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“Assaulted: Civil Rights Under Fire”
Kris Koenig introduced himself to me as “the only national public television producer I know of with a concealed carry permit.”[…]
The Shootist
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Where have all the bullets gone?
If by now you haven’t experienced the frustrating bullet shortage or voiced a loud complaint about it, it’s a fair bet you don’t shoot for a hobby — or shoot at all.[…]
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How to shoot well
I’ve never been much of a shotgunner — mainly due to lack of practice.[…]
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The building of ‘Beulah Belle’
In the late ’40s and ’50s, the United States was undergoing a boom economy, recovering from restricted materiel supplies that resulted from World War II.[…]
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Shotgunning fun
An attorney friend who knows a little more about guns than I do about the dark side of the moon — but not much more — was wandering around a regional gun show, looking for I’m not sure what.
I think he had been caught up in all the furor and hype and just figured he needed another gun to go with his one revolver.[…]
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Gun cleaning miracle home remedy
This month, we’re supplying you with one of those tips you will wish you had discovered long ago. It’s a cleaning liquid so simple, so easily concocted, you’ll probably wonder why you never heard about it before.[…]
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The safety bullet
If you’ve ever set nails in concrete with an explosive shell, you’re going to be familiar with the operational concept of one of the newest and most innovative firearms safety devices on the market.
It is called the “Safety Bullet.” […]
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Repeating Derringer…
My favorite daughter walked in the door one evening, after a shift of five nights straight as an RN in her hometown emergency room.[…]
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A big-bore revolver hog hunt
I was sitting on an East Texas pipeline, cradling my 7 1/2-inch Ruger Super Redhawk in my lap, watching a pile of corn that had been scattered about the area and trampled with hundreds of hog tracks.[…]
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The short, fat paradox
At the turn of the millennium, 13 years ago, the biggest news in the rifle world was the proliferation of new cartridges based on the old African hunting round named the .404 Jeffrey.[…]
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Amendment 2 — Vote YES on Nov. 6
A proposed constitutional amendment that would amend language in the 1974 Louisiana Constitution pertaining to the individual right to keep and bear arms will be on the Nov. 6 ballot.
If Louisiana voters approve this amendment to our state constitution, we will have the strongest guarantee of gun rights in the nation.[…]
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Smith & Wesson hits the ‘sweet spot’ with their new Shield
One of my favorite “working” handguns has become my Smith & Wesson Military & Police Pro series pistol in 9 mm. This gun has a factory 4 1/2-pound trigger pull, and I recently purchased a Level III retention holster.[…]
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Hideout guns
A group of firearms instructors for the sheriff’s office was standing around, waiting for a meeting to begin. One of the guys, the best pistol shooter among that relatively talented group, pulled a little North American Arms .22 Magnum revolver out of his pocket, and began showing it around.[…]
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Vote for Act 874
A proposed amendment to the Louisiana constitution has caused much consternation in the firearms community, particularly online in the gun forums.[…]
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AR-15 is not an ‘assault’ rifle
I opened my morning newspaper, reading the news and scanning the advertisements when a gun store ad caught my eye.[…]
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Kids and Guns
Have you ever heard of the VPC?
The Violence Policy Center was formed in 1988 by individuals from a group of long-time, prominent anti-gun activists.[…]