On Tuesday, when a 6-year-old Houston boy took a gun to school, everyone in the building became a target. The gun fell out of the child’s pocket in the cafeteria at Ross Elementary and accidentally discharged. The boy and two other children were wou

President Bill Clinton once summed up the public service of Jim and Sarah Brady this way: “If it hadn’t been for them, we would not have passed the Brady Law, and then the ban on assault weapons, and on cop-killer bullets…How many pe

In case anyone’s wondering…still here. Basically been deciding on the format and whether I want to absorb the cost (probably about $500) it would take to bring this site out of the blog dark ages. I can drop this site and lose the 4+ years

I’ll be on Cam’s show tonight around 940pm; www.nranews.com. As you can probably see, the site is under construction and some weird gibberish is appearing. I think comments are disabled. Sorry for the inconvenience. Should be resolved in a

Working with a new webhost, going to move over to a friend of mine’s service…I’ll probably quit using the same version of Word Press that Thomas Edison used at some point. If the site disappears or whatever in the next few days or is in

I’ve been admittedly wishy-washy on this, but since Al Gottlieb said it last night on Chris Matthews’ show, I guess the ice is broken: guys, I think the argument you *think* you’re making carrying openly to political protests is a sound

This story keeps rolling; my take remains 1) eh, it’s a non-event, nobody’s getting hurt and they are making a point, but 2) they’re also giving the enemies of the RKBA ample ammo for scaring fence-riding folks. I’m glad the point

One of the more pernicious anti-self defense myths is that you only need worry about being a crime victim if you yourself are at fault (namely, by being in the wrong place at the wrong time…stay away from the “wrong areas” and you’

On Tuesday, May 17, the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Public Safety heard House Bill 2791. HB 2791 would transfer background checks for firearms purchases from the Oregon State Police (OSP) to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)

On May 9, Senate Bill 126 passed in the Assembly Judiciary Committee work session by a unanimous vote. Introduced by state Senator James Settelmeyer (R-Capitol Senatorial), SB 126 would streamline the Concealed Carry Weapons (CCW) permit application and

Recently, the Nevada State Law Enforcement Officer's Association (NSLEOA) has announced it support for Senate Bill 231, the Nevada Campus Protection Act. The NSLEOA sent an e-mail message to the Nevada Senate asking them to move this bill forward and ind

Today, the state Senate Executive Committee passed House Bill 3500 by a 12 to 0 vote, with two absent. Sponsored by state Senator Kirk Dillard (R-24) and introduced by state Representative Richard Morthland (R-71), this legislation was originally introdu

House Bill 516, gun owner privacy protection legislation, is stuck in the state House and needs your help! Sponsored by state Representative Micky Hammon (R-4), HB 516 would prohibit medical practitioners from requiring patients to divulge information ab

No waterfall this time, but this is our own David Butler modeling one of the “Coming Soon” “Shoulder Xguns” t-shirts out for a company lunch. Nice Bib there Butler!!

Always good to get pictures of folks using our gear. These pictures come in from Travis C and show. Thank you Travis!!

Just got the new Guns Magazine (July 2011) and there is a Review of the Nighthawk AAC Edition 1911 and the TiRant45 written by Clint Smith (with photos by Heidi Smith). Be on the look for it at a News Stand near you!

Tim on the 10/22SD Listen for the hammer falling on an empty chamber compared to the actual shots fired.

Title pretty much says it all. Steel is LOUD!!

Piles of 16″ 300Blackout Uppers getting ready to ship out the door to a Distributor/Dealer near you. More 7″ uppers to follow. Correction: More 9″ uppers to follow.

New concealed carry bills go further than previous efforts Madison — Republican lawmakers are moving quickly on bills to allow people to carry concealed weapons without any training and potentially without having to obtain state permits… With Republ

So says the top of the page headline story in this morning’s Grand Rapids Press. At least the online version of the story uses a slightly more accurate, though admittedly far less sensational and alarmist, headline: 12-year-old describes ‘woos

New York third grader charged with selling loaded gun A New York City third-grader and his father have been arrested after the boy sold a loaded 9mm pistol to a classmate for $3, police said on Friday… Father-son criminal charges include three count

Wow: Wal-Mart said Thursday that it is bringing guns back to many of its U.S. stores in an effort to lift slumping sales. In 2006, Wal-Mart (WMT, Fortune 500), the world’s largest retailer stopped selling guns in the majority of its stores, blaming

Winchester Repeating Arms Adds Two New Models to 94 Line In 2010 Winchester Repeating Arms brought back the long time popular Model 94 lever action rifle to their line of rifles. For 2011 two new Model 94 rifle models will be added to the line, a Sporter

Meant to post this a while back but didn’t get around to it until I noticed it linked somewhere today: The Unconcealed Truth About Carrying Guns Steve Chapman writes about the discussion of concealed carry in Illinois and the predictions of blood ru

Okay, so I’m not the most net-savvy blogger around. I want to put together a slide show (no thumbnails) that will play in a specific order, from a folder on my site, with background music. And, I want to post it by tomorrow evening. I have spent h

*Sigh* I guess they’d prefer your child to have soggy lettuce with that inedible meatloaf. Video at Fox News. (I was going to embed it here, but then Fox sticks a 30-second commercial at the beginning.)

In the Cap Times (which bills itself as “Your Progressive Voice”) we get a guest editorial from a veteran warning of the possibility that Wisconsin legislators might enact a concealed-carry bill. He’s against it. He doesn’t think

How do you like the idea of $50 dollar light bulbs?

Philadelphia cops are apparently too stupid to know their own state and local gun laws. Philly.com is on it and John Stossel follows up. Essentially, a man legally, openly carrying a holstered handgun is treated thusly (via a YouTube audio clip): &#822

A rather biased piece in the Times-Free Press about some store clerks uncomfortable with open carry. And, some cops, too. Really, you just want to shout, “Get over it!”

You can listen to Maxim's interview here.

My newest Fox News piece starts this way:Wasn't the world supposed to end on Monday? No, I'm not talking about May 21. But on Monday, the U.S. government officially hit its debt limit, but where are disasters that the Obama administration have been predic

The data is available here. This is relevant for lifting the debt ceiling debate and how much government spending will have to be cut in August and September. Click chart to make it larger.For 2009 and 2010, the increase in debt during August and Septem

Is it a coincidence that Pelosi's congressional district and Harry Reid's Nevada rate such special exemptions? This smacks of corruption, that those who have the right political views get rewarded while those on the other side are punished.Nevada got a p

At what point will these types of events become news worthy? Doesn't the media get upset about this type of political favoritism? From the Boston Herald:The White House Press Office has refused to give the Boston Herald full access to President Obama’s

So what do you do if the government can't protect your from crime? Well, in Mexico, it is pretty hard for you to do much of anything, legally.BTW, one other point. Apparently I don't live next to the cool US gun stores. If the Mexican drug gangs get th