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69 days out: Instead of being a gun owner, how about being a skilled shooter?

5th Annual Charity Handgun/Rifle Course for Leukemia/Lymphoma We currently have 178 people enrolled! More registrations are coming in every day! We are expecting over 300 participants this year! Every gun owner “thinks” they know how to shoot! But very few actually do. Just because you can take your gun to the range, take it out […]

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Big 2nd Amendment Case: Gun Shop Owner’s Lawsuit Heads To The Supreme Court

“Businessmen and gun rights advocates filed a petition with the Supreme Court to overturn a zoning law in Alameda County, California that bans gun shops from operating within 500 feet of a residential area. Entrepreneurs John Teixeira, Steve Nobriga and Gary Gamaza attempted to open a gun shop in the city of San Lorenzo, but […]

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Here’s How Many Criminals Were Stopped in November Thanks to People Who Carry

“Anti-gunners and the liberal media often argue that law-abiding gun owners do little to actually stop criminals. They say carrying doesn’t actually make them, others or their communities safer. Well, these cases prove otherwise. While the numbers are not yet in for December, according to the Crime Prevent Research Center, in November, people legally carrying […]

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Dem-ordered study to expose illegal online gun sales completely backfires

“A Democrat-backed study meant to expose illicit online gun sales instead seemed to show the opposite — with hardly any sellers taking the bait when undercover investigators tried to set up dozens of illegal firearm transactions. Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., as well as Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, had commissioned the Government […]

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3 Myths About Women and Guns

“The world of firearms is filled with misconceptions and myths. I want to zero in on three myths related to women and handguns. Throughout my career, I’ve trained thousands of women to use a firearm, and these three misconceptions (often believed and circulated by men) are among the most common myths I’ve heard. Let’s look […]

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What a great year 2017 was! Now 2017 vs 2018

Thank you all for being such great fans of The Shooters Hangout! We have grown so much in the past year and currently have over 390,000 followers across all forms of media! Our growth seems to just keep accelerating! The major reason for our growth is because of all of you sharing our news articles, […]

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California gun owners brace for shortages, price hikes under new ammo regulations

“Matt Ball isn’t the type of gun enthusiast who hoards ammunition – at least not normally. Ball, a 39-year-old banker from Roseville, is a casual shooter who spends a few days a year at the target range. Typically, when he’s running low on ammo, he swings by a local sporting-goods store and buys what he […]

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New California gun laws taking effect Jan. 1, 2018

“Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office announced several new gun laws set to take effect Jan. 1, several of which were a result of Prop. 63, which Newsom co-authored. Prop. 63, which about 63 percent of California voters approved, has been, thus far, successfully challenged in the court, pending an appeal from the state’s Attorney General […]

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There’s No Correlation Between Gun Ownership, Mass Shootings, and Murder Rates

“While I was fact checking today’s Mises Daily article, I checked some correlation coefficients of my own so I didn’t have to rely on Volokh’s numbers as my only source. I approached the data a little differently than Volokh did and instead of using a subjective ranking by an organization like the Brady organization, I […]

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Robber Pulls a Gun and Points It Right at Texas Dad’s Children — It Cost Him His Life

“A father took his family out to eat at Popeyes in San Antonio, Texas, on Wednesday night when he found himself in a nightmare scenario. A robber reportedly rushed into the restaurant and demanded money from the father. When he refused, the suspect turned his attention to nearby employees and tried to rob them as […]

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